Hazard Plain Preview: automated baseline

Snohomish County, WA

Risk-assessment baseline packet

Unit
County area 53061
Release
2026-10
As of
2026-09-28
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.

A starting point for the plan's risk assessment (FEMA Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool, Element B). It does not replace local data or FEMA review. Section headings say which FEMA review item each table supports; whether an item is satisfied is decided by the plan and its reviewers.

Hazard Plain release 2026-10, as of 2026-09-28. Independent product; not a FEMA document.

Plan clock

Status
Approved, expires 2031-07-27
Plan
Snohomish County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (2025) (FEMA plan 111538)
Approved
2026-07-28
Expires
2031-07-27
As of
2026-09-28
Days
1,763 days to expiry

What changed since your last plan (approved 2026-07-28)

New federal declarations
none (0 declaration rows; 0 counted incidents)
Storm Events records since approval
not yet covered: Storm Events data run through 2026-06-30, before the approval date, so there is no period to count yet
Repetitive loss now
FMA RL 28, SRL 59 (44 CFR 77.2); any definition: 230
Repeat-flood change
First release: no prior release to compare.

Sources

FEMA, OpenFEMA HazardMitigationPlanStatuses v1, version 2026-09-26T121003Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/HazardMitigationPlanStatuses (API)

FEMA, OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2, version 2026-09-27T010817Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries (API)

NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/

FEMA, OpenFEMA NfipMultipleLossProperties v1, version 2026-08-04T164045Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/NfipMultipleLossProperties (API)

Plan status for every jurisdiction listed in this county

JurisdictionTypeStatusPlanApprovedExpiresDays to expirynegative = days since expiryUpdate underwayNotes
Snohomish CountyCountyApproved, expires 2031-07-27Snohomish County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (2025) (FEMA plan 111538)2026-07-282031-07-271,763
Everett cityCityApproved, expires 2029-10-27Everett City Hazard Mitigation Plan (2024) (FEMA plan 110122)2024-10-282029-10-271,125
Marysville cityCityApproved, expires 2031-06-24Marysville HMP (FEMA plan 111763)2026-06-252031-06-241,730
Sultan cityCityApproved, expires 2031-07-27Snohomish County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (2025) (FEMA plan 111538)2026-07-282031-07-271,763
Arlington School DistrictSchool/School DistrictNo approved plan on recordnonenonenoneFEMA tracker shows a plan awaiting revisions

Source

FEMA, OpenFEMA HazardMitigationPlanStatuses v1, version 2026-09-26T121003Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/HazardMitigationPlanStatuses (API)

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

Supports B1-a: hazards

Hazards NRI does not cover: check locally

  • 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)

Rank by EALHazardNRI risk ratingEAL ratingEAL buildingsmodeled dollars per yearEAL agriculturemodeled dollars per yearEAL population equivalencestatistical value of life and injury, $13.7M per life, not property damageEAL total (see note)modeled dollars per yearStorm Events records since 1996countEvidence for an omissionNRI Not Applicable, no declaration and no Storm Events record since 1996Storm Events coverage note
1EarthquakeRelatively HighRelatively High$160,708,138$85,973,407$246,681,545Not in Storm Events. Storm Events coverage of this hazard is limited; absence is not evidence of low risk.
2Inland FloodingRelatively HighRelatively High$111,892,015$122$16,746$111,908,88311
3LandslideVery HighVery High$3,108,215$21,626,429$24,734,6448
4Heat WaveRelatively HighRelatively High$2,766$25,632$11,911,600$11,939,9988
5Ice StormVery HighVery High$287,706$3,329,860$3,617,5666
6Coastal FloodingRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$2,272,626$105,964$2,378,5903
7Cold WaveRelatively LowRelatively Moderate$2,038$6,780$2,149,275$2,158,0940No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).
8AvalancheRelatively HighRelatively Moderate$2,790$1,708,473$1,711,2625
9LightningRelatively HighRelatively High$52,112$1,203,825$1,255,9379
10TornadoRelatively LowRelatively Low$271,919$219$761,473$1,033,6114
11Winter WeatherRelatively HighRelatively High$51,978$1,416$707,817$761,21084
12Volcanic ActivityRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$266,499$408,505$675,0040Declared 1 time; no Storm Events record of this type. Storm Events coverage of this hazard is limited; absence is not evidence of low risk.
13WildfireVery LowRelatively Low$114,035$3$5,692$119,7301
14Strong WindVery LowVery Low$23,245$2$50,628$73,87557Includes 29 High Wind records and 25 Strong Wind records, event types the NRI definition of this hazard leaves out.
15HailVery LowVery Low$54,706$810$10,692$66,2083
16TsunamiVery LowVery Low$50,519$0$50,5190No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30). Storm Events coverage of this hazard is limited; absence is not evidence of low risk.
17DroughtVery LowVery Low$44$440No 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-3227-WA 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).

Sources

FEMA, FEMA National Risk Index 1.20.0 (December 2025), county and census tract tables, version 1.20.0, pulled 2026-09-28, 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)

NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/

Check your state hazard mitigation plan's hazard list for this county; explain any hazard you drop.

