Hazard Plain Automated baseline

Riverside County, CA

Risk-assessment baseline packet

County FIPS:
06065
Release:
2026-10
Data as of:
2026-09-30
Storm Events data through:
2026-06-30

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

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

Summary

Plan status as of 2026-09-30: Approved, expires 2028-04-17. Plan: Riverside County (FEMA plan 109847), approved 2023-04-18.

Since the plan was approved on 2023-04-18: 4 new hazard declarations (4 incidents): DR-4750-CA (Tropical Storm Hilary), FM-5515-CA (Hawarden Fire), FM-5538-CA (Airport Fire), FM-5636-CA (Bain Fire).

NOAA Storm Events records since that date: 183 records (data through 2026-06-30).

Highest expected annual loss (FEMA National Risk Index, modeled total; see B1-a): Inland Flooding ($1,127,003,661 a year), Earthquake ($763,784,550) and Wildfire ($346,642,805).

Repetitive-loss flood properties now: FMA RL 2, SRL 4 (44 CFR 77.2); any definition: 69.

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

Plan clock

Status:
Approved, expires 2028-04-17
Plan:
Riverside County (FEMA plan 109847)
Approved:
2023-04-18
Days to expiry:
565

What changed since your last plan (approved 2023-04-18)

New federal declarations:
4 new hazard declarations (4 incidents): DR-4750-CA (Tropical Storm Hilary), FM-5515-CA (Hawarden Fire), FM-5538-CA (Airport Fire), FM-5636-CA (Bain Fire)
Storm Events records since approval:
183 records (data through 2026-06-30)
Repetitive loss now:
FMA RL 2, SRL 4 (44 CFR 77.2); any definition: 69
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: 40 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 expiryNotes
Riverside CountyCountyApproved, expires 2028-04-17Riverside County (FEMA plan 109847)2023-04-182028-04-17565
Banning cityCityApproved, expires 2028-04-17Riverside County (FEMA plan 109847)2023-04-182028-04-17565this jurisdiction approved 2024-08-08
Beaumont cityCityApproved, expires 2028-04-17Riverside County (FEMA plan 109847)2023-04-182028-04-17565this jurisdiction approved 2024-01-19
Blythe cityCityApproved, expires 2028-04-17Riverside County (FEMA plan 109847)2023-04-182028-04-17565this jurisdiction approved 2025-01-07
Calimesa cityCityApproved, expires 2028-04-17Riverside County (FEMA plan 109847)2023-04-182028-04-17565this jurisdiction approved 2024-04-10
Cathedral City cityCityApproved, expires 2030-10-06Cathedral City (FEMA plan 111095)2025-10-072030-10-061,467
Coachella cityCityApproved, expires 2028-04-17Riverside County (FEMA plan 109847)2023-04-182028-04-17565this jurisdiction approved 2024-03-15
Corona cityCityApproved, expires 2028-04-17Riverside County (FEMA plan 109847)2023-04-182028-04-17565this jurisdiction approved 2024-10-07
Desert Hot Springs cityCityApproved, expires 2028-04-17Riverside County (FEMA plan 109847)2023-04-182028-04-17565this jurisdiction approved 2024-10-07
Eastvale cityCityApproved, expires 2028-04-17Riverside County (FEMA plan 109847)2023-04-182028-04-17565this jurisdiction approved 2023-11-22
Indian Wells cityCityApproved, expires 2028-04-17Riverside County (FEMA plan 109847)2023-04-182028-04-17565this jurisdiction approved 2024-03-04
Indio cityCityApproved, expires 2028-04-17Riverside County (FEMA plan 109847)2023-04-182028-04-17565this jurisdiction approved 2024-10-08
Jurupa Valley cityCityApproved, expires 2028-04-17Riverside County (FEMA plan 109847)2023-04-182028-04-17565this jurisdiction approved 2023-11-22
La Quinta cityCityApproved, expires 2028-04-17Riverside County (FEMA plan 109847)2023-04-182028-04-17565this jurisdiction approved 2024-08-01
Lake Elsinore cityCityApproved, expires 2028-04-17Riverside County (FEMA plan 109847)2023-04-182028-04-17565this jurisdiction approved 2024-06-14
Menifee cityCityApproved, expires 2028-03-23Menifee, City of (FEMA plan 108213)2023-03-242028-03-23540
Moreno Valley cityCityApproved, expires 2028-04-17Riverside County (FEMA plan 109847)2023-04-182028-04-17565this jurisdiction approved 2023-08-02
Murrieta cityCityApproved, expires 2028-04-17Riverside County (FEMA plan 109847)2023-04-182028-04-17565this jurisdiction approved 2024-10-10
Norco cityCityApproved, expires 2028-04-17Riverside County (FEMA plan 109847)2023-04-182028-04-17565this jurisdiction approved 2024-04-08
Palm Desert cityCityApproved, expires 2028-04-17Riverside County (FEMA plan 109847)2023-04-182028-04-17565this jurisdiction approved 2024-07-08
Palm Springs cityCityApproved, expires 2028-04-17Riverside County (FEMA plan 109847)2023-04-182028-04-17565this jurisdiction approved 2024-04-30
Perris cityCityApproved, expires 2028-04-17Riverside County (FEMA plan 109847)2023-04-182028-04-17565this jurisdiction approved 2024-05-07
Rancho Mirage cityCityApproved, expires 2028-04-17Riverside County (FEMA plan 109847)2023-04-182028-04-17565this jurisdiction approved 2024-09-23
Riverside cityCityApproved, expires 2028-04-17Riverside County (FEMA plan 109847)2023-04-182028-04-17565this jurisdiction approved 2025-04-07
Temecula cityCityApproved, expires 2028-04-17Riverside County (FEMA plan 109847)2023-04-182028-04-17565this jurisdiction approved 2023-08-02
Wildomar cityCityApproved, expires 2028-04-17Riverside County (FEMA plan 109847)2023-04-182028-04-17565this jurisdiction approved 2023-01-19
Beaumont Unified School DistrictSchool/School DistrictApproved, expires 2028-04-17Riverside County (FEMA plan 109847)2023-04-182028-04-17565this jurisdiction approved 2023-09-07
Hemet Unified School DistrictSchool/School DistrictApproved, expires 2028-04-17Riverside County (FEMA plan 109847)2023-04-182028-04-17565this jurisdiction approved 2024-04-18
San Jacinto Unified School DistrictSchool/School DistrictApproved, expires 2028-04-17Riverside County (FEMA plan 109847)2023-04-182028-04-17565this jurisdiction approved 2024-10-31
Coachella Valley Water DistrictWater/Sewer AuthorityApproved, expires 2029-04-09Coachella Valley Water District (FEMA plan 109610)2024-04-102029-04-09922
Eastern Municipal Water DistrictWater/Sewer AuthorityApproved, expires 2029-11-12Eastern Municipal Water District (FEMA plan 109662)2024-11-132029-11-121,139
Elsinore Valley Municipal Water DistrictWater/Sewer AuthorityApproved, expires 2027-10-20Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District (FEMA plan 108429)2022-10-212027-10-20385
Idyllwild Fire Protection DistrictFire/EMS DistrictApproved, expires 2028-04-17Riverside County (FEMA plan 109847)2023-04-182028-04-17565this jurisdiction approved 2024-11-13
Imperial Irrigation DistrictWater/Sewer AuthorityApproved, expires 2030-10-07Imperial Irrigation District (FEMA plan 111027)2025-10-082030-10-071,468
Joshua Basin Water DistrictWater/Sewer AuthorityApproved, expires 2029-09-09Joshua Basin Water District (FEMA plan 110064)2024-09-102029-09-091,075
Jurupa Community Services DistrictCommunity Services DistrictExpired on 2026-04-28Jurupa Community Services District (FEMA plan 107043)2021-04-292026-04-28-155
Mission Springs Water DistrictWater/Sewer AuthorityApproved, expires 2027-05-19Mission Springs Water District (FEMA plan 108103)2022-05-202027-05-19231
Rancho California Water DistrictWater/Sewer AuthorityApproved, expires 2028-04-17Riverside County (FEMA plan 109847)2023-04-182028-04-17565this jurisdiction approved 2023-11-22
Rubidoux Community Services DistrictSpecial DistrictApproved, expires 2031-06-02Rubidoux Community Service District (FEMA plan 111803)2026-06-032031-06-021,706
Western Municipal Water DistrictWater/Sewer AuthorityApproved, expires 2028-04-17Riverside County (FEMA plan 109847)2023-04-182028-04-17565this jurisdiction approved 2024-04-12

