Hazard Plain Automated baseline

Sheboygan County, WI

Risk-assessment baseline packet

County FIPS:
55117
Release:
2026-10
Data as of:
2026-09-30
Storm Events data through:
2026-06-30

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

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

Summary

Plan status as of 2026-09-30: Expired on 2026-01-25. Plan: Sheboygan County (FEMA plan 106776), approved 2021-01-26.

Since the plan was approved on 2021-01-26: no new hazard declaration and 98 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): Inland Flooding ($17,703,155 a year), Cold Wave ($7,218,453) and Tornado ($6,354,514).

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

Plan clock

Status:
Expired on 2026-01-25
Plan:
Sheboygan County (FEMA plan 106776)
Approved:
2021-01-26
Days since expiry:
248
Update underway:
none recorded in FEMA's plan tracker

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

What changed since your last plan (approved 2021-01-26)

New federal declarations:
none
Storm Events records since approval:
98 records (data through 2026-06-30)
Repetitive loss now:
FMA RL 0, SRL 0 (44 CFR 77.2); any definition: 1
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: 13 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
Sheboygan CountyCountyExpired on 2026-01-25Sheboygan County (FEMA plan 106776)2021-01-262026-01-25-248
Adell villageVillageExpired on 2026-01-25Sheboygan County (FEMA plan 106776)2021-01-262026-01-25-248
Cascade villageVillageExpired on 2026-01-25Sheboygan County (FEMA plan 106776)2021-01-262026-01-25-248
Cedar Grove villageVillageExpired on 2026-01-25Sheboygan County (FEMA plan 106776)2021-01-262026-01-25-248this jurisdiction approved 2021-02-19
Elkhart Lake villageVillageExpired on 2026-01-25Sheboygan County (FEMA plan 106776)2021-01-262026-01-25-248
Howards Grove villageVillageExpired on 2026-01-25Sheboygan County (FEMA plan 106776)2021-01-262026-01-25-248this jurisdiction approved 2021-03-21
Kohler villageVillageExpired on 2026-01-25Sheboygan County (FEMA plan 106776)2021-01-262026-01-25-248this jurisdiction approved 2021-02-19
Oostburg villageVillageExpired on 2026-01-25Sheboygan County (FEMA plan 106776)2021-01-262026-01-25-248this jurisdiction approved 2021-02-19
Plymouth cityCityExpired on 2026-01-25Sheboygan County (FEMA plan 106776)2021-01-262026-01-25-248
Random Lake villageVillageExpired on 2026-01-25Sheboygan County (FEMA plan 106776)2021-01-262026-01-25-248
Sheboygan cityCityExpired on 2026-01-25Sheboygan County (FEMA plan 106776)2021-01-262026-01-25-248
Sheboygan Falls cityCityExpired on 2026-01-25Sheboygan County (FEMA plan 106776)2021-01-262026-01-25-248this jurisdiction approved 2021-06-07
Waldo villageVillageExpired on 2026-01-25Sheboygan County (FEMA plan 106776)2021-01-262026-01-25-248this jurisdiction approved 2021-03-22

Supports FEMA checklist item B1-a: hazard identification

Hazards NRI does not cover (local data needed)

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

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

Sources: 5, 6

Rank by EALHazardNRI risk ratingEAL ratingEAL buildingsmodeled dollars per yearEAL agriculturemodeled dollars per yearCost of expected deaths and injuriesFEMA's dollar value per year, not property damageEAL total (see note)modeled dollars per yearStorm Events records, 1996 to 2026-06-30countStorm Events coverage note
1Inland FloodingRelatively LowRelatively Moderate$17,475,842$223,803$3,510$17,703,15536
2Cold WaveRelatively ModerateRelatively High$335$342,805$6,875,313$7,218,45337Includes 1 Frost/Freeze record (outside NRI's Cold Wave definition; counted in this table and in B1-d, not in the B1-e descriptor).
3TornadoRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$3,179,334$5,535$3,169,645$6,354,5145
4HailRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$2,144,984$54,249$227,909$2,427,14258
5Heat WaveRelatively LowRelatively Low$35$2$1,052,689$1,052,72537
6Strong WindRelatively LowRelatively Moderate$236,026$30,761$397,074$663,861168Includes 15 High Wind and 46 Strong Wind records (NOAA non-thunderstorm wind types, outside NRI's Strong Wind definition).
7LightningRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$72,192n/a$401,941$474,13214
8Winter WeatherRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$6,229$1,846$138,944$147,018215
9EarthquakeVery LowVery Low$84,487n/a$19,020$103,506Storm Events does not record earthquakes.
10Ice StormVery LowRelatively Low$11,354n/a$16,571$27,9251
11WildfireVery LowVery Low$13,742$44$1,422$15,2080No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).
12HurricaneVery LowVery Low$5,659$2,968under $1$8,6280No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).
13Coastal FloodingVery LowVery Low$3,427n/a$190$3,6170No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).
14LandslideVery LowVery Low$204n/a$1,125$1,3290No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).
15DroughtNo RatingNo Expected Annual Lossesn/a$0n/a$015
TsunamiInsufficient DataInsufficient Datan/an/an/an/a0No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30).

