Mandan, ND natural hazards
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Mandan comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 109 claims here since 1978. 7 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.
FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarationsHow exposed is Mandan?
FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Mandan to be higher than in 72% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and cold waves.
What Mandan faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Inland flooding
Cold waves
Hail
Tornadoes
Winter weather
Lower here
Not a risk here
Does Mandan flood?
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Mandan, from FEMA’s records.
Biggest named events
- Late spring storms: 29 claims, $325K
- Not a named storm: 2 claims, $6K
- Midwest Flooding: 1 claim, $768
Homes that flooded again and again
■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (0) ■ flooded 2+ times
are insured
are insured
What’s been done with FEMA grants
7 federal disasters brought FEMA money here
Disasters the President declared that paid out in Mandan itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the City of Mandan.
Severe Storm, Tornadoes, and Straight-Line Winds
Flooding
Flooding
Flooding
Severe Storms and Flooding
Severe Storms, Flooding, & Ground Saturation
Severe Storms, Flooding, Snow, Ice, Ground Saturation, Lanslides, Mudslides, and Tor
How to read this page
FEMA’s expected losses across Mandan total about $3.2M a year, counting buildings, people and crops.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025); OpenFEMA: NFIP redacted claims, multiple-loss properties, community status book and residential penetration rates, housing assistance (owners and renters), public assistance funded projects, hazard mitigation properties and disaster declarations. Census tracts: U.S. Census Bureau.