Hazard Plain Automated baseline

Salt Lake County, UT

Risk-assessment baseline packet

County FIPS:
49035
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 2030-12-29. Plan: Salt Lake County, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2025 (FEMA plan 110711), approved 2025-12-30.

Since the plan was approved on 2025-12-30: no new federal declaration.

NOAA Storm Events records since that date: 28 records (data through 2026-06-30).

Highest expected annual loss (FEMA National Risk Index, modeled total; see B1-a): Earthquake ($487,568,473 a year), Inland Flooding ($79,338,744) and Wildfire ($25,182,533).

Repetitive-loss flood properties now: FMA RL 0, SRL 0 (44 CFR 77.2); any definition: 6.

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 2030-12-29
Plan:
Salt Lake County, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2025 (FEMA plan 110711)
Approved:
2025-12-30
Days to expiry:
1,551

What changed since your last plan (approved 2025-12-30)

New federal declarations:
none
Storm Events records since approval:
28 records (data through 2026-06-30)
Repetitive loss now:
FMA RL 0, SRL 0 (44 CFR 77.2); any definition: 6
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: 32 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
Salt Lake CountyCountyApproved, expires 2030-12-29Salt Lake County, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2025 (FEMA plan 110711)2025-12-302030-12-291,551
Alta townTownApproved, expires 2030-12-29Salt Lake County, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2025 (FEMA plan 110711)2025-12-302030-12-291,551
Bluffdale cityCityApproved, expires 2030-12-29Salt Lake County, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2025 (FEMA plan 110711)2025-12-302030-12-291,551this jurisdiction approved 2026-09-17
Brighton townTownApproved, expires 2030-12-29Salt Lake County, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2025 (FEMA plan 110711)2025-12-302030-12-291,551this jurisdiction approved 2026-09-24
Copperton metro townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2030-12-29Salt Lake County, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2025 (FEMA plan 110711)2025-12-302030-12-291,551this jurisdiction approved 2026-09-21
Cottonwood Heights cityCityPlan 110711 approved 2025-12-30, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleSalt Lake County, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2025 (FEMA plan 110711), pending adoption here2025-12-30 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2030-12-29 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Draper cityCityApproved, expires 2030-12-29Salt Lake County, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2025 (FEMA plan 110711)2025-12-302030-12-291,551
Emigration Canyon metro townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2030-12-29Salt Lake County, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2025 (FEMA plan 110711)2025-12-302030-12-291,551this jurisdiction approved 2026-05-08
Herriman cityCityPlan 110711 approved 2025-12-30, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleSalt Lake County, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2025 (FEMA plan 110711), pending adoption here2025-12-30 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2030-12-29 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Holladay cityCityApproved, expires 2030-12-29Salt Lake County, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2025 (FEMA plan 110711)2025-12-302030-12-291,551this jurisdiction approved 2026-05-08
Kearns metro townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2030-12-29Salt Lake County, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2025 (FEMA plan 110711)2025-12-302030-12-291,551this jurisdiction approved 2026-04-29
Magna metro townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2030-12-29Salt Lake County, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2025 (FEMA plan 110711)2025-12-302030-12-291,551this jurisdiction approved 2026-04-29
Midvale cityCityApproved, expires 2030-12-29Salt Lake County, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2025 (FEMA plan 110711)2025-12-302030-12-291,551this jurisdiction approved 2026-04-29
Millcreek cityCityApproved, expires 2030-12-29Salt Lake County, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2025 (FEMA plan 110711)2025-12-302030-12-291,551
Murray cityCityApproved, expires 2030-12-29Salt Lake County, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2025 (FEMA plan 110711)2025-12-302030-12-291,551this jurisdiction approved 2026-06-18
Riverton cityCityApproved, expires 2030-12-29Salt Lake County, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2025 (FEMA plan 110711)2025-12-302030-12-291,551this jurisdiction approved 2026-04-29
Salt Lake City cityCityApproved, expires 2030-12-29Salt Lake County, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2025 (FEMA plan 110711)2025-12-302030-12-291,551this jurisdiction approved 2026-08-26
Sandy cityCityApproved, expires 2030-12-29Salt Lake County, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2025 (FEMA plan 110711)2025-12-302030-12-291,551
South Jordan cityCityApproved, expires 2030-12-29Salt Lake County, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2025 (FEMA plan 110711)2025-12-302030-12-291,551this jurisdiction approved 2026-09-21
South Salt Lake cityCityApproved, expires 2030-12-29Salt Lake County, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2025 (FEMA plan 110711)2025-12-302030-12-291,551
Taylorsville cityCityApproved, expires 2030-12-29Salt Lake County, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2025 (FEMA plan 110711)2025-12-302030-12-291,551
West Jordan cityCityApproved, expires 2030-12-29Salt Lake County, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2025 (FEMA plan 110711)2025-12-302030-12-291,551
West Valley City cityCityApproved, expires 2030-12-29Salt Lake County, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2025 (FEMA plan 110711)2025-12-302030-12-291,551this jurisdiction approved 2026-04-29
White City metro townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2030-12-29Salt Lake County, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2025 (FEMA plan 110711)2025-12-302030-12-291,551this jurisdiction approved 2026-04-29
Canyons School DistrictSchool/School DistrictPlan 110711 approved 2025-12-30, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleSalt Lake County, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2025 (FEMA plan 110711), pending adoption here2025-12-30 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2030-12-29 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Granite School DistrictSchool/School DistrictApproved, expires 2030-05-01Granite School District, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2025 (FEMA plan 110549)2025-05-022030-05-011,309
Jordan School DistrictSchool/School DistrictApproved, expires 2030-12-29Salt Lake County, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2025 (FEMA plan 110711)2025-12-302030-12-291,551this jurisdiction approved 2026-04-29
Name not given in FEMA data (ID 200826)School/School DistrictExpired on 2019-12-19Murray School District (FEMA plan 100772)2014-12-192019-12-19-2,477
Granger-Hunter Improvement DistrictWater/Sewer AuthorityApproved, expires 2030-04-15Granger-Hunter Improvement District, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2025 (FEMA plan 110269)2025-04-162030-04-151,293
Jordan Valley Water Conservation DistrictConservation DistrictApproved, expires 2026-11-16Jordan Valley Water Conservation District, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2021 (FEMA plan 107762)2021-11-172026-11-1647
Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake and SandyWater/Sewer AuthorityApproved, expires 2028-10-19Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake and Sandy, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2023 (FEMA plan 109118)2023-10-202028-10-19750
Salt Lake City Community CollegeCollege/UniversityPlan 110711 approved 2025-12-30, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleSalt Lake County, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2025 (FEMA plan 110711), pending adoption here2025-12-30 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2030-12-29 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.

