Hazard Plain Preview: automated baseline

Putnam County, NY

Risk-assessment baseline packet

Unit
County area 36079
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
Expired on 2026-06-08
Plan
Putnam County 2021 (FEMA plan 107443)
Approved
2021-06-09
Expires
2026-06-08
As of
2026-09-28
Days
112 days since expiry
Update underway
FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress

Generally not eligible for FEMA mitigation project grants (HMGP, FMA) until a new plan is approved, barring a 44 CFR 201.6(a)(3) exception. Planning grants are not affected.

What changed since your last plan (approved 2021-06-09)

New federal declarations
EM-3565-NY, EM-3572-NY, DR-4615-NY, DR-4723-NY (4 declaration rows; 3 counted incidents)
Storm Events records since approval
56 (data through 2026-06-30)
Repetitive loss now
FMA RL 0, SRL 4 (44 CFR 77.2); any definition: 25
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

JurisdictionTypeStatusPlanApprovedExpiresDays to expirynegative = days since expiryUpdate underwayNotes
Putnam CountyCountyExpired on 2026-06-08Putnam County 2021 (FEMA plan 107443)2021-06-092026-06-08-112FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
Brewster villageVillageExpired on 2026-06-08Putnam County 2021 (FEMA plan 107443)2021-06-092026-06-08-112FEMA tracker shows a plan in progressmember approved 2021-07-23
Nelsonville villageVillageExpired on 2026-06-08Putnam County 2021 (FEMA plan 107443)2021-06-092026-06-08-112FEMA tracker shows a plan in progressmember approved 2021-07-16
Carmel townTownExpired on 2026-06-08Putnam County 2021 (FEMA plan 107443)2021-06-092026-06-08-112FEMA tracker shows a plan in progressmember approved 2021-06-22
Kent townTownExpired on 2026-06-08Putnam County 2021 (FEMA plan 107443)2021-06-092026-06-08-112FEMA tracker shows a plan in progressmember approved 2021-06-28
Patterson townTownExpired on 2026-06-08Putnam County 2021 (FEMA plan 107443)2021-06-092026-06-08-112FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
Philipstown townTownExpired on 2026-06-08Putnam County 2021 (FEMA plan 107443)2021-06-092026-06-08-112FEMA tracker shows a plan in progressmember approved 2021-07-15
Putnam Valley townTownExpired on 2026-06-08Putnam County 2021 (FEMA plan 107443)2021-06-092026-06-08-112FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
Southeast townTownExpired on 2026-06-08Putnam County 2021 (FEMA plan 107443)2021-06-092026-06-08-112FEMA tracker shows a plan in progressmember approved 2021-07-23

Source

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

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

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 LowRelatively Low$13,573,672$57$14,217$13,587,94632
2HurricaneRelatively LowRelatively Low$1,225,675$20,086$40,271$1,286,0322
3Strong WindRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$455,718$116$683,556$1,139,390137Includes 18 High Wind records and 5 Strong Wind records, event types the NRI definition of this hazard leaves out.
4Cold WaveRelatively LowRelatively Moderate$158$540$1,041,532$1,042,2314
5EarthquakeRelatively LowRelatively Low$892,537$106,701$999,238Not in Storm Events. Storm Events coverage of this hazard is limited; absence is not evidence of low risk.
6TornadoRelatively LowRelatively Low$664,808$78$160,154$825,0392
7Heat WaveRelatively LowRelatively Lowunder $1$523$543,563$544,08610
8Ice StormRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$253,927$74,299$328,2267
9LightningRelatively LowRelatively Low$37,041$268,856$305,8976
10Winter WeatherRelatively LowRelatively Moderate$19,134$2$100,720$119,856106
11Coastal FloodingVery LowRelatively Low$27,190$1,023$28,2141
12LandslideRelatively LowRelatively Low$13,567$6,198$19,7640Declared 1 time; no Storm Events record of this type. Storm Events coverage of this hazard is limited; absence is not evidence of low risk.
13HailVery LowVery Low$7,021$1,632$9,251$17,90426
14WildfireVery LowVery Low$9,799$1$2,189$11,9900No 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.
15DroughtVery LowVery Low$5,341$5,34110
16AvalancheVery LowVery Lowunder $1$225$2250No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).
TsunamiNot ApplicableNot Applicable0NRI rates tsunami 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). Storm Events coverage of this hazard is limited; absence is not evidence of low risk.
Volcanic ActivityNot ApplicableNot Applicable0NRI rates volcanic activity 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). Storm Events coverage of this hazard is limited; absence is not evidence of low risk.

