Hazard Plain Automated baseline

Multnomah County, OR

Risk-assessment baseline packet

County FIPS:
41051
Release:
2026-10
Data as of:
2026-09-30
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.

Hazard Plain release 2026-10, as of 2026-09-30.

Summary

Plan status as of 2026-09-30: Approved, expires 2028-10-31. Plan: Multnomah County Multi-jurisdictional Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 108723), approved 2023-11-01.

Since the plan was approved on 2023-11-01: 1 new hazard declaration (1 incident) and 40 NOAA Storm Events records; details under "What changed since your last plan".

Highest expected annual loss (FEMA National Risk Index, modeled total; see B1-a): Earthquake ($326,183,786 a year), Inland Flooding ($91,170,854) and Heat Wave ($9,985,070).

The tables that follow are organized by the items of FEMA's Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool, Element B (B1-a to B2-c); each heading says which item its tables support.

Plan clock

Status:
Approved, expires 2028-10-31
Plan:
Multnomah County Multi-jurisdictional Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 108723)
Approved:
2023-11-01
Days to expiry:
762

What changed since your last plan (approved 2023-11-01)

New federal declarations:
1 new hazard declaration (1 incident): DR-4768-OR (Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Landslides, and Mudslides)
Storm Events records since approval:
40 records (data through 2026-06-30)
Repetitive loss now:
FMA RL 0, SRL 3 (44 CFR 77.2); any definition: 18
Repeat-flood change:
this release sets the baseline count.

Sources: 1, 2, 4, 6 (numbered list at the end)

Plan status for every jurisdiction listed in this county: 15 rows, in the section "Plan clock: Plan status for every jurisdiction listed in this county" on the following 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

Source: 1

JurisdictionTypeStatusPlanApprovedExpiresDays to expirynegative = days since expiryUpdate underwayNotes
Multnomah CountyCountyApproved, expires 2028-10-31Multnomah County Multi-jurisdictional Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 108723)2023-11-012028-10-31762
Fairview cityCityPlan 108723 approved 2023-11-01, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleMultnomah County Multi-jurisdictional Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 108723), pending adoption here2023-11-01 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2028-10-31 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Gresham cityCityPlan 108723 approved 2023-11-01, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleMultnomah County Multi-jurisdictional Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 108723), pending adoption here2023-11-01 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2028-10-31 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Portland cityCityApproved, expires 2027-12-11City of Portland 2021 Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 108245)2022-12-122027-12-11437
Troutdale cityCityPlan 108723 approved 2023-11-01, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleMultnomah County Multi-jurisdictional Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 108723), pending adoption here2023-11-01 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2028-10-31 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Wood Village cityCityApproved, expires 2028-10-31Multnomah County Multi-jurisdictional Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 108723)2023-11-012028-10-31762this jurisdiction approved 2023-11-06
David Douglas School District 40School/School DistrictApproved, expires 2028-10-31Multnomah County Multi-jurisdictional Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 108723)2023-11-012028-10-31762this jurisdiction approved 2025-06-24
Columbia Corridor Drainage Districts Joint Contracting AuthorityFlood Control DistrictPlan 108723 approved 2023-11-01, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleMultnomah County Multi-jurisdictional Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 108723), pending adoption here2023-11-01 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2028-10-31 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Multnomah County Drainage DistrictFlood Control DistrictApproved, expires 2028-10-31Multnomah County Multi-jurisdictional Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 108723)2023-11-012028-10-31762this jurisdiction approved 2023-10-10
PEN 1 Drainage DistrictFlood Control DistrictApproved, expires 2028-10-31Multnomah County Multi-jurisdictional Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 108723)2023-11-012028-10-31762
PEN 2 Drainage DistrictFlood Control DistrictApproved, expires 2028-10-31Multnomah County Multi-jurisdictional Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 108723)2023-11-012028-10-31762
Port of PortlandHighway/Port/RailPlan 108723 approved 2023-11-01, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleMultnomah County Multi-jurisdictional Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 108723), pending adoption here2023-11-01 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2028-10-31 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Sandy Drainage Investment CompanyFlood Control DistrictApproved, expires 2028-10-31Multnomah County Multi-jurisdictional Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 108723)2023-11-012028-10-31762this jurisdiction approved 2023-11-06
TriMetTransit/AirportApproved, expires 2031-07-19TriMet Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 111627)2026-07-202031-07-191,753
Urban Flood Safety and Water Quality DistrictFlood Control DistrictPlan 108723 approved 2023-11-01, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleMultnomah County Multi-jurisdictional Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 108723), pending adoption here2023-11-01 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2028-10-31 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.

