Sequoyah County, Oklahoma: hazard risk
FEMA rates Sequoyah County's overall risk Relatively Low (score 79.1 of 100, higher than 79% of rated U.S. counties); 2 of its 14 hazards are rated Relatively High or Very High, led by ice storm, lightning. Its storm record holds 860 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 | Very High | 95.9 | $1.1M |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 88.7 | $644K |
| Wildfire | Relatively Moderate | 96.1 | $3.0M |
| Heat Wave | Relatively Moderate | 95.2 | $3.7M |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 86.0 | $3.3M |
| Drought | Relatively Moderate | 80.6 | $563K |
| Strong Wind | Relatively Moderate | 77.4 | $696K |
| Winter Weather | Relatively Moderate | 75.4 | $99K |
| Riverine Flooding | Relatively Moderate | 73.6 | $8.9M |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 67.0 | $396K |
| Cold Wave | Relatively Low | 64.8 | $992K |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 56.5 | $196K |
| Landslide | Very Low | 50.1 | $786 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 41.5 | $19K |
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 | 302 | 0 | $893K | 33rd of 77 | 169th of 3,080 |
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 265 | 0 | $3.2M | 11th of 77 | 790th of 3,080 |
| Floods | 82 | 2 | $2.6M | 12th of 77 | 906th of 3,080 |
| Tornadoes | 60 | 17 | $41M | 20th of 77 | 189th of 3,080 |
| Heat | 54 | 0 | – | 41st of 77 | 360th of 3,076 |
| Drought | 46 | 0 | – | 65th of 77 | 635th of 3,063 |
| Winter storms | 34 | 0 | $636K | 56th of 77 | 2247th of 3,077 |
| Wildfires | 8 | 0 | $73K | 22nd of 77 | 246th of 2,972 |
| High wind and dust storms | 6 | 0 | $43K | 65th of 77 | 2411th of 3,080 |
| Lightning | 3 | 1 | $16K | 32nd of 77 | 1321st 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 Sequoyah County record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.