Hazard Plain Preview: automated baseline

Jefferson Parish, LA

Risk-assessment baseline packet

Unit
County area 22051
Release
2026-10
As of
2026-09-28
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.

A starting point for the plan's risk assessment (FEMA Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool, Element B). It does not replace local data or FEMA review. Section headings say which FEMA review item each table supports; whether an item is satisfied is decided by the plan and its reviewers.

Hazard Plain release 2026-10, as of 2026-09-28. Independent product; not a FEMA document.

Plan clock

Status
Approved, expires 2031-03-26
Plan
Jefferson Parish (FEMA plan 110595)
Approved
2026-03-27
Expires
2031-03-26
As of
2026-09-28
Days
1,640 days to expiry

What changed since your last plan (approved 2026-03-27)

New federal declarations
none (0 declaration rows; 0 counted incidents)
Storm Events records since approval
5 (data through 2026-06-30)
Repetitive loss now
FMA RL 1,778, SRL 2,699 (44 CFR 77.2); any definition: 9,168
Repeat-flood change
First release: no prior release to compare.

Sources

FEMA, OpenFEMA HazardMitigationPlanStatuses v1, version 2026-09-26T121003Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/HazardMitigationPlanStatuses (API)

FEMA, OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2, version 2026-09-27T010817Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries (API)

NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/

FEMA, OpenFEMA NfipMultipleLossProperties v1, version 2026-08-04T164045Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/NfipMultipleLossProperties (API)

Plan status for every jurisdiction listed in this county

JurisdictionTypeStatusPlanApprovedExpiresDays to expirynegative = days since expiryUpdate underwayNotes
Jefferson ParishCountyApproved, expires 2031-03-26Jefferson Parish (FEMA plan 110595)2026-03-272031-03-261,640
Grand Isle townTownApproved, expires 2031-03-26Jefferson Parish (FEMA plan 110595)2026-03-272031-03-261,640member approved 2026-05-13
Gretna cityCityApproved, expires 2031-03-26Jefferson Parish (FEMA plan 110595)2026-03-272031-03-261,640
Harahan cityCityApproved, expires 2031-03-26Jefferson Parish (FEMA plan 110595)2026-03-272031-03-261,640
Jean Lafitte townTownApproved, expires 2031-03-26Jefferson Parish (FEMA plan 110595)2026-03-272031-03-261,640
Kenner cityCityApproved, expires 2031-03-26Jefferson Parish (FEMA plan 110595)2026-03-272031-03-261,640
Westwego cityCityApproved, expires 2031-03-26Jefferson Parish (FEMA plan 110595)2026-03-272031-03-261,640

Source

FEMA, OpenFEMA HazardMitigationPlanStatuses v1, version 2026-09-26T121003Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/HazardMitigationPlanStatuses (API)

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

Supports B1-a: hazards

Hazards NRI does not cover: check locally

  • 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)

Rank by EALHazardNRI risk ratingEAL ratingEAL buildingsmodeled dollars per yearEAL agriculturemodeled dollars per yearEAL population equivalencestatistical value of life and injury, $13.7M per life, not property damageEAL total (see note)modeled dollars per yearStorm Events records since 1996countEvidence for an omissionNRI Not Applicable, no declaration and no Storm Events record since 1996Storm Events coverage note
1HurricaneVery HighVery High$236,365,719$11,029$14,301,226$250,677,97431Includes 1 Tropical Depression record, event types the NRI definition of this hazard leaves out.
2Inland FloodingRelatively HighRelatively High$72,748,149$34$3,073,697$75,821,880103
3Cold WaveRelatively HighRelatively High$45,143$54$12,225,699$12,270,8964
4Coastal FloodingVery HighVery High$9,780,716$1,019,267$10,799,98229
5Heat WaveRelatively HighRelatively High$4,895$3$9,845,402$9,850,30027
6HailRelatively HighRelatively High$2,866,753under $1$261,843$3,128,59649
7LightningVery HighVery High$162,450$2,923,831$3,086,28116
8TornadoRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$701,270$11$1,572,538$2,273,81840
9EarthquakeRelatively LowRelatively Low$783,935$374,727$1,158,662Not in Storm Events. Storm Events coverage of this hazard is limited; absence is not evidence of low risk.
10Ice StormRelatively HighRelatively High$680,764$79,350$760,1130Declared 1 time; no Storm Events record of this type.
11Strong WindRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$151,643$3$521,957$673,604151Includes 4 High Wind records and 3 Strong Wind records, event types the NRI definition of this hazard leaves out.
12Winter WeatherRelatively HighRelatively Moderate$56,879$1$185,490$242,3707
13DroughtRelatively LowRelatively Low$121,524$121,52413
14WildfireVery LowVery Low$9,099$1$1,095$10,1940No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30). Storm Events coverage of this hazard is limited; absence is not evidence of low risk.
15LandslideVery LowVery Low$219under $1$2190No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30). Storm Events coverage of this hazard is limited; absence is not evidence of low risk.
AvalancheNot ApplicableNot Applicable0NRI rates avalanche Not Applicable for this county, and no federal declaration for this county names it.No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).
TsunamiInsufficient DataInsufficient Data0No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30). Storm Events coverage of this hazard is limited; absence is not evidence of low risk.
Volcanic ActivityNot ApplicableNot Applicable0NRI rates volcanic activity Not Applicable for this county, and no federal declaration for this county names it.No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30). Storm Events coverage of this hazard is limited; absence is not evidence of low risk.

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

Sources

FEMA, FEMA National Risk Index 1.20.0 (December 2025), county and census tract tables, version 1.20.0, pulled 2026-09-28, 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)

NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/

Check your state hazard mitigation plan's hazard list for this county; explain any hazard you drop.