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

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

Local data needed: state and local wildfire, landslide and tsunami records (Storm Events records these hazards only in part).

Not applicable to this county per NRI, with no federal declaration and no Storm Events record since 1996: avalanche and volcanic activity. That is the evidence for leaving them out of the plan.

The state hazard mitigation plan also lists hazards for this county; FEMA asks the plan to explain any hazard it leaves out.

Supports FEMA checklist item B1-b: hazard location

Affects the whole county (national data give no location within it): Cold Wave, Drought, Hail, Heat Wave, Ice Storm, Lightning, Strong Wind and Winter Weather.

Coastal Flooding and Inland Flooding: The FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) is the required location source for flooding. See the FEMA Flood Map Service Center (https://msc.fema.gov) for this county.

Hazards that vary within the county: highest-rated census tracts

Source: 5

HazardHighest-rated census tractsNRI risk rating, score 0 to 100
Earthquaketract 107 (Very Low, 31.6); tract 106.02 (Very Low, 21.2); tract 102 (Very Low, 20.1)
Hurricanetract 111 (Very Low, 31.8); tract 107 (Very Low, 31.1); tract 104 (Very Low, 29.8)
Landslidetract 104 (Relatively Low, 87.6); tract 103 (Relatively Low, 87.2); tract 111 (Relatively Low, 86.9)
Tornadotract 107 (Very High, 95.9); tract 3 (Relatively High, 89.4); tract 10 (Relatively High, 87.1)
Tsunamino tract has a National Risk Index rating for this hazard
Wildfiretract 111 (Relatively Low, 75.6); tract 105.04 (Relatively Low, 74.7); tract 103 (Relatively Low, 70.4)

