FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 · OpenFEMA · NOAA SPC · data checked 2 Nov 2026

Texas Natural Disaster Risk by County

Of Texas's 254 counties, 2 have a Very High natural-hazard risk rating in FEMA's National Risk Index (v1.20, December 2025); the highest is Harris County (score 99.9 of 100), and expected losses across the state total $12 billion a year.

OpenFEMA lists 389 federal disaster, emergency and fire management declarations for Texas since 1953 (not counting COVID-19); the latest is FM-5677-TX, Hydra Fire, declared 15 September 2026.

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Most exposed counties, hazard by hazard

Top 10 by FEMA hazard risk score

Hurricane 241 rated

#	County	Rating	Loss a year
1	Harris County	Very High	$458 million
2	Hidalgo County	Very High	$127 million
3	Cameron County	Very High	$84 million
4	Nueces County	Very High	$83 million
5	Jefferson County	Very High	$61 million
6	Fort Bend County	Relatively High	$71 million
7	Galveston County	Relatively High	$42 million
8	Brazoria County	Relatively High	$44 million
9	Victoria County	Relatively High	$26 million
10	Matagorda County	Relatively High	$20 million

Tornado 254 rated

#	County	Rating	Loss a year
1	Harris County	Very High	$407 million
2	Collin County	Very High	$420 million
3	Tarrant County	Very High	$144 million
4	Bexar County	Very High	$124 million
5	Denton County	Very High	$145 million
6	Dallas County	Very High	$115 million
7	Travis County	Very High	$96 million
8	Montgomery County	Very High	$62 million
9	Fort Bend County	Very High	$59 million
10	Lubbock County	Relatively High	$32 million

Inland flooding 254 rated

#	County	Rating	Loss a year
1	Harris County	Very High	$1.1 billion
2	Bexar County	Very High	$365 million
3	Dallas County	Very High	$324 million
4	Tarrant County	Relatively High	$258 million
5	Travis County	Relatively High	$214 million
6	Fort Bend County	Relatively High	$169 million
7	Collin County	Relatively High	$153 million
8	El Paso County	Relatively High	$70 million
9	Comal County	Relatively High	$118 million
10	Hidalgo County	Relatively High	$55 million

Coastal flooding 21 rated

#	County	Rating	Loss a year
1	Galveston County	Relatively High	$5.4 million
2	Harris County	Relatively High	$2.5 million
3	Orange County	Relatively Moderate	$2.0 million
4	Jefferson County	Relatively Moderate	$1.5 million
5	Brazoria County	Relatively Moderate	$2.0 million
6	Nueces County	Relatively Moderate	$1.0 million
7	Matagorda County	Relatively Moderate	$733,272
8	Aransas County	Relatively Moderate	$647,417
9	Cameron County	Relatively Moderate	$547,393
10	Chambers County	Relatively Low	$533,185

Wildfire 254 rated

#	County	Rating	Loss a year
1	Parker County	Relatively Moderate	$6.2 million
2	Randall County	Relatively Moderate	$5.0 million
3	Erath County	Relatively Moderate	$3.9 million
4	Potter County	Relatively Moderate	$2.6 million
5	Hutchinson County	Relatively Moderate	$2.9 million
6	Johnson County	Relatively Moderate	$3.4 million
7	Wheeler County	Relatively Moderate	$2.1 million
8	Wise County	Relatively Moderate	$2.5 million
9	Gray County	Relatively Moderate	$2.2 million
10	Gaines County	Relatively Moderate	$1.6 million

Earthquake 254 rated

#	County	Rating	Loss a year
1	Harris County	Relatively Moderate	$5.9 million
2	El Paso County	Relatively Moderate	$4.9 million
3	Dallas County	Relatively Moderate	$5.4 million
4	Tarrant County	Relatively Low	$4.1 million
5	Collin County	Relatively Low	$2.9 million
6	Potter County	Relatively Low	$1.1 million
7	Hidalgo County	Relatively Low	$827,553
8	Bowie County	Relatively Low	$957,888
9	Denton County	Relatively Low	$1.5 million
10	Randall County	Relatively Low	$1.2 million

