Your County's Risk
Official guidanceThis guide summarizes official guidance. It does not replace instructions from local officials. In the United States, call 911 in an emergency. If your 911 call does not go through.
Look up your county in the FEMA National Risk Index
- FEMA's interactive National Risk Index Map lets you "explore natural hazard risk data across the United States."[1]
- FEMA publishes National Risk Index data at the county level and the Census tract level for each state and territory.[2]
- The National Risk Index factors in natural hazards as Expected Annual Loss, and it also considers social vulnerability and community resilience.[1]
Other official tools for your address
- Ready.gov says to check your flood risk with FEMA's Flood Map Service Center.[3]
- The American Red Cross says to check whether you live in a tsunami hazard zone, and notes that coastal areas and river mouths are most vulnerable.[4]
- The National Weather Service says to find out whether you are in a hurricane evacuation area by contacting your local government or emergency management office.[5]
- The American Red Cross says to learn your area's landslide risk, and that "a previous landslide is the biggest risk factor for another landslide."[6]
Sources
Last checked: October 26, 2026. Each numbered source below was opened and checked on the date shown. Numbers in brackets in the text, like [1], point to this list.
- [1] FEMA, National Risk Index home page
- Published by
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- Level
- U.S. federal government
- Found at
- hazards.fema.gov/nri/
- Checked
- Oct 26, 2026
- [2] FEMA, National Risk Index, Data Resources
- Published by
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- Level
- U.S. federal government
- Found at
- hazards.fema.gov/nri/data-resources
- Checked
- Oct 26, 2026
- [3] Ready.gov (FEMA), Floods
- Published by
- Ready.gov (FEMA)
- Level
- U.S. federal government
- Found at
- www.ready.gov/floods
- Checked
- Oct 26, 2026
- [4] American Red Cross, Tsunami
- Published by
- American Red Cross
- Level
- Not a government agency (non-governmental organization)
- Found at
- www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies/types-of-emergencies/tsunami.html
- Checked
- Oct 26, 2026
- [5] National Weather Service, Hurricane Preparedness (Plan)
- Published by
- National Weather Service (NWS)
- Level
- U.S. federal government
- Found at
- www.weather.gov/safety/hurricane-plan
- Checked
- Oct 26, 2026
- [6] American Red Cross, Landslide
- Published by
- American Red Cross
- Level
- Not a government agency (non-governmental organization)
- Found at
- www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies/types-of-emergencies/landslide.html
- Checked
- Oct 26, 2026
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