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57% of properties in Massachusetts have at least some wind risk over the next 30 years from either hurricane, tornado, or severe storm winds. Type your address in the search bar to discover how your property may be affected by wind risk.
In addition to damaging properties, severe wind events can knock down trees or scatter debris that can cause harm to anyone outside during an event, or cut off access to utilities, emergency services, and transportation, and may impact the overall economic well-being of an area.

57% of properties in Massachusetts have at least some wind risk over the next 30 years from either hurricane, tornado, or severe storm winds.
In addition to damaging properties, severe wind events can knock down trees or scatter debris that can cause harm to anyone outside during an event, or cut off access to utilities, emergency services, transportation, and may impact the overall economic well-being of an area.

This is also an area that has tornado risk.

If an exceedingly rare windstorm [tooltip name="Wind-1in3000Defined" content="(a 1-in-3,000 year storm event)" /] occurred today, it could cause wind gusts of up to 165 mph to reach Massachusetts. A hurricane of this severity has a [tooltip name="Wind-WindAccumulates" content="1% chance" /] of occurring at least once over the next 30 years. In 30 years, an event of this same likelihood would show increased wind gusts of up to 180 mph due to a changing environment.

The potential for damage from high-speed wind can be difficult to communicate ahead of a major storm, and so rating systems were developed by experts so that the public would be able to better understand how to harden against, prepare for, and respond to hurricanes and tornadoes.

An area’s wind vulnerability is primarily determined by its topography, surface roughness, and proximity to the sea. There are a number of factors that can exacerbate the effects of wind across an area, including the angle of incidence between a house and the onrushing winds. Damages may occur to roofs, walls, and windows in structures. Common vulnerability to wind damages include, but are not limited to:

1. Neighborhood construction materials
Having updated construction codes and building materials that have been tested against severe winds can help reduce damage.

2. City planning and layout
The way buildings are arranged and spaced relative to the sea and each other can impact how winds impact the areas. Dense neighborhoods or being nearby to commercial buildings results in higher debris vulnerability while sparser neighborhoods can have lower debris vulnerability.

3. Distance to sea or large open areas
Being close to water or large open areas increases wind speed. Areas that are far from the shoreline are less likely to experience wind damages, since a combination of friction and loss of energy source (evaporating water from the ocean surface) rob a hurricane of energy and slow wind speeds.

4. Nearby trees, hills and shoreline vegetation
Unlike manmade materials, trees, hills, dunes and even plants between bodies of water and homes may block the wind from storms and reduce the damage to those homes.

A changing environment means warmer seas, new weather patterns, and stronger storms.
As the atmosphere warms, there is more energy available for storms to create high-intensity winds. A warmer atmosphere also means warmer oceans, which feeds storms that develop out at sea and make their way towards land.
Learn more about the environmental factors increasing wind risk <a class="underline text-windfactor-500 hover:text-windfactor-300" href="https://riskfactor.com/environmental-changes/wind">here</a>.

Individuals, mayors, governors, and Congress can work together to build protections before hurricanes, tornadoes and severe wind events, build back stronger after an event, and create plans that future-proof communities.

Explore more solutions <a class="underline text-windfactor-500 hover:text-windfactor-300" href="https://riskfactor.com/solutions/wind">here</a>.

Flood-AAL

The Average Annual Loss is the percent of the structure value that is impacted based on the full risk profile (a depth times likelihood integration). You can multiply it by the property value of a given structure to get a proxy for the $ value of damage from the flood risk profile in any given year.

Fire-WUI-5

WUI, or Wildlife Urban Interface, is a special designation given to residential areas by the USDA Forest Service. Homes in a designated WUI are required to meet certain compliance standards for wildfire prevention.

Fire-WUI

Fire-DamageEstimate

This denotes if the property is likely to sustain damage and associated repair costs based on its building characteristics and vulnerability to nearby wildfires in the current year. You can edit building characteristics and see damage scenarios on the fire damages page.

Fire-Maps-flamesTitle

Likelihood of wildfire flames to reach this property.

