Hazard Plain Automated baseline

Oakland County, MI

Risk-assessment baseline packet

County FIPS:
26125
Release:
2026-10
Data as of:
2026-09-30
Storm Events data through:
2026-06-30

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

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

Summary

Plan status as of 2026-09-30: Approved, expires 2029-02-26. Plan: Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566), approved 2024-02-27.

Since the plan was approved on 2024-02-27: no new federal declaration.

NOAA Storm Events records since that date: 70 records (data through 2026-06-30).

Highest expected annual loss (FEMA National Risk Index, modeled total; see B1-a): Inland Flooding ($164,905,990 a year), Tornado ($102,052,062) and Cold Wave ($55,368,805).

Repetitive-loss flood properties now: FMA RL 0, SRL 4 (44 CFR 77.2); any definition: 31.

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

Plan clock

Status:
Approved, expires 2029-02-26
Plan:
Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)
Approved:
2024-02-27
Days to expiry:
880

What changed since your last plan (approved 2024-02-27)

New federal declarations:
none
Storm Events records since approval:
70 records (data through 2026-06-30)
Repetitive loss now:
FMA RL 0, SRL 4 (44 CFR 77.2); any definition: 31
Repeat-flood change:
this release sets the baseline count.

Sources: 1, 2, 4, 6 (numbered list at the end)

Plan status for every jurisdiction listed in this county: 62 rows, in the section "Plan clock: Plan status for every jurisdiction listed in this county" on the following pages.

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

Plan clock

Plan status for every jurisdiction listed in this county

Source: 1

JurisdictionTypeStatusPlanApprovedExpiresDays to expirynegative = days since expiryNotes
Oakland CountyCountyApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-02-26
Auburn Hills cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
Berkley cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
Beverly Hills villageVillageApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
Bingham Farms villageVillageApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
Birmingham cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
Bloomfield Hills cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
Clawson cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
Farmington cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
Farmington Hills cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
Ferndale cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
Franklin villageVillageApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
Hazel Park cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
Holly villageVillageApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
Huntington Woods cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
Keego Harbor cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
Lake Angelus cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2025-01-29
Lake Orion villageVillageApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
Lathrup Village cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
Leonard villageVillageApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
Madison Heights cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
Milford villageVillageApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
Northville cityCityApproved, expires 2031-05-03Wayne County 2026 Hazard Mitigation Plan (FEMA plan 111635)2026-05-042031-05-031,676Also approved under plan 109566 (Oakland County HMP Update, expires 2029-02-26). FEMA's plan status map shows one plan per jurisdiction and may show one of these; this packet uses the approved plan that expires last. this jurisdiction approved 2026-06-10
Novi cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
Oak Park cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
Orchard Lake Village cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
Ortonville villageVillageApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2025-01-29
Oxford villageVillageApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
Pleasant Ridge cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
Pontiac cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
Rochester cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880
Rochester Hills cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2025-01-29
Royal Oak cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
South Lyon cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
Southfield cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2025-01-29
Sylvan Lake cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
Troy cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
Village of Clarkston cityVillageApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
Walled Lake cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
Wixom cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
Wolverine Lake villageVillageApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
Addison townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
Bloomfield charter townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
Brandon charter townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
Commerce charter townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
Groveland townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
Highland charter townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
Holly townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
Independence charter townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
Lyon charter townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
Milford charter townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
Novi townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2025-01-29
Oakland charter townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
Orion charter townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
Oxford charter townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
Rose townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
Royal Oak charter townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2025-01-29
Southfield townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
Springfield charter townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
Waterford charter townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
West Bloomfield charter townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19
White Lake charter townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-02-26Oakland County HMP Update (FEMA plan 109566)2024-02-272029-02-26880this jurisdiction approved 2024-12-19

Supports FEMA checklist item B1-a: hazard identification

Hazards NRI does not cover (local data needed)

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

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

Sources: 5, 6

Rank by EALHazardNRI risk ratingEAL ratingEAL buildingsmodeled dollars per yearEAL agriculturemodeled dollars per yearCost of expected deaths and injuriesFEMA's dollar value per year, not property damageEAL total (see note)modeled dollars per yearStorm Events records, 1996 to 2026-06-30countStorm Events coverage note
1Inland FloodingRelatively HighRelatively High$164,835,895$5,995$64,101$164,905,99037
2TornadoVery HighVery High$47,039,354$770$55,011,933$102,052,06211
3Cold WaveVery HighVery High$18,047$65,490$55,285,268$55,368,80517Includes 2 Frost/Freeze records (outside NRI's Cold Wave definition; counted in this table and in B1-d, not in the B1-e descriptor).
4Heat WaveRelatively HighRelatively High$103,913under $1$13,318,807$13,422,72118
5Strong WindVery HighVery High$6,040,120$1,512$2,967,981$9,009,613644Includes 40 High Wind and 6 Strong Wind records (NOAA non-thunderstorm wind types, outside NRI's Strong Wind definition).
6Ice StormVery HighVery High$4,937,286n/a$587,142$5,524,4286
7EarthquakeRelatively LowRelatively Moderate$3,028,828n/a$935,743$3,964,571Storm Events does not record earthquakes.
8HailRelatively ModerateRelatively High$2,788,744$11,735$198,382$2,998,861201
9LightningRelatively HighRelatively High$306,891n/a$742,441$1,049,33140
10Winter WeatherRelatively HighRelatively High$428,074$112$128,587$556,77266
11HurricaneVery LowVery Low$96,579$1,291$756$98,6260No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).
12WildfireVery LowRelatively Low$85,648$1$6,964$92,6130No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).
13LandslideRelatively LowRelatively Low$10,595n/a$5,689$16,2840No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).
14DroughtNo RatingNo Expected Annual Lossesn/a$0n/a$02

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

NRI risk rating combines expected annual loss with social vulnerability and community resilience; EAL rating rates expected annual loss alone. Both compare this county with all U.S. counties.

