Florida winter weather risk
Escambia County has the highest winter weather risk in Florida, scoring 61.9 out of 100 — rated "Relatively Moderate" by FEMA's National Risk Index.
| # | County | NRI score | Rating |
NOAA events 2016–2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Escambia County | 61.9 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 2 | Leon County | 53.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 3 | Okaloosa County | 46.9 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 4 | Santa Rosa County | 37.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 5 | Bay County | 32.6 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 6 | Jackson County | 23.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 7 | Walton County | 22.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 8 | Gadsden County | 18.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 9 | Columbia County | 13.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 10 | Alachua County | 12.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 11 | Taylor County | 11.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 12 | Madison County | 10.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 13 | Jefferson County | 10.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 14 | Suwannee County | 9.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 15 | Holmes County | 9.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 16 | Clay County | 8.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 17 | Duval County | 7.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 18 | Washington County | 7.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 19 | Nassau County | 7.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 20 | Wakulla County | 7.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 21 | Franklin County | 6.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 22 | Gulf County | 6.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 23 | Hamilton County | 5.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 24 | Calhoun County | 4.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 25 | Levy County | 4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 26 | Liberty County | 2.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 27 | Baker County | 2.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 28 | Lafayette County | 2.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 29 | Bradford County | 2.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 30 | Gilchrist County | 2.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 31 | Union County | 2.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 32 | Dixie County | 1.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 33 | Citrus County | 1.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 34 | Marion County | 1.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 35 | Brevard County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 36 | Broward County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 37 | Charlotte County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 38 | Collier County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 39 | DeSoto County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 40 | Flagler County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 41 | Glades County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 42 | Hardee County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 43 | Hendry County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 44 | Hernando County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 45 | Highlands County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 46 | Hillsborough County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 47 | Indian River County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 48 | Lake County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 49 | Lee County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 50 | Manatee County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 51 | Martin County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 52 | Miami-Dade County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 53 | Monroe County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 54 | Okeechobee County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 55 | Orange County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 56 | Osceola County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 57 | Palm Beach County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 58 | Pasco County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 59 | Pinellas County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 60 | Polk County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 61 | Putnam County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 62 | St. Johns County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 63 | St. Lucie County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 64 | Sarasota County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 65 | Seminole County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 66 | Sumter County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 67 | Volusia County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0, December 2025. Scores are 0–100 percentile rankings among all US counties. See the methodology page for definitions. Download the full CSV for all counties.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the highest winter weather risk county in Florida?
Escambia County, FL has the highest winter weather risk in Florida, with a FEMA National Risk Index score of 61.9 out of 100 (rated "Relatively Moderate").
What causes winter weather risk in Florida?
Winter weather risk captures expected losses from heavy snow, blizzards, and mixed precipitation. Highest scores appear in the Great Lakes snowbelt, northern Rockies, and interior Northeast, where lake-effect and orographic snowfall is frequent. Winter weather impacts transportation networks, utilities, agriculture, and population health.