Heat-FeelsLikeTemp

&#8220;Feels like&#8221; temperature is another word for &#8220;heat index&#8221; which is the result of combining air temperature with humidity to describe how heat feels due to the moisture content in the air. This is an important measure of temperature because this felt experience of heat is an important indicator of our bodies&#8217; ability to cool itself and stay safe on hot days.

Heat-HotDayDefined

A hot day is defined by using the 98th percentile &#8220;feels like&#8221; temperature in a specified area, or in other words the lowest daily high temperature on the hottest 7 days in a given year. Learn more about hot days <a class='underline text-heatfactor-500 hover:text-heatfactor-300' href="https://help.riskfactor.com/hc/en-us/articles/7947907047063" rel="noopener" target="_blank">here</a>.

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Wind-DowntimeDays

The number of days to repair a building from wind damage could be a large range in the case of high-speed events. This is due to the fact that if your property was hit by a major hurricane, and the entire region will be recovering, which will make acquiring labor, supplies, etc much harder. Some properties may receive repairs more quickly than others.

Wind-1in2Defined

This type of event has a likelihood of occurring once every 2 years and typically will see lower wind speeds than a less likely event.

Wind-1in1500Defined

This type of event has a likelihood of occurring once every 1500 years and has the capability to bring higher wind speeds than a more likely event.

Wind-1in750Defined

This type of event has a likelihood of occurring once every 750 years and has the capability to bring higher wind speeds than a more likely event.

Wind-1in300Defined

This type of event has a likelihood of occurring once every 300 years and has the capability to bring higher wind speeds than a more likely event.

RoofMaterial

The construction material used for the roof of your building.

OverallDetails-BuildingFaceDirection

The wind damage varies based on the predominant angle between the oncoming wind and the orientation of your building and rooftop.

Wind-PropertyDetailsTitle

Details about the property that are used to calculate damages related to the risk from wind.

Wind-LocalityOverallRisk

<span data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;All properties have some exposure to wind risk. Community wind risk is based on the level of risk to these properties, not the proportion of these properties at risk. &quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:13185,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:8}">All properties have some exposure to wind risk. Community wind risk is based on the level of risk to these properties, not the proportion of these properties at risk.

Wind-1in5Defined

<span data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;This type of event has a likelihood of occurring once every 5 years and typically will see lower wind speeds than a less likely event.&quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:13185,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:8}">This type of event has a likelihood of occurring once every 5 years and typically will see lower wind speeds than a less likely event.

Wind-1in20Defined

<span data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;This type of event has a likelihood of occurring once every 20 years and typically will see lower wind speeds than a less likely event.&quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:13185,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:8}">This type of event has a likelihood of occurring once every 20 years and typically will see lower wind speeds than a less likely event.

Wind-1in100Defined

<span data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;This type of event has a likelihood of occurring once every 100 years and has the capability to bring higher wind speeds than a more likely event.&quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:13185,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:8}">This type of event has a likelihood of occurring once every 100 years and has the capability to bring higher wind speeds than a more likely event.

Wind-1in500Defined

This type of event has a likelihood of occurring once every 500 years and has the capability to bring higher wind speeds than a more likely event.

Wind-CommunityOverall

<span data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Overall wind risk measures the threat high winds pose to the community relative to other communities throughout the U.S. Learn more about how scores are determined.&quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:13185,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:8}">Overall wind risk measures the threat high winds pose to the community relative to other communities throughout the U.S. Learn more about how scores are determined.

Wind-HistoricCycloneAffected

<span data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;The total number of buildings in the county affected by the historic event. Historic event information comes from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).&quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:13185,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:8}">The total number of buildings in the county affected by the historic event. Historic event information comes from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Wind-HistoricEventsMapped

Note hurricanes prior to 2004 and severe thunderstorms do not have historic maps available but are included in total event count. Maps are currently limited to the most recent 100. This limit will be removed in a future update to provide all available historic maps.

