Hermiston, OR natural hazards
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Hermiston comes from cold waves, and overall the risk is very low for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 2016. 2 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.
FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarationsHow exposed is Hermiston?
FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Hermiston to be higher than in 5% of U.S. communities, mostly from cold waves and inland flooding.
What Hermiston faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Cold waves
Inland flooding
Earthquakes
Heat waves
Wildfire
Lower here
Not a risk here
Does Hermiston flood?
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Hermiston, from FEMA’s records.
are insured
are insured
2 federal disasters brought FEMA money here
Disasters the President declared that paid out in Hermiston itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the City of Hermiston.
Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides
Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides
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FEMA’s expected losses across Hermiston total about $1.6M 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.