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#	County	Overall risk	Score	Loss a year	Top hazard	Declarations	Tornadoes
1	Harris County	Very High	99.9	$2.2 billion	Hurricane	39	253
2	Dallas County	Very High	99.7	$973 million	Hail	26	108
3	Bexar County	Relatively High	99.4	$619 million	Hail	30	72
4	Tarrant County	Relatively High	99.1	$608 million	Hail	26	113
5	Hidalgo County	Relatively High	99.0	$310 million	Cold wave	30	41
6	Collin County	Relatively High	98.9	$716 million	Hail	18	56
7	Travis County	Relatively High	97.7	$376 million	Tornado	35	71
8	Fort Bend County	Relatively High	97.5	$346 million	Lightning	26	62
9	Cameron County	Relatively High	97.3	$165 million	Cold wave	32	68
10	Denton County	Relatively High	96.9	$355 million	Tornado	22	59
11	Nueces County	Relatively High	96.6	$186 million	Cold wave	31	108
12	Lubbock County	Relatively High	96.2	$214 million	Drought	18	99
13	Montgomery County	Relatively High	95.7	$222 million	Lightning	37	54
14	Jefferson County	Relatively High	95.7	$141 million	Lightning	29	110
15	El Paso County	Relatively High	95.5	$121 million	Lightning	14	6
16	Galveston County	Relatively High	95.4	$198 million	Cold wave	29	126
17	Brazoria County	Relatively Moderate	93.6	$161 million	Tornado	32	98
18	Comal County	Relatively Moderate	92.7	$144 million	Inland flooding	26	16
19	Guadalupe County	Relatively Moderate	91.5	$124 million	Inland flooding	21	26
20	McLennan County	Relatively Moderate	91.2	$84 million	Tornado	23	70
21	Bell County	Relatively Moderate	91.1	$107 million	Hail	21	72
22	Hays County	Relatively Moderate	90.6	$109 million	Hail	25	31
23	Potter County	Relatively Moderate	90.5	$63 million	Winter weather	18	43
24	Williamson County	Relatively Moderate	90.1	$137 million	Hail	24	73
25	Webb County	Relatively Moderate	89.2	$46 million	Heat wave	21	9
26	Brazos County	Relatively Moderate	88.4	$63 million	Cold wave	17	28
27	Gregg County	Relatively Moderate	87.0	$55 million	Ice storm	21	37
28	Randall County	Relatively Moderate	86.8	$70 million	Winter weather	16	90
29	Johnson County	Relatively Moderate	86.7	$71 million	Tornado	17	107
30	Victoria County	Relatively Moderate	86.5	$53 million	Hurricane	26	38
31	Jim Wells County	Relatively Moderate	86.5	$38 million	Cold wave	29	47
32	Orange County	Relatively Moderate	85.9	$54 million	Lightning	29	31
33	Gonzales County	Relatively Moderate	85.7	$37 million	Hail	20	21
34	San Patricio County	Relatively Moderate	85.4	$39 million	Hurricane	32	59
35	Starr County	Relatively Moderate	84.8	$30 million	Cold wave	21	4
36	Henderson County	Relatively Moderate	84.5	$37 million	Cold wave	23	38
37	Kleberg County	Relatively Moderate	84.4	$35 million	Cold wave	22	30
38	Smith County	Relatively Moderate	84.2	$43 million	Heat wave	31	75
39	DeWitt County	Relatively Moderate	83.9	$31 million	Hurricane	20	15
40	Taylor County	Relatively Moderate	83.8	$54 million	Hail	20	70
41	Wharton County	Relatively Moderate	83.0	$35 million	Hurricane	24	71
42	Ector County	Relatively Moderate	82.8	$46 million	Hail	13	45
43	Hunt County	Relatively Moderate	82.2	$43 million	Ice storm	16	62
44	Wichita County	Relatively Moderate	81.9	$40 million	Hail	22	60
45	Parmer County	Relatively Moderate	81.8	$48 million	Drought	13	55