Local data needed: state and local wildfire and landslide records (Storm Events records these hazards only in part).

Not applicable to this county per NRI, with no federal declaration and no Storm Events record since 1996: avalanche, coastal flooding, tsunami and volcanic activity. That is the evidence for leaving them out of the plan.

The state hazard mitigation plan also lists hazards for this county; FEMA asks the plan to explain any hazard it leaves out.

Supports FEMA checklist item B1-b: hazard location

Affects the whole county (national data give no location within it): Cold Wave, Drought, Hail, Heat Wave, Ice Storm, Lightning, Strong Wind and Winter Weather.

Inland Flooding: The FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) is the required location source for flooding. See the FEMA Flood Map Service Center (https://msc.fema.gov) for this county.

Hazards that vary within the county: highest-rated census tracts

Source: 5

HazardHighest-rated census tractsNRI risk rating, score 0 to 100
Earthquaketract 1974 (Relatively Low, 74.0); tract 1622 (Relatively Low, 62.1); tract 1715 (Relatively Low, 60.7)
Hurricanetract 1974 (Very Low, 37.0); tract 1520 (Very Low, 34.1); tract 9813 (Very Low, 34.0)
Landslidetract 1326 (Relatively Low, 92.6); tract 1203 (Relatively Low, 91.2); tract 1240 (Relatively Low, 89.6)
Tornadotract 1974 (Very High, 98.8); tract 1520 (Very High, 97.4); tract 1374 (Very High, 97.3)
Wildfiretract 1520 (Relatively Low, 71.6); tract 1326 (Relatively Low, 70.1); tract 1902 (Relatively Low, 69.3)

Up to 3 census tracts per hazard, highest National Risk Index rating first, then highest score; a tract number is the Census tract number (for example 1974 is Census Tract 1974). FEMA's Resilience Analysis and Planning Tool maps the National Risk Index for every tract: https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/practitioners/resilience-analysis-and-planning-tool

Supports FEMA checklist item B1-c: hazard extent

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

Sources: 6, 7

HazardScaleRecordscount and yearsObserved rangeWorst recorded eventMost damaging (when different)How it applies to jurisdictionsNote
Cold/Wind Chill, Extreme Cold/Wind Chillwind chill15 records, 1996 to 2026 (15 zone-level)1 day to 21 days (median 3 days); 15 with a recorded valueJanuary 2003 (1 monthly summary record), zone-levelCold/Wind Chill, 2007-02-03, $25,000 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2007 dollars)Countywide (zone-level records).Wind chill: in event narratives only (local data needed).
Frost/Freeze (outside NRI's Cold Wave definition)crop damage2 records, 2007 to 2012 (2 zone-level)Frost/Freeze, 2012-04-27, $1,300,000 crop damage (2012 dollars); NWS zone MIZ069Countywide (zone-level records).Temperature: in event narratives only (local data needed).
DroughtU.S. Drought Monitor scale (D0 to D4)2 records, 2001 to 2002 (2 zone-level)30 days to 31 days (median 30.5 days); 2 with a recorded value31 days (1 month), 2001-07-01 to 2001-07-31, zone-levelCountywide (zone-level records).Storm Events enters a drought at D2 or worse east of the Rockies and D3 or worse from the Rockies west (NWS Instruction 10-1605); NRI drought counts D3 and D4 only.
EarthquakeModified Mercalli (local data)0Storm Events does not record earthquakes; the USGS earthquake catalog is the source.
Hailhail size (inches)241 records, 1960 to 20260.75 in to 3 in (median 0.88 in); 241 with a recorded value3 in hail, 1983-05-02Hail, 2014-07-27, $6,000,000 property; $0 crops (2014 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Holly township (17 records), Holly village (17 records), Oxford charter township (11 records), Oxford village (11 records), Highland charter township (9 records), Troy city (9 records), Milford charter township (7 records), Milford village (7 records), South Lyon city (7 records), White Lake charter township (7 records); and 27 more jurisdictions (see the Excel file).
Excessive Heat, Heatheat index (in event narratives)18 records, 1999 to 2026 (18 zone-level)1 day to 7 days (median 4 days); 14 with a recorded value7 consecutive days, 2012-07-01 to 2012-07-07, zone-levelCountywide (zone-level records).Heat index: in event narratives only (local data needed). Heat records from November to March (unseasonable warmth, not a heat wave) are counted but not used for the longest run.
Hurricane, Tropical Storm, Tropical DepressionSaffir-Simpson0Storm Events files every zone of a storm's episode under the storm's type; flooding from the storm is filed as Flood or Flash Flood records.
Ice StormSperry-Piltz ice scale (local data)6 records, 1997 to 2023 (6 zone-level)Ice Storm, 2003-04-03, $100,000,000 property; crops not reported (2003 dollars), 1 direct death, 2 direct injuries (reported for the zone); NWS zone MIZ069Countywide (zone-level records).Ice thickness: in event narratives only (local data needed).
Flash Flood, Flood, Lakeshore Flooddamage and flood days (flood depth: FIRM)37 records, 1996 to 2026 (5 zone-level)Flash Flood, 2014-08-11, $400,000,000 property; $0 crops (2014 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Ferndale city (7 records), Novi city (3 records), Novi township (3 records), Franklin village (2 records), South Lyon city (2 records), Waterford charter township (2 records), Bloomfield Hills city (1 record), Commerce charter township (1 record), Farmington city (1 record), Hazel Park city (1 record); and 12 more jurisdictions (see the Excel file). Zone-level records (5) apply countywide.Flood depth: see the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map. Storm Events damage is often $0 or blank for floods, major ones included; FEMA Public Assistance by declaration (B1-d) shows which floods cost the most.
Debris Flownone (count and damage only)0Physical measure: in event narratives only (local data needed).
Lightningannualized frequency (the measure FEMA's Local Mitigation Planning Handbook names)40 records, 1996 to 2021Lightning, 1996-07-29, damage not reported, 1 direct deathLightning, 1997-07-26, $750,000 property; crops not reported (1997 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Troy city (7 records), Oxford charter township (3 records), Oxford village (3 records), Waterford charter township (3 records), White Lake charter township (3 records), Commerce charter township (2 records), Ortonville village (2 records), South Lyon city (2 records), Berkley city (1 record), Bloomfield Hills city (1 record); and 13 more jurisdictions (see the Excel file).Storm Events lists lightning with damage or casualties; physical measure in event narratives only (local data needed).
High Wind and Strong Wind (outside NRI's Strong Wind definition)wind speed (kt and mph)46 records, 1996 to 2026 (46 zone-level)35 kt (40 mph) to 70 kt (81 mph) (median 52 kt (60 mph)); 45 with a recorded value70 kt (81 mph), measurement type not recorded, High Wind, 1997-04-06; NWS zone MIZ069High Wind, 2017-03-08, $35,000,000 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2017 dollars)Countywide (zone-level records).
Thunderstorm Windwind speed (kt and mph)725 records, 1957 to 202643 kt (49 mph) to 74 kt (85 mph) (median 52 kt (60 mph)); 636 with a recorded value74 kt (85 mph), measurement type not recorded, Thunderstorm Wind, 1991-07-07Thunderstorm Wind, 2023-08-24, $7,000,000 property; $0 crops (2023 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Rochester Hills city (28 records), Farmington city (27 records), Holly township (26 records), Holly village (26 records), Oxford charter township (21 records), Oxford village (21 records), Highland charter township (20 records), Milford charter township (20 records), Milford village (20 records), Novi city (20 records); and 32 more jurisdictions (see the Excel file).
TornadoEnhanced Fujita (Fujita before Feb 2007)36 records, 1953 to 2024F/EF0 to F/EF4 (median F/EF1); 36 with a recorded valueF4 tornado, 1976-03-20, 3.8 mi path length (whole path, pre-1996), 117 yd wide, $25,000,000 property; crops not recorded (1976 dollars), 1 direct death, 55 direct injuriesEvent records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Holly township (4 records), Holly village (4 records), Leonard village (1 record), Milford charter township (1 record), Milford village (1 record), Novi city (1 record), Novi township (1 record), White Lake charter township (1 record).Before 1996 a tornado is listed once, under the county where it began, with its whole path's rating and length; from 1996 on, each county lists its own segment. Length is not used to rank tornadoes (see Methods).
Wildfireacres burned (local data)0Acres burned: in event narratives only (local data needed).
Winter Storm, Heavy Snow, Blizzard, Lake-Effect Snow, Winter Weather, Sleetnone in data (snowfall: local data)66 records, 1996 to 2024 (66 zone-level)Winter Storm, 2018-04-14, $6,000,000 property; $0 crops (2018 dollars); NWS zone MIZ069Countywide (zone-level records).Snow depth: in event narratives only (local data needed).