Plan 109847 covers 2 other participants: Morongo Band of Mission Indians, California; Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians of California.

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 2026-06-30countStorm Events coverage note
1Inland FloodingVery HighVery High$1,118,828,946$419,791$7,754,924$1,127,003,661430
2EarthquakeVery HighVery High$582,072,226n/a$181,712,324$763,784,550Storm Events does not record earthquakes.
3WildfireVery HighVery High$327,560,330$28,066$19,054,409$346,642,805220
4Heat WaveRelatively HighRelatively High$23,141$527,804$17,841,678$18,392,623159
5TornadoRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$4,435,036$2,300$1,416,856$5,854,19220
6LandslideRelatively HighRelatively Moderate$1,062,136n/a$15,188$1,077,32435
7HailRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$949,696$6,151$33,863$989,71022
8LightningRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$14,180n/a$782,857$797,03735
9Strong WindRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$316,978$10,420$286,557$613,956612Includes 405 High Wind and 63 Strong Wind records (NOAA non-thunderstorm wind types, outside NRI's Strong Wind definition).
10DroughtRelatively LowRelatively Lown/a$220,571n/a$220,57126
11Cold WaveVery LowRelatively Low$638$67,121$71,095$138,85416Includes 7 Frost/Freeze records (outside NRI's Cold Wave definition; counted in this table and in B1-d, not in the B1-e descriptor).
12Winter WeatherRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$1,311under $1$117,652$118,96499
13HurricaneVery LowVery Low$966$1,706$0$2,6721
14AvalancheVery LowVery Low$19n/a$633$6521
15Volcanic ActivityVery LowVery Lowunder $1n/a$72$720No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).
Coastal FloodingNot ApplicableNot Applicable0Declared 2 times; no Storm Events record of this type.

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

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: 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.

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 456.17 (Very Low, 46.9); tract 472.02 (Very Low, 46.7); tract 444.03 (Very Low, 45.5)
Coastal Floodingno tract has a National Risk Index rating for this hazard
Earthquaketract 303 (Very High, 100.0); tract 406.18 (Very High, 99.8); tract 445.05 (Very High, 99.7)
Hurricanetract 459 (Very Low, 31.7); tract 470 (Very Low, 27.6); tract 444.03 (Very Low, 19.0)
Landslidetract 469 (Very High, 100.0); tract 444.05 (Relatively High, 99.5); tract 444.03 (Relatively Moderate, 98.9)
Tornadotract 406.18 (Relatively Moderate, 55.1); tract 512 (Relatively Moderate, 54.6); tract 426.25 (Relatively Low, 47.0)
Volcanic Activitytract 455.01 (Very Low, 75.1); tract 452.09 (Very Low, 74.5); tract 449.11 (Very Low, 73.5)
Wildfiretract 432.72 (Very High, 100.0); tract 438.13 (Very High, 100.0); tract 438.23 (Very High, 100.0)

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 456.17 is Census Tract 456.17). FEMA's Resilience Analysis and Planning Tool maps the National Risk Index for every tract: https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/practitioners/resilience-analysis-and-planning-tool

