Hazard Plain Automated baseline

Merrimack County, NH

Risk-assessment baseline packet

County FIPS:
33013
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: No county-level plan row in FEMA data.

Highest expected annual loss (FEMA National Risk Index, modeled total; see B1-a): Inland Flooding ($34,098,161 a year), Hurricane ($4,498,593) and Tornado ($1,908,557).

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

No county-level plan row in FEMA data

What changed since your last plan

Not available. No county-level plan row in FEMA data, so there is no approval date to count from.

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

Plan status for every jurisdiction listed in this county: 27 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
Concord cityCityApproved, expires 2029-05-05Hazard Mitigation Plan Update 2023, City of Concord, New Hampshire (FEMA plan 108844)2024-05-062029-05-05948
Franklin cityCityApproved, expires 2029-06-09City of Franklin, NH Hazard Mitigation Plan Update 2023 (FEMA plan 109344)2024-06-102029-06-09983
Allenstown townTownExpired on 2026-03-09Town of Allenstown New Hampshire Hazard Mitigation Plan Update 2021 (FEMA plan 107290)2021-03-102026-03-09-205
Andover townTownApproved, expires 2030-07-28Town of Andover, New Hampshire Hazard Mitigation Plan Update, 2025 (FEMA plan 110908)2025-07-292030-07-281,397
Boscawen townTownApproved, expires 2030-10-13Town of Boscawen New Hampshire, Hazard Mitigation Plan Update 2025 (FEMA plan 111182)2025-10-142030-10-131,474
Bow townTownApproved, expires 2030-02-09Town of Bow, New Hampshire Hazard Mitigation Plan Update 2018 (FEMA plan 110214)2025-02-102030-02-091,228
Bradford townTownApproved, expires 2030-07-20Town of Bradford, New Hampshire Hazard Mitigation Plan Update 2025 (FEMA plan 110932)2025-07-212030-07-201,389
Canterbury townTownApproved, expires 2028-04-17Hazard Mitigation Plan Update 2022, Town of Canterbury, New Hampshire (FEMA plan 108846)2023-04-182028-04-17565
Chichester townTownApproved, expires 2030-12-14Chichester, New Hampshire Hazard Mitigation Plan Update 2025 (FEMA plan 111183)2025-12-152030-12-141,536
Danbury townTownExpired on 2026-07-28Town of Danbury Hazard Mitigation Plan Update 2021 (FEMA plan 107646)2021-07-292026-07-28-64
Dunbarton townTownApproved, expires 2028-04-17Town of Dunbarton, N.H. Hazard Mitigation Plan Update (FEMA plan 108838)2023-04-182028-04-17565
Epsom townTownApproved, expires 2029-10-22Town of Epsom, New Hampshire Hazard Mitigation Plan Update 2024 (FEMA plan 109950)2024-10-232029-10-221,118
Henniker townTownApproved, expires 2030-06-22Town of Henniker New Hampshire Hazard Mitigation Plan Update 2025 (FEMA plan 110787)2025-06-232030-06-221,361
Hill townTownExpired on 2026-01-26Town of Hill New Hampshire Hazard Mitigation Plan Update 2020 (FEMA plan 107156)2021-01-272026-01-26-247
Hooksett townTownApproved, expires 2027-04-28Town of Hooksett New Hampshire Hazard Mitigation Plan 2022 (FEMA plan 108275)2022-04-292027-04-28210
Hopkinton townTownApproved, expires 2029-09-15Town of Hopkinton, New Hampshire Hazard Mitigation Plan Update 2024 (FEMA plan 109895)2024-09-162029-09-151,081
Loudon townTownApproved, expires 2028-04-17Hazard Mitigation Plan Update 2022, Town of Loudon, New Hampshire (FEMA plan 108855)2023-04-182028-04-17565
New London townTownApproved, expires 2030-11-17Town of New London, New Hampshire Hazard Mitigation Plan Update 2025 (FEMA plan 111156)2025-11-182030-11-171,509
Newbury townTownApproved, expires 2029-07-17Town of Newbury, New Hampshire Hazard Mitigation Plan Update 2024 (FEMA plan 109018)2024-07-182029-07-171,021
Northfield townTownExpired on 2024-08-29Town of Northfield New Hampshire Hazard Mitigation Plan Update 2019 (FEMA plan 105967)2019-08-302024-08-29-762
Pembroke townTownApproved, expires 2027-02-24Hazard Mitigation Plan Update 2022, Town of Pembroke, New Hampshire (FEMA plan 108133)2022-02-252027-02-24147
Pittsfield townTownApproved, expires 2028-04-17Hazard Mitigation Plan Update 2023, Town of Pittsfield, New Hampshire (FEMA plan 108893)2023-04-182028-04-17565
Salisbury townTownApproved, expires 2030-07-09Town of Salisbury New Hampshire Hazard Mitigation Plan Update 2025 (FEMA plan 110935)2025-07-102030-07-091,378
Sutton townTownApproved, expires 2030-07-24Town of Sutton New Hampshire Hazard Mitigation Plan Update 2025 (FEMA plan 110992)2025-07-252030-07-241,393
Warner townTownApproved, expires 2029-12-18Town of Warner New Hampshire Hazard Mitigation Plan Update 2024 (FEMA plan 110265)2024-12-192029-12-181,175
Webster townTownApproved, expires 2031-02-04Town of Webster, New Hampshire Hazard Mitigation Plan Update 2025 (FEMA plan 111462)2026-02-052031-02-041,588
Wilmot townTownApproved, expires 2030-05-18Town of Wilmot, NH Hazard Mitigation Plan Update 2025 (FEMA plan 110575)2025-05-192030-05-181,326

