Hazard Plain Automated baseline

Utah County, UT

Risk-assessment baseline packet

County FIPS:
49049
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 2027-05-17. Plan: Mountainland AOG, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2022 (FEMA plan 108125), approved 2022-05-18.

Since the plan was approved on 2022-05-18: 2 new hazard declarations (2 incidents) and 186 NOAA Storm Events records; details under "What changed since your last plan".

Highest expected annual loss (FEMA National Risk Index, modeled total; see B1-a): Earthquake ($162,522,878 a year), Inland Flooding ($63,895,685) and Wildfire ($35,012,802).

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 2027-05-17
Plan:
Mountainland AOG, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2022 (FEMA plan 108125)
Approved:
2022-05-18
Days to expiry:
229
Update underway:
none recorded in FEMA's plan tracker

What changed since your last plan (approved 2022-05-18)

New federal declarations:
2 new hazard declarations (2 incidents): DR-4752-UT (Flooding), FM-5639-UT (Iron Fire)
Storm Events records since approval:
186 records (data through 2026-06-30)
Repetitive loss now:
FMA RL 0, SRL 0 (44 CFR 77.2); any definition: 0
Repeat-flood change:
this release sets the baseline count.

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

Plan status for every jurisdiction listed in this county: 26 rows, in the section "Plan clock: Plan status for every jurisdiction listed in this county" on the following pages.

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

Plan clock

Plan status for every jurisdiction listed in this county

Source: 1

JurisdictionTypeStatusPlanApprovedExpiresDays to expirynegative = days since expiryNotes
Utah CountyCountyApproved, expires 2027-05-17Mountainland AOG, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2022 (FEMA plan 108125)2022-05-182027-05-17229
Alpine cityCityApproved, expires 2027-05-17Mountainland AOG, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2022 (FEMA plan 108125)2022-05-182027-05-17229
American Fork cityCityApproved, expires 2027-05-17Mountainland AOG, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2022 (FEMA plan 108125)2022-05-182027-05-17229
Cedar Hills cityCityApproved, expires 2027-05-17Mountainland AOG, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2022 (FEMA plan 108125)2022-05-182027-05-17229
Eagle Mountain cityCityApproved, expires 2027-05-17Mountainland AOG, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2022 (FEMA plan 108125)2022-05-182027-05-17229
Elk Ridge cityCityApproved, expires 2027-05-17Mountainland AOG, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2022 (FEMA plan 108125)2022-05-182027-05-17229
Fairfield townTownApproved, expires 2027-05-17Mountainland AOG, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2022 (FEMA plan 108125)2022-05-182027-05-17229
Genola townTownApproved, expires 2027-05-17Mountainland AOG, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2022 (FEMA plan 108125)2022-05-182027-05-17229
Goshen townTownApproved, expires 2027-05-17Mountainland AOG, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2022 (FEMA plan 108125)2022-05-182027-05-17229
Highland cityCityApproved, expires 2027-05-17Mountainland AOG, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2022 (FEMA plan 108125)2022-05-182027-05-17229
Lehi cityCityApproved, expires 2027-05-17Mountainland AOG, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2022 (FEMA plan 108125)2022-05-182027-05-17229
Lindon cityCityApproved, expires 2027-05-17Mountainland AOG, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2022 (FEMA plan 108125)2022-05-182027-05-17229
Mapleton cityCityApproved, expires 2027-05-17Mountainland AOG, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2022 (FEMA plan 108125)2022-05-182027-05-17229
Orem cityCityApproved, expires 2027-05-17Mountainland AOG, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2022 (FEMA plan 108125)2022-05-182027-05-17229
Payson cityCityApproved, expires 2027-05-17Mountainland AOG, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2022 (FEMA plan 108125)2022-05-182027-05-17229
Pleasant Grove cityCityApproved, expires 2027-05-17Mountainland AOG, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2022 (FEMA plan 108125)2022-05-182027-05-17229
Provo cityCityApproved, expires 2027-05-17Mountainland AOG, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2022 (FEMA plan 108125)2022-05-182027-05-17229
Salem cityCityApproved, expires 2027-05-17Mountainland AOG, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2022 (FEMA plan 108125)2022-05-182027-05-17229
Santaquin cityCityApproved, expires 2027-05-17Mountainland AOG, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2022 (FEMA plan 108125)2022-05-182027-05-17229
Saratoga Springs cityCityApproved, expires 2031-01-07Saratoga Springs, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2026 (FEMA plan 111162)2026-01-082031-01-071,560Also approved under plan 108125 (Mountainland AOG, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2022, expires 2027-05-17). FEMA's plan status map shows one plan per jurisdiction and may show one of these; this packet uses the approved plan that expires last.
Spanish Fork cityCityApproved, expires 2027-05-17Mountainland AOG, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2022 (FEMA plan 108125)2022-05-182027-05-17229
Springville cityCityApproved, expires 2027-05-17Mountainland AOG, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2022 (FEMA plan 108125)2022-05-182027-05-17229
Vineyard townTownApproved, expires 2027-05-17Mountainland AOG, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2022 (FEMA plan 108125)2022-05-182027-05-17229
Woodland Hills cityCityApproved, expires 2027-05-17Mountainland AOG, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2022 (FEMA plan 108125)2022-05-182027-05-17229
Nebo School DistrictSchool/School DistrictApproved, expires 2027-05-17Mountainland AOG, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2022 (FEMA plan 108125)2022-05-182027-05-17229
Central Utah Water Conservancy DistrictWater/Sewer AuthorityApproved, expires 2028-11-16Central Utah Water Conservancy District Hazard Mitigation Plan 2023 (FEMA plan 109314)2023-11-172028-11-16778Also approved under plan 108125 (Mountainland AOG, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2022, expires 2027-05-17). FEMA's plan status map shows one plan per jurisdiction and may show one of these; this packet uses the approved plan that expires last.