Supports B1-b: location

Where each hazard occurs

HazardLocationCensus tracts ratedrated of all tracts
AvalancheCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.10 of 173
Coastal FloodingThe 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.28 of 173
Cold WaveAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.45 of 173
DroughtAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.19 of 173
EarthquakeCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.173 of 173
HailAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.173 of 173
Heat WaveAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.173 of 173
HurricaneCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.0 of 173
Ice StormAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.173 of 173
Inland FloodingThe 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.173 of 173
LandslideCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.173 of 173
LightningAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.173 of 173
Strong WindAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.173 of 173
TornadoCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.173 of 173
TsunamiCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.18 of 173
Volcanic ActivityCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.169 of 173
WildfireCensus tract rating counts from the National Risk Index tract table (see B1-f). Tract maps and place names are not in this packet.173 of 173
Winter WeatherAffects the whole planning area; national data do not distinguish locations within the county. Confirm locally.173 of 173

Source

FEMA, FEMA National Risk Index 1.20.0 (December 2025), county and census tract tables, version 1.20.0, pulled 2026-09-28, 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)

Supports B1-c: extent

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

HazardScaleRecordscount, yearsObserved rangeWorst recorded eventMost damaging (when different)How it applies to membersNote
Avalanchenone (count and damage)5, 2016 to 2022 (5 zone-level)No damage reported in 5 records.Zone-level records: applies countywide; national data do not locate these events within the county.Physical measure: in event narratives only; local data required.
Coastal Flood, Storm Surge/Tidenone in data (FIRM for depth)3, 2012 to 2022 (3 zone-level)Coastal Flood, 2012-12-17, $200,000 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2012 dollars); NWS zone WAZ507 (EVERETT AND VICINITY), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesZone-level records: applies countywide; national data do not locate these events within the county.Flood depth: see the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map.
Cold/Wind Chill, Extreme Cold/Wind Chillwind chill0Wind chill: in event narratives only; local data required.
Frost/Freeze (outside NRI Cold Wave definition)crop damage0Temperature: in event narratives only; local data required.
DroughtUS Drought Monitor D-scale0Storm 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)0No Storm Events record; local data required (e.g., USGS).
Hailhail size (inches)3, 2001 to 20060.4 in to 1 in (median 0.75 in); 3 with a recorded value1 in hail, 2006-04-15Hail, 2005-05-19, property not reported; $50,000 crops (2005 dollars)Event records naming member places: Marysville city (1 record).
Excessive Heat, Heatheat index (narratives)8, 2021 to 2023 (8 zone-level)2 days to 5 days (median 4 days); 5 with a recorded value5 consecutive days, 2023-05-12 to 2023-05-16, zone-levelZone-level records: applies countywide; national data do not locate these events within the county.Heat index: in event narratives only; local data required.
Hurricane, Tropical Storm, Tropical DepressionSaffir-Simpson0Storm Events files every zone of a storm's episode under the storm's event type and category, so a Hurricane (Typhoon) record, especially an inland or remnant one, does not by itself mean hurricane-force winds here; read the damage and wind columns.
Ice StormSperry-Piltz (local data)6, 2017 to 2024 (6 zone-level)No damage reported in 6 records.Zone-level records: applies countywide; national data do not locate these events within the county.Ice thickness: in event narratives only; local data required.
Flash Flood, Flood, Lakeshore Flooddamage and flood days (FIRM for depth)11, 1997 to 2023Flood, 2009-01-07, $6,500,000 property; $0 crops (2009 dollars)Event records naming member places: Everett city (1 record), Sultan city (1 record).Flood depth: see the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map. Storm Events damage can be $0 or blank even for a major flood, so the worst record here may not be the worst flood; compare FEMA Public Assistance by declaration in B1-d.
Debris Flownone (count and damage)8, 1997 to 2017 (2 zone-level)Debris Flow, 2014-03-22, $60,000,000 property; $0 crops (2014 dollars), 43 direct deaths, 12 direct injuriesEvent records naming member places: Everett city (1 record). Zone-level records (2) apply countywide.Physical measure: in event narratives only; local data required.
Lightningannualized frequency (the measure FEMA's Local Mitigation Planning Handbook names)9, 1996 to 2008Lightning, 1996-09-15, damage not reported, 1 direct deathLightning, 1997-04-10, $35,000 property; crops not reported (1997 dollars)Event records naming member places: Everett city (2 records), Marysville city (1 record).Storm Events lists lightning with damage or casualties; physical measure in event narratives only; local data required.
High Wind and Strong Wind (outside NRI Strong Wind definition)wind speed (kt and mph)54, 2006 to 2025 (54 zone-level)20 kt (23 mph) to 62 kt (71 mph) (median 44 kt (51 mph)); 54 with a recorded value62 kt (71 mph) measured gust, High Wind, 2025-02-25; NWS zone WAZ568 (CASCADES OF SNOHOMISH AND KING COUNTIES), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesHigh Wind, 2006-12-14, $5,400,000 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2006 dollars)Zone-level records: applies countywide; national data do not locate these events within the county.
Thunderstorm Windwind speed (kt and mph)5, 1976 to 201235 kt (40 mph) to 50 kt (58 mph) (median 44 kt (51 mph)); 3 with a recorded value50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust, Thunderstorm Wind, 2005-06-21Thunderstorm Wind, 2010-12-14, $30,000 property; $0 crops (2010 dollars)No event record names a member place.
TornadoEnhanced Fujita (F before Feb 2007)7, 1970 to 2006F/EF0 to F/EF2 (median F/EF1); 7 with a recorded valueF2 tornado, 1970-11-24, 0.3 mi path length (records before 1996 may include the whole path; rating and listing come from the county where the tornado began), 30 yd wide, $25,000 property; crops not recorded (1970 dollars)Tornado, 1971-10-26, $25,000 property; crops not recorded (1971 dollars)Event records naming member places: Sultan city (1 record).From 1996 on, tornado records are per-county segments and length is the path length within this county (NWS Instruction 10-1605); records before 1996 may give the whole path length, including the path outside this county, and before 1996 a tornado is listed once, under the county where it began, with the whole path's rating; counties farther along the path may not list it. Length is not used to rank tornadoes.
Tsunaminone (count and damage)0Physical measure: in event narratives only; local data required.
Volcanic Ash, Volcanic AshfallVolcanic Explosivity Index (local data)0Physical measure: in event narratives only; local data required.
Wildfireacres burned (local data)1, 2017 to 2017 (1 zone-level)Wildfire, 2017-09-04, $4,500,000 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2017 dollars); NWS zone WAZ568 (CASCADES OF SNOHOMISH AND KING COUNTIES), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesZone-level records: applies countywide; national data do not locate these events within the county.Acres burned: in event narratives only; local data required.
Winter Storm, Heavy Snow, Blizzard, Lake-Effect Snow, Winter Weather, Sleetnone in data (snowfall local)84, 2006 to 2025 (84 zone-level)Heavy Snow, 2008-12-21, $3,000,000 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2008 dollars); NWS zone WAZ507 (EVERETT AND VICINITY), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesZone-level records: applies countywide; national data do not locate these events within the county.Snow depth: in event narratives only; local data required.

