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Weather Hazards

6 hazards · Natural hazards

6 hazards in Weather Hazards, their national losses, and how we'd assess them for your jurisdiction.

Tornado, thunderstorms, wind, heat and cold, winter weather and flooding, the events most jurisdictions profile each plan cycle. Each hazard holds its parts, so a plan that bundles wind, hail and lightning under “severe thunderstorm” still gets each piece of evidence filed where it belongs, and flooding keeps its river, street, burn-scar and dam causes apart.

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Sample brief

The first page of a brief for Tornado, one of the 6 hazards here. Your team gets one for each hazard on its list.

Evidence brief for Cedar Ridge County (example)

September 14, 2026

Tornado

Hazard in Weather Hazards, on the established threats & hazards list

Impact
5432112345

Likelihood

Likelihood
3

Possible — Expected occasionally — roughly once in 10 to 50 years (2–10% chance in any year).

Impact
5

Catastrophic — Overwhelming effects — mass casualties possible, widespread destruction, essential services out for a month or more, long-term recovery requiring state and federal assistance.

Readiness
2

Low — Some elements of capability are in place, but important gaps remain that could significantly limit the organization's ability to perform effectively. Additional development is needed before the capability can be relied upon.

  • 2source documents
  • 58verified mentions
  • 2federal declarations
  • 91.6NRI score, relatively high
Worked example: Cedar Ridge County is fictional. The scores illustrate the format and are nobody's decision. Open a full sample brief →

The 6 hazards in Weather Hazards

Expected annual loss, nationally

Summed over every U.S. county, for the hazards FEMA models

  1. Flooding$65.3B
  2. Extreme Temperatures$17.0B
  3. Tornado$11.5B
  4. Severe Weather and Thunderstorms$4.8B
  5. High Wind$3.2B
  6. Winter Weather$1.6B
FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0
How we can help

How we’d help you prepare for Weather Hazards

  1. 1

    We pull your county's record

    FEMA's National Risk Index rating and expected loss, your disaster declarations and NOAA's daily temperature record, gathered before we meet.

  2. 2

    We read the plans you already have

    Your hazard mitigation plan and EOP annexes, so you can see what they say about Weather Hazards and where the profile falls short.

  3. 3

    You leave with a cited brief

    Likelihood, impact and readiness for Weather Hazards on your own scale, with each figure tied to its source. It is ready for your planning team or council.

Preparing for Weather Hazards

Walk into your next plan update with Weather Hazards already sourced.

Most plans assume severe weather is covered. We check whether yours explains why, using your county's record instead of a regional average. We reply within one business day.

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