Supports FEMA checklist item B1-c: hazard extent

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

Sources: 6, 7

HazardScaleRecordscount and yearsObserved rangeWorst recorded eventMost damaging (when different)How it applies to jurisdictionsNote
Avalanchenone (count and damage only)1 record, 2023 (1 zone-level)No damage reported in 1 record.Countywide (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 chill9 records, 2002 to 2022 (9 zone-level)1 day to 6 days (median 2 days); 5 with a recorded value6 consecutive days, 2002-01-28 to 2002-02-02, zone-levelCountywide (zone-level records).Wind chill: in event narratives only (local data needed). Cold/Wind Chill records from May to September (a frost night, not a cold wave) are counted but not used for the longest run.
Frost/Freeze (outside NRI's Cold Wave definition)crop damage7 records, 2004 to 2022 (7 zone-level)Frost/Freeze, 2007-01-14, $68,850,000 crop damage (2007 dollars); NWS zone CAZ061Countywide (zone-level records).Temperature: in event narratives only (local data needed).
DroughtU.S. Drought Monitor scale (D0 to D4)26 records, 2007 to 2009 (26 zone-level)167 days to 365 days (median 245 days); 3 with a recorded value365 days (12 months), 2009-01-01 to 2009-12-31, a run of 12 consecutive Storm Events drought records, zone-levelDrought, 2007-07-01, property not reported; $2,000,000 crops, reported for the zone (2007 dollars)Countywide (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)31 records, 1960 to 20250.5 in to 2.75 in (median 0.88 in); 30 with a recorded value2.75 in hail, 1960-09-02Hail, 2024-09-08, $20,000 property; $0 crops (2024 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Murrieta city (3 records), Indio city (2 records), Beaumont city (1 record), Calimesa city (1 record), Corona city (1 record), La Quinta city (1 record), Menifee city (1 record), Palm Desert city (1 record), Wildomar city (1 record).
Excessive Heat, Heatheat index (in event narratives)159 records, 1997 to 2025 (159 zone-level)1 day to 13 days (median 3 days); 89 with a recorded value13 consecutive days, 2024-06-30 to 2024-07-12, zone-levelExcessive Heat, 2019-08-04, $500,000 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2019 dollars)Countywide (zone-level records).Heat index: in event narratives only (local data needed). Heat records from November to March (unseasonable warmth, not a heat wave) are counted but not used for the longest run.
Hurricane, Tropical Storm, Tropical DepressionSaffir-Simpson1 record, 2023 (1 zone-level)Strongest recorded: Tropical Storm record, 2023-08-20 to 2023-08-21, $0 property; $0 crops (2023 dollars); NWS zone CAZ057Countywide (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)430 records, 1997 to 2025 (2 zone-level)Flash Flood, 2019-02-14, $70,000,000 property; $0 crops (2019 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Palm Springs city (19 records), Cathedral City city (13 records), Temecula city (11 records), Perris city (10 records), Indio city (9 records), Moreno Valley city (9 records), Banning city (8 records), Coachella city (8 records), Palm Desert city (8 records), Calimesa city (7 records); and 13 more jurisdictions (see the Excel file). 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)35 records, 2003 to 2025 (8 zone-level)Debris Flow, 2005-02-20, $300,000 property; crops not reported (2005 dollars), 1 direct death (reported for the zone); NWS zone CAZ057Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Corona city (2 records), Murrieta city (2 records), Palm Desert city (2 records), Desert Hot Springs city (1 record), Indio city (1 record), La Quinta city (1 record). Zone-level records (8) apply countywide.Physical measure: in event narratives only (local data needed).
Lightningannualized frequency (the measure FEMA's Local Mitigation Planning Handbook names)35 records, 1996 to 2024Lightning, 2003-07-30, damage not reported, 1 direct deathLightning, 2009-06-03, $105,000 property; $0 crops (2009 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Cathedral City city (3 records), Desert Hot Springs city (3 records), Banning city (2 records), Moreno Valley city (2 records), Palm Desert city (2 records), Palm Springs city (2 records), Corona city (1 record), Indio city (1 record), Murrieta city (1 record), Norco city (1 record); and 4 more jurisdictions (see the Excel file).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)468 records, 1996 to 2026 (466 zone-level)24 kt (28 mph) to 104 kt (120 mph) (median 58 kt (67 mph)); 466 with a recorded value104 kt (120 mph), measurement type not recorded, High Wind, 1999-12-03; NWS zone CAZ057High Wind, 2007-10-21, $35,000,000 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2007 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Moreno Valley city (1 record). Zone-level records (466) apply countywide.
Thunderstorm Windwind speed (kt and mph)169 records, 1973 to 202626 kt (30 mph) to 88 kt (101 mph) (median 52 kt (60 mph)); 156 with a recorded value88 kt (101 mph), measurement type not recorded, Thunderstorm Wind, 1973-08-03Thunderstorm Wind, 2019-07-23, $8,000,000 property; $0 crops (2019 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Blythe city (13 records), Perris city (11 records), La Quinta city (5 records), Lake Elsinore city (4 records), Murrieta city (4 records), Banning city (3 records), Desert Hot Springs city (3 records), Menifee city (3 records), Palm Desert city (3 records), Palm Springs city (3 records); and 9 more jurisdictions (see the Excel file).
TornadoEnhanced Fujita (Fujita before Feb 2007)27 records, 1955 to 2022F/EF0 to F/EF3 (median F/EF0); 25 with a recorded valueF3 tornado, 1973-08-16, 33 yd wide, $25,000 property; crops not recorded (1973 dollars)Tornado, 2015-08-06, $18,000,000 property; $0 crops (2015 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Lake Elsinore city (2 records), Perris city (2 records), Menifee city (1 record), Temecula 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)220 records, 1996 to 2025 (124 zone-level)Wildfire, 2024-09-09, $50,000,000 property; $0 crops (2024 dollars), 22 direct injuries (reported for the zone); NWS zone CAZ057Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Corona city (9 records), Moreno Valley city (8 records), Norco city (7 records), Banning city (6 records), Temecula city (6 records), Lake Elsinore city (5 records), Riverside city (4 records), Beaumont city (3 records), Calimesa city (3 records), Perris city (3 records); and 5 more jurisdictions (see the Excel file). Zone-level records (124) apply countywide.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)99 records, 1996 to 2024 (99 zone-level)Winter Storm, 2023-03-01, $400,000 property; $0 crops (2023 dollars); NWS zone CAZ056Countywide (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: 66 declarations covering 59 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
2026-05-202026-05-19FM-5636-CAFire managementBain FireWildfireno Public Assistance recordednew since last plan; within last 5 years
2024-09-112024-09-11FM-5538-CAFire managementAirport FireWildfireno Public Assistance recordednew since last plan; within last 5 years
2024-07-212024-07-21FM-5515-CAFire managementHawarden FireWildfireno Public Assistance recordednew since last plan; within last 5 years
2023-11-212023-08-19DR-4750-CAMajor disasterTropical Storm HilaryHurricane (primary); also designated: Inland Flooding, Landslide$18,380,081.77new since last plan; within last 5 years