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 ModerateRelatively Moderate$33,690,402$339,084$68,675$34,098,161111
2HurricaneRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$4,129,582$201,014$167,997$4,498,5932
3TornadoRelatively LowRelatively Low$773,959$521$1,134,076$1,908,5574
4EarthquakeRelatively LowRelatively Low$1,295,236n/a$248,730$1,543,966Storm Events does not record earthquakes.
5LightningRelatively HighRelatively High$268,392n/a$1,149,860$1,418,25220
6Cold WaveRelatively LowRelatively Moderate$258$7,725$1,362,944$1,370,92722Includes 1 Frost/Freeze record (outside NRI's Cold Wave definition; counted in this table and in B1-d, not in the B1-e descriptor).
7Heat WaveRelatively LowRelatively Low$1$25,141$1,154,228$1,179,3703
8Ice StormRelatively HighRelatively High$1,037,146n/a$109,674$1,146,8203
9Strong WindRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$110,756$1,351$636,071$748,178250Includes 18 High Wind and 31 Strong Wind records (NOAA non-thunderstorm wind types, outside NRI's Strong Wind definition).
10DroughtRelatively LowRelatively Lown/a$329,315n/a$329,31521
11Winter WeatherRelatively ModerateRelatively High$96,946$32$171,497$268,476184
12HailRelatively LowRelatively Low$12,614$5,259$184,251$202,12496
13WildfireVery LowVery Low$21,385$4$2,969$24,3570No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).
14LandslideRelatively LowRelatively Low$15,631n/a$6,989$22,6200No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).
15AvalancheVery LowVery Low$0n/a$119$1190No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).

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: 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
Avalanchetract 385 (Very Low, 17.8); tract 405.01 (Very Low, 17.1); tract 415 (Very Low, 16.8)
Earthquaketract 329 (Relatively Low, 77.1); tract 441 (Relatively Low, 76.6); tract 325 (Relatively Low, 72.3)
Hurricanetract 325 (Relatively Moderate, 85.4); tract 31 (Relatively Moderate, 84.2); tract 390 (Relatively Moderate, 83.9)
Landslidetract 405.02 (Relatively Moderate, 96.6); tract 415 (Relatively Moderate, 96.4); tract 385 (Relatively Moderate, 95.8)
Tornadotract 400 (Relatively Moderate, 60.7); tract 325 (Relatively Moderate, 58.3); tract 390 (Relatively Moderate, 57.8)
Wildfiretract 310.01 (Relatively Low, 73.7); tract 300 (Relatively Low, 72.7); tract 390 (Relatively Low, 70.1)

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 385 is Census Tract 385). FEMA's Resilience Analysis and Planning Tool maps the National Risk Index for every tract: https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/practitioners/resilience-analysis-and-planning-tool