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.7 of 24
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.3 of 24
Cold WaveAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.24 of 24
DroughtAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.2 of 24
EarthquakeCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.24 of 24
HailAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.24 of 24
Heat WaveAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.24 of 24
HurricaneCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.24 of 24
Ice StormAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.24 of 24
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.24 of 24
LandslideCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.24 of 24
LightningAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.24 of 24
Strong WindAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.24 of 24
TornadoCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.24 of 24
TsunamiCensus 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 24
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.0 of 24
WildfireCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.24 of 24
Winter WeatherAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.24 of 24

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)1, 1996 to 1996 (1 zone-level)No damage reported in 1 records.Zone-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 chill4, 2000 to 2004 (4 zone-level)1 day to 2 days (median 2 days); 4 with a recorded value2 consecutive days, 2004-01-15 to 2004-01-16, 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 damage0Temperature: in event narratives only; local data required.
DroughtUS Drought Monitor D-scale10, 2001 to 2002 (10 zone-level)92 days to 214 days (median 153 days); 2 with a recorded value214 days (7 months), 2002-04-01 to 2002-10-31, a run of 7 consecutive Storm Events drought records, zone-levelZone-level records: applies countywide; national data do not locate these events within the county.Storm 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)33, 1970 to 20230.75 in to 1.75 in (median 0.88 in); 33 with a recorded value1.75 in hail, 2014-09-06; same size also recorded on 1992-07-15, 1995-07-11, 1998-05-20, 2007-08-03Event records naming member places: Carmel town (4 records), Brewster village (2 records), Nelsonville village (1 record).
Excessive Heat, Heatheat index (narratives)10, 1999 to 2016 (10 zone-level)1 day to 3 days (median 3 days); 9 with a recorded value3 consecutive days, 2006-08-01 to 2006-08-03, zone-levelZone-level records: applies countywide; national data do not locate these events within the county.Heat index: in event narratives only; local data required.
Hurricane, Tropical Storm, Tropical DepressionSaffir-Simpson2, 2008 to 2020 (2 zone-level)Strongest recorded (records with damage, a wind speed or direct casualties first, then storm type, category and wind): Tropical Storm record, 2008-09-06 to 2008-09-07, $4,000 property; crops not reported, reported for the zone (2008 dollars); NWS zone NYZ068 (PUTNAM), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesZone-level records: applies countywide; national data do not locate these events within the county.Storm 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)7, 1998 to 2025 (7 zone-level)No damage reported in 7 records.Zone-level records: applies countywide; national data do not locate these events within the county.Ice thickness: in event narratives only; local data required.
Flash Flood, Flood, Lakeshore Flooddamage and flood days (FIRM for depth)32, 1996 to 2025 (4 zone-level)Flash Flood, 1999-09-16, $1,900,000 property; crops not reported (1999 dollars)Event records naming member places: Patterson town (2 records), Brewster village (1 record), Nelsonville village (1 record). Zone-level records (4) apply countywide.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)0Physical measure: in event narratives only; local data required.
Lightningannualized frequency (the measure FEMA's Local Mitigation Planning Handbook names)6, 1998 to 2008Lightning, 2002-07-09, $500,000 property; crops not reported (2002 dollars)Event records naming member places: Patterson town (1 record).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)23, 1996 to 2024 (23 zone-level)40 kt (46 mph) to 59 kt (68 mph) (median 50 kt (58 mph)); 17 with a recorded value59 kt (68 mph) measured gust, High Wind, 2012-10-29; NWS zone NYZ068 (PUTNAM), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesHigh Wind, 2020-04-13, $50,000 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2020 dollars)Zone-level records: applies countywide; national data do not locate these events within the county.
Thunderstorm Windwind speed (kt and mph)148, 1968 to 202443 kt (49 mph) to 70 kt (81 mph) (median 52 kt (60 mph)); 113 with a recorded value70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust, Thunderstorm Wind, 2020-08-27Thunderstorm Wind, 1997-07-09, $30,000 property; crops not reported (1997 dollars)Event records naming member places: Brewster village (18 records), Carmel town (17 records), Patterson town (5 records), Nelsonville village (3 records), Putnam Valley town (1 record).
TornadoEnhanced Fujita (F before Feb 2007)6, 1968 to 2018F/EF0 to F/EF2 (median between F/EF1 and F/EF2); 6 with a recorded valueF2 tornado, 1989-07-10, 0.5 mi path length (records before 1996 may include the whole path; rating and listing come from the county where the tornado began), 100 yd wide, $25,000,000 property; crops not recorded (1989 dollars), 5 direct injuriesNo 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)0Acres burned: in event narratives only; local data required.
Winter Storm, Heavy Snow, Blizzard, Lake-Effect Snow, Winter Weather, Sleetnone in data (snowfall local)106, 1996 to 2026 (106 zone-level)No damage reported in 106 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
29
Counted incidents
18

