Hazard Plain Automated baseline

Siskiyou County, CA

Risk-assessment baseline packet

County FIPS:
06093
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 2030-05-19. Plan: Siskiyou County (FEMA plan 110589), approved 2025-05-20.

Since the plan was approved on 2025-05-20: no new federal declaration.

NOAA Storm Events records since that date: 19 records (data through 2026-06-30).

Highest expected annual loss (FEMA National Risk Index, modeled total; see B1-a): Inland Flooding ($31,155,073 a year), Wildfire ($14,080,229) and Drought ($5,393,876).

Repetitive-loss flood properties now: FMA RL 0, SRL 0 (44 CFR 77.2); any definition: 2.

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 2030-05-19
Plan:
Siskiyou County (FEMA plan 110589)
Approved:
2025-05-20
Days to expiry:
1,327

What changed since your last plan (approved 2025-05-20)

New federal declarations:
none
Storm Events records since approval:
19 records (data through 2026-06-30)
Repetitive loss now:
FMA RL 0, SRL 0 (44 CFR 77.2); any definition: 2
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: 13 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
Siskiyou CountyCountyApproved, expires 2030-05-19Siskiyou County (FEMA plan 110589)2025-05-202030-05-191,327this jurisdiction approved 2026-04-27
Dorris cityCityApproved, expires 2030-05-19Siskiyou County (FEMA plan 110589)2025-05-202030-05-191,327this jurisdiction approved 2026-06-09
Dunsmuir cityCityApproved, expires 2030-05-19Siskiyou County (FEMA plan 110589)2025-05-202030-05-191,327
Etna cityCollege/UniversityApproved, expires 2030-05-19Siskiyou County (FEMA plan 110589)2025-05-202030-05-191,327this jurisdiction approved 2026-05-14
Fort Jones cityCityPlan 110589 approved 2025-05-20, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleSiskiyou County (FEMA plan 110589), pending adoption here2025-05-20 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2030-05-19 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Montague cityCityApproved, expires 2030-05-19Siskiyou County (FEMA plan 110589)2025-05-202030-05-191,327this jurisdiction approved 2025-11-25
Mount Shasta cityCityPlan 110589 approved 2025-05-20, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleSiskiyou County (FEMA plan 110589), pending adoption here2025-05-20 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2030-05-19 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Tulelake cityCityApproved, expires 2030-05-19Siskiyou County (FEMA plan 110589)2025-05-202030-05-191,327this jurisdiction approved 2026-07-14
Weed cityCityPlan 110589 approved 2025-05-20, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleSiskiyou County (FEMA plan 110589), pending adoption here2025-05-20 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2030-05-19 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Yreka cityCityApproved, expires 2030-05-19Siskiyou County (FEMA plan 110589)2025-05-202030-05-191,327this jurisdiction approved 2026-02-24
Happy Camp Community Service DistrictCommunity Services DistrictPlan 110589 approved 2025-05-20, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleSiskiyou County (FEMA plan 110589), pending adoption here2025-05-20 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2030-05-19 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Lake Shastina Community Services DistrictCommunity Services DistrictPlan 110589 approved 2025-05-20, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleSiskiyou County (FEMA plan 110589), pending adoption here2025-05-20 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2030-05-19 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
McCloud Community Services DistrictCommunity Services DistrictPlan 110589 approved 2025-05-20, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleSiskiyou County (FEMA plan 110589), pending adoption here2025-05-20 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2030-05-19 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.

Supports FEMA checklist item B1-a: hazard identification

Hazards NRI does not cover (local data needed)

  • dam failure (incl. upstream dams)
  • levee failure
  • flash flood as its own subtype
  • ice jams
  • debris flows
  • erosion (riverine and coastal)
  • land subsidence and sinkholes
  • expansive soils

The 18 National Risk Index hazards, ranked by expected annual loss (EAL)