FEMA plan data lists 1 school district row with no name (FEMA IDs only) and 3 named school districts. FEMA files some districts under two ID schemes on different plans, so a named district's 'No approved plan on record' can sit beside an unnamed row that has a 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$205,577,112n/a$281,991,361$487,568,473Storm Events does not record earthquakes.
2Inland FloodingRelatively ModerateRelatively High$79,236,169$53$102,522$79,338,74445
3WildfireRelatively HighRelatively High$23,879,130$305$1,303,099$25,182,53316
4AvalancheVery HighVery High$8,748n/a$11,693,603$11,702,35264
5Heat WaveRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$1,178$2,330$6,251,111$6,254,6192
6TornadoRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$1,187,124$180$2,626,832$3,814,1375
7LightningRelatively HighRelatively High$83,147n/a$2,446,429$2,529,57511
8Winter WeatherVery HighVery High$62,107$120$2,268,918$2,331,145515
9Strong WindRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$463,735$8,225$890,113$1,362,073515Includes 271 High Wind and 11 Strong Wind records (NOAA non-thunderstorm wind types, outside NRI's Strong Wind definition).
10HailRelatively LowRelatively Moderate$745,415$437$8,449$754,30067
11Cold WaveRelatively LowRelatively Low$4,743$812$690,836$696,3913
12DroughtRelatively LowRelatively Lown/a$143,709n/a$143,7090No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).
13LandslideRelatively LowRelatively Low$4,054n/a$48,929$52,9832
14Ice StormVery LowVery Low$8,641n/a$3,366$12,0073
15Volcanic ActivityVery LowVery Low$1n/a$280$2810No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).
16Coastal FloodingNo RatingNo Expected Annual Losses$0n/a$0$00No 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-3223-UT 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 1139.06 (Very High, 99.6); tract 1014.02 (Very High, 99.6); tract 1101.03 (Very High, 99.1)
Earthquaketract 1029 (Very High, 99.9); tract 1115 (Very High, 99.8); tract 1145 (Very High, 99.8)
Hurricaneno tract has a National Risk Index rating for this hazard
Landslidetract 1101.03 (Relatively Moderate, 98.9); tract 1101.06 (Relatively Moderate, 97.2); tract 1131.05 (Relatively Low, 95.5)
Tornadotract 1145 (Relatively Low, 45.1); tract 1014.02 (Relatively Low, 41.1); tract 1029 (Relatively Low, 38.5)
Volcanic Activitytract 1135.21 (Very Low, 76.5); tract 1134.10 (Very Low, 76.4); tract 1135.14 (Very Low, 75.3)
Wildfiretract 1101.03 (Very High, 99.6); tract 1151.09 (Very High, 99.5); tract 1131.05 (Very High, 99.5)

