Oneida County, New York: hazard risk
FEMA rates Oneida County's overall risk Relatively Moderate (score 86.3 of 100, higher than 86% of rated U.S. counties); 4 of its 14 hazards are rated Relatively High or Very High, led by winter weather, strong wind, ice storm. Its storm record holds 1,610 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 | Very High | 96.9 | $868K |
| Strong Wind | Relatively High | 93.6 | $2.4M |
| Ice Storm | Relatively High | 91.0 | $926K |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 89.1 | $1.0M |
| Riverine Flooding | Relatively Moderate | 91.1 | $39M |
| Cold Wave | Relatively Moderate | 87.5 | $5.3M |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 71.9 | $2.4M |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 80.1 | $1.5M |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | 70.1 | $539K |
| Heat Wave | Relatively Low | 64.3 | $638K |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 42.7 | $177K |
| Landslide | Very Low | 59.3 | $2K |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 38.5 | $21K |
| Drought | 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 625 | 4 | $63M | 34th of 58 | 1321st of 3,080 |
| Winter storms | 417 | 2 | $20M | 28th of 58 | 614th of 3,077 |
| Hail | 265 | 0 | $1.0M | 19th of 58 | 1938th of 3,080 |
| Floods | 134 | 0 | $100M | 40th of 58 | 1348th of 3,080 |
| High wind and dust storms | 48 | 0 | $1.8M | 54th of 58 | 1856th of 3,080 |
| Extreme cold | 40 | 0 | $141K | 51st of 58 | 1311th of 3,076 |
| Tornadoes | 32 | 3 | $84M | 9th of 58 | 1967th of 3,080 |
| Lightning | 28 | 1 | $817K | 15th of 58 | 412th of 3,080 |
| Heat | 8 | 0 | – | 41st of 58 | 2056th of 3,076 |
| Drought | 6 | 0 | $89M | 43rd of 58 | 2300th of 3,063 |
| Heavy rain | 2 | 0 | – | 54th of 58 | 2282nd of 3,080 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026-06-30; damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.
The full Oneida County record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.