FEMA 2014-23
151
declarations
Updated for 2026 Season
Power Outage Risk
by State
See how your state ranks for outage risk and what it means for backup planning. Each profile combines FEMA declarations, NRI risk modeling, medical-backup sensitivity, and sizing guidance for critical loads.
High-Risk States
26
Avg NRI Score
79.5
FEMA Events
1210
California
CANRI Rating
Very High
Top hazard: Earthquake
Peak risk: Multi-season
Arizona
AZFEMA 2014-23
35
declarations
NRI Rating
Very High
Top hazard: Riverine Flooding
Peak risk: Multi-season
Hawaii
HIFEMA 2014-23
22
declarations
NRI Rating
Relatively High
Top hazard: Riverine Flooding
Peak risk: Multi-season
Nevada
NVFEMA 2014-23
26
declarations
NRI Rating
Very High
Top hazard: Wildfire
Peak risk: Jul-Oct
Florida
FLFEMA 2014-23
42
declarations
NRI Rating
Relatively High
Top hazard: Hurricane
Peak risk: Jun-Nov
New Jersey
NJFEMA 2014-23
10
declarations
NRI Rating
Relatively High
Top hazard: Strong Wind
Peak risk: Apr-Aug
Connecticut
CTFEMA 2014-23
9
declarations
NRI Rating
Relatively High
Top hazard: Riverine Flooding
Peak risk: Multi-season
Delaware
DEFEMA 2014-23
5
declarations
NRI Rating
Relatively High
Top hazard: Winter Weather
Peak risk: Dec-Feb
Washington
WAFEMA 2014-23
86
declarations
NRI Rating
Relatively Moderate
Top hazard: Earthquake
Peak risk: Multi-season
Massachusetts
MAFEMA 2014-23
10
declarations
NRI Rating
Relatively Moderate
Top hazard: Riverine Flooding
Peak risk: Multi-season
New York
NYFEMA 2014-23
19
declarations
NRI Rating
Relatively High
Top hazard: Riverine Flooding
Peak risk: Multi-season
Texas
TXFEMA 2014-23
37
declarations
NRI Rating
Relatively High
Top hazard: Heat Wave
Peak risk: Jun-Sep
Illinois
ILFEMA 2014-23
7
declarations
NRI Rating
Very High
Top hazard: Cold Wave
Peak risk: Dec-Feb
Oregon
ORFEMA 2014-23
61
declarations
NRI Rating
Relatively High
Top hazard: Earthquake
Peak risk: Multi-season
Pennsylvania
PAFEMA 2014-23
7
declarations
NRI Rating
Relatively Moderate
Top hazard: Riverine Flooding
Peak risk: Multi-season
South Carolina
SCFEMA 2014-23
20
declarations
NRI Rating
Relatively Moderate
Top hazard: Ice Storm
Peak risk: Dec-Feb
Louisiana
LAFEMA 2014-23
35
declarations
NRI Rating
Relatively High
Top hazard: Hurricane
Peak risk: Jun-Nov
Colorado
COFEMA 2014-23
18
declarations
NRI Rating
Relatively Moderate
Top hazard: Lightning
Peak risk: Multi-season
Utah
UTFEMA 2014-23
21
declarations
NRI Rating
Relatively High
Top hazard: Wildfire
Peak risk: Jul-Oct
New Mexico
NMFEMA 2014-23
32
declarations
NRI Rating
Relatively High
Top hazard: Wildfire
Peak risk: Jul-Oct
North Carolina
NCFEMA 2014-23
19
declarations
NRI Rating
Relatively Moderate
Top hazard: Ice Storm
Peak risk: Dec-Feb
Alabama
ALFEMA 2014-23
24
declarations
NRI Rating
Relatively High
Top hazard: Tornado
Peak risk: Mar-Jun
Oklahoma
OKFEMA 2014-23
56
declarations
NRI Rating
Relatively High
Top hazard: Ice Storm
Peak risk: Dec-Feb
Michigan
MIFEMA 2014-23
9
declarations
NRI Rating
Relatively High
Top hazard: Strong Wind
Peak risk: Apr-Aug
Maryland
MDFEMA 2014-23
8
declarations
NRI Rating
Relatively Moderate
Top hazard: Winter Weather
Peak risk: Dec-Feb
Missouri
MOFEMA 2014-23