Storm Events records are more complete after 1996; before 1996 only Tornado (from 1950), Hail and Thunderstorm Wind (from 1955) exist. Zone-level records are placed with NWS zone-county files, which exist from 2020 on; an earlier record is placed by its zone number in the nearest later file only when its zone name matches that file, records from zones NWS renumbered are placed by name or left out, and a record whose zone is in no known file is left out of every count, so counts before 2020 can be low. Some current zones are also missing from the NWS files, so recent counts can be low too.

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

Sources

NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/

NOAA National Weather Service, NWS county-public forecast zones correlation file, version bp03mr20 to bp16ap26 (11 files; newest bp16ap26), pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.weather.gov/gis/ZoneCounty

Supports B1-d: previous occurrences

Declaration rows
37
Counted incidents
32

Storm Events records since the plan: not yet covered: Storm Events data run through 2026-06-30, before the approval date, so there is no period to count yet.

Federal disaster declarations for this county

DeclaredIncident beganFEMA numberTypeTitleMapped hazardCounty Public Assistancefederal share obligated, nominal dollarsFlagsNotes
2026-04-072025-12-05DR-4906-WAMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDESInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Landslide, Strong Wind$430,918.95during plan review, check whether your last plan included it; within last 5 years
2025-12-122025-12-09EM-3629-WAEmergencySEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDESInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Landslide, Strong Windnone foundduring plan review, check whether your last plan included it; within last 5 yearssame incident as DR-4906
2023-01-122022-11-03DR-4682-WAMajor disasterSEVERE WINTER STORM, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDESInland Flooding; Landslide; Strong Wind; Winter Weather$12,714,416.22within last 5 years
2022-09-102022-09-10FM-5455-WAFire managementBOLT CREEK FIREWildfirenone foundwithin last 5 years
2021-04-082020-12-29DR-4593-WAMajor disasterSEVERE WINTER STORM, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDESInland Flooding; Landslide; Strong Wind; Winter Weather$3,706,386.49
2020-04-232020-01-20DR-4539-WAMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDESInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Landslide$3,544,806.23
2020-03-222020-01-20DR-4481-WAMajor disasterCOVID-19 PANDEMICNon-natural, not counted$13,231,509.12
2020-03-132020-01-20EM-3427-WAEmergencyCOVID-19Non-natural, not countednone foundsame incident as DR-4481
2019-03-042018-12-10DR-4418-WAMajor disasterSEVERE WINTER STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, MUDSLIDES, TORNADOInland Flooding; Landslide; Strong Wind; Tornado; Winter Weather$3,738,443.08
2016-01-152015-11-12DR-4249-WAMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDESInland Flooding; Landslide; Strong Wind$7,385,182.41
2015-10-152015-08-29DR-4242-WAMajor disasterSEVERE WINDSTORMStrong Wind$4,985,222.19
2014-04-022014-03-22DR-4168-WAMajor disasterFLOODING AND MUDSLIDESLandslide$20,294,016.88
2014-03-242014-03-22EM-3370-WAEmergencyFLOODING AND MUDSLIDESLandslidenone foundsame incident as DR-4168
2012-03-052012-01-14DR-4056-WAMajor disasterSEVERE WINTER STORM, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDESInland Flooding; Landslide; Winter Weather$5,180,765.28
2009-03-022008-12-12DR-1825-WAMajor disasterSEVERE WINTER STORM AND RECORD AND NEAR RECORD SNOWWinter Weather$5,816,939.81
2009-01-302009-01-06DR-1817-WAMajor disasterSEVERE WINTER STORM, LANDSLIDES, MUDSLIDES, AND FLOODINGInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Landslide, Winter Weather$3,294,882.21
2007-12-082007-12-01DR-1734-WAMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDESInland Flooding; Landslide$1,669,900.92
2007-02-142006-12-14DR-1682-WAMajor disasterSEVERE WINTER STORM, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDESLandslide; Winter Weather$4,348,376.36
2006-12-122006-11-02DR-1671-WAMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDESInland Flooding; Landslide$1,946,920.19
2006-05-172006-01-27DR-1641-WAMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, TIDAL SURGE, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDESInland Flooding; Landslide$1,346,141.68
2005-09-072005-08-29EM-3227-WAEmergencyHURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATIONHurricane: evacuation support, not a local hazard event; not countednone found
2003-11-072003-10-15DR-1499-WAMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS AND FLOODINGInland Flooding$3,711,411.45
2001-03-012001-02-28DR-1361-WAMajor disasterEARTHQUAKEEarthquake$449,638.61
1997-04-021997-03-18DR-1172-WAMajor disasterHEAVY RAINS, SNOW MELT, FLOODING, LAND & MUD SLIDESInland Flooding (primary); also designated: LandslidePA not declared for this county
1997-01-171996-12-26DR-1159-WAMajor disasterSEVERE WINTER STORMS, LAND & MUDS SLIDES,FLOODINGInland Flooding; Landslide; Winter Weathernone found
1996-02-091996-01-26DR-1100-WAMajor disasterHIGH WINDS, SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODINGInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Strong Windnone found
1996-01-031995-11-07DR-1079-WAMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS, HIGH WIND, AND FLOODINGInland Flooding; Strong Windnone found
1993-03-041993-01-20DR-981-WAMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS & HIGH WINDStrong Windnone found
1991-03-081990-12-20DR-896-WAMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS & HIGH TIDESInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Coastal Floodingnone found
1990-11-261990-11-09DR-883-WAMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS & FLOODINGInland Floodingnone found
1986-12-151986-11-22DR-784-WAMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS & FLOODINGInland Floodingnone found
1980-05-211980-05-21DR-623-WAMajor disasterVOLCANIC ERUPTION, MT. ST. HELENSVolcanic Activitynone found
1979-12-311979-12-31DR-612-WAMajor disasterSTORMS, HIGH TIDES, MUDSLIDES & FLOODINGInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Coastal Flooding, LandslidePA not declared for this county
1977-12-101977-12-10DR-545-WAMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS,MUDSLIDES, & FLOODINGInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Landslidenone found
1975-12-131975-12-13DR-492-WAMajor disasterSEVERE STORMS & FLOODINGInland Floodingnone found
1965-05-111965-05-11DR-196-WAMajor disasterEARTHQUAKEEarthquakenone found
1964-12-291964-12-29DR-185-WAMajor disasterHEAVY RAINS & FLOODINGInland Floodingnone found