46	Ellis County	Relatively Moderate	81.6	$47 million	Hail	22	64
47	Midland County	Relatively Moderate	81.2	$49 million	Hail	17	37
48	Bastrop County	Relatively Moderate	81.2	$43 million	Tornado	29	35
49	Parker County	Relatively Moderate	81.1	$53 million	Tornado	24	76
50	Nacogdoches County	Relatively Low	80.7	$32 million	Strong wind	26	51
51	Grayson County	Relatively Low	80.3	$43 million	Hail	19	71
52	Matagorda County	Relatively Low	80.3	$33 million	Hurricane	27	47
53	Caldwell County	Relatively Low	79.8	$33 million	Inland flooding	22	26
54	Liberty County	Relatively Low	79.5	$33 million	Lightning	36	64
55	Lamar County	Relatively Low	79.5	$32 million	Ice storm	22	47
56	Bowie County	Relatively Low	79.0	$33 million	Hail	25	54
57	Lavaca County	Relatively Low	78.9	$34 million	Cold wave	17	35
58	Hale County	Relatively Low	78.4	$31 million	Hail	13	137
59	Harrison County	Relatively Low	77.7	$29 million	Ice storm	26	84
60	Willacy County	Relatively Low	77.5	$21 million	Cold wave	27	21
61	Tom Green County	Relatively Low	77.3	$31 million	Drought	19	57
62	Kerr County	Relatively Low	77.2	$25 million	Lightning	19	11
63	Burnet County	Relatively Low	76.6	$26 million	Wildfire	22	35
64	Kaufman County	Relatively Low	76.2	$43 million	Hail	18	39
65	Val Verde County	Relatively Low	76.1	$24 million	Inland flooding	15	45
66	Polk County	Relatively Low	75.6	$24 million	Lightning	28	31
67	Wilson County	Relatively Low	75.5	$32 million	Hail	16	19
68	Navarro County	Relatively Low	75.3	$27 million	Tornado	25	51
69	Erath County	Relatively Low	75.0	$34 million	Wildfire	16	46
70	Walker County	Relatively Low	73.8	$25 million	Tornado	37	20
71	Anderson County	Relatively Low	73.6	$23 million	Tornado	29	36
72	Cooke County	Relatively Low	73.3	$28 million	Drought	20	60
73	Hill County	Relatively Low	73.0	$25 million	Cold wave	23	62
74	Washington County	Relatively Low	72.0	$21 million	Hurricane	18	30
75	Angelina County	Relatively Low	71.8	$23 million	Heat wave	21	44
76	Jackson County	Relatively Low	71.7	$24 million	Hurricane	22	42
77	Hopkins County	Relatively Low	71.2	$28 million	Ice storm	19	36
78	Rockwall County	Relatively Low	70.7	$46 million	Tornado	15	19
79	Hood County	Relatively Low	70.5	$29 million	Tornado	20	30
80	Llano County	Relatively Low	70.4	$19 million	Inland flooding	15	11
81	Waller County	Relatively Low	70.3	$24 million	Drought	27	22
82	Uvalde County	Relatively Low	70.0	$20 million	Drought	19	14
83	Hardin County	Relatively Low	69.6	$27 million	Lightning	30	30
84	Medina County	Relatively Low	68.7	$21 million	Drought	18	27
85	Fannin County	Relatively Low	68.1	$27 million	Drought	18	60
86	Hutchinson County	Relatively Low	67.7	$22 million	Drought	17	80
87	Upshur County	Relatively Low	66.9	$21 million	Ice storm	22	26
88	Bandera County	Relatively Low	66.7	$17 million	Wildfire	16	7
89	Calhoun County	Relatively Low	66.3	$22 million	Hurricane	26	32
90	Kendall County	Relatively Low	65.5	$26 million	Hail	22	21
91	Brown County	Relatively Low	64.9	$19 million	Hail	23	39
92	Red River County	Relatively Low	64.7	$16 million	Ice storm	24	36
93	Maverick County	Relatively Low	64.2	$13 million	Heat wave	14	13
94	Coryell County	Relatively Low	63.4	$23 million	Tornado	21	36
95	Wood County	Relatively Low	63.2	$15 million	Ice storm	15	45