Federal disaster declarations for this county

DeclaredIncident beganFEMA numberTypeTitleMapped hazardCounty Public Assistancefederal share obligated, nominal dollarsFlagsNotes
2023-07-222023-07-09DR-4723-NYMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS AND FLOODINGInland Flooding$13,106,926.46new since last plan; within last 5 years
2021-09-052021-09-01DR-4615-NYMajor disasterREMNANTS OF HURRICANE IDAHurricane$2,369,849.61new since last plan
2021-09-022021-09-01EM-3572-NYEmergencyREMNANTS OF HURRICANE IDAHurricanenone foundnew since last plansame incident as DR-4615
2021-08-222021-08-21EM-3565-NYEmergencyHURRICANE HENRIHurricanenone foundnew since last plan
2020-10-022020-08-04DR-4567-NYMajor disasterTROPICAL STORM ISAIASHurricane$1,482,171.50during plan review, check whether your last plan included it
2020-03-202020-01-20DR-4480-NYMajor disasterCOVID-19 PANDEMICNon-natural, not counted$904,526.72
2020-03-132020-01-20EM-3434-NYEmergencyCOVID-19Non-natural, not countednone foundsame incident as DR-4480
2012-10-302012-10-27DR-4085-NYMajor disasterHURRICANE SANDYHurricane$2,071,081.94
2012-10-282012-10-27EM-3351-NYEmergencyHURRICANE SANDYHurricanenone foundsame incident as DR-4085
2011-08-312011-08-26DR-4020-NYMajor disasterHURRICANE IRENEHurricane$4,417,784.54
2011-08-262011-08-25EM-3328-NYEmergencyHURRICANE IRENEHurricanenone foundsame incident as DR-4020
2008-12-182008-12-11EM-3299-NYEmergencySEVERE WINTER STORMWinter Weather$2,750.24
2007-04-242007-04-14DR-1692-NYMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS AND INLAND AND COASTAL FLOODINGCoastal Flooding$1,216,461.08
2005-09-302005-08-29EM-3262-NYEmergencyHURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATIONHurricane: evacuation support, not a local hazard event; not countednone found
2005-04-192005-04-02DR-1589-NYMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS AND FLOODINGInland Flooding$148,972.20
2004-08-032004-05-13DR-1534-NYMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS AND FLOODINGInland Flooding: designated for Hazard Mitigation only (no Public or Individual Assistance for this county); not countedPA not declared for this county
2003-08-232003-08-14EM-3186-NYEmergencyPOWER OUTAGENon-natural, not counted$4,454.72
2003-03-272003-02-17EM-3184-NYEmergencySNOWWinter Weather$460,140.85
2001-09-112001-09-11DR-1391-NYMajor disasterFIRES AND EXPLOSIONSNon-natural, not counted$106,734
2000-10-112000-05-22EM-3155-NYEmergencyWEST NILE VIRUSNon-natural, not countednone found
1999-09-191999-09-16DR-1296-NYMajor disasterHURRICANE FLOYD MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATIONSHurricane$1,825,692.82
1999-09-181999-09-16EM-3149-NYEmergencyHURRICANE FLOYD EMERGENCY DECLARATIONSHurricanenone foundsame incident as DR-1296
1996-01-241996-01-19DR-1095-NYMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS AND FLOODINGInland Floodingnone found
1996-01-121996-01-06DR-1083-NYMajor disasterBLIZZARD OF 96 (SEVERE SNOW STORM)Winter Weathernone found
1993-03-171993-03-13EM-3107-NYEmergencySEVERE BLIZZARDWinter Weathernone found
1987-11-101987-10-04DR-801-NYMajor disasterSEVERE WINTER STORMWinter Weathernone found
1975-10-021975-10-02DR-487-NYMajor disasterSTORMS, RAINS, LANDSLIDES & FLOODINGInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Landslidenone found
1971-09-131971-09-13DR-311-NYMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS & FLOODINGInland Floodingnone found
1965-08-181965-08-18DR-204-NYMajor disasterWATER SHORTAGEDroughtnone found