Supports FEMA checklist item B1-a: hazard identification

Hazards NRI does not cover (local data needed)

  • 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)

Sources: 5, 6

Rank by EALHazardNRI risk ratingEAL ratingEAL buildingsmodeled dollars per yearEAL agriculturemodeled dollars per yearCost of expected deaths and injuriesFEMA's dollar value per year, not property damageEAL total (see note)modeled dollars per yearStorm Events records, 1996 to 2026-06-30countWhy this hazard can be left outNRI Not Applicable, no declaration and no Storm Events record since 1996Storm Events coverage note
1EarthquakeRelatively HighVery High$184,656,099n/a$141,527,687$326,183,786Storm Events does not record earthquakes.
2Inland FloodingRelatively HighRelatively High$91,109,032$4,870$56,952$91,170,85431
3Heat WaveRelatively HighRelatively High$2,602$20,406$9,962,062$9,985,07028
4Cold WaveRelatively HighRelatively High$22,420$9,059$8,508,732$8,540,21010Includes 3 Frost/Freeze records (outside NRI's Cold Wave definition; counted in this table and in B1-d, not in the B1-e descriptor).
5TornadoRelatively LowRelatively Low$158,557$197$1,074,844$1,233,5983
6Ice StormRelatively HighRelatively High$938,637n/a$270,436$1,209,07316
7Strong WindRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$880,279$1$44,621$924,901108Includes 59 High Wind and 39 Strong Wind records (NOAA non-thunderstorm wind types, outside NRI's Strong Wind definition).
8Winter WeatherRelatively HighRelatively High$21,429$1,243$285,905$308,577322
9LandslideRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$9,520n/a$286,135$295,65515
10LightningRelatively LowRelatively Low$16,854n/a$202,594$219,4485
11Volcanic ActivityRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$95,607n/a$63,417$159,0240No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).
12WildfireRelatively LowRelatively Low$147,462$2$7,219$154,68324
13Coastal FloodingRelatively LowRelatively Low$38,948n/a$3,880$42,8280No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).
14HailVery LowVery Low$526$1,309$1,069$2,9046
15AvalancheVery LowVery Low$2n/a$29$311
16DroughtVery LowVery Lown/a$4n/a$40No 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-3228-OR 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).

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

NRI risk rating combines expected annual loss with social vulnerability and community resilience; EAL rating rates expected annual loss alone. Both compare this county with all U.S. counties.

Local data needed: state and local volcanic activity records (Storm Events records this hazard only in part).

Not applicable to this county per NRI, with no federal declaration and no Storm Events record since 1996: tsunami. That is the evidence for leaving them out of the plan.

The state hazard mitigation plan also lists hazards for this county; FEMA asks the plan to explain any hazard it leaves out.

Supports FEMA checklist item B1-b: hazard location

Affects the whole county (national data give no location within it): Cold Wave, Drought, Hail, Heat Wave, Ice Storm, Lightning, Strong Wind and Winter Weather.

Coastal Flooding and Inland Flooding: The 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.

Hazards that vary within the county: highest-rated census tracts

Source: 5

HazardHighest-rated census tractsNRI risk rating, score 0 to 100
Avalanchetract 104.02 (Very Low, 7.7); tract 29.03 (Very Low, 7.6); tract 105 (Very Low, 7.4)
Earthquaketract 106.02 (Very High, 99.9); tract 73 (Very High, 99.9); tract 72.02 (Very High, 99.9)
Hurricaneno tract has a National Risk Index rating for this hazard
Landslidetract 105 (Relatively High, 99.7); tract 70.02 (Relatively Moderate, 98.4); tract 71 (Relatively Moderate, 98.3)
Tornadotract 81 (Relatively Low, 29.6); tract 100.01 (Very Low, 25.9); tract 66.02 (Very Low, 24.9)
Volcanic Activitytract 102 (Relatively Moderate, 99.0); tract 103.05 (Relatively Moderate, 98.6); tract 105 (Relatively Moderate, 98.1)
Wildfiretract 105 (Relatively Moderate, 94.5); tract 64.04 (Relatively Low, 79.8); tract 71 (Relatively Low, 73.9)

Up to 3 census tracts per hazard, highest National Risk Index rating first, then highest score; a tract number is the Census tract number (for example 104.02 is Census Tract 104.02). FEMA's Resilience Analysis and Planning Tool maps the National Risk Index for every tract: https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/practitioners/resilience-analysis-and-planning-tool

