Traill County, ND Environment & Hazard Risk

• HailRelatively Moderate$1.8M/yr expected annual loss, about 4.3 events a year
• Ice stormRelatively Moderate$472K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 2 years
• Winter weatherRelatively Moderate$268K/yr expected annual loss, about 24 events a year
• Cold waveRelatively Low$1.6M/yr expected annual loss, about 21 events a year
• Strong windRelatively Low$534K/yr expected annual loss, about 2.5 events a year
• TornadoRelatively Low$829K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 2 years
• WildfireVery Low$15.5K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 1,939 years
• DroughtVery Low$10.1K/yr expected annual loss, about 3.9 events a year
• LandslideVery Low$215/yr expected annual loss, about once every 12 years
• Heat waveVery Low$31.1K/yr expected annual loss, about 1.3 events a year
• LightningVery Low$25.4K/yr expected annual loss, about 28 events a year
• EarthquakeVery Low$6,193/yr expected annual loss, about once every 10,204 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

26 of 3,227 (0.8%)

Homes in high-risk flood zones

98

Insured in high-risk zones

21 (21%)

Flood claims since 1978

128

Claims paid since 1978

$1.5M

• Thunderstorm Wind149
• Hail132
• Blizzard80
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill56
• Winter Storm52
• Heavy Snow31
• Tornado24
• Flood22
• High Wind22
• Cold/Wind Chill19

• Hail1" hail06/20/2001

  Cummings, Traill County

  $30M damage

  What happened

  Snowplows were called out to remove the 5 inch deep layer of hail from Interstate 29. The melting hail produced a layer of ground fog, which reduced the visibility to around 100 feet. The hailstorm caused an estimated 30 million dollars in damage to Traill county.

• Flash Flood09/21/2019

  Hillsboro, Traill County

  $10.3M damage

  What happened

  Streets, low spots, rivers, and basements were flooded by 4 to 9 inches of rain over a short duration of time. Cars that got stuck in the flood waters were abandoned where they stalled. Farm fields and access roads were also flooded.

• Flood04/17/1997

  Traill

  $10M damage

  What happened

  The Red River was reported to be 10 miles wide as it reached Traill county. The river set a new record stage at Halstad on the 19th.

• Blizzard04/05/1997

  Traill

  $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...

• Ice Storm04/04/1997

  Traill

  $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.

• Hail2" hail07/16/2007

  Hillsboro, Traill County

  $2.2M damage

  What happened

  The Traill County Sheriff reported driving rain and large hail just west of Interstate 29 near Hillsboro. Strong wind gusts also uprooted a few trees and blew a door off a grain elevator. Crop damage also occurred across portions of Norway, Bloomfield, and Hillsboro Townships.

• East Central Regional Wd-TraillServes 2,800 · Groundwater · PrivateNo health violations+2 monitoring or reporting
• Mayville City ofServes 1,858 · Purchased groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations
• Hillsboro City ofServes 1,603 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+1 monitoring or reporting
• Hatton City ofServes 777 · Purchased groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+3 monitoring or reporting
• Portland City ofServes 606 · Purchased groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+1 monitoring or reporting