Up to 3 census tracts per hazard, highest National Risk Index rating first, then highest score; a tract number is the Census tract number (for example 107 is Census Tract 107). 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
Coastal Flood, Storm Surge/Tidenone in data (flood depth: FIRM)0Flood depth: see the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map.
Cold/Wind Chill, Extreme Cold/Wind Chillwind chill36 records, 1996 to 2026 (36 zone-level)1 day to 13 days (median 2 days); 28 with a recorded value13 consecutive days, 2017-12-25 to 2018-01-06, zone-levelCold/Wind Chill, 1997-01-17, $5,000 property; crops not reported (zone total, 1997 dollars)Countywide (zone-level records).
Frost/Freeze (outside NRI's Cold Wave definition)crop damage1 record, 2017 (1 zone-level)No crop damage reported in 1 record.Countywide (zone-level records).
DroughtU.S. Drought Monitor scale (D0 to D4)15 records, 2002 to 2012 (15 zone-level)5 days to 153 days (median 46 days); 7 with a recorded value153 days (5 months), 2005-07-01 to 2005-11-30, a run of 5 consecutive Storm Events drought records, zone-levelDrought, 2002-08-01, property not reported; $100,000 crops (zone total, 2002 dollars)Countywide (zone-level records).Storm Events enters a drought at D2 or worse east of the Rockies and D3 or worse from the Rockies west (NWS Instruction 10-1605); NRI drought counts D3 and D4 only.
EarthquakeModified Mercalli (local data)0Storm Events does not record earthquakes; the USGS earthquake catalog is the source.
Hailhail size (inches)69 records, 1961 to 20260.75 in to 3 in (median 1 in); 69 with a recorded value3 in hail, 1967-07-26Hail, 2002-04-18, property not reported; $1,000 crops (2002 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Plymouth city (9 records), Sheboygan city (8 records), Elkhart Lake village (6 records), Cedar Grove village (4 records), Cascade village (3 records), Adell village (2 records), Kohler village (2 records), Oostburg village (2 records), Random Lake village (2 records), Sheboygan Falls city (2 records); and 2 more jurisdictions (see the Excel file).
Excessive Heat, Heatheat index (in event narratives)37 records, 1997 to 2026 (37 zone-level)1 day to 4 days (median 2 days); 30 with a recorded value4 consecutive days, 2016-07-21 to 2016-07-24, zone-levelCountywide (zone-level records).Heat records from November to March (unseasonable warmth, not a heat wave) are counted but not used for the longest run.
Hurricane, Tropical Storm, Tropical DepressionSaffir-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)1 record, 2003 (1 zone-level)No damage reported in 1 record.Countywide (zone-level records).
Flash Flood, Flood, Lakeshore Flooddamage and flood days (flood depth: FIRM)36 records, 1996 to 2025 (7 zone-level)Flash Flood, 1998-08-06, $40,000,000 property; $50,000 crops (1998 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Sheboygan city (11 records), Kohler village (5 records), Plymouth city (4 records), Cedar Grove village (2 records), Howards Grove village (2 records), Oostburg village (2 records), Waldo village (2 records), Elkhart Lake village (1 record). Zone-level records (7) apply countywide.Flood depth: see the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map. Storm Events damage is often $0 or blank for floods, major ones included; FEMA Public Assistance by declaration (B1-d) shows which floods cost the most.
Debris Flownone (count and damage only)0
Lightningannualized frequency (the measure FEMA's Local Mitigation Planning Handbook names)14 records, 1996 to 2011Lightning, 2004-05-20, $130,000 property; crops not reported (2004 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Plymouth city (7 records), Sheboygan city (2 records), Cedar Grove village (1 record), Random Lake village (1 record), Waldo village (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)61 records, 1996 to 2026 (61 zone-level)30 kt (35 mph) to 57 kt (66 mph) (median 43 kt (49 mph)); 52 with a recorded value57 kt (66 mph) measured gust, High Wind, 2021-12-15; NWS zone WIZ052High Wind, 1998-11-10, $700,000 property; $75,000 crops (zone total, 1998 dollars)Countywide (zone-level records).
Thunderstorm Windwind speed (kt and mph)145 records, 1957 to 202650 kt (58 mph) to 87 kt (100 mph) (median 56 kt (64 mph)); 96 with a recorded value87 kt (100 mph) estimated gust, Thunderstorm Wind, 2018-08-28Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Sheboygan city (19 records), Elkhart Lake village (14 records), Plymouth city (14 records), Cascade village (6 records), Cedar Grove village (6 records), Kohler village (6 records), Sheboygan Falls city (6 records), Waldo village (6 records), Oostburg village (4 records), Howards Grove village (2 records); and 2 more jurisdictions (see the Excel file).
TornadoEnhanced Fujita (Fujita before Feb 2007)10 records, 1966 to 2018F/EF0 to F/EF3 (median F/EF1); 10 with a recorded valueF3 tornado, 1974-04-21, 28.1 mi path length (whole path, pre-1996), 200 yd wide, $2,500,000 property; crops not recorded (1974 dollars), 1 direct death, 7 direct injuriesEvent records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Cascade village (1 record), Howards Grove village (1 record), Sheboygan Falls 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).
Tsunaminone (count and damage only)0
Wildfireacres burned (local data)0
Winter Storm, Heavy Snow, Blizzard, Lake-Effect Snow, Winter Weather, Sleetnone in data (snowfall: local data)215 records, 1996 to 2026 (215 zone-level)Winter Weather, 2008-12-24, $50,000 property; $0 crops (2008 dollars); NWS zone WIZ052Countywide (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 debris flow, lightning and tsunami.