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

Storm Events records are more complete after 1996; before 1996 only Tornado (from 1950), Hail and Thunderstorm Wind (from 1955) exist. Zone-level records whose zone no NWS zone-county file places in this county (mostly before 2020) are not counted here (the Methods page explains the zone matching).

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

A monthly summary record covers most or all of a month; it does not count days at wave conditions.

Supports FEMA checklist item B1-d: previous occurrences

Federal declarations for this county: 15 declarations covering 11 separate hazard incidents counted in this packet (declarations for the same incident count once; non-natural and evacuation-only declarations are not counted).

Federal disaster declarations for this county

Sources: 1, 2, 3

DeclaredIncident beganFEMA numberTypeTitleMapped hazardCounty Public Assistancefederal share obligated, nominal dollarsFlagsNotes
2024-02-082023-08-24DR-4757-MIMajor disasterSevere Storms, Tornadoes, and FloodingInland Flooding (primary); also designated: TornadoPA not declared for this countyin the 12 months before plan approval; within last 5 years
2021-07-152021-06-25DR-4607-MIMajor disasterSevere Storms, Flooding, and TornadoesInland Flooding; TornadoPA not declared for this county
2020-03-272020-01-20DR-4494-MIMajor disasterCOVID-19 PandemicNon-natural, not counted$93,360,399.65
2020-03-132020-01-20EM-3455-MIEmergencyCOVID-19Non-natural, not countedno Public Assistance recordedsame incident as DR-4494
2014-09-252014-08-11DR-4195-MIMajor disasterSevere Storms and FloodingInland Flooding$5,740,118.54
2005-09-072005-08-29EM-3225-MIEmergencyHurricane Katrina EvacuationHurricane: evacuation support, not a local hazard event; not counted$3,700.14
2004-06-302004-05-20DR-1527-MIMajor disasterSevere Storms, Tornadoes, and FloodingInland Flooding; TornadoPA not declared for this county
2003-09-232003-08-14EM-3189-MIEmergencyPower OutageNon-natural, not counted$906,308.61
2001-01-102000-12-11EM-3160-MIEmergencySnowWinter Weather$1,063,048.55
2000-10-172000-09-10DR-1346-MIMajor disasterSevere Storms and FloodingInland FloodingPA not declared for this county
1999-01-271999-01-02EM-3137-MIEmergencyMi - Severe Weather 1/2 /99Winter Weather$814,603.75
1997-07-111997-07-02DR-1181-MIMajor disasterSevere Storms, Tornadoes,and FloodingInland Flooding; TornadoPA not declared for this county
1978-01-271978-01-27EM-3057-MIEmergencyBlizzards & SnowstormsWinter Weatherno Public Assistance recorded
1976-03-191976-03-19DR-495-MIMajor disasterSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Icing & FloodingInland Flooding; Tornadono Public Assistance recorded
1975-04-261975-04-26DR-465-MIMajor disasterSevere Storms, High Winds & FloodingInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Strong Windno Public Assistance recorded

