Hazard Plain Preview: automated baseline

Marin County, CA

Risk-assessment baseline packet

Unit
County area 06041
Release
2026-10
As of
2026-09-28
Storm Events data through
2026-06-30

Hazard Plain is an independent product built from public federal data. It is not a FEMA document and is not reviewed or endorsed by FEMA or any state agency.

A starting point for the plan's risk assessment (FEMA Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool, Element B). It does not replace local data or FEMA review. Section headings say which FEMA review item each table supports; whether an item is satisfied is decided by the plan and its reviewers.

Hazard Plain release 2026-10, as of 2026-09-28. Independent product; not a FEMA document.

Plan clock

Status
Approved, expires 2029-01-30
Plan
Marin County (FEMA plan 109560)
Approved
2024-01-31
Expires
2029-01-30
As of
2026-09-28
Days
855 days to expiry

What changed since your last plan (approved 2024-01-31)

New federal declarations
none (0 declaration rows; 0 counted incidents)
Storm Events records since approval
45 (data through 2026-06-30)
Repetitive loss now
FMA RL 4, SRL 30 (44 CFR 77.2); any definition: 235
Repeat-flood change
First release: no prior release to compare.

Sources

FEMA, OpenFEMA HazardMitigationPlanStatuses v1, version 2026-09-26T121003Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/HazardMitigationPlanStatuses (API)

FEMA, OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2, version 2026-09-27T010817Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries (API)

NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/

FEMA, OpenFEMA NfipMultipleLossProperties v1, version 2026-08-04T164045Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/NfipMultipleLossProperties (API)

Plan status for every jurisdiction listed in this county: 18 rows, in the section "Plan clock: Plan status for every jurisdiction listed in this county" after these cover pages.

State plan status and tribal plans in this state: see the state page.

Plan clock

Plan status for every jurisdiction listed in this county

JurisdictionTypeStatusPlanApprovedExpiresDays to expirynegative = days since expiryUpdate underwayNotes
Marin CountyCountyApproved, expires 2029-01-30Marin County (FEMA plan 109560)2024-01-312029-01-30855member approved 2024-03-22
Belvedere cityCityApproved, expires 2029-01-30Marin County (FEMA plan 109560)2024-01-312029-01-30855member approved 2024-09-19
Corte Madera townTownApproved, expires 2029-01-30Marin County (FEMA plan 109560)2024-01-312029-01-30855
Fairfax townTownApproved, expires 2029-01-30Marin County (FEMA plan 109560)2024-01-312029-01-30855member approved 2024-07-16
Larkspur cityCityApproved, expires 2029-01-30Marin County (FEMA plan 109560)2024-01-312029-01-30855member approved 2024-09-23
Mill Valley cityCityApproved, expires 2029-01-30Marin County (FEMA plan 109560)2024-01-312029-01-30855member approved 2024-09-19
Novato cityCityApproved, expires 2029-01-30Marin County (FEMA plan 109560)2024-01-312029-01-30855member approved 2024-09-19
Ross townTownApproved, expires 2029-01-30Marin County (FEMA plan 109560)2024-01-312029-01-30855member approved 2024-08-12
San Anselmo townTownApproved, expires 2029-01-30Marin County (FEMA plan 109560)2024-01-312029-01-30855member approved 2024-09-19
San Rafael cityCityApproved, expires 2029-01-30Marin County (FEMA plan 109560)2024-01-312029-01-30855member approved 2024-10-23
Sausalito cityCityApproved, expires 2029-01-30Marin County (FEMA plan 109560)2024-01-312029-01-30855member approved 2024-04-22
Tiburon townTownApproved, expires 2029-01-30Marin County (FEMA plan 109560)2024-01-312029-01-30855member approved 2024-07-24
Bolinas Community Public Utility DistrictElectric/Power AuthorityApproved, expires 2029-01-30Marin County (FEMA plan 109560)2024-01-312029-01-30855member approved 2024-07-22
Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary DistrictWater/Sewer AuthorityApproved, expires 2029-01-30Marin County (FEMA plan 109560)2024-01-312029-01-30855member approved 2024-09-30
Marin County Transit DistrictSpecial DistrictApproved, expires 2027-11-09Metropolitan Transportation Commission (FEMA plan 110161)2022-11-102027-11-09407member approved 2024-09-03
Marin Municipal Water DistrictWater/Sewer AuthorityApproved, expires 2027-03-20Marin Municipal Water District (FEMA plan 107927)2022-03-212027-03-20173
North Marin Water DistrictWater/Sewer AuthorityApproved, expires 2029-01-30Marin County (FEMA plan 109560)2024-01-312029-01-30855member approved 2024-07-18
Southern Marin Fire Protection DistrictFire/EMS DistrictApproved, expires 2029-01-30Marin County (FEMA plan 109560)2024-01-312029-01-30855member approved 2024-10-23

Source

FEMA, OpenFEMA HazardMitigationPlanStatuses v1, version 2026-09-26T121003Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/HazardMitigationPlanStatuses (API)

Supports B1-a: hazards

Hazards NRI does not cover: check locally

  • dam failure (incl. upstream dams)
  • levee failure
  • flash flood as its own subtype
  • ice jams
  • debris flows
  • erosion (riverine and coastal)
  • land subsidence and sinkholes
  • expansive soils

The 18 National Risk Index hazards, ranked by expected annual loss (EAL)

Rank by EALHazardNRI risk ratingEAL ratingEAL buildingsmodeled dollars per yearEAL agriculturemodeled dollars per yearEAL population equivalencestatistical value of life and injury, $13.7M per life, not property damageEAL total (see note)modeled dollars per yearStorm Events records since 1996countEvidence for an omissionNRI Not Applicable, no declaration and no Storm Events record since 1996Storm Events coverage note
1Inland FloodingRelatively HighRelatively High$115,135,489$315,166$561,435$116,012,090114
2EarthquakeRelatively HighRelatively High$83,866,586$25,801,313$109,667,898Not in Storm Events. Storm Events coverage of this hazard is limited; absence is not evidence of low risk.
3Coastal FloodingVery HighVery High$19,709,910$73,378$19,783,28227
4TsunamiRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$6,374,117$0$6,374,1170No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30). Storm Events coverage of this hazard is limited; absence is not evidence of low risk.
5WildfireRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$3,460,593$1,063$154,697$3,616,35323
6LandslideRelatively HighRelatively High$783,700$1,130,250$1,913,95031
7Heat WaveRelatively LowRelatively Low$69$327$1,300,244$1,300,63922
8TornadoVery LowVery Low$180,823$86$61,554$242,4641
9DroughtRelatively LowRelatively Low$183,012$183,0120Declared 1 time; no Storm Events record of this type.
10LightningRelatively LowRelatively Low$7,957$138,348$146,3052
11Strong WindVery LowVery Low$45,791$8$50,207$96,006186Includes 61 High Wind records and 121 Strong Wind records, event types the NRI definition of this hazard leaves out.
12HailVery LowVery Low$6,571$531$1,556$8,65812
13Winter WeatherVery LowVery Low$56under $1$3,060$3,1162
14Volcanic ActivityVery LowVery Lowunder $1$56$560No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30). Storm Events coverage of this hazard is limited; absence is not evidence of low risk.
15Cold WaveNo RatingNo Expected Annual Losses$0$0$0$012Includes 10 Frost/Freeze records, event types the NRI definition of this hazard leaves out.
AvalancheNot ApplicableNot Applicable0NRI rates avalanche Not Applicable for this county, and no federal declaration for this county names it.No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).
HurricaneNot ApplicableNot Applicable0NRI rates hurricane Not Applicable for this county, and no counted federal declaration for this county names it (EM-3248-CA names it but is not counted as a local occurrence; see B1-d).No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).
Ice StormNot ApplicableNot Applicable0Declared 1 time; no Storm Events record of this type.