Supports B1-b: location

Where each hazard occurs

HazardLocationCensus tracts ratedrated of all tracts
AvalancheCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.0 of 126
Coastal FloodingThe 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.126 of 126
Cold WaveAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.126 of 126
DroughtAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.7 of 126
EarthquakeCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.126 of 126
HailAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.126 of 126
Heat WaveAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.126 of 126
HurricaneCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.126 of 126
Ice StormAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.126 of 126
Inland FloodingThe 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.126 of 126
LandslideCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.125 of 126
LightningAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.126 of 126
Strong WindAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.126 of 126
TornadoCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.126 of 126
TsunamiCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.0 of 126
Volcanic ActivityCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.0 of 126
WildfireCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.39 of 126
Winter WeatherAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.126 of 126

Source

FEMA, FEMA National Risk Index 1.20.0 (December 2025), county and census tract tables, version 1.20.0, pulled 2026-09-28, 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)

Supports B1-c: extent

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

HazardScaleRecordscount, yearsObserved rangeWorst recorded eventMost damaging (when different)How it applies to membersNote
Avalanchenone (count and damage)0Physical measure: in event narratives only; local data required.
Coastal Flood, Storm Surge/Tidenone in data (FIRM for depth)29, 1996 to 2024 (26 zone-level)Storm Surge/Tide, 2021-08-29, $500,000,000 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2021 dollars), 1 direct death (reported for the zone); NWS zone LAZ061 (UPPER JEFFERSON), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesEvent records naming member places: Grand Isle town (2 records). Zone-level records (26) apply countywide.Flood depth: see the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map.
Cold/Wind Chill, Extreme Cold/Wind Chillwind chill4, 1996 to 2026 (4 zone-level)1 day to 4 days (median 2.5 days); 4 with a recorded value4 consecutive days, 1996-02-02 to 1996-02-05, 1 direct death, zone-levelZone-level records: applies countywide; national data do not locate these events within the county.Wind chill: in event narratives only; local data required.
Frost/Freeze (outside NRI Cold Wave definition)crop damage0Temperature: in event narratives only; local data required.
DroughtUS Drought Monitor D-scale13, 1998 to 2026 (13 zone-level)30 days to 153 days (median 36 days); 5 with a recorded value153 days (5 months), 2023-08-01 to 2023-12-31, a run of 6 consecutive Storm Events drought records, zone-levelZone-level records: applies countywide; national data do not locate these events within the county.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)0No Storm Events record; local data required (e.g., USGS).
Hailhail size (inches)72, 1963 to 20250.75 in to 3 in (median 1 in); 72 with a recorded value3 in hail, 1964-04-06Hail, 2000-01-23, $65,000,000 property; crops not reported (2000 dollars)Event records naming member places: Kenner city (12 records), Grand Isle town (1 record), Gretna city (1 record), Harahan city (1 record).
Excessive Heat, Heatheat index (narratives)27, 2010 to 2025 (27 zone-level)1 day to 12 days (median 2 days); 10 with a recorded value12 consecutive days, 2023-08-04 to 2023-08-15, zone-levelExcessive Heat, 2010-08-01, $90,000 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2010 dollars)Zone-level records: applies countywide; national data do not locate these events within the county.Heat index: in event narratives only; local data required.
Hurricane, Tropical Storm, Tropical DepressionSaffir-Simpson31, 1997 to 2024 (31 zone-level)Strongest recorded (records with damage, a wind speed or direct casualties first, then storm type, category and wind): Hurricane (Typhoon) record, 2021-08-29 to 2021-08-30, category 4, $1,000,000,000 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2021 dollars); NWS zone LAZ068 (LOWER JEFFERSON), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesZone-level records: applies countywide; national data do not locate these events within the county.Storm Events files every zone of a storm's episode under the storm's event type and category, so a Hurricane (Typhoon) record, especially an inland or remnant one, does not by itself mean hurricane-force winds here; read the damage and wind columns.
Ice StormSperry-Piltz (local data)0Ice thickness: in event narratives only; local data required.
Flash Flood, Flood, Lakeshore Flooddamage and flood days (FIRM for depth)103, 1997 to 2026Flash Flood, 2024-09-11, $39,600,000 property; $0 crops (2024 dollars)Event records naming member places: Harahan city (8 records), Kenner city (6 records), Gretna city (2 records), Westwego city (2 records).Flood depth: see the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map. Storm Events damage can be $0 or blank even for a major flood, so the worst record here may not be the worst flood; compare FEMA Public Assistance by declaration in B1-d.
Debris Flownone (count and damage)0Physical measure: in event narratives only; local data required.
Lightningannualized frequency (the measure FEMA's Local Mitigation Planning Handbook names)16, 1997 to 2022Lightning, 2022-06-29, $0 property; $0 crops (2022 dollars), 1 direct deathLightning, 1997-07-13, $200,000 property; crops not reported (1997 dollars)Event records naming member places: Kenner city (2 records).Storm Events lists lightning with damage or casualties; physical measure in event narratives only; local data required.
High Wind and Strong Wind (outside NRI Strong Wind definition)wind speed (kt and mph)7, 1996 to 2019 (6 zone-level)39 kt (45 mph) to 51 kt (59 mph) (median 45 kt (52 mph)); 5 with a recorded value51 kt (59 mph) measured gust, High Wind, 2019-10-26; NWS zone LAZ061 (UPPER JEFFERSON), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesStrong Wind, 2010-03-01, $10,000 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2010 dollars)No event record names a member place. Zone-level records (6) apply countywide.
Thunderstorm Windwind speed (kt and mph)213, 1956 to 202548 kt (55 mph) to 97 kt (112 mph) (median 52 kt (60 mph)); 152 with a recorded value97 kt (112 mph) estimated, Thunderstorm Wind, 2001-10-13Thunderstorm Wind, 1993-09-10, $500,000 property; crops not recorded (1993 dollars)Event records naming member places: Kenner city (17 records), Grand Isle town (8 records), Westwego city (6 records), Harahan city (3 records), Gretna city (2 records).
TornadoEnhanced Fujita (F before Feb 2007)66, 1950 to 2026F/EF0 to F/EF2 (median F/EF0); 65 with a recorded valueF2 tornado, 1993-04-08, 6 mi path length (records before 1996 may include the whole path; rating and listing come from the county where the tornado began), 250 yd wide, $50,000,000 property; crops not recorded (1993 dollars), 3 direct deaths, 39 direct injuriesEvent records naming member places: Kenner city (6 records), Westwego city (6 records), Grand Isle town (4 records).From 1996 on, tornado records are per-county segments and length is the path length within this county (NWS Instruction 10-1605); records before 1996 may give the whole path length, including the path outside this county, and before 1996 a tornado is listed once, under the county where it began, with the whole path's rating; counties farther along the path may not list it. Length is not used to rank tornadoes.
Tsunaminone (count and damage)0Physical measure: in event narratives only; local data required.
Volcanic Ash, Volcanic AshfallVolcanic Explosivity Index (local data)0Physical measure: in event narratives only; local data required.
Wildfireacres burned (local data)0Acres burned: in event narratives only; local data required.
Winter Storm, Heavy Snow, Blizzard, Lake-Effect Snow, Winter Weather, Sleetnone in data (snowfall local)7, 2004 to 2025 (7 zone-level)No damage reported in 7 records.Zone-level records: applies countywide; national data do not locate these events within the county.Snow depth: in event narratives only; local data required.