96	Bee County	Relatively Low	62.7	$16 million	Hurricane	21	36
97	Colorado County	Relatively Low	62.2	$16 million	Drought	18	31
98	Moore County	Relatively Low	61.9	$20 million	Drought	13	57
99	Deaf Smith County	Relatively Low	61.8	$20 million	Drought	13	41
100	Cherokee County	Relatively Low	61.6	$17 million	Strong wind	26	45
101	Aransas County	Relatively Low	61.2	$15 million	Hurricane	29	16
102	Lamb County	Relatively Low	61.2	$15 million	Hail	14	97
103	Jasper County	Relatively Low	61.1	$15 million	Hurricane	30	57
104	Tyler County	Relatively Low	61.0	$14 million	Hurricane	30	23
105	Brooks County	Relatively Low	60.8	$13 million	Cold wave	21	5
106	Atascosa County	Relatively Low	60.7	$14 million	Drought	19	17
107	Houston County	Relatively Low	60.7	$13 million	Lightning	27	31
108	Trinity County	Relatively Low	60.6	$13 million	Cold wave	26	26
109	Gray County	Relatively Low	59.9	$18 million	Drought	14	91
110	Limestone County	Relatively Low	59.3	$13 million	Cold wave	19	31
111	Wise County	Relatively Low	59.0	$20 million	Wildfire	20	64
112	San Jacinto County	Relatively Low	58.9	$14 million	Tornado	30	21
113	Van Zandt County	Relatively Low	58.8	$20 million	Strong wind	18	42
114	Karnes County	Relatively Low	58.4	$12 million	Drought	14	22
115	Leon County	Relatively Low	58.3	$15 million	Drought	28	23
116	Milam County	Relatively Low	58.1	$13 million	Drought	21	27
117	Fayette County	Relatively Low	58.0	$17 million	Hurricane	22	31
118	Gillespie County	Relatively Low	57.7	$17 million	Wildfire	18	18
119	Gaines County	Relatively Low	57.6	$13 million	Hail	12	38
120	Grimes County	Relatively Low	57.0	$14 million	Drought	26	15
121	Freestone County	Relatively Low	56.5	$13 million	Cold wave	18	15
122	Frio County	Relatively Low	55.9	$11 million	Drought	17	15
123	Shelby County	Relatively Low	55.7	$13 million	Strong wind	25	42
124	Panola County	Relatively Low	55.4	$13 million	Strong wind	22	49
125	Palo Pinto County	Relatively Low	55.2	$15 million	Hail	25	47
126	Montague County	Relatively Low	54.9	$16 million	Drought	20	55
127	Howard County	Relatively Low	54.8	$14 million	Hail	18	52
128	Duval County	Relatively Low	54.4	$9.9 million	Cold wave	19	18
129	Rusk County	Relatively Low	54.0	$15 million	Strong wind	25	74
130	Zavala County	Relatively Low	53.6	$9.8 million	Drought	18	10
131	Austin County	Relatively Low	53.1	$14 million	Drought	22	27
132	Terry County	Relatively Low	52.0	$12 million	Hail	13	35
133	Chambers County	Relatively Low	51.8	$30 million	Hurricane	21	33
134	Hockley County	Relatively Low	51.4	$14 million	Hail	14	80
135	Dallam County	Relatively Low	51.1	$14 million	Drought	9	39
136	Comanche County	Relatively Low	51.0	$11 million	Wildfire	18	39
137	Cass County	Relatively Low	50.8	$11 million	Ice storm	26	66
138	Titus County	Relatively Low	46.8	$12 million	Ice storm	19	26
139	Wilbarger County	Relatively Low	46.1	$11 million	Drought	15	50
140	Yoakum County	Relatively Low	46.1	$8.5 million	Drought	10	26
141	Jim Hogg County	Relatively Low	45.5	$7.8 million	Cold wave	21	4
142	Real County	Very Low	42.6	$7.7 million	Wildfire	18	2
143	Bailey County	Very Low	42.4	$7.8 million	Drought	14	62
144	Hansford County	Very Low	42.0	$12 million	Drought	11	68
145	Wheeler County	Very Low	41.3	$9.0 million	Drought	12	57