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

Statewide declarations

Source: 2

DeclaredIncident beganFEMA numberTypeTitleMapped hazard
1956-04-051956-04-05DR-53-MIMajor disasterTornadoTornado
1953-06-091953-06-09DR-6-MIMajor disasterTornadoTornado
1953-06-021953-06-02DR-4-MIMajor disasterTornadoTornado

FEMA recorded these with designated area Statewide and no county, so they are listed on every county page in the state and not counted with county rows. Local data needed: whether each one affected this county.

Previous occurrences by hazard, with explicit no-event rows

Sources: 2, 6, 7

HazardStorm Events records, all years on file(years in the Period column)Since plan approvalrecordsIn the 12 months before plan approvalrecordsLast 5 yearsrecordsDeclared incidents, all yearsseparate disastersDeclared since approvalseparate disastersPeriodStatement
Cold Wave17101001996 to 2026-06-30Includes 2 Frost/Freeze records.
Drought2000001996 to 2026-06-30
Earthquake000000Storm Events does not record earthquakes; the USGS earthquake catalog is the source.
Hail24114418001955 to 2026-06-30
Heat Wave18101001996 to 2026-06-30
Hurricane0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Ice Storm6001001996 to 2026-06-30
Inland Flooding37304801996 to 2026-06-30
Landslide0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Lightning40000001996 to 2026-06-30
Strong Wind771502081101955 to 2026-06-30Includes 40 High Wind and 6 Strong Wind records.
Tornado36103501950 to 2026-06-30
Wildfire0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Winter Weather66024301996 to 2026-06-30

Notable Storm Events records

Sources: 1, 6, 7

DateEvent typeMagnitude or extentDamagenominal dollarsDeaths, injuriesdirect onlyLocationWhy listed
2014-08-11Flash Flood$400,000,000 property; $0 crops (2014 dollars)0, 0FERNDALE to BROOKLANDSB1-c worst recorded: Flash Flood, Flood, Lakeshore Flood
2012-07-01Heat$0 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2012 dollars)0, 20NWS zone MIZ069 (OAKLAND), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Excessive Heat, Heat
2012-04-27Frost/Freeze$0 property; $1,300,000 crops, reported for the zone (2012 dollars)0, 0NWS zone MIZ069 (OAKLAND), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Frost/Freeze
2003-04-03Ice Storm$100,000,000 property; crops not reported, reported for the zone (2003 dollars)1, 2NWS zone MIZ069 (OAKLAND), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Ice Storm
2003-01-10Cold/Wind Chilldamage not reported0, 0NWS zone MIZ069 (OAKLAND), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Cold/Wind Chill, Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
2002-06-28Heatdamage not reported2, 0NWS zone MIZ069 (OAKLAND), zone-leveldeaths or injuries recorded
2001-08-06Heatdamage not reported1, 80NWS zone MIZ069 (OAKLAND), zone-leveldeaths or injuries recorded
1999-01-04Cold/Wind Chilldamage not reported3, 4NWS zone MIZ069 (OAKLAND), zone-leveldeaths or injuries recorded
1997-04-06High Wind70 kt (81 mph), measurement type not recorded$100,000 property; crops not reported, reported for the zone (1997 dollars)0, 0NWS zone MIZ069 (OAKLAND), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: High Wind and Strong Wind
1991-07-07Thunderstorm Wind74 kt (85 mph), measurement type not recordeddamage not recorded (pre-1996 record)0, 0location not recordedB1-c worst recorded: Thunderstorm Wind
1983-05-02Hail3 indamage not recorded (pre-1996 record)0, 0location not recordedB1-c worst recorded: Hail
1976-03-20TornadoF4, 3.8 mi path length (whole path, pre-1996), 117 yd wide$25,000,000 property; crops not recorded (1976 dollars)1, 55location not recordedB1-c worst recorded: Tornado

The full list is in the Excel file, sheet "B1-d Storm Events history" (1,234 rows).