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
1963-08-231963-08-23DR-158-NYMajor disasterHEAVY RAINS & FLOODINGInland Flooding
1962-03-161962-03-16DR-129-NYMajor disasterSEVERE STORM, HIGH TIDES & FLOODINGInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Coastal Flooding
1956-03-291956-03-29DR-52-NYMajor disasterFLOODInland Flooding
1955-08-221955-08-22DR-45-NYMajor disasterHURRICANE & FLOODSHurricane (primary); also designated: Inland Flooding
1954-10-071954-10-07DR-26-NYMajor disasterHURRICANESHurricane (primary); also designated: Inland Flooding

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

1 Fire Management declaration (1995-08-25 to 1995-08-25) 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: 1 row, $0

FEMA numberDeclaredTitleApplicantPA obligatedfederal share obligated, nominal dollars
DR-1827-NY2009-03-04SEVERE WINTER STORMRound Lake Hose Company No. 1, Inc.$0

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 Flooding1000101996 to 2026-06-30
Cold Wave4000001996 to 2026-06-30
Drought10000101996 to 2026-06-30
Earthquake000000No Storm Events record; local data required (e.g., USGS).
Hail33202001955 to 2026-06-30
Heat Wave10000001996 to 2026-06-30
Hurricane2010621996 to 2026-06-30
Ice Storm7101001996 to 2026-06-30
Inland Flooding32909511996 to 2026-06-30
Landslide0000101996 to 2026-06-30No Storm Events records of this type; 1 federal declared incident (see declarations table)
Lightning6000001996 to 2026-06-30
Strong Wind17125324001955 to 2026-06-30Includes 18 High Wind records and 5 Strong Wind records, event types the NRI definition of this hazard leaves out.
Tornado6000001950 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
Wildfire0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Winter Weather10619519501996 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
2020-08-27Thunderstorm Wind70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust$10,000 property; $0 crops (2020 dollars)0, 0LAKE MAHOPACduring plan review, check whether your last plan included itB1-c worst recorded: Thunderstorm Wind
2018-03-01Winter Weather$0 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2018 dollars)1, 0NWS zone NYZ068 (PUTNAM), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesdeaths or injuries recorded
2014-09-06Hail1.75 in$0 property; $0 crops (2014 dollars)0, 0KENT CLIFFSB1-c worst recorded: Hail
2012-10-29High Wind59 kt (68 mph) measured gust$0 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2012 dollars)0, 0NWS zone NYZ068 (PUTNAM), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesB1-c worst recorded: High Wind and Strong Wind (outside NRI Strong Wind definition)
2008-09-06Tropical Storm$4,000 property; crops not reported, reported for the zone (2008 dollars)0, 0NWS zone NYZ068 (PUTNAM), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesB1-c worst recorded: Hurricane, Tropical Storm, Tropical Depression
2006-08-01Heatdamage not reported0, 0NWS zone NYZ068 (PUTNAM), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesB1-c worst recorded: Excessive Heat, Heat
2004-01-15Cold/Wind Chilldamage not reported0, 0NWS zone NYZ068 (PUTNAM), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesB1-c worst recorded: Cold/Wind Chill, Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
2002-07-09Lightning$500,000 property; crops not reported (2002 dollars)0, 0MAHOPAC FALLSB1-c worst recorded: Lightning
2002-04-01Droughtdamage not reported0, 0NWS zone NYZ068 (PUTNAM), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesB1-c worst recorded: Drought
1999-09-16Flash Flood$1,900,000 property; crops not reported (1999 dollars)0, 0COUNTYWIDEB1-c worst recorded: Flash Flood, Flood, Lakeshore Flood
1997-07-07Thunderstorm Wind50 kt (58 mph), measurement type not recordeddamage not reported0, 7CARMELdeaths or injuries recorded
1989-07-10TornadoF2, 0.5 mi path length (records before 1996 may include the whole path; rating and listing come from the county where the tornado began), 100 yd wide$25,000,000 property; crops not recorded (1989 dollars)0, 5location not recordeddeaths or injuries recorded

