Hazard Plain Automated baseline

Ogemaw County, MI

Risk-assessment baseline packet

County FIPS:
26129
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: Expired on 2022-07-30. Plan: Ogemaw County (FEMA plan 102536), approved 2017-07-31.

Since the plan was approved on 2017-07-31: 1 new hazard declaration (1 incident): DR-4925-MI (Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding); also 2 COVID-19 declarations (not counted).

NOAA Storm Events records since that date: 39 records (data through 2026-06-30).

Highest expected annual loss (FEMA National Risk Index, modeled total; see B1-a): Inland Flooding ($3,741,902 a year), Hail ($1,473,633) and Cold Wave ($996,796).

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

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:
Expired on 2022-07-30
Plan:
Ogemaw County (FEMA plan 102536)
Approved:
2017-07-31
Days since expiry:
1,523
Update underway:
none recorded in FEMA's plan tracker

Until a new plan is approved, FEMA mitigation project grants (HMGP, FMA) need a FEMA exception (44 CFR 201.6(a)(3)).

What changed since your last plan (approved 2017-07-31)

New federal declarations:
1 new hazard declaration (1 incident): DR-4925-MI (Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding); also 2 COVID-19 declarations (not counted)
Storm Events records since approval:
39 records (data through 2026-06-30)
Repetitive loss now:
FMA RL 0, SRL 0 (44 CFR 77.2); any definition: 0
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: 18 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 expiry
Ogemaw CountyCountyExpired on 2022-07-30Ogemaw County (FEMA plan 102536)2017-07-312022-07-30-1,523
Prescott villageVillageExpired on 2022-07-30Ogemaw County (FEMA plan 102536)2017-07-312022-07-30-1,523
Rose City cityCityExpired on 2022-07-30Ogemaw County (FEMA plan 102536)2017-07-312022-07-30-1,523
West Branch cityCityExpired on 2022-07-30Ogemaw County (FEMA plan 102536)2017-07-312022-07-30-1,523
Churchill townshipTownshipExpired on 2022-07-30Ogemaw County (FEMA plan 102536)2017-07-312022-07-30-1,523
Cumming townshipTownshipExpired on 2022-07-30Ogemaw County (FEMA plan 102536)2017-07-312022-07-30-1,523
Edwards townshipTownshipExpired on 2022-07-30Ogemaw County (FEMA plan 102536)2017-07-312022-07-30-1,523
Foster townshipTownshipExpired on 2022-07-30Ogemaw County (FEMA plan 102536)2017-07-312022-07-30-1,523
Goodar townshipTownshipExpired on 2022-07-30Ogemaw County (FEMA plan 102536)2017-07-312022-07-30-1,523
Hill townshipTownshipExpired on 2022-07-30Ogemaw County (FEMA plan 102536)2017-07-312022-07-30-1,523
Horton townshipTownshipExpired on 2022-07-30Ogemaw County (FEMA plan 102536)2017-07-312022-07-30-1,523
Klacking townshipTownshipExpired on 2022-07-30Ogemaw County (FEMA plan 102536)2017-07-312022-07-30-1,523
Logan townshipTownshipExpired on 2022-07-30Ogemaw County (FEMA plan 102536)2017-07-312022-07-30-1,523
Mills townshipTownshipExpired on 2022-07-30Ogemaw County (FEMA plan 102536)2017-07-312022-07-30-1,523
Ogemaw townshipTownshipExpired on 2022-07-30Ogemaw County (FEMA plan 102536)2017-07-312022-07-30-1,523
Richland townshipTownshipExpired on 2022-07-30Ogemaw County (FEMA plan 102536)2017-07-312022-07-30-1,523
Rose townshipTownshipExpired on 2022-07-30Ogemaw County (FEMA plan 102536)2017-07-312022-07-30-1,523
West Branch townshipTownshipExpired on 2022-07-30Ogemaw County (FEMA plan 102536)2017-07-312022-07-30-1,523

