Natural Disasters in White Earth, ND

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

21.4

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

23.9

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

40.4

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

19.0

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Winter Weather90.1Cold Wave79.2Wildfire78.8

Hazard	Risk Score
Winter Weather	90.1
Cold Wave	79.2
Wildfire	78.8
Hail	75.7
Ice Storm	69.5
Drought	33.0
Tornado	32.5
Strong Wind	25.6
Landslide	22.3
Lightning	18.7
Heat Wave	13.6
Earthquake	5.9

Scores range from 0 (lowest risk) to 100 (highest risk) relative to all U.S. communities. Data from FEMA National Risk Index.

Disaster Declarations

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA

Total Declarations

Most Recent

Flood

Jul 2023

Most Common Type

Flood

12 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jul 5, 2023	Flood	FLOODING
Jul 13, 2022	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND FLOODING
Oct 2, 2020	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Apr 1, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Jan 21, 2020	Flood	FLOODING
Aug 19, 2014	Flood	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Jul 12, 2013	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
May 20, 2011	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
May 10, 2011	Flood	FLOODING
Feb 26, 2010	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Mar 24, 2009	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Sep 13, 2005	Coastal Storm	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Jul 22, 2005	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND GROUND SATURATION
May 5, 2004	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND GROUND SATURATION
Apr 2, 2004	Snowstorm	SNOW
May 28, 2001	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, & GROUND SATURATION
Jun 27, 2000	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING AND GROUND SATURATION
Jun 8, 1999	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, SNOW, ICE, GROUND SATURATION, LANSLIDES, MUDSLIDES, AND TOR
Apr 7, 1997	Flood	SEVERE FLOODING,SEVERE WINTER STORMS, SNOWMELT, SPRING RAINS

Showing 20 of 27 declarations

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$2,914

Avg Claim Payout

$728

County-level NFIP data from FEMA National Flood Insurance Program.

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$3,883,290

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

224

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-1981	Flood	61	$1,401,054
DR-1279	Flood	48	$702,013
DR-4128	Severe Storm(s)	7	$394,678
DR-1515	Severe Storm(s)	11	$249,354
DR-4717	Flood	2	$248,921
DR-1597	Severe Storm(s)	19	$219,971
DR-1829	Severe Storm(s)	26	$134,115
DR-1334	Severe Storm(s)	6	$127,813
DR-1376	Flood	21	$122,426
DR-4475	Flood	5	$120,582
DR-4190	Flood	3	$73,346
DR-1431	Severe Storm(s)	2	$33,206
DR-3196	Snow	5	$28,903
DR-4509	Biological	2	$20,095
DR-1616	Snow	6	$6,812

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$214,978

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.41

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
206.1: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Private Structures	1	$6,042
91.2: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan - NEW	1	$40,313
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$46,048
91.3: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE	1	$30,455
401.1: Water and Sanitary Sewer System Protective Measures	1	$92,120

Federally funded projects to reduce future disaster risk. Only includes completed or obligated projects.

White Earth has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are winter weather, cold wave, wildfire. The area has had 27 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is flood (12 declarations). 4 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $3,883,290 in public assistance recovery funding. 5 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.