Sources: 5, 6

Rank by EALHazardNRI risk ratingEAL ratingEAL buildingsmodeled dollars per yearEAL agriculturemodeled dollars per yearCost of expected deaths and injuriesFEMA's dollar value per year, not property damageEAL total (see note)modeled dollars per yearStorm Events records, 1996 to 2026-06-30countWhy this hazard can be left outNRI Not Applicable, no declaration and no Storm Events record since 1996Storm Events coverage note
1Inland FloodingRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$29,881,166$453,497$820,410$31,155,07337
2WildfireRelatively HighRelatively High$13,440,663$2,541$637,025$14,080,229128
3DroughtRelatively HighRelatively Highn/a$5,393,876n/a$5,393,8760Declared 1 time; no Storm Events record of this type.
4EarthquakeRelatively LowRelatively Low$2,555,070n/a$342,160$2,897,230Storm Events does not record earthquakes.
5Volcanic ActivityRelatively HighRelatively High$636,736n/a$964,513$1,601,2490No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).
6Heat WaveRelatively LowRelatively Low$323$37,036$953,951$991,31117
7AvalancheRelatively ModerateRelatively Low$25n/a$502,333$502,3582
8Winter WeatherRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$542under $1$117,929$118,471286
9LightningRelatively LowRelatively Low$5,439n/a$92,698$98,1372
10HailVery LowVery Low$29,232$15,879$6,155$51,26621
11LandslideRelatively ModerateRelatively Low$8,366n/a$38,622$46,9888
12Strong WindVery LowVery Low$8,527$2,721$16,576$27,824158Includes 144 High Wind records (a NOAA non-thunderstorm wind type, outside NRI's Strong Wind definition).
13Cold WaveVery LowVery Low$24$4,005$21,731$25,759183Includes 145 Frost/Freeze records (outside NRI's Cold Wave definition; counted in this table and in B1-d, not in the B1-e descriptor).
14TornadoVery LowVery Low$2,181$44$97$2,3210No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).
HurricaneNot ApplicableNot Applicable0Declared 1 time; no Storm Events record of this type.
Ice StormNot ApplicableNot Applicable2NRI rates this Not Applicable, but 2 Storm Events records of this type exist since 1996; review before omitting.

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: coastal flooding 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, Ice Storm, 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 12 (Relatively Low, 79.5); tract 7.02 (Relatively Low, 79.1); tract 11 (Relatively Low, 78.9)
Earthquaketract 7.02 (Relatively Moderate, 85.6); tract 13 (Relatively Moderate, 85.2); tract 9.01 (Relatively Moderate, 85.0)
Hurricaneno tract has a National Risk Index rating for this hazard
Landslidetract 13 (Relatively Moderate, 99.1); tract 8 (Relatively Moderate, 97.9); tract 3 (Relatively Low, 95.5)
Tornadotract 7.02 (Very Low, 1.9); tract 13 (Very Low, 1.9); tract 3 (Very Low, 1.9)
Volcanic Activitytract 9.01 (Relatively High, 99.7); tract 10.03 (Relatively High, 99.7); tract 11 (Relatively High, 99.6)
Wildfiretract 8 (Very High, 99.8); tract 6 (Very High, 99.5); tract 13 (Very High, 99.3)

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 12 is Census Tract 12). 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)2 records, 2013 to 2021 (2 zone-level)No damage reported in 2 records.Countywide (zone-level records).Physical measure: in event narratives only (local data needed).
Cold/Wind Chill, Extreme Cold/Wind Chillwind chill38 records, 1999 to 2022 (38 zone-level)1 day to 7 days (median 2 days); 19 with a recorded value7 consecutive days, 2009-12-05 to 2009-12-11, 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 damage145 records, 2003 to 2026 (145 zone-level)No crop damage reported in 145 records.Countywide (zone-level records).Temperature: 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)23 records, 1958 to 20180.75 in to 2 in (median 1 in); 23 with a recorded value2 in hail, 2010-07-26Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Fort Jones city (3 records), Dorris city (1 record), Etna city (1 record), Montague city (1 record), Tulelake city (1 record), Weed city (1 record), Yreka city (1 record).
Excessive Heat, Heatheat index (in event narratives)17 records, 2017 to 2024 (17 zone-level)2 days to 10 days (median 5 days); 15 with a recorded value10 consecutive days, 2024-07-04 to 2024-07-13, 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)2 records, 2016 (2 zone-level)No damage reported in 2 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)37 records, 1997 to 2023 (7 zone-level)Flood, 2005-12-31, $7,000,000 property; crops not reported (2005 dollars), 1 direct death (reported for the zone); NWS zone CAZ081Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Fort Jones city (2 records), Weed city (2 records), Yreka city (2 records), Etna city (1 record), Mount Shasta city (1 record). Zone-level records (7) 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)8 records, 2014 to 2021No damage reported in 8 records.Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Yreka city (1 record).Physical measure: in event narratives only (local data needed).
Lightningannualized frequency (the measure FEMA's Local Mitigation Planning Handbook names)2 records, 2003 to 2018Lightning, 2018-05-23, $0 property; $0 crops (2018 dollars), 1 direct injuryNo event record names a jurisdiction in the plan.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)144 records, 1999 to 2026 (144 zone-level)40 kt (46 mph) to 81 kt (93 mph) (median 58 kt (67 mph)); 144 with a recorded value81 kt (93 mph) measured gust, High Wind, 2021-12-15; NWS zone CAZ083Countywide (zone-level records).
Thunderstorm Windwind speed (kt and mph)15 records, 1990 to 202451 kt (59 mph) to 80 kt (92 mph) (median 52 kt (60 mph)); 8 with a recorded value80 kt (92 mph) estimated gust, Thunderstorm Wind, 2003-07-23Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Yreka city (2 records), Montague city (1 record), Mount Shasta city (1 record), Tulelake city (1 record).
TornadoEnhanced Fujita (Fujita before Feb 2007)1 record, 1958F/EF1; 1 with a recorded valueF1 tornado, 1958-05-22, 2.7 mi path length (whole path, pre-1996), 50 yd wide, damage not recorded (pre-1996 record)No event record names a jurisdiction in the plan.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)128 records, 2003 to 2025 (124 zone-level)Wildfire, 2006-10-01, $0 property; $77,000,000 crops (2006 dollars); NWS zone CAZ080No event record names a jurisdiction in the plan. 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)286 records, 1999 to 2026 (286 zone-level)Heavy Snow, 2010-01-20, $2,000,000 property; $0 crops (2010 dollars); NWS zone CAZ082Countywide (zone-level records).Snow depth: in event narratives only (local data needed).