Wind-HistoricEvents

<span data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Historic events come from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). It includes tornadoes and severe wind events from 1955-2022 and hurricanes and tropical storms from 1851-2022. \nNote that map visuals are not available for severe thunderstorms or for hurricanes prior to 2004.&quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:13185,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:8}">Historic events come from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). It includes tornadoes and severe wind events from 1955-2022 and hurricanes and tropical storms from 1851-2022. 
Note that map visuals are not available for severe thunderstorms or for hurricanes prior to 2004.

Wind-HistoricTornadoLoss

<span data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Historic event loss information comes from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). It includes tornadoes and severe wind events from 1955-2022&quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:13185,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:8}">Historic event loss information comes from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). It includes tornadoes and severe wind events from 1955-2022

Wind-HistoricTornadoCategory

<span data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Historic event information comes from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The Fujita Scale (F Scale) -The F Scale was developed based on damage intensity and not wind speed; 3-second wind speed ranges given are estimated, based on the extent of observed damage.\nThe Enhanced Fujita Scale (EF Scale) - The EF Scale was revised from the original Fujita Scale. The EF scale still is a set of 3-second wind gust estimates (not measurements) based on damage.&quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:13185,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:8}">Historic event information comes from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The Fujita Scale (F Scale) -The F Scale was developed based on damage intensity and not wind speed; 3-second wind speed ranges given are estimated, based on the extent of observed damage. 
The Enhanced Fujita Scale (EF Scale) &#8211; The EF Scale was revised from the original Fujita Scale. The EF scale still is a set of 3-second wind gust estimates (not measurements) based on damage.

Wind-HistoricCycloneSpeed

<span data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Historic event wind speed information comes from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). It includes hurricanes and tropical storms from 1851-2022. &quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:13185,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:8}">Historic event wind speed information comes from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). It includes hurricanes and tropical storms from 1851-2022.

Wind-WindGustDirection

<span data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;The predominant direction that strong wind gusts reach the property.&quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:13185,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:8}">The predominant direction that strong wind gusts reach the property.

Wind-DamageEstimate

This denotes if the property is likely to sustain damage and associated repair costs based on its building characteristics and vulnerability to the high wind speeds it could incur. You can edit building characteristics and see damage scenarios on the wind damages page.

Wind-Direction

OverallDetails-BuildingHeight

The number of stories of the building on this property.

Wind-WindAccumulates

Wind risk accumulates over time, so a property with a 0.03% chance of high wind event this year would have a 1% chance of high wind event at least once within 30 years.

Wind-1minSustainedWind

<span data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;The intensity of a tropical cyclone or hurricane is typically measured by its 1-minute sustained wind speed. While they are measured in this way, damages can often occur by stronger shorter wind gusts.&quot;}" data-sheets-userformat="{&quot;2&quot;:13185,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:8}">The intensity of a tropical cyclone or hurricane is typically measured by its 1-minute sustained wind speed. While they are measured in this way, damages can often occur by stronger shorter wind gusts.

Wind-3secWindGusts

3-second wind gusts are what can most often cause damage to buildings and are generally 1.28 times faster than a 1-min sustained wind speed.

Wind-1in3000Defined

This type of event has a likelihood of occurring once every 3,000 years and has the capability to bring higher wind speeds than a more likely event.

Wind-TropicalStormCumulative

This chart shows this property&#8217;s likelihood of being in a tropical storm event with 3-second wind gusts exceeding 50 mph (39 mph for 1-min sustained winds) over the next 30 years. Risk from higher wind gust speeds or less likely windstorm events can be found in the report below.

Wind-WindFactor

A property&#8217;s Wind Factor indicates its comprehensive risk from high winds over the next 30 years, ranging from 1 (minimal) to 10 (extreme). This score is taking into account risk from hurricane events, tornadoes, tropical storms, and severe wind events. Properties with higher Wind Factors are more likely to experience high winds.

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Heat-CoolingDaysRounding

This is the number of days per year estimated to required cooling based on the &#8220;desired cooling temp&#8221; above. The totals may vary slightly from the chart due to rounding.