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.

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

Statewide declarations

DeclaredIncident beganFEMA numberTypeTitleMapped hazardFlagsNotes
1963-03-021963-03-02DR-146-WAMajor disasterFLOODSInland Flooding
1962-10-201962-10-20DR-137-WAMajor disasterSEVERE STORMSHazard not mapped (severe storm title names no single hazard); not counted
1957-03-061957-03-06DR-70-WAMajor disasterFLOODSInland Flooding
1956-02-251956-02-25DR-50-WAMajor disasterFLOODInland Flooding

FEMA recorded these with designated area Statewide and no county. Listed on every county page in the state; not counted with county rows.

16 Fire Management declarations (1970-07-18 to 1998-09-25) FEMA filed as Statewide with no county; each names one local fire. Listed on the state page.

Source

FEMA, OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2, version 2026-09-27T010817Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries (API)

Public Assistance filed under this county for declarations that do not list it: 1 row, $242,803.29

FEMA numberDeclaredTitleApplicantPA obligatedfederal share obligated, nominal dollars
DR-4635-WA2022-01-05SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDESPublic Utility District #1 of Snohomish County (PUD)$242,803.29

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

Public Assistance not placed in a county in this state: 1 row, $248,381.20

Disaster numberDeclaredApplicantCounty field in FEMA dataPA obligatedfederal share obligated, nominal dollarsWhy not placed
45392020-04-23Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian ReservationUmatilla County$248,381.20county field is a county of another state and the applicant name does not identify a place in the declaring state

FEMA's Public Assistance summaries file these applicants under a county field that is not a county of this state (an Alaska school area, the former Valdez-Cordova Census Area, or another state's county), and the applicant name does not identify one place here. They are listed for the whole state and are not in any county total. Check whether any of them worked in your county.

Previous occurrences by hazard, with explicit no-event rows

HazardStorm Events recordsfull periodSince plan approvalrecordsDuring plan reviewrecordsLast 5 yearsrecordsDeclared incidentsdistinct incidentsDeclared since approvaldistinct incidentsPeriodStatement
Avalanche502001996 to 2026-06-30
Coastal Flooding301201996 to 2026-06-30
Cold Wave000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Drought000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Earthquake00020No Storm Events record; local data required (e.g., USGS).
Hail300001955 to 2026-06-30
Heat Wave805001996 to 2026-06-30
Hurricane000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Ice Storm604001996 to 2026-06-30
Inland Flooding11022301996 to 2026-06-30
Landslide8001701996 to 2026-06-30
Lightning900001996 to 2026-06-30
Strong Wind5907901955 to 2026-06-30Includes 29 High Wind records and 25 Strong Wind records, event types the NRI definition of this hazard leaves out.
Tornado700101950 to 2026-06-30
Tsunami000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Volcanic Activity000101996 to 2026-06-30No Storm Events records of this type; 1 federal declared incident (see declarations table)
Wildfire100101996 to 2026-06-30
Winter Weather84031801996 to 2026-06-30

Sources

NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/

FEMA, OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2, version 2026-09-27T010817Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries (API)

NOAA National Weather Service, NWS county-public forecast zones correlation file, version bp03mr20 to bp16ap26 (11 files; newest bp16ap26), pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.weather.gov/gis/ZoneCounty