Supports FEMA checklist item B1-c: hazard extent

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

Sources: 6, 7

HazardScaleRecordscount and yearsObserved rangeWorst recorded eventMost damaging (when different)How it applies to jurisdictionsNote
Avalanchenone (count and damage only)1 record, 2008 (1 zone-level)No damage reported in 1 record.Countywide (zone-level records).
Coastal Flood, Storm Surge/Tidenone in data (flood depth: FIRM)0Flood depth: see the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map.
Cold/Wind Chill, Extreme Cold/Wind Chillwind chill7 records, 1998 to 2025 (7 zone-level)1 day to 11 days (median 2 days); 7 with a recorded value11 consecutive days, 2017-01-01 to 2017-01-11, 4 direct deaths, zone-levelCountywide (zone-level records).
Frost/Freeze (outside NRI's Cold Wave definition)crop damage3 records, 2014 to 2024 (3 zone-level)No crop damage reported in 3 records.Countywide (zone-level records).
DroughtU.S. Drought Monitor scale (D0 to D4)0Storm 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)0Storm Events does not record earthquakes; the USGS earthquake catalog is the source.
Hailhail size (inches)7 records, 1991 to 2008 (1 zone-level)0.5 in to 1.5 in (median 0.75 in); 6 with a recorded value1.5 in hail, 1991-07-31Hail, 2007-09-28, $5,000 property; $0 crops (2007 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Portland city (2 records). Zone-level records (1) apply countywide.
Excessive Heat, Heatheat index (in event narratives)28 records, 1998 to 2026 (28 zone-level)1 day to 9 days (median 3 days); 25 with a recorded value9 consecutive days, 2024-07-05 to 2024-07-13, 10 direct deaths, zone-levelExcessive Heat, 2021-06-26, $50,000 property; $50,000 crops (zone total, 2021 dollars)Countywide (zone-level records).
Hurricane, Tropical Storm, Tropical DepressionSaffir-Simpson0Storm Events files every zone of a storm's episode under the storm's type; flooding from the storm is filed as Flood or Flash Flood records.
Ice StormSperry-Piltz ice scale (local data)16 records, 1996 to 2024 (16 zone-level)Ice Storm, 2021-02-14, $5,000,000 property; $0 crops (2021 dollars); NWS zone ORZ006Countywide (zone-level records).
Flash Flood, Flood, Lakeshore Flooddamage and flood days (flood depth: FIRM)31 records, 1996 to 2022 (18 zone-level)Flood, 1996-11-18, $3,200,000 property; crops not reported (1996 dollars); NWS zone ORZ006Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Gresham city (2 records), Portland city (1 record). Zone-level records (18) apply countywide.Flood depth: see the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map. Storm Events damage is often $0 or blank for floods, major ones included; FEMA Public Assistance by declaration (B1-d) shows which floods cost the most.
Debris Flownone (count and damage only)15 records, 1996 to 2022 (10 zone-level)Debris Flow, 2009-01-02, $500,000 property; $0 crops (2009 dollars); NWS zone ORZ010No event record names a jurisdiction in the plan. Zone-level records (10) apply countywide.
Lightningannualized frequency (the measure FEMA's Local Mitigation Planning Handbook names)5 records, 1999 to 2008Lightning, 2005-06-19, $50,000 property; crops not reported (2005 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Gresham city (2 records), Fairview city (1 record), Portland city (1 record).Storm Events lists lightning with damage or casualties.
High Wind and Strong Wind (outside NRI's Strong Wind definition)wind speed (kt and mph)98 records, 1996 to 2025 (98 zone-level)25 kt (29 mph) to 104 kt (120 mph) (median 50 kt (58 mph)); 97 with a recorded value104 kt (120 mph), measurement type not recorded, High Wind, 1999-02-05; Storm Events area SE MULTNOMAH/C & S HOOD RIVER/E CLAKAMAS/E MARION/E LINN/E LANE (legacy zone code ORZ011)High Wind, 2020-09-07, $2,000,000,000 property; $0 crops (zone total, 2020 dollars)Countywide (zone-level records).
Thunderstorm Windwind speed (kt and mph)16 records, 1957 to 202535 kt (40 mph) to 84 kt (97 mph) (median 52 kt (60 mph)); 13 with a recorded value84 kt (97 mph), measurement type not recorded, Thunderstorm Wind, 1995-03-09Thunderstorm Wind, 2014-05-18, $11,000 property; $0 crops (2014 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Portland city (5 records).
TornadoEnhanced Fujita (Fujita before Feb 2007)6 records, 1972 to 2019F/EF0 to F/EF3 (median F/EF0); 6 with a recorded valueF3 tornado, 1972-04-05, 50 yd wide, $250,000 property; crops not recorded (1972 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Portland city (1 record).Before 1996 a tornado is listed once, under the county where it began, with its whole path's rating and length; from 1996 on, each county lists its own segment. Length is not used to rank tornadoes (see Methods).
Volcanic Ash, Volcanic AshfallVolcanic Explosivity Index (local data)0
Wildfireacres burned (local data)24 records, 2008 to 2022 (24 zone-level)Wildfire, 2022-09-09, $500,000 property; $0 crops (2022 dollars); NWS zone ORZ006Countywide (zone-level records).
Winter Storm, Heavy Snow, Blizzard, Lake-Effect Snow, Winter Weather, Sleetnone in data (snowfall: local data)322 records, 1996 to 2026 (322 zone-level)Winter Storm, 2008-12-20, $9,000,000 property; $11,600,000 crops (2008 dollars); NWS zone ORZ006Countywide (zone-level records).

In event narratives only (local data needed): wind chill, temperature, heat index, ice thickness, acres burned and snow depth; any physical measure of avalanche, debris flow, lightning and volcanic ash, volcanic ashfall.

Storm Events records are more complete after 1996; before 1996 only Tornado (from 1950), Hail and Thunderstorm Wind (from 1955) exist. Zone-level records from zones that no NWS zone-county file places in this county (mostly before 2020) are not counted here (the Methods page explains the zone matching).