Storm Events records are more complete after 1996; before 1996 only Tornado (from 1950), Hail and Thunderstorm Wind (from 1955) exist. Zone-level records are placed with NWS zone-county files, which exist from 2020 on; an earlier record is placed by its zone number in the nearest later file only when its zone name matches that file, records from zones NWS renumbered are placed by name or left out, and a record whose zone is in no known file is left out of every count, so counts before 2020 can be low. Some current zones are also missing from the NWS files, so recent counts can be low too.

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

Sources

NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/

NOAA National Weather Service, NWS county-public forecast zones correlation file, version bp03mr20 to bp16ap26 (11 files; newest bp16ap26), pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.weather.gov/gis/ZoneCounty

Supports B1-d: previous occurrences

Declaration rows
50
Counted incidents
34

Federal disaster declarations for this county

DeclaredIncident beganFEMA numberTypeTitleMapped hazardCounty Public Assistancefederal share obligated, nominal dollarsFlagsNotes
2026-01-242026-01-23EM-3638-LAEmergencySEVERE WINTER STORMWinter Weather$12,724.74during plan review, check whether your last plan included it; within last 5 years
2024-09-162024-09-09DR-4817-LAMajor disasterHURRICANE FRANCINEHurricane (primary); also designated: Tornado$3,874,130.38within last 5 years
2024-09-102024-09-10EM-3614-LAEmergencyTROPICAL STORM FRANCINEHurricane (primary); also designated: Tornadonone foundwithin last 5 yearssame incident as DR-4817
2023-09-272023-09-20EM-3600-LAEmergencySEAWATER INTRUSIONOther, not an NRI hazard; not counted$18,179,941.57within last 5 years
2021-09-132021-09-12EM-3574-LAEmergencyTROPICAL STORM NICHOLASHurricanenone found
2021-08-292021-08-26DR-4611-LAMajor disasterHURRICANE IDAHurricane$577,755,276.55
2021-08-272021-08-26EM-3568-LAEmergencyTROPICAL STORM IDAHurricanenone foundsame incident as DR-4611
2021-03-092021-02-11DR-4590-LAMajor disasterSEVERE WINTER STORMSIce Stormnone found
2021-02-182021-02-11EM-3556-LAEmergencySEVERE WINTER STORMIce Stormnone foundsame incident as DR-4590
2021-01-122020-10-26DR-4577-LAMajor disasterHURRICANE ZETAHurricane$16,596,818.75
2020-10-272020-10-26EM-3549-LAEmergencyTROPICAL STORM ZETAHurricanenone foundsame incident as DR-4577
2020-10-162020-10-06DR-4570-LAMajor disasterHURRICANE DELTAHurricane$161,276.31
2020-10-072020-10-06EM-3547-LAEmergencyHURRICANE DELTAHurricanenone foundsame incident as DR-4570
2020-09-142020-09-13EM-3543-LAEmergencyHURRICANE SALLYHurricane$192,910.46
2020-08-282020-08-22DR-4559-LAMajor disasterHURRICANE LAURAHurricane$1,044,076.47
2020-08-232020-08-22EM-3538-LAEmergencyTROPICAL STORMS LAURA AND MARCOHurricanenone foundsame incident as DR-4559
2020-06-072020-06-05EM-3527-LAEmergencyTROPICAL STORM CRISTOBALHurricane$26,007.05
2020-03-242020-01-20DR-4484-LAMajor disasterCOVID-19 PANDEMICNon-natural, not counted$10,297,006.91
2020-03-132020-01-20EM-3459-LAEmergencyCOVID-19Non-natural, not countednone foundsame incident as DR-4484
2019-08-272019-07-10DR-4458-LAMajor disasterHURRICANE BARRYHurricane$1,659,513.66
2019-07-112019-07-10EM-3416-LAEmergencyTROPICAL STORM BARRYHurricanenone foundsame incident as DR-4458
2017-10-062017-10-05EM-3392-LAEmergencyTROPICAL STORM NATEHurricane$928,370.09
2012-08-292012-08-26DR-4080-LAMajor disasterHURRICANE ISAACHurricane$27,914,199.09
2012-08-272012-08-26EM-3347-LAEmergencyTROPICAL STORM ISAACHurricanenone foundsame incident as DR-4080
2011-10-282011-09-01DR-4041-LAMajor disasterTROPICAL STORM LEEHurricane$1,824,309.47
2008-09-132008-09-11DR-1792-LAMajor disasterHURRICANE IKEHurricane (primary); also designated: Inland Flooding$12,881,669.01
2008-09-022008-09-01DR-1786-LAMajor disasterHURRICANE GUSTAVHurricane (primary); also designated: Inland Flooding$31,640,771.86
2008-08-292008-08-27EM-3289-LAEmergencyHURRICANE GUSTAVHurricanenone foundsame incident as DR-1786
2007-02-232007-02-12DR-1685-LAMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOESTornadoPA not declared for this county
2006-11-022006-10-16DR-1668-LAMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS AND FLOODINGInland Flooding: designated for Hazard Mitigation only (no Public or Individual Assistance for this county); not countedPA not declared for this county
2005-09-242005-09-23DR-1607-LAMajor disasterHURRICANE RITAHurricane$1,356,026.84
2005-09-212005-09-20EM-3260-LAEmergencyHURRICANE RITAHurricanenone foundsame incident as DR-1607
2005-08-292005-08-29DR-1603-LAMajor disasterHURRICANE KATRINAHurricane$512,891,439.69
2005-08-272005-08-26EM-3212-LAEmergencyHURRICANE KATRINAHurricanenone foundsame incident as DR-1603
2005-08-232005-07-05DR-1601-LAMajor disasterTROPICAL STORM CINDYHurricane$1,951,238.26
2004-09-152004-09-13DR-1548-LAMajor disasterHURRICANE IVANHurricane$2,044,390.27
2003-02-012003-02-01EM-3172-LAEmergencyLOSS OF SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIANon-natural, not countednone found
2002-10-032002-10-01DR-1437-LAMajor disasterHURRICANE LILIHurricane$2,564,098.20
2002-09-272002-09-21DR-1435-LAMajor disasterTROPICAL STORM ISIDOREHurricane$1,741,882.44
2001-06-112001-06-05DR-1380-LAMajor disasterTROPICAL STORM ALLISONHurricane$658,819.43
1998-09-231998-09-09DR-1246-LAMajor disasterHURRICANE GEORGES/TS FRANCESHurricanenone found
1995-05-101995-05-08DR-1049-LAMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS AND FLOODINGInland Floodingnone found
1992-08-261992-08-25DR-956-LAMajor disasterHURRICANE ANDREWHurricanenone found
1989-11-221989-11-07DR-849-LAMajor disasterHEAVY RAINS & FLOODINGInland FloodingPA not declared for this county
1985-11-011985-10-26DR-752-LAMajor disasterHURRICANE JUANHurricanenone found
1983-04-201983-04-20DR-679-LAMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS AND FLOODINGInland FloodingPA not declared for this county
1980-04-091980-04-09DR-616-LAMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS & FLOODINGInland FloodingPA not declared for this county
1978-05-091978-05-09DR-556-LAMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS & FLOODINGInland Floodingnone found
1973-04-271973-04-27DR-374-LAMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS & FLOODINGInland Floodingnone found
1965-09-101965-09-10DR-208-LAMajor disasterHURRICANE BETSYHurricane (primary); also designated: Inland Floodingnone found