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: 23 declarations covering 19 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
2023-11-212023-08-19DR-4750-CAMajor disasterTropical Storm HilaryHurricane (primary); also designated: Inland Flooding, Landslide$61,428.65within last 5 years
2023-01-142022-12-27DR-4683-CAMajor disasterSevere Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and MudslidesInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Landslide, Winter Weather$7,500within last 5 years
2022-09-022022-09-02FM-5450-CAFire managementMill FireWildfireno Public Assistance recordedwithin last 5 years
2021-06-292021-06-24FM-5393-CAFire managementLava FireWildfireno Public Assistance recorded
2020-10-162020-09-04DR-4569-CAMajor disasterWildfiresWildfire$970,525.41
2020-09-092020-09-08FM-5361-CAFire managementSlater FireWildfireno Public Assistance recordedsame incident as DR-4569
2020-03-222020-01-20DR-4482-CAMajor disasterCOVID-19 PandemicNon-natural, not countedno Public Assistance recorded
2020-03-132020-01-20EM-3428-CAEmergencyCOVID-19Non-natural, not countedno Public Assistance recordedsame incident as DR-4482
2018-07-052018-07-05FM-5250-CAFire managementKlamathon FireWildfireno Public Assistance recorded
2017-04-012017-02-01DR-4308-CAMajor disasterSevere Winter Storms, Flooding, and MudslidesInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Landslide, Winter Weather$165,533.82
2017-02-142017-01-03DR-4301-CAMajor disasterSevere Winter Storms, Flooding, and MudslidesInland Flooding; Landslide; Winter Weather$185,158.91
2014-09-152014-09-15FM-5079-CAFire managementBoles FireWildfireno Public Assistance recorded
2014-08-022014-08-01FM-5068-CAFire managementOregon Gulch FireWildfireno Public Assistance recorded
2010-03-082010-01-17DR-1884-CAMajor disasterSevere Winter Storms, Flooding, and Debris and Mud FlowsInland Flooding; Winter Weather$89,824.45
2006-02-032005-12-17DR-1628-CAMajor disasterSevere Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and LandslidesInland Flooding; Landslide$2,449,387.58
2005-09-132005-08-29EM-3248-CAEmergencyHurricane Katrina EvacuationHurricane: evacuation support, not a local hazard event; not countedno Public Assistance recorded
1997-01-041996-12-28DR-1155-CAMajor disasterSevere Storms, Flooding, Mud and LandslidesInland Flooding; Landslideno Public Assistance recorded
1995-03-121995-02-13DR-1046-CAMajor disasterSevere Winter Storms, Flooding Landslides, Mud FlowInland Flooding; Landslide; Winter Weatherno 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
1977-01-201977-01-20EM-3023-CAEmergencyDroughtDroughtno Public Assistance recorded
1974-01-251974-01-25DR-412-CAMajor disasterSevere Storms & FloodingInland Floodingno Public Assistance recorded
1970-02-161970-02-16DR-283-CAMajor disasterSevere Storms & FloodingInland Floodingno Public Assistance recorded
1964-12-241964-12-24DR-183-CAMajor disasterHeavy Rains & FloodingInland Floodingno Public Assistance recorded

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

Statewide declarations

Source: 2

DeclaredIncident beganFEMA numberTypeTitleMapped hazard
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.

