Divide County, ND Environment & Hazard Risk

• Winter weatherRelatively Moderate$201K/yr expected annual loss, about 16 events a year
• Ice stormRelatively Moderate$153K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 2 years
• WildfireVery Low$64K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 4,814 years
• HailRelatively Low$268K/yr expected annual loss, about 1.2 events a year
• Cold waveRelatively Low$914K/yr expected annual loss, about 19 events a year
• DroughtRelatively Low$24.6K/yr expected annual loss, about 28 events a year
• TornadoVery Low$190K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 7 years
• LightningVery Low$40.1K/yr expected annual loss, about 26 events a year
• EarthquakeVery Low$10.8K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 11,364 years
• Strong windVery Low$80.3K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 1 year
• LandslideVery Low$22/yr expected annual loss, about once every 6 years
• Heat waveVery Low$6,296/yr expected annual loss, about once every 2 years

Bars show the national percentile score (0 to 100) for each hazard. Dollar figures are expected annual losses to buildings, people and crops. Not rated here: avalanche, coastal flooding, hurricane, riverine flooding, tsunami, volcanic activity.

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• Hail82
• Thunderstorm Wind52
• High Wind47
• Blizzard31
• Winter Storm26
• Heavy Snow23
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill23
• Drought21
• Cold/Wind Chill9
• Tornado7

• Blizzard04/23/2022

  Divide

  $10M damage

  What happened

  Strong winds and heavy snow combined to produce a blizzard. In addition, periods of freezing rain occurred which accreted on power lines. This, combined with strong winds, led to extensive damage to power lines, cross arms, and poles, and thus widespread power outages.

• Hail1.5" hail08/22/1997

  Fortuna, Divide County

  $5.8M damage

  What happened

  late season hail storm moved from Fortuna to Noonan destroying everything in its path. 180 thousand acres of crops were either severely damaged or destroyed.

• Blizzard01/09/1997

  Divide

  $1.5M damage

  What happened

  The second blizzard in less than 1 week brought North Dakota to a virtual standstill. This blizzard didn't bring as much snow as the first storm, but the winds gusted from the northwest as high at 40 mph and they lasted for 3 days. Snowfall amounts from this storm varied from 1-2 inches in the southwest to 2-4 inches in the central. But the strong winds combined with this snow as well as the snow from the blizzard a few days earlier created widespread whiteout conditions that lasted for 3 days. There were numerous communities that halted mail delivery and cancelled school. In Emmons Co. every road was blocked by drifts, some as high as 18 feet. In McLean Co. there was a drift at the intersection of highways 83 and 37 that was 12 feet high and 150 yards long. It took snow plow operators working from both directions 10 hours to open. The Standing Rock Indian Reservation had severe hardship with snow drifts taller than buses blocking all the entrance roads. Most of the people on the reservation ran out of propane to heat their homes, and food shortages were widespread. Again, almost every major road in North Dakota was closed and plows pulled off. In Foster Co., the county road...

• Dense Fog01/16/2023

  Divide

  $750K damage

  What happened

  Multiple locations lost power as a result of frost accumulating on power lines due to the multi-day dense fog event, with some locations losing power for more than a day. Multiple lines were downed as conductors broke, or snapped. Approximately 20 poles and multiple cross-arms were broken due to the additional weight of the frost on power lines. 26 additional workers were brought in by the local electrical co-op to assist with the damage.

• Blizzard04/30/2011

  Divide

  $500K damage

  What happened

  Up to ten inches of heavy wet snow combined with winds gusting to near 70 mph to result in widespread blizzard conditions. Thundersnow was observed at Crosby. Travel was impossible due to many roads blocked by snow. Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down, leading to a prolonged period of power outages across the county. Some of the adverse effects caused by the disruption in power included reports of water and sewage backups, along with livestock producers reporting substantial losses of calves.

• Thunderstorm Wind61 kt wind06/09/2016

  Crosby, Divide County

  $350K damage

  What happened

  Emergency management reported that the strong winds combined with large hail of 1.5 inches in diameter to cause damage from about three miles west of Crosby to three miles east of Crosby. Vinyl siding was peeled off the west side of homes, windows were broken, and vehicles were damaged.

• Crosby City ofServes 1,406 · Purchased surface water · Local governmentNo health violations
• Noonan City ofServes 121 · Purchased surface water · Local governmentNo health violations+2 monitoring or reporting
• Fortuna City ofServes 35 · Purchased surface water · Local government1 health violation+5 monitoring or reporting