Total = buildings + agriculture + population equivalence; FEMA values each expected death (or 10 injuries) at $13.7 million (2024 dollars).

Sources

FEMA, FEMA National Risk Index 1.20.0 (December 2025), county and census tract tables, version 1.20.0, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_Counties.zip (download, 25 MB), https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_CensusTracts.zip (download, 635 MB)

NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/

Check your state hazard mitigation plan's hazard list for this county; explain any hazard you drop.

Supports B1-b: location

Where each hazard occurs

HazardLocationCensus tracts ratedrated of all tracts
AvalancheCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.0 of 62
Coastal FloodingThe FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) is the required location source for flooding. See the FEMA Flood Map Service Center (https://msc.fema.gov) for this county.39 of 62
Cold WaveAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.0 of 62
DroughtAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.16 of 62
EarthquakeCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.62 of 62
HailAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.62 of 62
Heat WaveAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.62 of 62
HurricaneCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.0 of 62
Ice StormAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.0 of 62
Inland FloodingThe FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) is the required location source for flooding. See the FEMA Flood Map Service Center (https://msc.fema.gov) for this county.62 of 62
LandslideCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.61 of 62
LightningAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.62 of 62
Strong WindAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.62 of 62
TornadoCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.62 of 62
TsunamiCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.38 of 62
Volcanic ActivityCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.58 of 62
WildfireCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.56 of 62
Winter WeatherAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.57 of 62

Source

FEMA, FEMA National Risk Index 1.20.0 (December 2025), county and census tract tables, version 1.20.0, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_Counties.zip (download, 25 MB), https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_CensusTracts.zip (download, 635 MB)

Supports B1-c: extent

Extent: scale, observed range and worst recorded event per hazard

HazardScaleRecordscount, yearsObserved rangeWorst recorded eventMost damaging (when different)How it applies to membersNote
Avalanchenone (count and damage)0Physical measure: in event narratives only; local data required.
Coastal Flood, Storm Surge/Tidenone in data (FIRM for depth)27, 2005 to 2026 (27 zone-level)Coastal Flood, 2005-12-31, $340,000 property; crops not reported, reported for the zone (2005 dollars); NWS zone CAZ505 (COASTAL NORTH BAY INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesZone-level records: applies countywide; national data do not locate these events within the county.Flood depth: see the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map.
Cold/Wind Chill, Extreme Cold/Wind Chillwind chill2, 2013 to 2017 (2 zone-level)1 day; 2 with a recorded value1 consecutive day, 2017-04-08, zone-levelZone-level records: applies countywide; national data do not locate these events within the county.Wind chill: in event narratives only; local data required.
Frost/Freeze (outside NRI Cold Wave definition)crop damage10, 2007 to 2023 (10 zone-level)Frost/Freeze, 2007-01-06, $3,000,000 crop damage, reported for the zone (2007 dollars); NWS zone CAZ506 (NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesZone-level records: applies countywide; national data do not locate these events within the county.Temperature: in event narratives only; local data required.
DroughtUS Drought Monitor D-scale0Storm Events enters a drought at D2 or worse east of the Rockies and D3 or worse from the Rockies west (NWS Instruction 10-1605); NRI drought counts D3 and D4 only.
EarthquakeModified Mercalli (local data)0No Storm Events record; local data required (e.g., USGS).
Hailhail size (inches)12, 1996 to 20210.25 in; 11 with a recorded value0.25 in hail, 2021-03-10; same size also recorded on 2017-11-04, 2018-01-25, 2018-03-02, 2018-03-03, 2018-03-17, 2018-04-16, 2019-12-25, 2020-03-25, 2020-08-17Hail, 2019-12-25, $500 property; $0 crops (2019 dollars)Event records naming member places: Corte Madera town (2 records), San Rafael city (2 records), Sausalito city (2 records), Ross town (1 record).
Excessive Heat, Heatheat index (narratives)22, 2006 to 2026 (22 zone-level)1 day to 6 days (median 1 day); 14 with a recorded value6 consecutive days, 2024-10-02 to 2024-10-07, zone-levelHeat, 2023-07-16, $0 property; $10 crops, reported for the zone (2023 dollars)Zone-level records: applies countywide; national data do not locate these events within the county.Heat index: in event narratives only; local data required. Heat records from November to March (unseasonable warmth, not a heat wave) are counted but not used for the longest run.
Hurricane, Tropical Storm, Tropical DepressionSaffir-Simpson0Storm Events files every zone of a storm's episode under the storm's event type and category, so a Hurricane (Typhoon) record, especially an inland or remnant one, does not by itself mean hurricane-force winds here; read the damage and wind columns.
Ice StormSperry-Piltz (local data)0Ice thickness: in event narratives only; local data required.
Flash Flood, Flood, Lakeshore Flooddamage and flood days (FIRM for depth)114, 1997 to 2025Flood, 2006-01-01, $108,000,000 property; crops not reported (2006 dollars)Event records naming member places: Larkspur city (7 records), Corte Madera town (3 records), Novato city (3 records), San Anselmo town (2 records), San Rafael city (2 records), Fairfax town (1 record), Ross town (1 record).Flood depth: see the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map. Storm Events damage can be $0 or blank even for a major flood, so the worst record here may not be the worst flood; compare FEMA Public Assistance by declaration in B1-d.
Debris Flownone (count and damage)31, 2006 to 2021 (7 zone-level)Debris Flow, 2006-04-01, $14,400,000 property; $20,000,000 crops, reported for the zone (2006 dollars), 1 direct death (reported for the zone); NWS zone CAZ506 (NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesEvent records naming member places: Sausalito city (7 records), Larkspur city (1 record). Zone-level records (7) apply countywide.Physical measure: in event narratives only; local data required.
Lightningannualized frequency (the measure FEMA's Local Mitigation Planning Handbook names)2, 2009 to 2019Lightning, 2009-09-12, $30,000 property; $0 crops (2009 dollars)No event record names a member place.Storm Events lists lightning with damage or casualties; physical measure in event narratives only; local data required.
High Wind and Strong Wind (outside NRI Strong Wind definition)wind speed (kt and mph)182, 2005 to 2026 (182 zone-level)22 kt (25 mph) to 94 kt (108 mph) (median 45 kt (52 mph)); 177 with a recorded value94 kt (108 mph) measured gust, High Wind, 2025-12-24; NWS zone CAZ502 (MARIN COASTAL RANGE), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesStrong Wind, 2006-12-27, $500,000 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2006 dollars)Zone-level records: applies countywide; national data do not locate these events within the county.Speeds under 20 kt (likely entry errors) are left out of the observed range.
Thunderstorm Windwind speed (kt and mph)4, 2004 to 202550 kt (58 mph) to 78 kt (90 mph) (median 60.5 kt (70 mph)); 4 with a recorded value78 kt (90 mph) measured gust, Thunderstorm Wind, 2025-12-25Event records naming member places: Sausalito city (1 record).
TornadoEnhanced Fujita (F before Feb 2007)1, 1996 to 1996F/EF1; 1 with a recorded valueF1 tornado, 1996-12-23, 6 mi within this county, 20 yd wide, $200,000 property; $5,000 crops (1996 dollars)No event record names a member place.From 1996 on, tornado records are per-county segments and length is the path length within this county (NWS Instruction 10-1605); records before 1996 may give the whole path length, including the path outside this county, and before 1996 a tornado is listed once, under the county where it began, with the whole path's rating; counties farther along the path may not list it. Length is not used to rank tornadoes.
Tsunaminone (count and damage)0Physical measure: in event narratives only; local data required.
Volcanic Ash, Volcanic AshfallVolcanic Explosivity Index (local data)0Physical measure: in event narratives only; local data required.
Wildfireacres burned (local data)23, 2013 to 2024 (23 zone-level)Wildfire, 2013-05-01, $500,000 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2013 dollars); NWS zone CAZ507 (NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesZone-level records: applies countywide; national data do not locate these events within the county.Acres burned: in event narratives only; local data required.
Winter Storm, Heavy Snow, Blizzard, Lake-Effect Snow, Winter Weather, Sleetnone in data (snowfall local)2, 2006 to 2011 (2 zone-level)No damage reported in 2 records.Zone-level records: applies countywide; national data do not locate these events within the county.Snow depth: in event narratives only; local data required.

