Hazard Plain Automated baseline

Montgomery County, TX

Risk-assessment baseline packet

County FIPS:
48339
Release:
2026-10
Data as of:
2026-09-30
Storm Events data through:
2026-06-30

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

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

Summary

Plan status as of 2026-09-30: Approved, expires 2029-05-01. Plan: Montgomery County (FEMA plan 109183), approved 2024-05-02.

Since the plan was approved on 2024-05-02: 3 new hazard declarations (3 incidents): DR-4781-TX (Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding), DR-4798-TX (Hurricane Beryl), FM-5573-TX (Pauline Road Fire).

NOAA Storm Events records since that date: 31 records (data through 2026-06-30).

Highest expected annual loss (FEMA National Risk Index, modeled total; see B1-a): Inland Flooding ($94,367,013 a year), Tornado ($61,702,528) and Cold Wave ($22,753,605).

Repetitive-loss flood properties now: FMA RL 652, SRL 641 (44 CFR 77.2); any definition: 1,995.

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

Plan clock

Status:
Approved, expires 2029-05-01
Plan:
Montgomery County (FEMA plan 109183)
Approved:
2024-05-02
Days to expiry:
944

What changed since your last plan (approved 2024-05-02)

New federal declarations:
3 new hazard declarations (3 incidents): DR-4781-TX (Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding), DR-4798-TX (Hurricane Beryl), FM-5573-TX (Pauline Road Fire)
Storm Events records since approval:
31 records (data through 2026-06-30)
Repetitive loss now:
FMA RL 652, SRL 641 (44 CFR 77.2); any definition: 1,995
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
Montgomery CountyCountyApproved, expires 2029-05-01Montgomery County (FEMA plan 109183)2024-05-022029-05-01944
Conroe cityCityApproved, expires 2029-05-01Montgomery County (FEMA plan 109183)2024-05-022029-05-01944
Cut and Shoot cityCityApproved, expires 2029-05-01Montgomery County (FEMA plan 109183)2024-05-022029-05-01944
Houston cityCityApproved, expires 2028-11-15Houston (FEMA plan 108932)2023-11-162028-11-15777
Magnolia cityCityApproved, expires 2029-05-01Montgomery County (FEMA plan 109183)2024-05-022029-05-01944
Montgomery cityCityApproved, expires 2029-05-01Montgomery County (FEMA plan 109183)2024-05-022029-05-01944
Oak Ridge North cityCityApproved, expires 2029-05-01Montgomery County (FEMA plan 109183)2024-05-022029-05-01944
Panorama Village cityCityApproved, expires 2029-05-01Montgomery County (FEMA plan 109183)2024-05-022029-05-01944
Patton Village cityCityApproved, expires 2029-05-01Montgomery County (FEMA plan 109183)2024-05-022029-05-01944
Roman Forest cityCityApproved, expires 2029-05-01Montgomery County (FEMA plan 109183)2024-05-022029-05-01944
Shenandoah cityCityApproved, expires 2029-05-01Montgomery County (FEMA plan 109183)2024-05-022029-05-01944
Splendora cityCityApproved, expires 2029-05-01Montgomery County (FEMA plan 109183)2024-05-022029-05-01944
Stagecoach townTownApproved, expires 2029-05-01Montgomery County (FEMA plan 109183)2024-05-022029-05-01944
The Woodlands CDPUnincorporatedApproved, expires 2029-05-01Montgomery County (FEMA plan 109183)2024-05-022029-05-01944
Willis cityCityApproved, expires 2029-05-01Montgomery County (FEMA plan 109183)2024-05-022029-05-01944
Woodbranch cityCityApproved, expires 2029-05-01Montgomery County (FEMA plan 109183)2024-05-022029-05-01944
Woodloch townTownApproved, expires 2029-05-01Montgomery County (FEMA plan 109183)2024-05-022029-05-01944
San Jacinto River AuthorityFlood Control DistrictApproved, expires 2030-04-08Waller County (FEMA plan 110285)2025-04-092030-04-081,286

Supports FEMA checklist item B1-a: hazard identification

Hazards NRI does not cover (local data needed)