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.

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

Statewide declarations

DeclaredIncident beganFEMA numberTypeTitleMapped hazardFlagsNotes
1964-10-031964-10-03DR-178-LAMajor disasterHURRICANE HILDAHurricane (primary); also designated: Inland Flooding
1962-11-051962-11-05DR-139-LAMajor disasterCHLORINE BARGE ACCIDENTNon-natural, not counted
1958-05-201958-05-20DR-84-LAMajor disasterFLOODSInland Flooding
1957-05-161957-05-16DR-73-LAMajor disasterFLOODS & HURRICANEHurricane (primary); also designated: Inland Flooding
1956-10-041956-10-04DR-64-LAMajor disasterHURRICANEHurricane (primary); also designated: Inland Flooding
1953-05-291953-05-29DR-3-LAMajor disasterFLOODInland Flooding

FEMA recorded these with designated area Statewide and no county. Listed on every county page in the state; not counted with county rows.

Source

FEMA, OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2, version 2026-09-27T010817Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries (API)

Previous occurrences by hazard, with explicit no-event rows

HazardStorm Events recordsfull periodSince plan approvalrecordsDuring plan reviewrecordsLast 5 yearsrecordsDeclared incidentsdistinct incidentsDeclared since approvaldistinct incidentsPeriodStatement
Avalanche0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Coastal Flooding29001001996 to 2026-06-30
Cold Wave4012001996 to 2026-06-30
Drought130211001996 to 2026-06-30
Earthquake000000No Storm Events record; local data required (e.g., USGS).
Hail72007001955 to 2026-06-30
Heat Wave270325001996 to 2026-06-30
Hurricane310012501996 to 2026-06-30Includes 1 Tropical Depression record, event types the NRI definition of this hazard leaves out.
Ice Storm0000101996 to 2026-06-30No Storm Events records of this type; 1 federal declared incident (see declarations table)
Inland Flooding10331037901996 to 2026-06-30
Landslide0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Lightning16001001996 to 2026-06-30
Strong Wind22002535001955 to 2026-06-30Includes 4 High Wind records and 3 Strong Wind records, event types the NRI definition of this hazard leaves out.
Tornado66217201950 to 2026-06-30
Tsunami0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Volcanic Activity0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Wildfire0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Winter Weather7002101996 to 2026-06-30

Sources

NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/

FEMA, OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2, version 2026-09-27T010817Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries (API)

NOAA National Weather Service, NWS county-public forecast zones correlation file, version bp03mr20 to bp16ap26 (11 files; newest bp16ap26), pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.weather.gov/gis/ZoneCounty

