Wrangell City and Borough, Alaska: hazard risk
FEMA rates Wrangell City and Borough's overall risk Very Low (score 0.1 of 100, higher than 0% of rated U.S. counties). Its storm record holds 437 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landslide | Relatively Low | 87.1 | $31K |
| Avalanche | Relatively Low | 70.9 | $4K |
| Volcanic Activity | Very Low | 67.8 | $63 |
| Winter Weather | Very Low | 22.5 | $16K |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 13.0 | $11K |
| Ice Storm | Very Low | 7.6 | $3K |
| Cold Wave | Very Low | 3.8 | $3K |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 1.5 | $478 |
| Riverine Flooding | Very Low | 0.4 | $101K |
| Lightning | Very Low | 0.4 | $1K |
| Tornado | Very Low | 0.1 | $0 |
| Coastal Flooding | No Rating | 0.0 | $0 |
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High wind and dust storms | 225 | 0 | $2.0M | 6th of 29 | 545th of 3,080 |
| Winter storms | 198 | 0 | $221K | 6th of 29 | 2153rd of 3,077 |
| Extreme cold | 11 | 0 | – | 7th of 29 | 2620th of 3,076 |
| Wildfires | 2 | 0 | – | 8th of 29 | 1253rd of 2,972 |
| Floods | 1 | 0 | $30K | 19th of 29 | 3067th 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 Wrangell City and Borough record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.