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 1139.06 is Census Tract 1139.06). 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)64 records, 1998 to 2026 (64 zone-level)Avalanche, 2023-04-10, $100,000 property; $0 crops (2023 dollars); NWS zone UTZ111Countywide (zone-level records).Physical measure: in event narratives only (local data needed).
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 chill3 records, 1998 to 2005 (3 zone-level)1 day to 4 days (median 1 day); 3 with a recorded value4 consecutive days, 1998-12-21 to 1998-12-24, zone-levelCountywide (zone-level records).Wind chill: in event narratives only (local data needed).
Frost/Freeze (outside NRI's Cold Wave definition)crop damage0Temperature: in event narratives only (local data needed).
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)121 records, 1958 to 20260.75 in to 1.75 in (median 1 in); 121 with a recorded value1.75 in hail, 2026-06-25; same size also recorded on 1970-05-23, 1983-09-03, 1991-08-04, 2006-07-04, 2016-06-13, 2026-06-25Hail, 1994-10-05, $5,000,000 property; crops not recorded (1994 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Herriman city (8 records), Salt Lake City city (8 records), Riverton city (7 records), Midvale city (5 records), South Jordan city (5 records), Holladay city (4 records), Murray city (4 records), Taylorsville city (4 records), Sandy city (3 records), West Jordan city (3 records); and 3 more jurisdictions (see the Excel file).
Excessive Heat, Heatheat index (in event narratives)2 records, 2021 (2 zone-level)2 days to 3 days (median 2.5 days); 2 with a recorded value3 consecutive days, 2021-06-03 to 2021-06-05, zone-levelCountywide (zone-level records).Heat index: in event narratives only (local data needed).
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)3 records, 2005 to 2019 (3 zone-level)No damage reported in 3 records.Countywide (zone-level records).Ice thickness: in event narratives only (local data needed).
Flash Flood, Flood, Lakeshore Flooddamage and flood days (flood depth: FIRM)45 records, 1996 to 2025 (2 zone-level)Flash Flood, 2023-08-03, $16,000,000 property; $0 crops (2023 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Alta town (3 records), Draper city (3 records), Salt Lake City city (3 records), Taylorsville city (3 records), Bluffdale city (2 records), Cottonwood Heights city (2 records), Brighton town (1 record), Herriman city (1 record), Midvale city (1 record), Riverton city (1 record). Zone-level records (2) 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)2 records, 2019 to 2023Debris Flow, 2023-04-13, $50,000 property; $0 crops (2023 dollars), 1 direct injuryNo event record names a jurisdiction in the plan.Physical measure: in event narratives only (local data needed).
Lightningannualized frequency (the measure FEMA's Local Mitigation Planning Handbook names)11 records, 1997 to 2013Lightning, 2002-07-25, $0 property; $0 crops (2002 dollars), 2 direct deathsLightning, 1997-08-13, $300,000 property; crops not reported (1997 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Midvale city (3 records), Holladay city (2 records), Draper city (1 record), Salt Lake City city (1 record).Storm Events lists lightning with damage or casualties; physical measure in event narratives only (local data needed).
High Wind and Strong Wind (outside NRI's Strong Wind definition)wind speed (kt and mph)282 records, 1996 to 2026 (282 zone-level)35 kt (40 mph) to 129 kt (148 mph) (median 61 kt (70 mph)); 276 with a recorded value129 kt (148 mph) measured gust, High Wind, 2022-12-27; NWS zone UTZ110High Wind, 2020-09-08, $4,300,000 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2020 dollars)Countywide (zone-level records).
Thunderstorm Windwind speed (kt and mph)318 records, 1956 to 202635 kt (40 mph) to 83 kt (96 mph) (median 53 kt (61 mph)); 299 with a recorded value83 kt (96 mph) estimated gust, Thunderstorm Wind, 2024-07-13Thunderstorm Wind, 2006-08-01, $2,000,000 property; crops not reported (2006 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Salt Lake City city (19 records), Cottonwood Heights city (7 records), Herriman city (6 records), Taylorsville city (5 records), South Jordan city (4 records), West Jordan city (4 records), Holladay city (3 records), Midvale city (3 records), Alta town (2 records), Murray city (2 records); and 2 more jurisdictions (see the Excel file).
TornadoEnhanced Fujita (Fujita before Feb 2007)14 records, 1965 to 2001F/EF0 to F/EF2 (median F/EF0); 13 with a recorded valueF2 tornado, 1999-08-11, 4.3 mi within this county, 150 yd wide, $170,000,000 property; $500,000 crops (1999 dollars), 1 direct death, 80 direct injuriesEvent records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Salt Lake City city (2 records), Holladay 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)0Physical measure: in event narratives only (local data needed).
Wildfireacres burned (local data)16 records, 2010 to 2026 (16 zone-level)Wildfire, 2012-07-01, $9,000,000 property; $0 crops (2012 dollars); NWS zone UTZ008Countywide (zone-level records).Acres burned: in event narratives only (local data needed).
Winter Storm, Heavy Snow, Blizzard, Lake-Effect Snow, Winter Weather, Sleetnone in data (snowfall: local data)515 records, 1996 to 2026 (515 zone-level)Blizzard, 1997-01-11, $40,000,000 property; crops not reported (1997 dollars), 50 direct injuries (reported for the zone); NWS zone UTZ003Countywide (zone-level records).Snow depth: in event narratives only (local data needed).

