Juneau City and Borough, Alaska: hazard risk
FEMA rates Juneau City and Borough's overall risk Very Low (score 11.5 of 100, higher than 11% of rated U.S. counties); 1 of its 16 hazards are rated Relatively High or Very High, led by winter weather. Its storm record holds 718 events since 1950.
FEMA's rating for each hazard
These are FEMA's county-wide model ratings and this county's storm record. They are not an assessment of any property, address or building, and not insurance advice: a property's risk depends on its own elevation, construction and location.
FEMA gives each hazard its own rating, and a rating does not follow the score from one hazard to the next: a hazard with a higher score can carry a lower rating than another. The table sorts by FEMA's rating, then by score (0 to 100, the county against every other county for that hazard).
| Hazard | Risk rating | Score | Expected annual loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Weather | Relatively High | 90.1 | $475K |
| Landslide | Relatively Moderate | 95.8 | $185K |
| Avalanche | Relatively Moderate | 84.5 | $1.1M |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 80.5 | $2.0M |
| Volcanic Activity | Very Low | 50.5 | $15 |
| Coastal Flooding | Very Low | 38.0 | $14K |
| Tsunami | Very Low | 27.7 | $288K |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 19.5 | $8K |
| Ice Storm | Very Low | 14.2 | $10K |
| Cold Wave | Very Low | 13.6 | $154K |
| Riverine Flooding | Very Low | 12.2 | $1.8M |
| Lightning | Very Low | 5.3 | $20K |
| Tornado | Very Low | 0.6 | $1 |
| Drought | No Rating | 0.0 | $0 |
| Hail | No Rating | 0.0 | $0 |
| Strong Wind | No Rating | 0.0 | $0 |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 release. A model of future loss, not a count of past events. FEMA's National Risk Index map.
What the record holds
| Hazard | Records | Deaths | Damage | Rank in state | Rank in U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter storms | 363 | 0 | $629K | 2nd of 29 | 1328th of 3,077 |
| High wind and dust storms | 319 | 0 | $2.0M | 4th of 29 | 282nd of 3,080 |
| Heat | 11 | 0 | – | 3rd of 29 | 1971st of 3,076 |
| Extreme cold | 10 | 0 | – | 5th of 29 | 2491st of 3,076 |
| Floods | 5 | 0 | $213K | 6th of 29 | 3027th of 3,080 |
| Landslides and avalanches | 5 | 0 | $693K | 2nd of 29 | 277th of 2,278 |
| Drought | 2 | 0 | – | 2nd of 29 | 2457th of 3,063 |
| Wildfires | 2 | 0 | – | 4th of 29 | 1194th of 2,972 |
| Rip currents and high surf | 1 | 0 | – | 3rd of 29 | 260th of 2,080 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026-06-30; damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.
The full Juneau City and Borough record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.