Yavapai County, Arizona: hazard risk
FEMA rates Yavapai County's overall risk Relatively Moderate (score 93.7 of 100, higher than 93% of rated U.S. counties); 4 of its 15 hazards are rated Relatively High or Very High, led by lightning, wildfire, riverine flooding. Its storm record holds 1,160 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning | Very High | 98.9 | $3.2M |
| Wildfire | Relatively High | 99.6 | $29M |
| Riverine Flooding | Relatively High | 96.1 | $70M |
| Winter Weather | Relatively High | 94.3 | $461K |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 89.8 | $1.3M |
| Heat Wave | Relatively Moderate | 85.0 | $1.5M |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 85.3 | $2.2M |
| Landslide | Relatively Low | 70.0 | $5K |
| Strong Wind | Relatively Low | 41.5 | $323K |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 32.7 | $451K |
| Volcanic Activity | Very Low | 57.0 | $16 |
| Avalanche | Very Low | 53.8 | $560 |
| Drought | Very Low | 29.4 | $17K |
| Cold Wave | Very Low | 2.8 | $5 |
| Hurricane | 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | 359 | 6 | $14M | 6th of 15 | 2108th of 3,080 |
| Hail | 183 | 1 | $34M | 4th of 15 | 2764th of 3,080 |
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 163 | 0 | $4.4M | 8th of 15 | 2780th of 3,080 |
| Heavy rain | 162 | 3 | $271K | 2nd of 15 | 674th of 3,080 |
| Winter storms | 113 | 5 | – | 9th of 15 | 2895th of 3,077 |
| High wind and dust storms | 57 | 1 | $860K | 14th of 15 | 2633rd of 3,080 |
| Wildfires | 32 | 19 | $8.7M | 10th of 15 | 681st of 2,972 |
| Tornadoes | 29 | 0 | $1.4M | 3rd of 15 | 2725th of 3,080 |
| Lightning | 14 | 0 | $524K | 7th of 15 | 2005th of 3,080 |
| Landslides and avalanches | 10 | 0 | $13K | 1st of 15 | 321st of 2,278 |
| Heat | 7 | 0 | – | 12th of 15 | 2411th of 3,076 |
| Extreme cold | 2 | 0 | $92K | 14th of 15 | 2877th of 3,076 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026-06-30; damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.
The full Yavapai County record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.