Enter any address in McKenzie County, North Dakota to see its FEMA flood zone
4 NOAA storm reports from this county describe what happened, in the words of the meteorologists who were there.
McKenzie County, North Dakota has recorded 8 flood-related events since 1996 according to NOAA's Storm Events Database. The county has received 24 federal disaster declarations, 6 of which involved flooding or coastal storms. Enter any address above to check its FEMA flood zone designation.
FEMA Disaster Declarations (1969–2024)
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries.
| Declaration | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Bear Den Fire | Fire | Oct 5, 2024 |
| Elk Horn Fire | Fire | Oct 5, 2024 |
| Wildfires And Straight-line Winds | Fire | Oct 5, 2024 |
| Severe Winter Storm And Flooding | Severe Storm | Apr 22, 2022 |
| Severe Storm, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding | Severe Storm | Jun 7, 2021 |
| Severe Storms And Flooding | Severe Storm | Jun 29, 2020 |
| Covid-19 | Biological | Jan 20, 2020 |
| Covid-19 Pandemic | Biological | Jan 20, 2020 |
| Flooding | Flood | Mar 21, 2019 |
| Severe Storms And Flooding | Severe Storm | May 17, 2013 |
NOAA Storm Events Database (1996–2025)
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
| Type | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flood | Mar 21, 2019 | 4.00M |
| Flood | Aug 15, 2014 | 1.30M |
| Flood | May 11, 2011 | 50.00K |
| Flood | Jun 1, 2011 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Jul 1, 2011 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Aug 1, 2011 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Mar 6, 2009 | 94.00K |
| Flood | Mar 17, 2003 | — |
Flood — Mar 21, 2019
Significant ice jam related high waters created flooding along the Yellowstone River in northwest North Dakota from March 21 to March 28. During this time, homes and infrastructure that had not been inundated in over a generation were impacted. Damages to homes included eight destroyed, 12 with major damage, one with minor damage, four considered affected, and another four were inaccessible. In...
Flood — Aug 15, 2014
Several waves of heavy rain, with embedded non severe thunderstorms with torrential rain, moved through western and central North Dakota. There was overland, stream, river and flash flooding, mainly over the southern half of the western and central parts of the state. The hardest hit areas were between Williston and Dickinson, and between Bismarck and Jamestown. Up to six inches of rain fell fr...
Flood — May 11, 2011
This was part of historic flooding in North Dakota with statewide costs estimated around 1.5 billion dollars. Flooding was the result of significant winter snows and significant spring rains, not only in North Dakota but in Montana as well. Rocky Mountain snowpack was four to six times normal. Flooding was along the Missouri River from the Montana border to Garrison Dam. Dams were overwhelmed b...
Flood — Jun 1, 2011
This was part of historic flooding in North Dakota with statewide costs estimated around 1.5 billion dollars. Flooding was the result of significant winter snows and significant spring rains, not only in North Dakota but in Montana as well. Rocky Mountain snowpack was four to six times normal. Flooding was along the Missouri River from the Montana border to Garrison Dam. Dams were overwhelmed b...
Flood — Jul 1, 2011
This was part of historic flooding in North Dakota with statewide costs estimated around 1.5 billion dollars. Flooding was the result of significant winter snows and significant spring rains, not only in North Dakota but in Montana as well. Rocky Mountain snowpack was four to six times normal. Flooding was along the Missouri River from the Montana border to Garrison Dam. Dams were overwhelmed b...
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
Source: OpenFEMA NFIP Individual Claims (2.25M records analyzed).
FEMA assigns flood zone designations to areas in McKenzie County, North Dakota:
AE High Risk — 1% annual chance of flooding. Insurance required.
VE Very High Risk — Coastal flooding with wave action.
X (Shaded) Moderate Risk — 500-year floodplain.
X Low Risk — Outside major floodplains.
Properties in McKenzie County, North Dakota that are in FEMA-designated Special Flood Hazard Areas (zones A and V) with federally backed mortgages are required to carry flood insurance.
Even outside high-risk zones, flood insurance is recommended. From 2014 to 2024, nearly one-third of NFIP claims came from outside the high-risk Special Flood Hazard Area.
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