2023-01-092023-01-08EM-3591-CAEmergencySevere Winter Storms, Flooding, and MudslidesInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Landslide, Winter Weatherno Public Assistance recordedin the 12 months before plan approval; within last 5 years
2022-09-062022-09-05FM-5451-CAFire managementFairview FireWildfireno Public Assistance recordedin the 12 months before plan approval; within last 5 years
2020-10-262020-10-26FM-5381-CAFire managementBlue Ridge FireWildfireno Public Assistance recorded
2020-08-022020-08-02FM-5325-CAFire managementApple FireWildfireno Public Assistance recorded
2020-03-222020-01-20DR-4482-CAMajor disasterCOVID-19 PandemicNon-natural, not counted$90,748,254.22
2020-03-132020-01-20EM-3428-CAEmergencyCOVID-19Non-natural, not countedno Public Assistance recordedsame incident as DR-4482
2019-10-312019-10-31FM-5300-CAFire management46 FireWildfireno Public Assistance recorded
2019-10-302019-10-30FM-5299-CAFire managementHill FireWildfireno Public Assistance recorded
2019-05-012019-02-13DR-4431-CAMajor disasterSevere Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and MudslidesInland Flooding; Landslide; Winter Weather$26,773,966.58
2018-08-092018-08-09FM-5268-CAFire managementHoly FireWildfireno Public Assistance recorded
2018-07-252018-07-25FM-5260-CAFire managementCranston FireWildfireno Public Assistance recorded
2017-12-082017-12-04EM-3396-CAEmergencyWildfiresWildfireno Public Assistance recorded
2017-10-092017-10-09FM-5223-CAFire managementCanyon 2 FireWildfireno Public Assistance recorded
2017-09-262017-09-25FM-5213-CAFire managementCanyon FireWildfireno Public Assistance recorded
2017-03-162017-01-18DR-4305-CAMajor disasterSevere Winter Storms, Flooding, and MudslidesInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Landslide, Winter Weather$3,232,766.70
2013-08-082013-08-07FM-5041-CAFire managementSilver FireWildfireno Public Assistance recorded
2013-08-062013-08-05FM-5040-CAFire managementFalls FireWildfireno Public Assistance recorded
2013-05-012013-05-01FM-5023-CAFire managementSummit FireWildfireno Public Assistance recorded
2011-01-262010-12-17DR-1952-CAMajor disasterSevere Winter Storms, Flooding, and Debris and Mud FlowsInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Winter Weather$4,155,412.20
2010-03-082010-01-17DR-1884-CAMajor disasterSevere Winter Storms, Flooding, and Debris and Mud FlowsInland Flooding; Winter Weather$1,611,790.43
2008-11-182008-11-13DR-1810-CAMajor disasterWildfiresWildfire$75,746.67
2008-11-152008-11-15FM-2792-CAFire managementFreeway Fire ComplexWildfireno Public Assistance recordedsame incident as DR-1810
2007-10-242007-10-21DR-1731-CAMajor disasterWildfires, Flooding, Mud Flows, and Debris FlowsWildfire$377,332.54
2007-10-232007-10-21EM-3279-CAEmergencyWildfiresWildfireno Public Assistance recordedsame incident as DR-1731
2007-03-132007-01-11DR-1689-CAMajor disasterSevere FreezeCold WavePA not declared for this county
2006-10-262006-10-26FM-2678-CAFire managementEsperanza FireWildfireno Public Assistance recorded
2006-09-172006-09-16FM-2676-CAFire managementOrchard FireWildfireno Public Assistance recorded
2006-02-062006-02-06FM-2630-CAFire managementSierra FireWildfireno Public Assistance recorded
2005-10-062005-10-05FM-2584-CAFire managementWoodhouse FireWildfireno Public Assistance recorded
2005-09-132005-08-29EM-3248-CAEmergencyHurricane Katrina EvacuationHurricane: evacuation support, not a local hazard event; not counted$233,086.19
2005-04-142005-02-16DR-1585-CAMajor disasterSevere Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mud and Debris FlowsInland Flooding; Landslide$2,317,800.43
2005-02-042004-12-27DR-1577-CAMajor disasterSevere Storms, Flooding, Debris Flows, and MudslidesInland Flooding; Landslide$17,631,745.23
2004-07-182004-07-17FM-2533-CAFire managementCa-Melton Wildfire-07-18-2004Wildfireno Public Assistance recorded
2004-07-142004-07-13FM-2530-CAFire managementCa-Lakeview-07-14-2004Wildfireno Public Assistance recorded
2004-05-042004-05-03FM-2517-CAFire managementCa-Cerritos Fire-5-04-2004Wildfireno Public Assistance recorded
2004-05-042004-05-02FM-2516-CAFire managementCa-Eagle Fire-05-04-2004Wildfireno Public Assistance recorded
2004-04-262004-04-25FM-2515-CAFire managementCa - Pleasure Fire - 04-25-2004Wildfireno Public Assistance recorded
2003-10-272003-10-21DR-1498-CAMajor disasterWildfires, Flooding, Mudflow and Debris Flow Directly Related TWildfire$197,163.63
2003-10-262003-10-26FM-2507-CAFire managementCa-Mountain Fire-10-26-2003Wildfireno Public Assistance recordedsame incident as DR-1498
2003-10-212003-10-21FM-2500-CAFire managementPass FireWildfireno Public Assistance recordedsame incident as DR-1498
2003-08-192003-08-18FM-2491-CAFire managementCa-Locust Wildfire-08-19-2003Wildfireno Public Assistance recorded
2003-07-252003-07-25FM-2487-CAFire managementCanyon FireWildfireno Public Assistance recorded
2003-07-032003-07-03FM-2475-CAFire managementCa-Railroad Fire-07-03-2003Wildfireno Public Assistance recorded
1998-02-091998-02-02DR-1203-CAMajor disasterSevere Winter Storms and FloodingInland Flooding; Winter Weatherno Public Assistance recorded
1995-03-121995-02-13DR-1046-CAMajor disasterSevere Winter Storms, Flooding Landslides, Mud FlowInland Flooding; Landslide; Winter Weatherno Public Assistance recorded
1995-01-101995-01-03DR-1044-CAMajor disasterSevere Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, Mud FlowsInland Flooding; Landslide; Winter Weatherno Public Assistance recorded
1993-10-281993-10-26DR-1005-CAMajor disasterFires, Mud/Landslides, Flooding, Soil ErosionWildfire (primary); also designated: Inland Flooding, Landslideno Public Assistance recorded
1993-02-031993-01-05DR-979-CAMajor disasterSevere Winter Storm, Mud & Land Slides, & FloodingInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Landslide, Winter Weatherno Public Assistance recorded
1992-07-021992-06-28DR-947-CAMajor disasterEarthquake & AftershocksEarthquakeno Public Assistance recorded
1991-02-111990-12-19DR-894-CAMajor disasterSevere FreezeCold WavePA not declared for this county
1990-06-301990-06-26DR-872-CAMajor disasterFiresWildfirePA not declared for this county
1983-09-221983-08-15DR-690-CAMajor disasterFlash FloodingInland Floodingno Public Assistance recorded
1983-07-011983-06-16DR-687-CAMajor disasterFloodingInland Floodingno Public Assistance recorded
1983-02-091983-01-21DR-677-CAMajor disasterCoastal Storms, Floods, Slides & TornadoesCoastal Flooding; Inland Flooding; Landslide; Tornadono Public Assistance recorded
1980-11-271980-11-27DR-635-CAMajor disasterBrush & Timber FiresWildfireno Public Assistance recorded
1980-02-211980-01-08DR-615-CAMajor disasterSevere Storms, Mudslides & FloodingInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Landslideno Public Assistance recorded
1979-07-271979-07-27DR-594-CAMajor disasterHeavy Rains, Flash Floods & Mud FlowsInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Landslideno Public Assistance recorded
1978-02-151978-02-15DR-547-CAMajor disasterCoastal Storms, Mudslides & FloodingCoastal Flooding (primary); also designated: Landslideno Public Assistance recorded
1976-09-211976-09-21DR-521-CAMajor disasterFlooding, Tropical Storm KathleenInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Hurricaneno Public Assistance recorded
1969-01-261969-01-26DR-253-CAMajor disasterSevere Storms & FloodingInland Floodingno Public Assistance recorded
1967-01-021967-01-02DR-223-CAMajor disasterSevere Storms & FloodingInland Floodingno Public Assistance recorded
1965-12-071965-12-07DR-211-CAMajor disasterHeavy Rains & FloodingInland Floodingno Public Assistance recorded

