Hazard Plain Preview: automated baseline

Frederick County, MD

Risk-assessment baseline packet

Unit
County area 24021
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 2027-05-18
Plan
Frederick County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 108151)
Approved
2022-05-19
Expires
2027-05-18
As of
2026-09-28
Days
232 days to expiry
Update underway
FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress

What changed since your last plan (approved 2022-05-19)

New federal declarations
EM-3634-MD (1 declaration row; 1 counted incident)
Storm Events records since approval
169 (data through 2026-06-30)
Repetitive loss now
FMA RL 0, SRL 6 (44 CFR 77.2); any definition: 25
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: 13 rows, in the section "Plan clock: Plan status for every jurisdiction listed in this county" after these cover 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

JurisdictionTypeStatusPlanApprovedExpiresDays to expirynegative = days since expiryUpdate underwayNotes
Frederick CountyCountyApproved, expires 2027-05-18Frederick County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 108151)2022-05-192027-05-18232FEMA tracker shows a plan in progress
Brunswick cityCityApproved, expires 2027-05-18Frederick County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 108151)2022-05-192027-05-18232FEMA tracker shows a plan in progressmember approved 2022-05-31
Burkittsville townTownApproved, expires 2027-05-18Frederick County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 108151)2022-05-192027-05-18232FEMA tracker shows a plan in progressmember approved 2023-03-27
Emmitsburg townTownApproved, expires 2027-05-18Frederick County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 108151)2022-05-192027-05-18232FEMA tracker shows a plan in progressmember approved 2022-11-07
Frederick cityCityApproved, expires 2027-05-18Frederick County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 108151)2022-05-192027-05-18232FEMA tracker shows a plan in progressmember approved 2022-06-08
Middletown townTownApproved, expires 2027-05-18Frederick County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 108151)2022-05-192027-05-18232FEMA tracker shows a plan in progressmember approved 2022-10-10
Mount Airy townTownApproved, expires 2027-05-18Frederick County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 108151)2022-05-192027-05-18232FEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan. member approved 2022-11-07
Myersville townTownApproved, expires 2027-05-18Frederick County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 108151)2022-05-192027-05-18232FEMA tracker shows a plan in progressmember approved 2022-07-12
New Market townTownApproved, expires 2027-05-18Frederick County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 108151)2022-05-192027-05-18232FEMA tracker shows a plan in progressmember approved 2022-08-11
Rosemont villageVillageApproved, expires 2027-05-18Frederick County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 108151)2022-05-192027-05-18232FEMA tracker shows a plan in progressmember approved 2023-03-27
Thurmont townTownApproved, expires 2027-05-18Frederick County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 108151)2022-05-192027-05-18232FEMA tracker shows a plan in progressmember approved 2022-05-24
Walkersville townTownApproved, expires 2027-05-18Frederick County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 108151)2022-05-192027-05-18232FEMA tracker shows a plan in progressmember approved 2022-12-14
Woodsboro townTownApproved, expires 2027-05-18Frederick County Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 108151)2022-05-192027-05-18232FEMA tracker shows a plan in progressmember approved 2023-05-09