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

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

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

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

Probability: FEMA annualized frequency and descriptor per hazard

Sources: 5, 6

HazardFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)unit per rowUnitIn plain termsDescriptorDescriptor basisNRI events or days in its record period (hail, wind and tornado are area-weighted, so can be fractional)NRI periodLocationNote
Cold Wave2.63event-days per yearabout 2.63 days per yearLikely (from Storm Events: 12 of 30 years)event-days in 12 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (40%)502005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywide
Drought0event-days per yearnone modeledPossible (from Storm Events: 2 of 30 years)event-days in 2 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (6.67%)02000 to 2025 (25.25 years; D3 and D4 only)countywideNRI models no drought event-days here (2000 to 2025, 25.25 years; D3 and D4 only); Storm Events has a record in 2 of 30 years. The descriptor comes from Storm Events, which counts D2 drought that NRI leaves out.
Earthquake0.000782annual probability at a locationchance a given location in the county has at least minor-damage shaking in a year: 0.0782%not shownmodeledsee B1-fNo descriptor (Storm Events does not record earthquakes).
Hail2.77events per yearabout 2.77 per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)105.6 (modeled)1986 to 2023 (38 years)countywide
Heat Wave4.21event-days per yearabout 4.21 days per yearLikely (from Storm Events: 10 of 30 years)event-days in 10 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (33.3%)662005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywide
Hurricane0.011events per yearabout 1 in 91 yearsPossibleFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)61851 to 2024 (Atlantic)see B1-fNRI counts hurricane and tropical storm tracks passing within storm-force wind range; federal declarations are in B1-d.
Ice Storm1.81event-days per yearabout 1.81 days per yearLikely (from Storm Events: 6 of 30 years)event-days in 6 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (20%)1221946-12-31 to 2014-02-12 (67 years)countywide
Inland Flooding1.07event-days per yearabout 1.07 days per yearLikely (from Storm Events: 18 of 30 years)event-days in 18 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (60%)301996 to 2023 (28 years)see B1-f
Landslide0.273events per year (modeled)about 1 in 4 yearsLikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shownmodeledsee B1-f
Lightning34.8days per year with a strikeabout 34.8 days per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shown1995 to 2023 (29 years; CONUS)countywide
Strong Wind5.46events per yearabout 5.46 per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)2081986 to 2023 (38 years)countywide
Tornado0.386events per yearabout 1 in 3 yearsLikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shown1950 to 2023 (EF2+); 1986 to 2023 (EF0-1)see B1-f
Wildfire0.000013annual probability at a locationchance a given location in the county burns in a year: 0.0013%Storm Events records in 0 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (0%)not shownmodeledsee B1-fNo descriptor: no Storm Events record 1996 to 2025
Winter Weather11.8event-days per yearabout 11.8 days per yearLikely (from Storm Events: 26 of 30 years)event-days in 26 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (86.7%)2252005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywide

FEMA annualized frequency (modeled) is the National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025) estimate of how often a hazard affects this county in a year; it is not recorded events divided by years, and its unit differs by hazard (events, event-days, or days with a lightning strike per year). For earthquake, wildfire, coastal flooding and tsunami the value is the chance (or number of events) at a location in the county, not across the county, so no "1 in N years" is given and the descriptor comes from Storm Events where it has a record (none for earthquake). The Methods page gives each hazard's method, from FEMA's National Risk Index Technical Documentation v1.20.

Where NRI gives event-days, the descriptor comes from the share of years with a Storm Events record; NRI's source records more events, so the two differ.

Descriptor scale used in this packet (defined per unit)

Sources: 5, 6

UnitDescriptorDefinition
events per yearHighly likely1 or more per year
events per yearLikelyabout once in 1 to 10 years
events per yearPossibleabout once in 10 to 100 years
events per yearUnlikelyless than once in 100 years
annual probabilityLikely10% to under 100% chance in a given year
annual probabilityPossible1% to under 10% chance in a given year
annual probabilityUnlikelyunder 1% chance in a given year
event-days (share of years)Highly likelyevent-days recorded in 90% or more of years
event-days (share of years)Likelyevent-days recorded in 10% to under 90% of years
event-days (share of years)Possibleevent-days recorded in some years but under 10% of years
lightning strike-daysHighly likelycloud-to-ground strikes on 1 or more days per year

Intensity bands: historical frequency (Storm Events)

Source: 6

HazardBandYearsEventscounty-coded recordsYears in periodEvents per yearevents / years
Hail1.00-1.99 in1996 to 202590303
Hail2.00 in+1996 to 20253300.1
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)50-64 kt1996 to 20255713019
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)65 kt+1996 to 202515300.5
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)unmeasured or below 50 kt1996 to 20252300.0667
TornadoEF0-11996 to 202511300.367
TornadoEF2-31996 to 20250300
TornadoEF4-51996 to 20250300
Tornadounrated (EFU)1996 to 20250300

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

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

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

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

Range of census tract risk within the county

Source: 5

HazardTractsrated of allNRI risk score, 0 to 100Tracts by rating
MinMedianMax
Cold Wave350 of 35015.573.892.9Relatively High 113, Relatively Moderate 227, Relatively Low 5, Very Low 5
Drought0 of 350No Rating 350
Earthquake350 of 3500.223.874.0Relatively Low 38, Very Low 312
Hail350 of 3501.148.980.0Relatively Moderate 4, Relatively Low 309, Very Low 37
Heat Wave350 of 3501.543.777.6Relatively Moderate 63, Relatively Low 276, Very Low 11
Hurricane350 of 3509.624.237.0Very Low 350
Ice Storm350 of 3500.674.096.1Relatively High 6, Relatively Moderate 229, Relatively Low 110, Very Low 5
Inland Flooding350 of 3500.127.289.0Relatively High 4, Relatively Moderate 50, Relatively Low 215, Very Low 81
Landslide337 of 35013.155.692.6Relatively Low 32, Very Low 305, No Rating 13
Lightning350 of 3500.115.535.4Relatively Low 76, Very Low 274
Strong Wind350 of 3500.556.389.6Relatively High 3, Relatively Moderate 189, Relatively Low 155, Very Low 3
Tornado350 of 3501.779.298.8Very High 19, Relatively High 200, Relatively Moderate 123, Relatively Low 6, Very Low 2
Wildfire334 of 35019.246.571.6Relatively Low 3, Very Low 331, No Rating 16
Winter Weather350 of 35010.735.873.3Relatively Moderate 20, Relatively Low 327, Very Low 3

Rated tracts only: No Rating (score 0.0), Not Applicable and Insufficient Data tracts are counted but not used for the minimum, median and maximum.

The score ranks a tract against all U.S. tracts (100 = highest). The rating is FEMA's category for the tract's risk value, computed differently, so the two can disagree.

Frequency data for cold wave, hail, heat wave, ice storm, lightning, strong wind and winter weather are county-wide or coarse (49 km grid or NWS zone), the same for every jurisdiction; the tract range mostly reflects where buildings and people are.