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

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

Sources: 5, 6

Rank by EALHazardNRI risk ratingEAL ratingEAL buildingsmodeled dollars per yearEAL agriculturemodeled dollars per yearCost of expected deaths and injuriesFEMA's dollar value per year, not property damageEAL total (see note)modeled dollars per yearStorm Events records, 1996 to 2026-06-30countStorm Events coverage note
1Inland FloodingRelatively HighRelatively High$91,998,455$1,739$2,366,820$94,367,01379
2TornadoVery HighVery High$14,044,365$1,035$47,657,124$61,702,52828
3Cold WaveRelatively HighVery High$119,095$16,307$22,618,203$22,753,6051
4HurricaneRelatively HighRelatively High$17,061,723$148,903$733,278$17,943,9054
5LightningVery HighVery High$89,069n/a$8,480,151$8,569,22018
6Heat WaveRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$865$107$7,911,878$7,912,85015
7Strong WindRelatively HighRelatively High$425,117$3,733$2,361,257$2,790,107198Includes 1 High Wind and 1 Strong Wind records (NOAA non-thunderstorm wind types, outside NRI's Strong Wind definition).
8Ice StormVery HighVery High$363,192n/a$1,570,780$1,933,9724
9HailRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$977,484$8,502$888,808$1,874,794139
10EarthquakeRelatively LowRelatively Low$498,216n/a$215,142$713,358Storm Events does not record earthquakes.
11DroughtRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderaten/a$547,420n/a$547,42014
12WildfireRelatively LowRelatively Low$341,702$159$84,353$426,2150Declared 8 times; no Storm Events record of this type.
13Winter WeatherRelatively HighRelatively High$320,247$5$15,971$336,2239
14LandslideVery LowVery Low$1,885n/a$4$1,8890No 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: 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 6908 (Relatively Low, 55.3); tract 6917 (Relatively Low, 42.4); tract 6919 (Very Low, 37.5)
Hurricanetract 6923.03 (Relatively High, 90.5); tract 6917 (Relatively Moderate, 89.6); tract 6908 (Relatively Moderate, 88.6)
Landslidetract 6947 (Relatively Low, 86.5); tract 6917 (Very Low, 79.1); tract 6943.03 (Very Low, 78.8)
Tornadotract 6920.08 (Very High, 99.7); tract 6926.04 (Very High, 99.5); tract 6924.02 (Very High, 99.5)
Wildfiretract 6940.02 (Relatively Moderate, 89.3); tract 6946.01 (Relatively Moderate, 88.4); tract 6947 (Relatively Low, 87.4)