Supports FEMA checklist item B1-c: hazard extent

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

Sources: 6, 7

HazardScaleRecordscount and yearsObserved rangeWorst recorded eventMost damaging (when different)How it applies to jurisdictionsNote
Avalanchenone (count and damage only)0
Cold/Wind Chill, Extreme Cold/Wind Chillwind chill21 records, 1998 to 2023 (21 zone-level)1 day to 6 days (median 2 days); 18 with a recorded value6 consecutive days, 2000-01-13 to 2000-01-18, zone-levelCountywide (zone-level records).
Frost/Freeze (outside NRI's Cold Wave definition)crop damage1 record, 2023 (1 zone-level)No crop damage reported in 1 record.Countywide (zone-level records).
DroughtU.S. Drought Monitor scale (D0 to D4)21 records, 1999 to 2026 (21 zone-level)26 days to 212 days (median 61.5 days); 8 with a recorded value212 days (7 months), 2025-11-01 to 2026-05-31, a run of 7 consecutive Storm Events drought records, zone-levelDrought, 2020-11-01, $20,000 property; $9,000,000 crops (zone total, 2020 dollars)Countywide (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)101 records, 1962 to 20260.75 in to 2 in (median 1 in); 101 with a recorded value2 in hail, 2026-06-26; same size also recorded on 2007-07-09Hail, 2025-07-20, $100 property; $0 crops (2025 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Concord city (13 records), Franklin city (6 records), Henniker town (5 records), Canterbury town (4 records), Danbury town (4 records), Dunbarton town (4 records), Hopkinton town (4 records), Allenstown town (3 records), Andover town (3 records), Epsom town (3 records); and 10 more jurisdictions (see the Excel file).
Excessive Heat, Heatheat index (in event narratives)3 records, 1998 to 2024 (3 zone-level)2 days; 1 with a recorded value2 consecutive days, 2024-06-19 to 2024-06-20, zone-levelCountywide (zone-level records).Heat records from November to March (unseasonable warmth, not a heat wave) are counted but not used for the longest run.
Hurricane, Tropical Storm, Tropical DepressionSaffir-Simpson2 records, 2011 to 2020 (2 zone-level)Strongest recorded: Tropical Storm record, 2020-08-04, $5,000 property; crops not reported (2020 dollars); NWS zone NHZ008Countywide (zone-level records).Storm 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, 1998 to 2008 (3 zone-level)Ice Storm, 1998-01-07, $3,660,000 property; crops not reported (1998 dollars); NWS zone NHZ008Countywide (zone-level records).
Flash Flood, Flood, Lakeshore Flooddamage and flood days (flood depth: FIRM)111 records, 1996 to 2025 (9 zone-level)Flash Flood, 1996-10-20, $2,200,000 property; crops not reported (1996 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Concord city (4 records), Henniker town (4 records), Hooksett town (4 records), Pembroke town (4 records), Allenstown town (3 records), Danbury town (2 records), Epsom town (2 records), New London town (2 records), Pittsfield town (2 records), Andover town (1 record); and 8 more jurisdictions (see the Excel file). Zone-level records (9) 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)0
Lightningannualized frequency (the measure FEMA's Local Mitigation Planning Handbook names)20 records, 1997 to 2025Lightning, 1997-07-09, $3,000,000 property; crops not reported (1997 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Allenstown town (2 records), Franklin city (2 records), Hooksett town (2 records), Pittsfield town (2 records), Sutton town (2 records), Bradford town (1 record), Chichester town (1 record), Danbury town (1 record), Henniker town (1 record), Loudon town (1 record); and 4 more jurisdictions (see the Excel file).Storm Events lists lightning with damage or casualties.
High Wind and Strong Wind (outside NRI's Strong Wind definition)wind speed (kt and mph)49 records, 1996 to 2017 (49 zone-level)34 kt (39 mph) to 60 kt (69 mph) (median 50 kt (58 mph)); 21 with a recorded value60 kt (69 mph), measurement type not recorded, High Wind, 1997-03-06, 1 direct injury (reported for the zone); NWS zone NHZ008High Wind, 2012-10-29, $106,000 property; $0 crops (zone total, 2012 dollars)Countywide (zone-level records).
Thunderstorm Windwind speed (kt and mph)242 records, 1962 to 202650 kt (58 mph) to 78 kt (90 mph) (median 50 kt (58 mph)); 199 with a recorded value78 kt (90 mph) estimated gust, Thunderstorm Wind, 2020-05-15Thunderstorm Wind, 2022-07-21, $10,000 property; $0 crops (2022 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Franklin city (15 records), Concord city (14 records), Henniker town (12 records), Loudon town (12 records), Danbury town (10 records), Hopkinton town (10 records), Chichester town (7 records), Warner town (7 records), Hill town (6 records), Northfield town (6 records); and 17 more jurisdictions (see the Excel file).
TornadoEnhanced Fujita (Fujita before Feb 2007)7 records, 1967 to 2018F/EF0 to F/EF2 (median F/EF1); 7 with a recorded valueEF2 tornado, 2008-07-24, 5.25 mi within this county, 880 yd wide, $153,000 property; crops not reported (2008 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Pittsfield town (2 records), Epsom town (1 record), Warner town (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)0
Winter Storm, Heavy Snow, Blizzard, Lake-Effect Snow, Winter Weather, Sleetnone in data (snowfall: local data)184 records, 1996 to 2026 (184 zone-level)No damage reported in 184 records.Countywide (zone-level records).

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".

In event narratives only (local data needed): wind chill, temperature, heat index, ice thickness, acres burned and snow depth; any physical measure of avalanche, debris flow and lightning.

Storm Events records are more complete after 1996; before 1996 only Tornado (from 1950), Hail and Thunderstorm Wind (from 1955) exist. Zone-level records from zones that 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: 29 declarations covering 23 separate hazard incidents counted in this packet (declarations for the same incident count once; non-natural and evacuation-only declarations are not counted).

No county-level plan row in FEMA data, so there is no approval date to count from.

