MD
Maryland
Comprehensive climate risk and disaster history profile
36
Billion-Dollar Events
$14.5B
Total Economic Impact
24
Counties
75.61
Avg Risk Score
Top Natural Hazards
Based on FEMA National Risk Index data across all 24 counties
Tropical Cyclone
86.04
Avg Risk Score
Heat Wave
76.77
Avg Risk Score
Winter Storm
70.87
Avg Risk Score
Lightning
69.53
Avg Risk Score
Drought
69.09
Avg Risk Score
CFLD
68.69
Avg Risk Score
Disaster Type Breakdown
Historical billion-dollar events by category (1980-2024)
Severe Storm
16 events
$3.7B
Winter Storm
9 events
$1.1B
Tropical Cyclone
5 events
$7.9B
Drought
4 events
$1.1B
Flooding
2 events
$0.7B
Disaster Trends by Decade
How disaster frequency and costs have changed over time
Highest Risk Counties
Counties with the highest overall risk scores based on FEMA NRI
| Rank | County | Risk Score | Risk Rating | SVI Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore | 95.2 | 5175.0% | |
| 2 | Prince George's | 94.62 | 7969.0% | |
| 3 | Montgomery | 93.89 | 4631.0% | |
| 4 | Baltimore | 93.67 | 8682.0% | |
| 5 | Anne Arundel | 92.01 | 1903.0% | |
| 6 | Wicomico | 87.02 | 8199.0% | |
| 7 | Worcester | 86.7 | 4882.0% | |
| 8 | Harford | 82.63 | 1015.0% | |
| 9 | St. Mary's | 81.96 | 3030.0% | |
| 10 | Howard | 80.4 | 1369.0% |
Recent Major Events
Most costly billion-dollar disasters in the past 10 years
Drought
Jan 2024
$0.5B
12 fatalities
Severe Storm
Jul 2022
$0.1B
Severe Storm
Mar 2021
$0.1B
Tropical Cyclone
Aug 2020
$0.7B
2 fatalities
Severe Storm
Apr 2020
$0.1B
Severe Storm
Apr 2020
$1.7B
17 fatalities
Severe Storm
Feb 2019
$0.1B
Severe Storm
Jul 2018
$0.1B
Severe Storm
May 2018
$0.1B
Severe Storm
Apr 2018
$0.1B
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