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 LowVery Low$3,741,902$0$0$3,741,9024
2HailRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$1,427,941$23,135$22,558$1,473,63342
3Cold WaveRelatively LowRelatively Moderate$176$47,435$949,185$996,7967
4Strong WindRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$197,626$3,182$587,143$787,95175Includes 5 High Wind and 1 Strong Wind records (NOAA non-thunderstorm wind types, outside NRI's Strong Wind definition).
5TornadoRelatively LowRelatively Low$209,800$820$293,575$504,1965
6LightningRelatively ModerateRelatively Low$5,671n/a$293,571$299,2432
7Winter WeatherRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$4,262$290$154,257$158,80961
8WildfireVery LowVery Low$59,744$43$4,689$64,4760No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).
9Heat WaveVery LowVery Low$505under $1$32,270$32,7752
10EarthquakeVery LowVery Low$13,214n/a$3,252$16,466Storm Events does not record earthquakes.
11Ice StormVery LowVery Low$11,296n/a$3,317$14,6133
12HurricaneVery LowVery Low$6,522$1,671$5$8,1980No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).
13LandslideRelatively LowVery Low$187n/a$2,560$2,7480No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).
14DroughtNo RatingNo Expected Annual Lossesn/a$0n/a$00Declared 1 time; no Storm Events record of this type.

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

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

Local data needed: state and local 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 9505 (Very Low, 24.4); tract 9504 (Very Low, 13.2); tract 9506 (Very Low, 12.3)
Hurricanetract 9505 (Very Low, 42.3); tract 9504 (Very Low, 38.1); tract 9502 (Very Low, 37.4)
Landslidetract 9502 (Relatively Low, 94.0); tract 9501 (Relatively Low, 92.3); tract 9506 (Relatively Low, 86.6)
Tornadotract 9505 (Relatively Moderate, 69.8); tract 9502 (Relatively Moderate, 59.2); tract 9506 (Relatively Moderate, 56.2)
Wildfiretract 9502 (Relatively Moderate, 90.8); tract 9504 (Relatively Low, 84.4); tract 9501 (Relatively Low, 84.0)

Up to 3 census tracts per hazard, highest National Risk Index rating first, then highest score; a tract number is the Census tract number (for example 9505 is Census Tract 9505). 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 chill7 records, 2007 to 2026 (7 zone-level)1 day to 3 days (median 2 days); 7 with a recorded value3 consecutive days, 2026-01-22 to 2026-01-24, zone-levelCountywide (zone-level records).Wind chill: in event narratives only (local data needed).
Frost/Freeze (outside NRI's Cold Wave definition)crop damage0Temperature: in event narratives only (local data needed).
DroughtU.S. Drought Monitor scale (D0 to D4)0Storm Events enters a drought at D2 or worse east of the Rockies and D3 or worse from the Rockies west (NWS Instruction 10-1605); NRI drought counts D3 and D4 only.
EarthquakeModified Mercalli (local data)0Storm Events does not record earthquakes; the USGS earthquake catalog is the source.
Hailhail size (inches)51 records, 1976 to 20250.75 in to 4.5 in (median 0.88 in); 51 with a recorded value4.5 in hail, 2015-08-02Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: West Branch city (12 records), West Branch township (12 records), Rose City city (7 records), Prescott village (5 records).
Excessive Heat, Heatheat index (in event narratives)2 records, 2001 to 2018 (2 zone-level)1 day to 9 days (median 5 days); 2 with a recorded value9 consecutive days, 2001-08-01 to 2001-08-09, zone-levelCountywide (zone-level records).Heat index: in event narratives only (local data needed).
Hurricane, Tropical Storm, Tropical DepressionSaffir-Simpson0Storm Events files every zone of a storm's episode under the storm's type; flooding from the storm is filed as Flood or Flash Flood records.
Ice StormSperry-Piltz ice scale (local data)3 records, 2001 to 2013 (3 zone-level)Ice Storm, 2013-04-11, $5,000 property; $0 crops (2013 dollars); NWS zone MIZ035Countywide (zone-level records).Ice thickness: in event narratives only (local data needed).
Flash Flood, Flood, Lakeshore Flooddamage and flood days (flood depth: FIRM)4 records, 2004 to 2020 (1 zone-level)Flood, 2020-05-18, $450,000 property; $0 crops (2020 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Prescott village (2 records), Edwards township (1 record), Rose City city (1 record). Zone-level records (1) 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)2 records, 1999 to 2014Lightning, 2014-06-28, $0 property; $0 crops (2014 dollars), 6 direct injuriesEvent records naming jurisdictions in the plan: West Branch city (1 record), West Branch township (1 record).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)6 records, 1998 to 2024 (6 zone-level)35 kt (40 mph) to 55 kt (63 mph) (median 50.5 kt (58 mph)); 6 with a recorded value55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust, High Wind, 2005-11-13; NWS zone MIZ035Countywide (zone-level records).
Thunderstorm Windwind speed (kt and mph)94 records, 1956 to 202550 kt (58 mph) to 65 kt (75 mph) (median 52 kt (60 mph)); 70 with a recorded value65 kt (75 mph) estimated gust, Thunderstorm Wind, 2008-06-08Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: West Branch city (24 records), West Branch township (24 records), Rose City city (10 records), Prescott village (7 records), Edwards township (2 records).
TornadoEnhanced Fujita (Fujita before Feb 2007)16 records, 1974 to 2018F/EF0 to F/EF3 (median F/EF1); 16 with a recorded valueF3 tornado, 1976-03-30, 11.4 mi path length (whole path, pre-1996), 100 yd wide, $250,000 property; crops not recorded (1976 dollars), 10 direct injuriesTornado, 1991-03-27, $2,500,000 property; crops not recorded (1991 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: West Branch city (3 records), West Branch township (3 records), Rose City city (2 records), Prescott village (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)61 records, 1997 to 2026 (61 zone-level)Heavy Snow, 2012-03-02, $50,000 property; $0 crops (2012 dollars); NWS zone MIZ035Countywide (zone-level records).Snow depth: in event narratives only (local data needed).