Notable Storm Events records

DateEvent typeMagnitude or extentDamagenominal dollarsDirect deaths, injuriesindirect not countedLocationFlagsWhy listed
2024-09-11Flash Flood$39,600,000 property; $0 crops (2024 dollars)0, 0MOISANT ARPT to (MSY)MOISANT FLD NEWwithin last 5 yearsB1-c worst recorded: Flash Flood, Flood, Lakeshore Flood
2023-08-04Excessive Heat$0 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2023 dollars)0, 0NWS zone LAZ068 (COASTAL JEFFERSON PARISH), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countieswithin last 5 yearsB1-c worst recorded: Excessive Heat, Heat
2022-06-29Lightning$0 property; $0 crops (2022 dollars)1, 0METAIRIEwithin last 5 yearsB1-c worst recorded: Lightning
2021-08-29Hurricane (Typhoon)category 4$1,000,000,000 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2021 dollars)0, 0NWS zone LAZ068 (LOWER JEFFERSON), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesB1-c worst recorded: Hurricane, Tropical Storm, Tropical Depression
2021-08-29Storm Surge/Tide$500,000,000 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2021 dollars)1, 0NWS zone LAZ061 (UPPER JEFFERSON), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesB1-c worst recorded: Coastal Flood, Storm Surge/Tide
2019-10-26High Wind51 kt (59 mph) measured gust$0 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2019 dollars)0, 0NWS zone LAZ061 (UPPER JEFFERSON), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesB1-c worst recorded: High Wind and Strong Wind (outside NRI Strong Wind definition)
2005-08-28Hurricane (Typhoon)$850,000,000 property; crops not reported, reported for the zone (2005 dollars)27, 0NWS zone LAZ068 (LOWER JEFFERSON), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesdeaths or injuries recorded
2001-10-13Thunderstorm Wind97 kt (112 mph) estimated$75,000 property; crops not reported (2001 dollars)0, 0GRAND ISLEB1-c worst recorded: Thunderstorm Wind
1996-02-02Cold/Wind Chilldamage not reported1, 0NWS zone LAZ061 (UPPER JEFFERSON), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesB1-c worst recorded: Cold/Wind Chill, Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
1993-04-08TornadoF2, 6 mi path length (records before 1996 may include the whole path; rating and listing come from the county where the tornado began), 250 yd wide$50,000,000 property; crops not recorded (1993 dollars)3, 39Grand Isledeaths or injuries recorded
1971-03-10TornadoF2, 6.2 mi path length (records before 1996 may include the whole path; rating and listing come from the county where the tornado began), 300 yd wide$2,500,000 property; crops not recorded (1971 dollars)1, 7location not recordeddeaths or injuries recorded
1964-04-06Hail3 indamage not recorded (pre-1996 record)0, 0location not recordedB1-c worst recorded: Hail

The full list is in the XLSX file, sheet "B1-d Storm Events history" (588 rows).

Storm Events records are more complete after 1996; before 1996 only Tornado (from 1950), Hail and Thunderstorm Wind (from 1955) exist. Zone-level records are placed with NWS zone-county files, which exist from 2020 on; an earlier record is placed by its zone number in the nearest later file only when its zone name matches that file, records from zones NWS renumbered are placed by name or left out, and a record whose zone is in no known file is left out of every count, so counts before 2020 can be low. Some current zones are also missing from the NWS files, so recent counts can be low too.

Sources

NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/

NOAA National Weather Service, NWS county-public forecast zones correlation file, version bp03mr20 to bp16ap26 (11 files; newest bp16ap26), pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.weather.gov/gis/ZoneCounty

FEMA, OpenFEMA HazardMitigationPlanStatuses v1, version 2026-09-26T121003Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/HazardMitigationPlanStatuses (API)

State-declared emergencies are not in federal data. Add them from your state emergency management agency.

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

Supports B1-e: probability

Probability: FEMA annualized frequency and descriptor per hazard

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
Avalancheevents per year1994 to 2023 (30 years)see B1-fNot Applicable in NRI for this county; no descriptor.
Coastal Flooding2.8events per year at a location (modeled)about 2.8 per year at a given location in the countyHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shownmodeledsee B1-fDescriptor from NRI: the rate at a location is 1 or more a year, so the county rate is at least that.
Cold Wave0.588event-days per yearabout 0.588 days per yearPossibleevent-days in 2 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (6.67%)6.72005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywideFrost/Freeze records are not counted in this descriptor: they record crop freezes, not cold waves.
Drought23.6event-days per yearabout 23.6 days per yearLikelyevent-days in 3 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (10%)8332000 to 2025 (25.25 years; D3 and D4 only)countywideNRI gives about 23.6 drought event-days a year here (its annualized frequency over 25.25 years; not its event count divided by the years), but Storm Events has a record in only 3 of 30 years. NRI counts from a different source that records far more events than Storm Events, so this descriptor reads much lower than NRI's frequency; read the two together.
Earthquake0.000805annual probability at a locationchance a given location in the county has at least minor-damage shaking in a year: 0.0805%not shownmodeledsee B1-fDescriptor not assigned: the NRI value is the chance at a location in the county, not how often the hazard affects the county, and Storm Events does not record earthquakes.
Hail0.865events per yearabout 0.87 per yearLikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)36.5 (modeled)1986 to 2023 (38 years)countywide
Heat Wave12.4event-days per yearabout 12.4 days per yearLikelyevent-days in 4 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (13.3%)1292005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywideNRI gives about 12.4 heat wave event-days a year here (its annualized frequency over 19 years; not its event count divided by the years), but Storm Events has a record in only 4 of 30 years. NRI counts from a different source that records far more events than Storm Events, so this descriptor reads much lower than NRI's frequency; read the two together.
Hurricane0.28events per yearabout 1 in 4 yearsLikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)991851 to 2024 (Atlantic)see B1-fNRI counts hurricane and tropical storm tracks passing within storm-force wind range; federal declarations are counted separately in B1-d and need not match.
Ice Storm0.0422event-days per yearabout 0.0422 days per yearevent-days in 0 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (0%)11946-12-31 to 2014-02-12 (67 years)countywideNo recorded event-days, 1996 to 2025; descriptor not assigned
Inland Flooding2.04event-days per yearabout 2.04 days per yearLikelyevent-days in 25 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (83.3%)571996 to 2023 (28 years)see B1-f
Landslide0.0373events per year (modeled)about 1 in 27 yearsPossibleFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shownmodeledsee B1-f
Lightning87.9days per year with a strikeabout 87.9 days per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shown1995 to 2023 (29 years; CONUS)countywide
Strong Wind0.941events per yearabout 0.94 per yearLikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)241986 to 2023 (38 years)countywide
Tornado0.359events per yearabout 1 in 3 yearsLikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shown1950 to 2023 (EF2+); 1986 to 2023 (EF0-1)see B1-f
Tsunamiannual probability at the most exposed location (used in place of a county value)Storm Events records in 0 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (0%)not shownmodeledsee B1-fNo Storm Events record of this hazard, 1996 to 2025; descriptor not assigned (the NRI value is the chance at a location in the county, not how often the hazard affects the county)
Volcanic Activityannual probabilitynot shownmodeledsee B1-fNot Applicable in NRI for this county; no descriptor.
Wildfire0.000211annual probability at a locationchance a given location in the county burns in a year: 0.0211%Storm Events records in 0 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (0%)not shownmodeledsee B1-fNo Storm Events record of this hazard, 1996 to 2025; descriptor not assigned (the NRI value is the chance at a location in the county, not how often the hazard affects the county)
Winter Weather0.583event-days per yearabout 0.583 days per yearLikelyevent-days in 6 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (20%)6.222005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywide

FEMA annualized frequency (modeled) comes from the National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025). It is not recorded events divided by years, and what it measures depends on the hazard. For most hazards it estimates how often the hazard affects this county each year: it counts events or event-days (drought, heat wave, cold wave, winter weather, ice storm and inland flooding are in days per year; lightning is the number of days per year with a recorded cloud-to-ground strike, from the NOAA Storm Prediction Center daily lightning climatology); it may count events in the surrounding area (hail, strong wind, tornado, hurricane and ice storm use a 49 km grid and buffers) and is averaged over the county's area; and some hazards use a minimum value for places with no recorded event. Earthquake, wildfire and coastal flooding are different: FEMA computes them for each census block and averages them over the county, so the value is the chance (for coastal flooding, the modeled number of floods per year) at a location in the county, which is lower than the chance that the hazard strikes somewhere in the county. Earthquake is the chance of at least minor-damage shaking (U.S. Geological Survey model); wildfire is the chance that a location burns in a large fire (U.S. Forest Service burn probability); coastal flooding comes from FEMA flood zones and NOAA high-tide flooding, so it can be above 1 where high-tide flooding is frequent. Tsunami is the value at the county's most exposed location, from recorded events and modeled return periods. For these four hazards the packet gives no "1 in N years" and takes the descriptor from Storm Events (none for earthquake) unless the value is 1 or more a year. Landslide is a U.S. Geological Survey modeled county rate spread by slope susceptibility. Volcanic activity is the chance that a volcano affecting the county erupts in a year. Drought counts only extreme and exceptional drought (D3 and D4). Source: FEMA, National Risk Index Technical Documentation v1.20, sections 5.2.2 (Table 5), 5.2.3, 7.4, 10.4, 16.5, 17.1, 17.3.1, 17.5, 20.3.1, 21.4, 22.4 and 6 to 23.

Sources

FEMA, FEMA National Risk Index 1.20.0 (December 2025), county and census tract tables, version 1.20.0, pulled 2026-09-28, 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)

NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/

Descriptor scale used in this packet (defined per unit)

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

Sources

FEMA, FEMA National Risk Index 1.20.0 (December 2025), county and census tract tables, version 1.20.0, pulled 2026-09-28, 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)

NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/

Intensity bands: historical frequency (Storm Events)

HazardBandYearsEventscounty-coded recordsYears in periodEvents per yearevents / years
Hail1.00-1.99 in1996 to 202535301.17
Hail2.00 in+1996 to 20252300.0667
Strong Wind (Thunderstorm Wind records)50-64 kt1996 to 2025117303.9
Strong Wind (Thunderstorm Wind records)65 kt+1996 to 20259300.3
Strong Wind (Thunderstorm Wind records)unmeasured or below 50 kt1996 to 202518300.6
TornadoEF0-11996 to 202535301.17
TornadoEF2-31996 to 20252300.0667
TornadoEF4-51996 to 20250300
Tornadounrated (EFU)1996 to 20251300.0333

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.

Source

NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/

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.