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

Supports FEMA checklist item B1-d: previous occurrences

Federal declarations for this county: 12 declarations covering 9 separate hazard incidents counted in this packet (declarations for the same incident count once; non-natural and evacuation-only declarations are not counted).

Federal disaster declarations for this county

Sources: 1, 2, 3

DeclaredIncident beganFEMA numberTypeTitleMapped hazardCounty Public Assistancefederal share obligated, nominal dollarsFlagsNotes
2024-04-132024-01-10DR-4768-ORMajor disasterSevere Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Landslides, and MudslidesLandslide; Strong Wind; Winter Weather$4,978,746.88new since last plan; within last 5 years
2020-09-152020-09-07DR-4562-ORMajor disasterWildfires and Straight-Line WindsWildfireno Public Assistance recorded
2020-03-282020-01-20DR-4499-ORMajor disasterCOVID-19 PandemicNon-natural, not counted$259,251,516.72
2020-03-132020-01-20EM-3429-OREmergencyCOVID-19Non-natural, not countedno Public Assistance recordedsame incident as DR-4499
2017-09-032017-09-02FM-5203-ORFire managementEagle Creek FireWildfireno Public Assistance recorded
2016-02-172015-12-06DR-4258-ORMajor disasterSevere Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and MudslidesInland Flooding; Landslide; Strong Wind; Winter Weather$4,647,643.65
2009-03-022008-12-13DR-1824-ORMajor disasterSevere Winter Storm, Record and Near Record SnowWinter Weather$4,118,319.08
2005-09-072005-08-29EM-3228-OREmergencyHurricane Katrina EvacuationHurricane: evacuation support, not a local hazard event; not counted$837,106.84
2004-02-192003-12-26DR-1510-ORMajor disasterSevere Winter StormsWinter Weather$4,031,806.39
1996-02-091996-02-04DR-1099-ORMajor disasterHigh Winds, Severe Storms and FloodingInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Strong Windno Public Assistance recorded
1972-01-211972-01-21DR-319-ORMajor disasterSevere Storms & FloodingInland Floodingno Public Assistance recorded
1964-12-241964-12-24DR-184-ORMajor disasterHeavy Rains & FloodingInland Floodingno Public Assistance recorded

School districts and special districts in this county: $3,151,832.68 (included in the county total above). Public Assistance matched by applicant name to the school districts and special districts FEMA lists as plan participants in this county. They have no row of their own in the jurisdiction table, 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), so this line is not added to it.

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.

Statewide declarations

Source: 2

DeclaredIncident beganFEMA numberTypeTitleMapped hazard
1963-02-251963-02-25DR-144-ORMajor disasterFloodsInland Flooding
1962-10-161962-10-16DR-136-ORMajor disasterSevere StormsHazard not mapped (severe storm title names no single hazard); not counted
1957-03-011957-03-01DR-69-ORMajor disasterFloodInland Flooding
1956-07-201956-07-20DR-60-ORMajor disasterStorm & FloodInland Flooding
1955-12-291955-12-29DR-49-ORMajor disasterFloodInland Flooding

FEMA recorded these with designated area Statewide and no county, so they are listed on every county page in the state and not counted with county rows. Local data needed: whether each one affected this county.

27 Fire Management declarations (1973-08-17 to 2001-08-17) FEMA filed as Statewide with no county; each names one local fire. Listed on the state page.

Public Assistance filed under this county for declarations that do not list it: 1 row, $7,575.45

Sources: 2, 3

FEMA numberDeclaredTitleApplicantPA obligatedfederal share obligated, nominal dollars
DR-1632-OR2006-03-20Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and MudslidesNorth Clackamas County Water Commission$7,575.45

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.

Public Assistance not placed in any Oregon county: 1 row, $479,867.27; listed on the Oregon state page.

Source: 3

Previous occurrences by hazard, with explicit no-event rows

Sources: 2, 6, 7

HazardStorm Events records, all years on file(years in the Period column)Since plan approvalrecordsIn the 12 months before plan approvalrecordsLast 5 yearsrecordsDeclared incidents, all yearsseparate disastersDeclared since approvalseparate disastersPeriodStatement
Avalanche1000001996 to 2026-06-30
Coastal Flooding0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Cold Wave10314001996 to 2026-06-30Includes 3 Frost/Freeze records.
Drought0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Earthquake000000Storm Events does not record earthquakes; the USGS earthquake catalog is the source.
Hail7000001955 to 2026-06-30
Heat Wave28519001996 to 2026-06-30
Hurricane0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Ice Storm16303001996 to 2026-06-30
Inland Flooding31002401996 to 2026-06-30
Landslide15001211996 to 2026-06-30
Lightning5000001996 to 2026-06-30
Strong Wind1147720311955 to 2026-06-30Includes 59 High Wind and 39 Strong Wind records.
Tornado6000001950 to 2026-06-30
Volcanic Activity0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Wildfire24001201996 to 2026-06-30
Winter Weather32222840411996 to 2026-06-30