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

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

Supports FEMA checklist item B1-d: previous occurrences

Federal declarations for this county: 7 declarations covering 4 separate hazard incidents counted in this packet (declarations for the same incident count once; non-natural and evacuation-only declarations are not counted).

Federal disaster declarations for this county

Sources: 1, 2, 3

DeclaredIncident beganFEMA numberTypeTitleMapped hazardCounty Public Assistancefederal share obligated, nominal dollarsFlagsNotes
2026-06-302026-04-10DR-4925-MIMajor disasterSevere Storms, Tornadoes, and FloodingInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Tornado$381,836.01new since last plan; within last 5 years
2020-03-272020-01-20DR-4494-MIMajor disasterCOVID-19 PandemicNon-natural, not countedno Public Assistance recordednew since last plan
2020-03-132020-01-20EM-3455-MIEmergencyCOVID-19Non-natural, not countedno Public Assistance recordednew since last plansame incident as DR-4494
2005-09-072005-08-29EM-3225-MIEmergencyHurricane Katrina EvacuationHurricane: evacuation support, not a local hazard event; not countedno Public Assistance recorded
1999-01-271999-01-02EM-3137-MIEmergencyMi - Severe Weather 1/2 /99Winter Weather$13,127.25
1978-01-271978-01-27EM-3057-MIEmergencyBlizzards & SnowstormsWinter Weatherno Public Assistance recorded
1977-03-021977-03-02EM-3035-MIEmergencyDroughtDroughtno 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 Wave7403001996 to 2026-06-30
Drought0000101996 to 2026-06-30No Storm Events records of this type; 1 federal declared incident (see declarations table)
Earthquake000000Storm Events does not record earthquakes; the USGS earthquake catalog is the source.
Hail51212001955 to 2026-06-30
Heat Wave2100001996 to 2026-06-30
Hurricane0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Ice Storm3000001996 to 2026-06-30
Inland Flooding4100111996 to 2026-06-30
Landslide0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Lightning2000001996 to 2026-06-30
Strong Wind1001858001955 to 2026-06-30Includes 5 High Wind and 1 Strong Wind records.
Tornado16200111950 to 2026-06-30
Wildfire0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Winter Weather611105201996 to 2026-06-30