Each jurisdiction (starting figures from federal data)

Sources: 1, 3, 4, 6

JurisdictionTypePlan statusRepetitive lossFMA RL and SRL (44 CFR 77.2); repeat-flood, any definitionPublic Assistance to this jurisdictionFEMA records matched by applicant name; federal share obligated, nominal dollarsEvent records naming this placeall years; since its planNotes
Oakland CountyCountyApproved, expires 2029-02-26$10,987,088.470 total; 0 since its planNo NFIP community ID on this jurisdiction's plan row. Includes $10,930,785.94 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4494-MI, EM-3189-MI, EM-3225-MI).
Auburn Hills cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 1$142,663.750 total; 0 since its planIncludes $86,886.15 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4494-MI, EM-3189-MI).
Berkley cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$440,708.9923 total; 3 since its planIncludes $2,381.46 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (EM-3189-MI).
Beverly Hills villageVillageApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$2,562.590 total; 0 since its planIncludes $2,562.59 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (EM-3189-MI).
Bingham Farms villageVillageApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$1,173.750 total; 0 since its plan
Birmingham cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 2$1,434,988.7211 total; 3 since its planIncludes $1,386,025.54 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4494-MI, EM-3189-MI).
Bloomfield Hills cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$2,154.6819 total; 2 since its planIncludes $2,154.68 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (EM-3189-MI).
Clawson cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$180,978.2312 total; 1 since its plan
Farmington cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$37,103.7135 total; 2 since its planIncludes $21,582.52 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4494-MI, EM-3189-MI).
Farmington Hills cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 4; any 14$318,153.494 total; 0 since its planIncludes $242,482.52 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4494-MI, EM-3189-MI).
Ferndale cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$302,019.0116 total; 0 since its planIncludes $55,370.52 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4494-MI, EM-3189-MI).
Franklin villageVillageApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$6,971.017 total; 1 since its planIncludes $2,363.80 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (EM-3189-MI).
Hazel Park cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$449,253.0811 total; 3 since its planIncludes $79,255.20 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4494-MI, EM-3189-MI).
Holly villageVillageApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$8,330.2049 total; 6 since its plan
Huntington Woods cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$669,243.3113 total; 1 since its plan
Keego Harbor cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$5,673.135 total; 0 since its plan
Lake Angelus cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded1 total; 0 since its plan
Lake Orion villageVillageApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$4,081.1126 total; 2 since its plan
Lathrup Village cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded0 total; 0 since its plan
Leonard villageVillageApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$2,594.257 total; 1 since its plan
Madison Heights cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$1,705,344.383 total; 0 since its planIncludes $1,221,707.84 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4494-MI, EM-3189-MI).
Milford villageVillageApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$26,436.2429 total; 0 since its planIncludes $12,067.83 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4494-MI, EM-3189-MI).
Northville cityCityApproved, expires 2031-05-03FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded0 total; 0 since its planAlso approved under plan 109566 (Oakland County HMP Update, expires 2029-02-26). FEMA's plan status map shows one plan per jurisdiction and may show one of these; this packet uses the approved plan that expires last.
Novi cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$434,825.3029 total; 2 since its planIncludes $343,385.04 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4494-MI, EM-3189-MI).
Oak Park cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$636,835.386 total; 0 since its planIncludes $49,430.12 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4494-MI, EM-3189-MI).
Orchard Lake Village cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$5,025.350 total; 0 since its plan
Ortonville villageVillageApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$7,615.5528 total; 1 since its plan
Oxford villageVillageApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$17,305.6436 total; 0 since its plan
Pleasant Ridge cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$17,600.450 total; 0 since its planIncludes $1,811.51 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (EM-3189-MI).
Pontiac cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$583,935.2411 total; 0 since its planIncludes $477,165.55 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4494-MI, EM-3189-MI).
Rochester cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$140,673.411 total; 0 since its planIncludes $110,503.27 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4494-MI, EM-3189-MI).
Rochester Hills cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$232,123.0933 total; 3 since its planIncludes $137,311.47 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4494-MI, EM-3189-MI).
Royal Oak cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 3$1,030,551.5215 total; 0 since its planIncludes $73,686.60 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (EM-3189-MI).
South Lyon cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$25,842.1128 total; 1 since its planIncludes $4,462.85 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (EM-3189-MI).
Southfield cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded16 total; 0 since its plan
Sylvan Lake cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded4 total; 0 since its plan
Troy cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 4$585,538.5430 total; 1 since its planIncludes $270,452.80 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4494-MI, EM-3189-MI).
Village of Clarkston cityVillageApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded24 total; 2 since its plan
Walled Lake cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$16,494.1918 total; 0 since its planIncludes $3,600.74 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (EM-3189-MI).
Wixom cityCityApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$47,253.879 total; 0 since its planIncludes $29,335.12 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4494-MI, EM-3189-MI).
Wolverine Lake villageVillageApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$8,232.200 total; 0 since its plan
Addison townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded0 total; 0 since its plan
Bloomfield charter townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 1$287,531.370 total; 0 since its planIncludes $253,115.37 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4494-MI, EM-3189-MI).
Brandon charter townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded0 total; 0 since its plan
Commerce charter townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded22 total; 0 since its plan
Groveland townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded0 total; 0 since its plan
Highland charter townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded30 total; 2 since its plan
Holly townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded49 total; 6 since its plan
Independence charter townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$14,639.920 total; 0 since its planIncludes $11,456.58 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (EM-3189-MI).
Lyon charter townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded1 total; 0 since its plan
Milford charter townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded29 total; 0 since its plan
Novi townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded29 total; 2 since its plan
Oakland charter townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded0 total; 0 since its plan
Orion charter townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded0 total; 0 since its plan
Oxford charter townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded36 total; 0 since its plan
Rose townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded0 total; 0 since its plan
Royal Oak charter townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded15 total; 0 since its plan
Southfield townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded16 total; 0 since its plan
Springfield charter townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded2 total; 1 since its plan
Waterford charter townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 5no Public Assistance recorded13 total; 0 since its plan
West Bloomfield charter townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 1no Public Assistance recorded1 total; 0 since its plan
White Lake charter townshipTownshipApproved, expires 2029-02-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded29 total; 0 since its plan

