McLean County, ND Environment & Hazard Risk

• Winter weatherRelatively High$746K/yr expected annual loss, about 20 events a year
• HailRelatively Moderate$1.6M/yr expected annual loss, about 2.3 events a year
• Cold waveRelatively Moderate$5.9M/yr expected annual loss, about 19 events a year
• Ice stormRelatively Moderate$540K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 2 years
• WildfireRelatively Low$376K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 2,698 years
• Strong windRelatively Moderate$1.2M/yr expected annual loss, about 1.3 events a year
• TornadoRelatively Low$1.3M/yr expected annual loss, about once every 1 year
• DroughtRelatively Low$38.5K/yr expected annual loss, about 18 events a year
• LandslideVery Low$374/yr expected annual loss, about once every 3 years
• Heat waveVery Low$48.4K/yr expected annual loss, about 1.6 events a year
• EarthquakeVery Low$19.5K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 11,236 years
• LightningVery Low$47.5K/yr expected annual loss, about 28 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

2 of 6,491 (0.0%)

Homes in high-risk flood zones

17

Insured in high-risk zones

0 (0%)

Flood claims since 1978

10

Claims paid since 1978

$76.7K

• Hail226
• Thunderstorm Wind174 · 1 death
• Tornado30
• Funnel Cloud14
• Lightning6
• Flash Flood6
• Flood5
• High Wind3
• Dust Storm2

• Thunderstorm Wind70 kt wind06/29/2018

  Mercer, Mclean County

  1 death, 4 injured, $250K damage

  What happened

  About 30 camping trailers at Heckers Lake and New Johns Lake were damaged and destroyed, with many overturned. Some of the campers came to rest in the water. One fatality occurred at Heckers Lake as an individual was outside his camper, and the camper blew over onto him. Four injuries were also reported in the camping areas|around New Johns and Heckers Lakes.

• Flood06/02/2011

  Riverdale, Mclean County

  $5M damage

  What happened

  See the event episode narrative for details.

• Thunderstorm Wind109 kt wind07/13/2006

  Coleharbor, Mclean County

  2 injured, $3M damage

  What happened

  A National Weather Service storm damage survey was completed 0715 CST to 1500 CST the day following the event, July 13, 2006. NWS meteorologist was accompanied by the Mclean County Emergency Manager. Damage was extensive and severe. Nearly every building in the town of about 80 people was damaged. The degree of damage varied with heavier damage to structures and trees on the west side of the town, including to a school built in 1916 and used until the mid 1960s. Just across highway 83, on the west side of town, an empty railroad coal car was off the tracks and on its side. The structural and tree damage pattern, coupled with comments from eye witnesses and 88D RADAR data, led to the determination that the event was a wet microburst with wind speeds in excess of 100 mph. Storms were multicellular in structure. Witnesses described a shelf cloud approaching, followed by the high wind, and then very heavy rain. There were two very minor injuries and no fatalities. The two injuries were in a camper that was rolled by the wind and destroyed. Coleharbor covers an area about 1/4 mile by 1/4 mile. Damage covered an area just under 4 km or just under 2 1/2 miles on a side. Outside of...

• TornadoEF1, 1.5 mi path, 60 yd wide07/10/2007

  Roseglen, Mclean County

  4 injured, $230K damage

  What happened

  NWS storm survey was completed for this event. An EF1 tornado was confirmed to have occurred on the Fort Berthold Reservation of Mclean County starting from 6 miles south of White Shield and ending 8 miles south-southeast of White Shield. The path was about 1 1/2 miles long. One manufactured home was rolled and badly damaged near the beginning of the path. It had three occupants, one adult male and one adult female approximately in their 30's, and one four year old child. All three had minor injuries. A pickup truck at this location was totally destroyed as the home rolled onto it and the truck acted as a stop. Another manufactured home was completely destroyed about one mile from the first. It had one adult male occupant, age 53, who was seriously injured and hospitalized. There was also significant damage to crops in the area, with 100 percent crop loss in some fields caused by wind driven hail up to 1.5 inches in diameter. Wind speed estimated 105 mph.

• Hail1.75" hail07/27/2010

  Emmet, Mclean County

  1 injured, $45K damage

  What happened

  Large hail was reported at the Triangle Y Camp, resulting in damage to vehicles. One person was injured when a hailstone struck the person's foot.

• Lightning08/02/2010

  Max, Mclean County

  1 injured, $4,000 damage

  What happened

  Lightning struck a car resulting in the air bags being deployed and other damage. A person in the car suffered minor injuries. Time and placement of this event is based on a newspaper article and archived radar data. It is estimated.

• Garrison Rural Water DistrictServes 1,805 · Purchased surface water · PrivateNo health violations+1 monitoring or reporting
• Mclean-Sheridan Water District-System 1Serves 1,800 · Groundwater · PrivateNo health violations
• Garrison City ofServes 1,453 · Surface water · Local governmentNo health violations
• Washburn City ofServes 1,246 · Surface water · Local governmentNo health violations
• Underwood City ofServes 778 · Purchased surface water · Local governmentNo health violations+1 monitoring or reporting
• Turtle Lake City ofServes 581 · Purchased groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations
• Mclean-Sheridan Water District-System 3Serves 400 · Purchased surface water · Local governmentNo health violations
• Mclean-Sheridan Water District-System 2Serves 390 · Purchased surface water · PrivateNo health violations