Notable Storm Events records

Sources: 1, 6, 7

DateEvent typeMagnitude or extentDamagenominal dollarsDeaths, injuriesdirect onlyLocationFlagsWhy listed
2026-01-22Extreme Cold/Wind Chilldamage not reported0, 0NWS zone MIZ035 (OGEMAW), zone-levelnew since last plan; within last 5 yearsB1-c worst recorded: Cold/Wind Chill, Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
2020-05-18Flood$450,000 property; $0 crops (2020 dollars)0, 0PRESCOTT to EDWARDSnew since last planB1-c worst recorded: Flash Flood, Flood, Lakeshore Flood
2018-05-27Thunderstorm Wind52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust$15,000 property; $0 crops (2018 dollars)1, 1PRESCOTTnew since last plandeaths or injuries recorded
2015-08-02Hail4.5 in$32,600,000 property; $0 crops (2015 dollars)0, 0WEST BRANCH to BEAVER LAKEB1-c worst recorded: Hail
2014-06-28Lightning$0 property; $0 crops (2014 dollars)0, 6LUPTONB1-c worst recorded: Lightning
2013-04-11Ice Storm$5,000 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2013 dollars)0, 0NWS zone MIZ035 (OGEMAW), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Ice Storm
2012-03-02Heavy Snow$50,000 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2012 dollars)0, 0NWS zone MIZ035 (OGEMAW), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Winter Storm, Heavy Snow, Blizzard, Lake-Effect Snow, Winter Weather, Sleet
2008-06-08Thunderstorm Wind65 kt (75 mph) estimated gust$190,000 property; $0 crops (2008 dollars)0, 0WEST BRANCHB1-c worst recorded: Thunderstorm Wind
2005-11-13High Wind55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust$20,000 property; crops not reported, reported for the zone (2005 dollars)0, 0NWS zone MIZ035 (OGEMAW), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: High Wind and Strong Wind
2001-08-01Heatdamage not reported0, 0NWS zone MIZ035 (OGEMAW), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Excessive Heat, Heat
1976-03-30TornadoF3, 6.4 mi path length (whole path, pre-1996), 117 yd wide$250,000 property; crops not recorded (1976 dollars)1, 7location not recordeddeaths or injuries recorded
1976-03-30TornadoF3, 11.4 mi path length (whole path, pre-1996), 100 yd wide$250,000 property; crops not recorded (1976 dollars)0, 10location not recordeddeaths or injuries recorded