School districts and special districts in this county: $17,582,519.81 (included in the county total above). Public Assistance matched by applicant name to the school districts and special districts FEMA lists as plan participants in this county. They have no row of their own in the jurisdiction table, so their total is listed here. These dollars are already included in the county PA column of the declarations table (the FEMA record places each applicant in this county), so this line is not added to it.

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

Statewide declarations

Source: 2

DeclaredIncident beganFEMA numberTypeTitleMapped hazard
1964-04-011964-04-01DR-169-CAMajor disasterSeismic Sea WaveTsunami
1963-12-211963-12-21DR-161-CAMajor disasterFlood Due to Broken DamOther, not an NRI hazard; not counted
1963-02-251963-02-25DR-145-CAMajor disasterSevere Storms, Heavy Rains & FloodingInland Flooding
1962-10-241962-10-24DR-138-CAMajor disasterSevere Storms & FloodingInland Flooding
1962-03-061962-03-06DR-122-CAMajor disasterFloodsInland Flooding
1961-11-161961-11-16DR-119-CAMajor disasterFire (Los Angeles County)Wildfire
1958-04-041958-04-04DR-82-CAMajor disasterHeavy Rainstorms & FloodInland Flooding
1956-12-291956-12-29DR-65-CAMajor disasterForest FireWildfire
1955-12-231955-12-23DR-47-CAMajor disasterFloodInland Flooding
1954-02-051954-02-05DR-15-CAMajor disasterFlood & ErosionInland Flooding

FEMA recorded these with designated area Statewide and no county, 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.