Where a hazard names more than 10 jurisdictions, the table lists the 10 with the most records; every one is in the Excel file, sheet "B1-c Extent".

Storm Events records are more complete after 1996; before 1996 only Tornado (from 1950), Hail and Thunderstorm Wind (from 1955) exist. Zone-level records whose zone 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 dollarsNotes
2021-08-142021-08-14FM-5408-UTFire managementParleys Canyon FireWildfireno Public Assistance recorded
2021-01-122020-09-07DR-4578-UTMajor disasterStraight-Line WindsStrong Wind$5,678,044.63
2020-07-092020-03-18DR-4548-UTMajor disasterEarthquake and AftershocksEarthquake$25,271,007.37
2020-04-042020-01-20DR-4525-UTMajor disasterCOVID-19 PandemicNon-natural, not counted$438,985,044.98
2020-03-132020-01-20EM-3478-UTEmergencyCOVID-19Non-natural, not countedno Public Assistance recordedsame incident as DR-4525
2012-06-292012-06-29FM-2991-UTFire managementRose Crest FireWildfireno Public Assistance recorded
2011-08-082011-04-18DR-4011-UTMajor disasterFloodingInland Flooding$1,367,180.76
2010-09-192010-09-19FM-2859-UTFire managementMachine Gun FireWildfireno Public Assistance recorded
2005-09-052005-08-29EM-3223-UTEmergencyHurricane Katrina EvacuationHurricane: evacuation support, not a local hazard event; not counted$249,917.79
1999-08-161999-08-11DR-1285-UTMajor disasterTornado, Severe Thunderstorms, and HailTornado (primary); also designated: Hail$389,528.65
1984-08-171984-08-17DR-720-UTMajor disasterSevere Storms, Mudslides, Landslides & FloodingInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Landslideno Public Assistance recorded
1983-04-301983-04-13DR-680-UTMajor disasterSevere Storms, Landslides & FloodingInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Landslideno Public Assistance recorded

School districts and special districts in this county: $19,794,035.79 (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.