146	Eastland County	Very Low	41.2	$9.5 million	Wildfire	25	58
147	Lee County	Very Low	40.5	$12 million	Cold wave	20	31
148	Camp County	Very Low	39.3	$7.4 million	Ice storm	14	14
149	Dawson County	Very Low	38.7	$8.4 million	Drought	14	55
150	Jones County	Very Low	37.9	$8.9 million	Hail	22	88
151	Nolan County	Very Low	37.8	$7.3 million	Drought	18	49
152	Refugio County	Very Low	37.5	$7.9 million	Hurricane	26	25
153	Swisher County	Very Low	37.4	$9.1 million	Hail	13	78
154	Bosque County	Very Low	36.9	$9.1 million	Lightning	23	40
155	Young County	Very Low	36.4	$11 million	Drought	19	52
156	Dimmit County	Very Low	35.9	$6.3 million	Heat wave	17	3
157	Ochiltree County	Very Low	34.9	$15 million	Drought	12	69
158	Madison County	Very Low	34.9	$9.2 million	Drought	25	17
159	Hall County	Very Low	34.6	$6.7 million	Drought	16	55
160	Morris County	Very Low	34.5	$7.0 million	Ice storm	16	17
161	Castro County	Very Low	34.4	$7.7 million	Hail	12	88
162	Live Oak County	Very Low	33.7	$7.3 million	Cold wave	22	36
163	Hartley County	Very Low	33.1	$14 million	Drought	11	35
164	Blanco County	Very Low	33.0	$10 million	Drought	19	18
165	Kimble County	Very Low	32.2	$6.3 million	Lightning	19	7
166	Zapata County	Very Low	31.4	$5.5 million	Cold wave	13	5
167	Floyd County	Very Low	30.7	$7.8 million	Hail	14	61
168	Sherman County	Very Low	30.3	$11 million	Drought	10	44
169	Scurry County	Very Low	30.0	$8.3 million	Drought	13	43
170	Lampasas County	Very Low	29.9	$7.7 million	Wildfire	17	14
171	Robertson County	Very Low	29.6	$7.2 million	Hurricane	16	18
172	Marion County	Very Low	29.2	$5.6 million	Ice storm	20	20
173	Burleson County	Very Low	29.1	$7.5 million	Drought	20	24
174	Kenedy County	Very Low	28.4	$6.8 million	Cold wave	19	6
175	Lipscomb County	Very Low	27.9	$8.7 million	Drought	9	41
176	Collingsworth County	Very Low	27.4	$7.5 million	Drought	12	42
177	Newton County	Very Low	27.2	$5.5 million	Hurricane	28	31
178	Donley County	Very Low	26.6	$6.6 million	Drought	16	61
179	Runnels County	Very Low	26.5	$7.0 million	Drought	11	56
180	Falls County	Very Low	26.2	$6.0 million	Tornado	14	19
181	Carson County	Very Low	25.2	$11 million	Drought	13	96
182	Pecos County	Very Low	25.1	$5.7 million	Drought	14	98
183	Franklin County	Very Low	24.8	$6.8 million	Ice storm	18	17
184	Crosby County	Very Low	23.7	$4.6 million	Drought	14	63
185	Lynn County	Very Low	23.0	$6.1 million	Hail	16	45
186	Goliad County	Very Low	22.6	$6.3 million	Hurricane	19	20
187	La Salle County	Very Low	22.6	$4.3 million	Cold wave	17	9
188	Sabine County	Very Low	22.1	$5.7 million	Hurricane	24	18
189	Brewster County	Very Low	21.1	$6.7 million	Wildfire	12	21
190	Coleman County	Very Low	20.6	$5.0 million	Hail	16	43
191	Armstrong County	Very Low	20.0	$6.4 million	Drought	12	49
192	Martin County	Very Low	20.0	$5.5 million	Drought	13	37
193	Garza County	Very Low	20.0	$4.7 million	Drought	15	26
194	Mitchell County	Very Low	19.8	$5.8 million	Drought	12	54
195	Childress County	Very Low	19.6	$6.4 million	Drought	12	27
196	Reeves County	Very Low	19.1	$5.5 million	Drought	11	48
197	Knox County	Very Low	17.8	$4.1 million	Drought	15	31
198	San Augustine County	Very Low	17.6	$3.9 million	Strong wind	24	20
199	Baylor County	Very Low	17.5	$4.2 million	Drought	17	30