14
declarations
NRI Rating
Relatively High
Top hazard: Heat Wave
Peak risk: Jun-Sep
Ohio
OHFEMA 2014-23
5
declarations
NRI Rating
Relatively Low
Top hazard: Riverine Flooding
Peak risk: Multi-season
New Hampshire
NHFEMA 2014-23
14
declarations
NRI Rating
Relatively Moderate
Top hazard: Ice Storm
Peak risk: Dec-Feb
Alaska
AKFEMA 2014-23
26
declarations
NRI Rating
Relatively High
Top hazard: Landslide
Peak risk: Multi-season
Wisconsin
WIFEMA 2014-23
9
declarations
NRI Rating
Relatively Low
Top hazard: Cold Wave
Peak risk: Dec-Feb
Rhode Island
RIFEMA 2014-23
7
declarations
NRI Rating
Relatively Moderate
Top hazard: Hurricane
Peak risk: Jun-Nov
Tennessee
TNFEMA 2014-23
30
declarations
NRI Rating
Relatively Low
Top hazard: Earthquake
Peak risk: Multi-season
Minnesota
MNFEMA 2014-23
13
declarations
NRI Rating
Relatively High
Top hazard: Hail
Peak risk: Multi-season
Arkansas
ARFEMA 2014-23
18
declarations
NRI Rating
Relatively Moderate
Top hazard: Ice Storm
Peak risk: Dec-Feb
Georgia
GAFEMA 2014-23
21
declarations
NRI Rating
Relatively Low
Top hazard: Tornado
Peak risk: Mar-Jun
Indiana
INFEMA 2014-23
5
declarations
NRI Rating
Relatively Low
Top hazard: Tornado
Peak risk: Mar-Jun
Kansas
KSFEMA 2014-23
28
declarations
NRI Rating
Relatively High
Top hazard: Ice Storm
Peak risk: Dec-Feb
Mississippi
MSFEMA 2014-23
29
declarations
NRI Rating
Relatively Low
Top hazard: Tornado
Peak risk: Mar-Jun
Nebraska
NEFEMA 2014-23
21
declarations
NRI Rating
Relatively High
Top hazard: Hail
Peak risk: Multi-season
Kentucky
KYFEMA 2014-23
22
declarations
NRI Rating
Relatively Low
Top hazard: Strong Wind
Peak risk: Apr-Aug
Maine
MEFEMA 2014-23
12
declarations
NRI Rating
Relatively Low
Top hazard: Ice Storm
Peak risk: Dec-Feb
Montana
MTFEMA 2014-23
35
declarations
NRI Rating
Relatively Moderate
Top hazard: Winter Weather
Peak risk: Dec-Feb
Idaho
IDFEMA 2014-23
19
declarations
NRI Rating
Relatively Low
Top hazard: Wildfire
Peak risk: Jul-Oct
West Virginia
WVFEMA 2014-23
17
declarations
NRI Rating
Relatively Low
Top hazard: Landslide
Peak risk: Multi-season
Iowa
IAFEMA 2014-23
18
declarations
NRI Rating
Relatively Moderate
Top hazard: Drought
Peak risk: Multi-season
Virginia
VAFEMA 2014-23
11
declarations
NRI Rating
Relatively Low
Top hazard: Hurricane
Peak risk: Jun-Nov
South Dakota
SDFEMA 2014-23
24
declarations
NRI Rating
Relatively Low
Top hazard: Winter Weather
Peak risk: Dec-Feb
North Dakota
NDFEMA 2014-23
13
declarations
NRI Rating
Relatively Moderate
Top hazard: Winter Weather
Peak risk: Dec-Feb
Wyoming
WYFEMA 2014-23
13
declarations
NRI Rating
Relatively Low
Top hazard: Wildfire
Peak risk: Jul-Oct
Vermont
VTFEMA 2014-23
17
declarations
NRI Rating
Relatively Low
Top hazard: Landslide
Peak risk: Multi-season
How to use this section
1
Start with your state profile to understand risk context and declaration history.
2
Review sizing guidance, then validate exact device/runtime needs in the calculator.
3
Use compatibility pages before buying, especially for surge-sensitive loads.
State profiles use reviewed FEMA/NRI context, HHS emPOWER, NOAA Storm Events, GeneratorChecker county-priority analysis, and EIA utility data where available.