Source

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

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
1Inland FloodingRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$26,535,414$23,421$5,677,887$32,236,722310
2TornadoRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$1,735,406$3,981$1,757,129$3,496,51622
3Heat WaveRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderateunder $1$1,812$3,097,438$3,099,25145
4HurricaneRelatively LowRelatively Moderate$1,969,427$553,749$80,975$2,604,1522
5Strong WindRelatively ModerateRelatively High$369,244$61,612$1,589,970$2,020,825616Includes 34 High Wind records and 28 Strong Wind records, event types the NRI definition of this hazard leaves out.
6EarthquakeRelatively LowRelatively Low$1,323,934$367,496$1,691,430Not in Storm Events. Storm Events coverage of this hazard is limited; absence is not evidence of low risk.
7LightningRelatively HighRelatively High$93,342$1,135,047$1,228,38923
8HailRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$1,019,637$36,466$1,503$1,057,60570
9DroughtRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$898,243$898,24312
10Cold WaveRelatively LowRelatively Low$73,775$215,434$421,186$710,39664Includes 45 Frost/Freeze records, event types the NRI definition of this hazard leaves out.
11Winter WeatherRelatively HighRelatively High$48,799$61$596,027$644,887226
12Ice StormRelatively LowRelatively Moderate$39,977$111,215$151,1928
13WildfireVery LowVery Low$15,469$10$3,286$18,7650No 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.
14LandslideRelatively LowVery Low$6,053$591$6,6430No 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.
15AvalancheVery LowVery Low$0$66$660No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).
Coastal FloodingNot ApplicableNot Applicable0NRI rates coastal flooding 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).
TsunamiNot ApplicableNot Applicable0NRI rates tsunami 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.
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.5 of 65
Coastal FloodingCensus 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 65
Cold WaveAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.65 of 65
DroughtAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.56 of 65
EarthquakeCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.65 of 65
HailAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.65 of 65
Heat WaveAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.65 of 65
HurricaneCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.65 of 65
Ice StormAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.65 of 65
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.65 of 65
LandslideCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.65 of 65
LightningAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.65 of 65
Strong WindAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.65 of 65
TornadoCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.65 of 65
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 65
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 65
WildfireCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.63 of 65
Winter WeatherAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.65 of 65

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)0Flood depth: see the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map.
Cold/Wind Chill, Extreme Cold/Wind Chillwind chill19, 1998 to 2026 (19 zone-level)1 day to 11 days (median 2 days); 17 with a recorded value11 consecutive days, 2026-01-23 to 2026-02-02, 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 damage45, 1997 to 2020 (45 zone-level)Frost/Freeze, 1997-04-10, $112,000 crop damage, reported for the zone (1997 dollars); NWS zone MDZ004 (FREDERICK), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesZone-level records: applies countywide; national data do not locate these events within the county.Temperature: in event narratives only; local data required.
DroughtUS Drought Monitor D-scale12, 1997 to 2007 (12 zone-level)22 days to 140 days (median 31 days); 5 with a recorded value140 days (about 4.6 months), 1999-05-01 to 1999-09-17, a run of 5 consecutive Storm Events drought records, zone-levelDrought, 1997-07-01, property not reported; $14,200,000 crops, reported for the zone (1997 dollars)Zone-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)86, 1957 to 20250.75 in to 2.5 in (median 1 in); 85 with a recorded value2.5 in hail, 2018-05-15; same size also recorded on 2000-05-10Hail, 2008-07-26, $5,000 property; $5,000 crops (2008 dollars)Event records naming member places: Frederick city (18 records), Myersville town (5 records), Brunswick city (4 records), Burkittsville town (3 records), Walkersville town (3 records), Thurmont town (2 records), Middletown town (1 record), New Market town (1 record), Woodsboro town (1 record).