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

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

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

Local data needed

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

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

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

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

HazardBuilding exposuremodeled dollarsAgriculture exposuremodeled dollarsPopulation exposedpeopleEAL buildingsmodeled dollars per yearEAL agriculturemodeled dollars per yearCost of expected deaths and injuriesFEMA's dollar value per year, not property damageEAL as % of exposurebuildings; agriculture where notedStorm Events damage since 2024-02-27county-coded records, property plus crops, nominal dollarsZone-level damage since planproperty plus crops, reported for the zonePublic Assistance since plannominal dollars; see noteNote
Cold Wave$319,114,747,357$28,752,0871,274,114$18,047$65,490$55,285,268under 0.0001%$0
Droughtn/a$0n/an/a$0n/aagriculture exposure is 0 in NRI
Earthquake$544,218,385,309n/a1,274,395$3,028,828n/a$935,7430.000557%
Hail$319,114,747,357$28,752,0871,274,114$2,788,744$11,735$198,3820.000874%$0
Heat Wave$319,114,747,357$28,752,0871,274,114$103,913under $1$13,318,807under 0.0001%$0
Hurricane$316,596,233,731$28,352,2031,266,819$96,579$1,291$756under 0.0001%
Ice Storm$319,089,390,020n/a1,273,964$4,937,286n/a$587,1420.00155%
Inland Flooding$318,605,869,380$438,7699,529$164,835,895$5,995$64,101n/a (see note)$500,000NRI 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.
Landslide$2,457,749,007n/a8,601$10,595n/a$5,6890.000431%
Lightning$319,114,747,357n/a1,274,114$306,891n/a$742,441under 0.0001%
Strong Wind$319,114,747,357$28,752,0871,274,114$6,040,120$1,512$2,967,9810.00189%$60,500$1,400,000Storm Events damage since the plan includes 2 zone-level High Wind records ($1,400,000): a NOAA non-thunderstorm wind type, outside NRI's Strong Wind definition.
Tornado$319,114,747,357$28,752,0871,274,114$47,039,354$770$55,011,9330.0147%$0
Wildfire$80,844,456,259$9,994,100322,240$85,648$1$6,9640.000106%
Winter Weather$319,114,747,357$28,752,0871,274,114$428,074$112$128,5870.000134%

Totals since 2024-02-27 (Storm Events through 2026-06-30): 65 county-coded records, 65 with a damage value recorded (including $0), $560,500; 5 zone-level records, 5 with a damage value recorded (including $0), $1,400,000 reported for the zone; Public Assistance: no counted declaration since the plan.

FEMA does not split Public Assistance by hazard. A declaration mapped to several hazards is listed under each of them with its full amount, so the per-hazard column does not add up to the total; the unit total counts each declaration once.

NRI computes earthquake exposure on its own basis, so it exceeds the county building value in B2-a.

Supports FEMA checklist item B2-a: vulnerability (county context)

County context

Source: 5

MeasureValue
Population1,274,114
Building value (total, not at risk)$319,114,747,357
Agriculture value (total, not at risk)$28,752,087
NRI risk rating (all hazards)Relatively High
Expected annual loss, buildings and agriculture, all hazards$229,806,883
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)$129,253,791
Social vulnerability ratingVery Low
Community resilience ratingVery High
NRI versionDecember 2025

FEMA's all-hazard expected annual loss adds buildings, agriculture and population equivalence; this table gives the property part and the population-equivalence part as separate rows.

Social vulnerability: higher means people are more likely to be harmed and slower to recover. Community resilience: lower means the community is less able to recover. High social vulnerability and low resilience both raise the NRI risk rating.

Supports FEMA checklist item B2-c: repetitive loss properties

Repetitive loss in this county, both definitions

Sources: 1, 4

DefinitionPropertiesSevere repetitive lossProperties
Repetitive loss, FMA definition (44 CFR 77.2)0Severe repetitive loss, FMA definition (44 CFR 77.2)4
Repetitive loss, NFIP insurance definition31Severe repetitive loss, NFIP insurance definition4

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

Repeat-flood properties: county and state-level rows

Sources: 1, 4

ScopeRL, FMApropertiesSRL, FMApropertiesRL, NFIPpropertiesSRL, NFIPpropertiesAny categorypropertiesMitigatedpropertiesCurrently insuredproperties
County total0431431014
of which: Birmingham city0020200
of which: Bloomfield township0010101
of which: Farmington Hills city041441406
of which: Royal Oak city0030302
of which: Troy city0040404
of which: West Bloomfield township0010100
of which: Auburn Hills city0010101
of which: Waterford charter township0050500
Statewide, no county in FEMA's file0040400

The statewide row counts properties FEMA's file gives with no county in this state; they are listed for reference and are not in this county's counts.