Storm Events records are more complete after 1996; before 1996 only Tornado (from 1950), Hail and Thunderstorm Wind (from 1955) exist. Zone-level records are placed with NWS zone-county files, which exist from 2020 on; an earlier record is placed by its zone number in the nearest later file only when its zone name matches that file, records from zones NWS renumbered are placed by name or left out, and a record whose zone is in no known file is left out of every count, so counts before 2020 can be low. Some current zones are also missing from the NWS files, so recent counts can be low too.

Dollars are nominal (as reported), labeled with the year; not adjusted for inflation.

Sources

NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/

NOAA National Weather Service, NWS county-public forecast zones correlation file, version bp03mr20 to bp16ap26 (11 files; newest bp16ap26), pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.weather.gov/gis/ZoneCounty

Supports B1-d: previous occurrences

Declaration rows
26
Counted incidents
22

Federal disaster declarations for this county

DeclaredIncident beganFEMA numberTypeTitleMapped hazardCounty Public Assistancefederal share obligated, nominal dollarsFlagsNotes
2023-04-032023-02-21DR-4699-CAMajor disasterSEVERE WINTER STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDESIce Storm; Inland Flooding; Landslide; Strong Wind; Winter Weather$1,043,154.35during plan review, check whether your last plan included it; within last 5 years
2023-01-142022-12-27DR-4683-CAMajor disasterSEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDESInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Landslide, Winter Weather$1,915,579.25within last 5 years
2023-01-092023-01-08EM-3591-CAEmergencySEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDESInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Landslide, Winter Weathernone foundwithin last 5 yearssame incident as DR-4683
2020-03-222020-01-20DR-4482-CAMajor disasterCOVID-19 PANDEMICNon-natural, not counted$38,113,244.59
2020-03-132020-01-20EM-3428-CAEmergencyCOVID-19Non-natural, not countednone foundsame incident as DR-4482
2019-05-172019-02-24DR-4434-CAMajor disasterSEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDESInland Flooding; Landslide; Winter Weather$319,460.10
2019-05-012019-02-13DR-4431-CAMajor disasterSEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDESInland Flooding; Landslide; Winter Weather$1,935,611.28
2017-04-012017-02-01DR-4308-CAMajor disasterSEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDESInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Landslide, Winter Weather$2,943,087.60
2017-02-142017-01-03DR-4301-CAMajor disasterSEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDESInland Flooding; Landslide; Winter Weather$3,809,032.93
2006-06-052006-03-29DR-1646-CAMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDESInland Flooding; Landslide$3,066,789.36
2006-02-032005-12-17DR-1628-CAMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, MUDSLIDES, AND LANDSLIDESInland Flooding; Landslide$10,238,711.78
2005-09-132005-08-29EM-3248-CAEmergencyHURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATIONHurricane: evacuation support, not a local hazard event; not countednone found
1998-02-091998-02-02DR-1203-CAMajor disasterSEVERE WINTER STORMS AND FLOODINGInland Flooding; Winter Weathernone found
1997-01-041996-12-28DR-1155-CAMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, MUD AND LANDSLIDESInland Flooding; Landslidenone found
1995-03-121995-02-13DR-1046-CAMajor disasterSEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING LANDSLIDES, MUD FLOWInland Flooding; Landslide; Winter Weathernone found
1995-01-101995-01-03DR-1044-CAMajor disasterSEVERE WINTER STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, MUD FLOWSInland Flooding; Landslide; Winter Weathernone found
1991-02-111990-12-19DR-894-CAMajor disasterSEVERE FREEZECold WavePA not declared for this county
1989-10-181989-10-17DR-845-CAMajor disasterLOMA PRIETA EARTHQUAKEEarthquakenone found
1986-02-211986-02-12DR-758-CAMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS & FLOODINGInland Floodingnone found
1983-02-091983-01-21DR-677-CAMajor disasterCOASTAL STORMS, FLOODS, SLIDES & TORNADOESCoastal Flooding; Inland Flooding; Landslide; Tornadonone found
1982-01-071981-12-19DR-651-CAMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS, FLOOD, MUDSLIDES & HIGH TIDEInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Landslidenone found
1977-01-201977-01-20EM-3023-CAEmergencyDROUGHTDroughtnone found
1973-02-081973-02-08DR-364-CAMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS, HIGH TIDES & FLOODINGInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Coastal Floodingnone found
1970-02-161970-02-16DR-283-CAMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS & FLOODINGInland Floodingnone found
1969-01-261969-01-26DR-253-CAMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS & FLOODINGInland Floodingnone found
1964-12-241964-12-24DR-183-CAMajor disasterHEAVY RAINS & FLOODINGInland Floodingnone found