Notable Storm Events records

Sources: 1, 6, 7

DateEvent typeMagnitude or extentDamagenominal dollarsDeaths, injuriesdirect onlyLocationFlagsWhy listed
2024-01-12Winter Storm$10,250,000 property; $0 crops (zone total, 2024 dollars)9, 12NWS zone ORZ006 (GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA), zone-levelnew since last plan; within last 5 yearsdeaths or injuries recorded
2022-07-25Excessive Heat$0 property; $0 crops (zone total, 2022 dollars)9, 0NWS zone ORZ006 (GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA), zone-levelwithin last 5 yearsdeaths or injuries recorded
2021-06-26Excessive Heat$50,000 property; $50,000 crops (zone total, 2021 dollars)93, 0NWS zone ORZ006 (GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA), zone-leveldeaths or injuries recorded
2021-02-14Ice Storm$5,000,000 property; $0 crops (zone total, 2021 dollars)0, 0NWS zone ORZ006 (GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Ice Storm
2017-01-01Cold/Wind Chill$0 property; $0 crops (zone total, 2017 dollars)4, 0NWS zone ORZ006 (GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Cold/Wind Chill, Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
2009-01-02Debris Flow$500,000 property; $0 crops (zone total, 2009 dollars)0, 0NWS zone ORZ010 (NORTH OREGON CASCADES FOOTHILLS), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Debris Flow
2008-12-20Winter Storm$9,000,000 property; $11,600,000 crops (zone total, 2008 dollars)0, 0NWS zone ORZ006 (GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Winter Storm, Heavy Snow, Blizzard, Lake-Effect Snow, Winter Weather, Sleet
2005-06-19Lightning$50,000 property; crops not reported (2005 dollars)0, 0GRESHAMB1-c worst recorded: Lightning
1999-02-05High Wind104 kt (120 mph), measurement type not recorded$10,000 property; crops not reported (zone total, 1999 dollars)0, 0Storm Events area SE MULTNOMAH/C & S HOOD RIVER/E CLAKAMAS/E MARION/E LINN/E LANE (legacy zone code ORZ011), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: High Wind and Strong Wind
1996-11-18Flood$3,200,000 property; crops not reported (zone total, 1996 dollars)0, 0NWS zone ORZ006 (GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Flash Flood, Flood, Lakeshore Flood
1995-03-09Thunderstorm Wind84 kt (97 mph), measurement type not recordeddamage not recorded (pre-1996 record)0, 0Mt. TaborB1-c worst recorded: Thunderstorm Wind
1972-04-05TornadoF3, 50 yd wide$250,000 property; crops not recorded (1972 dollars)0, 0location not recordedB1-c worst recorded: Tornado

The full list is in the Excel file, sheet "B1-d Storm Events history" (579 rows).

Location is the place NOAA recorded, as written in its data; it need not be a jurisdiction in this plan.

Local data needed: state-declared emergencies, from your state emergency management agency (federal data do not include them).

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

Supports FEMA checklist item B1-e: probability of future events

Probability: FEMA annualized frequency and descriptor per hazard

Sources: 5, 6

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 Flooding0.287events per year at a location (modeled)about 0.29 per year at a given location in the countyStorm Events records in 0 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (0%)not shownmodeledsee B1-fNo descriptor: no Storm Events record 1996 to 2025
Cold Wave0.324event-days per yearabout 0.324 days per yearLikelyStorm Events event-days in 6 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (20%)6.072005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywide
Drought1.87event-days per yearabout 1.87 days per yearStorm Events event-days in 0 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (0%)1122000 to 2025 (25.25 years; D3 and D4 only)countywideNo Storm Events drought record, 1996 to 2025
Earthquake0.0213annual probability at a locationchance a given location in the county has at least minor-damage shaking in a year: 2.13%not shownmodeledsee B1-fNo descriptor (Storm Events does not record earthquakes).
Hail0.0779events per yearabout 1 in 13 yearsPossibleFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)2.9 (modeled)1986 to 2023 (38 years)countywide
Heat Wave6.34event-days per yearabout 6.34 days per yearLikelyStorm Events event-days in 12 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (40%)97.72005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywide
Hurricaneevents per year1851 to 2024 (Atlantic); 1949 to 2024 (Pacific)see B1-fNot Applicable in NRI for this county; no descriptor.
Ice Storm1.61event-days per yearabout 1.61 days per yearLikelyStorm Events event-days in 9 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (30%)1091946-12-31 to 2014-02-12 (67 years)countywide
Inland Flooding0.393event-days per yearabout 0.393 days per yearLikelyStorm Events event-days in 15 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (50%)111996 to 2023 (28 years)see B1-f
Landslide2.05events per year (modeled)about 2.05 per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shownmodeledsee B1-f
Lightning7.96days per year with a strikeabout 7.96 days per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shown1995 to 2023 (29 years; CONUS)countywide
Strong Wind0.0667events per yearabout 1 in 15 yearsPossibleFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)31986 to 2023 (38 years)countywide
Tornado0.0384events per yearabout 1 in 26 yearsPossibleFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shown1950 to 2023 (EF2+); 1986 to 2023 (EF0-1)see B1-f
Volcanic Activity0.0119annual probabilityabout 1 in 84 yearsPossibleFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shownmodeledsee B1-f
Wildfire0.000281annual probability at a locationchance a given location in the county burns in a year: 0.0281%LikelyStorm Events records in 8 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (26.7%)not shownmodeledsee B1-f
Winter Weather16.4event-days per yearabout 16.4 days per yearHighly likelyStorm Events event-days in 30 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (100%)3022005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywide

FEMA annualized frequency (modeled) is the National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025) estimate of how often a hazard affects this county in a year; it is not recorded events divided by years, and its unit differs by hazard (events, event-days, or days with a lightning strike per year). For earthquake, wildfire, coastal flooding and tsunami the value is the chance (or number of events) at a location in the county, not across the county, so no "1 in N years" is given and the descriptor comes from Storm Events where it has a record (none for earthquake). The Methods page gives each hazard's method, from FEMA's National Risk Index Technical Documentation v1.20.

Where NRI gives event-days, the descriptor comes from the share of years with a Storm Events record; NRI's source records more events, so the two differ.

Descriptor scale used in this packet (defined per unit)

Sources: 5, 6

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

Intensity bands: historical frequency (Storm Events)

Source: 6

HazardBandYearsEventscounty-coded recordsYears in periodEvents per yearevents / years
Hail1.00-1.99 in1996 to 20250300
Hail2.00 in+1996 to 20250300
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)50-64 kt1996 to 20256300.2
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)65 kt+1996 to 20250300
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)unmeasured or below 50 kt1996 to 20254300.133
TornadoEF0-11996 to 20253300.1
TornadoEF2-31996 to 20250300
TornadoEF4-51996 to 20250300
Tornadounrated (EFU)1996 to 20250300

The bands show how often events of each severity were recorded in this county, to profile how severe events have been (FEMA's probability item asks for the range of intensities).

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.

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 (https://resilience.climate.gov/).

Supports FEMA checklist item B1-f: hazards that vary across jurisdictions

Range of census tract risk within the county

Source: 5

HazardTractsrated of allNRI risk score, 0 to 100Tracts by rating
MinMedianMax
Avalanche6 of 1976.16.87.7Very Low 6, Not Applicable 191
Coastal Flooding26 of 19769.677.586.4Relatively Low 14, Very Low 12, No Rating 171
Cold Wave197 of 19716.542.072.9Relatively Moderate 66, Relatively Low 130, Very Low 1
Drought1 of 19768.368.368.3Very Low 1, No Rating 196
Earthquake197 of 19775.891.099.9Very High 29, Relatively High 107, Relatively Moderate 57, Relatively Low 4
Hail197 of 1970.40.917.2Very Low 197
Heat Wave197 of 1972.153.587.0Relatively High 1, Relatively Moderate 83, Relatively Low 107, Very Low 6
Hurricane0 of 197Not Applicable 197
Ice Storm197 of 19710.550.490.2Relatively High 1, Relatively Moderate 13, Relatively Low 153, Very Low 30
Inland Flooding197 of 1971.022.396.0Very High 1, Relatively High 6, Relatively Moderate 31, Relatively Low 96, Very Low 63
Landslide187 of 1978.841.999.7Relatively High 1, Relatively Moderate 5, Relatively Low 28, Very Low 153, No Rating 10
Lightning197 of 1970.55.520.5Relatively Low 1, Very Low 196
Strong Wind197 of 1979.718.163.1Relatively Moderate 2, Relatively Low 80, Very Low 115
Tornado197 of 1972.512.929.6Relatively Low 1, Very Low 196
Volcanic Activity197 of 19774.291.199.0Relatively Moderate 3, Relatively Low 189, Very Low 5
Wildfire106 of 19718.938.594.5Relatively Moderate 1, Relatively Low 6, Very Low 99, No Rating 91
Winter Weather197 of 19718.036.163.1Relatively Moderate 19, Relatively Low 176, Very Low 2

Drought: Agriculture is all of NRI's expected annual loss for this hazard in the county, so the tract range mostly reflects where crop and livestock value is.

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.

The score ranks a tract against all U.S. tracts (100 = highest). The rating is FEMA's category for the tract's risk value, computed differently, so the two can disagree.

Frequency data for cold wave, drought, hail, heat wave, ice storm, lightning, strong wind and winter weather are county-wide or coarse (49 km grid or NWS zone), the same for every jurisdiction; the tract range mostly reflects where buildings and people are (crop and livestock value where a line above names agriculture).