Public Assistance filed under this county for declarations that do not list it: 4 rows, $234,889.25

Sources: 2, 3

FEMA numberDeclaredTitleApplicantPA obligatedfederal share obligated, nominal dollars
DR-4311-UT2017-04-21Severe Winter Storms and FloodingUtah Department of Transportation$23,378.95
DR-4053-UT2012-02-01Severe StormUtah Transit Authority$91,730.14
DR-4053-UT2012-02-01Severe StormUtah Department of Transportation$111,405.74
DR-1598-UT2005-08-01Flooding and LandslidesUtah Department of Transportation$8,374.42

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

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
Avalanche644523001996 to 2026-06-30
Coastal Flooding0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Cold Wave3000001996 to 2026-06-30
Drought0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Earthquake000010Storm Events does not record earthquakes; the USGS earthquake catalog is the source.
Hail1215013101955 to 2026-06-30
Heat Wave2000001996 to 2026-06-30
Hurricane0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Ice Storm3000001996 to 2026-06-30
Inland Flooding450110301996 to 2026-06-30
Landslide2001201996 to 2026-06-30
Lightning11000001996 to 2026-06-30
Strong Wind6001522156101955 to 2026-06-30Includes 271 High Wind and 11 Strong Wind records.
Tornado14000101950 to 2026-06-30
Volcanic Activity0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Wildfire16101301996 to 2026-06-30
Winter Weather5153761001996 to 2026-06-30

Notable Storm Events records

Sources: 1, 6, 7

DateEvent typeMagnitude or extentDamagenominal dollarsDeaths, injuriesdirect onlyLocationFlagsWhy listed
2024-07-13Thunderstorm Wind83 kt (96 mph) estimated gust$50,000 property; $0 crops (2024 dollars)0, 0SALT LAKE CITYwithin last 5 yearsB1-c worst recorded: Thunderstorm Wind
2023-08-03Flash Flood$16,000,000 property; $0 crops (2023 dollars)0, 0NASHwithin last 5 yearsB1-c worst recorded: Flash Flood, Flood, Lakeshore Flood
2023-04-10Avalanche$100,000 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2023 dollars)0, 0NWS zone UTZ111 (WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80), zone-levelwithin last 5 yearsB1-c worst recorded: Avalanche
2022-12-27High Wind129 kt (148 mph) measured gust$0 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2022 dollars)0, 0NWS zone UTZ110 (WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH), zone-levelwithin last 5 yearsB1-c worst recorded: High Wind and Strong Wind
2021-06-03Excessive Heat$0 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2021 dollars)0, 0NWS zone UTZ105 (SALT LAKE VALLEY), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Excessive Heat, Heat
2021-02-06Avalanche$0 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2021 dollars)4, 1NWS zone UTZ008 (WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80), zone-leveldeaths or injuries recorded
2012-07-01Wildfire$9,000,000 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2012 dollars)0, 0NWS zone UTZ008 (WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Wildfire
2003-12-26Avalanche$0 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2003 dollars)3, 0NWS zone UTZ008 (W SUMMIT T NW/SE SALT LAKE/WASATCH X SC/E UTAH/P X E JUAB/X NW SAN PETE), zone-leveldeaths or injuries recorded
2002-07-25Lightning$0 property; $0 crops (2002 dollars)2, 0COUNTYWIDEB1-c worst recorded: Lightning
2002-03-07Winter Storm$140,000 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2002 dollars)2, 35NWS zone UTZ003 (W SALT LAKE T X W/E TOOLE T X E), zone-leveldeaths or injuries recorded
1999-08-11TornadoF2, 4.3 mi within this county, 150 yd wide$170,000,000 property; $500,000 crops (1999 dollars)1, 80SALT LAKE CITYB1-c worst recorded: Tornado
1997-01-11Blizzard$40,000,000 property; crops not reported, reported for the zone (1997 dollars)0, 50NWS zone UTZ003 (SALT LAKE AND TOOLE VALLEYS), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Winter Storm, Heavy Snow, Blizzard, Lake-Effect Snow, Winter Weather, Sleet

The full list is in the Excel file, sheet "B1-d Storm Events history" (1,396 rows).