Plan 108125 covers 16 other participants, named in the Excel file.

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 2026-06-30countWhy this hazard can be left outNRI Not Applicable, no declaration and no Storm Events record since 1996Storm Events coverage note
1EarthquakeRelatively HighRelatively High$82,337,315n/a$80,185,563$162,522,878Storm Events does not record earthquakes.
2Inland FloodingRelatively ModerateRelatively High$63,619,132$6,212$270,341$63,895,68541
3WildfireRelatively HighRelatively High$32,459,181$4,214$2,549,407$35,012,80216
4Heat WaveRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$1,101$20,277$8,107,467$8,128,8464
5LightningVery HighVery High$59,241n/a$6,850,000$6,909,2418
6AvalancheRelatively HighRelatively High$1,910n/a$3,396,620$3,398,52954
7Strong WindRelatively HighRelatively High$671,986$13,377$2,156,739$2,842,101382Includes 249 High Wind and 4 Strong Wind records (NOAA non-thunderstorm wind types, outside NRI's Strong Wind definition).
8TornadoRelatively LowRelatively Low$498,086$812$1,610,525$2,109,4224
9Cold WaveRelatively LowRelatively Moderate$2,298$7,826$1,103,122$1,113,2462
10Winter WeatherRelatively HighRelatively High$48,055$372$848,022$896,449497
11DroughtRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderaten/a$704,782n/a$704,7820No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).
12HailVery LowRelatively Low$25,854$4,573$169,823$200,25037
13Ice StormRelatively LowRelatively Moderate$92,229n/a$44,968$137,1982
14LandslideRelatively LowRelatively Low$14,854n/a$1,164$16,01813
15Volcanic ActivityVery LowVery Lowunder $1n/a$156$1570No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).
HurricaneNot ApplicableNot Applicable0NRI rates hurricane Not Applicable for this county, and no counted federal declaration for this county names it (EM-3223-UT names it but is not counted as a local occurrence; see B1-d).No 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 volcanic activity records (Storm Events records this hazard only in part).