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: 11 declarations covering 8 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
2020-04-042020-01-20DR-4520-WIMajor disasterCOVID-19 PandemicNon-natural, not counted$48,131.53in the 12 months before plan approval
2020-03-132020-01-20EM-3454-WIEmergencyCOVID-19Non-natural, not countedno Public Assistance recordedin the 12 months before plan approvalsame incident as DR-4520
2008-06-142008-06-05DR-1768-WIMajor disasterSevere Storms, Tornadoes, and FloodingInland Flooding; Tornado$423,709.63
2005-09-132005-08-29EM-3249-WIEmergencyHurricane Katrina EvacuationHurricane: evacuation support, not a local hazard event; not countedno Public Assistance recorded
2004-06-182004-05-07DR-1526-WIMajor disasterSevere Storms and FloodingInland FloodingPA not declared for this county
2001-01-242000-12-11EM-3163-WIEmergencySnowWinter Weather$183,478.62
1998-08-121998-08-05DR-1238-WIMajor disasterSevere Storms and FloodingInland Flooding; Winter Weatherno Public Assistance recorded
1986-10-071986-09-10DR-775-WIMajor disasterSevere Storms & FloodingInland FloodingPA not declared for this county
1976-03-231976-03-23DR-496-WIMajor disasterSevere Storms, Icing, Wind & FloodingInland Floodingno Public Assistance recorded
1974-04-261974-04-26DR-431-WIMajor disasterTornadoesTornadono Public Assistance recorded
1973-04-271973-04-27DR-376-WIMajor disasterSevere Storms & FloodingInland Floodingno Public Assistance recorded

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

Public Assistance not placed in any Wisconsin county: 1 row, $87,788.41; listed on the Wisconsin state page.

Source: 3

Previous occurrences by hazard, with explicit no-event rows

Sources: 2, 6, 7

HazardStorm Events records, all years on file(years in the Period column)Since plan approvalrecordsIn the 12 months before plan approvalrecordsLast 5 yearsrecordsDeclared incidents, all yearsseparate disastersDeclared since approvalseparate disastersPeriodStatement
Coastal Flooding0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Cold Wave37705001996 to 2026-06-30Includes 1 Frost/Freeze record.
Drought15000001996 to 2026-06-30
Earthquake000000Storm Events does not record earthquakes; the USGS earthquake catalog is the source.
Hail69635001955 to 2026-06-30
Heat Wave37606001996 to 2026-06-30
Hurricane0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Ice Storm1000001996 to 2026-06-30
Inland Flooding36534601996 to 2026-06-30
Landslide0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Lightning14000001996 to 2026-06-30
Strong Wind20626623001955 to 2026-06-30Includes 15 High Wind and 46 Strong Wind records.
Tornado10000201950 to 2026-06-30
Tsunami0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Wildfire0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Winter Weather21548743201996 to 2026-06-30

Notable Storm Events records

Sources: 1, 6, 7

DateEvent typeMagnitude or extentDamagenominal dollarsDeaths, injuriesdirect onlyLocationFlagsWhy listed
2021-12-15High Wind57 kt (66 mph) measured gust$5,000 property; $0 crops (zone total, 2021 dollars)0, 0NWS zone WIZ052 (SHEBOYGAN), zone-levelnew since last plan; within last 5 yearsB1-c worst recorded: High Wind and Strong Wind
2018-08-28Thunderstorm Wind87 kt (100 mph) estimated gust$1,400,000 property; $15,000 crops (2018 dollars)0, 0PARNELL to OOSTBURGB1-c worst recorded: Thunderstorm Wind
2017-12-25Cold/Wind Chillproperty not reported; $0 crops (zone total, 2017 dollars)0, 0NWS zone WIZ052 (SHEBOYGAN), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Cold/Wind Chill, Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
2016-07-21Heat$0 property; $0 crops (zone total, 2016 dollars)0, 0NWS zone WIZ052 (SHEBOYGAN), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Excessive Heat, Heat
2008-12-24Winter Weather$50,000 property; $0 crops (zone total, 2008 dollars)0, 0NWS zone WIZ052 (SHEBOYGAN), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Winter Storm, Heavy Snow, Blizzard, Lake-Effect Snow, Winter Weather, Sleet
2008-12-21Cold/Wind Chill$0 property; $0 crops (zone total, 2008 dollars)1, 0NWS zone WIZ052 (SHEBOYGAN), zone-leveldeaths or injuries recorded
2005-07-01Droughtdamage not reported0, 0NWS zone WIZ052 (SHEBOYGAN), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: Drought
2004-05-20Lightning$130,000 property; crops not reported (2004 dollars)0, 0RANDOM LAKEB1-c worst recorded: Lightning
1998-08-06Flash Flood$40,000,000 property; $50,000 crops (1998 dollars)0, 0SHEBOYGANB1-c worst recorded: Flash Flood, Flood, Lakeshore Flood
1998-07-14Heatdamage not reported0, 3NWS zone WIZ052 (SHEBOYGAN), zone-leveldeaths or injuries recorded
1974-04-21TornadoF3, 28.1 mi path length (whole path, pre-1996), 200 yd wide$2,500,000 property; crops not recorded (1974 dollars)1, 7location not recordeddeaths or injuries recorded
1967-07-26Hail3 indamage not recorded (pre-1996 record)0, 0location not recordedB1-c worst recorded: Hail

