Hazard Plain Automated baseline

Utuado Municipio, PR

Risk-assessment baseline packet

County FIPS:
72141
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: Expired on 2025-11-29. Plan: Utuado (FEMA plan 105874), approved 2020-11-30.

Update: FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress.

Since the plan was approved on 2020-11-30: 5 new hazard declarations (3 incidents) and 39 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): Landslide ($41,264,081 a year), Hurricane ($10,517,495) and Inland Flooding ($5,386,995).

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:
Expired on 2025-11-29
Plan:
Utuado (FEMA plan 105874)
Approved:
2020-11-30
Days since expiry:
305
Update underway:
FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress

Until a new plan is approved, FEMA mitigation project grants (HMGP, FMA) need a FEMA exception (44 CFR 201.6(a)(3)).

What changed since your last plan (approved 2020-11-30)

New federal declarations:
5 new hazard declarations (3 incidents): EM-3583-PR (Tropical Storm Fiona), DR-4671-PR (Hurricane Fiona), DR-4805-PR (Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides), EM-3610-PR (Tropical Storm Ernesto), DR-4850-PR (Tropical Storm Ernesto)
Storm Events records since approval:
39 records (data through 2026-06-30)
Repetitive loss now:
FMA RL 0, SRL 0 (44 CFR 77.2); any definition: 0
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

Source: 1

JurisdictionTypeStatusPlanApprovedExpiresDays to expirynegative = days since expiryUpdate underway
Utuado MunicipioCountyExpired on 2025-11-29Utuado (FEMA plan 105874)2020-11-302025-11-29-305FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress

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

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
1LandslideInsufficient DataVery High$36,054,877n/a$5,209,204$41,264,08157
2HurricaneInsufficient DataRelatively High$9,617,279$147,637$752,578$10,517,4956
3Inland FloodingInsufficient DataRelatively Low$4,539,668$3,793$843,534$5,386,99588
4EarthquakeInsufficient DataRelatively Moderate$2,606,718n/a$2,559,411$5,166,129Storm Events does not record earthquakes.
5LightningInsufficient DataRelatively Moderate$8,375n/a$400,314$408,6892
6TornadoInsufficient DataVery Low$7,730$15$10,161$17,9071
7HailInsufficient DataVery Low$1,763$130$397$2,2915
8Strong WindInsufficient DataVery Low$129under $1$96$22513Includes 2 Strong Wind records (a NOAA non-thunderstorm wind type, outside NRI's Strong Wind definition).
9Coastal FloodingInsufficient DataNo Expected Annual Losses$0n/a$0$00No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).
10Cold WaveInsufficient DataNo Expected Annual Losses$0$0$0$00No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).
11DroughtInsufficient DataNo Expected Annual Lossesn/a$0n/a$02
12Heat WaveInsufficient DataNo Expected Annual Losses$0$0$0$00No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).
13Winter WeatherInsufficient DataNo Expected Annual Losses$0$0$0$00No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).
Volcanic ActivityNot ApplicableNot Applicable2NRI rates this Not Applicable, but 2 Storm Events records of this type exist since 1996; review before omitting.
WildfireInsufficient DataInsufficient Datan/an/an/an/a6

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 coastal flooding, cold wave, heat wave and winter weather records (Storm Events records these hazards only in part).

Not applicable to this county per NRI, with no federal declaration and no Storm Events record since 1996: avalanche, ice storm and 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, 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
Earthquakeno tract has a National Risk Index rating for this hazard
Hurricaneno tract has a National Risk Index rating for this hazard
Landslideno tract has a National Risk Index rating for this hazard
Tornadono tract has a National Risk Index rating for this hazard
Volcanic Activityno tract has a National Risk Index rating for this hazard
Wildfireno tract has a National Risk Index rating for this hazard