Not applicable to this county per NRI, with no federal declaration and no Storm Events record since 1996: coastal flooding and tsunami. 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 9804 (Relatively High, 94.6); tract 109 (Relatively High, 93.4); tract 27.02 (Relatively High, 93.2)
Earthquaketract 11.03 (Very High, 99.9); tract 16.02 (Very High, 99.8); tract 9803 (Very High, 98.0)
Hurricaneno tract has a National Risk Index rating for this hazard
Landslidetract 109 (Relatively Moderate, 98.5); tract 104.11 (Relatively Low, 90.2); tract 106 (Relatively Low, 87.1)
Tornadotract 29.01 (Relatively Low, 39.7); tract 16.02 (Relatively Low, 34.6); tract 18.01 (Relatively Low, 34.4)
Volcanic Activitytract 102.12 (Very Low, 76.6); tract 29.01 (Very Low, 76.4); tract 18.01 (Very Low, 75.3)
Wildfiretract 101.07 (Very High, 99.7); tract 109 (Very High, 99.6); tract 106 (Very High, 99.6)

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 9804 is Census Tract 9804). 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)54 records, 1998 to 2026 (54 zone-level)Avalanche, 2023-04-10, $100,000 property; $0 crops (2023 dollars); NWS zone UTZ111Countywide (zone-level records).
Cold/Wind Chill, Extreme Cold/Wind Chillwind chill2 records, 1998 to 2023 (2 zone-level)1 day to 4 days (median 2.5 days); 2 with a recorded value4 consecutive days, 1998-12-21 to 1998-12-24, zone-levelCountywide (zone-level records).
Frost/Freeze (outside NRI's Cold Wave definition)crop damage0
DroughtU.S. Drought Monitor scale (D0 to D4)0Storm Events enters a drought at D2 or worse east of the Rockies and D3 or worse from the Rockies west (NWS Instruction 10-1605); NRI drought counts D3 and D4 only.
EarthquakeModified Mercalli (local data)0Storm Events does not record earthquakes; the USGS earthquake catalog is the source.
Hailhail size (inches)53 records, 1959 to 20240.34 in to 2 in (median 0.88 in); 53 with a recorded value2 in hail, 1987-07-21Hail, 1998-08-26, $300,000 property; $100,000 crops (1998 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Lehi city (8 records), Pleasant Grove city (6 records), American Fork city (4 records), Springville city (4 records), Alpine city (3 records), Provo city (3 records), Lindon city (2 records), Orem city (2 records), Payson city (2 records), Goshen town (1 record); and 2 more jurisdictions (see the Excel file).
Excessive Heat, Heatheat index (in event narratives)4 records, 2019 to 2021 (4 zone-level)1 day to 3 days (median 1.5 days); 4 with a recorded value3 consecutive days, 2021-06-03 to 2021-06-05, zone-levelCountywide (zone-level records).
Hurricane, Tropical Storm, Tropical DepressionSaffir-Simpson0Storm Events files every zone of a storm's episode under the storm's type; flooding from the storm is filed as Flood or Flash Flood records.
Ice StormSperry-Piltz ice scale (local data)2 records, 2013 to 2019 (2 zone-level)No damage reported in 2 records.Countywide (zone-level records).
Flash Flood, Flood, Lakeshore Flooddamage and flood days (flood depth: FIRM)41 records, 1998 to 2025 (5 zone-level)Flash Flood, 2002-09-12, $3,000,000 property; $100,000 crops (2002 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Lehi city (4 records), Salem city (4 records), Alpine city (3 records), Spanish Fork city (3 records), Santaquin city (2 records), Goshen town (1 record), Lindon city (1 record), Mapleton city (1 record), Orem city (1 record), Provo city (1 record). Zone-level records (5) apply countywide.Flood depth: see the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map. Storm Events damage is often $0 or blank for floods, major ones included; FEMA Public Assistance by declaration (B1-d) shows which floods cost the most.
Debris Flownone (count and damage only)13 records, 2005 to 2025 (4 zone-level)Debris Flow, 2013-09-07, $200,000 property; $0 crops (2013 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Alpine city (3 records), Lehi city (1 record). Zone-level records (4) apply countywide.
Lightningannualized frequency (the measure FEMA's Local Mitigation Planning Handbook names)8 records, 1997 to 2020Lightning, 2015-08-30, $0 property; $0 crops (2015 dollars), 1 direct deathLightning, 1998-10-03, $100,000 property; crops not reported (1998 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Orem city (3 records), Alpine city (1 record), Lehi city (1 record).Storm Events lists lightning with damage or casualties.
High Wind and Strong Wind (outside NRI's Strong Wind definition)wind speed (kt and mph)253 records, 1996 to 2026 (253 zone-level)49 kt (56 mph) to 113 kt (130 mph) (median 61 kt (70 mph)); 247 with a recorded value113 kt (130 mph) measured gust, High Wind, 2022-12-21; NWS zone UTZ111High Wind, 2010-04-27, $250,000 property; $0 crops (zone total, 2010 dollars)Countywide (zone-level records).
Thunderstorm Windwind speed (kt and mph)183 records, 1967 to 202650 kt (58 mph) to 92 kt (106 mph) (median 54.5 kt (63 mph)); 170 with a recorded value92 kt (106 mph) measured gust, Thunderstorm Wind, 2006-08-01Thunderstorm Wind, 1994-05-31, $50,000,000 property; crops not recorded (1994 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Provo city (19 records), Lehi city (18 records), Orem city (9 records), Alpine city (7 records), Payson city (7 records), Pleasant Grove city (5 records), Santaquin city (5 records), Spanish Fork city (5 records), American Fork city (4 records), Springville city (4 records); and 3 more jurisdictions (see the Excel file).
TornadoEnhanced Fujita (Fujita before Feb 2007)10 records, 1965 to 2013F/EF0 to F/EF1 (median F/EF0); 9 with a recorded valueF1 tornado, 1965-07-09, 0.4 mi path length (whole path, pre-1996), 17 yd wide, $2,500 property; crops not recorded (1965 dollars)Tornado, 1982-09-13, $25,000 property; crops not recorded (1982 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: American Fork city (1 record), Lehi city (1 record), Payson 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).
Volcanic Ash, Volcanic AshfallVolcanic Explosivity Index (local data)0
Wildfireacres burned (local data)16 records, 2012 to 2026 (16 zone-level)Wildfire, 2018-08-01, $25,000,000 property; $0 crops (2018 dollars); NWS zone UTZ010Countywide (zone-level records).
Winter Storm, Heavy Snow, Blizzard, Lake-Effect Snow, Winter Weather, Sleetnone in data (snowfall: local data)497 records, 1996 to 2026 (497 zone-level)Heavy Snow, 2024-02-06, $1,000,000 property; $0 crops (2024 dollars); NWS zone UTZ111Countywide (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, lightning and volcanic ash, volcanic ashfall.