200	Hemphill County	Very Low	16.5	$6.2 million	Drought	12	49
201	Ward County	Very Low	15.4	$4.1 million	Wildfire	9	16
202	Callahan County	Very Low	14.7	$4.8 million	Hail	22	48
203	Clay County	Very Low	14.3	$5.7 million	Wildfire	19	38
204	Rains County	Very Low	14.1	$5.6 million	Ice storm	15	17
205	Dickens County	Very Low	13.6	$3.5 million	Drought	14	44
206	Hamilton County	Very Low	12.8	$4.9 million	Wildfire	16	26
207	Cochran County	Very Low	12.8	$4.0 million	Drought	14	38
208	Cottle County	Very Low	12.5	$3.2 million	Drought	17	37
209	Haskell County	Very Low	11.7	$4.4 million	Drought	15	60
210	Culberson County	Very Low	11.6	$2.8 million	Drought	10	6
211	Jack County	Very Low	11.4	$5.5 million	Wildfire	17	28
212	Mason County	Very Low	11.0	$3.3 million	Drought	19	11
213	Somervell County	Very Low	10.8	$7.7 million	Wildfire	19	6
214	Presidio County	Very Low	10.2	$2.6 million	Drought	12	5
215	McCulloch County	Very Low	10.1	$3.7 million	Drought	17	30
216	Oldham County	Very Low	9.7	$4.2 million	Drought	11	25
217	Stephens County	Very Low	9.2	$4.6 million	Wildfire	21	22
218	Andrews County	Very Low	9.0	$6.0 million	Drought	13	25
219	Delta County	Very Low	8.9	$4.1 million	Ice storm	16	8
220	Briscoe County	Very Low	8.7	$5.9 million	Drought	14	51
221	Hardeman County	Very Low	8.7	$2.5 million	Drought	14	39
222	Archer County	Very Low	7.7	$3.9 million	Wildfire	19	30
223	Upton County	Very Low	7.7	$3.1 million	Drought	11	20
224	San Saba County	Very Low	7.3	$3.3 million	Drought	20	16
225	Sutton County	Very Low	7.1	$2.5 million	Wildfire	16	5
226	Reagan County	Very Low	5.9	$3.0 million	Drought	11	16
227	Crockett County	Very Low	5.8	$3.4 million	Wildfire	14	13
228	Borden County	Very Low	5.7	$2.7 million	Drought	13	11
229	Edwards County	Very Low	5.7	$2.0 million	Wildfire	18	4
230	Mills County	Very Low	5.6	$2.2 million	Wildfire	15	13
231	Concho County	Very Low	4.5	$2.4 million	Drought	13	29
232	Foard County	Very Low	4.5	$2.3 million	Drought	15	22
233	Glasscock County	Very Low	4.3	$2.6 million	Drought	11	25
234	Winkler County	Very Low	4.1	$2.4 million	Drought	10	11
235	Schleicher County	Very Low	3.8	$2.3 million	Drought	14	11
236	Stonewall County	Very Low	3.8	$2.0 million	Drought	14	27
237	Coke County	Very Low	3.7	$2.3 million	Wildfire	15	16
238	Throckmorton County	Very Low	3.3	$2.3 million	Drought	18	42
239	Motley County	Very Low	3.2	$1.8 million	Drought	17	28
240	Roberts County	Very Low	3.1	$3.4 million	Drought	12	44
241	Menard County	Very Low	3.1	$2.0 million	Drought	17	4
242	Jeff Davis County	Very Low	2.9	$1.9 million	Wildfire	16	11
243	Hudspeth County	Very Low	2.3	$1.7 million	Drought	11	11
244	Kinney County	Very Low	2.2	$1.3 million	Drought	14	13
245	Fisher County	Very Low	1.9	$2.9 million	Drought	14	51
246	Irion County	Very Low	1.8	$1.3 million	Wildfire	11	14
247	Shackelford County	Very Low	1.4	$2.4 million	Wildfire	16	26
248	Sterling County	Very Low	1.1	$1.5 million	Drought	12	19
249	Kent County	Very Low	1.1	$1.4 million	Drought	13	24
250	Crane County	Very Low	1.1	$971,000	Wildfire	10	19
251	McMullen County	Very Low	0.6	$875,329	Hurricane	15	6
252	Terrell County	Very Low	0.4	$544,922	Wildfire	14	10
253	King County	Very Low	0.3	$401,173	Wildfire	15	24
254	Loving County	Very Low	0.0	$58,037	Hurricane	9	6

