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North Dakota, 2009

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

957events recorded1,206 in 2008
0deaths recorded2 injuries
$55Mproperty damage (estimates)$1.9M crop damage
1disaster declarations1,303 NFIP claims, $21M paid
← 20082010 →

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders.

Events by hazard

Winter373
Hail141
Wind134
Flood130
Cold102
Other43
Tornado31
Lightning3

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2009 was 957 against 1,206 in 2008.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2009
Richland County38
Grand Forks County37
Burleigh County32
McLean County32
Stark County32
Cass County25
Morton County25
Ransom County22
Towner County22
Traill County22
Pembina County21
Benson County20
Hettinger County20
Nelson County19
Ramsey County19
Mountrail County18
Slope County18
Walsh County18
Barnes County17
Bowman County17
Cavalier County17
McKenzie County17
Dickey County16
Ward County16
Wells County16

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
8 Jul 2009StarkTornadoEF3$20,000,000—2
1 Apr 2009WellsFlood—$2,400,000——
1 Jun 2009BensonFlood—$2,000,000——
1 Jun 2009RamseyFlood—$2,000,000——
1 Jun 2009NelsonFlood—$2,000,000——
1 Jul 2009BensonFlood—$2,000,000——
1 Jul 2009RamseyFlood—$2,000,000——
1 Jul 2009NelsonFlood—$2,000,000——
15 Jun 2009MortonFlash Flood—$1,800,000——
6 Mar 2009LaMoureFlood—$1,770,000——
1 Apr 2009KidderFlood—$1,300,000——
8 Jul 2009AdamsHail2.75 in$500,000——
15 Jun 2009BurleighFlash Flood—$1,000,000——
7 Sep 2009BowmanHail3.50 in$600,000——
6 Mar 2009EmmonsFlood—$748,000——
24 Jun 2009StarkTornadoEF1$700,000——
6 Mar 2009MortonFlood—$603,000——
1 Apr 2009BurleighFlood—$558,000——
1 Apr 2009FosterFlood—$555,000——
6 Mar 2009MercerFlood—$553,000——
6 Mar 2009BurleighFlood—$530,000——
1 Apr 2009StutsmanFlood—$502,000——
1 Apr 2009WardFlood—$488,000——
1 Apr 2009McLeanFlood—$350,000——
6 Mar 2009GrantFlood—$342,000——
1 Apr 2009EmmonsFlood—$300,000——
26 Jun 2009WalshTornadoEF1$250,000——
1 Apr 2009PierceFlood—$271,000——
6 Mar 2009StutsmanFlood—$268,000——
6 Mar 2009SiouxFlood—$264,000——
1 Apr 2009MercerFlood—$255,000——
1 Apr 2009DickeyFlood—$250,000——
8 Jul 2009BurkeTornadoEF1$185,000——
1 Apr 2009MountrailFlood—$216,000——
6 Mar 2009McLeanFlood—$205,000——
1 Apr 2009HettingerFlood—$193,000——
1 Apr 2009BottineauFlood—$191,000——
1 Apr 2009MortonFlood—$190,000——
6 Mar 2009MountrailFlood—$186,000——
1 Apr 2009SiouxFlood—$166,000——

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 2009

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
24 Mar 2009DR-1829Major disasterSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding48

Flood insurance claims with a 2009 date of loss

1,303 NFIP claims, 1,107 of them paid, for $21,186,154.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.