Winter Weather Risk in Arkansas

All Arkansas counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index winter weather score

Winter Weather risk — heavy snow, blizzards, and hazardous winter conditions — is rated for 75 of 75 Arkansas counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Pulaski County carries the state's highest winter weather score at 98.1, with $1M in expected annual winter weather losses.

6 Arkansas counties are rated High or Very High for winter weather, and expected annual losses from winter weather total roughly $9M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Winter Weather

#CountyWinter Weather ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Pulaski County
98.1
Very High 5.00 / yr $1M
2 Washington County
96.9
Very High 10.63 / yr $1M
3 Benton County
96.2
High 11.26 / yr $1M
4 Sebastian County
91.9
High 6.37 / yr $425K
5 Craighead County
91.0
High 7.05 / yr $356K
6 Garland County
91.0
High 5.21 / yr $311K
7 Faulkner County
83.6
Medium 5.32 / yr $314K
8 Saline County
81.5
Medium 4.79 / yr $244K
9 Mississippi County
81.4
Medium 7.00 / yr $149K
10 White County
80.6
Medium 5.84 / yr $190K
11 Crawford County
79.9
Medium 7.84 / yr $207K
12 Baxter County
79.6
Medium 8.79 / yr $139K
13 Pope County
79.2
Medium 6.79 / yr $203K
14 Jefferson County
78.2
Medium 4.11 / yr $125K
15 Carroll County
76.6
Medium 11.21 / yr $120K
16 Greene County
76.3
Medium 7.32 / yr $140K
17 Cleburne County
72.7
Medium 6.79 / yr $111K
18 Franklin County
72.6
Medium 8.05 / yr $88K
19 Clay County
68.4
Medium 7.32 / yr $84K
20 Independence County
67.8
Medium 7.32 / yr $104K
21 Boone County
67.1
Medium 9.10 / yr $111K
22 Johnson County
66.1
Medium 7.12 / yr $80K
23 Madison County
65.6
Medium 10.84 / yr $90K
24 Lonoke County
65.5
Medium 5.00 / yr $132K
25 Polk County
64.7
Medium 5.52 / yr $72K
26 Sharp County
64.6
Medium 8.21 / yr $62K
27 Conway County
63.8
Medium 5.68 / yr $73K
28 Miller County
62.8
Medium 4.21 / yr $69K
29 Randolph County
60.9
Medium 7.47 / yr $73K
30 Van Buren County
60.7
Medium 7.14 / yr $56K
31 Yell County
60.1
Low 6.04 / yr $66K
32 Logan County
60.0
Low 6.07 / yr $72K
33 Izard County
56.9
Low 8.47 / yr $48K
34 Hot Spring County
55.4
Low 4.05 / yr $57K
35 Lawrence County
54.8
Low 7.42 / yr $54K
36 Stone County
54.8
Low 8.53 / yr $48K
37 Marion County
54.2
Low 8.58 / yr $47K
38 Hempstead County
54.1
Low 4.68 / yr $50K
39 Sevier County
52.2
Low 4.63 / yr $39K
40 Howard County
51.0
Low 4.74 / yr $42K
41 Fulton County
49.4
Low 8.47 / yr $35K
42 Jackson County
48.0
Low 6.37 / yr $38K
43 Crittenden County
45.5
Low 5.68 / yr $43K
44 Clark County
42.2
Low 3.89 / yr $39K
45 Montgomery County
41.4
Low 5.41 / yr $27K
46 St. Francis County
41.1
Low 5.42 / yr $27K
47 Arkansas County
39.5
Low 4.11 / yr $31K
48 Little River County
39.2
Low 4.37 / yr $29K
49 Ouachita County
38.5
Low 3.68 / yr $27K
50 Searcy County
37.5
Low 8.96 / yr $29K
51 Poinsett County
36.7
Low 6.32 / yr $31K
52 Scott County
36.6
Low 5.74 / yr $35K
53 Cross County
36.0
Low 6.16 / yr $31K
54 Newton County
34.0
Low 9.32 / yr $21K
55 Pike County
31.9
Low 3.95 / yr $24K
56 Prairie County
31.8
Low 5.05 / yr $22K
57 Nevada County
31.8
Low 4.58 / yr $18K
58 Perry County
31.3
Low 5.32 / yr $25K
59 Phillips County
30.2
Low 4.32 / yr $18K
60 Union County
29.3
Low 3.74 / yr $20K
61 Woodruff County
26.6
Low 5.63 / yr $16K
62 Columbia County
25.3
Low 3.63 / yr $15K
63 Grant County
25.2
Low 4.00 / yr $23K
64 Lincoln County
22.6
Very Low 3.74 / yr $14K
65 Monroe County
21.4
Very Low 4.58 / yr $12K
66 Bradley County
19.6
Very Low 3.74 / yr $10K
67 Lee County
18.9
Very Low 4.95 / yr $9K
68 Cleveland County
18.1
Very Low 3.84 / yr $10K
69 Desha County
18.0
Very Low 3.79 / yr $10K
70 Dallas County
17.9
Very Low 3.58 / yr $10K
71 Ashley County
15.5
Very Low 3.11 / yr $8K
72 Drew County
15.1
Very Low 3.79 / yr $8K
73 Lafayette County
12.6
Very Low 3.74 / yr $7K
74 Chicot County
9.1
Very Low 3.11 / yr $4K
75 Calhoun County
6.0
Very Low 3.58 / yr $6K

75 Arkansas counties with measurable winter weather risk. See the national winter weather ranking or all Arkansas counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Arkansas county has the highest winter weather risk?

Pulaski County has the highest FEMA winter weather risk score in Arkansas at 98.1 (Very High), with $1M in expected annual losses and about 5.00 events per year.

How many Arkansas counties face significant winter weather risk?

75 Arkansas counties record measurable winter weather risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 6 of them are rated High or Very High.

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