School districts and special districts in this county: $1,890,005.91 (included in the county total above). Public Assistance matched by applicant name to the school districts and special districts FEMA lists as plan members in this county. They are not shown as member blocks, so their total is listed here. These dollars are already included in the county PA column of the declarations table (the FEMA record places each applicant in this county); do not add this line to the county total.

County Public Assistance: applicants the FEMA record places in this county, including any state agencies FEMA files there; statewide rows are listed on the state page; federal share obligated, nominal dollars.

Dollars are nominal (as reported), labeled with the year; not adjusted for inflation.

Statewide declarations

DeclaredIncident beganFEMA numberTypeTitleMapped hazardFlagsNotes
1964-04-011964-04-01DR-169-CAMajor disasterSEISMIC SEA WAVETsunami
1963-12-211963-12-21DR-161-CAMajor disasterFLOOD DUE TO BROKEN DAMOther, not an NRI hazard; not counted
1963-02-251963-02-25DR-145-CAMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS, HEAVY RAINS & FLOODINGInland Flooding
1962-10-241962-10-24DR-138-CAMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS & FLOODINGInland Flooding
1962-03-061962-03-06DR-122-CAMajor disasterFLOODSInland Flooding
1961-11-161961-11-16DR-119-CAMajor disasterFIRE (LOS ANGELES COUNTY)Wildfire
1958-04-041958-04-04DR-82-CAMajor disasterHEAVY RAINSTORMS & FLOODInland Flooding
1956-12-291956-12-29DR-65-CAMajor disasterFOREST FIREWildfire
1955-12-231955-12-23DR-47-CAMajor disasterFLOODInland Flooding
1954-02-051954-02-05DR-15-CAMajor disasterFLOOD & EROSIONInland Flooding

FEMA recorded these with designated area Statewide and no county. Listed on every county page in the state; not counted with county rows.

5 Fire Management declarations (1977-08-07 to 1988-09-13) FEMA filed as Statewide with no county; each names one local fire. Listed on the state page.

Source

FEMA, OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2, version 2026-09-27T010817Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries (API)

Public Assistance filed under this county for declarations that do not list it: 2 rows, $44,496.59

FEMA numberDeclaredTitleApplicantPA obligatedfederal share obligated, nominal dollars
DR-4344-CA2017-10-10WILDFIRESSonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District$36,185.19
DR-4193-CA2014-09-11EARTHQUAKENorth Coast Railroad Authority$8,311.40

FEMA's Public Assistance summaries file these applicants under this county, but FEMA's declaration rows for these disasters do not designate it (an electric cooperative or district serving several counties, for example). Not in any declaration row above and not counted.

Previous occurrences by hazard, with explicit no-event rows

HazardStorm Events recordsfull periodSince plan approvalrecordsDuring plan reviewrecordsLast 5 yearsrecordsDeclared incidentsdistinct incidentsDeclared since approvaldistinct incidentsPeriodStatement
Avalanche0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Coastal Flooding27519201996 to 2026-06-30
Cold Wave12001101996 to 2026-06-30Includes 10 Frost/Freeze records, event types the NRI definition of this hazard leaves out.
Drought0000101996 to 2026-06-30No Storm Events records of this type; 1 federal declared incident (see declarations table)
Earthquake000010No Storm Events record; local data required (e.g., USGS).
Hail12000001955 to 2026-06-30
Heat Wave226213001996 to 2026-06-30
Hurricane0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Ice Storm0000101996 to 2026-06-30No Storm Events records of this type; 1 federal declared incident (see declarations table)
Inland Flooding114135211901996 to 2026-06-30
Landslide310001301996 to 2026-06-30
Lightning2000001996 to 2026-06-30
Strong Wind18620535101955 to 2026-06-30Includes 61 High Wind records and 121 Strong Wind records, event types the NRI definition of this hazard leaves out.
Tornado1000101950 to 2026-06-30
Tsunami0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Volcanic Activity0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Wildfire23101001996 to 2026-06-30
Winter Weather2000901996 to 2026-06-30

Sources

NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/

FEMA, OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2, version 2026-09-27T010817Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries (API)

NOAA National Weather Service, NWS county-public forecast zones correlation file, version bp03mr20 to bp16ap26 (11 files; newest bp16ap26), pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.weather.gov/gis/ZoneCounty

Notable Storm Events records

DateEvent typeMagnitude or extentDamagenominal dollarsDirect deaths, injuriesindirect not countedLocationFlagsWhy listed
2026-03-21Strong Wind26 kt (30 mph) estimated gust$0 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2026 dollars)1, 1NWS zone CAZ505 (COASTAL NORTH BAY INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesnew since last plan; within last 5 yearsdeaths or injuries recorded
2025-12-25Thunderstorm Wind78 kt (90 mph) measured gust$0 property; $0 crops (2025 dollars)0, 0WOODACREnew since last plan; within last 5 yearsB1-c worst recorded: Thunderstorm Wind
2025-12-24High Wind94 kt (108 mph) measured gust$0 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2025 dollars)0, 0NWS zone CAZ502 (MARIN COASTAL RANGE), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesnew since last plan; within last 5 yearsB1-c worst recorded: High Wind and Strong Wind (outside NRI Strong Wind definition)
2024-10-02Heat$0 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2024 dollars)0, 19NWS zone CAZ506 (NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesnew since last plan; within last 5 yearsB1-c worst recorded: Excessive Heat, Heat
2020-08-17Wildfiredamage not reported3, 5NWS zone CAZ507 (NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesdeaths or injuries recorded
2013-05-01Wildfire$500,000 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2013 dollars)0, 0NWS zone CAZ507 (NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesB1-c worst recorded: Wildfire
2009-09-12Lightning$30,000 property; $0 crops (2009 dollars)0, 0MILL VLYB1-c worst recorded: Lightning
2006-04-01Debris Flow$14,400,000 property; $20,000,000 crops, reported for the zone (2006 dollars)1, 0NWS zone CAZ506 (NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesB1-c worst recorded: Debris Flow
2006-03-11Winter Weatherdamage not reported2, 15NWS zone CAZ505 (COASTAL NORTH BAY INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesdeaths or injuries recorded
2006-01-01Flood$108,000,000 property; crops not reported (2006 dollars)0, 0COUNTYWIDEB1-c worst recorded: Flash Flood, Flood, Lakeshore Flood
2005-12-31Coastal Flood$340,000 property; crops not reported, reported for the zone (2005 dollars)0, 0NWS zone CAZ505 (COASTAL NORTH BAY INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesB1-c worst recorded: Coastal Flood, Storm Surge/Tide
1996-12-23TornadoF1, 6 mi within this county, 20 yd wide$200,000 property; $5,000 crops (1996 dollars)0, 0TOMALESB1-c worst recorded: Tornado

The full list is in the XLSX file, sheet "B1-d Storm Events history" (432 rows).

