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extreme-heat Extreme Heat Risk in Washington

Overall State Risk Score: 7/10

Washington faces very high extreme-heat risk. 3 of 39 counties (8%) rated high or very high by FEMA National Risk Index.

Seasonal pattern: June-September

Highest-Risk Cities in Washington

1
Seattle, WA
Very High · 12 historical events
FEMA: 7Historical: 10

Other Hazards in Washington

earthquake
Earthquake Risk
Score: 7/10
wildfire
Wildfire Risk
Score: 7/10
hurricane
Hurricane Risk
Score: 0/10
flood
Flood Risk
Score: 9/10
tornado
Tornado Risk
Score: 3/10
winter-storm
Winter Storm Risk
Score: 7/10
landslide
Landslide Risk
Score: 7/10
drought
Drought Risk
Score: 3/10
high-wind
High Wind Risk
Score: 5/10
tsunami
Tsunami Risk
Score: 9/10

How this data is built

Washington extreme heat risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live event monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.

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