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
Avalanche2000001996 to 2026-06-30
Cold Wave1832320001996 to 2026-06-30Includes 145 Frost/Freeze records.
Drought0000101996 to 2026-06-30No Storm Events records of this type; 1 federal declared incident (see declarations table)
Earthquake000000Storm Events does not record earthquakes; the USGS earthquake catalog is the source.
Hail23000001955 to 2026-06-30
Heat Wave17047001996 to 2026-06-30
Hurricane0000101996 to 2026-06-30No Storm Events records of this type; 1 federal declared incident (see declarations table)
Ice Storm2000001996 to 2026-06-30
Inland Flooding370031201996 to 2026-06-30
Landslide8000801996 to 2026-06-30
Lightning2000001996 to 2026-06-30
Strong Wind1594626001955 to 2026-06-30Includes 144 High Wind records.
Tornado1000001950 to 2026-06-30
Volcanic Activity0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Wildfire1289429601996 to 2026-06-30
Winter Weather28641046601996 to 2026-06-30

Notable Storm Events records

Sources: 1, 6, 7

DateEvent typeMagnitude or extentDamagenominal dollarsDeaths, injuriesdirect onlyLocationFlagsWhy listed
2024-07-04Excessive Heat$0 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2024 dollars)0, 0NWS zone CAZ080 (WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY), zone-levelin the 12 months before plan approval; within last 5 yearsB1-c worst recorded: Excessive Heat, Heat
2022-09-02Wildfire$0 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2022 dollars)2, 0NWS zone CAZ081 (CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY), zone-levelwithin last 5 yearsdeaths or injuries recorded
2021-12-15High Wind81 kt (93 mph) measured gust$0 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2021 dollars)0, 0NWS zone CAZ083 (NORTH CENTRAL & SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY), zone-levelwithin last 5 yearsB1-c worst recorded: High Wind and Strong Wind
2021-02-03Avalanche$0 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2021 dollars)1, 0NWS zone CAZ080 (WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY), zone-leveldeaths or injuries recorded
2018-05-23Lightning$0 property; $0 crops (2018 dollars)0, 1MT HEBRONB1-c worst recorded: Lightning
2010-07-26Hail2 in$0 property; $0 crops (2010 dollars)0, 0GREENVIEWB1-c worst recorded: Hail
2010-01-20Heavy Snow$2,000,000 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2010 dollars)0, 0NWS zone CAZ082 (SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Winter Storm, Heavy Snow, Blizzard, Lake-Effect Snow, Winter Weather, Sleet
2009-12-05Extreme Cold/Wind Chill$0 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2009 dollars)0, 0NWS zone CAZ081 (CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Cold/Wind Chill, Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
2008-07-22Wildfire$0 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2008 dollars)1, 0NWS zone CAZ080 (WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY), zone-leveldeaths or injuries recorded
2006-10-01Wildfire$0 property; $77,000,000 crops, reported for the zone (2006 dollars)0, 0NWS zone CAZ080 (WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Wildfire
2005-12-31Flood$7,000,000 property; crops not reported, reported for the zone (2005 dollars)1, 0NWS zone CAZ081 (CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Flash Flood, Flood, Lakeshore Flood
2003-07-23Thunderstorm Wind80 kt (92 mph) estimated gust$200,000 property; crops not reported (2003 dollars)0, 0GREENVIEWB1-c worst recorded: Thunderstorm Wind