The full list is in the Excel file, sheet "B1-d Storm Events history" (640 rows).

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

1 Fire Management declaration (1980-04-24 to 1980-04-24) 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
Coastal Flooding0.0129events per year at a location (modeled)about 0.013 per year at a given location in the countyStorm Events records in 0 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (0%)not shownmodeledsee B1-fNo descriptor: no Storm Events record 1996 to 2025
Cold Wave5.63event-days per yearabout 5.63 days per yearLikelyStorm Events event-days in 20 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (66.7%)1072005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywide
Drought0event-days per yearnone modeledLikelyStorm Events event-days in 5 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (16.7%)02000 to 2025 (25.25 years; D3 and D4 only)countywideNRI models no drought event-days here (2000 to 2025, 25.25 years; D3 and D4 only); Storm Events has a record in 5 of 30 years. The descriptor comes from Storm Events, which counts D2 drought that NRI leaves out.
Earthquake0.000521annual probability at a locationchance a given location in the county has at least minor-damage shaking in a year: 0.0521%not shownmodeledsee B1-fNo descriptor (Storm Events does not record earthquakes).
Hail2.35events per yearabout 2.35 per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)91.0 (modeled)1986 to 2023 (38 years)countywide
Heat Wave2.11event-days per yearabout 2.11 days per yearLikelyStorm Events event-days in 16 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (53.3%)362005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywide
Hurricane0.01events per yearabout 1 in 100 yearsPossibleFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)01851 to 2024 (Atlantic)see B1-fNRI counts hurricane and tropical storm tracks passing within storm-force wind range; federal declarations are in B1-d.
Ice Storm0.205event-days per yearabout 0.205 days per yearPossibleStorm Events event-days in 1 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (3.33%)61946-12-31 to 2014-02-12 (67 years)countywide
Inland Flooding0.964event-days per yearabout 0.964 days per yearLikelyStorm Events event-days in 15 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (50%)271996 to 2023 (28 years)see B1-f
Landslide0.103events per year (modeled)about 1 in 10 yearsLikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shownmodeledsee B1-f
Lightning31.5days per year with a strikeabout 31.5 days per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shown1995 to 2023 (29 years; CONUS)countywide
Strong Wind2.51events per yearabout 2.51 per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)401986 to 2023 (38 years)countywide
Tornado0.463events per yearabout 1 in 2 yearsLikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shown1950 to 2023 (EF2+); 1986 to 2023 (EF0-1)see B1-f
Tsunamiannual probability at the most exposed location (used in place of a county value)Storm Events records in 0 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (0%)not shownmodeledsee B1-fNo descriptor: no Storm Events record 1996 to 2025
Wildfire0.0000955annual probability at a locationchance a given location in the county burns in a year: 0.00955%Storm Events records in 0 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (0%)not shownmodeledsee B1-fNo descriptor: no Storm Events record 1996 to 2025
Winter Weather16event-days per yearabout 16 days per yearHighly likelyStorm Events event-days in 29 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (96.7%)3042005-11-12 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.