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

2 Fire Management declarations (1994-08-06 to 1994-08-06) FEMA filed as Statewide with no county; each names one local fire. Listed on the state page.

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
Avalanche1.53events per yearabout 1.53 per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)461994 to 2023 (30 years)see B1-f
Coastal Flooding0events per year at a location (modeled)none modeledStorm Events records in 0 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (0%)not shownmodeledsee B1-fNo descriptor: no Storm Events record 1996 to 2025
Cold Wave0.0565event-days per yearabout 0.0565 days per yearLikely (from Storm Events: 3 of 30 years)event-days in 3 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (10%)1.072005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywide
Drought48.8event-days per yearabout 48.8 days per yearevent-days in 0 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (0%)1,6802000 to 2025 (25.25 years; D3 and D4 only)countywideNo Storm Events drought record, 1996 to 2025
Earthquake0.0151annual probability at a locationchance a given location in the county has at least minor-damage shaking in a year: 1.51%not shownmodeledsee B1-fNo descriptor (Storm Events does not record earthquakes).
Hail0.272events per yearabout 1 in 4 yearsLikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)10.5 (modeled)1986 to 2023 (38 years)countywide
Heat Wave2.16event-days per yearabout 2.16 days per yearPossible (from Storm Events: 1 of 30 years)event-days in 1 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (3.33%)27.62005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywide
Hurricaneevents per year1851 to 2024 (Atlantic)see B1-fNot Applicable in NRI for this county; no descriptor.
Ice Storm0.0149event-days per yearabout 0.0149 days per yearLikely (from Storm Events: 3 of 30 years)event-days in 3 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (10%)01946-12-31 to 2014-02-12 (67 years)countywide
Inland Flooding1.14event-days per yearabout 1.14 days per yearLikely (from Storm Events: 19 of 30 years)event-days in 19 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (63.3%)321996 to 2023 (28 years)see B1-f
Landslide0.872events per year (modeled)about 0.87 per yearLikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shownmodeledsee B1-f
Lightning39.4days per year with a strikeabout 39.4 days per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shown1995 to 2023 (29 years; CONUS)countywide
Strong Wind1.29events per yearabout 1.29 per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)501986 to 2023 (38 years)countywide
Tornado0.0509events per yearabout 1 in 20 yearsPossibleFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shown1950 to 2023 (EF2+); 1986 to 2023 (EF0-1)see B1-f
Volcanic Activity0.0001annual probabilityabout 1 in 10,000 yearsUnlikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shownmodeledsee B1-f
Wildfire0.00653annual probability at a locationchance a given location in the county burns in a year: 0.653%Likely (from Storm Events: 6 of 30 years)Storm Events records in 6 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (20%)not shownmodeledsee B1-fDescriptor from Storm Events, not NRI.
Winter Weather28.2event-days per yearabout 28.2 days per yearHighly likely (from Storm Events: 30 of 30 years)event-days in 30 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (100%)5232005-11-12 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 202532301.07
Hail2.00 in+1996 to 20250300
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)50-64 kt1996 to 2025198306.6
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)65 kt+1996 to 202518300.6
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)unmeasured or below 50 kt1996 to 20255300.167
TornadoEF0-11996 to 20254300.133
TornadoEF2-31996 to 20251300.0333
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
Avalanche16 of 25197.898.099.6Very High 16, Not Applicable 235
Coastal Flooding0 of 251No Rating 251
Cold Wave251 of 25115.718.121.2Relatively Low 42, Very Low 209
Drought63 of 25168.074.691.4Relatively Low 17, Very Low 46, No Rating 188
Earthquake251 of 25170.292.899.9Very High 57, Relatively High 106, Relatively Moderate 77, Relatively Low 11
Hail251 of 25114.329.871.8Relatively Moderate 1, Relatively Low 46, Very Low 204
Heat Wave251 of 2511.828.560.2Relatively Moderate 2, Relatively Low 218, Very Low 31
Hurricane0 of 251Not Applicable 251
Ice Storm251 of 2510.20.93.2Very Low 251
Inland Flooding251 of 2510.710.984.8Relatively High 3, Relatively Moderate 12, Relatively Low 82, Very Low 154
Landslide244 of 2518.721.798.9Relatively Moderate 2, Relatively Low 11, Very Low 231, No Rating 7
Lightning251 of 2510.739.568.9Relatively Moderate 50, Relatively Low 195, Very Low 6
Strong Wind251 of 25110.120.554.6Relatively Moderate 1, Relatively Low 136, Very Low 114
Tornado251 of 2515.324.945.1Relatively Low 49, Very Low 202
Volcanic Activity251 of 25140.557.876.5Very Low 251
Wildfire188 of 25118.547.899.6Very High 5, Relatively High 15, Relatively Moderate 22, Relatively Low 30, Very Low 116, No Rating 63
Winter Weather251 of 25117.174.993.2Relatively High 90, Relatively Moderate 158, Relatively Low 2, Very Low 1