Each jurisdiction (starting figures from federal data)

Sources: 1, 3, 4, 6

JurisdictionTypePlan statusRepetitive lossFMA RL and SRL (44 CFR 77.2); repeat-flood, any definitionPublic Assistance to this jurisdictionFEMA records matched by applicant name; federal share obligated, nominal dollarsEvent records naming this placeall years; since its planNotes
Multnomah CountyCountyApproved, expires 2028-10-31FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 2$17,379,263.570 total; 0 since its planIncludes $16,533,272.50 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4499-OR, EM-3228-OR).
Fairview cityCityPlan 108723 approved 2023-11-01, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleFMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$99,953.031 total; no approved planIncludes $59,824 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4499-OR).
Gresham cityCityPlan 108723 approved 2023-11-01, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleFMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$1,537,409.094 total; no approved planIncludes $124,830.59 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4499-OR).
Portland cityCityApproved, expires 2027-12-11FMA RL 0, SRL 3; any 16$11,800,233.8310 total; 0 since its planWhole community, including the part in Washington County; in-county portion (county table): FMA RL 0, FMA SRL 3, NFIP RL 14, NFIP SRL 2, any category 15. Includes $5,281,018.53 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4499-OR, EM-3228-OR).
Troutdale cityCityPlan 108723 approved 2023-11-01, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleFMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 1$19,153.840 total; no approved plan
Wood Village cityCityApproved, expires 2028-10-31FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$7,610.860 total; 0 since its plan

Repetitive-loss counts are for whole NFIP communities, which can extend beyond this county (see the note in B2-c).

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

County Public Assistance in B1-d also includes applicants filed under the county that are not jurisdictions in this plan (for example state agencies, special districts and nonprofits), so the jurisdiction rows add up to less.

Supports FEMA checklist items B2-a and B2-b: vulnerability and potential impacts

Local data needed

The table below gives county-level starting figures; the plan describes impacts for each jurisdiction and its own assets.

  • Critical facilities and lifelines per hazard
  • A problem statement per jurisdiction 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

Sources: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7

HazardBuilding exposuremodeled dollarsAgriculture exposuremodeled dollarsPopulation exposedpeopleEAL buildingsmodeled dollars per yearEAL agriculturemodeled dollars per yearCost of expected deaths and injuriesFEMA's dollar value per year, not property damageEAL as % of exposurebuildings; agriculture where notedStorm Events damage since 2023-11-01county-coded records, property plus crops, nominal dollarsZone-level damage since planproperty plus crops, reported for the zonePublic Assistance since plannominal dollars; see noteNote
Avalanche$1,959,986n/aunder 1$2n/a$290.000105%
Coastal Flooding$54,219,379n/a143$38,948n/a$3,8800.0718%
Cold Wave$182,658,183,498$96,027,041814,167$22,420$9,059$8,508,732under 0.0001%$0
Droughtn/a$848,043n/an/a$4n/a0.000474% (agriculture)NRI has no building exposure for this hazard; agriculture shown
Earthquake$320,193,224,377n/a815,428$184,656,099n/a$141,527,6870.0577%
Hail$182,658,183,498$96,027,041814,167$526$1,309$1,069under 0.0001%
Heat Wave$182,658,183,498$96,027,041814,167$2,602$20,406$9,962,062under 0.0001%$0
HurricaneNot Applicable in NRI for this county
Ice Storm$182,389,105,662n/a812,948$938,637n/a$270,4360.000515%$0
Inland Flooding$182,460,979,244$6,987,9228,078$91,109,032$4,870$56,952n/a (see note)NRI 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.
Landslide$8,172,977,840n/a27,824$9,520n/a$286,1350.000116%$4,978,746.88
Lightning$182,658,183,498n/a814,167$16,854n/a$202,594under 0.0001%
Strong Wind$182,658,183,498$96,027,041814,167$880,279$1$44,6210.000482%$1,000$53,000$4,978,746.88Storm Events damage since the plan includes 2 zone-level Strong Wind records ($53,000): a NOAA non-thunderstorm wind type, outside NRI's Strong Wind definition.
Tornado$182,658,183,498$96,027,041814,167$158,557$197$1,074,844under 0.0001%
Volcanic Activity$182,658,183,498n/a814,167$95,607n/a$63,417under 0.0001%
Wildfire$5,336,820,014$13,148,43222,308$147,462$2$7,2190.00276%
Winter Weather$182,658,183,498$96,027,041814,167$21,429$1,243$285,905under 0.0001%$10,360,000$4,978,746.88

Totals since 2023-11-01 (Storm Events through 2026-06-30): 1 county-coded records, 1 with a damage value recorded (including $0), $1,000; 39 zone-level records, 37 with a damage value recorded (including $0), $10,413,000 reported for the zone; Public Assistance: $4,978,746.88 on 1 counted declaration.

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 does not add up to the total; the unit total counts each declaration once.

NRI computes earthquake exposure on its own basis, so it exceeds the county building value in B2-a.

Supports FEMA checklist item B2-a: vulnerability (county context)

County context

Source: 5

MeasureValue
Population814,167
Building value (total, not at risk)$182,658,183,498
Agriculture value (total, not at risk)$96,027,041
NRI risk rating (all hazards)Relatively High
Expected annual loss, buildings and agriculture, all hazards$278,135,065
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)$162,295,580
Social vulnerability ratingRelatively Low
Community resilience ratingVery High
NRI versionDecember 2025

FEMA's all-hazard expected annual loss adds buildings, agriculture and population equivalence; this table gives the property part and the population-equivalence part as separate rows.

