Locations At Risk

Disaster prone areas are the places where geography and infrastructure raise the odds of a specific hazard. Low-lying ground near water floods. Coastlines face storms and surge. Regions near fault lines face earthquakes. Where you live, work and travel shapes the danger your family faces, so knowing the hazards of your own area lets you plan shelter, routes and moves while there is still time to choose.

Location risk matters to every family, and most of all to anyone buying a home, planning an evacuation route or choosing a place to retreat. Dense cities carry their own challenges, because many people depend on a steady supply of food, water and power. Rural regions carry theirs too. Every region has a hazard worth knowing, and every one of them can be planned for.

Guides to Disaster Prone Areas

• Storms: See which coasts sit in the hurricane risk areas, where the tornado risk areas lie, and how snowstorm preparedness changes across the winter states.
• Water: Find the US cities at risk of flooding and check whether your coast falls within the tsunami risk areas.
• Ground: Learn which cities most at risk of earthquakes your family lives in or travels through.
• Industry: Check the oil spill risk areas and what they mean for your home.