Pawnee County, Oklahoma: hazard risk
FEMA rates Pawnee County's overall risk Relatively Low (score 48.1 of 100, higher than 48% of rated U.S. counties); 1 of its 14 hazards are rated Relatively High or Very High, led by ice storm. Its storm record holds 807 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ice Storm | Relatively High | 92.8 | $898K |
| Drought | Relatively Moderate | 79.2 | $648K |
| Cold Wave | Relatively Moderate | 77.6 | $2.3M |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 70.0 | $1.9M |
| Strong Wind | Relatively Moderate | 60.3 | $539K |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 86.8 | $621K |
| Heat Wave | Relatively Low | 73.3 | $781K |
| Landslide | Relatively Low | 71.8 | $5K |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 69.9 | $404K |
| Winter Weather | Relatively Low | 49.5 | $46K |
| Riverine Flooding | Relatively Low | 35.4 | $3.0M |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 32.4 | $69K |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 13.7 | $2K |
| Lightning | Very Low | 12.9 | $33K |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 278 | 0 | $458K | 21st of 77 | 101st of 3,080 |
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 241 | 1 | $6.7M | 16th of 77 | 880th of 3,080 |
| Drought | 89 | 0 | – | 9th of 77 | 90th of 3,063 |
| Heat | 56 | 1 | – | 27th of 77 | 291st of 3,076 |
| Winter storms | 49 | 0 | $29M | 10th of 77 | 1702nd of 3,077 |
| Floods | 45 | 0 | $1.1M | 20th of 77 | 1177th of 3,080 |
| Tornadoes | 34 | 4 | $166M | 50th of 77 | 625th of 3,080 |
| Wildfires | 8 | 1 | $10M | 16th of 77 | 208th of 2,972 |
| High wind and dust storms | 6 | 0 | $25K | 57th of 77 | 2306th 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 Pawnee County record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.