Storm Events records are more complete after 1996; before 1996 only Tornado (from 1950), Hail and Thunderstorm Wind (from 1955) exist. Zone-level records are placed with NWS zone-county files, which exist from 2020 on; an earlier record is placed by its zone number in the nearest later file only when its zone name matches that file, records from zones NWS renumbered are placed by name or left out, and a record whose zone is in no known file is left out of every count, so counts before 2020 can be low. Some current zones are also missing from the NWS files, so recent counts can be low too.

Sources

NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/

NOAA National Weather Service, NWS county-public forecast zones correlation file, version bp03mr20 to bp16ap26 (11 files; newest bp16ap26), pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.weather.gov/gis/ZoneCounty

FEMA, OpenFEMA HazardMitigationPlanStatuses v1, version 2026-09-26T121003Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/HazardMitigationPlanStatuses (API)

State-declared emergencies are not in federal data. Add them from your state emergency management agency.

Tribal and special-area declarations in this state are listed on the state page.

Supports B1-e: probability

Probability: FEMA annualized frequency and descriptor per hazard

HazardFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)unit per rowUnitIn plain termsDescriptorDescriptor basisNRI events or days in its record period (hail, wind and tornado are area-weighted, so can be fractional)NRI periodLocationNote
Avalancheevents per year1994 to 2023 (30 years)see B1-fNot Applicable in NRI for this county; no descriptor.
Coastal Flooding1.62events per year at a location (modeled)about 1.6 per year at a given location in the countyHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shownmodeledsee B1-fDescriptor from NRI: the rate at a location is 1 or more a year, so the county rate is at least that.
Cold Wave0event-days per yearnone modeledPossibleevent-days in 2 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (6.67%)02005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywideNRI models no cold wave event-days here (2005-11-12 to 2024-11-12, 19 years), but Storm Events has a record in 2 of 30 years. The descriptor comes from Storm Events, which records events NRI's definition leaves out, so the two use different thresholds; read them together. Frost/Freeze records are not counted in this descriptor: they record crop freezes, not cold waves.
Drought29event-days per yearabout 29 days per yearevent-days in 0 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (0%)9592000 to 2025 (25.25 years; D3 and D4 only)countywideNo recorded event-days, 1996 to 2025; descriptor not assigned
Earthquake0.0975annual probability at a locationchance a given location in the county has at least minor-damage shaking in a year: 9.75%not shownmodeledsee B1-fDescriptor not assigned: the NRI value is the chance at a location in the county, not how often the hazard affects the county, and Storm Events does not record earthquakes.
Hail0.0199events per yearabout 1 in 50 yearsPossibleFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)0.8 (modeled)1986 to 2023 (38 years)countywide
Heat Wave4.53event-days per yearabout 4.53 days per yearLikelyevent-days in 8 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (26.7%)43.42005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywideNRI gives about 4.53 heat wave event-days a year here (its annualized frequency over 19 years; not its event count divided by the years), but Storm Events has a record in only 8 of 30 years. NRI counts from a different source that records far more events than Storm Events, so this descriptor reads much lower than NRI's frequency; read the two together.
Hurricaneevents per year1851 to 2024 (Atlantic); 1949 to 2024 (Pacific)see B1-fNot Applicable in NRI for this county; no descriptor.
Ice Stormevent-days per year1946-12-31 to 2014-02-12 (67 years)countywideNot Applicable in NRI for this county; no descriptor.
Inland Flooding2.11event-days per yearabout 2.11 days per yearLikelyevent-days in 19 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (63.3%)591996 to 2023 (28 years)see B1-f
Landslide12events per year (modeled)about 12 per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shownmodeledsee B1-f
Lightning3.29days per year with a strikeabout 3.29 days per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shown1995 to 2023 (29 years; CONUS)countywide
Strong Wind0.0315events per yearabout 1 in 32 yearsPossibleFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)11986 to 2023 (38 years)countywide
Tornado0.0498events per yearabout 1 in 20 yearsPossibleFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shown1950 to 2023 (EF2+); 1986 to 2023 (EF0-1)see B1-f
Tsunami0.342annual probability at the most exposed location (used in place of a county value)chance at the county's most exposed location in a year: 34.2%Storm Events records in 0 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (0%)not shownmodeledsee B1-fNo Storm Events record of this hazard, 1996 to 2025; descriptor not assigned (the NRI value is the chance at a location in the county, not how often the hazard affects the county)
Volcanic Activity0.0001annual probabilityabout 1 in 10,000 yearsUnlikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shownmodeledsee B1-f
Wildfire0.00256annual probability at a locationchance a given location in the county burns in a year: 0.256%LikelyStorm Events records in 7 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (23.3%)not shownmodeledsee B1-fDescriptor from Storm Events, not NRI: the NRI value is the chance at a location in the county, not how often the hazard affects the county.
Winter Weather0.392event-days per yearabout 0.392 days per yearPossibleevent-days in 2 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (6.67%)4.822005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywide

FEMA annualized frequency (modeled) comes from the National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025). It is not recorded events divided by years, and what it measures depends on the hazard. For most hazards it estimates how often the hazard affects this county each year: it counts events or event-days (drought, heat wave, cold wave, winter weather, ice storm and inland flooding are in days per year; lightning is the number of days per year with a recorded cloud-to-ground strike, from the NOAA Storm Prediction Center daily lightning climatology); it may count events in the surrounding area (hail, strong wind, tornado, hurricane and ice storm use a 49 km grid and buffers) and is averaged over the county's area; and some hazards use a minimum value for places with no recorded event. Earthquake, wildfire and coastal flooding are different: FEMA computes them for each census block and averages them over the county, so the value is the chance (for coastal flooding, the modeled number of floods per year) at a location in the county, which is lower than the chance that the hazard strikes somewhere in the county. Earthquake is the chance of at least minor-damage shaking (U.S. Geological Survey model); wildfire is the chance that a location burns in a large fire (U.S. Forest Service burn probability); coastal flooding comes from FEMA flood zones and NOAA high-tide flooding, so it can be above 1 where high-tide flooding is frequent. Tsunami is the value at the county's most exposed location, from recorded events and modeled return periods. For these four hazards the packet gives no "1 in N years" and takes the descriptor from Storm Events (none for earthquake) unless the value is 1 or more a year. Landslide is a U.S. Geological Survey modeled county rate spread by slope susceptibility. Volcanic activity is the chance that a volcano affecting the county erupts in a year. Drought counts only extreme and exceptional drought (D3 and D4). Source: FEMA, National Risk Index Technical Documentation v1.20, sections 5.2.2 (Table 5), 5.2.3, 7.4, 10.4, 16.5, 17.1, 17.3.1, 17.5, 20.3.1, 21.4, 22.4 and 6 to 23.