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: 13 declarations covering 10 separate hazard incidents counted in this packet (declarations for the same incident count once; non-natural and evacuation-only declarations are not counted).

Federal disaster declarations for this county

Sources: 1, 2, 3

DeclaredIncident beganFEMA numberTypeTitleMapped hazardCounty Public Assistancefederal share obligated, nominal dollarsFlagsNotes
2026-06-212026-06-19FM-5639-UTFire managementIron FireWildfireno Public Assistance recordednew since last plan; within last 5 years
2023-12-232023-05-01DR-4752-UTMajor disasterFloodingInland Flooding$11,295,676.10new since last plan; within last 5 years
2020-09-072020-09-07FM-5353-UTFire managementEther Hollow FireWildfireno Public Assistance recorded
2020-06-282020-06-28FM-5318-UTFire managementKnolls FireWildfireno Public Assistance recorded
2020-04-042020-01-20DR-4525-UTMajor disasterCOVID-19 PandemicNon-natural, not counted$3,575,580.57
2020-03-132020-01-20EM-3478-UTEmergencyCOVID-19Non-natural, not countedno Public Assistance recordedsame incident as DR-4525
2018-09-212018-09-21FM-5277-UTFire managementBald Mountain FireWildfireno Public Assistance recorded
2012-06-222012-06-22FM-2983-UTFire managementDump FireWildfireno Public Assistance recorded
2011-08-082011-04-18DR-4011-UTMajor disasterFloodingInland Flooding$541,628.50
2005-09-052005-08-29EM-3223-UTEmergencyHurricane Katrina EvacuationHurricane: evacuation support, not a local hazard event; not counted$4,023.74
2001-08-192001-08-18FM-2381-UTFire managementUt - Mollie Fire - 08/19/01Wildfireno Public Assistance recorded
1984-08-171984-08-17DR-720-UTMajor disasterSevere Storms, Mudslides, Landslides & FloodingInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Landslideno Public Assistance recorded
1983-04-301983-04-13DR-680-UTMajor disasterSevere Storms, Landslides & FloodingInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Landslideno 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.