The full list is in the Excel file, sheet "B1-d Storm Events history" (246 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 Wave2.21event-days per yearabout 2.21 days per yearLikely (from Storm Events: 4 of 30 years)event-days in 4 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (13.3%)422005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywide
Drought0event-days per yearnone modeledevent-days in 0 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (0%)02000 to 2025 (25.25 years; D3 and D4 only)countywideNo Storm Events drought record, 1996 to 2025
Earthquake0.000405annual probability at a locationchance a given location in the county has at least minor-damage shaking in a year: 0.0405%not shownmodeledsee B1-fNo descriptor (Storm Events does not record earthquakes).
Hail1.53events per yearabout 1.53 per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)58.0 (modeled)1986 to 2023 (38 years)countywide
Heat Wave1event-day per yearabout 1 day per yearPossible (from Storm Events: 2 of 30 years)event-days in 2 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (6.67%)172005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywide
Hurricane0.0108events per yearabout 1 in 93 yearsPossibleFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)21851 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 Storm0.226event-days per yearabout 0.226 days per yearLikely (from Storm Events: 3 of 30 years)event-days in 3 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (10%)161946-12-31 to 2014-02-12 (67 years)countywide
Inland Flooding0.143event-days per yearabout 0.143 days per yearLikely (from Storm Events: 4 of 30 years)event-days in 4 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (13.3%)41996 to 2023 (28 years)see B1-f
Landslide0.16events per year (modeled)about 1 in 6 yearsLikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shownmodeledsee B1-f
Lightning27.3days per year with a strikeabout 27.3 days per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shown1995 to 2023 (29 years; CONUS)countywide
Strong Wind1.74events per yearabout 1.74 per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)671986 to 2023 (38 years)countywide
Tornado0.12events per yearabout 1 in 8 yearsLikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shown1950 to 2023 (EF2+); 1986 to 2023 (EF0-1)see B1-f
Wildfire0.000413annual probability at a locationchance a given location in the county burns in a year: 0.0413%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 Weather13.7event-days per yearabout 13.7 days per yearLikely (from Storm Events: 24 of 30 years)event-days in 24 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (80%)2612005-11-12 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 202517300.567
Hail2.00 in+1996 to 20251300.0333
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)50-64 kt1996 to 202568302.27
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)65 kt+1996 to 20251300.0333
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)unmeasured or below 50 kt1996 to 20250300
TornadoEF0-11996 to 20255300.167
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 Wave8 of 868.078.590.2Relatively High 4, Relatively Moderate 4
Drought0 of 8No Rating 8
Earthquake8 of 87.49.724.4Very Low 8
Hail8 of 890.196.799.2Very High 1, Relatively High 7
Heat Wave8 of 84.26.314.1Very Low 8
Hurricane8 of 828.836.642.3Very Low 8
Ice Storm8 of 814.529.652.5Relatively Low 1, Very Low 7
Inland Flooding8 of 816.448.979.1Relatively High 1, Relatively Moderate 3, Relatively Low 4
Landslide8 of 851.185.094.0Relatively Low 5, Very Low 3
Lightning8 of 880.390.698.0Very High 1, Relatively High 7
Strong Wind8 of 887.293.498.4Very High 1, Relatively High 7
Tornado8 of 843.654.369.8Relatively Moderate 4, Relatively Low 4
Wildfire8 of 870.781.390.8Relatively Moderate 1, Relatively Low 7
Winter Weather8 of 889.994.798.4Very High 1, Relatively High 7

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
Ogemaw CountyCountyExpired on 2022-07-30no Public Assistance recorded0 total; 0 since its planNo NFIP community ID on this jurisdiction's plan row.
Prescott villageVillageExpired on 2022-07-30no Public Assistance recorded15 total; 5 since its planNo NFIP community ID on this jurisdiction's plan row.
Rose City cityCityExpired on 2022-07-30no Public Assistance recorded20 total; 3 since its planNo NFIP community ID on this jurisdiction's plan row.
West Branch cityCityExpired on 2022-07-30no Public Assistance recorded40 total; 2 since its planNo NFIP community ID on this jurisdiction's plan row.
Churchill townshipTownshipExpired on 2022-07-30no Public Assistance recorded0 total; 0 since its planNo NFIP community ID on this jurisdiction's plan row.
Cumming townshipTownshipExpired on 2022-07-30no Public Assistance recorded0 total; 0 since its planNo NFIP community ID on this jurisdiction's plan row.
Edwards townshipTownshipExpired on 2022-07-30no Public Assistance recorded3 total; 1 since its planNo NFIP community ID on this jurisdiction's plan row.
Foster townshipTownshipExpired on 2022-07-30no Public Assistance recorded0 total; 0 since its planNo NFIP community ID on this jurisdiction's plan row.
Goodar townshipTownshipExpired on 2022-07-30no Public Assistance recorded0 total; 0 since its planNo NFIP community ID on this jurisdiction's plan row.
Hill townshipTownshipExpired on 2022-07-30no Public Assistance recorded0 total; 0 since its planNo NFIP community ID on this jurisdiction's plan row.
Horton townshipTownshipExpired on 2022-07-30no Public Assistance recorded0 total; 0 since its planNo NFIP community ID on this jurisdiction's plan row.
Klacking townshipTownshipExpired on 2022-07-30no Public Assistance recorded0 total; 0 since its planNo NFIP community ID on this jurisdiction's plan row.
Logan townshipTownshipExpired on 2022-07-30no Public Assistance recorded0 total; 0 since its planNo NFIP community ID on this jurisdiction's plan row.
Mills townshipTownshipExpired on 2022-07-30FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded0 total; 0 since its plan
Ogemaw townshipTownshipExpired on 2022-07-30no Public Assistance recorded0 total; 0 since its planNo NFIP community ID on this jurisdiction's plan row.
Richland townshipTownshipExpired on 2022-07-30no Public Assistance recorded0 total; 0 since its planNo NFIP community ID on this jurisdiction's plan row.
Rose townshipTownshipExpired on 2022-07-30no Public Assistance recorded0 total; 0 since its planNo NFIP community ID on this jurisdiction's plan row.
West Branch townshipTownshipExpired on 2022-07-30no Public Assistance recorded40 total; 2 since its planNo NFIP community ID on this jurisdiction's plan row.