Sources

FEMA, FEMA National Risk Index 1.20.0 (December 2025), county and census tract tables, version 1.20.0, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_Counties.zip (download, 25 MB), https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_CensusTracts.zip (download, 635 MB)

NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/

Descriptor scale used in this packet (defined per unit)

UnitDescriptorDefinition
events per yearHighly likely1 or more per year
events per yearLikelyabout once in 1 to 10 years
events per yearPossibleabout once in 10 to 100 years
events per yearUnlikelyless than once in 100 years
annual probabilityLikely10% to under 100% chance in a given year
annual probabilityPossible1% to under 10% chance in a given year
annual probabilityUnlikelyunder 1% chance in a given year
event-days (share of years)Highly likelyevent-days recorded in 90% or more of years
event-days (share of years)Likelyevent-days recorded in 10% to under 90% of years
event-days (share of years)Possibleevent-days recorded in some years but under 10% of years
lightning strike-daysHighly likelycloud-to-ground strikes on 1 or more days per year

Sources

FEMA, FEMA National Risk Index 1.20.0 (December 2025), county and census tract tables, version 1.20.0, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_Counties.zip (download, 25 MB), https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_CensusTracts.zip (download, 635 MB)

NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/

Intensity bands: historical frequency (Storm Events)

HazardBandYearsEventscounty-coded recordsYears in periodEvents per yearevents / years
Hail1.00-1.99 in1996 to 20250300
Hail2.00 in+1996 to 20250300
Strong Wind (Thunderstorm Wind records)50-64 kt1996 to 20253300.1
Strong Wind (Thunderstorm Wind records)65 kt+1996 to 20251300.0333
Strong Wind (Thunderstorm Wind records)unmeasured or below 50 kt1996 to 20250300
TornadoEF0-11996 to 20251300.0333
TornadoEF2-31996 to 20250300
TornadoEF4-51996 to 20250300
Tornadounrated (EFU)1996 to 20250300

Hail smaller than 1 inch is not counted: on 2010-01-05 the National Weather Service raised its severe-hail threshold from 3/4 inch to 1 inch, so smaller reports became less common after 2009 (NWS Service Change Notice 09-52). NRI hail frequency uses a 0.75 inch threshold.

Source

NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/

Optional: future conditions. Not a required item in the 2025 FEMA Local Mitigation Planning Policy Guide; some states ask for it. The federal Climate Mapping for Resilience and Adaptation (CMRA) site gives county exposure to future climate conditions.

Supports B1-f: variation across the planning area

Range of census tract risk within the county

HazardTractsrated of allRisk score minNRI score, 0 to 100MedianMaxTracts by ratingNote
Avalanche0 of 62Not Applicable 62
Coastal Flooding39 of 6270.995.3100.0Very High 9, Relatively High 10, Relatively Moderate 10, Relatively Low 7, Very Low 3, No Rating 23
Cold Wave0 of 62No Rating 62National data give a county-wide or coarse (49 km grid or NWS zone) frequency for this hazard, so they cannot show members' hazard differing. The tract range above mostly reflects where buildings and people are. Confirm locally.
Drought16 of 6269.579.094.7Relatively Moderate 3, Relatively Low 5, Very Low 8, No Rating 46National data give a county-wide or coarse (49 km grid or NWS zone) frequency for this hazard, so they cannot show members' hazard differing. Agriculture is all of NRI's expected annual loss for this hazard in the county, so the tract range above mostly reflects where crop and livestock value is, not where buildings and people are. Confirm locally.
Earthquake62 of 6280.092.999.6Very High 10, Relatively High 40, Relatively Moderate 12
Hail62 of 621.12.414.0Very Low 62National data give a county-wide or coarse (49 km grid or NWS zone) frequency for this hazard, so they cannot show members' hazard differing. The tract range above mostly reflects where buildings and people are. Confirm locally.
Heat Wave62 of 622.924.551.3Relatively Low 43, Very Low 19National data give a county-wide or coarse (49 km grid or NWS zone) frequency for this hazard, so they cannot show members' hazard differing. The tract range above mostly reflects where buildings and people are. Confirm locally.
Hurricane0 of 62Not Applicable 62
Ice Storm0 of 62Not Applicable 62National data give a county-wide or coarse (49 km grid or NWS zone) frequency for this hazard, so they cannot show members' hazard differing. The tract range above mostly reflects where buildings and people are. Confirm locally.
Inland Flooding62 of 624.084.299.7Very High 16, Relatively High 19, Relatively Moderate 17, Relatively Low 8, Very Low 2
Landslide61 of 6220.996.299.9Very High 1, Relatively High 4, Relatively Moderate 29, Relatively Low 20, Very Low 7, No Rating 1
Lightning62 of 621.512.424.2Relatively Low 7, Very Low 55National data give a county-wide or coarse (49 km grid or NWS zone) frequency for this hazard, so they cannot show members' hazard differing. The tract range above mostly reflects where buildings and people are. Confirm locally.
Strong Wind62 of 623.510.516.2Very Low 62National data give a county-wide or coarse (49 km grid or NWS zone) frequency for this hazard, so they cannot show members' hazard differing. The tract range above mostly reflects where buildings and people are. Confirm locally.
Tornado62 of 622.27.118.4Very Low 62
Tsunami38 of 6212.964.993.0Relatively Moderate 8, Relatively Low 19, Very Low 11, Not Applicable 24
Volcanic Activity58 of 6240.755.973.4Very Low 58, No Rating 4
Wildfire56 of 6219.581.999.3Very High 1, Relatively High 3, Relatively Moderate 14, Relatively Low 25, Very Low 13, No Rating 6
Winter Weather57 of 6210.814.719.1Relatively Low 1, Very Low 56, No Rating 5National data give a county-wide or coarse (49 km grid or NWS zone) frequency for this hazard, so they cannot show members' hazard differing. The tract range above mostly reflects where buildings and people are. Confirm locally.

