Yakutat City and Borough, Alaska: hazard risk
FEMA rates Yakutat City and Borough's overall risk Very Low (score 3.0 of 100, higher than 2% of rated U.S. counties). Its storm record holds 297 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 Moderate | 96.1 | $101K |
| Avalanche | Relatively Moderate | 83.9 | $457K |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 77.4 | $755K |
| Winter Weather | Very Low | 17.6 | $9K |
| Tsunami | Very Low | 12.3 | $43K |
| Cold Wave | Very Low | 2.8 | $1 |
| Wildfire | Very Low | 1.7 | $371 |
| Riverine Flooding | Very Low | 0.3 | $50K |
| Tornado | Very Low | 0.2 | $0 |
| Ice Storm | Very Low | 0.1 | $60 |
| Lightning | Very Low | 0.1 | $29 |
| 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 |
| Volcanic Activity | 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 | 141 | 0 | $282K | 13th of 29 | 1883rd of 3,080 |
| Winter storms | 136 | 0 | $375K | 13th of 29 | 2726th of 3,077 |
| Extreme cold | 9 | 1 | $443K | 11th of 29 | 2773rd of 3,076 |
| Landslides and avalanches | 7 | 2 | $1.1M | 7th of 29 | 353rd of 2,278 |
| Floods | 4 | 0 | $1.5M | 17th of 29 | 3064th 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 Yakutat City and Borough record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.