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
Avalanche5421021001996 to 2026-06-30
Cold Wave2101001996 to 2026-06-30
Drought0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Earthquake000000Storm Events does not record earthquakes; the USGS earthquake catalog is the source.
Hail53606001955 to 2026-06-30
Heat Wave4030001996 to 2026-06-30
Hurricane0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Ice Storm2000001996 to 2026-06-30
Inland Flooding41747411996 to 2026-06-30
Landslide13303201996 to 2026-06-30
Lightning8000001996 to 2026-06-30
Strong Wind436931499001955 to 2026-06-30Includes 249 High Wind and 4 Strong Wind records.
Tornado10000001950 to 2026-06-30
Volcanic Activity0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Wildfire16202611996 to 2026-06-30
Winter Weather49753962001996 to 2026-06-30

Notable Storm Events records

Sources: 1, 6, 7

DateEvent typeMagnitude or extentDamagenominal dollarsDeaths, injuriesdirect onlyLocationFlagsWhy listed
2024-05-09Avalanche$0 property; $0 crops (zone total, 2024 dollars)2, 1NWS zone UTZ111 (WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80), zone-levelnew since last plan; within last 5 yearsdeaths or injuries recorded
2023-04-10Avalanche$100,000 property; $0 crops (zone total, 2023 dollars)0, 0NWS zone UTZ111 (WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80), zone-levelnew since last plan; within last 5 yearsB1-c worst recorded: Avalanche
2022-12-21High Wind113 kt (130 mph) measured gust$0 property; $0 crops (zone total, 2022 dollars)0, 0NWS zone UTZ111 (WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80), zone-levelnew since last plan; within last 5 yearsB1-c worst recorded: High Wind and Strong Wind
2021-06-03Excessive Heat$0 property; $0 crops (zone total, 2021 dollars)0, 0NWS zone UTZ106 (UTAH VALLEY), zone-levelin the 12 months before plan approvalB1-c worst recorded: Excessive Heat, Heat
2021-02-06Avalanche$0 property; $0 crops (zone total, 2021 dollars)4, 1NWS zone UTZ008 (WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80), zone-leveldeaths or injuries recorded
2018-08-01Wildfire$25,000,000 property; $0 crops (zone total, 2018 dollars)0, 0NWS zone UTZ010 (WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Wildfire
2015-08-30Lightning$0 property; $0 crops (2015 dollars)1, 0LEHIB1-c worst recorded: Lightning
2006-08-01Thunderstorm Wind92 kt (106 mph) measured gust$3,000,000 property; crops not reported (2006 dollars)0, 0(PVU)PROVO MUNI ARPTB1-c worst recorded: Thunderstorm Wind
2003-12-26Avalanche$0 property; $0 crops (zone total, 2003 dollars)3, 0NWS zone UTZ008 (W SUMMIT T NW/SE SALT LAKE/WASATCH X SC/E UTAH/P X E JUAB/X NW SAN PETE), zone-leveldeaths or injuries recorded
2002-09-12Flash Flood$3,000,000 property; $100,000 crops (2002 dollars)0, 0SANTAQUINB1-c worst recorded: Flash Flood, Flood, Lakeshore Flood
1998-12-21Cold/Wind Chilldamage not reported0, 0NWS zone UTZ014 (C SC SANPETE/C SEVIER), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Cold/Wind Chill, Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
1965-07-09TornadoF1, 0.4 mi path length (whole path, pre-1996), 17 yd wide$2,500 property; crops not recorded (1965 dollars)0, 0location not recordedB1-c worst recorded: Tornado

The full list is in the Excel file, sheet "B1-d Storm Events history" (1,136 rows).

