Check a ZIP

Based on FEMA public data, LAUDERDALE, AL is

PRETTY FUCKED

Lauderdale, AL gets a calibrated report score of 81 out of 100. It starts with FEMA's 86/100 overall signal, then checks whether risk is concentrated or broad. Loudest hazards: extreme heat, flooding, drought.

81/100

Calibrated report score

FEMA overall: 86/100 (Relatively Moderate)

Top reasons

  • Extreme heat
  • Flooding
  • Drought

Disaster receipts

20 federal disaster declarations

FEMA declaration history for Lauderdale, AL, 1973-2024. County-level receipt, not a house-level prophecy.

Top chaos flavors

Hurricane7Severe Storm7Biological2Drought1

Most recent

  • 2024 HurricaneHURRICANE HELENE
  • 2023 Severe StormSEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES
  • 2020 HurricaneHURRICANE SALLY

Receipt note

County-specific federal disaster declarations only. Statewide declarations are not smeared across every county.

OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries

What the data says

extreme heat lands at 85/100 in FEMA's county-level model. Translation: heat is not politely waiting outside.

Receipt

FEMA National Risk Index (county-level; ZIP matched through Census ZCTA/county relationship)

What to verify

Look at heat-island maps, AC burden, outage history, and whether local cooling centers are actually reachable.

Near your ZIP

PULLING EPA RECEIPTS

Checking the 2024 TRI facility index around ZIP 35632.

FAQ / before you panic

Questions you should probably ask.

Yes. The voice is sarcastic, but the goal is serious: turn public climate, air quality, hazard, and pollution datasets into a readable local risk profile. The joke is the packaging. The data is the point.