Up to 3 census tracts per hazard, highest National Risk Index rating first, then highest score; a tract number is the Census tract number. 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
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 chill0
Frost/Freeze (outside NRI's Cold Wave definition)crop damage0
DroughtU.S. Drought Monitor scale (D0 to D4)2 records, 2023 (2 zone-level)4 days to 7 days (median 5.5 days); 2 with a recorded value7 days, 2023-07-25 to 2023-07-31, zone-levelCountywide (zone-level records).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)0Storm Events does not record earthquakes; the USGS earthquake catalog is the source.
Hailhail size (inches)5 records, 2000 to 2021 (1 zone-level)0.25 in to 0.75 in (median 0.5 in); 4 with a recorded value0.75 in hail, 2014-09-10Hail, 2000-08-16, $5,000 property; crops not reported (zone total, 2000 dollars)No event record names a jurisdiction in the plan. Zone-level records (1) apply countywide.
Excessive Heat, Heatheat index (in event narratives)0
Hurricane, Tropical Storm, Tropical DepressionSaffir-Simpson6 records, 2000 to 2015 (6 zone-level)Strongest recorded: Hurricane record (NOAA event type 'Hurricane (Typhoon)'), 2000-08-22 to 2000-08-23, $41,000 property; crops not reported (2000 dollars); NWS zone PRZ009Countywide (zone-level records).Storm 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.
Flash Flood, Flood, Lakeshore Flooddamage and flood days (flood depth: FIRM)88 records, 2000 to 2025 (50 zone-level)Flash Flood, 2017-09-20, $750,000,000 property; $0 crops (2017 dollars), 3 direct deathsNo event record names a jurisdiction in the plan. Zone-level records (50) 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)57 records, 2003 to 2025 (35 zone-level)Debris Flow, 2025-04-26, $10,000 property; $0 crops (2025 dollars)No event record names a jurisdiction in the plan. Zone-level records (35) apply countywide.
Lightningannualized frequency (the measure FEMA's Local Mitigation Planning Handbook names)2 records, 2002 to 2025 (1 zone-level)Lightning, 2002-07-07, $3,000 property; crops not reported (2002 dollars); NWS zone PRZ009No event record names a jurisdiction in the plan. Zone-level records (1) apply countywide.Storm Events lists lightning with damage or casualties.
High Wind and Strong Wind (outside NRI's Strong Wind definition)wind speed (kt and mph)2 records, 2006 to 2026 (2 zone-level)30 kt (35 mph) to 45 kt (52 mph) (median 37.5 kt (43 mph)); 2 with a recorded value45 kt (52 mph) estimated gust, Strong Wind, 2006-06-14; NWS zone PRZ009Countywide (zone-level records).
Thunderstorm Windwind speed (kt and mph)11 records, 2002 to 2026 (2 zone-level)26 kt (30 mph) to 35 kt (40 mph) (median 35 kt (40 mph)); 9 with a recorded value35 kt (40 mph) estimated gust, Thunderstorm Wind, 2026-02-19; same speed and measurement basis also recorded on 2016-10-18, 2021-09-14, 2022-06-15No event record names a jurisdiction in the plan. Zone-level records (2) apply countywide.
TornadoEnhanced Fujita (Fujita before Feb 2007)1 record, 2000 (1 zone-level)No tornado record can stand as this county's worst: the 1 record reached this county only through an NWS zone that covers more than one county, so the tornado may have occurred outside this county (zone-level); it is counted as an occurrence.Tornado, 2000-08-25, $5,000 property; crops not reported (zone total, 2000 dollars)Countywide (zone-level records).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)2 records, 2001 to 2003 (2 zone-level)No damage reported in 2 records.Countywide (zone-level records).
Wildfireacres burned (local data)6 records, 2003 to 2014 (6 zone-level)Wildfire, 2003-03-16, $3,600,000 property; crops not reported (2003 dollars); NWS zone PRZ009Countywide (zone-level records).
Winter Storm, Heavy Snow, Blizzard, Lake-Effect Snow, Winter Weather, Sleetnone in data (snowfall: local data)0