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

Public Assistance filed under this county for declarations that do not list it: 1 row, $51,656.25

Sources: 2, 3

FEMA numberDeclaredTitleApplicantPA obligatedfederal share obligated, nominal dollars
DR-4699-CA2023-04-03Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and MudslidesCoachella Valley Unified School District$51,656.25

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
Avalanche1011001996 to 2026-06-30
Coastal Flooding0000201996 to 2026-06-30No Storm Events records of this type; 2 federal declared incidents (see declarations table)
Cold Wave16004201996 to 2026-06-30Includes 7 Frost/Freeze records.
Drought26000001996 to 2026-06-30
Earthquake000010Storm Events does not record earthquakes; the USGS earthquake catalog is the source.
Hail31505001955 to 2026-06-30
Heat Wave159301551001996 to 2026-06-30
Hurricane1101211996 to 2026-06-30
Inland Flooding43054521132211996 to 2026-06-30
Landslide351891411996 to 2026-06-30
Lightning35112001996 to 2026-06-30
Strong Wind6376146137001955 to 2026-06-30Includes 405 High Wind and 63 Strong Wind records.
Tornado27022101950 to 2026-06-30
Volcanic Activity0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Wildfire220212253431996 to 2026-06-30
Winter Weather9991122901996 to 2026-06-30

Notable Storm Events records

Sources: 1, 6, 7

DateEvent typeMagnitude or extentDamagenominal dollarsDeaths, injuriesdirect onlyLocationFlagsWhy listed
2024-09-09Wildfire$50,000,000 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2024 dollars)0, 22NWS zone CAZ057 (SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS), zone-levelnew since last plan; within last 5 yearsB1-c worst recorded: Wildfire
2024-06-30Excessive Heat$0 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2024 dollars)0, 0NWS zone CAZ569 (PALO VERDE VALLEY), zone-levelnew since last plan; within last 5 yearsB1-c worst recorded: Excessive Heat, Heat
2019-02-14Flash Flood$70,000,000 property; $0 crops (2019 dollars)0, 0EL CERRITO to DURANTB1-c worst recorded: Flash Flood, Flood, Lakeshore Flood
2007-09-01Excessive Heat$0 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2007 dollars)4, 2NWS zone CAZ048 (SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS - THE INLAND EMPIRE), zone-leveldeaths or injuries recorded
2006-10-26Wildfire$10,300,000 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2006 dollars)5, 0NWS zone CAZ056 (RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS), zone-leveldeaths or injuries recorded
2005-02-20Debris Flow$300,000 property; crops not reported, reported for the zone (2005 dollars)1, 0NWS zone CAZ057 (NE ORANGE), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Debris Flow
2003-07-30Lightningdamage not reported1, 0ROMOLANDB1-c worst recorded: Lightning
2000-03-08Flood$60,000 property; crops not reported (2000 dollars)2, 4ELSINOREdeaths or injuries recorded
1999-12-03High Wind104 kt (120 mph), measurement type not recorded$20,000 property; crops not reported, reported for the zone (1999 dollars)0, 0NWS zone CAZ057 (SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: High Wind and Strong Wind
1973-08-16TornadoF3, 33 yd wide$25,000 property; crops not recorded (1973 dollars)0, 0location not recordedB1-c worst recorded: Tornado
1973-08-03Thunderstorm Wind88 kt (101 mph), measurement type not recordeddamage not recorded (pre-1996 record)0, 0location not recordedB1-c worst recorded: Thunderstorm Wind
1960-09-02Hail2.75 indamage not recorded (pre-1996 record)0, 0location not recordedB1-c worst recorded: Hail

The full list is in the Excel file, sheet "B1-d Storm Events history" (1,717 rows).

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

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

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

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

Probability: FEMA annualized frequency and descriptor per hazard

Sources: 5, 6

HazardFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)unit per rowUnitIn plain termsDescriptorDescriptor basisNRI events or days in its record period (hail, wind and tornado are area-weighted, so can be fractional)NRI periodLocationNote
Avalanche0.01events per yearabout 1 in 100 yearsPossibleFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)01994 to 2023 (30 years)see B1-f0.01 is NRI's minimum avalanche frequency for a county in an avalanche susceptibility zone; NRI records no avalanche here, so the descriptor reflects the floor, not local events.
Coastal Floodingevents per year at a location (modeled)not shownmodeledsee B1-fNot Applicable in NRI for this county; no descriptor.
Cold Wave0.0125event-days per yearabout 0.0125 days per yearLikely (from Storm Events: 5 of 30 years)event-days in 5 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (16.7%)0.2352005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywide
Drought57.4event-days per yearabout 57.4 days per yearLikely (from Storm Events: 3 of 30 years)event-days in 3 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (10%)3,6962000 to 2025 (25.25 years; D3 and D4 only)countywide
Earthquake0.118annual probability at a locationchance a given location in the county has at least minor-damage shaking in a year: 11.8%not shownmodeledsee B1-fNo descriptor (Storm Events does not record earthquakes).
Hail0.084events per yearabout 1 in 12 yearsPossibleFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)3.2 (modeled)1986 to 2023 (38 years)countywide
Heat Wave13.8event-days per yearabout 13.8 days per yearLikely (from Storm Events: 20 of 30 years)event-days in 20 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (66.7%)1152005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywide
Hurricane0.0142events per yearabout 1 in 70 yearsPossibleFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)31851 to 2024 (Atlantic); 1949 to 2024 (Pacific)see B1-fNRI counts hurricane and tropical storm tracks passing within storm-force wind range; federal declarations are in B1-d.
Inland Flooding7.36event-days per yearabout 7.36 days per yearHighly likely (from Storm Events: 29 of 30 years)event-days in 29 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (96.7%)2061996 to 2023 (28 years)see B1-f
Landslide21.8events per year (modeled)about 21.8 per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shownmodeledsee B1-f
Lightning13.8days per year with a strikeabout 13.8 days per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shown1995 to 2023 (29 years; CONUS)countywide
Strong Wind0.229events per yearabout 1 in 4 yearsLikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)91986 to 2023 (38 years)countywide
Tornado0.448events per yearabout 1 in 2 yearsLikelyFEMA 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
Wildfire0.0194annual probability at a locationchance a given location in the county burns in a year: 1.94%Highly likely (from Storm Events: 28 of 30 years)Storm Events records in 28 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (93.3%)not shownmodeledsee B1-fDescriptor from Storm Events, not NRI.
Winter Weather2.4event-days per yearabout 2.4 days per yearHighly likely (from Storm Events: 29 of 30 years)event-days in 29 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (96.7%)45.22005-11-12 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 20258300.267
Hail2.00 in+1996 to 20250300
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)50-64 kt1996 to 202598303.27
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)65 kt+1996 to 202512300.4
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)unmeasured or below 50 kt1996 to 202533301.1
TornadoEF0-11996 to 202518300.6
TornadoEF2-31996 to 20251300.0333
TornadoEF4-51996 to 20250300
Tornadounrated (EFU)1996 to 20251300.0333