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 6908 is Census Tract 6908). 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 chill1 record, 2021 (1 zone-level)2 days; 1 with a recorded value2 consecutive days, 2021-02-15 to 2021-02-16, 2 direct deaths, 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)14 records, 1996 to 2023 (14 zone-level)17 days to 123 days (median 61 days); 6 with a recorded value123 days (4 months), 1998-05-01 to 1998-08-31, a run of 4 consecutive Storm Events drought records, zone-levelDrought, 1998-08-01, $1,000,000 property; $7,300,000 crops, reported for the zone (1998 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)168 records, 1973 to 20260.75 in to 4.75 in (median 1 in); 168 with a recorded value4.75 in hail, 2004-04-10Hail, 2000-05-02, $10,000,000 property; crops not reported (2000 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Conroe city (17 records), Willis city (17 records), The Woodlands CDP (11 records), Shenandoah city (9 records), Cut and Shoot city (8 records), Magnolia city (7 records), Montgomery city (7 records), Oak Ridge North city (3 records), Splendora city (3 records).
Excessive Heat, Heatheat index (in event narratives)15 records, 1999 to 2023 (15 zone-level)1 day to 31 days (median 5 days); 14 with a recorded valueAugust 1999 (1 monthly summary record), zone-levelCountywide (zone-level records).Heat index: in event narratives only (local data needed).
Hurricane, Tropical Storm, Tropical DepressionSaffir-Simpson4 records, 1998 to 2008 (4 zone-level)Strongest recorded: Hurricane (Typhoon) record (NOAA's event type name), 2008-09-12 to 2008-09-13, category 1, $500,000,000 property; crops not reported (2008 dollars); NWS zone TXZ199Countywide (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)4 records, 1997 to 2021 (4 zone-level)Ice Storm, 2007-01-16, $4,000 property; $0 crops (2007 dollars); NWS zone TXZ199Countywide (zone-level records).Ice thickness: in event narratives only (local data needed).
Flash Flood, Flood, Lakeshore Flooddamage and flood days (flood depth: FIRM)79 records, 1996 to 2026 (2 zone-level)Flash Flood, 2017-08-27, $7,000,000,000 property; $10,000 crops (2017 dollars), 3 direct deathsEvent records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Shenandoah city (4 records), Willis city (4 records), Conroe city (3 records), Oak Ridge North city (3 records), Cut and Shoot city (2 records), Magnolia city (2 records), Montgomery city (2 records), Splendora city (2 records), The Woodlands CDP (2 records). Zone-level records (2) 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)18 records, 2007 to 2025Lightning, 2010-09-09, $0 property; $0 crops (2010 dollars), 1 direct death, 1 direct injuryLightning, 2021-05-18, $85,000 property; $0 crops (2021 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Shenandoah city (5 records), The Woodlands CDP (2 records), Magnolia city (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)2 records, 2006 to 2025 (2 zone-level)40 kt (46 mph) to 50 kt (58 mph) (median 45 kt (52 mph)); 2 with a recorded value50 kt (58 mph) measured gust, High Wind, 2025-03-04; NWS zone TXZ199Strong Wind, 2006-09-22, $3,000 property; crops not reported, reported for the zone (2006 dollars)Countywide (zone-level records).
Thunderstorm Windwind speed (kt and mph)244 records, 1959 to 202648 kt (55 mph) to 87 kt (100 mph) (median 53 kt (61 mph)); 148 with a recorded value87 kt (100 mph), measurement type not recorded, Thunderstorm Wind, 1983-05-20Thunderstorm Wind, 1998-02-10, $250,000 property; crops not reported (1998 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Conroe city (26 records), Montgomery city (19 records), Willis city (18 records), The Woodlands CDP (14 records), Magnolia city (13 records), Shenandoah city (9 records), Cut and Shoot city (8 records), Oak Ridge North city (8 records), Splendora city (6 records).
TornadoEnhanced Fujita (Fujita before Feb 2007)55 records, 1954 to 2024F/EF0 to F/EF3 (median F/EF0); 55 with a recorded valueEF3 tornado, 2024-12-28, 10.34 mi within this county, 1,675 yd wide, $0 property; $0 crops (2024 dollars), 10 direct injuriesTornado, 1986-02-05, $2,500,000 property; crops not recorded (1986 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Conroe city (8 records), Montgomery city (4 records), Willis city (4 records), Cut and Shoot city (3 records), Oak Ridge North city (3 records), Splendora city (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)9 records, 2014 to 2026 (9 zone-level)No damage reported in 9 records.Countywide (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.