In event narratives only (local data needed): wind chill, temperature, heat index, acres burned and snow depth; any physical measure of 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: 39 declarations covering 31 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
2024-11-272024-08-13DR-4850-PRMajor disasterTropical Storm ErnestoHurricane (primary); also designated: Inland Flooding, Landslide$4,896,852.80new since last plan; within last 5 years
2024-08-132024-08-13EM-3610-PREmergencyTropical Storm ErnestoHurricane; Inland Flooding; Landslideno Public Assistance recordednew since last plan; within last 5 yearssame incident as DR-4850
2024-07-232024-04-29DR-4805-PRMajor disasterSevere Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and MudslidesInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Landslide$14,022,016.36new since last plan; within last 5 years
2022-09-212022-09-17DR-4671-PRMajor disasterHurricane FionaHurricane$41,266,504.71new since last plan; within last 5 years
2022-09-182022-09-17EM-3583-PREmergencyTropical Storm FionaHurricaneno Public Assistance recordednew since last plan; within last 5 yearssame incident as DR-4671
2020-08-222020-08-21EM-3537-PREmergencyTropical Storm LauraHurricaneno Public Assistance recordedin the 12 months before plan approval
2020-07-292020-07-27EM-3532-PREmergencyPotential Tropical Cyclone NineHurricaneno Public Assistance recordedin the 12 months before plan approval
2020-03-272020-01-20DR-4493-PRMajor disasterCOVID-19 PandemicNon-natural, not countedno Public Assistance recordedin the 12 months before plan approval
2020-03-132020-01-20EM-3452-PREmergencyCOVID-19Non-natural, not countedno Public Assistance recordedin the 12 months before plan approvalsame incident as DR-4493
2020-01-162019-12-28DR-4473-PRMajor disasterEarthquakesEarthquake$469,861.75in the 12 months before plan approval
2020-01-072019-12-28EM-3426-PREmergencyEarthquakesEarthquakeno Public Assistance recordedin the 12 months before plan approvalsame incident as DR-4473
2019-08-272019-08-26EM-3417-PREmergencyTropical Storm DorianHurricaneno Public Assistance recorded
2017-09-202017-09-17DR-4339-PRMajor disasterHurricane MariaHurricane$290,193,061.71
2017-09-182017-09-17EM-3391-PREmergencyHurricane MariaHurricaneno Public Assistance recordedsame incident as DR-4339
2017-09-102017-09-05DR-4336-PRMajor disasterHurricane IrmaHurricane$30,004.14
2017-09-052017-09-05EM-3384-PREmergencyHurricane IrmaHurricane$0same incident as DR-4336
2011-08-272011-08-21DR-4017-PRMajor disasterHurricane IreneHurricane$797,687.54
2011-08-222011-08-21EM-3326-PREmergencyHurricane IreneHurricaneno Public Assistance recordedsame incident as DR-4017
2011-07-142011-05-20DR-4004-PRMajor disasterSevere Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and LandslidesInland Flooding; Landslide$438,778.37
2010-10-262010-10-04DR-1946-PRMajor disasterSevere Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides Assoc W Ts OttoHurricane; Inland Flooding; Landslide$3,208,390.57
2010-06-242010-05-26DR-1919-PRMajor disasterSevere Storms and FloodingInland Flooding$806,828.43
2008-10-012008-09-21DR-1798-PRMajor disasterSevere Storms and FloodingInland Flooding$209,632.06
2005-11-102005-10-09DR-1613-PRMajor disasterSevere Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and MudslidesInland Flooding; Landslide$1,690,634.54
2004-09-172004-09-14DR-1552-PRMajor disasterTropical Storm Jeanne and Resulting Landslides and MudslidesHurricane; Landslide$355,651.11
2003-11-212003-11-10DR-1501-PRMajor disasterSevere Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and LandslidesInland Flooding; Landslide$704,000.02
2001-11-282001-11-07DR-1396-PRMajor disasterSevere Storms, Flooding, Mudslides and LandslidesInland Flooding; Landslide$511,406.56
1999-11-171999-11-17EM-3151-PREmergencyHurricane LennyHurricaneno Public Assistance recorded
1998-09-241998-09-20DR-1247-PRMajor disasterHurricane Georges - 18 Sep 98Hurricaneno Public Assistance recorded
1996-09-111996-09-09DR-1136-PRMajor disasterHurricane HortenseHurricaneno Public Assistance recorded
1992-01-221992-01-05DR-931-PRMajor disasterSevere Storms & FloodingInland Floodingno Public Assistance recorded
1989-09-211989-09-17DR-842-PRMajor disasterHurricane HugoHurricaneno Public Assistance recorded
1987-12-171987-11-24DR-805-PRMajor disasterSevere Storms & FloodingInland Floodingno Public Assistance recorded
1986-07-101986-04-25DR-768-PRMajor disasterHeavy Rains, Flooding & MudslidesInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Landslideno Public Assistance recorded
1985-10-101985-10-04DR-746-PRMajor disasterSevere Storms, Flooding & MudslidesInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Landslideno Public Assistance recorded
1985-05-311985-05-16DR-736-PRMajor disasterStorms, Mud/Land Slides, FloodingInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Landslideno Public Assistance recorded
1979-09-021979-09-02DR-597-PRMajor disasterHurricane DavidHurricaneno Public Assistance recorded
1975-09-191975-09-19DR-483-PRMajor disasterTropical Storm ElioiseInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Hurricaneno Public Assistance recorded
1974-11-301974-11-30DR-455-PRMajor disasterFloodingInland Floodingno Public Assistance recorded
1970-10-121970-10-12DR-296-PRMajor disasterHeavy Rains & FloodingInland Floodingno Public Assistance recorded