Excessive Heat, Heatheat index (narratives)45, 1996 to 2025 (45 zone-level)1 day to 8 days (median 2 days); 34 with a recorded value8 consecutive days, 2002-08-12 to 2002-08-19, zone-levelZone-level records: applies countywide; national data do not locate these events within the county.Heat index: in event narratives only; local data required. Heat records from November to March (unseasonable warmth, not a heat wave) are counted but not used for the longest run.
Hurricane, Tropical Storm, Tropical DepressionSaffir-Simpson2, 2008 to 2011 (2 zone-level)Strongest recorded (records with damage, a wind speed or direct casualties first, then storm type, category and wind): Tropical Storm record, 2011-08-27 to 2011-08-28, $5,000 property; crops not reported, reported for the zone (2011 dollars); NWS zone MDZ004 (FREDERICK), 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)8, 1996 to 2022 (8 zone-level)Ice Storm, 1998-01-15, $10,000 property; $15,000 crops, reported for the zone (1998 dollars); NWS zone MDZ004 (FREDERICK), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesZone-level records: applies countywide; national data do not locate these events within the county.Ice thickness: in event narratives only; local data required.
Flash Flood, Flood, Lakeshore Flooddamage and flood days (FIRM for depth)310, 1996 to 2025 (23 zone-level)Flash Flood, 2018-05-15, $43,200,000 property; $0 crops (2018 dollars)Event records naming member places: Emmitsburg town (31 records), Frederick city (19 records), Walkersville town (12 records), Thurmont town (11 records), Brunswick city (8 records), Woodsboro town (4 records), Middletown town (3 records), Myersville town (2 records), New Market town (2 records), Rosemont village (1 record). Zone-level records (23) apply countywide.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)23, 1996 to 2021Lightning, 2002-08-03, damage not reported, 1 direct deathLightning, 2000-08-07, $750,000 property; crops not reported (2000 dollars)Event records naming member places: Frederick city (6 records), Brunswick city (1 record), Middletown town (1 record), New Market town (1 record), Thurmont town (1 record), Walkersville town (1 record), Woodsboro town (1 record).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)62, 1996 to 2026 (60 zone-level)30 kt (35 mph) to 66 kt (76 mph) (median 50 kt (58 mph)); 43 with a recorded value66 kt (76 mph) measured gust, High Wind, 2025-02-16; NWS zone MDZ004 (FREDERICK), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesHigh Wind, 2012-10-29, $1,210,000 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2012 dollars)Event records naming member places: Thurmont town (1 record), Walkersville town (1 record). Zone-level records (60) apply countywide.
Thunderstorm Windwind speed (kt and mph)629, 1958 to 202639 kt (45 mph) to 76 kt (87 mph) (median 52 kt (60 mph)); 517 with a recorded value76 kt (87 mph), measurement type not recorded, Thunderstorm Wind, 1992-01-14Thunderstorm Wind, 2026-06-14, $1,000,000 property; crops not reported (2026 dollars)Event records naming member places: Frederick city (46 records), Brunswick city (21 records), Middletown town (20 records), Myersville town (17 records), New Market town (17 records), Thurmont town (17 records), Emmitsburg town (16 records), Walkersville town (11 records), Woodsboro town (10 records), Rosemont village (8 records); and 2 more member places (see the XLSX file).
TornadoEnhanced Fujita (F before Feb 2007)38, 1952 to 2021F/EF0 to F/EF3 (median F/EF1); 38 with a recorded valueF3 tornado, 1983-05-22, 1 mi path length (records before 1996 may include the whole path; rating and listing come from the county where the tornado began), 37 yd wide, $25,000 property; crops not recorded (1983 dollars)Tornado, 1999-08-14, $800,000 property; crops not reported (1999 dollars)Event records naming member places: Frederick city (3 records), Brunswick city (2 records), Mount Airy town (1 record), Rosemont village (1 record), Thurmont town (1 record), Woodsboro town (1 record).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)226, 1996 to 2026 (225 zone-level)Winter Storm, 2003-02-14, $200,000 property; crops not reported, reported for the zone (2003 dollars); NWS zone MDZ004 (FREDERICK), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesNo event record names a member place. Zone-level records (225) apply countywide.Snow depth: in event narratives only; local data required.