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
Avalanche23 of 51835.541.846.9Very Low 23, Not Applicable 495
Coastal Flooding0 of 518Not Applicable 518
Cold Wave17 of 51815.620.666.4Relatively Moderate 1, Relatively Low 8, Very Low 8, No Rating 501
Drought170 of 51866.872.294.8Relatively Moderate 2, Relatively Low 34, Very Low 134, No Rating 348
Earthquake518 of 51859.191.7100.0Very High 83, Relatively High 287, Relatively Moderate 143, Relatively Low 5
Hail518 of 5183.727.863.4Relatively Low 45, Very Low 473
Heat Wave518 of 5181.746.488.5Relatively High 1, Relatively Moderate 122, Relatively Low 389, Very Low 6
Hurricane518 of 5189.310.631.7Very Low 518
Inland Flooding518 of 5181.391.2100.0Very High 167, Relatively High 213, Relatively Moderate 98, Relatively Low 37, Very Low 3
Landslide412 of 5188.642.8100.0Very High 1, Relatively High 1, Relatively Moderate 21, Relatively Low 61, Very Low 328, No Rating 106
Lightning518 of 5180.29.728.9Relatively Low 20, Very Low 498
Strong Wind518 of 5180.710.225.2Relatively Low 2, Very Low 516
Tornado518 of 5182.422.555.1Relatively Moderate 2, Relatively Low 81, Very Low 435
Volcanic Activity87 of 51840.360.175.1Very Low 87, No Rating 431
Wildfire434 of 51818.692.2100.0Very High 69, Relatively High 91, Relatively Moderate 90, Relatively Low 106, Very Low 78, No Rating 84
Winter Weather510 of 51810.718.770.4Relatively Moderate 4, Relatively Low 276, Very Low 230, No Rating 8

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, 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
Riverside CountyCountyApproved, expires 2028-04-17FMA RL 2, SRL 1; any 19$76,615,623.130 total; 0 since its planIncludes $67,938,877.97 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4482-CA, EM-3248-CA).
Banning cityCityApproved, expires 2028-04-17FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$770,469.4519 total; 2 since its planIncludes $74,178.89 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4482-CA).
Beaumont cityCityApproved, expires 2028-04-17FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$517,124.267 total; 0 since its planIncludes $46,015.36 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4482-CA).
Blythe cityCityApproved, expires 2028-04-17FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$15,015.9216 total; 0 since its planIncludes $15,015.92 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4482-CA).
Calimesa cityCityApproved, expires 2028-04-17FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$277,791.4612 total; 0 since its planIncludes $35,011.87 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4482-CA).
Cathedral City cityCityApproved, expires 2030-10-06FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$2,745,036.0916 total; 0 since its planIncludes $252,127.40 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4482-CA).
Coachella cityCityApproved, expires 2028-04-17FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$734,884.8510 total; 4 since its plan
Corona cityCityApproved, expires 2028-04-17FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 9$1,082,697.4319 total; 0 since its plan
Desert Hot Springs cityCityApproved, expires 2028-04-17FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 1$1,359,833.0915 total; 0 since its planIncludes $18,725.97 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4482-CA).
Eastvale cityCityApproved, expires 2028-04-17FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded0 total; 0 since its plan
Indian Wells cityCityApproved, expires 2028-04-17FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 1$4,479,121.994 total; 0 since its plan
Indio cityCityApproved, expires 2028-04-17FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$1,375,373.2715 total; 1 since its planIncludes $122,160 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4482-CA).
Jurupa Valley cityCityApproved, expires 2028-04-17FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded0 total; 0 since its plan
La Quinta cityCityApproved, expires 2028-04-17FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 2$410,454.2112 total; 1 since its planIncludes $60,650.78 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4482-CA).
Lake Elsinore cityCityApproved, expires 2028-04-17FMA RL 0, SRL 2; any 8$563,119.6318 total; 0 since its plan
Menifee cityCityApproved, expires 2028-03-23FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$335,120.027 total; 1 since its plan
Moreno Valley cityCityApproved, expires 2028-04-17FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$2,260,838.5621 total; 1 since its planIncludes $2,121,891.35 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4482-CA).
Murrieta cityCityApproved, expires 2028-04-17FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 1$223,700.2718 total; 2 since its planIncludes $100,744.05 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4482-CA).
Norco cityCityApproved, expires 2028-04-17FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 2$303,084.8810 total; 0 since its planIncludes $33,486.09 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4482-CA).
Palm Desert cityCityApproved, expires 2028-04-17FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 13$321,624.8516 total; 3 since its planIncludes $308,182.17 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4482-CA).
Palm Springs cityCityApproved, expires 2028-04-17FMA RL 0, SRL 1; any 3$717,011.7025 total; 0 since its planIncludes $160,391.47 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4482-CA).
Perris cityCityApproved, expires 2028-04-17FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$563,085.6027 total; 7 since its planIncludes $404,995.17 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4482-CA).
Rancho Mirage cityCityApproved, expires 2028-04-17FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 7$9,143,083.634 total; 1 since its planIncludes $8,725,364.87 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4482-CA).
Riverside cityCityApproved, expires 2028-04-17FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 2$4,590,69812 total; 1 since its planIncludes $2,021,247.83 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4482-CA).
Temecula cityCityApproved, expires 2028-04-17FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$1,105,309.3420 total; 1 since its planIncludes $125,321.17 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4482-CA).
Wildomar cityCityApproved, expires 2028-04-17FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$189,252.105 total; 1 since its planIncludes $24,140 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4482-CA).