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
1998-09-211998-09-20EM-3130-PREmergencyHurricane Georges (Direct Federal Assist First 72 Hrs)Hurricane
1964-05-261964-05-26DR-170-PRMajor disasterExtreme Drought ConditionsDrought
1956-08-181956-08-18DR-62-PRMajor disasterHurricaneHurricane (primary); also designated: Inland 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.

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
Coastal Flooding0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Cold Wave0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Drought2202001996 to 2026-06-30
Earthquake000010Storm Events does not record earthquakes; the USGS earthquake catalog is the source.
Hail5100001955 to 2026-06-30
Heat Wave0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Hurricane60001621996 to 2026-06-30
Inland Flooding889271721996 to 2026-06-30
Landslide57192141121996 to 2026-06-30
Lightning2101001996 to 2026-06-30
Strong Wind13705001955 to 2026-06-30Includes 2 Strong Wind records.
Tornado1000001950 to 2026-06-30
Volcanic Activity2000001996 to 2026-06-30
Wildfire6000001996 to 2026-06-30
Winter Weather0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events

Notable Storm Events records

Sources: 1, 6, 7

DateEvent typeMagnitude or extentDamagenominal dollarsDeaths, injuriesdirect onlyLocationFlagsWhy listed
2026-02-19Thunderstorm Wind35 kt (40 mph) estimated gust$20,000 property; $0 crops (2026 dollars)0, 0UTUADOnew since last plan; within last 5 yearsB1-c worst recorded: Thunderstorm Wind
2025-04-26Debris Flow$10,000 property; $0 crops (2025 dollars)0, 0UTUADOnew since last plan; within last 5 yearsB1-c worst recorded: Debris Flow
2023-07-25Drought$0 property; $0 crops (zone total, 2023 dollars)0, 0NWS zone PRZ009 (WESTERN INTERIOR), zone-levelnew since last plan; within last 5 yearsB1-c worst recorded: Drought
2017-09-20Flash Flood$750,000,000 property; $0 crops (2017 dollars)3, 0UTUADOdeaths or injuries recorded
2014-09-10Hail0.75 in$0 property; $0 crops (2014 dollars)0, 0UTUADOB1-c worst recorded: Hail
2012-05-06Flash Flood$0 property; $0 crops (2012 dollars)1, 0UTUADOdeaths or injuries recorded
2006-06-14Strong Wind45 kt (52 mph) estimated gust$5,000 property; crops not reported (zone total, 2006 dollars)0, 0NWS zone PRZ009 (WESTERN INTERIOR), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: High Wind and Strong Wind
2004-09-07Flash Flood$15,000 property; crops not reported (zone total, 2004 dollars)1, 0NWS zone PRZ009 (WESTERN INTERIOR), zone-leveldeaths or injuries recorded
2003-03-16Wildfire$3,600,000 property; crops not reported (zone total, 2003 dollars)0, 0NWS zone PRZ009 (WESTERN INTERIOR), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Wildfire
2002-07-07Lightning$3,000 property; crops not reported (zone total, 2002 dollars)0, 0NWS zone PRZ009 (WESTERN INTERIOR), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Lightning
2000-08-25TornadoF0, 1 mi within this county, 10 yd wide$5,000 property; crops not reported (zone total, 2000 dollars)0, 0NWS zone PRZ009 (WESTERN INTERIOR), zone-levelB1-c most damaging: Tornado
2000-08-22Hurricane (NOAA event type 'Hurricane (Typhoon)')$41,000 property; crops not reported (zone total, 2000 dollars)0, 0NWS zone PRZ009 (WESTERN INTERIOR), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Hurricane, Tropical Storm, Tropical Depression