Notable Storm Events records

DateEvent typeMagnitude or extentDamagenominal dollarsDirect deaths, injuriesindirect not countedLocationFlagsWhy listed
2025-02-25High Wind62 kt (71 mph) measured gust$0 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2025 dollars)0, 0NWS zone WAZ568 (CASCADES OF SNOHOMISH AND KING COUNTIES), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countieswithin last 5 yearsB1-c worst recorded: High Wind and Strong Wind (outside NRI Strong Wind definition)
2023-05-12Heat$0 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2023 dollars)0, 0NWS zone WAZ556 (BELLEVUE AND VICINITY), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countieswithin last 5 yearsB1-c worst recorded: Excessive Heat, Heat
2021-10-24High Wind52 kt (60 mph) estimated gustdamage not reported2, 0NWS zone WAZ568 (CASCADES OF SNOHOMISH AND KING COUNTIES), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countieswithin last 5 yearsdeaths or injuries recorded
2017-11-13High Wind37 kt (43 mph) measured sustained$2,000,000 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2017 dollars)1, 1NWS zone WAZ555 (EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesdeaths or injuries recorded
2017-09-04Wildfire$4,500,000 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2017 dollars)0, 0NWS zone WAZ568 (CASCADES OF SNOHOMISH AND KING COUNTIES), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesB1-c worst recorded: Wildfire
2014-03-22Debris Flow$60,000,000 property; $0 crops (2014 dollars)43, 12OSOdeaths or injuries recorded
2012-12-17Coastal Flood$200,000 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2012 dollars)0, 0NWS zone WAZ507 (EVERETT AND VICINITY), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesB1-c worst recorded: Coastal Flood, Storm Surge/Tide
2009-01-07Flood$6,500,000 property; $0 crops (2009 dollars)0, 0GOLD BAR to ARLINGTONB1-c worst recorded: Flash Flood, Flood, Lakeshore Flood
2008-12-21Heavy Snow$3,000,000 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2008 dollars)0, 0NWS zone WAZ507 (EVERETT AND VICINITY), zone-level: may include parts of neighboring countiesB1-c worst recorded: Winter Storm, Heavy Snow, Blizzard, Lake-Effect Snow, Winter Weather, Sleet
2005-06-21Thunderstorm Wind50 kt (58 mph) estimated gustdamage not reported0, 0DARRINGTONB1-c worst recorded: Thunderstorm Wind
1996-09-15Lightningdamage not reported1, 0MARYSVILLEB1-c worst recorded: Lightning
1970-11-24TornadoF2, 0.3 mi path length (records before 1996 may include the whole path; rating and listing come from the county where the tornado began), 30 yd wide$25,000 property; crops not recorded (1970 dollars)0, 0location not recordedB1-c worst recorded: Tornado

The full list is in the XLSX file, sheet "B1-d Storm Events history" (204 rows).

Storm Events records are more complete after 1996; before 1996 only Tornado (from 1950), Hail and Thunderstorm Wind (from 1955) exist. Zone-level records are placed with NWS zone-county files, which exist from 2020 on; an earlier record is placed by its zone number in the nearest later file only when its zone name matches that file, records from zones NWS renumbered are placed by name or left out, and a record whose zone is in no known file is left out of every count, so counts before 2020 can be low. Some current zones are also missing from the NWS files, so recent counts can be low too.

Sources

NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/

NOAA National Weather Service, NWS county-public forecast zones correlation file, version bp03mr20 to bp16ap26 (11 files; newest bp16ap26), pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.weather.gov/gis/ZoneCounty

FEMA, OpenFEMA HazardMitigationPlanStatuses v1, version 2026-09-26T121003Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/HazardMitigationPlanStatuses (API)

State-declared emergencies are not in federal data. Add them from your state emergency management agency.

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

Supports B1-e: probability

Probability: FEMA annualized frequency and descriptor per hazard

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
Avalanche0.3events per yearabout 1 in 3 yearsLikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)91994 to 2023 (30 years)see B1-f
Coastal Flooding3.18events per year at a location (modeled)about 3.2 per year at a given location in the countyHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shownmodeledsee B1-fDescriptor from NRI: the rate at a location is 1 or more a year, so the county rate is at least that.
Cold Wave0.0352event-days per yearabout 0.0352 days per yearevent-days in 0 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (0%)0.6432005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywideNo recorded event-days, 1996 to 2025; descriptor not assigned. Frost/Freeze records are not counted in this descriptor: they record crop freezes, not cold waves.
Drought4.72event-days per yearabout 4.72 days per yearevent-days in 0 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (0%)1822000 to 2025 (25.25 years; D3 and D4 only)countywideNo recorded event-days, 1996 to 2025; descriptor not assigned
Earthquake0.0362annual probability at a locationchance a given location in the county has at least minor-damage shaking in a year: 3.62%not shownmodeledsee B1-fDescriptor not assigned: the NRI value is the chance at a location in the county, not how often the hazard affects the county, and Storm Events does not record earthquakes.
Hail0.031events per yearabout 1 in 32 yearsPossibleFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)1.2 (modeled)1986 to 2023 (38 years)countywide
Heat Wave3.36event-days per yearabout 3.36 days per yearLikelyevent-days in 3 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (10%)42.12005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywideNRI gives about 3.36 heat wave event-days a year here (its annualized frequency over 19 years; not its event count divided by the years), but Storm Events has a record in only 3 of 30 years. NRI counts from a different source that records far more events than Storm Events, so this descriptor reads much lower than NRI's frequency; read the two together.
Hurricaneevents per year1851 to 2024 (Atlantic); 1949 to 2024 (Pacific)see B1-fNot Applicable in NRI for this county; no descriptor.
Ice Storm0.446event-days per yearabout 0.446 days per yearLikelyevent-days in 3 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (10%)301946-12-31 to 2014-02-12 (67 years)countywide
Inland Flooding0.393event-days per yearabout 0.393 days per yearLikelyevent-days in 10 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (33.3%)111996 to 2023 (28 years)see B1-f
Landslide4.12events per year (modeled)about 4.12 per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shownmodeledsee B1-f
Lightning8.63days per year with a strikeabout 8.63 days per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shown1995 to 2023 (29 years; CONUS)countywide
Strong Wind0.0183events per yearabout 1 in 54 yearsPossibleFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)11986 to 2023 (38 years)countywide
Tornado0.0489events per yearabout 1 in 20 yearsPossibleFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shown1950 to 2023 (EF2+); 1986 to 2023 (EF0-1)see B1-f
Tsunami0.0553annual probability at the most exposed location (used in place of a county value)chance at the county's most exposed location in a year: 5.53%Storm Events records in 0 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (0%)not shownmodeledsee B1-fNo Storm Events record of this hazard, 1996 to 2025; descriptor not assigned (the NRI value is the chance at a location in the county, not how often the hazard affects the county)
Volcanic Activity0.0123annual probabilityabout 1 in 81 yearsPossibleFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shownmodeledsee B1-f
Wildfire0.0000283annual probability at a locationchance a given location in the county burns in a year: 0.00283%PossibleStorm Events records in 1 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (3.33%)not shownmodeledsee B1-fDescriptor from Storm Events, not NRI: the NRI value is the chance at a location in the county, not how often the hazard affects the county.
Winter Weather31.9event-days per yearabout 31.9 days per yearLikelyevent-days in 18 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (60%)5812005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywide

FEMA annualized frequency (modeled) comes from the National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025). It is not recorded events divided by years, and what it measures depends on the hazard. For most hazards it estimates how often the hazard affects this county each year: it counts events or event-days (drought, heat wave, cold wave, winter weather, ice storm and inland flooding are in days per year; lightning is the number of days per year with a recorded cloud-to-ground strike, from the NOAA Storm Prediction Center daily lightning climatology); it may count events in the surrounding area (hail, strong wind, tornado, hurricane and ice storm use a 49 km grid and buffers) and is averaged over the county's area; and some hazards use a minimum value for places with no recorded event. Earthquake, wildfire and coastal flooding are different: FEMA computes them for each census block and averages them over the county, so the value is the chance (for coastal flooding, the modeled number of floods per year) at a location in the county, which is lower than the chance that the hazard strikes somewhere in the county. Earthquake is the chance of at least minor-damage shaking (U.S. Geological Survey model); wildfire is the chance that a location burns in a large fire (U.S. Forest Service burn probability); coastal flooding comes from FEMA flood zones and NOAA high-tide flooding, so it can be above 1 where high-tide flooding is frequent. Tsunami is the value at the county's most exposed location, from recorded events and modeled return periods. For these four hazards the packet gives no "1 in N years" and takes the descriptor from Storm Events (none for earthquake) unless the value is 1 or more a year. Landslide is a U.S. Geological Survey modeled county rate spread by slope susceptibility. Volcanic activity is the chance that a volcano affecting the county erupts in a year. Drought counts only extreme and exceptional drought (D3 and D4). Source: FEMA, National Risk Index Technical Documentation v1.20, sections 5.2.2 (Table 5), 5.2.3, 7.4, 10.4, 16.5, 17.1, 17.3.1, 17.5, 20.3.1, 21.4, 22.4 and 6 to 23.

Sources

FEMA, FEMA National Risk Index 1.20.0 (December 2025), county and census tract tables, version 1.20.0, pulled 2026-09-28, 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)

NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/

Descriptor scale used in this packet (defined per unit)

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

Sources

FEMA, FEMA National Risk Index 1.20.0 (December 2025), county and census tract tables, version 1.20.0, pulled 2026-09-28, 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)

NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/

Intensity bands: historical frequency (Storm Events)

HazardBandYearsEventscounty-coded recordsYears in periodEvents per yearevents / years
Hail1.00-1.99 in1996 to 20251300.0333
Hail2.00 in+1996 to 20250300
Strong Wind (Thunderstorm Wind records)50-64 kt1996 to 20251300.0333
Strong Wind (Thunderstorm Wind records)65 kt+1996 to 20250300
Strong Wind (Thunderstorm Wind records)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

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.

Source

NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/

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.

Supports B1-f: variation across the planning area

Range of census tract risk within the county

HazardTractsrated of allRisk score minNRI score, 0 to 100MedianMaxTracts by ratingNote
Avalanche10 of 17383.386.389.4Relatively Moderate 10, Not Applicable 163
Coastal Flooding28 of 17372.786.499.4Very High 1, Relatively High 2, Relatively Moderate 9, Relatively Low 14, Very Low 2, No Rating 145
Cold Wave45 of 17315.447.264.8Relatively Moderate 23, Relatively Low 17, Very Low 5, No Rating 128National data give a county-wide or coarse (49 km grid or NWS zone) frequency for this hazard, so they cannot show members' hazard differing. The tract range above mostly reflects where buildings and people are. Confirm locally.
Drought19 of 17366.867.570.4Very Low 19, No Rating 154National data give a county-wide or coarse (49 km grid or NWS zone) frequency for this hazard, so they cannot show members' hazard differing. Agriculture is all of NRI's expected annual loss for this hazard in the county, so the tract range above mostly reflects where crop and livestock value is, not where buildings and people are. Confirm locally.
Earthquake173 of 17379.889.999.8Very High 22, Relatively High 78, Relatively Moderate 73
Hail173 of 1731.68.922.0Very Low 173National data give a county-wide or coarse (49 km grid or NWS zone) frequency for this hazard, so they cannot show members' hazard differing. The tract range above mostly reflects where buildings and people are. Confirm locally.
Heat Wave173 of 17318.564.483.2Relatively Moderate 137, Relatively Low 36National data give a county-wide or coarse (49 km grid or NWS zone) frequency for this hazard, so they cannot show members' hazard differing. The tract range above mostly reflects where buildings and people are. Confirm locally.
Hurricane0 of 173Not Applicable 173
Ice Storm173 of 17350.281.992.3Relatively High 4, Relatively Moderate 157, Relatively Low 12National data give a county-wide or coarse (49 km grid or NWS zone) frequency for this hazard, so they cannot show members' hazard differing. The tract range above mostly reflects where buildings and people are. Confirm locally.
Inland Flooding173 of 1733.732.099.6Very High 6, Relatively High 9, Relatively Moderate 38, Relatively Low 87, Very Low 33
Landslide173 of 17312.192.4100.0Very High 5, Relatively High 6, Relatively Moderate 40, Relatively Low 86, Very Low 36
Lightning173 of 1737.432.959.1Relatively Moderate 4, Relatively Low 158, Very Low 11National data give a county-wide or coarse (49 km grid or NWS zone) frequency for this hazard, so they cannot show members' hazard differing. The tract range above mostly reflects where buildings and people are. Confirm locally.
Strong Wind173 of 1731.44.99.6Very Low 173National data give a county-wide or coarse (49 km grid or NWS zone) frequency for this hazard, so they cannot show members' hazard differing. The tract range above mostly reflects where buildings and people are. Confirm locally.
Tornado173 of 1734.012.425.3Very Low 173
Tsunami18 of 17313.828.451.4Relatively Low 1, Very Low 17, No Rating 5, Not Applicable 150
Volcanic Activity169 of 17379.083.599.5Relatively High 4, Relatively Moderate 5, Relatively Low 8, Very Low 152, No Rating 4
Wildfire173 of 17320.555.881.5Relatively Low 16, Very Low 157
Winter Weather173 of 17331.158.193.8Relatively High 2, Relatively Moderate 142, Relatively Low 29National data give a county-wide or coarse (49 km grid or NWS zone) frequency for this hazard, so they cannot show members' hazard differing. The tract range above mostly reflects where buildings and people are. Confirm locally.