Fire-FireFactorVideo

A property&#8217;s Fire Factor indicates its cumulative wildfire risk, ranging from 1 (minimal) to 10 (extreme). Properties with higher Fire Factors are more likely to be in a wildfire during the next 30 years.

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Flood-RecreatedModel

Risk Factor&#8217;s historic data is based on recreated models of flood events and not on recorded levels of flooding. While there may be some slight discrepancies from observed events this methodology meets statistical standards for accuracy and has been validated accordingly. <a href="https://help.riskfactor.com/hc/en-us/articles/360050783973-How-were-historic-floods-recreated-for-Flood-Factor-" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Learn more</a>.

Flood-SliderExplained

Homes with severe flood risk or with 30 year flood risk that is the same as current flood risk may not see any change on the flood projections map.

Fire-EmberCast

Wildfires produce large pieces of burning debris known as embers, which can be carried several miles from an active wildfire by wind and smoke. When flying embers land on a burnable material such as dried fuels or possibly even in a building, it causes fire to spread through a process known as spotting. Ember risk should be considered by owners of at-risk properties and precautionary measures should be taken to further reduce susceptibility.

Fire-MaxFlameLength

The maximum estimated height, or length, of flames at this location based on all fire scenarios where fire reached the largest building on this property.

Fire-AverageFlameLength

The average estimated height, or length, of flames at this location based on all fire scenarios where fire reached the largest building on this property.

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Fire-SliderExplainedNonresidential

Buildings with 30 year wildfire risk that is the same as current wildfire risk may not see any change on the wildfire risk probability map.

Fire-propertyDetails-defensibleSpace5ft

If there is no vegetation or flammable materials within 5 ft of the building, and the proportion of vegetation or flammable materials within 50 ft of the building is less than 15% then it is low risk.

Flood-DamageEstimate

The estimated cost of all potential flood damages, based on this property&#8217;s flood projections. <a href="https://help.floodfactor.com/hc/en-us/articles/1500002966002-How-are-flood-damage-estimates-and-Flood-Factor-scores-related-">Learn more.</a>

Heat-EnergyUseChange

The estimated change in energy use is based on the change in days required cooling.

Overview-OverallPropertyDetails

Property details can be adjusted within the Pro experience by going to any of the &#8220;Damages&#8221; pages. Adjusting property details will not change the property&#8217;s risk from environmental impacts, as that is based on the property&#8217;s location, but it could impact the damage consequences associated with that risk.

Fire-CompleteDestruction

This shows the likelihood of the structure being completely destroyed if wildfire were to reach it. This takes into account the height of the flame length and the property and building characteristics such as the defensible space and fire proofing upgrades.

Flood-FEMAZone

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) flood maps are primarily used to determine flood insurance requirements and do not determine a property&#8217;s Flood Factor. It is estimated that this property is in FEMA Zone . <a href="https://help.riskfactor.com/hc/en-us/articles/360048256493-Understand-the-differences-between-FEMA-flood-zones">Learn more about zone differences. </a>

fire-consequences-likelihood

The chance of being destroyed or reached by wildfire this year.

Flood-FloodFactorVideo

A property&#8217;s Flood Factor indicates its comprehensive flood risk, ranging from 1 (minimal) to 10 (extreme). Properties with higher Flood Factors are either more likely to flood, more likely to experience high floods, or both.

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Heat-MaxMonthlyTemp

This is the average high &#8220;feels like&#8221; temperature in the hottest month of the year in this area.

Fire-Maps-flameMaxTitle

This is the maximum expected flame length of a wildfire if one were to reach this property. Another way to think about this is a worst case scenario.

Fire-Maps-flameDescription

A hotter wildfire will have higher flames and reach more of the building, making it more likely to cause damage, while a low-burning fire is less likely to be as destructive.

Fire-Maps-flameAvgTitle

This is the average expected flame length of a wildfire if one were to reach this property.

Fire-Maps-embersTitle

Likelihood of embers from a nearby wildfire to reach this property.

Fire-Maps-likelihoodDescription

Risk Factor Pro aggregates how risks are accumulating and changing over time, which means even very small chances of wildfire occurring in a given year can add up to a bigger chance over time.

