Sioux County, ND Environment & Hazard Risk

• Cold waveRelatively High$10.2M/yr expected annual loss, about 13 events a year
• Winter weatherRelatively Moderate$123K/yr expected annual loss, about 20 events a year
• WildfireRelatively Low$236K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 774 years
• HailRelatively Moderate$422K/yr expected annual loss, about 2.8 events a year
• Strong windRelatively Moderate$436K/yr expected annual loss, about 2.0 events a year
• Ice stormRelatively Low$40.9K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 1 year
• TornadoVery Low$201K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 3 years
• DroughtVery Low$5,468/yr expected annual loss, about 22 events a year
• LightningVery Low$37.2K/yr expected annual loss, about 31 events a year
• LandslideVery Low$45/yr expected annual loss, about once every 3 years
• Heat waveVery Low$23.7K/yr expected annual loss, about 1.9 events a year
• EarthquakeVery Low$3,001/yr expected annual loss, about once every 7,463 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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Homes with flood insurance

3 of 1,098 (0.3%)

Homes in high-risk flood zones

4

Insured in high-risk zones

0 (0%)

Flood claims since 1978

2

Claims paid since 1978

$374

• Hail101
• Thunderstorm Wind54
• Tornado11
• Flash Flood8 · 2 deaths
• Flood5
• Funnel Cloud3
• Astronomical Low Tide2
• Wildfire1

• Flash Flood07/09/2019

  Ft Yates, Sioux County

  2 deaths, 2 injured, $750K damage

  What happened

  Flash flooding resulted in a section of BIA Road 3, locally known as the Kenel Road which connects with ND Highway 1806, being washed out at the crossing with Joe Bush Creek. The culvert washed out and the road collapsed. Four vehicles drove into the washout and resulted in two fatalities and two injuries.

• Hail5" hail07/14/2010

  Cannon Ball, Sioux County

  2 injured, $2M damage

  What happened

  A North Dakota state record tying hailstone of five inches in diameter fell at Prairie Knights Casino and Resort. The resort, and all vehicles outside, sustained severe damage from the extreme hail. One of these large hail stones crashed through the windshield of a car, injuring the two occupants. This tied the record size five inch diameter hailstone in Mercer County on August 3, 1969.

• Thunderstorm Wind52 kt wind08/09/2002

  Selfridge, Sioux County

  2 injured

  What happened

  In the small community of Porcupine, a trailer home was destroyed by the wind. Two occupants in the home received minor injuries.

• Thunderstorm Wind109 kt wind06/22/2023

  Selfridge, Sioux County

  1 injured, $250K damage

  What happened

  Damage survey revealed that a microburst struck this property and completely destroyed a manufactured home which rolled onto a vehicle crushing the roof and partially damaging another vehicle. Parts of the home were blown into a barn, severely damaging it. The debris pattern was divergent in nature, and orientated toward the east/southeast. Two people were in the home at the time. One was injured (direct) and hospitalized.

• Thunderstorm Wind80 kt wind07/01/2006

  Cannon Ball, Sioux County

  1 injured, $80K damage

  What happened

  One person was injured and hospitalized as three mobile homes were blown over and damage was sustained to one permanent home.

• Hail4.25" hail07/14/2010

  Cannon Ball, Sioux County

  $1M damage

  What happened

  This was the first of three waves of very large hail to impact the city of Cannon Ball during this episode. Severe damage to vehicles, homes, and crops occurred.