Rated tracts only: No Rating (score 0.0), Not Applicable and Insufficient Data tracts are counted but not used for the minimum, median and maximum.

Source

FEMA, FEMA National Risk Index 1.20.0 (December 2025), county and census tract tables, version 1.20.0, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_Counties.zip (download, 25 MB), https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_CensusTracts.zip (download, 635 MB)

Per-member block (Starter, confirm locally)

MemberTypePlan statusRepetitive lossFMA RL and SRL (44 CFR 77.2); repeat-flood, any definitionPublic Assistance matchedfederal share obligated, nominal dollarsEvent records naming this placeall years; since the member's planNotes
Marin CountyCountyApproved, expires 2029-01-30FMA RL 3, SRL 11; any 83$31,488,275.470; 0Includes $27,573,213.69 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4482-CA).
Belvedere cityCityApproved, expires 2029-01-30FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 2none found0; 0
Corte Madera townTownApproved, expires 2029-01-30FMA RL 0, SRL 1; any 11$236,377.275; 0
Fairfax townTownApproved, expires 2029-01-30FMA RL 1, SRL 1; any 6$2,016,200.401; 0Includes $158,015.60 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4482-CA).
Larkspur cityCityApproved, expires 2029-01-30FMA RL 0, SRL 1; any 7$1,796,426.848; 2
Mill Valley cityCityApproved, expires 2029-01-30FMA RL 0, SRL 1; any 9$1,522,358.580; 0
Novato cityCityApproved, expires 2029-01-30FMA RL 0, SRL 2; any 41$284,449.643; 0
Ross townTownApproved, expires 2029-01-30FMA RL 0, SRL 4; any 15$211,944.832; 0
San Anselmo townTownApproved, expires 2029-01-30FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 4$2,946,674.562; 0Includes $18,574.12 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4482-CA).
San Rafael cityCityApproved, expires 2029-01-30FMA RL 0, SRL 7; any 46$2,889,381.914; 0Includes $119,580.96 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4482-CA).
Sausalito cityCityApproved, expires 2029-01-30FMA RL 0, SRL 2; any 6$728,566.3410; 0
Tiburon townTownApproved, expires 2029-01-30FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 4$549,751.670; 0

Member rows are whole NFIP communities and need not add up to the county total: a community that extends into another county is counted in full on each member row, while the county table counts only its part in this county.

School districts and special districts get a plan clock row only.

Sources

FEMA, OpenFEMA HazardMitigationPlanStatuses v1, version 2026-09-26T121003Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/HazardMitigationPlanStatuses (API)

FEMA, OpenFEMA NfipMultipleLossProperties v1, version 2026-08-04T164045Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/NfipMultipleLossProperties (API)

FEMA, OpenFEMA PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries v1, version 2026-09-26T151157Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries (API)

NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/

Supports B2-a and B2-b: assets and impacts

Local data required

County-level starter. The plan must describe impacts for each participant and its own assets.

  • Critical facilities and lifelines per hazard
  • A problem statement per participant per hazard
  • Changes in development in hazard-prone areas since the last approval, or a statement of none (E1-a)
  • Future assets

County-level starter: exposure, expected annual loss and damage since the plan

HazardBuilding exposuremodeled dollarsAgriculture exposuremodeled dollarsPopulation exposedpeopleEAL buildingsmodeled dollars per yearEAL agriculturemodeled dollars per yearEAL population equivalencestatistical value of life and injury, $13.7M per life, not property damageEAL as % of exposurebuildings; agriculture where notedStorm Events damage since 2024-01-31county-coded records, property plus crops, nominal dollarsZone-level damage since planproperty plus crops, reported for the zonePublic Assistance since plannominal dollars; see noteNote
AvalancheNot Applicable in NRI for this county
Coastal Flooding$19,199,217,11370,387$19,709,910$73,3780.103%$0
Cold Wave$0$00$0$0$0building exposure is 0 in NRI
Drought$11,007,168$183,0121.66% (agriculture)NRI has no building exposure for this hazard; agriculture shown
Earthquake$115,752,540,914262,321$83,866,586$25,801,3130.0725%
Hail$70,463,360,157$122,756,581262,172$6,571$531$1,556under 0.0001%
Heat Wave$70,463,360,157$122,756,581262,168$69$327$1,300,244under 0.0001%$0
HurricaneNot Applicable in NRI for this county
Ice StormNot Applicable in NRI for this county
Inland Flooding$70,166,969,817$83,284,89240,992$115,135,489$315,166$561,435n/a (see note)$20NRI counts the full building value of any census block with some flood loss; this is not the value of buildings in the floodplain. Use local FIRM overlays for B2-a/B2-b. EAL as % of exposure: n/a.
Landslide$18,483,525,86767,047$783,700$1,130,2500.00424%
Lightning$70,463,360,157262,172$7,957$138,348under 0.0001%
Strong Wind$70,463,360,157$122,756,581262,172$45,791$8$50,207under 0.0001%$0$50Storm Events damage since the plan includes 5 zone-level Strong Wind records ($50), an event type the NRI definition of this hazard leaves out.
Tornado$70,463,360,157$122,756,581262,172$180,823$86$61,5540.000257%
Tsunami$36,914,806,25039,734$6,374,117$00.0173%
Volcanic Activity$70,463,360,157262,172under $1$56under 0.0001%
Wildfire$7,976,111,226$88,046,52335,856$3,460,593$1,063$154,6970.0434%$10
Winter Weather$61,479,644,470$91,765,291232,066$56under $1$3,060under 0.0001%

Totals since 2024-01-31 (Storm Events through 2026-06-30): 15 county-coded records, 15 with a damage value recorded (including $0), $20; 30 zone-level records, 30 with a damage value recorded (including $0), $60 reported for the zone; Public Assistance on counted declarations none found (0 declarations, 0 with PA).

Total = buildings + agriculture + population equivalence; FEMA values each expected death (or 10 injuries) at $13.7 million (2024 dollars).

FEMA does not split Public Assistance by hazard. A declaration mapped to several hazards is listed under each of them with its full amount, so the per-hazard column must not be added up; the unit total counts each declaration once.

Dollars are nominal (as reported), labeled with the year; not adjusted for inflation.