Where a hazard names more than 10 member places, the table lists the 10 with the most records; every place is in the XLSX file, sheet "B1-c Extent".

Storm Events records are more complete after 1996; before 1996 only Tornado (from 1950), Hail and Thunderstorm Wind (from 1955) exist. Zone-level records 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
23
Counted incidents
19

Federal disaster declarations for this county

DeclaredIncident beganFEMA numberTypeTitleMapped hazardCounty Public Assistancefederal share obligated, nominal dollarsFlagsNotes
2026-01-242026-01-23EM-3634-MDEmergencySEVERE WINTER STORMWinter Weathernone foundnew since last plan; within last 5 years
2020-03-262020-01-20DR-4491-MDMajor disasterCOVID-19 PANDEMICNon-natural, not counted$17,872,911.05
2020-03-132020-01-20EM-3430-MDEmergencyCOVID-19Non-natural, not countednone foundsame incident as DR-4491
2018-06-252018-05-15DR-4374-MDMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS AND FLOODINGInland Flooding$4,623,608.13
2016-03-042016-01-22DR-4261-MDMajor disasterSEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORMWinter Weather$1,711,274.58
2012-11-202012-10-26DR-4091-MDMajor disasterHURRICANE SANDYHurricane$964,316.19
2012-10-282012-10-26EM-3349-MDEmergencyHURRICANE SANDYHurricanenone foundsame incident as DR-4091
2011-08-272011-08-26EM-3335-MDEmergencyHURRICANE IRENEHurricane$25,929.70
2010-05-062010-02-05DR-1910-MDMajor disasterSEVERE WINTER STORMS AND SNOWSTORMSWinter Weather$1,060,682.63
2005-09-132005-08-29EM-3251-MDEmergencyHURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATIONHurricane: evacuation support, not a local hazard event; not countednone found
2003-09-192003-09-18DR-1492-MDMajor disasterHURRICANE ISABELHurricane$573,511.43
2003-03-142003-02-14EM-3179-MDEmergencySNOWWinter Weather$400,921.30
2000-04-102000-01-25DR-1324-MDMajor disasterSEVERE WINTER STORMWinter Weather$337,334.07
1996-09-171996-09-06DR-1139-MDMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING ASSOC WITH TROPICAL STORM FRANHurricane (primary); also designated: Inland FloodingPA not declared for this county
1996-01-231996-01-19DR-1094-MDMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS AND FLOODINGInland Floodingnone found
1996-01-111996-01-06DR-1081-MDMajor disasterBLIZZARD OF 96 (SEVERE SNOW STORM)Winter Weathernone found
1994-03-161994-02-08DR-1016-MDMajor disasterSEVERE WINTER WEATHER AND ICE STORMSWinter Weather (primary); also designated: Ice Stormnone found
1993-03-161993-03-13EM-3100-MDEmergencySEVERE SNOWFALL & WINTER STORMWinter Weathernone found
1979-09-141979-09-14DR-601-MDMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES & FLOODINGInland Flooding; Tornadonone found
1976-10-141976-10-14DR-522-MDMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS & FLOODINGInland Floodingnone found
1975-10-041975-10-04DR-489-MDMajor disasterHEAVY RAINS & FLOODINGInland Floodingnone found
1972-06-231972-06-23DR-341-MDMajor disasterTROPICAL STORM AGNESInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Hurricanenone found
1971-08-171971-08-17DR-309-MDMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS & FLOODINGInland 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
1962-03-091962-03-09DR-127-MDMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS, HIGH TIDES & FLOODINGInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Coastal 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)

Public Assistance filed under this county for declarations that do not list it: 1 row, $18,663.97

FEMA numberDeclaredTitleApplicantPA obligatedfederal share obligated, nominal dollars
DR-4170-MD2014-04-10SNOWSTORMMount Airy$18,663.97

FEMA's Public Assistance summaries file these applicants under this county, but FEMA's declaration rows for these disasters do not designate it (an electric cooperative or district serving several counties, for example). Not in any declaration row above and not counted.

Public Assistance not placed in a county in this state: 1 row, $112,415.86

Disaster numberDeclaredApplicantCounty field in FEMA dataPA obligatedfederal share obligated, nominal dollarsWhy not placed
44912020-03-26Board of Child Care of the United Methodist ChurchBerkeley County$112,415.86county field is a county of another state and the applicant name does not identify a place in the declaring state

FEMA's Public Assistance summaries file these applicants under a county field that is not a county of this state (an Alaska school area, the former Valdez-Cordova Census Area, or another state's county), and the applicant name does not identify one place here. They are listed for the whole state and are not in any county total. Check whether any of them worked in your county.