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

2 Fire Management declarations (1994-08-06 to 1994-08-06) FEMA filed as Statewide with no county; each names one local fire. Listed on the state page.

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
Avalanche0.867events per yearabout 0.87 per yearLikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)261994 to 2023 (30 years)see B1-f
Cold Wave0.0241event-days per yearabout 0.0241 days per yearPossibleStorm Events event-days in 2 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (6.67%)0.4942005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywide
Drought69.2event-days per yearabout 69.2 days per yearStorm Events event-days in 0 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (0%)2,3732000 to 2025 (25.25 years; D3 and D4 only)countywideNo Storm Events drought record, 1996 to 2025
Earthquake0.0142annual probability at a locationchance a given location in the county has at least minor-damage shaking in a year: 1.42%not shownmodeledsee B1-fNo descriptor (Storm Events does not record earthquakes).
Hail0.266events per yearabout 1 in 4 yearsLikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)10.1 (modeled)1986 to 2023 (38 years)countywide
Heat Wave1.31event-days per yearabout 1.31 days per yearPossibleStorm Events event-days in 2 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (6.67%)17.32005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywide
Hurricaneevents per year1851 to 2024 (Atlantic)see B1-fNot Applicable in NRI for this county; no descriptor.
Ice Storm0.0149event-days per yearabout 0.0149 days per yearPossibleStorm Events event-days in 2 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (6.67%)01946-12-31 to 2014-02-12 (67 years)countywide
Inland Flooding1.11event-days per yearabout 1.11 days per yearLikelyStorm Events event-days in 19 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (63.3%)311996 to 2023 (28 years)see B1-f
Landslide1.67events per year (modeled)about 1.67 per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shownmodeledsee B1-f
Lightning43.6days per year with a strikeabout 43.6 days per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shown1995 to 2023 (29 years; CONUS)countywide
Strong Wind0.935events per yearabout 0.94 per yearLikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)371986 to 2023 (38 years)countywide
Tornado0.112events per yearabout 1 in 9 yearsLikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shown1950 to 2023 (EF2+); 1986 to 2023 (EF0-1)see B1-f
Volcanic Activity0.0001annual probabilityabout 1 in 10,000 yearsUnlikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shownmodeledsee B1-f
Wildfire0.0124annual probability at a locationchance a given location in the county burns in a year: 1.24%LikelyStorm Events records in 3 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (10%)not shownmodeledsee B1-f
Winter Weather41event-days per yearabout 41 days per yearHighly likelyStorm Events event-days in 30 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (100%)7512005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywide

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

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

Descriptor scale used in this packet (defined per unit)

Sources: 5, 6

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

Intensity bands: historical frequency (Storm Events)

Source: 6

HazardBandYearsEventscounty-coded recordsYears in periodEvents per yearevents / years
Hail1.00-1.99 in1996 to 202517300.567
Hail2.00 in+1996 to 20250300
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)50-64 kt1996 to 2025114303.8
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)65 kt+1996 to 202510300.333
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)unmeasured or below 50 kt1996 to 20252300.0667
TornadoEF0-11996 to 20254300.133
TornadoEF2-31996 to 20250300
TornadoEF4-51996 to 20250300
Tornadounrated (EFU)1996 to 20250300