The full list is in the XLSX file, sheet "B1-d Storm Events history" (388 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
Avalanche0.01events per yearabout 1 in 100 yearsPossibleFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)01994 to 2023 (30 years)see B1-f0.01 is NRI's minimum avalanche frequency for a county in an avalanche susceptibility zone; NRI records no avalanche here, so the descriptor reflects the floor, not local events.
Coastal Flooding3.69events per year at a location (modeled)about 3.7 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 Wave1.26event-days per yearabout 1.26 days per yearPossibleevent-days in 2 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (6.67%)242005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywideNRI gives about 1.26 cold 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 2 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. Frost/Freeze records are not counted in this descriptor: they record crop freezes, not cold waves.
Drought1.07event-days per yearabout 1.07 days per yearPossibleevent-days in 2 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (6.67%)1052000 to 2025 (25.25 years; D3 and D4 only)countywideNRI gives about 1.07 drought event-days a year here (its annualized frequency over 25.25 years; not its event count divided by the years), but Storm Events has a record in only 2 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.
Earthquake0.00132annual probability at a locationchance a given location in the county has at least minor-damage shaking in a year: 0.132%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.
Hail2.73events per yearabout 2.73 per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)103.9 (modeled)1986 to 2023 (38 years)countywide
Heat Wave5.63event-days per yearabout 5.63 days per yearLikelyevent-days in 8 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (26.7%)902005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywideNRI gives about 5.63 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.
Hurricane0.121events per yearabout 1 in 8 yearsLikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)241851 to 2024 (Atlantic)see B1-fNRI counts hurricane and tropical storm tracks passing within storm-force wind range; federal declarations are counted separately in B1-d and need not match.
Ice Storm1.96event-days per yearabout 1.96 days per yearLikelyevent-days in 7 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (23.3%)1321946-12-31 to 2014-02-12 (67 years)countywideNRI gives about 1.96 ice storm event-days a year here (its annualized frequency over 67 years; not its event count divided by the years), but Storm Events has a record in only 7 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.
Inland Flooding0.857event-days per yearabout 0.857 days per yearLikelyevent-days in 14 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (46.7%)241996 to 2023 (28 years)see B1-f
Landslide0.452events per year (modeled)about 1 in 2 yearsLikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shownmodeledsee B1-f
Lightning29.3days per year with a strikeabout 29.3 days per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shown1995 to 2023 (29 years; CONUS)countywide
Strong Wind4.44events per yearabout 4.44 per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)1691986 to 2023 (38 years)countywide
Tornado0.0785events per yearabout 1 in 13 yearsPossibleFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shown1950 to 2023 (EF2+); 1986 to 2023 (EF0-1)see B1-f
Tsunamiannual probability at the most exposed location (used in place of a county value)not shownmodeledsee B1-fNot Applicable in NRI for this county; no descriptor.
Volcanic Activityannual probabilitynot shownmodeledsee B1-fNot Applicable in NRI for this county; no descriptor.
Wildfire0.000185annual probability at a locationchance a given location in the county burns in a year: 0.0185%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)
Winter Weather14.5event-days per yearabout 14.5 days per yearHighly likelyevent-days in 29 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (96.7%)2762005-11-12 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 20259300.3
Hail2.00 in+1996 to 20250300
Strong Wind (Thunderstorm Wind records)50-64 kt1996 to 2025111303.7
Strong Wind (Thunderstorm Wind records)65 kt+1996 to 20251300.0333
Strong Wind (Thunderstorm Wind records)unmeasured or below 50 kt1996 to 20252300.0667
TornadoEF0-11996 to 20251300.0333