Federal disaster declarations for this county

Sources: 1, 2, 3

DeclaredIncident beganFEMA numberTypeTitleMapped hazardCounty Public Assistancefederal share obligated, nominal dollarsNotes
2020-04-032020-01-20DR-4516-NHMajor disasterCOVID-19 PandemicNon-natural, not counted$201,082,551.58
2020-03-132020-01-20EM-3445-NHEmergencyCOVID-19Non-natural, not countedno Public Assistance recordedsame incident as DR-4516
2018-01-022017-10-29DR-4355-NHMajor disasterSevere Storm and FloodingInland Flooding$1,114,593.92
2013-03-192013-02-08DR-4105-NHMajor disasterSevere Winter Storm and SnowstormWinter Weather$1,954,889.31
2012-10-302012-10-26EM-3360-NHEmergencyHurricane SandyHurricane$80,091.20
2011-11-012011-10-29EM-3344-NHEmergencySevere StormHazard not mapped (severe storm title names no single hazard); not countedno Public Assistance recorded
2011-09-032011-08-26DR-4026-NHMajor disasterTropical Storm IreneHurricane$514,431.20
2011-08-272011-08-26EM-3333-NHEmergencyHurricane IreneHurricane$26,333.17same incident as DR-4026
2010-03-292010-02-23DR-1892-NHMajor disasterSevere Winter StormWinter Weather$606,882.82
2009-01-022008-12-11DR-1812-NHMajor disasterSevere Winter StormIce Storm$3,020,006.31
2008-12-132008-12-11EM-3297-NHEmergencySevere Winter StormWinter Weatherno Public Assistance recordedsame incident as DR-1812
2008-10-032008-09-06DR-1799-NHMajor disasterSevere Storms and FloodingInland Flooding$180,789.65
2008-08-112008-07-24DR-1782-NHMajor disasterSevere Storms, Tornado, and FloodingInland Flooding; Tornado$125,683.33
2007-04-272007-04-15DR-1695-NHMajor disasterSevere Storms and FloodingInland Flooding$3,680,006.73
2006-05-252006-05-12DR-1643-NHMajor disasterSevere Storms and FloodingInland Flooding$3,948,305.76
2005-10-262005-10-07DR-1610-NHMajor disasterSevere Storms and FloodingInland Flooding$5,303,104.99
2005-09-192005-08-29EM-3258-NHEmergencyHurricane Katrina EvacuationHurricane: evacuation support, not a local hazard event; not countedno Public Assistance recorded
2005-03-302005-01-22EM-3207-NHEmergencyRecord and/or Near Record SnowWinter Weather$1,360,736.09
2004-01-152003-12-06EM-3193-NHEmergencySnowWinter Weather$1,204,355.54
2003-03-112003-02-17EM-3177-NHEmergencySnowWinter Weather$209,573.30
2001-03-282001-03-05EM-3166-NHEmergencySnowWinter Weather$1,030,921.38
1998-07-021998-06-12DR-1231-NHMajor disasterSevere Storms and FloodingInland Flooding; Winter Weatherno Public Assistance recorded
1998-01-151998-01-07DR-1199-NHMajor disasterSevere Ice Storm, Rains and High WindsIce Storm; Strong Windno Public Assistance recorded
1996-10-291996-10-20DR-1144-NHMajor disasterFall Northeaster RainstormInland Floodingno Public Assistance recorded
1996-01-031995-10-20DR-1077-NHMajor disasterExcessive Rainfall, High Winds, and FloodingInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Strong Windno Public Assistance recorded
1993-03-161993-03-13EM-3101-NHEmergencyBlizzards, High Winds & Record SnowfallWinter Weatherno Public Assistance recorded
1990-08-291990-08-07DR-876-NHMajor disasterSevere Storms & FloodingInland Floodingno Public Assistance recorded
1987-04-161987-03-30DR-789-NHMajor disasterSevere Storms & FloodingInland Floodingno Public Assistance recorded
1973-07-111973-07-11DR-399-NHMajor disasterSevere Storms & FloodingInland Floodingno Public Assistance recorded

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

Statewide declarations

Source: 2

DeclaredIncident beganFEMA numberTypeTitleMapped hazard
1953-07-021953-07-02DR-11-NHMajor disasterForest FireWildfire

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.

