FEMA Just Shared Terrifying New Risk Maps for Missouri & Illinois

Say what you want about FEMA, but they are good at planning. The result of all that planning is a set of new risk maps for Missouri and Illinois that are more than a little bit terrifying.

I found this interesting deep dive of data from FEMA which shows current assessments of all kinds of potential disasters and emergencies. Specifically, I wanted to know the situation for Missouri and Illinois and boy did I find some interesting outlooks. Take for example this map showing FEMA's assessment of earthquake danger in Missouri and Illinois. For obvious reasons (looking at you, New Madrid Seismic Zone), Missouri and Illinois are in the danger zone for big damage.

The resulting earthquake danger looks like this for financial jeopardy based on FEMA's assessment of Missouri and Illinois.

But wait, there's more Missouri and Illinois danger to consider. This is the FEMA map for tornado jeopardy.

But, there is some good news. It looks like FEMA thinks we're safe from tsunamis (for now).

The array of FEMA risk assessment maps is impressive. Winter weather, volcanic eruptions, landslides and wildfire danger are all available if you're interested in some map research.

At the end of the day, it's not really anything we didn't already know. It's not exactly breaking news that Missouri and Illinois are in earthquake and tornado danger. Seeing the colors and numbers in front of your face is intimidating though.