FEMA rates relative lightning risk for Dutchess County as relatively high and reports FEMA annualized frequency of 34.179 per year for the area.
FEMA summary
FEMA's profile for Dutchess County reports FEMA annualized frequency of 34.179 per year for lightning. FEMA's relative risk rating for the area is relatively high; the annualized frequency is a separate measure.
Hazard metrics cover FEMA county-equivalent geographies rather than individual addresses or parcels. Use local or state hazard maps before making a property, insurance, retrofit, or evacuation decision.
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Lightning
FEMA combines its area-wide loss estimate and community data in this relative rating. Event frequency appears separately below.
Relative FEMA score
94.2/100
Occurrence thresholds vary by hazard. The FEMA methodology defines the value for each hazard.
The area loss estimate combines FEMA's modeled losses to buildings, population, and agriculture across Dutchess County. It is not an estimate for a home or address.
City risk summary
For Poughkeepsie, FEMA rates lightning risk for Dutchess County as relatively high, with a relative score of 94.2/100. The next highest relative scores are ice storm at 90.8/100 and landslide at 89.8/100.
Using FEMA data for Dutchess County, Poughkeepsie is #2 among 14 covered New York entries for lightning risk. Danbury is about 31 straight-line miles from the Poughkeepsie map point; its FEMA figures cover Fairfield County.
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The map shows Poughkeepsie. All FEMA figures on this page cover Dutchess County.
The FEMA figures cover Dutchess County. Address-level conditions require local maps, building records, and property details.
FEMA rates relative lightning risk for Dutchess County as relatively high. Its FEMA annualized frequency is 34.179 per year. Damage at a specific address also depends on the building, soil, elevation, and exact hazard zone.
Among 14 New York cities covered by this directory, Poughkeepsie is #2 for relative lightning risk based on FEMA's score for Dutchess County. Homes within Poughkeepsie can have different soil, elevation, construction, and hazard-zone conditions.
In FEMA's data for Dutchess County, the highest relative ratings are Lightning (Relatively High), Ice Storm (Relatively High), and Landslide (Relatively Moderate). FEMA uses estimated losses and community data along with event frequency when assigning these ratings.
The hazard numbers cover Dutchess County. For an individual home, check local fault, flood, fire, evacuation, and building records for the exact address.
FEMA gives Dutchess County an overall relative risk rating of relatively low. Conditions at a specific home depend on its hazard zones, building type, maintenance, insurance, and access to evacuation routes and emergency services.
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Distances are measured between city coordinates.
| City | Distance | Lightning rating | Relative score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danbury, CT | 31 mi | Relatively High | 96.3 |
| Stamford, CT | 45 mi | Relatively High | 96.3 |
| Waterbury, CT | 47 mi | Relatively High | 96.8 |
| Norwalk, CT | 48 mi | Relatively High | 96.3 |
| Bridgeport, CT | 51 mi | Relatively High | 96.3 |
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