Public Assistance filed under this county for declarations that do not list it: 33 rows, $35,291,465.36

Sources: 2, 3

FEMA numberDeclaredTitleApplicantPA obligatedfederal share obligated, nominal dollars
DR-4812-NH2024-08-20Severe Storm and FloodingNH Fish and Game Department$798,992.38
DR-4812-NH2024-08-20Severe Storm and FloodingNH Department of Transportation (DOT)$528,762.95
DR-4771-NH2024-04-19Severe Storms and FloodingNH Department of Transportation (DOT)$131,596.99
DR-4761-NH2024-02-27Severe Storm and FloodingNH Fish and Game Department$250,222.50
DR-4761-NH2024-02-27Severe Storm and FloodingNH Department of Transportation (DOT)$825,454.49
DR-4740-NH2023-09-14Severe Storms and FloodingNH Department of Transportation (DOT)$1,314,105.08
DR-4693-NH2023-03-15Severe Storm and FloodingNH Department of Transportation (DOT)$36,105.85
DR-4693-NH2023-03-15Severe Storm and FloodingNH Department of Corrections (DOC)$19,401.23
DR-4624-NH2021-10-04Severe Storm and FloodingNH Department of Transportation (DOT)$3,616,758.79
DR-4622-NH2021-09-30Severe Storm and FloodingNH Department of Transportation (DOT)$16,176.03
DR-4457-NH2019-08-15Severe Storm and FloodingNH Fish and Game Department$82,222.57
DR-4457-NH2019-08-15Severe Storm and FloodingNH Department of Transportation (DOT)$1,498,868.29
DR-4371-NH2018-06-08Severe Winter Storm and SnowstormNH Department of Transportation (DOT)$596,700.56
DR-4370-NH2018-06-08Severe Storm and FloodingNH Department of Transportation (DOT)$19,050,013.74
DR-4329-NH2017-08-09Severe Storms and FloodingNH Fish and Game Department$7,381.85
DR-4329-NH2017-08-09Severe Storms and FloodingNH Department of Transportation (DOT)$1,875,952.82
DR-4316-NH2017-06-01Severe Winter StormNH Department of Transportation (DOT)$72,018.33
DR-4209-NH2015-03-25Severe Winter Storm and SnowstormNH Department of Transportation (DOT)$636,094.51
DR-4139-NH2013-08-02Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and FloodingNH Department of Transportation (DOT)$191,695.79
DR-4095-NH2012-11-28Hurricane SandyNH Fish and Game Department$1,110.75
DR-4095-NH2012-11-28Hurricane SandyNH Department of Transportation (DOT)$149,655.82
DR-4049-NH2011-12-05Severe Storm and SnowstormNH Fish and Game Department$3,601.62
DR-4049-NH2011-12-05Severe Storm and SnowstormNH Department of Transportation (DOT)$226,261.55
DR-4049-NH2011-12-05Severe Storm and SnowstormNH Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)$2,750.03
DR-4006-NH2011-07-22Severe Storms and FloodingNH Department of Transportation (DOT)$771,932.91
DR-1913-NH2010-05-12Severe Storms and FloodingNH Department of Transportation (DOT)$29,821.53
DR-1913-NH2010-05-12Severe Storms and FloodingNH Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)$1,885.73
DR-1787-NH2008-09-05Severe Storms and FloodingNH Fish and Game Department$37,579.61
DR-1787-NH2008-09-05Severe Storms and FloodingNH Department of Transportation (DOT)$1,408,841.01
EM-3211-NH2005-04-28Record SnowNH Department of Transportation (DOT)$602,177.51
EM-3208-NH2005-03-30Record SnowNH Department of Transportation (DOT)$497,312.29
DR-1489-NH2003-09-12Severe Storms and FloodingNH Department of Transportation (DOT)$5,512.50
DR-1305-NH1999-10-18Tropical Storm FloydNH Department of Transportation (DOT)$4,497.75

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

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
Avalanche0001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Cold Wave22201996 to 2026-06-30Includes 1 Frost/Freeze record.
Drought21801996 to 2026-06-30
Earthquake000Storm Events does not record earthquakes; the USGS earthquake catalog is the source.
Hail1012101955 to 2026-06-30
Heat Wave3101996 to 2026-06-30
Hurricane2021996 to 2026-06-30
Ice Storm3021996 to 2026-06-30
Inland Flooding11119121996 to 2026-06-30
Landslide0001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Lightning20201996 to 2026-06-30
Strong Wind2913121955 to 2026-06-30Includes 18 High Wind and 31 Strong Wind records.
Tornado7011950 to 2026-06-30
Wildfire0001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Winter Weather1842091996 to 2026-06-30