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

Supports FEMA checklist item B1-d: previous occurrences

Federal declarations for this county: 39 declarations covering 29 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
2025-03-202025-03-19FM-5573-TXFire managementPauline Road FireWildfireno Public Assistance recordednew since last plan; within last 5 years
2024-07-092024-07-05DR-4798-TXMajor disasterHurricane BerylHurricane$23,446,601.17new since last plan; within last 5 years
2024-05-172024-04-26DR-4781-TXMajor disasterSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and FloodingInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Strong Wind, Tornado$3,473,937.27new since last plan; within last 5 years
2021-02-192021-02-11DR-4586-TXMajor disasterSevere Winter StormsIce Storm$426,518.31
2021-02-142021-02-11EM-3554-TXEmergencySevere Winter StormIce Stormno Public Assistance recordedsame incident as DR-4586
2020-08-242020-08-23EM-3540-TXEmergencyTropical Storms Marco and LauraHurricane$12,175.38
2020-03-252020-01-20DR-4485-TXMajor disasterCOVID-19 PandemicNon-natural, not counted$2,983,570.24
2020-03-132020-01-20EM-3458-TXEmergencyCOVID-19Non-natural, not countedno Public Assistance recordedsame incident as DR-4485
2019-10-042019-09-17DR-4466-TXMajor disasterTropical Storm ImeldaInland Flooding (primary); also designated: HurricanePA not declared for this county
2017-08-252017-08-23DR-4332-TXMajor disasterHurricane HarveyHurricane$23,115,739.04
2016-06-112016-05-22DR-4272-TXMajor disasterSevere Storms and FloodingInland Flooding$4,861,814.12
2016-04-252016-04-17DR-4269-TXMajor disasterSevere Storms and FloodingInland Flooding$2,151,354.54
2015-05-292015-05-04DR-4223-TXMajor disasterSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds and FloodingInland Flooding; Strong Wind; TornadoPA not declared for this county
2011-09-092011-08-30DR-4029-TXMajor disasterWildfiresWildfirePA not declared for this county
2011-09-062011-09-05FM-2964-TXFire managementRiley Road FireWildfireno Public Assistance recordedsame incident as DR-4029
2011-09-062011-09-05FM-2962-TXFire managementTamina FireWildfireno Public Assistance recordedsame incident as DR-4029
2008-09-132008-09-07DR-1791-TXMajor disasterHurricane IkeHurricane (primary); also designated: Inland Flooding$31,613,141.40
2008-09-102008-09-07EM-3294-TXEmergencyHurricane IkeHurricane$0same incident as DR-1791
2008-08-292008-08-27EM-3290-TXEmergencyHurricane GustavHurricaneno Public Assistance recorded
2008-03-142008-03-14EM-3284-TXEmergencyWildfiresWildfireno Public Assistance recorded
2006-01-112005-11-27DR-1624-TXMajor disasterExtreme Wildfire ThreatWildfire$10,586.95
2005-09-242005-09-23DR-1606-TXMajor disasterHurricane RitaHurricane$1,519,689.04
2005-09-212005-09-20EM-3261-TXEmergencyHurricane RitaHurricane$153,627.32same incident as DR-1606
2005-09-022005-08-29EM-3216-TXEmergencyHurricane Katrina EvacuationHurricane: evacuation support, not a local hazard event; not counted$1,851,447.58
2003-02-012003-02-01EM-3171-TXEmergencyLoss of the Space Shuttle ColumbiaNon-natural, not countedno Public Assistance recorded
2002-11-052002-10-24DR-1439-TXMajor disasterSevere Storms, Tornadoes and FloodingInland Flooding; TornadoPA not declared for this county
2001-06-092001-06-05DR-1379-TXMajor disasterTx-Tropical Storm Allison-06-06-2001Hurricane$830,275.90
2000-09-052000-09-04FM-2331-TXFire managementTx - Peach Creek Fire - 09/04/00Wildfireno Public Assistance recorded
1999-09-011999-08-01EM-3142-TXEmergencyExtreme Fire HazardsWildfireno Public Assistance recorded
1998-10-211998-10-17DR-1257-TXMajor disasterTx-Flooding 10/18/98Inland Flooding (primary); also designated: Tornado$511,467.14
1998-08-261998-08-22DR-1239-TXMajor disasterTropical Storm CharleyHurricane; Inland Flooding: designated for Hazard Mitigation only (no Public or Individual Assistance for this county); not countedPA not declared for this county
1996-02-231996-02-23EM-3117-TXEmergencyExtreme Fire HazardWildfireno Public Assistance recorded
1994-10-181994-10-14DR-1041-TXMajor disasterSevere Thunderstorms and FloodingInland Floodingno Public Assistance recorded
1993-09-101993-08-30EM-3113-TXEmergencyExtreme Fire HazardDrought (primary); also designated: Wildfireno Public Assistance recorded
1989-05-191989-05-04DR-828-TXMajor disasterSevere Storms, Tornadoes & FloodingInland Flooding; Tornadono Public Assistance recorded
1983-08-191983-08-18DR-689-TXMajor disasterHurricane AliciaHurricaneno Public Assistance recorded
1979-09-251979-09-25DR-603-TXMajor disasterSevere Storms & FloodingInland Floodingno Public Assistance recorded
1979-04-261979-04-26DR-580-TXMajor disasterSevere Storms, Tornadoes & FloodingInland Flooding; Tornadono Public Assistance recorded
1973-07-111973-07-11DR-398-TXMajor 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
1998-06-231998-06-04EM-3127-TXEmergencyFireWildfire
1963-09-241963-09-24DR-159-TXMajor disasterHurricane CindyHurricane (primary); also designated: Inland Flooding
1961-09-161961-09-16DR-118-TXMajor disasterHurricane CarlaHurricane (primary); also designated: Inland Flooding
1960-07-151960-07-15DR-103-TXMajor disasterHeavy Rains, Hail, Floods & TornadoesHail; Inland Flooding; Tornado
1959-07-081959-07-08DR-93-TXMajor disasterFloodsInland Flooding
1958-06-061958-06-06DR-85-TXMajor disasterTornadoes, Rain, Hail & FloodsTornado (primary); also designated: Hail, Inland Flooding
1957-04-291957-04-29DR-72-TXMajor disasterHurricane, Rain, Wind, Hail & FloodsHurricane (primary); also designated: Hail, Inland Flooding
1954-07-011954-07-01DR-18-TXMajor disasterFloodInland Flooding
1953-06-191953-06-19DR-9-TXMajor disasterFloodInland Flooding
1953-05-151953-05-15DR-2-TXMajor disasterTornado & Heavy RainfallTornado