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

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

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

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

Range of census tract risk within the county

Source: 5

HazardTractsrated of allNRI risk score, 0 to 100Tracts by rating
MinMedianMax
Avalanche31 of 15685.489.094.6Relatively High 7, Relatively Moderate 24, Not Applicable 125
Cold Wave156 of 15615.620.528.7Relatively Low 133, Very Low 23
Drought91 of 15668.077.197.2Relatively Moderate 4, Relatively Low 31, Very Low 56, No Rating 65
Earthquake156 of 1562.586.999.9Very High 3, Relatively High 61, Relatively Moderate 67, Relatively Low 22, Very Low 3
Hail156 of 1561.020.336.3Very Low 156
Heat Wave156 of 1561.647.183.5Relatively Moderate 44, Relatively Low 108, Very Low 4
Hurricane0 of 156Not Applicable 156
Ice Storm156 of 1560.16.737.9Relatively Low 1, Very Low 155
Inland Flooding156 of 1560.211.597.8Very High 1, Relatively High 3, Relatively Moderate 10, Relatively Low 58, Very Low 84
Landslide152 of 1568.813.598.5Relatively Moderate 1, Relatively Low 3, Very Low 148, No Rating 4
Lightning156 of 1560.180.298.3Very High 6, Relatively High 89, Relatively Moderate 58, Relatively Low 1, Very Low 2
Strong Wind156 of 1560.841.581.6Relatively Moderate 27, Relatively Low 126, Very Low 3
Tornado156 of 1560.322.239.7Relatively Low 17, Very Low 139
Volcanic Activity156 of 15640.151.376.6Very Low 156
Wildfire132 of 15618.685.899.7Very High 7, Relatively High 16, Relatively Moderate 37, Relatively Low 25, Very Low 47, No Rating 24
Winter Weather156 of 15610.761.087.4Relatively High 6, Relatively Moderate 132, Relatively Low 16, Very Low 2

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
Utah CountyCountyApproved, expires 2027-05-17FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$11,513,537.180 total; 0 since its planIncludes $3,558,945.71 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4525-UT).
Alpine cityCityApproved, expires 2027-05-17FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$11,859.3617 total; 5 since its plan
American Fork cityCityApproved, expires 2027-05-17FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$848,029.379 total; 2 since its plan
Cedar Hills cityCityApproved, expires 2027-05-17FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded0 total; 0 since its plan
Eagle Mountain cityCityApproved, expires 2027-05-17FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded0 total; 0 since its plan
Elk Ridge cityCityApproved, expires 2027-05-17FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded0 total; 0 since its plan
Fairfield townTownApproved, expires 2027-05-17FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded0 total; 0 since its plan
Genola townTownApproved, expires 2027-05-17FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$10,537.592 total; 1 since its plan
Goshen townTownApproved, expires 2027-05-17FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded2 total; 0 since its plan
Highland cityCityApproved, expires 2027-05-17FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded0 total; 0 since its plan
Lehi cityCityApproved, expires 2027-05-17FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$17,425.6133 total; 11 since its plan
Lindon cityCityApproved, expires 2027-05-17FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded3 total; 0 since its plan
Mapleton cityCityApproved, expires 2027-05-17FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded2 total; 1 since its plan
Orem cityCityApproved, expires 2027-05-17FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded15 total; 1 since its plan
Payson cityCityApproved, expires 2027-05-17FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$17,151.3110 total; 3 since its plan
Pleasant Grove cityCityApproved, expires 2027-05-17FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$157,754.4011 total; 0 since its plan
Provo cityCityApproved, expires 2027-05-17FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded23 total; 0 since its plan
Salem cityCityApproved, expires 2027-05-17FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded6 total; 1 since its plan
Santaquin cityCityApproved, expires 2027-05-17FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$177,339.267 total; 4 since its planIncludes $16,634.86 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4525-UT).
Saratoga Springs cityCityApproved, expires 2031-01-07FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded0 total; 0 since its planAlso approved under plan 108125 (Mountainland AOG, UT Hazard Mitigation Plan 2022, expires 2027-05-17). FEMA's plan status map shows one plan per jurisdiction and may show one of these; this packet uses the approved plan that expires last.
Spanish Fork cityCityApproved, expires 2027-05-17FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$2,004,268.589 total; 1 since its plan
Springville cityCityApproved, expires 2027-05-17FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$654,982.518 total; 2 since its plan
Vineyard townTownApproved, expires 2027-05-17FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded0 total; 0 since its plan
Woodland Hills cityCityApproved, expires 2027-05-17FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded0 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

