Ward County, ND Environment & Hazard Risk

• Winter weatherVery High$2.6M/yr expected annual loss, about 20 events a year
• Cold waveRelatively High$18.3M/yr expected annual loss, about 21 events a year
• Ice stormRelatively High$944K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 2 years
• HailRelatively Moderate$1.7M/yr expected annual loss, about 1.9 events a year
• WildfireRelatively Low$578K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 2,108 years
• LandslideRelatively Low$18K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 3 years
• TornadoRelatively Moderate$3.4M/yr expected annual loss, about once every 2 years
• Strong windRelatively Moderate$1.2M/yr expected annual loss, about once every 1 year
• DroughtRelatively Low$53.1K/yr expected annual loss, about 21 events a year
• Heat waveVery Low$202K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 1 year
• EarthquakeVery Low$19K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 11,494 years
• LightningVery Low$32.3K/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

1,030 of 23,080 (4.5%)

Homes in high-risk flood zones

0

Flood claims since 1978

1,107

Claims paid since 1978

$69.5M

• Hail248
• Thunderstorm Wind125
• Tornado21 · 1 death
• Funnel Cloud17
• Flash Flood15
• Flood10
• Heavy Rain6
• Lightning6
• High Wind5
• Dust Storm2

• Flood05/01/2011

  Niobe, Ward County

  $100M damage

  What happened

  See the event episode narrative for details.

• TornadoEF3, 2.48 mi path, 400 yd wide08/13/2010

  Niobe, Ward County

  1 death, 1 injured, $600K damage

  What happened

  This tornado crossed from Burke County into Ward County. Note that for roughly three miles in the vicinity of the Des Lacs River, U.S. Highway 52 runs right on the Burke and Ward County line. The tornado was right on the highway in this area. This was the location of the worst damage with this tornado. Farm property on the north side of the highway, Burke County, and on the south side of the highway, Ward County, was impacted. One fatality and one injury occurred here, in a single automobile travelling along the highway, on the county line. The vehicle came to rest in a field, nearly 200 yards off the highway, on the south side of the highway, on the east side of the river, in Ward County. See the EF3 tornado entry for Burke County from August 12.||This third tornado touched down just northeast of Bowbells, Burke County, and tracked east-southeast along U.S. Highway 52, and into Ward County where it dissipated. This EF3 tornado was spawned from the same supercell thunderstorm that earlier produced two brief and weak tornadoes in Burke County.||Meteorologists from the National Weather Service conducted a storm damage survey on Friday, August 13, 2010. Meteorologists walked...

• Flash Flood06/22/2011

  Minot, Ward County

  $5M damage

  What happened

  Runoff from very heavy rain forced rapid dam releases along the Souris River which resulted in an overtopping of levees and eventual levee failure. Communities through Ward County along the Souris River were very severely impacted. A mandatory evacuation was ordered along the river. In the end the river flooding resulted in impacts to around 15,000 residents. This levee ovetopping flash flooded these areas. Dollar damage indicated here is not all inclusive from the flooding.

• TornadoF1, 9 mi path, 50 yd wide07/14/1999

  Kenmare, Ward County

  $1.2M damage

  What happened

  Crop losses of 20 to 40 percent of 145,200 acres.

• TornadoF1, 11 mi path, 60 yd wide07/14/1999

  Minot, Ward County

  $1.1M damage

  What happened

  Significant damage to rural areas south and southeast of Minot.

• Flood06/29/2014

  Niobe, Ward County

  $868K damage

  What happened

  Flooding occurred over Ward County. Damage occurred to roads and culverts with many wash outs along township roads. There was crop damage as well. Rain amounts ranged from 2.50 inches in Bottineau County to as much as 7.00 inches in Renville County.

• Minot City ofServes 48,743 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+1 monitoring or reporting
• North Prairie Rwd-System 1&2Serves 7,748 · Purchased groundwater · PrivateNo health violations
• North Prairie Rwd-System IIIServes 2,742 · Groundwater · PrivateNo health violations
• Surrey City ofServes 1,365 · Purchased groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+2 monitoring or reporting
• Upper Souris Water District-System IServes 1,296 · Purchased groundwater · PrivateNo health violations+1 monitoring or reporting
• Burlington City ofServes 1,060 · Purchased groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations
• Kenmare City ofServes 961 · Purchased groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+2 monitoring or reporting
• Berthold City ofServes 454 · Purchased groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+5 monitoring or reporting