Notable Storm Events records

Sources: 1, 6, 7

DateEvent typeMagnitude or extentDamagenominal dollarsDeaths, injuriesdirect onlyLocationFlagsWhy listed
2024-06-19Excessive Heat$0 property; $0 crops (zone total, 2024 dollars)0, 0NWS zone NHZ008 (MERRIMACK), zone-levelwithin last 5 yearsB1-c worst recorded: Excessive Heat, Heat
2020-08-04Tropical Storm$5,000 property; crops not reported (zone total, 2020 dollars)0, 0NWS zone NHZ008 (MERRIMACK), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Hurricane, Tropical Storm, Tropical Depression
2020-05-15Thunderstorm Wind78 kt (90 mph) estimated gustdamage not reported0, 0WILMOT FLATB1-c worst recorded: Thunderstorm Wind
2008-07-24TornadoEF2, 5.25 mi within this county, 880 yd wide$153,000 property; crops not reported (2008 dollars)0, 0EPSOM to PITTSFIELDB1-c worst recorded: Tornado
2000-01-13Extreme Cold/Wind Chilldamage not reported0, 0NWS zone NHZ008 (MERRIMACK), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Cold/Wind Chill, Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
1999-03-07Strong Windspeed not recordeddamage not reported1, 1NWS zone NHZ008 (MERRIMACK), zone-leveldeaths or injuries recorded
1998-01-07Ice Storm$3,660,000 property; crops not reported (zone total, 1998 dollars)0, 0NWS zone NHZ008 (MERRIMACK), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Ice Storm
1997-07-09Lightning$3,000,000 property; crops not reported (1997 dollars)0, 0BRADFORDB1-c worst recorded: Lightning
1997-03-06High Wind60 kt (69 mph), measurement type not recordeddamage not reported0, 1NWS zone NHZ008 (MERRIMACK), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: High Wind and Strong Wind
1996-10-20Flash Flood$2,200,000 property; crops not reported (1996 dollars)0, 0COUNTYWIDEB1-c worst recorded: Flash Flood, Flood, Lakeshore Flood
1994-08-21Thunderstorm Windspeed not recordeddamage not recorded (pre-1996 record)1, 0location not recordeddeaths or injuries recorded
1976-08-15TornadoF1, 33 yd widedamage not recorded (pre-1996 record)0, 5location not recordeddeaths or injuries recorded

The full list is in the Excel file, sheet "B1-d Storm Events history" (765 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).

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

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

Probability: FEMA annualized frequency and descriptor per hazard

Sources: 5, 6

HazardFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)unit per rowUnitIn plain termsDescriptorDescriptor basisNRI events or days in its record period (hail, wind and tornado are area-weighted, so can be fractional)NRI periodLocationNote
Avalanche0.01events per yearabout 1 in 100 yearsPossibleFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)01994 to 2023 (30 years)see B1-f0.01 is NRI's minimum avalanche frequency for a county in an avalanche susceptibility zone; NRI records no avalanche here, so the descriptor reflects the floor, not local events.
Cold Wave1.74event-days per yearabout 1.74 days per yearLikelyStorm Events event-days in 8 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (26.7%)332005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywide
Drought2.15event-days per yearabout 2.15 days per yearLikelyStorm Events event-days in 4 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (13.3%)1542000 to 2025 (25.25 years; D3 and D4 only)countywide
Earthquake0.00165annual probability at a locationchance a given location in the county has at least minor-damage shaking in a year: 0.165%not shownmodeledsee B1-fNo descriptor (Storm Events does not record earthquakes).
Hail2.12events per yearabout 2.12 per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)80.7 (modeled)1986 to 2023 (38 years)countywide
Heat Wave3.42event-days per yearabout 3.42 days per yearPossibleStorm Events event-days in 2 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (6.67%)62.12005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywide
Hurricane0.0865events per yearabout 1 in 12 yearsPossibleFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)321851 to 2024 (Atlantic)see B1-fNRI counts hurricane and tropical storm tracks passing within storm-force wind range; federal declarations are in B1-d.
Ice Storm1.84event-days per yearabout 1.84 days per yearLikelyStorm Events event-days in 3 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (10%)1241946-12-31 to 2014-02-12 (67 years)countywide
Inland Flooding2.61event-days per yearabout 2.61 days per yearLikelyStorm Events event-days in 26 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (86.7%)731996 to 2023 (28 years)see B1-f
Landslide1.29events per year (modeled)about 1.29 per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shownmodeledsee B1-f
Lightning20.6days per year with a strikeabout 20.6 days per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shown1995 to 2023 (29 years; CONUS)countywide
Strong Wind0.913events per yearabout 0.91 per yearLikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)351986 to 2023 (38 years)countywide
Tornado0.129events per yearabout 1 in 8 yearsLikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shown1950 to 2023 (EF2+); 1986 to 2023 (EF0-1)see B1-f
Wildfire0.0000254annual probability at a locationchance a given location in the county burns in a year: 0.00254%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 Weather19.1event-days per yearabout 19.1 days per yearHighly likelyStorm Events event-days in 30 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (100%)3632005-11-12 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 202552301.73
Hail2.00 in+1996 to 20251300.0333
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)50-64 kt1996 to 2025187306.23
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)65 kt+1996 to 20251300.0333
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)unmeasured or below 50 kt1996 to 20257300.233
TornadoEF0-11996 to 20253300.1
TornadoEF2-31996 to 20251300.0333
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
Avalanche4 of 3915.617.017.8Very Low 4, Not Applicable 35
Cold Wave39 of 3923.538.055.9Relatively Moderate 6, Relatively Low 33
Drought22 of 3976.787.793.4Relatively Moderate 2, Relatively Low 19, Very Low 1, No Rating 17
Earthquake39 of 3918.549.977.1Relatively Low 28, Very Low 11
Hail39 of 3924.241.757.4Relatively Low 31, Very Low 8
Heat Wave39 of 399.736.462.2Relatively Moderate 1, Relatively Low 36, Very Low 2
Hurricane39 of 3953.277.085.4Relatively Moderate 12, Relatively Low 27
Ice Storm39 of 3944.486.694.7Relatively High 8, Relatively Moderate 30, Relatively Low 1
Inland Flooding39 of 3918.856.392.6Relatively High 9, Relatively Moderate 16, Relatively Low 14
Landslide39 of 3919.082.096.6Relatively Moderate 3, Relatively Low 18, Very Low 18
Lightning39 of 3940.981.295.2Relatively High 27, Relatively Moderate 11, Relatively Low 1
Strong Wind39 of 3921.048.673.8Relatively Moderate 12, Relatively Low 27
Tornado39 of 3920.041.460.7Relatively Moderate 4, Relatively Low 33, Very Low 2
Wildfire39 of 3918.556.673.7Relatively Low 4, Very Low 35
Winter Weather39 of 3938.470.584.5Relatively High 7, Relatively Moderate 31, Relatively Low 1