Social vulnerability: higher means people are more likely to be harmed and slower to recover. Community resilience: lower means the community is less able to recover. High social vulnerability and low resilience both raise the NRI risk rating.

Supports FEMA checklist item B2-c: repetitive loss properties

Repetitive loss in this county, both definitions

Sources: 1, 4

DefinitionPropertiesSevere repetitive lossProperties
Repetitive loss, FMA definition (44 CFR 77.2)0Severe repetitive loss, FMA definition (44 CFR 77.2)3
Repetitive loss, NFIP insurance definition17Severe repetitive loss, NFIP insurance definition2

The state NFIP coordinator's list, the source FEMA's Handbook names, often uses the NFIP insurance definition (second row).

Repeat-flood properties: county and state-level rows

Sources: 1, 4

ScopeRL, FMApropertiesSRL, FMApropertiesRL, NFIPpropertiesSRL, NFIPpropertiesAny categorypropertiesMitigatedpropertiesCurrently insuredproperties
County total031721827
of which: Multnomah County (unincorporated area)0020201
of which: Portland city031421525
of which: Troutdale city0010101
Statewide, no county in FEMA's file0010100

The statewide row counts properties FEMA's file gives with no county in this state; they are listed for reference and are not in this county's counts.

Repeat-flood properties by jurisdiction in the plan (NFIP community)

Sources: 1, 4

JurisdictionNFIP community IDRL, FMApropertiesSRL, FMApropertiesRL, NFIPpropertiesSRL, NFIPpropertiesAny categorypropertiesMitigatedpropertiesCurrently insuredpropertiesNote
Multnomah County4101790020201
Fairview city4101800000000
Gresham city4101810000000
Portland city410183031521625Whole community, including the part in Washington County; in-county portion (county table): FMA RL 0, FMA SRL 3, NFIP RL 14, NFIP SRL 2, any category 15.
Troutdale city4101840010101
Wood Village city4101850000000

Counts by occupancy group for each jurisdiction are in the Excel file, sheet "B2-c Jurisdictions".

Jurisdiction 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 jurisdiction row, while the county table counts only its part in this county.

County repeat-flood properties by occupancy group

Sources: 1, 4

Occupancy groupRL, FMApropertiesSRL, FMApropertiesRL, NFIPpropertiesSRL, NFIPpropertiesAny categorypropertiesMitigatedpropertiesCurrently insuredproperties
single-family residential011201326
2 to 4 unit residential0111100
other residential0000000
non-residential0141401
not reported0000000

FEMA's occupancy groups have no institutional class; institutional properties are counted 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. NFIP repetitive loss (the FEMA insurance definition) is 2 or more claims over $1,000 in 10 years, and a property can leave that group once it is mitigated. Also shown: NFIP severe repetitive loss, any category, mitigated and currently insured. The Methods page gives the OpenFEMA field details.

Counts are aggregates of FEMA's public NFIP Multiple Loss Properties file (FEMA's data date 2026-08-02; file version 2026-08-04). No property is identified. County assignment is FEMA's geocode.

In this county 0 properties are FMA repetitive loss but not NFIP repetitive loss, and 17 properties are NFIP repetitive loss but not FMA repetitive loss.

Exact counts; no count suppression.

Sources

Tables cite these sources by number. The full list, for the plan's bibliography (FEMA review item A4-a):

  1. FEMA, OpenFEMA HazardMitigationPlanStatuses v1, version 2026-09-29T134039Z, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/HazardMitigationPlanStatuses (API)
  2. FEMA, OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2, version 2026-09-29T162832Z, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries (API)
  3. FEMA, OpenFEMA PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries v1, version 2026-09-29T150754Z, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries (API)
  4. FEMA, OpenFEMA NfipMultipleLossProperties v1, version 2026-08-04T164045Z, pulled 2026-09-30, 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 2026-09-30, 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 2026-09-30, 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 2026-09-30, 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 2026-09-30, 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 (used to match place names and codes; no table prints its values)

What this packet is and what the plan adds

This packet is the federal data for the plan's risk assessment (the summary on page 1 says how it is organized); the plan and FEMA's review decide whether each item is met.

The plan adds what only the community has: local data on assets, critical facilities, development and each jurisdiction's impacts; local hazard history, including state-declared emergencies; the mitigation strategy; and adoption.

How the federal data are built: National Risk Index values are FEMA's model, not counts of events. Storm Events is more complete from 1996; zone-level records are placed by forecast zone, not by location in the county. Public Assistance for a jurisdiction is matched by applicant name. The Methods page gives every rule and the known edge cases.

OpenFEMA disclaimer

This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).

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Cite this: Hazard Plain (2026). Multnomah County, OR: risk-assessment baseline packet, release 2026-10 (data as of 2026-09-30; County FIPS 41051). Automated baseline. https://hazardplain.org/or/41051/ 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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