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 Flooding0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Cold Wave64404001996 to 2026-06-30Includes 45 Frost/Freeze records, event types the NRI definition of this hazard leaves out.
Drought12000001996 to 2026-06-30
Earthquake000000No Storm Events record; local data required (e.g., USGS).
Hail86707001955 to 2026-06-30
Heat Wave45111001996 to 2026-06-30
Hurricane2000501996 to 2026-06-30
Ice Storm8101101996 to 2026-06-30
Inland Flooding31066819801996 to 2026-06-30
Landslide0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Lightning23010001996 to 2026-06-30
Strong Wind69112632131001955 to 2026-06-30Includes 34 High Wind records and 28 Strong Wind records, event types the NRI definition of this hazard leaves out.
Tornado38000101950 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 Weather22624731811996 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
2025-02-16High Wind66 kt (76 mph) measured gust$0 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2025 dollars)0, 0NWS zone MDZ004 (FREDERICK), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesnew since last plan; within last 5 yearsB1-c worst recorded: High Wind and Strong Wind (outside NRI Strong Wind definition)
2022-12-23High Wind50 kt (58 mph) measured gust$0 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2022 dollars)1, 0NWS zone MDZ004 (FREDERICK), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesnew since last plan; within last 5 yearsdeaths or injuries recorded
2019-07-21Excessive Heatdamage not reported1, 0NWS zone MDZ004 (FREDERICK), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesdeaths or injuries recorded
2018-05-15Flash Flood$43,200,000 property; $0 crops (2018 dollars)0, 0FT DETRICK to GROVEB1-c worst recorded: Flash Flood, Flood, Lakeshore Flood
2018-05-15Hail2.5 indamage not reported0, 0FREDERICKB1-c worst recorded: Hail
2011-08-27Tropical Storm$5,000 property; crops not reported, reported for the zone (2011 dollars)0, 0NWS zone MDZ004 (FREDERICK), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesB1-c worst recorded: Hurricane, Tropical Storm, Tropical Depression
2006-06-27Flash Flood$500,000 property; crops not reported (2006 dollars)5, 1COUNTYWIDEdeaths or injuries recorded
2002-08-12Heatdamage not reported0, 0NWS zone MDZ004 (FREDERICK), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesB1-c worst recorded: Excessive Heat, Heat
2002-08-03Lightningdamage not reported1, 0FREDERICKB1-c worst recorded: Lightning
1999-05-01Droughtdamage not reported0, 0NWS zone MDZ004 (FREDERICK), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesB1-c worst recorded: Drought
1992-01-14Thunderstorm Wind76 kt (87 mph), measurement type not recordeddamage not recorded (pre-1996 record)0, 0location not recordedB1-c worst recorded: Thunderstorm Wind
1983-05-22TornadoF3, 1 mi path length (records before 1996 may include the whole path; rating and listing come from the county where the tornado began), 37 yd wide$25,000 property; crops not recorded (1983 dollars)0, 0location not recordedB1-c worst recorded: Tornado

The full list is in the XLSX file, sheet "B1-d Storm Events history" (1,505 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.

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

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
Avalanche0.01events per yearabout 1 in 100 yearsPossibleFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)01994 to 2023 (30 years)see B1-f0.01 is NRI's minimum avalanche frequency for a county in an avalanche susceptibility zone; NRI records no avalanche here, so the descriptor reflects the floor, not local events.
Coastal Floodingevents per year at a location (modeled)not shownmodeledsee B1-fNot Applicable in NRI for this county; no descriptor.
Cold Wave1.79event-days per yearabout 1.79 days per yearLikelyevent-days in 10 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (33.3%)342005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywideNRI gives about 1.79 cold 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 10 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. Frost/Freeze records are not counted in this descriptor: they record crop freezes, not cold waves.
Drought3.97event-days per yearabout 3.97 days per yearLikelyevent-days in 4 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (13.3%)1612000 to 2025 (25.25 years; D3 and D4 only)countywideNRI gives about 3.97 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 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.
Earthquake0.00109annual probability at a locationchance a given location in the county has at least minor-damage shaking in a year: 0.109%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.
Hail3.78events per yearabout 3.78 per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)143.6 (modeled)1986 to 2023 (38 years)countywide
Heat Wave4.21event-days per yearabout 4.21 days per yearLikelyevent-days in 18 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (60%)712005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywide
Hurricane0.0888events per yearabout 1 in 11 yearsPossibleFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)321851 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 Storm1event-days per yearabout 1 days per yearLikelyevent-days in 8 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (26.7%)681946-12-31 to 2014-02-12 (67 years)countywideNRI gives about 1 ice storm event-days a year here (its annualized frequency over 67 years; not its event count divided by the years), but Storm Events has a record in only 8 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.
Inland Flooding4.68event-days per yearabout 4.68 days per yearLikelyevent-days in 26 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (86.7%)1311996 to 2023 (28 years)see B1-f
Landslide0.606events per year (modeled)about 0.61 per yearLikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shownmodeledsee B1-f
Lightning37.3days per year with a strikeabout 37.3 days per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shown1995 to 2023 (29 years; CONUS)countywide
Strong Wind7.7events per yearabout 7.7 per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)2931986 to 2023 (38 years)countywide
Tornado0.453events per yearabout 1 in 2 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)not shownmodeledsee B1-fNot Applicable in NRI for this county; no descriptor.
Volcanic Activityannual probabilitynot shownmodeledsee B1-fNot Applicable in NRI for this county; no descriptor.
Wildfire0.0000718annual probability at a locationchance a given location in the county burns in a year: 0.00718%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 Weather14.3event-days per yearabout 14.3 days per yearHighly likelyevent-days in 30 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (100%)2722005-11-12 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 202547301.57
Hail2.00 in+1996 to 20252300.0667
Strong Wind (Thunderstorm Wind records)50-64 kt1996 to 20254713015.7
Strong Wind (Thunderstorm Wind records)65 kt+1996 to 202515300.5
Strong Wind (Thunderstorm Wind records)unmeasured or below 50 kt1996 to 202551301.7
TornadoEF0-11996 to 202521300.7
TornadoEF2-31996 to 20251300.0333
TornadoEF4-51996 to 20250300
Tornadounrated (EFU)1996 to 20250300