Drought: Agriculture is all of NRI's expected annual loss for this hazard in the county, so the tract range mostly reflects where crop and livestock value is.

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

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

Frequency data for cold wave, drought, hail, heat wave, 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 (crop and livestock value where a line above names agriculture).

Each jurisdiction (starting figures from federal data)

Sources: 1, 3, 4, 6

JurisdictionTypePlan statusRepetitive lossFMA RL and SRL (44 CFR 77.2); repeat-flood, any definitionPublic Assistance to this jurisdictionFEMA records matched by applicant name; federal share obligated, nominal dollarsEvent records naming this placeall years; since its planNotes
Concord cityCityApproved, expires 2029-05-05FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 2$1,164,226.3431 total; 1 since its planIncludes $280,783.63 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4516-NH).
Franklin cityCityApproved, expires 2029-06-09FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$277,160.5524 total; 0 since its planIncludes $77,400.73 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4516-NH).
Allenstown townTownExpired on 2026-03-09FMA RL 6, SRL 3; any 18$207,299.4812 total; 1 since its plan
Andover townTownApproved, expires 2030-07-28FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$569,923.519 total; 0 since its planIncludes $5,668 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4516-NH).
Boscawen townTownApproved, expires 2030-10-13FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$44,712.272 total; 0 since its planIncludes $11,776.17 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4516-NH).
Bow townTownApproved, expires 2030-02-09FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 1$579,886.511 total; 0 since its planIncludes $58,880.02 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4516-NH).
Bradford townTownApproved, expires 2030-07-20FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 4$657,866.156 total; 0 since its plan
Canterbury townTownApproved, expires 2028-04-17FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$190,597.617 total; 0 since its plan
Chichester townTownApproved, expires 2030-12-14FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$182,885.099 total; 0 since its plan
Danbury townTownExpired on 2026-07-28FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 1$151,131.2017 total; 5 since its plan
Dunbarton townTownApproved, expires 2028-04-17FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$112,040.969 total; 1 since its plan
Epsom townTownApproved, expires 2029-10-22FMA RL 0, SRL 1; any 4$1,160,876.2111 total; 0 since its planIncludes $50,546.95 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4516-NH).
Henniker townTownApproved, expires 2030-06-22FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$481,466.2122 total; 0 since its plan
Hill townTownExpired on 2026-01-26FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$73,441.3310 total; 2 since its plan
Hooksett townTownApproved, expires 2027-04-28FMA RL 0, SRL 1; any 4$1,025,426.8911 total; 2 since its planIncludes $492,321.98 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4516-NH).
Hopkinton townTownApproved, expires 2029-09-15FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$227,452.3914 total; 2 since its plan
Loudon townTownApproved, expires 2028-04-17FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$798,868.8216 total; 0 since its plan
New London townTownApproved, expires 2030-11-17FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$263,632.297 total; 0 since its planIncludes $12,838.88 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4516-NH).
Newbury townTownApproved, expires 2029-07-17FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$423,972.045 total; 0 since its planIncludes $18,957.18 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4516-NH).
Northfield townTownExpired on 2024-08-29FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$147,227.7611 total; 3 since its plan
Pembroke townTownApproved, expires 2027-02-24FMA RL 1, SRL 1; any 7$290,265.1212 total; 2 since its plan
Pittsfield townTownApproved, expires 2028-04-17FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 3$233,396.899 total; 0 since its plan
Salisbury townTownApproved, expires 2030-07-09FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$140,272.093 total; 0 since its plan
Sutton townTownApproved, expires 2030-07-24FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$294,116.964 total; 0 since its plan
Warner townTownApproved, expires 2029-12-18FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 1$606,859.8010 total; 1 since its plan
Webster townTownApproved, expires 2031-02-04FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$178,030.862 total; 0 since its plan
Wilmot townTownApproved, expires 2030-05-18FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$576,866.445 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.