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.

91 Fire Management declarations (1988-03-12 to 2009-04-10) FEMA filed as Statewide with no county; each names one local fire. Listed on the state page.

Public Assistance not placed in any Texas county: 1 row, $902,084.65; listed on the Texas state page.

Source: 3

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 Wave1000001996 to 2026-06-30
Drought14025101996 to 2026-06-30
Earthquake000000Storm Events does not record earthquakes; the USGS earthquake catalog is the source.
Hail1686311001955 to 2026-06-30
Heat Wave15077001996 to 2026-06-30
Hurricane4000911996 to 2026-06-30
Ice Storm4000101996 to 2026-06-30
Inland Flooding7945101311996 to 2026-06-30
Landslide0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Lightning18314001996 to 2026-06-30
Strong Wind246151539211955 to 2026-06-30Includes 1 High Wind and 1 Strong Wind records.
Tornado55104611950 to 2026-06-30
Wildfire0000811996 to 2026-06-30No Storm Events records of this type; 8 federal declared incidents (see declarations table)
Winter Weather9203001996 to 2026-06-30

Notable Storm Events records

Sources: 1, 6, 7

DateEvent typeMagnitude or extentDamagenominal dollarsDeaths, injuriesdirect onlyLocationFlagsWhy listed
2025-03-04High Wind50 kt (58 mph) measured gust$0 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2025 dollars)0, 0NWS zone TXZ199 (MONTGOMERY), zone-levelnew since last plan; within last 5 yearsB1-c worst recorded: High Wind and Strong Wind
2024-12-28TornadoEF3, 10.34 mi within this county, 1,675 yd wide$0 property; $0 crops (2024 dollars)0, 10OAK RIDGE NORTHnew since last plan; within last 5 yearsB1-c worst recorded: Tornado
2023-05-23Thunderstorm Wind50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust$0 property; $0 crops (2023 dollars)2, 7BEACHin the 12 months before plan approval; within last 5 yearsdeaths or injuries recorded
2021-02-15Extreme Cold/Wind Chill$238,000 property; crops not reported, reported for the zone (2021 dollars)2, 0NWS zone TXZ199 (MONTGOMERY), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Cold/Wind Chill, Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
2017-08-27Flash Flood$7,000,000,000 property; $10,000 crops (2017 dollars)3, 0BOY to MOSTYNdeaths or injuries recorded
2010-09-09Lightning$0 property; $0 crops (2010 dollars)1, 1PORTERB1-c worst recorded: Lightning
2008-09-12Hurricane (Typhoon), NOAA's event type namecategory 1$500,000,000 property; crops not reported, reported for the zone (2008 dollars)0, 0NWS zone TXZ199 (MONTGOMERY), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Hurricane, Tropical Storm, Tropical Depression
2007-01-16Ice Storm$4,000 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2007 dollars)0, 0NWS zone TXZ199 (MONTGOMERY), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Ice Storm
2005-09-22Heatdamage not reported13, 0NWS zone TXZ199 (MONTGOMERY), zone-leveldeaths or injuries recorded
2004-04-10Hail4.75 in$75,000 property; crops not reported (2004 dollars)0, 0MAGNOLIAB1-c worst recorded: Hail
1999-08-01Heatdamage not reported0, 0NWS zone TXZ199 (MONTGOMERY), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Excessive Heat, Heat
1983-05-20Thunderstorm Wind87 kt (100 mph), measurement type not recordeddamage not recorded (pre-1996 record)0, 0location not recordedB1-c worst recorded: Thunderstorm Wind