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.

Source

FEMA, FEMA National Risk Index 1.20.0 (December 2025), county and census tract tables, version 1.20.0, pulled 2026-09-28, 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)

Per-member block (Starter, confirm locally)

MemberTypePlan statusRepetitive lossFMA RL and SRL (44 CFR 77.2); repeat-flood, any definitionPublic Assistance matchedfederal share obligated, nominal dollarsEvent records naming this placeall years; since the member's planNotes
Snohomish CountyCountyApproved, expires 2031-07-27FMA RL 22, SRL 44; any 179$31,243,435.320; not yet coveredIncludes $1,722,240 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4481-WA).
Everett cityCityApproved, expires 2029-10-27FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 3$1,427,110.434; 0Includes $281,770.11 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4481-WA).
Marysville cityCityApproved, expires 2031-06-24FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 2$891,625.122; 0Includes $33,097.82 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4481-WA).
Sultan cityCityApproved, expires 2031-07-27FMA RL 2, SRL 13; any 24$163,501.172; not yet covered

Member 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 member row, while the county table counts only its part in this county.

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

Sources

FEMA, OpenFEMA HazardMitigationPlanStatuses v1, version 2026-09-26T121003Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/HazardMitigationPlanStatuses (API)

FEMA, OpenFEMA NfipMultipleLossProperties v1, version 2026-08-04T164045Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/NfipMultipleLossProperties (API)

FEMA, OpenFEMA PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries v1, version 2026-09-26T151157Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries (API)

NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/

Supports B2-a and B2-b: assets and impacts

Local data required

County-level starter. The plan must describe impacts for each participant and its own assets.

  • Critical facilities and lifelines per hazard
  • A problem statement per participant 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

HazardBuilding exposuremodeled dollarsAgriculture exposuremodeled dollarsPopulation exposedpeopleEAL buildingsmodeled dollars per yearEAL agriculturemodeled dollars per yearEAL population equivalencestatistical value of life and injury, $13.7M per life, not property damageEAL as % of exposurebuildings; agriculture where notedStorm Events damage since 2026-07-28county-coded records, property plus crops, nominal dollarsZone-level damage since planproperty plus crops, reported for the zonePublic Assistance since plannominal dollars; see noteNote
Avalanche$88,580,32410$2,790$1,708,4730.00315%
Coastal Flooding$5,021,427,07917,571$2,272,626$105,9640.0453%
Cold Wave$30,768,923,302$73,440,986154,543$2,038$6,780$2,149,275under 0.0001%
Drought$14,025,690$440.000317% (agriculture)NRI has no building exposure for this hazard; agriculture shown
Earthquake$279,674,383,073827,957$160,708,138$85,973,4070.0575%
Hail$164,422,863,293$202,885,523827,611$54,706$810$10,692under 0.0001%
Heat Wave$164,422,863,293$202,885,523827,611$2,766$25,632$11,911,600under 0.0001%
HurricaneNot Applicable in NRI for this county
Ice Storm$163,976,352,637825,755$287,706$3,329,8600.000175%
Inland Flooding$164,261,219,047$133,543,82112,403$111,892,015$122$16,746n/a (see note)NRI counts the full building value of any census block with some flood loss; this is not the value of buildings in the floodplain. Use local FIRM overlays for B2-a/B2-b. EAL as % of exposure: n/a.
Landslide$5,708,187,09927,693$3,108,215$21,626,4290.0545%
Lightning$164,422,863,293827,611$52,112$1,203,825under 0.0001%
Strong Wind$164,422,863,293$202,885,523827,611$23,245$2$50,628under 0.0001%
Tornado$164,422,863,293$202,885,523827,611$271,919$219$761,4730.000165%
Tsunami$2,627,476,761303$50,519$00.00192%
Volcanic Activity$164,422,863,293827,611$266,499$408,5050.000162%
Wildfire$26,740,251,425$41,253,175144,375$114,035$3$5,6920.000426%
Winter Weather$164,422,863,293$202,885,523827,611$51,978$1,416$707,817under 0.0001%

Totals since 2026-07-28: Storm Events not yet covered: Storm Events data run through 2026-06-30, before the approval date, so there is no period to count yet; Public Assistance on counted declarations none found (0 declarations, 0 with PA).

