FEMA relative scores

Lightning Risk Rankings

The highest relative lightning scores among FEMA county-equivalent areas represented in the city directory.

One FEMA area can contain several covered cities. Each area appears once below, with links to its city pages. The score is a relative comparison measure, not the annual chance of a lightning.

  1. #1
    Very High

    100.0

    relative score

  2. #2
    Very High

    100.0

    relative score

  3. #3

    Hillsborough County, FL

    BrandonRiverviewTampa
    Very High

    99.9

    relative score

  4. #4
    Very High

    99.9

    relative score

  5. #5

    Miami-Dade County, FL

    HialeahMiamiMiami Gardens
    Very High

    99.9

    relative score

  6. #6

    Palm Beach County, FL

    Boca RatonWest Palm Beach
    Very High

    99.8

    relative score

  7. #7

    Polk County, FL

    LakelandWinter Haven
    Very High

    99.8

    relative score

  8. #8

    El Paso County, CO

    Colorado Springs
    Very High

    99.8

    relative score

  9. #9
    Very High

    99.7

    relative score

  10. #10

    Orange County, FL

    Orlando
    Very High

    99.7

    relative score

  11. #11

    El Paso County, TX

    El Paso
    Very High

    99.6

    relative score

  12. #12

    Escambia County, FL

    Pensacola
    Very High

    99.6

    relative score

  13. #13

    Larimer County, CO

    Fort Collins
    Very High

    99.5

    relative score

  14. #14

    Volusia County, FL

    Deltona
    Very High

    99.5

    relative score

  15. #15

    Duval County, FL

    Jacksonville
    Very High

    99.5

    relative score

  16. #16

    Brevard County, FL

    MelbournePalm Bay
    Very High

    99.4

    relative score

  17. #17

    Johnson County, KS

    OlatheOverland Park
    Very High

    99.3

    relative score

  18. #18

    Mobile County, AL

    Mobile
    Very High

    99.3

    relative score

  19. #19

    Fort Bend County, TX

    Sugar Land
    Very High

    99.3

    relative score

  20. #20

    Cook County, IL

    ChicagoCicero
    Very High

    99.2

    relative score

  21. #21

    East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

    Baton Rouge
    Very High

    99.2

    relative score

  22. #22

    Bay County, FL

    Panama City
    Very High

    99.1

    relative score

  23. #23

    Yavapai County, AZ

    Prescott Valley
    Very High

    99.0

    relative score

  24. #24

    Bexar County, TX

    San Antonio
    Very High

    99.0

    relative score

  25. #25

    Pima County, AZ

    Tucson
    Very High

    98.9

    relative score

Other hazard rankings

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Source: FEMA National Risk Index v1.19.0, released March 2023. Hazard figures cover FEMA county-equivalent areas.

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