The full list is in the Excel file, sheet "B1-d Storm Events history" (613 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 Wave0.632event-days per yearabout 0.632 days per yearPossible (from Storm Events: 1 of 30 years)event-days in 1 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (3.33%)122005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywide
Drought17.1event-days per yearabout 17.1 days per yearLikely (from Storm Events: 5 of 30 years)event-days in 5 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (16.7%)7212000 to 2025 (25.25 years; D3 and D4 only)countywide
Earthquake0.000547annual probability at a locationchance a given location in the county has at least minor-damage shaking in a year: 0.0547%not shownmodeledsee B1-fNo descriptor (Storm Events does not record earthquakes).
Hail2.57events per yearabout 2.57 per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)97.8 (modeled)1986 to 2023 (38 years)countywide
Heat Wave11.9event-days per yearabout 11.9 days per yearLikely (from Storm Events: 5 of 30 years)event-days in 5 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (16.7%)1982005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywide
Hurricane0.143events per yearabout 1 in 7 yearsLikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)531851 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 Storm0.895event-days per yearabout 0.895 days per yearLikely (from Storm Events: 4 of 30 years)event-days in 4 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (13.3%)611946-12-31 to 2014-02-12 (67 years)countywide
Inland Flooding1.68event-days per yearabout 1.68 days per yearLikely (from Storm Events: 23 of 30 years)event-days in 23 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (76.7%)471996 to 2023 (28 years)see B1-f
Landslide0.144events per year (modeled)about 1 in 7 yearsLikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shownmodeledsee B1-f
Lightning69.9days per year with a strikeabout 69.9 days per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shown1995 to 2023 (29 years; CONUS)countywide
Strong Wind1.61events per yearabout 1.61 per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)621986 to 2023 (38 years)countywide
Tornado0.889events per yearabout 0.89 per yearLikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shown1950 to 2023 (EF2+); 1986 to 2023 (EF0-1)see B1-f
Wildfire0.00109annual probability at a locationchance a given location in the county burns in a year: 0.109%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 Weather1.47event-days per yearabout 1.47 days per yearLikely (from Storm Events: 5 of 30 years)event-days in 5 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (16.7%)282005-11-12 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 202570302.33
Hail2.00 in+1996 to 202510300.333
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)50-64 kt1996 to 2025135304.5
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)65 kt+1996 to 20255300.167
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)unmeasured or below 50 kt1996 to 202554301.8
TornadoEF0-11996 to 202525300.833
TornadoEF2-31996 to 20253300.1
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 Wave133 of 13343.177.994.2Relatively High 67, Relatively Moderate 65, Relatively Low 1
Drought2 of 13396.997.898.7Relatively High 1, Relatively Moderate 1, No Rating 131
Earthquake133 of 1335.515.755.3Relatively Low 2, Very Low 131
Hail133 of 13339.461.176.9Relatively Moderate 15, Relatively Low 118
Heat Wave133 of 13318.561.687.5Relatively High 4, Relatively Moderate 86, Relatively Low 43
Hurricane133 of 13359.679.490.5Relatively High 1, Relatively Moderate 75, Relatively Low 57
Ice Storm133 of 13340.877.390.6Relatively High 3, Relatively Moderate 94, Relatively Low 36
Inland Flooding133 of 1331.351.396.3Very High 1, Relatively High 23, Relatively Moderate 45, Relatively Low 49, Very Low 15
Landslide133 of 13320.859.186.5Relatively Low 1, Very Low 132
Lightning133 of 13357.093.999.5Very High 45, Relatively High 75, Relatively Moderate 13
Strong Wind133 of 13323.654.079.0Relatively Moderate 65, Relatively Low 68
Tornado133 of 13360.191.799.7Very High 62, Relatively High 59, Relatively Moderate 12
Wildfire127 of 13320.169.989.3Relatively Moderate 2, Relatively Low 65, Very Low 60, No Rating 6
Winter Weather133 of 13324.347.378.3Relatively Moderate 60, Relatively Low 73