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
Avalanche5 of 659.411.312.1Very Low 5, Not Applicable 60
Coastal Flooding0 of 65Not Applicable 65
Cold Wave65 of 6517.822.738.5Relatively Low 61, Very Low 4National 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.
Drought56 of 6567.483.896.3Relatively Moderate 8, Relatively Low 32, Very Low 16, No Rating 9National 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.
Earthquake65 of 6515.335.270.6Relatively Low 21, Very Low 44
Hail65 of 6537.859.781.2Relatively Moderate 7, Relatively Low 58National 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 Wave65 of 6517.350.280.1Relatively Moderate 19, Relatively Low 46National 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.
Hurricane65 of 6549.860.777.6Relatively Low 63, Very Low 2
Ice Storm65 of 656.824.548.7Relatively Low 14, Very Low 51National 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 Flooding65 of 651.225.086.5Relatively High 2, Relatively Moderate 10, Relatively Low 37, Very Low 16
Landslide65 of 659.765.492.5Relatively Low 16, Very Low 49
Lightning65 of 6527.958.487.6Relatively High 3, Relatively Moderate 45, Relatively Low 17National 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 Wind65 of 6531.061.583.1Relatively High 1, Relatively Moderate 46, Relatively Low 18National 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.
Tornado65 of 6526.742.560.7Relatively Moderate 3, Relatively Low 59, Very Low 3
Tsunami0 of 65Not Applicable 65
Volcanic Activity0 of 65Not Applicable 65
Wildfire63 of 6519.538.777.3Relatively Low 2, Very Low 61, No Rating 2
Winter Weather65 of 6550.077.293.1Relatively High 27, Relatively Moderate 38National 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
Frederick CountyCountyApproved, expires 2027-05-18FMA RL 0, SRL 5; any 20$913,441.130; 0Includes $585,762.36 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4491-MD).
Brunswick cityCityApproved, expires 2027-05-18FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 1$324,241.2936; 3
Burkittsville townTownApproved, expires 2027-05-18FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$38,625.777; 0
Emmitsburg townTownApproved, expires 2027-05-18FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$48,740.0447; 3
Frederick cityCityApproved, expires 2027-05-18FMA RL 0, SRL 1; any 4$2,410,138.7692; 13
Middletown townTownApproved, expires 2027-05-18FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$55,918.9525; 4
Mount Airy townTownApproved, expires 2027-05-18FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$129,181.822; 0
Myersville townTownApproved, expires 2027-05-18FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$172,258.0824; 4
New Market townTownApproved, expires 2027-05-18FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$21,104.5921; 3
Rosemont villageVillageApproved, expires 2027-05-18FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0none found10; 3
Thurmont townTownApproved, expires 2027-05-18FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$58,218.7633; 3
Walkersville townTownApproved, expires 2027-05-18FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$61,274.5328; 1
Woodsboro townTownApproved, expires 2027-05-18FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$30,352.1017; 3