TornadoEF2-31996 to 20251300.0333
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
Avalanche7 of 2419.223.628.3Very Low 7, Not Applicable 17
Coastal Flooding3 of 2482.285.787.3Relatively Low 3, No Rating 21
Cold Wave24 of 2430.741.552.1Relatively Moderate 4, Relatively Low 20National 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.
Drought2 of 2473.578.583.4Relatively Low 1, Very Low 1, No Rating 22National 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.
Earthquake24 of 2431.351.867.7Relatively Low 19, Very Low 5
Hail24 of 248.015.624.0Very Low 24National 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 Wave24 of 2413.326.840.2Relatively Low 21, Very Low 3National 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.
Hurricane24 of 2455.666.675.0Relatively Low 24
Ice Storm24 of 2437.170.485.0Relatively Moderate 15, Relatively Low 9National 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 Flooding24 of 245.433.069.0Relatively Moderate 9, Relatively Low 10, Very Low 5
Landslide24 of 2463.686.496.0Relatively Moderate 1, Relatively Low 17, Very Low 6
Lightning24 of 2430.746.661.0Relatively Moderate 9, Relatively Low 15National 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 Wind24 of 2455.373.183.8Relatively High 1, Relatively Moderate 23National 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.
Tornado24 of 2425.035.146.5Relatively Low 20, Very Low 4
Tsunami0 of 24Not Applicable 24
Volcanic Activity0 of 24Not Applicable 24
Wildfire24 of 2423.149.768.7Relatively Low 1, Very Low 23
Winter Weather24 of 2446.560.472.5Relatively Moderate 23, Relatively Low 1National 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
Putnam CountyCountyExpired on 2026-06-08$2,109,706.390; 0No NFIP community ID on this member's plan row. Includes $535,237.14 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-1391-NY, DR-4480-NY, EM-3186-NY).
Brewster villageVillageExpired on 2026-06-08FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$2,600,909.8121; 3
Nelsonville villageVillageExpired on 2026-06-08FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$674,520.595; 2
Carmel townTownExpired on 2026-06-08FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 6$4,958,913.6321; 1Includes $47,731.86 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4480-NY).
Kent townTownExpired on 2026-06-08FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 1$2,829,747.990; 0
Patterson townTownExpired on 2026-06-08FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$526,574.998; 1Includes $31,219.70 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4480-NY).
Philipstown townTownExpired on 2026-06-08FMA RL 0, SRL 2; any 4$1,872,841.720; 0
Putnam Valley townTownExpired on 2026-06-08FMA RL 0, SRL 2; any 6$5,269,395.171; 0Includes $12,133.27 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4480-NY).
Southeast townTownExpired on 2026-06-08FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 1$809,549.610; 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 2021-06-09county-coded records, property plus crops, nominal dollarsZone-level damage since planproperty plus crops, reported for the zonePublic Assistance since plannominal dollars; see noteNote
Avalanche$697,018under 1under $1$225under 0.0001%
Coastal Flooding$346,763,5341,072$27,190$1,0230.00784%
Cold Wave$22,826,240,869$4,049,33997,640$158$540$1,041,532under 0.0001%
Drought$409,433$5,3411.3% (agriculture)NRI has no building exposure for this hazard; agriculture shown
Earthquake$37,661,483,84297,668$892,537$106,7010.00237%
Hail$22,826,240,869$4,049,33997,640$7,021$1,632$9,251under 0.0001%$0
Heat Wave$22,826,240,869$4,049,33997,640under $1$523$543,563under 0.0001%
Hurricane$22,825,717,953$4,049,33997,638$1,225,675$20,086$40,2710.00537%$2,369,849.61
Ice Storm$22,824,792,07497,634$253,927$74,2990.00111%$0
Inland Flooding$22,778,533,396$13,088830$13,573,672$57$14,217n/a (see note)$0$13,106,926.46NRI 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$2,759,220,69412,099$13,567$6,1980.000492%
Lightning$22,826,240,86997,640$37,041$268,8560.000162%
Strong Wind$22,826,240,869$4,049,33997,640$455,718$116$683,5560.002%$93,000$0
Tornado$22,826,240,869$4,049,33997,640$664,808$78$160,1540.00291%
TsunamiNot Applicable in NRI for this county
Volcanic ActivityNot Applicable in NRI for this county
Wildfire$631,036,493$670,1346,566$9,799$1$2,1890.00155%
Winter Weather$22,826,240,869$4,049,33997,640$19,134$2$100,720under 0.0001%$0