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

Sources: 1, 4

JurisdictionNFIP community IDRL, FMApropertiesSRL, FMApropertiesRL, NFIPpropertiesSRL, NFIPpropertiesAny categorypropertiesMitigatedpropertiesCurrently insuredproperties
Auburn Hills city2602630010101
Berkley city2602920000000
Beverly Hills village2602560000000
Bingham Farms village2607130000000
Birmingham city2601680020200
Bloomfield Hills city2607120000000
Clawson city2601700000000
Farmington city2601710000000
Farmington Hills city260172041441406
Ferndale city2602620000000
Franklin village2603250000000
Hazel Park city2602890000000
Holly village2605870000000
Huntington Woods city2607230000000
Keego Harbor city2601730000000
Lake Angelus city2607000000000
Lake Orion village2605880000000
Lathrup Village city2602970000000
Leonard village2610300000000
Madison Heights city2601740000000
Milford village2603170000000
Northville city2602350000000
Novi city2601750000000
Oak Park city2603230000000
Orchard Lake Village city2604770000000
Ortonville village2610340000000
Oxford village2610360000000
Pleasant Ridge city2606060000000
Pontiac city2601770000000
Rochester city2603260000000
Rochester Hills city2604710000000
Royal Oak city2601780030302
South Lyon city2610370000000
Southfield city2601790000000
Sylvan Lake city2607010000000
Troy city2601800040404
Village of Clarkston city2604720000000
Walled Lake city2601810000000
Wixom city2610380000000
Wolverine Lake village2604800000000
Addison township2610290000000
Bloomfield charter township2601690010101
Brandon charter township2610310000000
Commerce charter township2604730000000
Groveland township2609920000000
Highland charter township2606500000000
Holly township2604740000000
Independence charter township2604750000000
Lyon charter township2610320000000
Milford charter township2610400000000
Novi township2610390000000
Oakland charter township2604760000000
Orion charter township2610330000000
Oxford charter township2610350000000
Rose township2607290000000
Royal Oak charter township2603410000000
Southfield township2601760000000
Springfield charter township2604780000000
Waterford charter township2602840050500
West Bloomfield charter township2601820010100
White Lake charter township2604790000000

Counts by occupancy group for each jurisdiction are in the Excel file, sheet "B2-c Jurisdictions".

Jurisdiction rows are whole NFIP communities and need not add up to the county total: a community that extends into another county is counted in full on each jurisdiction row, while the county table counts only its part in this county.

County repeat-flood properties by occupancy group

Sources: 1, 4

Occupancy groupRL, FMApropertiesSRL, FMApropertiesRL, NFIPpropertiesSRL, NFIPpropertiesAny categorypropertiesMitigatedpropertiesCurrently insuredproperties
single-family residential022122107
2 to 4 unit residential0000000
other residential0262605
non-residential0040402
not reported0000000

FEMA's occupancy groups have no institutional class; institutional properties are counted in non-residential or other residential in the table by occupancy group.

FMA RL and FMA SRL are the Flood Mitigation Assistance definitions (44 CFR 77.2), the ones the FEMA Local Mitigation Planning Policy Guide cites. NFIP repetitive loss (the FEMA insurance definition) is 2 or more claims over $1,000 in 10 years, and a property can leave that group once it is mitigated. Also shown: NFIP severe repetitive loss, any category, mitigated and currently insured. The Methods page gives the OpenFEMA field details.

Counts are aggregates of FEMA's public NFIP Multiple Loss Properties file (FEMA's data date 2026-08-02; file version 2026-08-04). No property is identified. County assignment is FEMA's geocode.

In this county 0 properties are FMA repetitive loss but not NFIP repetitive loss, and 31 properties are NFIP repetitive loss but not FMA repetitive loss.

Exact counts; no count suppression.

Sources

Tables cite these sources by number. The full list, for the plan's bibliography (FEMA review item A4-a):

  1. FEMA, OpenFEMA HazardMitigationPlanStatuses v1, version 2026-09-29T134039Z, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/HazardMitigationPlanStatuses (API)
  2. FEMA, OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2, version 2026-09-29T162832Z, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries (API)
  3. FEMA, OpenFEMA PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries v1, version 2026-09-29T150754Z, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries (API)
  4. FEMA, OpenFEMA NfipMultipleLossProperties v1, version 2026-08-04T164045Z, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/NfipMultipleLossProperties (API)
  5. FEMA, FEMA National Risk Index 1.20.0 (December 2025), county and census tract tables, version 1.20.0, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_Counties.zip (download, 25 MB), https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_CensusTracts.zip (download, 635 MB)
  6. NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/
  7. NOAA National Weather Service, NWS county-public forecast zones correlation file, version bp03mr20 to bp16ap26 (11 files; newest bp16ap26), pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.weather.gov/gis/ZoneCounty
  8. U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2024 Gazetteer, 2020 place by county, CT county-to-cousub crosswalk, version 2024-gazetteer, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_counties_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_cousubs_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_place_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_unsd_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_elsd_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_scsd_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/reference/codes2020/national_place_by_county2020.txt, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/reference/ct_change/ct_cou_to_cousub_crosswalk.xlsx (used to match place names and codes; no table prints its values)

What this packet is and what the plan adds

This packet is the federal data for the plan's risk assessment, organized by the items of FEMA's Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool, Element B. Each section heading names the item its tables support; the plan and FEMA's review decide whether the item is met.

The plan adds what only the community has: local data on assets, critical facilities, development and each jurisdiction's impacts; local hazard history, including state-declared emergencies; the mitigation strategy; and adoption.

How the federal data are built: National Risk Index values are FEMA's model, not counts of events. Storm Events is more complete from 1996; zone-level records are placed by forecast zone, not by location in the county. Public Assistance for a jurisdiction is matched by applicant name. The Methods page gives every rule and the known edge cases.

OpenFEMA disclaimer

This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).

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Cite this: Hazard Plain (2026). Oakland County, MI: risk-assessment baseline packet, release 2026-10 (data as of 2026-09-30; County FIPS 26125). Automated baseline. https://hazardplain.org/mi/26125/ Built from FEMA OpenFEMA, the FEMA National Risk Index and NOAA NCEI Storm Events; source versions in the packet's Sources list.

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