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Lowest wind risk by state

Strong wind risk.

FEMA National Risk Index percentile, 0-100, for damaging straight-line winds, separate from tornado and hurricane risk.

  1. 1Alaska0.2
  2. 2Hawaii6.1
  3. 3Wyoming25.3
  4. 4Washington26.9
  5. 5Montana29.8
  6. 6Vermont37.0
  7. 7California44.9
  8. 8Rhode Island46.5
  9. 9Idaho48.4
  10. 10West Virginia50.2
  11. 11New Mexico51.6
  12. 12Maine52.1
  13. 13South Dakota54.0
  14. 14Oregon57.7
  15. 15New Hampshire61.8
  16. 16Nevada62.1
  17. 17Virginia62.3
  18. 18Utah64.6
  19. 19Louisiana64.7
  20. 20North Dakota65.1
  21. 21Georgia68.7
  22. 22Kansas68.8
  23. 23Mississippi69.4
  24. 24North Carolina70.7
  25. 25Wisconsin72.3
  26. 26Arkansas74.9
  27. 27Iowa77.2
  28. 28Oklahoma77.2
  29. 29Kentucky78.5
  30. 30Colorado79.0
  31. 31Tennessee79.2
  32. 32Alabama79.4
  33. 33Florida79.7
  34. 34South Carolina80.0
  35. 35Missouri80.4
  36. 36Connecticut81.6
  37. 37Delaware82.4
  38. 38Texas82.4
  39. 39Massachusetts82.6
  40. 40Indiana82.7
  41. 41Ohio82.8
  42. 42Nebraska84.3
  43. 43Minnesota84.9
  44. 44Arizona85.9
  45. 45Pennsylvania86.4
  46. 46Maryland87.3
  47. 47Illinois87.9
  48. 48New York88.8
  49. 49Michigan90.6
  50. 50New Jersey97.9
  51. 51District of Columbia98.2
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Source: FEMA National Risk Index. · How this is built