The full list is in the Excel file, sheet "B1-d Storm Events history" (848 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
Avalanche0.0333events per yearabout 1 in 30 yearsPossibleFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)11994 to 2023 (30 years)see B1-f
Cold Wave0.00532event-days per yearabout 0.00532 days per yearLikely (from Storm Events: 7 of 30 years)event-days in 7 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (23.3%)0.1072005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywide
Drought73.6event-days per yearabout 73.6 days per yearevent-days in 0 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (0%)2,7792000 to 2025 (25.25 years; D3 and D4 only)countywideNo Storm Events drought record, 1996 to 2025
Earthquake0.0199annual probability at a locationchance a given location in the county has at least minor-damage shaking in a year: 1.99%not shownmodeledsee B1-fNo descriptor (Storm Events does not record earthquakes).
Hail0.118events per yearabout 1 in 9 yearsLikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)4.5 (modeled)1986 to 2023 (38 years)countywide
Heat Wave5.86event-days per yearabout 5.86 days per yearLikely (from Storm Events: 8 of 30 years)event-days in 8 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (26.7%)78.82005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywide
Hurricaneevents per year1851 to 2024 (Atlantic); 1949 to 2024 (Pacific)see B1-fNot Applicable in NRI for this county; no descriptor.
Ice Stormevent-days per yearPossible1946-12-31 to 2014-02-12 (67 years)countywideNot Applicable in NRI for this county; the descriptor comes from Storm Events, not NRI: event-days in 1 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025.
Inland Flooding1event-day per yearabout 1 day per yearLikely (from Storm Events: 12 of 30 years)event-days in 12 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (40%)281996 to 2023 (28 years)see B1-f
Landslide7.55events per year (modeled)about 7.55 per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shownmodeledsee B1-f
Lightning11.7days per year with a strikeabout 11.7 days per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shown1995 to 2023 (29 years; CONUS)countywide
Strong Wind0.0412events per yearabout 1 in 24 yearsPossibleFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)21986 to 2023 (38 years)countywide
Tornado0.0412events per yearabout 1 in 24 yearsPossibleFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shown1950 to 2023 (EF2+); 1986 to 2023 (EF0-1)see B1-f
Volcanic Activity0.0024annual probabilityabout 1 in 417 yearsUnlikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shownmodeledsee B1-f
Wildfire0.00775annual probability at a locationchance a given location in the county burns in a year: 0.775%Likely (from Storm Events: 20 of 30 years)Storm Events records in 20 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (66.7%)not shownmodeledsee B1-fDescriptor from Storm Events, not NRI.
Winter Weather29.7event-days per yearabout 29.7 days per yearHighly likely (from Storm Events: 27 of 30 years)event-days in 27 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (90%)5622005-11-12 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 202512300.4
Hail2.00 in+1996 to 20251300.0333
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)50-64 kt1996 to 20256300.2
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)65 kt+1996 to 20251300.0333
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)unmeasured or below 50 kt1996 to 20257300.233
TornadoEF0-11996 to 20250300
TornadoEF2-31996 to 20250300
TornadoEF4-51996 to 20250300
Tornadounrated (EFU)1996 to 20250300

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

Hail smaller than 1 inch is not counted: on 2010-01-05 the National Weather Service raised its severe-hail threshold from 3/4 inch to 1 inch, so smaller reports became less common after 2009 (NWS Service Change Notice 09-52). NRI hail frequency uses a 0.75 inch threshold.

Optional: future conditions. Not a required item in the 2025 FEMA Local Mitigation Planning Policy Guide; some states ask for it. The federal Climate Mapping for Resilience and Adaptation (CMRA) site gives county exposure to future climate conditions (https://resilience.climate.gov/).