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

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

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

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

Local data needed

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

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

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

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

HazardBuilding exposuremodeled dollarsAgriculture exposuremodeled dollarsPopulation exposedpeopleEAL buildingsmodeled dollars per yearEAL agriculturemodeled dollars per yearCost of expected deaths and injuriesFEMA's dollar value per year, not property damageEAL as % of exposurebuildings; agriculture where notedStorm Events damage since 2023-04-18county-coded records, property plus crops, nominal dollarsZone-level damage since planproperty plus crops, reported for the zonePublic Assistance since plannominal dollars; see noteNote
Avalanche$27,008,292n/a1$19n/a$633under 0.0001%
Coastal FloodingNot Applicable in NRI for this county
Cold Wave$4,828,141,565$62,237,67918,787$638$67,121$71,095under 0.0001%
Droughtn/a$828,737,273n/an/a$220,571n/a0.0266% (agriculture)NRI has no building exposure for this hazard; agriculture shown
Earthquake$792,597,444,699n/a2,418,185$582,072,226n/a$181,712,3240.0734%
Hail$470,055,458,576$1,200,000,7522,416,838$949,696$6,151$33,8630.000202%$60,000
Heat Wave$470,055,458,576$1,200,000,7522,416,838$23,141$527,804$17,841,678under 0.0001%$10,000
Hurricane$470,055,458,576$1,200,000,7522,416,838$966$1,706$0under 0.0001%$0$18,380,081.77
Inland Flooding$469,961,831,147$194,897,47943,599$1,118,828,946$419,791$7,754,924n/a (see note)$90,000$18,380,081.77NRI 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$17,269,733,273n/a84,234$1,062,136n/a$15,1880.00615%$0$18,380,081.77
Lightning$470,055,458,576n/a2,416,838$14,180n/a$782,857under 0.0001%$1,000
Strong Wind$470,055,458,576$1,200,000,7522,416,838$316,978$10,420$286,557under 0.0001%$142,000$448,000Storm Events damage since the plan includes 6 zone-level High Wind records ($361,000) and 7 zone-level Strong Wind records ($87,000): NOAA non-thunderstorm wind types, outside NRI's Strong Wind definition.
Tornado$470,055,458,576$1,200,000,7522,416,838$4,435,036$2,300$1,416,8560.000944%
Volcanic Activity$470,055,458,576n/a2,416,838under $1n/a$72under 0.0001%
Wildfire$50,336,067,625$582,262,424370,831$327,560,330$28,066$19,054,4090.651%$83,350,000no Public Assistance recorded (3 declarations)
Winter Weather$464,158,365,843$782,083,1672,392,311$1,311under $1$117,652under 0.0001%$0

Totals since 2023-04-18 (Storm Events through 2026-06-30): 77 county-coded records, 74 with a damage value recorded (including $0), $293,000; 106 zone-level records, 97 with a damage value recorded (including $0), $83,808,000 reported for the zone; Public Assistance: $18,380,081.77 on 4 counted declarations, 1 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
Population2,416,838
Building value (total, not at risk)$470,055,458,576
Agriculture value (total, not at risk)$1,200,000,752
NRI risk rating (all hazards)Very High
Expected annual loss, buildings and agriculture, all hazards$2,036,549,533
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)$229,088,110
Social vulnerability ratingRelatively Low
Community resilience ratingVery Low
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)2Severe repetitive loss, FMA definition (44 CFR 77.2)4
Repetitive loss, NFIP insurance definition67Severe repetitive loss, NFIP insurance definition3

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 total2467369120
of which: Riverside County (unincorporated area)2119119011
of which: Corona city0090904
of which: Desert Hot Springs city0010101
of which: Indian Wells city0010100
of which: Norco city0020200
of which: Palm Springs city0121301
of which: Rancho Mirage city0070700
of which: Riverside city0020200
of which: Palm Desert city001301300
of which: Lake Elsinore city0271811
of which: La Quinta city0020202
of which: Murrieta city0010100
of which: Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Tribe (community ID not in plan data)0010100
Statewide, no county in FEMA's file0130410

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 insuredproperties
Riverside County0602452119119011
Banning city0602460000000
Beaumont city0602470000000
Blythe city0602480000000
Calimesa city0607400000000
Cathedral City city0607040000000
Coachella city0602490000000
Corona city0602500090904
Desert Hot Springs city0602510010101
Eastvale city0601550000000
Indian Wells city0602540010100
Indio city0602550000000
Jurupa Valley city0602860000000
La Quinta city0607090020202
Lake Elsinore city0606360271811
Menifee city0601760000000
Moreno Valley city0650740000000
Murrieta city0607510010100
Norco city0602560020200
Palm Desert city060629001301300
Palm Springs city0602570121301
Perris city0602580000000
Rancho Mirage city0602590070700
Riverside city0602600020200
Temecula city0607420000000
Wildomar city0602210000000

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 residential2345247111
2 to 4 unit residential0020201
other residential0040404
non-residential011611604
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 65 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

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). Riverside County, CA: risk-assessment baseline packet, release 2026-10 (data as of 2026-09-30; County FIPS 06065). Automated baseline. https://hazardplain.org/ca/06065/ Built from FEMA OpenFEMA, the FEMA National Risk Index and NOAA NCEI Storm Events; source versions in the packet's Sources list.

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Hazard Plain release 2026-10. As of 2026-09-30; Storm Events data through 2026-06-30. Automated baseline.