Score: FEMA's national percentile (higher = more risk). Declarations: federal declarations that named the county since 1953, not counting COVID-19. Tornadoes: NOAA SPC tornadoes that touched the county, 1950–2025.

Latest federal declarations in Texas

Hydra Fire FM-5677-TX · Fire · declared 15 Sep 2026 · 1 county

Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding DR-4935-TX · Flood · declared 1 Sep 2026 · 26 counties

Ross Fire FM-5675-TX · Fire · declared 25 Aug 2026 · 2 counties

Flooding EM-3649-TX · Flood · declared 18 Jul 2026 · 33 counties

Stinky Fire FM-5634-TX · Fire · declared 18 May 2026 · 1 county

Hunggate Fire FM-5633-TX · Fire · declared 14 May 2026 · 1 county

Corner Pocket Fire FM-5625-TX · Fire · declared 15 Mar 2026 · 1 county

8 Ball Fire FM-5619-TX · Fire · declared 18 Feb 2026 · 2 counties

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What this page shows, and what it misses

FEMA's National Risk Index compares every US county with every other for 18 natural hazards, combining expected losses with social vulnerability and community resilience. It is a planning-level estimate for nationwide comparison, not a flood-zone map and not the risk to any one property — for flood zones use FEMA's Flood Map Service Center ↗. Federal declarations exclude state declarations and SBA or USDA designations.

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), National Risk Index Dataset: National Risk Index Counties - v1.20.0 (December 2025). Retrieved from https://services.arcgis.com/XG15cJAlne2vxtgt/ArcGIS/rest/services/National_Risk_Index_Counties/FeatureServer/0/query on November 2, 2026, 1:20 PM EST. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets 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).

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), OpenFEMA Dataset: Disaster Declarations Summaries - v2, retrieved from https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries on November 2, 2026, 1:21 PM EST. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, 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).

Tornado records: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, Severe Weather Database, tornadoes 1950–2025 (https://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/data/1950-2025_actual_tornadoes.csv, downloaded 2 November 2026). Public domain; not endorsed by NOAA. Compiled by Global Incident Tracker.

Questions about Texas

Which county in Texas has the highest natural disaster risk?

Which Texas counties are most at risk from tornadoes?

By FEMA's National Risk Index tornado risk score: Harris County, Collin County, Tarrant County. These are planning-level estimates for whole counties, not maps of individual properties.

Which Texas counties are most at risk from hurricanes?

By FEMA's National Risk Index hurricane risk score: Harris County, Hidalgo County, Cameron County. These are planning-level estimates for whole counties, not maps of individual properties.

How many FEMA disaster declarations has Texas had?

OpenFEMA lists 389 federal disaster, emergency and fire management declarations for Texas since 1953 (not counting COVID-19); the latest is FM-5677-TX, Hydra Fire, declared 15 September 2026.