Prepare your home
A checklist for each hazard FEMA rates: what to do before the season, when a warning comes, and after. See which counties are rated highest, then check your own.
Damaging straight-line winds from thunderstorms and other non-tornado wind events.
1,516 counties rated Relatively Moderate or higherLightningLightning strikes that cause fires and damage to buildings and electronics.
1,364 counties rated Relatively Moderate or higherWinter weatherSnow, sleet, freezing rain and blizzards.
1,235 counties rated Relatively Moderate or higherIce stormFreezing rain that coats trees and power lines and causes long outages.
1,200 counties rated Relatively Moderate or higherDroughtLong dry periods that hurt crops and, around homes, shift soils and stress wells and landscapes.
1,132 counties rated Relatively Moderate or higherTornadoTornado damage NRI models from historical tornado paths and widths.
1,105 counties rated Relatively Moderate or higherCold waveRapid, prolonged drops to extreme cold.
1,087 counties rated Relatively Moderate or higherInland floodingRiver, stream and rainfall flooding away from the coast (NRI’s riverine or inland flooding hazard).
851 counties rated Relatively Moderate or higherHailHailstorm damage to buildings, crops and vehicles.
848 counties rated Relatively Moderate or higherHeat wavePeriods of extreme heat that strain people, power grids and cooling equipment.
660 counties rated Relatively Moderate or higherHurricaneTropical cyclone wind and the losses NRI models from historical storm tracks.
443 counties rated Relatively Moderate or higherLandslideRock, earth and debris moving down slopes.
402 counties rated Relatively Moderate or higherWildfireWildfire likelihood and exposure where wildland vegetation meets homes.
349 counties rated Relatively Moderate or higherEarthquakeGround shaking from earthquakes.
311 counties rated Relatively Moderate or higherCoastal floodingFlooding of coastal land from storm surge, high tides and waves.
198 counties rated Relatively Moderate or higherAvalancheSnow avalanches in mountain terrain.
147 counties rated Relatively Moderate or higherVolcanic activityEruptions and related hazards such as ashfall and lahars.
23 counties rated Relatively Moderate or higherTsunamiLarge ocean waves from undersea earthquakes and landslides.
21 counties rated Relatively Moderate or higher