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 202526300.867
Hail2.00 in+1996 to 20250300
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)50-64 kt1996 to 202577302.57
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)65 kt+1996 to 202511300.367
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)unmeasured or below 50 kt1996 to 202516300.533
TornadoEF0-11996 to 20255300.167
TornadoEF2-31996 to 20250300
TornadoEF4-51996 to 20250300
Tornadounrated (EFU)1996 to 20250300

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

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

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

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

Range of census tract risk within the county

Source: 5

HazardTractsrated of allNRI risk score, 0 to 100Tracts by rating
MinMedianMax
Coastal Flooding14 of 2868.073.876.9Relatively Low 1, Very Low 13, No Rating 14
Cold Wave28 of 2864.784.795.8Very High 1, Relatively High 23, Relatively Moderate 4
Drought0 of 28No Rating 28
Earthquake28 of 283.712.331.6Very Low 28
Hail28 of 2862.287.896.8Relatively High 11, Relatively Moderate 16, Relatively Low 1
Heat Wave28 of 2816.341.972.8Relatively Moderate 3, Relatively Low 24, Very Low 1
Hurricane28 of 2814.826.031.8Very Low 28
Ice Storm28 of 283.110.331.1Very Low 28
Inland Flooding28 of 281.642.491.1Relatively High 1, Relatively Moderate 10, Relatively Low 13, Very Low 4
Landslide27 of 2824.653.987.6Relatively Low 3, Very Low 24, No Rating 1
Lightning28 of 2830.855.485.8Relatively High 3, Relatively Moderate 19, Relatively Low 6
Strong Wind28 of 2826.555.080.1Relatively Moderate 15, Relatively Low 13
Tornado28 of 2848.173.195.9Very High 1, Relatively High 11, Relatively Moderate 15, Relatively Low 1
Tsunami0 of 28Insufficient Data 28
Wildfire24 of 2819.252.275.6Relatively Low 4, Very Low 20, No Rating 4
Winter Weather28 of 2842.561.783.7Relatively High 3, Relatively Moderate 23, Relatively Low 2

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

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

Frequency data for cold wave, hail, heat wave, ice storm, lightning, strong wind and winter weather are county-wide or coarse (49 km grid or NWS zone), the same for every jurisdiction; the tract range mostly reflects where buildings and people are.

Each jurisdiction (starting figures from federal data)

Sources: 1, 3, 4, 6

JurisdictionTypePlan statusRepetitive lossFMA RL and SRL (44 CFR 77.2); repeat-flood, any definitionPublic Assistance to this jurisdictionFEMA records matched by applicant name; federal share obligated, nominal dollarsEvent records naming this placeall years; since its planNotes
Sheboygan CountyCountyExpired on 2026-01-25FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$48,131.530 total; 0 since its planIncludes $48,131.53 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4520-WI).
Adell villageVillageExpired on 2026-01-25FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded3 total; 0 since its plan
Cascade villageVillageExpired on 2026-01-25FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded10 total; 1 since its plan
Cedar Grove villageVillageExpired on 2026-01-25FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$3,024.7513 total; 2 since its plan
Elkhart Lake villageVillageExpired on 2026-01-25FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded21 total; 2 since its plan
Howards Grove villageVillageExpired on 2026-01-25FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$34,259.136 total; 1 since its plan
Kohler villageVillageExpired on 2026-01-25FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$18,547.7813 total; 5 since its plan
Oostburg villageVillageExpired on 2026-01-25FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$15,968.818 total; 0 since its plan
Plymouth cityCityExpired on 2026-01-25FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$6,403.7934 total; 3 since its plan
Random Lake villageVillageExpired on 2026-01-25FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$4,483.665 total; 0 since its plan
Sheboygan cityCityExpired on 2026-01-25FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 1$144,935.9740 total; 5 since its plan
Sheboygan Falls cityCityExpired on 2026-01-25FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$47,622.629 total; 0 since its plan
Waldo villageVillageExpired on 2026-01-25FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded11 total; 2 since its plan

Repetitive-loss counts are for whole NFIP communities, which can extend beyond this county (see the note in B2-c).

County Public Assistance in B1-d also includes applicants filed under the county that are not jurisdictions in this plan (for example state agencies, special districts and nonprofits), so the jurisdiction rows add up to less.

Supports FEMA checklist items B2-a and B2-b: vulnerability and potential impacts

Local data needed

The table below gives county-level starting figures; the plan describes impacts for each jurisdiction and its own assets.