Fire-Maps-likelihoodStat

Read about the fire model methodology behind Risk Factor <a href="https://riskfactor.com/methodology/fire" rel="noopener" target="_blank">here</a>.

Fire-Maps-likelihoodTitle

Likelihood of wildfire flames or wildfire ember to reach this property.

Flood-MapsVeryRegularEvent

This type of event has a likelihood of occurring once every 2 years and has the capability to bring higher flood depths than a more likely event.

Flood-MapsRegularEvent

This type of event has a likelihood of occurring once every 5 years and has the capability to bring higher flood depths than a more likely event.

Flood-MapsVeryProbableEvent

This type of event has a likelihood of occurring once every 20 years and has the capability to bring higher flood depths than a more likely event.

Flood-MapsProbableEvent

This type of event has a likelihood of occurring once every 100 years and has the capability to bring higher flood depths than a more likely event.

Flood-MapsVeryRareEvent

This type of event has a likelihood of occurring once every 500 years and has the capability to bring higher flood depths than a more likely event.

Flood-MapCurrentFuture

The max depth of flooding estimated at the footprint of the largest building on this property. If this property is undeveloped or vacant, this represents the depth of water estimated at the center of the property. Read about the flood model methodology behind Risk Factor <a href="https://help.riskfactor.com/hc/en-us/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&amp;query=methodology">here</a>.

Flood-ConsequencesAnnualizedDamages

Annualized damages are calculated by multiplying the likelihood of a flooding event to happen in a given year by the damage it would cause. As a changing environment makes floods more common and severe, the annual damage forecasted each year goes up.

Flood-ConsequencesbyLikelihood

Flood depth can vary depending on how likely a flood event is to occur. Events that are less likely have the capability to bring higher flood depths than a more likely event.

Flood-ConsequencesbyDepth

Flood depth can vary depending on the severity of the event. This can also impact the potential damages incurred by a property in a flood.

overallDetails-squareFootagePrice

Calculated by dividing the cost of rebuilding this structure (not including contents like furniture or appliances) by the square footage of the structure. For example, a structure with a rebuild cost of $100,000 that is 10,000 square feet will have a price per square foot of $10.

Heat-propertyDetails-electricRate

The cost per kWh of electricity as specified on the building&#8217;s energy bill. The average cost in per kWh in the US is $0.144

Heat-propertyDetails-coolingTemp

The interior temperature set on the building&#8217;s cooling system or air conditioning unit

Heat-propertyDetails-Title

Building details that affect what damages will be experienced as a result of heat

Flood-propertyDetails-basementFinish

If the building has a basement, whether or not the basement is finished

Flood-propertyDetails-basement

Specifies whether or not the building has a basement

Flood-propertyDetails-groundFloorElevation

The height of the ground floor of the building above the lowest point of the building footprint that could be reached by flooding. This is measured by finding the lowest point of the ground outside your building that makes contact with the building footprint, and measuring vertically to the elevation of the ground floor of your building.

Flood-propertyDetails-Title

Details about the property that are used to calculate damages related to risk from flood

Fire-propertyDetails-fireproofingUpgrades

Building modifications implemented to make the building more resilient to wildfire

Fire-propertyDetails-defensibleSpace50ft

Proportion of vegetation or flammable materials within 50 ft surrounding building is <15%

Fire-propertyDetails-defensibleSpaceConsequences

Check &#8220;yes&#8221; if there is no vegetation or flammable materials within 5 ft of the building, and the proportion of vegetation or flammable materials within 50 ft of the building is less than 15%.

Fire-propertyDetails-roofType

The construction material used for the roof of your building

Does Massachusetts have risk?

Historical Examples of Wind Events in Massachusetts

Anticipating Changes in Wind Risk for Massachusetts

Understanding the Severity of Potential Wind Events

Factors Contributing to Vulnerability to Wind in Massachusetts

Exploring the Reasons Behind Changing Wind Risks

Additional Community Measures to Address Wind Risks