5
High
High Wind Risk in California
Overall State Risk Score: 5/10
California faces high high-wind risk. 1 of 58 counties (2%) rated high or very high by FEMA National Risk Index.
Seasonal pattern: Year-round
Highest-Risk Cities in California
1
Los Angeles, CA
High · 53 historical events
FEMA: 5Historical: 10
2San Diego, CA
High · 15 historical events
FEMA: 5Historical: 10
3Long Beach, CA
High · 50 historical events
FEMA: 5Historical: 10
4San Jose, CA
Low · 17 historical events
FEMA: 1Historical: 10
5San Francisco, CA
Low · 23 historical events
FEMA: 1Historical: 10
6Fresno, CA
Low · 4 historical events
FEMA: 1Historical: 9
7Sacramento, CA
Low · 4 historical events
FEMA: 1Historical: 10
8Oakland, CA
Low · 24 historical events
FEMA: 1Historical: 10
Notable High Wind Events
HighWind - Mountains near Los Angeles, Southern California, United States
April 3, 2026 — WARNING
Los Angeles, CA
39,200 people exposed; $15,509M capital exposed
Other Hazards in California
How this data is built
California high wind 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.
The data behind this page
Every score and event here comes from DisasterAWARE's hazard database — available as downloadable historical datasets and a real-time API.
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