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North Dakota, 2011

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

1,469events recorded1,420 in 2010
4deaths recorded15 injuries
$177Mproperty damage (estimates)$9.7M crop damage
3disaster declarations1,918 NFIP claims, $97M paid
← 20102012 →

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

Wind451
Hail283
Winter225
Cold166
Flood138
Other90
Tornado62
Heat47
Lightning6
Wildfire1

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2011 was 1,469 against 1,420 in 2010.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2011
Morton County79
Cass County67
Burleigh County54
Richland County40
Stutsman County40
Stark County38
Mercer County37
Ward County36
Sargent County35
Mountrail County34
Bottineau County33
Dickey County32
Grand Forks County32
Grant County32
McLean County32
Emmons County30
McHenry County29
Wells County29
Benson County27
Bowman County27
Eddy County27
Foster County27
Dunn County26
Hettinger County26
McKenzie County26

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
3 Apr 2011CassFlood——2—
30 Apr 2011HettingerBlizzard—$35,00011
1 Feb 2011WilliamsExtreme Cold/Wind Chill——1—
1 May 2011WardFlood—$100,000,000——
11 Mar 2011SiouxHigh Wind58 mph$15,000—7
4 Aug 2011Golden ValleyThunderstorm Wind72 mph$20,000—3
22 Jul 2011McKenzieTornadoEF0$100,000—2
2 Jun 2011BurleighFlood—$20,000,000——
17 Jul 2011LaMoureTornadoEF3$500,000—1
13 Feb 2011BillingsHigh Wind58 mph$20,000—1
2 Jun 2011MortonFlood—$10,000,000——
1 May 2011RenvilleFlood—$5,000,000——
1 May 2011McHenryFlood—$5,000,000——
2 Jun 2011McLeanFlood—$5,000,000——
22 Jun 2011WardFlash Flood—$5,000,000——
10 Jul 2011SargentTornadoEF2$800,000——
10 Jul 2011DickeyThunderstorm Wind125 mph$1,250,000——
10 Jul 2011RichlandThunderstorm Wind81 mph$500,000——
10 Jul 2011SargentThunderstorm Wind81 mph$250,000——
22 Jun 2011RenvilleFlash Flood—$1,000,000——
15 Jul 2011BarnesTornadoEF1$750,000——
6 Aug 2011FosterFlash Flood—$1,000,000——
30 May 2011CassTornadoEF2$750,000——
16 Jul 2011SlopeExcessive Heat—$700,000——
10 Jul 2011SargentThunderstorm Wind81 mph$150,000——
30 May 2011CassTornadoEF2$600,000——
30 Apr 2011BurkeBlizzard—$500,000——
30 Apr 2011MountrailBlizzard—$500,000——
30 Apr 2011DivideBlizzard—$500,000——
30 Apr 2011WilliamsBlizzard—$500,000——
30 Apr 2011McKenzieBlizzard—$500,000——
2 Jun 2011MercerFlood—$500,000——
2 Jun 2011OliverFlood—$500,000——
30 Apr 2011DunnBlizzard—$500,000——
23 Jul 2011CassThunderstorm Wind90 mph$500,000——
8 Jul 2011StutsmanFlash Flood—$500,000——
10 Jul 2011SargentThunderstorm Wind81 mph$250,000——
31 Jul 2011GrantThunderstorm Wind81 mph$500,000——
10 Jul 2011DickeyFlood—$500,000——
30 May 2011RichlandTornadoEF2$500,000——

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 2011

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
20 May 2011DR-1986Major disasterSevere StormSevere Winter Storm9
10 May 2011DR-1981Major disasterFloodFlooding44
7 Apr 2011EM-3318EmergencyFloodFlooding21

Flood insurance claims with a 2011 date of loss

1,918 NFIP claims, 1,593 of them paid, for $96,562,250.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (29 Sep 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 30 Sep 2026.