Sargent County, ND Environment & Hazard Risk

• HailRelatively Moderate$1.07M/yr expected annual loss, about 3.8 events a year
• Ice stormRelatively Moderate$285K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 3 years
• Winter weatherRelatively Moderate$133K/yr expected annual loss, about 24 events a year
• Cold waveRelatively Low$2.05M/yr expected annual loss, about 17 events a year
• Strong windRelatively Moderate$997K/yr expected annual loss, about 2.7 events a year
• WildfireVery Low$40.09K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 1,104 years
• DroughtVery Low$2,477/yr expected annual loss, about once every 1 year
• TornadoVery Low$254K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 2 years
• LandslideVery Low$90/yr expected annual loss, about once every 12 years
• Heat waveVery Low$26.49K/yr expected annual loss, about 1.9 events a year
• EarthquakeVery Low$2,921/yr expected annual loss, about once every 5,102 years
• LightningVery Low$6,479/yr expected annual loss, about 32 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 1,692 (0.1%)

Homes in high-risk flood zones

0

Flood claims since 1978

7

Claims paid since 1978

$89.16K

• Hail161
• Thunderstorm Wind93
• Blizzard75
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill49
• Winter Storm49
• High Wind31
• Heavy Snow30
• Flood23
• Flash Flood22
• Tornado17

• Ice Storm04/04/1997

  Sargent

  $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

  Sargent

  $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...

• Thunderstorm Wind87 kt wind07/04/2003

  Brampton, Sargent County

  $5.04M damage

  What happened

  Three 5,000 bushel steel grain bins were torn off their anchor bolts and destroyed.

• Hail1" hail07/04/2003

  Straubville, Sargent County

  $5.01M damage

  What happened

  Wind driven hail damaged vinyl siding and some shingles. Windows were also broken out.

• Hail0.88" hail07/04/2003

  Brampton, Sargent County

  $5M damage

  What happened

  Windows were broken out by the wind driven hail.

• Thunderstorm Wind65 kt wind07/04/2003

  Straubville, Sargent County

  $5M damage

  What happened

  A tower was blown over.

• Excessive Heat07/26/2026

  Sargent

• Thunderstorm Wind52 kt wind07/20/2026

  Nicholson, Sargent County

• Excessive Heat07/12/2026

  Sargent

• High Wind50 kt wind06/29/2026

  Sargent

• Thunderstorm Wind68 kt wind06/10/2026

  De Lamere, Sargent County

• Thunderstorm Wind54 kt wind06/10/2026

  Forman, Sargent County

• Frost/Freeze05/20/2026

  Sargent

• Frost/Freeze05/11/2026

  Sargent

• Gwinner City ofServes 753 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations
• Milnor City ofServes 653 · Purchased groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+2 monitoring or reporting
• Forman City ofServes 504 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+4 monitoring or reporting
• Rutland City ofServes 163 · Purchased groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations
• Sundale Hutterian AssociationServes 110 · Groundwater · Local government3 health violations+2 monitoring or reporting