FEMA relative scores

Strong Wind Risk Rankings

The highest relative strong wind 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 strong wind.

  1. #1

    Lubbock County, TX

    Lubbock
    Very High

    99.9

    relative score

  2. #2
    Very High

    99.9

    relative score

  3. #3

    Kings County, NY

    Brooklyn
    Very High

    99.9

    relative score

  4. #4

    Polk County, IA

    Des Moines
    Very High

    99.8

    relative score

  5. #5

    Mercer County, NJ

    Trenton
    Very High

    99.8

    relative score

  6. #6

    Queens County, NY

    New YorkQueens
    Very High

    99.8

    relative score

  7. #7

    Cook County, IL

    ChicagoCicero
    Very High

    99.7

    relative score

  8. #8

    Bronx County, NY

    Bronx
    Very High

    99.7

    relative score

  9. #9

    Cass County, ND

    Fargo
    Very High

    99.7

    relative score

  10. #10
    Very High

    99.6

    relative score

  11. #11

    DuPage County, IL

    Naperville
    Very High

    99.6

    relative score

  12. #12

    Johnson County, IA

    Iowa City
    Very High

    99.6

    relative score

  13. #13

    Douglas County, NE

    Omaha
    Very High

    99.5

    relative score

  14. #14

    New York County, NY

    Manhattan
    Very High

    99.5

    relative score

  15. #15
    Very High

    99.4

    relative score

  16. #16

    Macomb County, MI

    Sterling HeightsWarren
    Very High

    99.3

    relative score

  17. #17
    Very High

    99.3

    relative score

  18. #18

    Polk County, FL

    LakelandWinter Haven
    Very High

    99.3

    relative score

  19. #19

    Passaic County, NJ

    CliftonPaterson
    Very High

    99.2

    relative score

  20. #20

    Westchester County, NY

    Yonkers
    Very High

    99.2

    relative score

  21. #21

    Essex County, NJ

    Newark
    Very High

    99.1

    relative score

  22. #22
    Very High

    99.1

    relative score

  23. #23

    Genesee County, MI

    Flint
    Very High

    99.0

    relative score

  24. #24

    Washtenaw County, MI

    Ann Arbor
    Very High

    99.0

    relative score

  25. #25

    Maricopa County, AZ

    AvondaleBuckeyeChandlerGilbertGlendale+7 more
    Very High

    98.9

    relative score

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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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