  • 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 2021-01-26county-coded records, property plus crops, nominal dollarsZone-level damage since planproperty plus crops, reported for the zonePublic Assistance since plannominal dollars; see noteNote
Coastal Flooding$1,524,973,191n/a1,720$3,427n/a$1900.000225%
Cold Wave$34,299,885,473$274,809,388117,195$335$342,805$6,875,313under 0.0001%$0
Droughtn/a$0n/an/a$0n/aagriculture exposure is 0 in NRI
Earthquake$58,525,403,783n/a118,034$84,487n/a$19,0200.000144%
Hail$34,299,885,473$274,809,388117,195$2,144,984$54,249$227,9090.00625%$0
Heat Wave$34,299,885,473$274,809,388117,195$35$2$1,052,689under 0.0001%$0
Hurricane$34,299,885,473$274,809,388117,195$5,659$2,968under $1under 0.0001%
Ice Storm$33,866,922,152n/a115,406$11,354n/a$16,571under 0.0001%
Inland Flooding$34,258,690,651$9,576,5391,272$17,475,842$223,803$3,510n/a (see note)$27,000NRI 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$223,949,386n/a759$204n/a$1,125under 0.0001%
Lightning$34,299,885,473n/a117,195$72,192n/a$401,9410.00021%
Strong Wind$34,299,885,473$274,809,388117,195$236,026$30,761$397,0740.000688%$197,000$42,000Storm Events damage since the plan includes 3 zone-level High Wind records ($40,000) and 1 zone-level Strong Wind record ($2,000): NOAA non-thunderstorm wind types, outside NRI's Strong Wind definition.
Tornado$34,299,885,473$274,809,388117,195$3,179,334$5,535$3,169,6450.00927%
Tsunamin/an/an/an/an/an/aNRI publishes no building exposure for this county
Wildfire$3,057,578,901$45,441,64713,008$13,742$44$1,4220.000449%
Winter Weather$34,299,885,473$274,809,388117,195$6,229$1,846$138,944under 0.0001%$35,000

Totals since 2021-01-26 (Storm Events through 2026-06-30): 33 county-coded records, 32 with a damage value recorded (including $0), $224,000; 65 zone-level records, 65 with a damage value recorded (including $0), $77,000 reported for the zone; Public Assistance: no counted declaration since the plan.

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
Population117,195
Building value (total, not at risk)$34,299,885,473
Agriculture value (total, not at risk)$274,809,388
NRI risk rating (all hazards)Relatively Low
Expected annual loss, buildings and agriculture, all hazards$23,895,860
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)$12,305,352
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 definition1Severe repetitive loss, NFIP insurance definition0

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

Repeat-flood properties: county and state-level rows

Sources: 1, 4

ScopeRL, FMApropertiesSRL, FMApropertiesRL, NFIPpropertiesSRL, NFIPpropertiesAny categorypropertiesMitigatedpropertiesCurrently insuredproperties
County total0010100
of which: Sheboygan city0010100
Statewide, no county in FEMA's file0020200

The statewide row counts properties FEMA's file gives with no county in this state; they are listed for reference and are not in this county's counts.

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

Sources: 1, 4

JurisdictionNFIP community IDRL, FMApropertiesSRL, FMApropertiesRL, NFIPpropertiesSRL, NFIPpropertiesAny categorypropertiesMitigatedpropertiesCurrently insuredproperties
Sheboygan County5504240000000
Adell village5500750000000
Cascade village5504250000000
Cedar Grove village5500760000000
Elkhart Lake village5505640000000
Howards Grove village5506080000000
Kohler village5504260000000
Oostburg village5504270000000
Plymouth city5504280000000
Random Lake village5504290000000
Sheboygan city5504300010100
Sheboygan Falls city5504310000000
Waldo village5504320000000

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

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

County repeat-flood properties by occupancy group

Sources: 1, 4

Occupancy groupRL, FMApropertiesSRL, FMApropertiesRL, NFIPpropertiesSRL, NFIPpropertiesAny categorypropertiesMitigatedpropertiesCurrently insuredproperties
single-family residential0000000
2 to 4 unit residential0000000
other residential0000000
non-residential0010100
not reported0000000

FEMA's occupancy groups have no institutional class; institutional properties are counted in non-residential or other residential in the table by occupancy group.

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

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

In this county 0 properties are FMA repetitive loss but not NFIP repetitive loss, and 1 property is 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). Sheboygan County, WI: risk-assessment baseline packet, release 2026-10 (data as of 2026-09-30; County FIPS 55117). Automated baseline. https://hazardplain.org/wi/55117/ 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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