No county-level plan row in FEMA data, so there is no approval date to count from.

  • 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 plancounty-coded records, property plus crops, nominal dollarsZone-level damage since planproperty plus crops, reported for the zonePublic Assistance since plannominal dollars; see noteNote
Avalanche$0n/aunder 1$0n/a$119building exposure is 0 in NRI
Cold Wave$30,779,205,627$63,536,002153,727$258$7,725$1,362,944under 0.0001%
Droughtn/a$25,332,665n/an/a$329,315n/a1.3% (agriculture)NRI has no building exposure for this hazard; agriculture shown
Earthquake$54,206,951,475n/a153,808$1,295,236n/a$248,7300.00239%
Hail$30,779,205,627$63,536,002153,727$12,614$5,259$184,251under 0.0001%
Heat Wave$30,779,205,627$63,536,002153,727$1$25,141$1,154,228under 0.0001%
Hurricane$30,777,471,077$63,536,002153,719$4,129,582$201,014$167,9970.0134%
Ice Storm$30,754,526,567n/a153,592$1,037,146n/a$109,6740.00337%
Inland Flooding$30,678,750,271$22,410,7593,152$33,690,402$339,084$68,675n/a (see note)NRI counts the full building value of any census block with some flood loss; this is not the value of buildings in the floodplain. Use local FIRM overlays for B2-a/B2-b.
Landslide$1,114,329,406n/a5,440$15,631n/a$6,9890.0014%
Lightning$30,779,205,627n/a153,727$268,392n/a$1,149,8600.000872%
Strong Wind$30,779,205,627$63,536,002153,727$110,756$1,351$636,0710.00036%
Tornado$30,779,205,627$63,536,002153,727$773,959$521$1,134,0760.00251%
Wildfire$9,751,920,600$19,784,55654,132$21,385$4$2,9690.000219%
Winter Weather$30,779,205,627$63,536,002153,727$96,946$32$171,4970.000315%

Totals since the plan: not available. No county-level plan row in FEMA data, so there is no approval date to count from.

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
Population153,727
Building value (total, not at risk)$30,779,205,627
Agriculture value (total, not at risk)$63,536,002
NRI risk rating (all hazards)Relatively Low
Expected annual loss, buildings and agriculture, all hazards$42,361,753
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)$6,398,081
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)7Severe repetitive loss, FMA definition (44 CFR 77.2)6
Repetitive loss, NFIP insurance definition38Severe repetitive loss, NFIP insurance definition2

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

Repeat-flood properties: county total and NFIP communities

Sources: 1, 4

ScopeRL, FMApropertiesSRL, FMApropertiesRL, NFIPpropertiesSRL, NFIPpropertiesAny categorypropertiesMitigatedpropertiesCurrently insuredproperties
County total763824575
of which: Allenstown town631311851
of which: Bradford town0040402
of which: Bow town0010101
of which: Concord city0020200
of which: Danbury town0010100
of which: Epsom town0130410
of which: Hooksett town0141400
of which: Pembroke town1160711
of which: Pittsfield town0030300
of which: Warner town0010100

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

Sources: 1, 4

JurisdictionNFIP community IDRL, FMApropertiesSRL, FMApropertiesRL, NFIPpropertiesSRL, NFIPpropertiesAny categorypropertiesMitigatedpropertiesCurrently insuredproperties
Concord city3301100020200
Franklin city3301130000000
Allenstown town330103631311851
Andover town3301040000000
Boscawen town3301050000000
Bow town3301070010101
Bradford town3301060040402
Canterbury town3301080000000
Chichester town3301090000000
Danbury town3301110010100
Dunbarton town3302020000000
Epsom town3301120130410
Henniker town3301140000000
Hill town3302140000000
Hooksett town3301150141400
Hopkinton town3301160000000
Loudon town3301170000000
New London town3302300000000
Newbury town3302260000000
Northfield town3301180000000
Pembroke town3301191160711
Pittsfield town3301200030300
Salisbury town3301210000000
Sutton town3301220000000
Warner town3301230010100
Webster town3302360000000
Wilmot town3301240000000

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 residential753314074
2 to 4 unit residential0020200
other residential0000000
non-residential0131301
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 6 properties are FMA repetitive loss but not NFIP repetitive loss, and 37 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 (the summary on page 1 says how it is organized); the plan and FEMA's review decide whether each 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.

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Cite this: Hazard Plain (2026). Merrimack County, NH: risk-assessment baseline packet, release 2026-10 (data as of 2026-09-30; County FIPS 33013). Automated baseline. https://hazardplain.org/nh/33013/ 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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