Supports B1-f: variation across the planning area

Range of census tract risk within the county

HazardTractsrated of allRisk score minNRI score, 0 to 100MedianMaxTracts by ratingNote
Avalanche0 of 126Not Applicable 126
Coastal Flooding126 of 12680.387.3100.0Very High 2, Relatively Moderate 25, Relatively Low 99
Cold Wave126 of 12615.867.086.9Relatively High 19, Relatively Moderate 99, Relatively Low 7, Very Low 1National data give a county-wide or coarse (49 km grid or NWS zone) frequency for this hazard, so they cannot show members' hazard differing. The tract range above mostly reflects where buildings and people are. Confirm locally.
Drought7 of 12680.989.293.3Relatively Moderate 2, Relatively Low 5, No Rating 119National data give a county-wide or coarse (49 km grid or NWS zone) frequency for this hazard, so they cannot show members' hazard differing. Agriculture is all of NRI's expected annual loss for this hazard in the county, so the tract range above mostly reflects where crop and livestock value is, not where buildings and people are. Confirm locally.
Earthquake126 of 1266.523.064.2Relatively Low 10, Very Low 116
Hail126 of 12646.172.790.0Relatively High 1, Relatively Moderate 75, Relatively Low 50National data give a county-wide or coarse (49 km grid or NWS zone) frequency for this hazard, so they cannot show members' hazard differing. The tract range above mostly reflects where buildings and people are. Confirm locally.
Heat Wave126 of 1261.673.291.3Relatively High 18, Relatively Moderate 92, Relatively Low 15, Very Low 1National data give a county-wide or coarse (49 km grid or NWS zone) frequency for this hazard, so they cannot show members' hazard differing. The tract range above mostly reflects where buildings and people are. Confirm locally.
Hurricane126 of 12688.397.499.9Very High 74, Relatively High 51, Relatively Moderate 1
Ice Storm126 of 1262.619.291.2Relatively High 1, Relatively Moderate 38, Relatively Low 18, Very Low 69National data give a county-wide or coarse (49 km grid or NWS zone) frequency for this hazard, so they cannot show members' hazard differing. The tract range above mostly reflects where buildings and people are. Confirm locally.
Inland Flooding126 of 1260.842.994.7Relatively High 23, Relatively Moderate 30, Relatively Low 41, Very Low 32
Landslide125 of 1269.524.983.3Relatively Low 1, Very Low 124, No Rating 1
Lightning126 of 1260.974.894.7Relatively High 51, Relatively Moderate 67, Relatively Low 7, Very Low 1National data give a county-wide or coarse (49 km grid or NWS zone) frequency for this hazard, so they cannot show members' hazard differing. The tract range above mostly reflects where buildings and people are. Confirm locally.
Strong Wind126 of 1264.424.540.2Relatively Low 93, Very Low 33National data give a county-wide or coarse (49 km grid or NWS zone) frequency for this hazard, so they cannot show members' hazard differing. The tract range above mostly reflects where buildings and people are. Confirm locally.
Tornado126 of 1263.930.542.6Relatively Low 71, Very Low 55
Tsunami0 of 126Insufficient Data 126
Volcanic Activity0 of 126Not Applicable 126
Wildfire39 of 12618.824.478.6Relatively Low 1, Very Low 38, No Rating 87
Winter Weather126 of 12616.444.865.0Relatively Moderate 40, Relatively Low 85, Very Low 1National data give a county-wide or coarse (49 km grid or NWS zone) frequency for this hazard, so they cannot show members' hazard differing. The tract range above mostly reflects where buildings and people are. Confirm locally.

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.

Source

FEMA, FEMA National Risk Index 1.20.0 (December 2025), county and census tract tables, version 1.20.0, pulled 2026-09-28, 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)

Per-member block (Starter, confirm locally)

MemberTypePlan statusRepetitive lossFMA RL and SRL (44 CFR 77.2); repeat-flood, any definitionPublic Assistance matchedfederal share obligated, nominal dollarsEvent records naming this placeall years; since the member's planNotes
Jefferson ParishCountyApproved, expires 2031-03-26FMA RL 1,266, SRL 2,116; any 7,184$574,270,769.570; 0Includes $20,943,295.80 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4484-LA, EM-3600-LA).
Grand Isle townTownApproved, expires 2031-03-26FMA RL 67, SRL 122; any 444$38,004,191.1815; 0
Gretna cityCityApproved, expires 2031-03-26FMA RL 14, SRL 118; any 319$12,464,400.435; 0Includes $54,533.87 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (EM-3600-LA).
Harahan cityCityApproved, expires 2031-03-26FMA RL 17, SRL 53; any 132$14,591,280.7712; 0
Jean Lafitte townTownApproved, expires 2031-03-26FMA RL 30, SRL 23; any 103$9,655,221.330; 0
Kenner cityCityApproved, expires 2031-03-26FMA RL 381, SRL 238; any 884$76,678,963.5243; 0
Westwego cityCityApproved, expires 2031-03-26FMA RL 3, SRL 29; any 101$7,852,794.9014; 0

Member 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 member row, while the county table counts only its part in this county.

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

Sources

FEMA, OpenFEMA HazardMitigationPlanStatuses v1, version 2026-09-26T121003Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/HazardMitigationPlanStatuses (API)

FEMA, OpenFEMA NfipMultipleLossProperties v1, version 2026-08-04T164045Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/NfipMultipleLossProperties (API)

FEMA, OpenFEMA PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries v1, version 2026-09-26T151157Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries (API)

NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/

Supports B2-a and B2-b: assets and impacts

Local data required

County-level starter. The plan must describe impacts for each participant and its own assets.

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

HazardBuilding exposuremodeled dollarsAgriculture exposuremodeled dollarsPopulation exposedpeopleEAL buildingsmodeled dollars per yearEAL agriculturemodeled dollars per yearEAL population equivalencestatistical value of life and injury, $13.7M per life, not property damageEAL as % of exposurebuildings; agriculture where notedStorm Events damage since 2026-03-27county-coded records, property plus crops, nominal dollarsZone-level damage since planproperty plus crops, reported for the zonePublic Assistance since plannominal dollars; see noteNote
AvalancheNot Applicable in NRI for this county
Coastal Flooding$73,217,577,500440,101$9,780,716$1,019,2670.0134%
Cold Wave$73,298,684,592$878,348440,585$45,143$54$12,225,699under 0.0001%
Drought$301,986$121,52440.2% (agriculture)NRI has no building exposure for this hazard; agriculture shown
Earthquake$125,369,264,862440,781$783,935$374,7270.000625%
Hail$73,299,241,386$878,348440,590$2,866,753under $1$261,8430.00391%
Heat Wave$73,298,684,592$878,348440,585$4,895$3$9,845,402under 0.0001%
Hurricane$73,295,168,552$878,348440,560$236,365,719$11,029$14,301,2260.322%
Ice Storm$73,299,241,386440,590$680,764$79,3500.000929%
Inland Flooding$73,151,801,505$456,025179,077$72,748,149$34$3,073,697n/a (see note)$50,000NRI 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. EAL as % of exposure: n/a.
Landslide$143,089,659773$219under $10.000153%
Lightning$73,299,241,386440,590$162,450$2,923,8310.000222%
Strong Wind$73,299,241,386$878,348440,590$151,643$3$521,9570.000207%
Tornado$73,299,241,386$878,348440,590$701,270$11$1,572,5380.000957%$265,000
TsunamiNRI publishes no building exposure for this county
Volcanic ActivityNot Applicable in NRI for this county
Wildfire$725,423,780$294,9624,900$9,099$1$1,0950.00125%
Winter Weather$73,290,019,763$878,348440,562$56,879$1$185,490under 0.0001%

Totals since 2026-03-27 (Storm Events through 2026-06-30): 5 county-coded records, 5 with a damage value recorded (including $0), $315,000; 0 zone-level records, 0 with a damage value recorded (including $0), $0 reported for the zone; Public Assistance on counted declarations none found (0 declarations, 0 with PA).