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
Salt Lake CountyCountyApproved, expires 2030-12-29FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 3$51,462,864.770 total; 0 since its planIncludes $50,320,372.86 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4525-UT).
Alta townTownApproved, expires 2030-12-29FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded5 total; 1 since its plan
Bluffdale cityCityApproved, expires 2030-12-29FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded2 total; 0 since its plan
Brighton townTownApproved, expires 2030-12-29FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded1 total; 0 since its plan
Copperton metro townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2030-12-29FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded0 total; 0 since its plan
Cottonwood Heights cityCityPlan 110711 approved 2025-12-30, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleFMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded11 total; no approved plan
Draper cityCityApproved, expires 2030-12-29FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$33,461.776 total; 0 since its plan
Emigration Canyon metro townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2030-12-29FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded0 total; 0 since its plan
Herriman cityCityPlan 110711 approved 2025-12-30, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleFMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded15 total; no approved plan
Holladay cityCityApproved, expires 2030-12-29FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 1$144,136.7410 total; 3 since its plan
Kearns metro townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2030-12-29FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded0 total; 0 since its plan
Magna metro townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2030-12-29FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded0 total; 0 since its plan
Midvale cityCityApproved, expires 2030-12-29FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded12 total; 0 since its plan
Millcreek cityCityApproved, expires 2030-12-29FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$190,177.541 total; 0 since its plan
Murray cityCityApproved, expires 2030-12-29FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$27,549.136 total; 0 since its plan
Riverton cityCityApproved, expires 2030-12-29FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded9 total; 0 since its plan
Salt Lake City cityCityApproved, expires 2030-12-29FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 1$4,974,392.3033 total; 2 since its planIncludes $189,791.46 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4525-UT).
Sandy cityCityApproved, expires 2030-12-29FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$24,776.293 total; 0 since its plan
South Jordan cityCityApproved, expires 2030-12-29FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded9 total; 0 since its plan
South Salt Lake cityCityApproved, expires 2030-12-29FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$94,023.150 total; 0 since its plan
Taylorsville cityCityApproved, expires 2030-12-29FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$7,601.4012 total; 2 since its plan
West Jordan cityCityApproved, expires 2030-12-29FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 1$208,883.637 total; 1 since its plan
West Valley City cityCityApproved, expires 2030-12-29FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$841,443.250 total; 0 since its planIncludes $367,501.63 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4525-UT).
White City metro townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2030-12-29FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded0 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 2025-12-30county-coded records, property plus crops, nominal dollarsZone-level damage since planproperty plus crops, reported for the zonePublic Assistance since plannominal dollars; see noteNote
Avalanche$79,493,529n/a10$8,748n/a$11,693,6030.011%$0
Coastal Flooding$0n/a0$0n/a$0building exposure is 0 in NRI
Cold Wave$192,182,385,918$25,622,0141,182,917$4,743$812$690,836under 0.0001%
Droughtn/a$20,233,296n/an/a$143,709n/a0.71% (agriculture)NRI has no building exposure for this hazard; agriculture shown
Earthquake$340,253,206,284n/a1,185,238$205,577,112n/a$281,991,3610.0604%
Hail$193,317,344,470$25,623,7851,185,141$745,415$437$8,4490.000386%$0
Heat Wave$192,065,659,458$25,602,3491,182,527$1,178$2,330$6,251,111under 0.0001%
HurricaneNot Applicable in NRI for this county
Ice Storm$193,317,344,470n/a1,185,141$8,641n/a$3,366under 0.0001%
Inland Flooding$193,271,480,285$642,5899,320$79,236,169$53$102,522n/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$3,107,780,567n/a12,179$4,054n/a$48,9290.00013%
Lightning$193,317,344,470n/a1,185,141$83,147n/a$2,446,429under 0.0001%
Strong Wind$193,317,344,470$25,623,7851,185,141$463,735$8,225$890,1130.00024%$8,500$0
Tornado$193,317,344,470$25,623,7851,185,141$1,187,124$180$2,626,8320.000614%
Volcanic Activity$193,317,344,470n/a1,185,141$1n/a$280under 0.0001%
Wildfire$13,961,566,541$14,399,56688,215$23,879,130$305$1,303,0990.171%
Winter Weather$193,317,344,470$25,623,7851,185,141$62,107$120$2,268,918under 0.0001%$800,000