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
Montgomery CountyCountyApproved, expires 2029-05-01FMA RL 584, SRL 560; any 1,690$57,217,752.530 total; 0 since its planIncludes $3,477,650.03 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4485-TX, EM-3216-TX).
Conroe cityCityApproved, expires 2029-05-01FMA RL 20, SRL 30; any 105$10,713,496.8154 total; 1 since its planIncludes $35,088.15 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4485-TX).
Cut and Shoot cityCityApproved, expires 2029-05-01FMA RL 2, SRL 0; any 3$10,84021 total; 1 since its plan
Houston cityCityApproved, expires 2028-11-15FMA RL 3,923, SRL 2,948; any 11,098no Public Assistance recorded0 total; 0 since its planWhole community, including the part in Comal County, Fort Bend County, Galveston County, Harris County, Smith County and Trinity County, plus 8 properties with no county in FEMA's file; in-county portion (county table): FMA RL 1, FMA SRL 0, NFIP RL 8, NFIP SRL 0, any category 8.
Magnolia cityCityApproved, expires 2029-05-01FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$648,621.3923 total; 0 since its plan
Montgomery cityCityApproved, expires 2029-05-01FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$1,617,959.1732 total; 4 since its plan
Oak Ridge North cityCityApproved, expires 2029-05-01FMA RL 1, SRL 10; any 37$227,318.3917 total; 2 since its plan
Panorama Village cityCityApproved, expires 2029-05-01FMA RL 2, SRL 0; any 7$2,083,653.380 total; 0 since its plan
Patton Village cityCityApproved, expires 2029-05-01FMA RL 6, SRL 6; any 17$3,005,510.540 total; 0 since its plan
Roman Forest cityCityApproved, expires 2029-05-01FMA RL 3, SRL 4; any 18$2,377,925.030 total; 0 since its planIncludes $3,800.32 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4485-TX).
Shenandoah cityCityApproved, expires 2029-05-01FMA RL 0, SRL 2; any 15$664,069.0927 total; 3 since its plan
Splendora cityCityApproved, expires 2029-05-01FMA RL 0, SRL 2; any 9$258,857.2812 total; 2 since its plan
Stagecoach townTownApproved, expires 2029-05-01FMA RL 2, SRL 2; any 6$252,007.030 total; 0 since its plan
The Woodlands CDPUnincorporatedApproved, expires 2029-05-01no Public Assistance recorded29 total; 0 since its planNo NFIP community ID on this jurisdiction's plan row.
Willis cityCityApproved, expires 2029-05-01FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 1$194,224.2743 total; 0 since its plan
Woodbranch cityCityApproved, expires 2029-05-01FMA RL 24, SRL 24; any 60no Public Assistance recorded0 total; 0 since its plan
Woodloch townTownApproved, expires 2029-05-01FMA RL 7, SRL 1; any 17$120,053.540 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).

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

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
  • Texas A&M Forest Service TxWRAP for wildfire risk; Texas State Hazard Mitigation Plan hazard list for B1-a exclusions.