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 2017-07-31county-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$6,528,177,449$64,138,09620,747$176$47,435$949,185under 0.0001%$0
Droughtn/a$0n/an/a$0n/aagriculture exposure is 0 in NRI
Earthquake$10,780,996,438n/a20,770$13,214n/a$3,2520.000123%
Hail$6,528,179,306$64,138,09620,747$1,427,941$23,135$22,5580.0219%
Heat Wave$6,528,177,449$64,138,09620,747$505under $1$32,270under 0.0001%$0
Hurricane$6,502,363,043$62,701,21320,657$6,522$1,671$50.0001%
Ice Storm$6,526,928,141n/a20,743$11,296n/a$3,3170.000173%
Inland Flooding$6,510,575,126$00$3,741,902$0$0n/a (see note)$450,000$381,836.01NRI 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$74,174,139n/a220$187n/a$2,5600.000252%
Lightning$6,528,179,306n/a20,747$5,671n/a$293,571under 0.0001%
Strong Wind$6,528,179,306$64,138,09620,747$197,626$3,182$587,1430.00303%$107,000$16,000Storm Events damage since the plan includes 1 zone-level High Wind record ($10,000) and 1 zone-level Strong Wind record ($6,000): NOAA non-thunderstorm wind types, outside NRI's Strong Wind definition.
Tornado$6,528,179,306$64,138,09620,747$209,800$820$293,5750.00321%$110,000$381,836.01
Wildfire$1,037,642,548$12,934,3235,128$59,744$43$4,6890.00576%
Winter Weather$6,528,177,449$64,138,09620,747$4,262$290$154,257under 0.0001%$5,000

Totals since 2017-07-31 (Storm Events through 2026-06-30): 21 county-coded records, 16 with a damage value recorded (including $0), $667,000; 18 zone-level records, 12 with a damage value recorded (including $0), $21,000 reported for the zone; Public Assistance: $381,836.01 on 1 counted declaration.

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
Population20,747
Building value (total, not at risk)$6,528,179,306
Agriculture value (total, not at risk)$64,138,096
NRI risk rating (all hazards)Very Low
Expected annual loss, buildings and agriculture, all hazards$5,755,422
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)$2,346,384
Social vulnerability ratingVery High
Community resilience ratingRelatively Moderate
NRI versionDecember 2025

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

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

Supports FEMA checklist item B2-c: repetitive loss properties

Repetitive loss in this county, both definitions

Sources: 1, 4

DefinitionPropertiesSevere repetitive lossProperties
Repetitive loss, FMA definition (44 CFR 77.2)0Severe repetitive loss, FMA definition (44 CFR 77.2)0
Repetitive loss, NFIP insurance definition0Severe repetitive loss, NFIP insurance definition0

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

Repeat-flood properties: county and state-level rows

Sources: 1, 4

ScopeRL, FMApropertiesSRL, FMApropertiesRL, NFIPpropertiesSRL, NFIPpropertiesAny categorypropertiesMitigatedpropertiesCurrently insuredproperties
County total0000000
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
Mills township2604860000000

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: 0 in every occupancy group.

Sources: 1, 4

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 0 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). Ogemaw County, MI: risk-assessment baseline packet, release 2026-10 (data as of 2026-09-30; County FIPS 26129). Automated baseline. https://hazardplain.org/mi/26129/ 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.