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

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 must not be added up; the unit total counts each declaration once.

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

Sources

FEMA, FEMA National Risk Index 1.20.0 (December 2025), county and census tract tables, version 1.20.0, pulled 2026-09-28, 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)

NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/

NOAA National Weather Service, NWS county-public forecast zones correlation file, version bp03mr20 to bp16ap26 (11 files; newest bp16ap26), pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.weather.gov/gis/ZoneCounty

FEMA, OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2, version 2026-09-27T010817Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries (API)

FEMA, OpenFEMA PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries v1, version 2026-09-26T151157Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries (API)

FEMA, OpenFEMA HazardMitigationPlanStatuses v1, version 2026-09-26T121003Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/HazardMitigationPlanStatuses (API)

Supports B2-a: context

County context

MeasureValue
Population827,611
Building value (total, not at risk)$164,422,863,293
Agriculture value (total, not at risk)$202,885,523
NRI risk rating (all hazards)Relatively High
Expected annual loss, buildings and agriculture, all hazards$279,196,336
Expected annual loss, population equivalence, all hazards (NRI values each statistical life at $13.7M; a modeled value of expected deaths and injuries, not property damage)$129,970,386
Social vulnerability ratingVery Low
Community resilience ratingRelatively High
NRI versionDecember 2025

FEMA's all-hazard expected annual loss total adds buildings, agriculture and population equivalence; the two parts are shown separately so the property figure is not read as including the statistical value of life.

Source

FEMA, FEMA National Risk Index 1.20.0 (December 2025), county and census tract tables, version 1.20.0, pulled 2026-09-28, 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)

Supports B2-c: repetitive loss

Repetitive loss in this county, both definitions

DefinitionPropertiesSevere repetitive lossProperties
Repetitive loss, FMA definition (44 CFR 77.2)28Severe repetitive loss, FMA definition (44 CFR 77.2)59
Repetitive loss, NFIP insurance definition211Severe repetitive loss, NFIP insurance definition40

Your state NFIP coordinator's list may use the NFIP insurance definition, so its counts can be higher.

Repeat-flood properties: county and state-level rows

ScopeRL, FMApropertiesSRL, FMApropertiesRL, NFIPpropertiesSRL, NFIPpropertiesAny categorypropertiesMitigatedpropertiesCurrently insuredproperties
County total2859211402301694
EDMONDS, CITY OF (community ID not in plan data)1131401
EVERETT, CITY OF0030300
INDEX, TOWN OF (community ID not in plan data)1020201
LYNNWOOD, CITY OF (community ID not in plan data)1040501
MARYSVILLE, CITY OF0020201
MONROE, CITY OF (community ID not in plan data)1151500
MOUNTLAKE TERRACE, CITY OF (community ID not in plan data)0010100
SNOHOMISH, CITY OF (community ID not in plan data)0030300
SULTAN, CITY OF21323112428
DARRINGTON, TOWN OF (community ID not in plan data)0010100
LAKE STEVENS, CITY OF (community ID not in plan data)0010100
SNOHOMISH COUNTY *2244163271791482
State level, not in this county: county not reported0020200

Repeat-flood properties by plan member (NFIP community)

MemberNFIP community IDRL, FMApropertiesSRL, FMApropertiesRL, NFIPpropertiesSRL, NFIPpropertiesAny categorypropertiesMitigatedpropertiesCurrently insuredpropertiesNote
Snohomish County5355342244163271791482
Everett city5301640030300
Marysville city5301680020201
Sultan city53017321323112428

Per-member types: XLSX sheet 'B2-c Members'.

Member 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 member row, while the county table counts only its part in this county.

County repeat-flood properties by occupancy group

Occupancy groupRL, FMApropertiesSRL, FMApropertiesRL, NFIPpropertiesSRL, NFIPpropertiesAny categorypropertiesMitigatedpropertiesCurrently insuredproperties
single-family residential2652181351991586
2 to 4 unit residential1272704
other residential0060601
non-residential151731813
not reported0000000

Institutional properties cannot be separated in this data: FEMA's occupancy groups have no institutional class, so they fall 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; OpenFEMA's fmaRl field description omits the Increased Cost of Compliance clause of 44 CFR 77.2(i). NFIP repetitive loss (FEMA insurance definition, nfipRl) is 2 or more claims over $1,000 in 10 years and can drop to false when a property is mitigated. Also shown: NFIP severe repetitive loss, any category, mitigated and currently insured.

Your state NFIP coordinator's list may use the NFIP insurance definition, so its counts can be higher.

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

Counts may differ from your state NFIP coordinator's list, which is the source the Handbook names.

In this county 6 properties are FMA repetitive loss but not NFIP repetitive loss, and 189 properties are NFIP repetitive loss but not FMA repetitive loss.

Exact counts; no count suppression.

Sources

Every table above lists its own sources. The full list, for the plan's bibliography (FEMA review item A4-a):

  1. FEMA, OpenFEMA HazardMitigationPlanStatuses v1, version 2026-09-26T121003Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/HazardMitigationPlanStatuses (API)
  2. FEMA, OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2, version 2026-09-27T010817Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries (API)
  3. FEMA, OpenFEMA PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries v1, version 2026-09-26T151157Z, pulled 2026-09-28, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries (API)
  4. FEMA, OpenFEMA NfipMultipleLossProperties v1, version 2026-08-04T164045Z, pulled 2026-09-28, 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 2026-09-28, 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 2026-09-28, 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 2026-09-28, 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 2026-09-28, 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

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Cite this: Hazard Plain (2026). Snohomish County, WA: risk-assessment baseline packet, release 2026-10 (data as of 2026-09-28; County area 53061). Preview: automated baseline. 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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