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

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

HazardBuilding exposuremodeled dollarsAgriculture exposuremodeled dollarsPopulation exposedpeopleEAL buildingsmodeled dollars per yearEAL agriculturemodeled dollars per yearCost of expected deaths and injuriesFEMA's dollar value per year, not property damageEAL as % of exposurebuildings; agriculture where notedStorm Events damage since 2024-05-02county-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$107,575,632,216$33,168,663620,016$119,095$16,307$22,618,2030.000111%
Droughtn/a$8,143,377n/an/a$547,420n/a6.72% (agriculture)NRI has no building exposure for this hazard; agriculture shown
Earthquake$183,685,647,181n/a620,443$498,216n/a$215,1420.000271%
Hail$107,575,642,372$33,168,663620,016$977,484$8,502$888,8080.000909%$0
Heat Wave$107,575,632,216$33,168,663620,016$865$107$7,911,878under 0.0001%
Hurricane$107,573,929,753$33,168,663619,997$17,061,723$148,903$733,2780.0159%$23,446,601.17
Ice Storm$107,552,579,452n/a619,847$363,192n/a$1,570,7800.000338%
Inland Flooding$107,367,165,583$7,543,87025,256$91,998,455$1,739$2,366,820n/a (see note)$0$3,473,937.27NRI 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$240,060,117n/a1,141$1,885n/a$40.000785%
Lightning$107,575,642,372n/a620,016$89,069n/a$8,480,151under 0.0001%$20,000
Strong Wind$107,575,642,372$33,168,663620,016$425,117$3,733$2,361,2570.000395%$52,000$0$3,473,937.27
Tornado$107,575,642,372$33,168,663620,016$14,044,365$1,035$47,657,1240.0131%$0$3,473,937.27
Wildfire$6,159,505,554$16,819,01680,643$341,702$159$84,3530.00555%no Public Assistance recorded (1 declaration)
Winter Weather$107,575,632,216$33,168,663620,016$320,247$5$15,9710.000298%$0

Totals since 2024-05-02 (Storm Events through 2026-06-30): 28 county-coded records, 26 with a damage value recorded (including $0), $72,000; 3 zone-level records, 2 with a damage value recorded (including $0), $0 reported for the zone; Public Assistance: $26,920,538.44 on 3 counted declarations, 2 of them with Public Assistance.

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
Population620,016
Building value (total, not at risk)$107,575,642,372
Agriculture value (total, not at risk)$33,168,663
NRI risk rating (all hazards)Relatively High
Expected annual loss, buildings and agriculture, all hazards$126,969,326
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)$94,903,771
Social vulnerability ratingRelatively Low
Community resilience ratingRelatively Low
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)652Severe repetitive loss, FMA definition (44 CFR 77.2)641
Repetitive loss, NFIP insurance definition1,855Severe repetitive loss, NFIP insurance definition509

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 total6526411,8555091,995102738
of which: Houston city1080802
of which: Montgomery County (unincorporated area)5845601,5704441,69085626
of which: Conroe city20309723105737
of which: Patton Village city661541726
of which: Splendora city0292902
of which: Woodbranch city2424562160422
of which: Willis city0010101
of which: Woodloch town711511709
of which: Shenandoah city021521501
of which: Panorama Village city2070701
of which: Cut and Shoot city2030300
of which: Stagecoach city2251613
of which: Chateau Woods city (community ID not in plan data)0020200
of which: Roman Forest city341841804
of which: Oak Ridge North city11034737324
Statewide, no county in FEMA's file381271319

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 insuredpropertiesNote
Montgomery County4804835845601,5704441,69085626
Conroe city48048420309723105737
Cut and Shoot city4812792030300
Houston city4802963,9232,9489,4892,19911,0984995,362Whole community, including the part in Comal County, Fort Bend County, Galveston County, Harris County, Smith County and Trinity County, plus 8 properties with no county in FEMA's file; in-county portion (county table): FMA RL 1, FMA SRL 0, NFIP RL 8, NFIP SRL 0, any category 8.
Magnolia city4812610000000
Montgomery city4814830000000
Oak Ridge North city48156011034737324
Panorama Village city4812632070701
Patton Village city480486661541726
Roman Forest city481538341841804
Shenandoah city481256021521501
Splendora city4804880292902
Stagecoach town4812962251613
Willis city4809420010101
Woodbranch city4806942424562160422
Woodloch town481168711511709

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 residential6176181,7594901,89699677
2 to 4 unit residential24333333028
other residential5614515110
non-residential614491151223
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 90 properties are FMA repetitive loss but not NFIP repetitive loss, and 1,293 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.

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