Eddy County, ND Environment & Hazard Risk

• Ice stormRelatively Moderate$278K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 1 year
• WildfireVery Low$146K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 659 years
• Winter weatherRelatively Low$112K/yr expected annual loss, about 21 events a year
• Cold waveRelatively Low$1M/yr expected annual loss, about 22 events a year
• HailRelatively Low$261K/yr expected annual loss, about 3.1 events a year
• DroughtVery Low$10.3K/yr expected annual loss, about 12 events a year
• LandslideVery Low$117/yr expected annual loss, about once every 13 years
• TornadoVery Low$172K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 3 years
• Strong windVery Low$152K/yr expected annual loss, about 1.5 events a year
• Heat waveVery Low$6,101/yr expected annual loss, about once every 1 year
• EarthquakeVery Low$1,624/yr expected annual loss, about once every 11,111 years
• LightningVery Low$6,431/yr expected annual loss, about 27 events a year

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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Homes with flood insurance

4 of 1,204 (0.3%)

Homes in high-risk flood zones

14

Insured in high-risk zones

3 (21%)

Flood claims since 1978

23

Claims paid since 1978

$206K

• Hail144
• Thunderstorm Wind69
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill63
• Blizzard61
• Winter Storm44
• High Wind34
• Heavy Snow26
• Cold/Wind Chill19
• Flash Flood16
• Tornado15

• Ice Storm04/04/1997

  Eddy

  $6M damage

  What happened

  An intense low pressure system, with center pressures around 28.8 inches, tracked from Fergus Falls to International Falls, Minnesota. The initial rain was accompanied by lightning and thunder in southern Grand Forks county, and then changed to freezing rain as the temperature dropped. One-half to 2 inches of ice built up on exposed surfaces. Hundreds of power poles and lines snapped due to the weight of the ice, cutting power to many homes and businesses, many of which were beginning to fight the spring flood. The wind reporting systems on the AWOS and ASOS sites across eastern North Dakota froze in place, remaining out for 7 days. The three inches of liquid equivalent from the storm fell on top of a record snowpack.

• Blizzard04/05/1997

  Eddy

  $6M damage

  What happened

  With falling temperatures on the back side of the low, the freezing rain turned to ice pellets and then to snow. A strong pressure gradient created winds up to 65 mph, dropping visibilities down to zero. The strong wind, on top of heavy ice accumulations, caused thousands of power poles to snap. This cut power to over 100,000 people in eastern North Dakota and northwest Minnesota and resulted in $30 million in damages just to the power infrastructure. A 2,060 foot television tower collapsed near Galesburg on April 5th. With power cut, many people had to seek shelters with generator power in order to keep warm. Some smaller communities were without power for more than a week. Most television and radio stations were knocked off the air, causing one Fargo radio station to become the only source of storm news for the area. In Grand Forks, 3 inches of ice pellets fell, and as the wind increased, one foot drifts of ice pellets were created. Snowfall totals on the 6th ranged around 7 inches. Interstates 29 and 94 were both closed in North Dakota, along with US Highway 2 from Lakota to Grand Forks. A 33 year-old Lankin man died from exposure, after walking away from his...

• Winter Storm02/13/2008

  Eddy

  2 injured

  What happened

  A low pressure system tracked from southwestern North Dakota and northeastern South Dakota into southwestern Minnesota on Wednesday February 13th. A moderately heavy snow band (4 to 7 inches) developed across extreme northwest and north central North Dakota into the Devils Lake Basin. The heavy snow combined with east-northeast winds of 20 mph gusting to 35 mph by the mid afternoon, to produce visibilities of one-half mile or less. Temperatures dropped into the 5 below to 15 below zero range through the late afternoon and early evening, and wind chills fell to 25 below to 40 below zero. The snow band progressed east-southeast into west central Minnesota, but was less intense. Some church and school activities were cancelled on Wednesday. An 89 year old man and his 83 year old wife accidentally drove into a ditch Wednesday evening about a mile from their home. They both attempted to walk the remaining distance home. They were luckily found by neighbors fairly quickly, but both of them were treated for frostbite.

• High Wind96 kt wind07/08/2018

  Eddy

  $650K damage

  What happened

  An airport hangar sustained significant damage, with half of the roof removed and the outside walls on the north end of the building collapsed. Heavier debris was scattered approximately 50 to 150 feet northeast of the hangar, while lighter debris was scattered as far as 400 yards away. The damage was consistent with a microburst, with estimated winds of 95 to 110 mph.

• Thunderstorm Wind80 kt wind07/08/2018

  New Rockford, Eddy County

  $500K damage

  What happened

  Numerous trees were uprooted in town. Some of the trees fell on power lines, leading to widespread power outages.

• Hail1" hail07/29/1996

  New Rockford, Eddy County

  $300K damage

• New Rockford City ofServes 1,391 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+3 monitoring or reporting
• Sheyenne City ofServes 204 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+5 monitoring or reporting