Riskiest Counties for Ice Storm

Ranked by FEMA National Risk Index ice storm hazard score · code ISTM

Ice Storm risk reflects freezing rain that coats surfaces in heavy, damaging ice. FEMA's National Risk Index scores each county's ice storm hazard from its expected annual loss, annualized event frequency, and exposed population. Caddo Parish, Louisiana currently leads the nation with a ice storm score of 100.0 and $9M in expected annual loss. Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma account for much of the highest-rated ice storm risk in this dataset.

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County Rankings

#CountyStateIce Storm ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1Caddo ParishLA
100.0
Very High 1.47 / yr$9M
2Red River CountyTX
100.0
Very High 1.16 / yr$11M
3Pulaski CountyAR
99.9
Very High 1.09 / yr$8M
4Benton CountyAR
99.9
Very High 1.92 / yr$11M
5Sevier CountyAR
99.9
Very High 0.47 / yr$7M
6Oklahoma CountyOK
99.8
Very High 1.19 / yr$8M
7Sedgwick CountyKS
99.8
Very High 0.72 / yr$8M
8Washington CountyAR
99.8
Very High 1.91 / yr$9M
9Dallas CountyTX
99.7
Very High 1.23 / yr$5M
10Tulsa CountyOK
99.7
Very High 1.28 / yr$6M
11Middlesex CountyMA
99.7
Very High 2.70 / yr$8M
12Harris CountyTX
99.6
Very High 0.91 / yr$4M
13Greenville CountySC
99.6
Very High 1.83 / yr$6M
14Cleveland CountyOK
99.6
Very High 1.30 / yr$6M
15Craighead CountyAR
99.5
Very High 1.28 / yr$4M
16Greene CountyMO
99.5
Very High 1.18 / yr$5M
17Garland CountyAR
99.5
Very High 1.24 / yr$4M
18Oakland CountyMI
99.4
Very High 1.81 / yr$6M
19Bossier ParishLA
99.4
Very High 1.53 / yr$4M
20Baxter CountyAR
99.4
Very High 1.99 / yr$3M
21Sebastian CountyAR
99.3
Very High 1.32 / yr$4M
22Fulton CountyAR
99.3
Very High 1.27 / yr$2M
23Lafayette CountyAR
99.3
Very High 0.93 / yr$3M
24Middlesex CountyNJ
99.2
Very High 1.04 / yr$4M
25Sharp CountyAR
99.2
Very High 1.18 / yr$2M

Showing the top 25 seeded counties for ice storm risk.

Ice Storm Risk by State

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