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

Range of census tract risk within the county

Source: 5

HazardTractsrated of allNRI risk score, 0 to 100Tracts by rating
MinMedianMax
Avalanche14 of 1675.577.979.5Relatively Low 14, Not Applicable 2
Cold Wave4 of 1615.521.431.3Relatively Low 2, Very Low 2, No Rating 12
Drought13 of 1673.897.499.8Very High 1, Relatively High 5, Relatively Moderate 2, Relatively Low 2, Very Low 3, No Rating 3
Earthquake16 of 1665.580.385.6Relatively Moderate 10, Relatively Low 6
Hail16 of 1619.838.055.2Relatively Low 8, Very Low 8
Heat Wave16 of 1633.873.488.9Relatively High 3, Relatively Moderate 8, Relatively Low 5
Hurricane0 of 16Not Applicable 16
Ice Storm0 of 16Not Applicable 16
Inland Flooding16 of 1666.493.599.7Very High 7, Relatively High 7, Relatively Moderate 2
Landslide16 of 1618.886.899.1Relatively Moderate 2, Relatively Low 10, Very Low 4
Lightning16 of 1621.836.155.8Relatively Moderate 4, Relatively Low 12
Strong Wind16 of 165.213.622.9Relatively Low 2, Very Low 14
Tornado14 of 160.31.51.9Very Low 14, No Rating 2
Volcanic Activity16 of 1681.898.799.7Relatively High 7, Relatively Moderate 3, Relatively Low 4, Very Low 2
Wildfire16 of 1693.598.799.8Very High 5, Relatively High 8, Relatively Moderate 3
Winter Weather16 of 1644.777.592.1Relatively High 7, Relatively Moderate 8, Relatively 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, 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 plan
Siskiyou CountyCountyApproved, expires 2030-05-19FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 1$2,599,008.570 total; 0 since its plan
Dorris cityCityApproved, expires 2030-05-19FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$70,4971 total; 0 since its plan
Dunsmuir cityCityApproved, expires 2030-05-19FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 1no Public Assistance recorded0 total; 0 since its plan
Etna cityCollege/UniversityApproved, expires 2030-05-19FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$82,469.182 total; 0 since its plan
Fort Jones cityCityPlan 110589 approved 2025-05-20, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleFMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$35,385.025 total; no approved plan
Montague cityCityApproved, expires 2030-05-19FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded2 total; 0 since its plan
Mount Shasta cityCityPlan 110589 approved 2025-05-20, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleFMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded2 total; no approved plan
Tulelake cityCityApproved, expires 2030-05-19FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded2 total; 0 since its plan
Weed cityCityPlan 110589 approved 2025-05-20, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleFMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$127,991.023 total; no approved plan
Yreka cityCityApproved, expires 2030-05-19FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$670,249.206 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 2025-05-20county-coded records, property plus crops, nominal dollarsZone-level damage since planproperty plus crops, reported for the zonePublic Assistance since plannominal dollars; see noteNote
Avalanche$7,158,199n/a10$25n/a$502,3330.00035%
Cold Wave$1,102,772,848$130,490,9912,952$24$4,005$21,731under 0.0001%$0
Droughtn/a$154,756,810n/an/a$5,393,876n/a3.49% (agriculture)NRI has no building exposure for this hazard; agriculture shown
Earthquake$23,152,870,045n/a44,076$2,555,070n/a$342,1600.011%
Hail$13,039,019,342$247,776,34343,940$29,232$15,879$6,1550.000224%
Heat Wave$13,039,019,342$247,776,34343,940$323$37,036$953,951under 0.0001%
HurricaneNot Applicable in NRI for this county
Ice StormNot Applicable in NRI for this county
Inland Flooding$13,027,379,338$45,256,0803,132$29,881,166$453,497$820,410n/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$704,670,241n/a2,328$8,366n/a$38,6220.00119%
Lightning$13,039,019,342n/a43,940$5,439n/a$92,698under 0.0001%
Strong Wind$13,039,019,342$247,776,34343,940$8,527$2,721$16,576under 0.0001%$0
Tornado$13,039,019,342$247,776,34343,940$2,181$44$97under 0.0001%
Volcanic Activity$13,039,019,342n/a43,940$636,736n/a$964,5130.00488%
Wildfire$3,906,364,191$126,310,14719,425$13,440,663$2,541$637,0250.344%$0
Winter Weather$13,039,019,342$247,776,34343,940$542under $1$117,929under 0.0001%$0

Totals since 2025-05-20 (Storm Events through 2026-06-30): 0 county-coded records, 0 with a damage value recorded (including $0), $0; 19 zone-level records, 19 with a damage value recorded (including $0), $0 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
Population43,940
Building value (total, not at risk)$13,039,019,342
Agriculture value (total, not at risk)$247,776,343
NRI risk rating (all hazards)Relatively Moderate
Expected annual loss, buildings and agriculture, all hazards$52,477,893
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)$4,514,199
Social vulnerability ratingRelatively High
Community resilience ratingRelatively Moderate
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 definition2Severe repetitive loss, NFIP insurance definition0

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

Repeat-flood properties: county and state-level rows

Sources: 1, 4

ScopeRL, FMApropertiesSRL, FMApropertiesRL, NFIPpropertiesSRL, NFIPpropertiesAny categorypropertiesMitigatedpropertiesCurrently insuredproperties
County total0020200
of which: Siskiyou County (unincorporated area)0010100
of which: Dunsmuir city0010100
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
Siskiyou County0603620010100
Dorris city0604420000000
Dunsmuir city0603630010100
Etna city0603640000000
Fort Jones city0603650000000
Montague city0604510000000
Mount Shasta city0604520000000
Tulelake city0600870000000
Weed city0606490000000
Yreka city0603670000000

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 residential0020200
2 to 4 unit residential0000000
other residential0000000
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 2 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). Siskiyou County, CA: risk-assessment baseline packet, release 2026-10 (data as of 2026-09-30; County FIPS 06093). Automated baseline. https://hazardplain.org/ca/06093/ 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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