Storm risk in Lane County, Oregon

FEMA rates Lane County Relatively High for natural-hazard risk overall, 114th of 3,144 rated counties. For a roof the three that matter are hail (Very Low), strong wind (Relatively Moderate) and tornado (Very Low). NOAA logged 2 hail reports here from 2014 to June 2026.

FEMA National Risk Index, version December 2025, retrieved October 8, 2026. Planning-level county ratings.

Lane County: FEMA National Risk Index scores for overall risk, hail, strong wind and tornado, each on a scale of 0 to 100Overall riskOverall risk: score 96.4, Relatively High, 114th of 3,144 rated counties96Relatively High, 114th of 3,144HailHail: score 30.7, Very Low, 2179th of 3,126 rated counties31Very Low, 2179th of 3,126Strong windStrong wind: score 57.2, Relatively Moderate, 1345th of 3,121 rated counties57Relatively Moderate, 1345th of 3,121TornadoTornado: score 21.0, Very Low, 2486th of 3,144 rated counties21Very Low, 2486th of 3,144

Each dot is the county’s score from 0 to 100 against all rated U.S. counties; the bar colour is FEMA’s rating band.

Hazard by hazard

HazardRatingScore (0 to 100)Rank in U.S.Rank in ORExpected yearly loss
OverallRelatively High 96.41142 of 36$178,232,198buildings
HailVery Low 30.72,17911 of 36$102,668buildings
Strong windRelatively Moderate 57.21,3457 of 36$577,112buildings
TornadoVery Low 21.02,4865 of 36$248,495all exposure

Rank 1 is the highest score. Expected annual loss is a county total in dollars per year, not a figure per home; the overall, hail and wind rows count buildings only, the tornado row all exposure.

Lane County in plain numbers

  • FEMA's overall rating for Lane County is Relatively High, score 96.4 of 100, 114th of 3,144 rated counties.
  • Hail: Very Low (score 30.7), 2179th nationwide and 11th of 36 counties in Oregon.
  • Expected yearly hail loss to buildings: $102,668 for the whole county, about $1.12 per $1 million of building value.
  • NRI's hail record averages 0.2 hail events a year in the county.
  • Strong wind: Relatively Moderate (score 57.2), 1345th nationwide; expected yearly loss to buildings $577,112, about $6.28 per $1 million of building value.
  • Tornado: Very Low (score 21.0), 2486th nationwide; total expected yearly loss $248,495.
  • Buildings in the county are valued at 91.9 billion dollars in the index; population 382,865.
  • Social vulnerability is rated Relatively Moderate and community resilience Relatively High.
  • NOAA logged 2 hail reports in Lane County from 2014 to June 2026; hail of 1 inch or more fell on 2 days and the largest stone was 1.25 inches.
  • 1 of our cities is in the county: Eugene.
  • 35 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas have more than half of their land area in Lane County.
  • Our guide range for a 2,000 sq ft asphalt roof in Eugene is $7,560 to $16,740.
  • NOAA lists 1 tornado track in the county since 2014.

Where large hail was reported

FEMA scores the county as a whole. NOAA’s storm reports show where inside it the big stones fell.

Reported hail locations, Lane County

1 in hail1.25 in hail Eugene
  • 21 to 1.74 in
  • 01.75 to 2.74 in, golf ball to tennis ball
  • 02.75 in and up, baseball

Largest plotted stone: 1.25 in. Bigger dots are bigger stones.

2 reports of 1 inch or larger have coordinates. Each dot is a reported location, not a storm path.

Sources: NOAA, Census county outline

Cities and ZIP areas in Lane County

1 city in this county is on PickARoofer. ZIP Code Tabulation Areas are Census shapes that approximate ZIP codes; where we have a city’s ZIPs, the share is the part of each area’s land that lies in this county. 35 such areas have more than half their land here.

CityZIP areas (share of land in the county)Pages
Eugene 97401 (100%), 97402 (100%), 97403 (100%), 97404 (100%), 97405 (100%) Roofers

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Questions

How high is storm risk in Lane County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Lane County Relatively High overall. By peril: hail Very Low, strong wind Relatively Moderate, tornado Very Low. The highest-scoring of the three for this county is strong wind (score 57.2).

How many hail reports has NOAA logged in Lane County?

2 reports between 2014 and June 2026 in NOAA's Storm Events Database. A report is one entry for one storm in one county, so counts follow where people live as well as where hail fell.

What does expected annual loss mean?

It is FEMA's estimate of the average yearly loss from a hazard, in dollars, summed over the county. It is a county total, not a figure per home, and it is built for comparing counties, not for pricing one house.

Does a high rating mean my roof will be damaged?

No. The index compares counties at planning level. It cannot say what will happen on your street. After a storm, a roof inspection is the only way to know.

How does Lane County compare with the rest of Oregon?

For hail it ranks 11th of 36 rated counties in the state; for strong wind 7th of 36; for tornado 5th of 36.

Sources: FEMA National Risk Index, version December 2025, retrieved October 8, 2026; NOAA Storm Events Database; Census Bureau ZCTA-to-county relationship file (2020). This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s). Planning-level information, not an inspection and not insurance advice.