The full list is in the Excel file, sheet "B1-d Storm Events history" (182 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).

FEMA's declaration data list no tribal or special-area declarations for this state.

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
Coastal Flooding0.01events per year at a location (modeled)about 0.01 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 Wave0event-days per yearnone modeledStorm Events event-days in 0 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (0%)02005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywideNo Storm Events cold wave record, 1996 to 2025.
Drought0event-days per yearnone modeledPossibleStorm Events event-days in 1 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (3.33%)02000 to 2025 (25.25 years; D3 and D4 only)countywideNRI models no drought event-days here (2000 to 2025, 25.25 years; D3 and D4 only); Storm Events has a record in 1 of 30 years. The descriptor comes from Storm Events, which counts D2 drought that NRI leaves out.
Earthquake0.0455annual probability at a locationchance a given location in the county has at least minor-damage shaking in a year: 4.55%not shownmodeledsee B1-fNo descriptor (Storm Events does not record earthquakes).
Hail0.0266events per yearabout 1 in 38 yearsPossibleFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)1.0 (modeled)1986 to 2023 (38 years)countywide
Heat Wave0.000654event-days per yearabout 0.000654 days per yearStorm Events event-days in 0 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (0%)0.0132005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywideNo Storm Events heat wave record, 1996 to 2025
Hurricane0.178events per yearabout 1 in 6 yearsLikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)431851 to 2024 (Atlantic)see B1-fNRI counts hurricane and tropical storm tracks passing within storm-force wind range; federal declarations are in B1-d.
Inland Flooding0.929event-days per yearabout 0.929 days per yearLikelyStorm Events event-days in 24 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (80%)261996 to 2023 (28 years)see B1-f
Landslide360events per year (modeled)about 360 per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shownmodeledsee B1-f
Lightning69.1days per year with a strikeabout 69.1 days per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shown1995 to 2023 (29 years; CONUS)countywide
Strong Wind0.00498events per yearabout 1 in 201 yearsUnlikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)11986 to 2023 (38 years)countywide
Tornado0.00485events per yearabout 1 in 206 yearsUnlikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shown1950 to 2023 (EF2+); 1986 to 2023 (EF0-1)see B1-f
Volcanic Activityannual probabilitynot shownmodeledsee B1-fNot Applicable in NRI for this county; no descriptor.
Wildfireannual probability at a locationLikelyStorm Events records in 5 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (16.7%)not shownmodeledsee B1-f
Winter Weather0event-days per yearnone modeledStorm Events event-days in 0 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (0%)02005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywideNo Storm Events winter weather record, 1996 to 2025

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.