Sources

FEMA, FEMA National Risk Index 1.20.0 (December 2025), county and census tract tables, version 1.20.0, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_Counties.zip (download, 25 MB), https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_CensusTracts.zip (download, 635 MB)

NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/

NOAA National Weather Service, NWS county-public forecast zones correlation file, version bp03mr20 to bp16ap26 (11 files; newest bp16ap26), pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.weather.gov/gis/ZoneCounty

FEMA, OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2, version 2026-09-27T010817Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries (API)

FEMA, OpenFEMA PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries v1, version 2026-09-26T151157Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries (API)

FEMA, OpenFEMA HazardMitigationPlanStatuses v1, version 2026-09-26T121003Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/HazardMitigationPlanStatuses (API)

Supports B2-a: context

County context

MeasureValue
Population262,172
Building value (total, not at risk)$70,463,360,157
Agriculture value (total, not at risk)$122,756,581
NRI risk rating (all hazards)Relatively High
Expected annual loss, buildings and agriculture, all hazards$230,071,854
Expected annual loss, population equivalence, all hazards (NRI values each statistical life at $13.7M; a modeled value of expected deaths and injuries, not property damage)$29,276,098
Social vulnerability ratingRelatively Low
Community resilience ratingVery High
NRI versionDecember 2025

FEMA's all-hazard expected annual loss total adds buildings, agriculture and population equivalence; the two parts are shown separately so the property figure is not read as including the statistical value of life.

Source

FEMA, FEMA National Risk Index 1.20.0 (December 2025), county and census tract tables, version 1.20.0, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_Counties.zip (download, 25 MB), https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_CensusTracts.zip (download, 635 MB)

Supports B2-c: repetitive loss

Repetitive loss in this county, both definitions

DefinitionPropertiesSevere repetitive lossProperties
Repetitive loss, FMA definition (44 CFR 77.2)4Severe repetitive loss, FMA definition (44 CFR 77.2)30
Repetitive loss, NFIP insurance definition233Severe repetitive loss, NFIP insurance definition28

Your state NFIP coordinator's list may use the NFIP insurance definition, so its counts can be higher.

Repeat-flood properties: county and state-level rows

ScopeRL, FMApropertiesSRL, FMApropertiesRL, NFIPpropertiesSRL, NFIPpropertiesAny categorypropertiesMitigatedpropertiesCurrently insuredproperties
County total43023328235181
MARIN COUNTY*311831183022
FAIRFAX, TOWN OF1161604
MILL VALLEY, CITY OF0191902
NOVATO, CITY OF0241241022
ROSS, TOWN OF041531509
SAN ANSELMO, TOWN OF0040404
SAUSALITO, CITY OF0262601
BELVEDERE, CITY OF0020200
TIBURON, TOWN OF0040401
CORTE MADERA, TOWN OF011111102
LARKSPUR, CITY OF0171702
SAN RAFAEL, CITY OF0744646112
Unknown (community ID Unknown in FEMA data)0010100
State level, not in this county: county not reported0130410

Repeat-flood properties by plan member (NFIP community)

MemberNFIP community IDRL, FMApropertiesSRL, FMApropertiesRL, NFIPpropertiesSRL, NFIPpropertiesAny categorypropertiesMitigatedpropertiesCurrently insuredpropertiesNote
Marin County060173311831183022
Belvedere city0604290020200
Corte Madera town065023011111102
Fairfax town0601751161604
Larkspur city0650400171702
Mill Valley city0601770191902
Novato city0601780241241022
Ross town060179041531509
San Anselmo town0601800040404
San Rafael city0650580744646112
Sausalito city0601820262601
Tiburon town0604300040401

Per-member types: XLSX sheet 'B2-c Members'.

Member rows are whole NFIP communities and need not add up to the county total: a community that extends into another county is counted in full on each member row, while the county table counts only its part in this county.

County repeat-flood properties by occupancy group

Occupancy groupRL, FMApropertiesSRL, FMApropertiesRL, NFIPpropertiesSRL, NFIPpropertiesAny categorypropertiesMitigatedpropertiesCurrently insuredproperties
single-family residential32117119173170
2 to 4 unit residential011111102
other residential0161601
non-residential174574508
not reported0000000

Institutional properties cannot be separated in this data: FEMA's occupancy groups have no institutional class, so they fall in non-residential or other residential in the table by occupancy group.

FMA RL and FMA SRL are the Flood Mitigation Assistance definitions (44 CFR 77.2), the ones the FEMA Local Mitigation Planning Policy Guide cites; OpenFEMA's fmaRl field description omits the Increased Cost of Compliance clause of 44 CFR 77.2(i). NFIP repetitive loss (FEMA insurance definition, nfipRl) is 2 or more claims over $1,000 in 10 years and can drop to false when a property is mitigated. Also shown: NFIP severe repetitive loss, any category, mitigated and currently insured.

Your state NFIP coordinator's list may use the NFIP insurance definition, so its counts can be higher.

Counts are aggregates of FEMA's public NFIP Multiple Loss Properties file (as of 2026-08-02). No property is identified. County assignment is FEMA's geocode.

Counts may differ from your state NFIP coordinator's list, which is the source the Handbook names.

In this county 0 properties are FMA repetitive loss but not NFIP repetitive loss, and 229 properties are NFIP repetitive loss but not FMA repetitive loss.

Exact counts; no count suppression.

Sources

Every table above lists its own sources. The full list, for the plan's bibliography (FEMA review item A4-a):

  1. FEMA, OpenFEMA HazardMitigationPlanStatuses v1, version 2026-09-26T121003Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/HazardMitigationPlanStatuses (API)
  2. FEMA, OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2, version 2026-09-27T010817Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries (API)
  3. FEMA, OpenFEMA PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries v1, version 2026-09-26T151157Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries (API)
  4. FEMA, OpenFEMA NfipMultipleLossProperties v1, version 2026-08-04T164045Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/NfipMultipleLossProperties (API)
  5. FEMA, FEMA National Risk Index 1.20.0 (December 2025), county and census tract tables, version 1.20.0, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_Counties.zip (download, 25 MB), https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_CensusTracts.zip (download, 635 MB)
  6. NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/
  7. NOAA National Weather Service, NWS county-public forecast zones correlation file, version bp03mr20 to bp16ap26 (11 files; newest bp16ap26), pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.weather.gov/gis/ZoneCounty
  8. U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2024 Gazetteer, 2020 place by county, CT county-to-cousub crosswalk, version 2024-gazetteer, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_counties_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_cousubs_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_place_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_unsd_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_elsd_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_scsd_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/reference/codes2020/national_place_by_county2020.txt, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/reference/ct_change/ct_cou_to_cousub_crosswalk.xlsx

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Cite this: Hazard Plain (2026). Marin County, CA: risk-assessment baseline packet, release 2026-10 (data as of 2026-09-28; County area 06041). Preview: automated baseline. Built from FEMA OpenFEMA, the FEMA National Risk Index and NOAA NCEI Storm Events; source versions in the packet's Sources list.

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