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 2022-05-18county-coded records, property plus crops, nominal dollarsZone-level damage since planproperty plus crops, reported for the zonePublic Assistance since plannominal dollars; see noteNote
Avalanche$3,726,959n/a10$1,910n/a$3,396,6200.0512%$163,500
Cold Wave$101,183,974,063$249,887,499655,481$2,298$7,826$1,103,122under 0.0001%$0
Droughtn/a$87,096,524n/an/a$704,782n/a0.809% (agriculture)NRI has no building exposure for this hazard; agriculture shown
Earthquake$176,961,111,431n/a659,399$82,337,315n/a$80,185,5630.0465%
Hail$102,332,574,955$260,820,632659,138$25,854$4,573$169,823under 0.0001%$105,000
Heat Wave$101,385,984,190$250,457,308656,515$1,101$20,277$8,107,467under 0.0001%
HurricaneNot Applicable in NRI for this county
Ice Storm$102,332,574,955n/a659,138$92,229n/a$44,968under 0.0001%
Inland Flooding$102,294,575,518$17,773,3253,667$63,619,132$6,212$270,341n/a (see note)$647,000$11,295,676.10NRI 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$1,372,457,407n/a6,935$14,854n/a$1,1640.00108%$9,500
Lightning$102,332,574,955n/a659,138$59,241n/a$6,850,000under 0.0001%
Strong Wind$102,332,574,955$260,820,632659,138$671,986$13,377$2,156,7390.000657%$56,750$67,000Storm Events damage since the plan includes 2 zone-level High Wind records ($55,000) and 1 zone-level Strong Wind record ($12,000): NOAA non-thunderstorm wind types, outside NRI's Strong Wind definition.
Tornado$102,332,574,955$260,820,632659,138$498,086$812$1,610,5250.000487%
Volcanic Activity$102,332,574,955n/a659,138under $1n/a$156under 0.0001%
Wildfire$13,332,784,772$144,277,290112,152$32,459,181$4,214$2,549,4070.243%no Public Assistance recorded (1 declaration)
Winter Weather$102,332,574,955$260,820,632659,138$48,055$372$848,022under 0.0001%$1,532,500

Totals since 2022-05-18 (Storm Events through 2026-06-30): 75 county-coded records, 75 with a damage value recorded (including $0), $818,250; 111 zone-level records, 109 with a damage value recorded (including $0), $1,763,000 reported for the zone; Public Assistance: $11,295,676.10 on 2 counted declarations, 1 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
Population659,138
Building value (total, not at risk)$102,332,574,955
Agriculture value (total, not at risk)$260,820,632
NRI risk rating (all hazards)Relatively High
Expected annual loss, buildings and agriculture, all hazards$180,593,687
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)$107,293,917
Social vulnerability ratingVery Low
Community resilience ratingVery High
NRI versionDecember 2025

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

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

Supports FEMA checklist item B2-c: repetitive loss properties

Repetitive loss in this county, both definitions

Sources: 1, 4

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

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

Repeat-flood properties: county total and NFIP communities

Sources: 1, 4

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

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

Sources: 1, 4

JurisdictionNFIP community IDRL, FMApropertiesSRL, FMApropertiesRL, NFIPpropertiesSRL, NFIPpropertiesAny categorypropertiesMitigatedpropertiesCurrently insuredproperties
Utah County4955170000000
Alpine city4902280000000
American Fork city4901520000000
Cedar Hills city4902040000000
Eagle Mountain city4902580000000
Elk Ridge city4902590000000
Fairfield town4902600000000
Genola town4901540000000
Goshen town4901550000000
Highland city4902540000000
Lehi city4902090000000
Lindon city4902100000000
Mapleton city4901560000000
Orem city4902160000000
Payson city4901570000000
Pleasant Grove city4902350000000
Provo city4901590000000
Salem city4901600000000
Santaquin city4902270000000
Saratoga Springs city4902500000000
Spanish Fork city4902410000000
Springville city4901630000000
Vineyard town4902610000000
Woodland Hills city4902620000000

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

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

County repeat-flood properties by occupancy group: 0 in every occupancy group.

Sources: 1, 4

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

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

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

Exact counts; no count suppression.

Sources

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

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

What this packet is and what the plan adds

This packet is the federal data for the plan's risk assessment (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.

OpenFEMA disclaimer

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

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Cite this: Hazard Plain (2026). Utah County, UT: risk-assessment baseline packet, release 2026-10 (data as of 2026-09-30; County FIPS 49049). Automated baseline. https://hazardplain.org/ut/49049/ 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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