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 20250300
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 20258300.267
TornadoEF0-11996 to 20250300
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
Coastal Flooding0 of 8Insufficient Data 8
Cold Wave0 of 8Insufficient Data 8
Drought0 of 8Insufficient Data 8
Earthquake0 of 8Insufficient Data 8
Hail0 of 8Insufficient Data 8
Heat Wave0 of 8Insufficient Data 8
Hurricane0 of 8Insufficient Data 8
Inland Flooding0 of 8Insufficient Data 8
Landslide0 of 8Insufficient Data 8
Lightning0 of 8Insufficient Data 8
Strong Wind0 of 8Insufficient Data 8
Tornado0 of 8Insufficient Data 8
Volcanic Activity0 of 8Not Applicable 8
Wildfire0 of 8Insufficient Data 8
Winter Weather0 of 8Insufficient Data 8

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.

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
Utuado MunicipioCountyExpired on 2025-11-29FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$359,149,340.750 total; 0 since its planPuerto Rico commonwealth community (720000): this row counts only its properties in this municipio, as the county table does.

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

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 2020-11-30county-coded records, property plus crops, nominal dollarsZone-level damage since planproperty plus crops, reported for the zonePublic Assistance since plannominal dollars; see noteNote
Coastal Flooding$26,618,392n/a133$0n/a$00%
Cold Wave$0$00$0$0$0building exposure is 0 in NRI
Droughtn/a$0n/an/a$0n/a$0agriculture exposure is 0 in NRI
Earthquake$5,937,373,226n/a28,287$2,606,718n/a$2,559,4110.0439%
Hail$3,757,147,364$18,390,38528,272$1,763$130$397under 0.0001%$500
Heat Wave$62,027,728$412,294348$0$0$00%
Hurricane$3,755,408,208$18,390,38528,265$9,617,279$147,637$752,5780.256%$46,163,357.51
Inland Flooding$3,746,064,353$207,7802,281$4,539,668$3,793$843,534n/a (see note)$92,200$18,918,869.16NRI 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$1,760,246,144n/a15,004$36,054,877n/a$5,209,2042.05%$33,200$18,918,869.16
Lightning$3,757,147,364n/a28,272$8,375n/a$400,3140.000223%$0
Strong Wind$3,757,147,364$18,390,38528,272$129under $1$96under 0.0001%$27,700$3,300Storm Events damage since the plan includes 1 zone-level Strong Wind record ($3,300): a NOAA non-thunderstorm wind type, outside NRI's Strong Wind definition.
Tornado$3,757,147,364$18,390,38528,272$7,730$15$10,1610.000206%
Volcanic ActivityNot Applicable in NRI for this county
Wildfiren/an/an/an/an/an/aNRI publishes no building exposure for this county
Winter Weather$0$00$0$0$0building exposure is 0 in NRI

Totals since 2020-11-30 (Storm Events through 2026-06-30): 36 county-coded records, 36 with a damage value recorded (including $0), $153,600; 3 zone-level records, 3 with a damage value recorded (including $0), $3,300 reported for the zone; Public Assistance: $60,185,373.87 on 5 counted declarations, 3 of them with Public Assistance.

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
Population28,272
Building value (total, not at risk)$3,757,147,364
Agriculture value (total, not at risk)$18,390,385
NRI risk rating (all hazards)Insufficient Data
Expected annual loss, buildings and agriculture, all hazards$52,988,115
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)$9,775,696
Social vulnerability ratingData Unavailable
Community resilience ratingData Unavailable
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)0
Repetitive loss, NFIP insurance definition0Severe repetitive loss, NFIP insurance definition0

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 total0000000
Statewide, no county in FEMA's file541651,5721581,574038

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
Utuado Municipio7200000000000Puerto Rico commonwealth community (720000): this row counts only its properties in this municipio, as the county table does.

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: 0 in every occupancy group.

Sources: 1, 4

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 0 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). Utuado Municipio, PR: risk-assessment baseline packet, release 2026-10 (data as of 2026-09-30; County FIPS 72141). Automated baseline. https://hazardplain.org/pr/72141/ 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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