Coos Bay, OR natural hazards
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Coos Bay comes from earthquakes, and overall the risk is very high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 45 claims here since 1978. 5 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.
FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarationsHow exposed is Coos Bay?
FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Coos Bay to be higher than in 89% of U.S. communities, mostly from earthquakes and inland flooding.
What Coos Bay faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Earthquakes
Inland flooding
Coastal flooding
Lower here
Not a risk here
Does Coos Bay flood?
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Coos Bay, from FEMA’s records.
Homes that flooded again and again
■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (0) ■ flooded 2+ times
are insured
are insured
What’s been done with FEMA grants
5 federal disasters brought FEMA money here
Disasters the President declared that paid out in Coos Bay itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the City of Coos Bay.
Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides
Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides
Severe Winter Storm, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides
Tsunami Wave Surge
Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides
How to read this page
FEMA’s expected losses across Coos Bay total about $18.5M a year, counting buildings, people and crops.
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.