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 2022-05-19county-coded records, property plus crops, nominal dollarsZone-level damage since planproperty plus crops, reported for the zonePublic Assistance since plannominal dollars; see noteNote
Avalanche$0under 1$0$66building exposure is 0 in NRI
Coastal FloodingNot Applicable in NRI for this county
Cold Wave$55,998,831,154$169,431,879271,433$73,775$215,434$421,1860.000132%$0
Drought$71,943,474$898,2431.25% (agriculture)NRI has no building exposure for this hazard; agriculture shown
Earthquake$94,521,594,948271,717$1,323,934$367,4960.0014%
Hail$55,998,864,278$169,431,879271,433$1,019,637$36,466$1,5030.00182%
Heat Wave$55,998,831,154$169,431,879271,433under $1$1,812$3,097,438under 0.0001%$0
Hurricane$55,992,126,289$168,865,832271,384$1,969,427$553,749$80,9750.00352%
Ice Storm$55,981,260,908271,400$39,977$111,215under 0.0001%
Inland Flooding$55,975,145,460$8,527,2162,831$26,535,414$23,421$5,677,887n/a (see note)$0NRI 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$1,979,406,86110,571$6,053$5910.000306%
Lightning$55,998,864,278271,433$93,342$1,135,0470.000167%
Strong Wind$55,998,864,278$169,431,879271,433$369,244$61,612$1,589,9700.000659%$3,103,000$0
Tornado$55,998,864,278$169,431,879271,433$1,735,406$3,981$1,757,1290.0031%
TsunamiNot Applicable in NRI for this county
Volcanic ActivityNot Applicable in NRI for this county
Wildfire$5,065,402,310$21,130,17430,656$15,469$10$3,2860.000305%
Winter Weather$55,998,831,154$169,431,879271,433$48,799$61$596,027under 0.0001%$0none found (1 declaration)

Totals since 2022-05-19 (Storm Events through 2026-06-30): 133 county-coded records, 119 with a damage value recorded (including $0), $3,103,000; 36 zone-level records, 16 with a damage value recorded (including $0), $0 reported for the zone; Public Assistance on counted declarations none found (1 declaration, 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
Population271,433
Building value (total, not at risk)$55,998,864,278
Agriculture value (total, not at risk)$169,431,879
NRI risk rating (all hazards)Relatively Low
Expected annual loss, buildings and agriculture, all hazards$35,025,265
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)$14,839,816
Social vulnerability ratingVery Low
Community resilience ratingRelatively 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)0Severe repetitive loss, FMA definition (44 CFR 77.2)6
Repetitive loss, NFIP insurance definition25Severe repetitive loss, NFIP insurance definition6

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

Repeat-flood properties: county total and NFIP communities

ScopeRL, FMApropertiesSRL, FMApropertiesRL, NFIPpropertiesSRL, NFIPpropertiesAny categorypropertiesMitigatedpropertiesCurrently insuredproperties
County total062562502
FREDERICK COUNTY *052052001
BRUNSWICK, CITY OF0010100
FREDERICK, CITY OF0141401

Repeat-flood properties by plan member (NFIP community)

MemberNFIP community IDRL, FMApropertiesSRL, FMApropertiesRL, NFIPpropertiesSRL, NFIPpropertiesAny categorypropertiesMitigatedpropertiesCurrently insuredpropertiesNote
Frederick County240027052052001
Brunswick city2400280010100
Burkittsville town2401640000000
Emmitsburg town2400290000000
Frederick city2400300141401
Middletown town2401620000000
Mount Airy town2402000000000
Myersville town2401160000000
New Market town2400880000000
Rosemont village2400850000000
Thurmont town2400310000000
Walkersville town2400320000000
Woodsboro town2400330000000

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 residential052052002
2 to 4 unit residential0000000
other residential0000000
non-residential0151500
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 0 properties are FMA repetitive loss but not NFIP repetitive loss, and 25 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). Frederick County, MD: risk-assessment baseline packet, release 2026-10 (data as of 2026-09-28; County area 24021). 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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