Natural Disasters in Wishek, ND

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

35.2

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

25.6

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

85.3

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

38.9

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Cold Wave91.0Winter Weather82.7Hail72.0

Hazard	Risk Score
Cold Wave	91.0
Winter Weather	82.7
Hail	72.0
Wildfire	70.8
Ice Storm	58.1
Strong Wind	37.9
Drought	31.8
Tornado	25.6
Heat Wave	10.4
Earthquake	6.2
Lightning	5.0
Landslide	3.4

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

Winter Storm

Feb 2024

Most Common Type

Severe Storm

8 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Feb 15, 2024	Winter Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS
Jul 13, 2022	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND FLOODING
Jul 9, 2020	Flood	FLOODING
Apr 1, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
May 10, 2011	Flood	FLOODING
Apr 30, 2010	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
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
Jan 12, 1997	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
Jun 5, 1996	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS,FLOODING, & ICE JAMS
May 16, 1995	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND GROUND SATURATION
Jul 1, 1994	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING
Jul 26, 1993	Flood	SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING
Apr 17, 1978	Flood	STORMS, ICE JAMS, SNOWMELT & FLOODING
Jul 21, 1976	Drought	DROUGHT

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Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

Total IA Distributed

$40,960

Repair/Replace

$12,029

Rental Assistance

$1,712

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4509	3	$27,000	—
DR-1829	11	$13,960	$850

Individual and household assistance for homeowners and renters affected by federally declared disasters.

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$7,285

Avg Claim Payout

$3,642

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$1,886,101

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

113

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-1981	Flood	41	$701,432
DR-1907	Flood	20	$553,933
DR-1279	Flood	35	$372,275
DR-1829	Severe Storm(s)	14	$124,341
DR-4553	Flood	1	$82,390
DR-4660	Severe Storm(s)	2	$51,730

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$191,111

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.40

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	4	$69,351
601.2: Generators - Regular	1	$95,951
601.1: Generators	1	$25,809

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

Wishek has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are cold wave, winter weather, hail. The area has had 21 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is severe storm (8 declarations). 2 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $1,886,101 in public assistance recovery funding. $40,960 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 6 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.