Dickey County, North Dakota: hazard risk
FEMA rates Dickey County's overall risk Very Low (score 15.8 of 100, higher than 15% of rated U.S. counties). Its storm record holds 496 events since 1950.
FEMA's rating for each hazard
These are FEMA's county-wide model ratings and this county's storm record. They are not an assessment of any property, address or building, and not insurance advice: a property's risk depends on its own elevation, construction and location.
FEMA gives each hazard its own rating, and a rating does not follow the score from one hazard to the next: a hazard with a higher score can carry a lower rating than another. The table sorts by FEMA's rating, then by score (0 to 100, the county against every other county for that hazard).
| Hazard | Risk rating | Score | Expected annual loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Weather | Relatively Moderate | 83.5 | $244K |
| Cold Wave | Relatively Moderate | 78.0 | $3.2M |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 76.3 | $717K |
| Ice Storm | Relatively Low | 55.5 | $107K |
| Strong Wind | Relatively Low | 47.5 | $501K |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 56.0 | $66K |
| Drought | Very Low | 26.2 | $15K |
| Tornado | Very Low | 24.8 | $356K |
| Landslide | Very Low | 18.7 | $101 |
| Heat Wave | Very Low | 14.1 | $31K |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 7.3 | $7K |
| Riverine Flooding | Very Low | 6.5 | $918K |
| Lightning | Very Low | 1.7 | $6K |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 release. A model of future loss, not a count of past events. FEMA's National Risk Index map.
What the record holds
| Hazard | Records | Deaths | Damage | Rank in state | Rank in U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 140 | 0 | $6.0M | 32nd of 53 | 2091st of 3,080 |
| Winter storms | 122 | 0 | $12M | 21st of 53 | 1430th of 3,077 |
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 94 | 0 | $7.3M | 27th of 53 | 2529th of 3,080 |
| High wind and dust storms | 38 | 0 | $33K | 30th of 53 | 1284th of 3,080 |
| Tornadoes | 35 | 0 | $2.6M | 17th of 53 | 1847th of 3,080 |
| Extreme cold | 29 | 0 | – | 29th of 53 | 944th of 3,076 |
| Floods | 13 | 0 | $3.3M | 24th of 53 | 2669th of 3,080 |
| Drought | 6 | 0 | – | 47th of 53 | 2186th of 3,063 |
| Heavy rain | 3 | 0 | – | 20th of 53 | 1983rd of 3,080 |
| Heat | 2 | 0 | – | 17th of 53 | 2225th of 3,076 |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | – | 19th of 53 | 1985th of 3,080 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026-06-30; damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.
The full Dickey County record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.