Less hazard damage per building is expected in West Glendive than in 67% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, West Glendive gets a B+ for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 67% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (79%). FEMA’s files show no paid flood insurance claims here.
Graded on FEMA’s expected yearly building damage per dollar of building value (NRI v1.20, December 2025), weighted by where residents live; flood claims are shown, not graded. How hazard risk is graded
What West Glendive faces
Each hazard’s share of the building damage FEMA expects here, and how its rate compares with the rest of the country.
River and rain flooding
Strong wind
Shares are of FEMA’s expected building damage, the measure the grade uses; ranks compare each hazard’s building-damage rate with all 85,154 U.S. census tracts. In FEMA’s terms, river and rain flooding is FEMA’s “Inland Flooding” (rivers and streams overflowing their banks, or rain overwhelming drainage). FEMA defines coastal flooding as high or rising tides and storm surge, so surge damage is counted there. Drought isn’t listed: FEMA counts its losses in crops only.
What’s behind West Glendive’s grade
River and rain flooding is 79% of the building damage FEMA expects in West Glendive, and West Glendive’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 51% of U.S. census tracts. Strong wind adds 7%, at a rate in the top 6% of U.S. census tracts.
B+ lower expected damage per building than 67% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of West Glendive’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $4.3M a year in losses across West Glendive: $526K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does West Glendive flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in West Glendive. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
West Glendive isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Dawson County.The storms West Glendive remembers
None of the 6 disasters declared for Dawson County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching West Glendive itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
Dawson County has had 6 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then floods. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
West Glendive and its neighbors
West Glendive has the lowest expected damage per building of the 2 graded towns here. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Glendive | B+less damage than 67% | river and rain flooding | 0 |
| Glendive | Bless damage than 57% | river and rain flooding | 5 |
Hazard risk = FEMA’s expected yearly building damage per dollar of building value, vs. the 21,298 U.S. towns we grade; the map is shaded by fifths of the same scale. Flood claims = paid federal flood insurance claims on record.
Get ready for what West Glendive faces
A short kit for the hazards that drive the building damage here, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.
- Turn around at flooded roads: a foot of moving water can carry off a car.
- Flood insurance usually takes 30 days to start, so buy it before the forecast.
- Keep papers and medicines up high, in a grab-and-go bag.
- Trim dead limbs over the house and driveway.
- Tie down trash cans and outdoor furniture.
- Stay clear of downed lines and call the utility.
- Look up the address on FEMA’s flood map.
- Ask the seller or landlord whether it has ever flooded, and what flood insurance costs there.
- Get a flood insurance quote early: policies usually start 30 days after you buy.
Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.
Questions about natural hazards in West Glendive
Is West Glendive at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, West Glendive has lower expected damage per building than 67% of U.S. towns: B+ for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (79%) and strong wind (7%). The figures are for the one census tract the town shares with its neighbors. This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Is West Glendive in a flood zone?
Flood zones are drawn street by street, so the answer depends on the address: look it up on FEMA’s flood map. In Dawson County, 0.1% of all homes carry federal flood insurance.
How much is flood insurance in West Glendive?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for West Glendive’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
Is West Glendive at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (79%), and West Glendive’s rate for it is higher than 51% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in West Glendive.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where West Glendive’s residents lived in the 2020 census; 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. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. Preparedness tips: Ready.gov. FEMA’s model is an average of expected damage, not a forecast. How hazard risk is graded.