Guides

• How NCEI records storm events: counties versus forecast zones, sources, magnitudes and damage estimates.
• What a federal disaster declaration means: DR, EM and FM declarations, designated areas and assistance programs.
• How NFIP claims are redacted: what FEMA publishes, what it removes, and what the ZIP and county totals can and cannot tell you.
• How to read the National Risk Index: risk, expected annual loss, social vulnerability and community resilience, and what the ratings are relative to.