Totals since 2025-12-30 (Storm Events through 2026-06-30): 17 county-coded records, 17 with a damage value recorded (including $0), $8,500; 11 zone-level records, 10 with a damage value recorded (including $0), $800,000 reported for the zone; Public Assistance: no counted declaration since the plan.

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
Population1,185,141
Building value (total, not at risk)$193,317,344,470
Agriculture value (total, not at risk)$25,623,785
NRI risk rating (all hazards)Relatively High
Expected annual loss, buildings and agriculture, all hazards$311,417,474
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)$310,325,848
Social vulnerability ratingVery Low
Community resilience ratingRelatively 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)0
Repetitive loss, NFIP insurance definition6Severe 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 total and NFIP communities

Sources: 1, 4

ScopeRL, FMApropertiesSRL, FMApropertiesRL, NFIPpropertiesSRL, NFIPpropertiesAny categorypropertiesMitigatedpropertiesCurrently insuredproperties
County total0060601
of which: Salt Lake County (unincorporated area)0030301
of which: Salt Lake City city0010100
of which: West Jordan city0010100
of which: Holladay city0010100

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

Sources: 1, 4

JurisdictionNFIP community IDRL, FMApropertiesSRL, FMApropertiesRL, NFIPpropertiesSRL, NFIPpropertiesAny categorypropertiesMitigatedpropertiesCurrently insuredproperties
Salt Lake County4901020030301
Alta town4902510000000
Bluffdale city4902470000000
Brighton town4902370000000
Copperton metro township4902670000000
Cottonwood Heights city4900280000000
Draper city4902440000000
Emigration Canyon metro township4902680000000
Herriman city4902520000000
Holladay city4902530010100
Kearns metro township4902650000000
Magna metro township4902660000000
Midvale city4902110000000
Millcreek city4902310000000
Murray city4901030000000
Riverton city4901040000000
Salt Lake City city4901050010100
Sandy city4901060000000
South Jordan city4901070000000
South Salt Lake city4902190000000
Taylorsville city4902480000000
West Jordan city4901080010100
West Valley City city4902450000000
White City metro township4902690000000

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 residential0040401
2 to 4 unit residential0010100
other residential0010100
non-residential0000000
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 6 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, organized by the items of FEMA's Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool, Element B. Each section heading names the item its tables support; the plan and FEMA's review decide whether the 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

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Cite this: Hazard Plain (2026). Salt Lake County, UT: risk-assessment baseline packet, release 2026-10 (data as of 2026-09-30; County FIPS 49035). Automated baseline. https://hazardplain.org/ut/49035/ 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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