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FEMA NRI v1.20Released December 2025Methodology

Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region Disaster Risk

Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut

FEMA Risk Rating

Relatively Moderate

NRI score (0–100 relative scale)

83.8

FEMA composite county value

State Rank

#7

of 9, sorted high to low by RiskByCounty

Flood NRI score

90.3

higher coastal/inland value

Hazard Risk Breakdown

Five selected hazard categories out of FEMA's 18. Values are FEMA NRI v1.20 scores on a 0–100 relative scale.

Flood

90.3 / 100

Higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding (79.6) and Inland Flooding (90.3) NRI scores.

Hurricane

87.7 / 100

Earthquake

74.8 / 100

Wildfire

43.6 / 100

Tornado

43.3 / 100

FEMA NRI data summary

Selected hazard scores for Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region

Among the five hazard categories displayed by RiskByCounty, flood has the highest NRI score for this county.

Flood
90.3
Hurricane
87.7
Earthquake
74.8
Wildfire
43.6
Tornado
43.3

Higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding and Inland Flooding NRI scores

Displayed flood score
90.3
Coastal Flooding
79.6
Inland Flooding
90.3

These five categories are a selected subset of FEMA's 18 natural hazards. FEMA's composite score and official rating are separate fields in the National Risk Index dataset.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many Connecticut county records are included?
RiskByCounty includes 9 Connecticut county records from FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025).
Which FEMA county ratings appear in Connecticut?
FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025) county rating counts for Connecticut: Very Low: 0; Relatively Low: 2; Relatively Moderate: 4; Relatively High: 3; Very High: 0; Not available: 0.
How complete are the five selected hazard fields for Connecticut?
FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025) availability among 9 county records: Flood: 9 of 9; Wildfire: 9 of 9; Tornado: 9 of 9; Earthquake: 9 of 9; Hurricane: 9 of 9. RiskByCounty displays five selected hazard categories out of FEMA's 18.
What FEMA NRI information is available for Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT?
Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region has an official FEMA NRI v1.20 composite rating of Relatively Moderate and an NRI score (0–100 relative scale) of 83.8. RiskByCounty ranks it 7th of 9 Connecticut county records when sorting the FEMA composite NRI scores from high to low.
Which selected hazard scores are shown for Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region?
RiskByCounty displays five selected hazard categories out of FEMA's 18 using FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025). For Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Flood: 90.3; Hurricane: 87.7; Earthquake: 74.8; Wildfire: 43.6; Tornado: 43.3.
How is flood displayed for Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region?
RiskByCounty's flood display is the higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding and Inland Flooding NRI scores. For Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Coastal Flooding is 79.6, Inland Flooding is 90.3, and the displayed flood score is 90.3.

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County summaries are deterministic transformations of frozen FEMA county fields. No external subject-matter reviewer is credited.

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Data Source

County data sourced from FEMA National Risk Index v1.20, released December 2025. Values are labeled NRI score (0–100 relative scale). RiskByCounty displays five selected hazard categories out of FEMA's 18; flood is the higher of the Coastal Flooding and Inland Flooding source scores.

RiskByCounty presents county-level source fields and deterministic arithmetic summaries.

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