Hail Risk in North Dakota

All North Dakota counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index hail score

Hail risk — ice stones from severe thunderstorms that damage property and crops — is rated for 53 of 53 North Dakota counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Burleigh County carries the state's highest hail score at 99.1, with $15M in expected annual hail losses.

3 North Dakota counties are rated High or Very High for hail, and expected annual losses from hail total roughly $62M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Hail

#CountyHail ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Burleigh County
99.1
High 2.46 / yr $15M
2 Cass County
96.8
High 4.19 / yr $7M
3 Morton County
95.8
High 2.65 / yr $5M
4 Emmons County
90.5
Medium 2.79 / yr $2M
5 Grand Forks County
90.3
Medium 3.86 / yr $2M
6 Stutsman County
88.7
Medium 2.84 / yr $2M
7 McLean County
86.5
Medium 2.32 / yr $2M
8 Stark County
85.7
Medium 2.42 / yr $2M
9 Traill County
84.4
Medium 4.32 / yr $2M
10 Barnes County
84.1
Medium 3.60 / yr $960K
11 Dunn County
84.0
Medium 2.16 / yr $1M
12 Ward County
83.9
Medium 1.87 / yr $2M
13 Grant County
81.9
Medium 2.79 / yr $758K
14 Nelson County
81.0
Medium 3.70 / yr $676K
15 Hettinger County
80.0
Medium 2.65 / yr $747K
16 Adams County
79.4
Medium 2.54 / yr $634K
17 McKenzie County
79.2
Medium 1.98 / yr $1M
18 Richland County
78.7
Medium 3.92 / yr $911K
19 Sheridan County
78.2
Medium 2.48 / yr $1M
20 Sioux County
77.4
Medium 2.84 / yr $422K
21 Sargent County
77.4
Medium 3.80 / yr $1M
22 Walsh County
76.7
Medium 3.41 / yr $947K
23 Dickey County
76.3
Medium 3.58 / yr $717K
24 Mountrail County
75.7
Medium 1.80 / yr $699K
25 Mercer County
75.1
Medium 2.51 / yr $952K
26 Steele County
73.7
Medium 4.18 / yr $796K
27 Cavalier County
72.9
Low 2.16 / yr $552K
28 Williams County
72.8
Low 1.62 / yr $893K
29 McIntosh County
72.0
Low 3.18 / yr $424K
30 LaMoure County
70.9
Low 3.17 / yr $648K
31 Griggs County
70.2
Low 3.78 / yr $553K
32 Benson County
69.8
Low 2.62 / yr $335K
33 Ramsey County
68.3
Low 3.14 / yr $651K
34 Logan County
67.5
Low 2.59 / yr $397K
35 Ransom County
64.3
Low 3.71 / yr $513K
36 Wells County
60.0
Low 2.48 / yr $372K
37 Foster County
58.6
Low 3.16 / yr $366K
38 Pembina County
57.3
Low 2.29 / yr $296K
39 Divide County
55.9
Low 1.19 / yr $268K
40 Kidder County
55.5
Low 2.43 / yr $439K
41 Golden Valley County
50.4
Low 2.27 / yr $227K
42 McHenry County
46.6
Low 2.02 / yr $322K
43 Billings County
44.5
Low 2.19 / yr $309K
44 Eddy County
41.2
Low 3.13 / yr $261K
45 Bowman County
40.1
Low 2.37 / yr $233K
46 Oliver County
39.7
Low 2.56 / yr $266K
47 Bottineau County
39.1
Low 1.40 / yr $182K
48 Rolette County
38.9
Low 1.67 / yr $105K
49 Pierce County
25.5
Very Low 2.30 / yr $127K
50 Slope County
21.6
Very Low 2.44 / yr $96K
51 Towner County
19.8
Very Low 2.11 / yr $95K
52 Renville County
19.1
Very Low 1.36 / yr $98K
53 Burke County
15.7
Very Low 1.17 / yr $77K

53 North Dakota counties with measurable hail risk. See the national hail ranking or all North Dakota counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which North Dakota county has the highest hail risk?

Burleigh County has the highest FEMA hail risk score in North Dakota at 99.1 (High), with $15M in expected annual losses and about 2.46 events per year.

How many North Dakota counties face significant hail risk?

53 North Dakota counties record measurable hail risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 3 of them are rated High or Very High.

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