Totals since 2021-06-09 (Storm Events through 2026-06-30): 33 county-coded records, 33 with a damage value recorded (including $0), $93,000; 23 zone-level records, 23 with a damage value recorded (including $0), $0 reported for the zone; Public Assistance on counted declarations $15,476,776.07 (4 declarations, 2 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
Population97,640
Building value (total, not at risk)$22,826,240,869
Agriculture value (total, not at risk)$4,049,339
NRI risk rating (all hazards)Very Low
Expected annual loss, buildings and agriculture, all hazards$17,208,625
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)$3,052,754
Social vulnerability ratingVery 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)0Severe repetitive loss, FMA definition (44 CFR 77.2)4
Repetitive loss, NFIP insurance definition25Severe repetitive loss, NFIP insurance definition4

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 total0425425012
CARMEL,TOWN OF0060600
COLD SPRING, VILLAGE OF (community ID not in plan data)0070707
KENT, TOWN OF0010100
PHILIPSTOWN,TOWN OF0242401
PUTNAM VALLEY, TOWN OF0262604
SOUTHEAST, TOWN OF0010100
State level, not in this county: county not reported001901903

Repeat-flood properties by plan member (NFIP community)

MemberNFIP community IDRL, FMApropertiesSRL, FMApropertiesRL, NFIPpropertiesSRL, NFIPpropertiesAny categorypropertiesMitigatedpropertiesCurrently insuredpropertiesNote
Brewster village3606680000000
Nelsonville village3610190000000
Carmel town3606690060600
Kent town3606710010100
Patterson town3610230000000
Philipstown town3610260242401
Putnam Valley town3610300262604
Southeast town3610410010100

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 residential0423423010
2 to 4 unit residential0010101
other residential0010101
non-residential0000000
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 25 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). Putnam County, NY: risk-assessment baseline packet, release 2026-10 (data as of 2026-09-28; County area 36079). 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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Hazard Plain release 2026-10. As of 2026-09-28; Storm Events data through 2026-06-30. File hazard-plain_2026-10_NY_36079. Preview: automated baseline.