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

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 must not be added up; the unit total counts each declaration once.

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

Sources

FEMA, FEMA National Risk Index 1.20.0 (December 2025), county and census tract tables, version 1.20.0, pulled 2026-09-28, 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)

NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/

NOAA National Weather Service, NWS county-public forecast zones correlation file, version bp03mr20 to bp16ap26 (11 files; newest bp16ap26), pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.weather.gov/gis/ZoneCounty

FEMA, OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2, version 2026-09-27T010817Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries (API)

FEMA, OpenFEMA PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries v1, version 2026-09-26T151157Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries (API)

FEMA, OpenFEMA HazardMitigationPlanStatuses v1, version 2026-09-26T121003Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/HazardMitigationPlanStatuses (API)

Supports B2-a: context

County context

MeasureValue
Population440,590
Building value (total, not at risk)$73,299,241,386
Agriculture value (total, not at risk)$878,348
NRI risk rating (all hazards)Relatively High
Expected annual loss, buildings and agriculture, all hazards$324,490,293
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)$46,386,121
Social vulnerability ratingRelatively High
Community resilience ratingVery High
NRI versionDecember 2025

FEMA's all-hazard expected annual loss total adds buildings, agriculture and population equivalence; the two parts are shown separately so the property figure is not read as including the statistical value of life.

Source

FEMA, FEMA National Risk Index 1.20.0 (December 2025), county and census tract tables, version 1.20.0, pulled 2026-09-28, 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)

Supports B2-c: repetitive loss

Repetitive loss in this county, both definitions

DefinitionPropertiesSevere repetitive lossProperties
Repetitive loss, FMA definition (44 CFR 77.2)1,778Severe repetitive loss, FMA definition (44 CFR 77.2)2,699
Repetitive loss, NFIP insurance definition6,664Severe repetitive loss, NFIP insurance definition1,034

Your state NFIP coordinator's list may use the NFIP insurance definition, so its counts can be higher.

Repeat-flood properties: county and state-level rows

ScopeRL, FMApropertiesSRL, FMApropertiesRL, NFIPpropertiesSRL, NFIPpropertiesAny categorypropertiesMitigatedpropertiesCurrently insuredproperties
County total1,7782,6996,6641,0349,1681,2804,588
WESTWEGO, CITY OF32988181011138
JEAN LAFITTE, TOWN OF302387191033770
GRAND ISLE, TOWN OF67122380764446055
GRETNA, CITY OF141182626531943143
JEFFERSON PARISH*1,2662,1165,2117477,1841,0223,648
HARAHAN, CITY OF175395211322470
KENNER, CITY OF3812385408888483564
Unknown (community ID Unknown in FEMA data)0010100
State level, not in this county: county not reported0040400

Repeat-flood properties by plan member (NFIP community)

MemberNFIP community IDRL, FMApropertiesSRL, FMApropertiesRL, NFIPpropertiesSRL, NFIPpropertiesAny categorypropertiesMitigatedpropertiesCurrently insuredpropertiesNote
Jefferson Parish2251991,2662,1165,2117477,1841,0223,648
Grand Isle town22519767122380764446055
Gretna city225198141182626531943143
Harahan city225200175395211322470
Jean Lafitte town220371302387191033770
Kenner city2252013812385408888483564
Westwego city22009432988181011138

Per-member types: XLSX sheet 'B2-c Members'.

Member 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 member row, while the county table counts only its part in this county.

County repeat-flood properties by occupancy group

Occupancy groupRL, FMApropertiesSRL, FMApropertiesRL, NFIPpropertiesSRL, NFIPpropertiesAny categorypropertiesMitigatedpropertiesCurrently insuredproperties
single-family residential1,6502,4585,8988548,2581,2314,296
2 to 4 unit residential7977274503581889
other residential21278622109560
non-residential2813740610844326143
not reported0000000

Institutional properties cannot be separated in this data: FEMA's occupancy groups have no institutional class, so they fall 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; OpenFEMA's fmaRl field description omits the Increased Cost of Compliance clause of 44 CFR 77.2(i). NFIP repetitive loss (FEMA insurance definition, nfipRl) is 2 or more claims over $1,000 in 10 years and can drop to false when a property is mitigated. Also shown: NFIP severe repetitive loss, any category, mitigated and currently insured.

Your state NFIP coordinator's list may use the NFIP insurance definition, so its counts can be higher.

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

Counts may differ from your state NFIP coordinator's list, which is the source the Handbook names.

In this county 1,274 properties are FMA repetitive loss but not NFIP repetitive loss, and 6,160 properties are NFIP repetitive loss but not FMA repetitive loss.

Exact counts; no count suppression.

Sources

Every table above lists its own sources. The full list, for the plan's bibliography (FEMA review item A4-a):

  1. FEMA, OpenFEMA HazardMitigationPlanStatuses v1, version 2026-09-26T121003Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/HazardMitigationPlanStatuses (API)
  2. FEMA, OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2, version 2026-09-27T010817Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries (API)
  3. FEMA, OpenFEMA PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries v1, version 2026-09-26T151157Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries (API)
  4. FEMA, OpenFEMA NfipMultipleLossProperties v1, version 2026-08-04T164045Z, pulled 2026-09-28, 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 2026-09-28, 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 2026-09-28, 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 2026-09-28, 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 2026-09-28, 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

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Cite this: Hazard Plain (2026). Jefferson Parish, LA: risk-assessment baseline packet, release 2026-10 (data as of 2026-09-28; County area 22051). Preview: automated baseline. 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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