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Palau Natural Disasters

Palau has one of the lighter federal disaster records in the country. 1 FEMA disaster declarations are on record, led by typhoon, with $0 in combined property and crop damage. A light count doesn't mean zero risk, just fewer events that crossed the federal declaration threshold.

1
FEMA declarations
0
NOAA storm events
0
Storm fatalities
$0
Property + crop damage

How does Palau compare?

Palau vs. every U.S. state

FEMA disaster declarations, all-time

1 0th percentile higher than 0% of 59 states and territories

This state 0 400 all U.S. states and territories FEMA tracks, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states and territories. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2 · 2026-08-03

Do more storms mean more federal disasters?

Illinois records far more NOAA storm events than its FEMA declaration rank suggests, while Nevada climbs the declaration ledger with Fire Management Assistance at 75.5% of its declarations. Storm counts and federal declarations answer different questions.

FEMA declaration rank vs NOAA storm-event rank

Each point is a state or territory plotted by within-sample rank percentile (0–100) on FEMA OpenFEMA declarations (x) and NOAA Storm Events (y). Crosshairs mark the mid-rank (50th). Illinois is the clearest threshold-gap example in this release. Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2 + NOAA Storm Events Database. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by FEMA declarations (percentile) (X) and NOAA storm events (percentile) (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Busy on both ledgersMany storms · fewer declarationsDeclaration-heavy · fewer stormsQuiet on both 406080100120 020406080100120 FEMA declarations (percentile) NOAA storm events (percentile) Signature insight
Each point is a state or territory plotted by within-sample rank percentile (0–100) on FEMA OpenFEMA declarations (x) and NOAA Storm Events (y). Crosshairs mark the mid-rank (50th). Illinois is the clearest threshold-gap example in this release. Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2 + NOAA Storm Events Database.
Read the chart, every state as text

Percentiles are within this release's state/territory sample. Raw counts are the underlying FEMA and NOAA totals.

StateFEMA declsFEMA %ileNOAA stormsNOAA %ile
California3969823,69493
Texas3899653,30998
Oklahoma2589523,89695
Washington215934,40822
Florida1889112,83855
Oregon169893,69520
New Mexico1268710,97445
Arizona120859,54138
New York1188421,65382
Montana1128213,57656
Colorado1117818,34073
Louisiana1117811,20447
Nevada110764,53424
Alabama1027514,58364
Kentucky987119,94778
Mississippi987114,10062
Tennessee976916,64569
South Dakota966722,75987
Alaska94642,68315
Kansas946425,11596
Arkansas876013,63758
Nebraska876020,13680
Missouri865822,95289
North Carolina855616,36767
West Virginia845512,02649
Georgia815116,67671
Minnesota815119,10975
Iowa784921,88384
Virginia774723,58491
North Dakota754510,81844
Hawaii72446,20031
Maine71424,78127
Illinois684022,08885
Pennsylvania643819,42776
New Hampshire63362,54711
Vermont62353,44918
Idaho60315,14229
Ohio603116,18465
Massachusetts59256,78133
New Jersey59258,21835
Utah59254,57825
Wisconsin562413,80760
Indiana542212,68753
Puerto Rico51182,94416
South Carolina511810,52042
Michigan46169,05236
Wyoming451512,49451
Connecticut43132,62213
Maryland381110,29040
U.S. Virgin Islands339880
Rhode Island3179247
Delaware2651,4759
Guam2542582
District of Columbia2424525
American Samoa1702924
3 /100

Historical Activity Index

Low historical activity

Palau · PlainHazard-derived composite from federal records

This 0–100 index is an explicit PlainHazard composite mixing OpenFEMA declaration totals (1953–present) with NOAA Storm Events (2015–2025), different windows and event definitions, disclosed weights on the methodology page . It is not FEMA's National Risk Index, not a forecast, and not a safety, insurance, or preparedness rating. Open the calculator · Methodology

FEMA Declarations (1953–present) Low
0/30

1 OpenFEMA declarations, full ingest window (0.0x state average)

NOAA Storm Events (2015–2025) Low
0/25

0 NOAA storm events in the 2015–2025 extract (0.0x median state)

NOAA Damage (2015–2025) Low
0/25

Recorded NOAA property+crop damage in the 2015–2025 extract (0.0x median state)

Hazard Diversity Low
3/20

1 different disaster types declared in Palau

What does Palau's hazard record show?

FEMA disaster declarations

Palau (PW) has a low level of federal declaration activity, with 1 FEMA declaration records, including 1 Major Disaster declarations (DR). A DR may authorize Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, or both; those program approvals are not implied by the DR count. The dominant declaration type is Typhoon, followed by . Declaration counts at the state level reflect the cumulative federal footprint: large multi-county events count once per state, but repeat hazard patterns across decades are visible in the breakdown below.

Flood exposure & where to dig deeper

NFIP claims data is limited or absent for this state in the current extract, which usually indicates low flood-policy penetration rather than zero flood risk. Drill into individual counties and county-equivalents for localized risk, read FEMA's hazard-specific briefings, and review insurance and flood-zone designations, state-level averages can mask sharp county-to-county differences in exposure and resilience.

NOAA storm events & FEMA National Risk Index

NOAA's Storm Events Database adds the near-term severe-weather lens. Between 2015 and 2025, Palau recorded 0 individual storm events, causing 0 fatalities and 0 injuries, with combined property and crop damage estimated at $0. FEMA's National Risk Index does not rate this jurisdiction: its Social Vulnerability and Community Resilience inputs are published as "Data Unavailable", so no composite score exists for any of its 0counties and county-equivalents.

What this count is, and is not. Storm Events is a reported database: NOAA compiles it from National Weather Service offices, trained spotters, law enforcement, and the public. It is a record of what was observed and logged, not a complete census of severe weather. Densely populated areas report more events than sparsely populated ones with similar meteorological exposure, and detection has improved over time, so an event count is not a like-for-like measure of hazard between places or across decades. Damage figures are field estimates, not audited losses. See methodology.

Disaster Types in Palau

Share of this state's FEMA declarations; the bar chart above is the same mix as counts.

Typhoon

100.0%

1 declarations

FEMA Disaster Declarations

Download all 1 declarations as CSV . Source data is public domain; our derived presentation is CC0.

1 unique disaster declarations in Palau.

DR# Title Type Incident Date
882 TYPHOON MIKE DR Typhoon 1990-11-28

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Frequently Asked Questions

What natural disasters affect Palau?
Palau is affected by typhoon. Topping the list is Typhoon, based on 1 FEMA disaster declarations on record.
How many FEMA disaster declarations has Palau had?
Palau has received 1 FEMA disaster declarations, including 1 major disaster declarations. That total is spread across disaster types including Typhoon (1).
How active is Palau's federal disaster declaration record?
Palau has a low level of historical federal declaration activity, based on 1 FEMA declaration records. This band is not a future-risk forecast. NOAA property and crop damage records total $0.

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, NOAA Storm Events Database (2015-2025) For informational purposes only

What this means for Palau

Palau carries a low federal declaration-activity profile, led by typhoon.

  • See how Palau ranks against other states for disaster frequency and damage. State rankings
  • Learn what FEMA declarations, NRI risk scores, and damage figures do and don't tell you. Disaster-data guide

Historical declaration counts and damage totals describe past federal response, not a forecast. For current threats, follow the National Weather Service and local officials; in an emergency call 911.

PlainHazard derives this presentation from FEMA's Disaster Declarations Summaries. Its county comparison covers 3,266 U.S. counties and county equivalents in this database, refreshed as of 2026-08-03. Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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