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Natural hazards in Gu Oidak · FEMA

Gu Oidak’s biggest natural hazard is inland flooding

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Gu Oidak comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is very high for a U.S. community.

91Very high riskLowerHigherExpected storm and flood damage, vs. U.S. communities
Overall risk
Very high
higher than 91% of U.S. places
Main hazard
Inland flooding
67% of expected damage
Flood claims
0
none on record
Disasters paid out here
0
of 11 declared for Pima County

What stands out about Gu Oidak’s weather risks

Read from FEMA’s records below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Flood insurance claims

Does Gu Oidak flood? No paid flood claims on record

FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Gu Oidak. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.

of homes in flood zones are insured
of all homes are insured
No community discount

Gu Oidak isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.

Insurance rates: Pima County.
Expected damage

How exposed is Gu Oidak?

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings here to be higher than in 91% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and heat waves.

Where Gu Oidak sits
Gu Oidak
Very lowLowModerateHighVery high

Rated higher than 363 of the 467 Arizona towns we cover.

Gu Oidak is smaller than a census tract, so it shares the figures of the tract around its center.

What drives the damage
Inland flooding67%Heat waves20%Wildfire10%Everything else3%
By hazard

What Gu Oidak faces

Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Inland flooding

67%of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 98% of U.S. places
Recorded about 13 times a year in the area

Heat waves

20%of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 76% of U.S. places
Recorded about 9 times a year in the area

Wildfire

10%of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 98% of U.S. places
Lower here
🌀 Hurricanes🌪️ Tornadoes🧊 Hail❄️ Winter weather🏚️ Earthquakes⛰️ Landslides💨 Strong wind⚡ Lightning🌵 Drought🏔️ Avalanches
Not a risk here
Coastal floodingIce stormsCold wavesTsunamisVolcanic activity
Flood risk changes street by street. Check a specific address on FEMA’s flood map, and ask about flood insurance before you buy.
Storms remembered

Federal disasters declared here

None of the disasters declared for Pima County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Gu Oidak itself in FEMA’s records.

Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in Gu OidakPima County only

Pima County has had 11 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often floods and fires.

Be ready

Get ready for what Gu Oidak actually faces

A short kit for its top hazards, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.

When the river rises
  • Turn around at flooded roads: a foot of moving water can carry off a car.
  • Flood insurance usually takes 30 days to start, so buy it before the forecast.
  • Keep papers and medicines up high, in a grab-and-go bag.
More from Ready.gov ↗
Heat waves
  • Know the nearest cooling center or air-conditioned library.
  • Drink water before you feel thirsty.
  • Check on neighbors who live alone.
More from Ready.gov ↗
Wildfire
  • Clear dead leaves and brush within 5 feet of the house.
  • Sign up for local alerts and know two ways out.
  • Keep N95 masks for smoky days.
More from Ready.gov ↗
Before you buy or rent
  • Look up the address on FEMA’s flood map.
  • Ask the seller or landlord whether it has ever flooded, and what flood insurance costs there.
  • Get a flood insurance quote early: policies usually start 30 days after you buy.
When a storm is coming
Forecast and alertsWeather →911, the nearest ERSafety →

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Storm season

Most disasters here begin in June–August

The month each of Pima County’s 11 declared disasters began, since 1953.

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FloodsFiresSevere stormsHurricanes
How to read this page

What these numbers can and can’t tell you

  • An average, not a forecast. FEMA’s National Risk Index estimates the damage 18 kinds of natural hazards cause in a typical year, from decades of records and models. A quiet decade can follow a bad year.
  • Compared by rate. “Higher than N%” compares yearly damage as a share of what’s there, so a big city isn’t rated riskier just for having more buildings.
  • Money that reached town. Flood claims are matched to Gu Oidak’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to Gu Oidak.
  • It follows property value. FEMA’s model weighs damage to buildings, so a place that recently lost many homes can rate lower than it feels.

Storm stories

Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Gu Oidak.

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Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025); OpenFEMA: NFIP redacted claims, multiple-loss properties, community status book and residential penetration rates, housing assistance (owners and renters), public assistance funded projects, hazard mitigation properties and disaster declarations. Census tracts: U.S. Census Bureau. Preparedness tips: Ready.gov. An average of past damage, not a forecast.

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