Natural Disasters in Avery, TX

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

64.7

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

52.1

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

93.1

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

40.0

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Ice Storm100.0Drought78.1Tornado72.7

Hazard	Risk Score
Ice Storm	100.0
Drought	78.1
Tornado	72.7
Hail	59.8
Wildfire	59.5
Heat Wave	57.7
Hurricane	46.7
Cold Wave	39.2
Earthquake	37.4
Strong Wind	36.6
Lightning	34.2
Winter Weather	24.5
Landslide	8.4

Scores range from 0 (lowest risk) to 100 (highest risk) relative to all U.S. communities. Data from FEMA National Risk Index.

Disaster Declarations

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA

Total Declarations

Most Recent

Flood

May 2024

Most Common Type

Flood

5 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
May 17, 2024	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Apr 21, 2023	Winter Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Feb 19, 2021	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS
Feb 14, 2021	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Aug 24, 2020	Hurricane	TROPICAL STORMS MARCO AND LAURA
Mar 25, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Mar 19, 2016	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Feb 9, 2016	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
May 29, 2015	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS AND FLOODING
Sep 9, 2011	Fire	WILDFIRES
Jul 1, 2011	Fire	WILDFIRES
Mar 14, 2008	Fire	WILDFIRES
Jan 11, 2006	Fire	EXTREME WILDFIRE THREAT
Sep 24, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE RITA
Sep 21, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE RITA
Sep 2, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Jan 8, 2001	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER ICE STORM
Sep 1, 1999	Fire	EXTREME FIRE HAZARDS
May 6, 1999	Tornado	TX, TORNADO 5/4/99

Showing 20 of 26 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

120

Total IA Distributed

$109,712

Repair/Replace

$42,289

Rental Assistance

$29,822

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4586	56	$75,512	$1,888
DR-4485	6	$20,935	—
DR-4223	11	$8,481	$1,077
DR-4798	46	$2,998	$10
DR-1791	1	$1,786	—

Individual and household assistance for homeowners and renters affected by federally declared disasters.

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$3,700,819

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-1356	Severe Ice Storm	8	$2,856,446
DR-4223	Severe Storm(s)	20	$512,205
DR-4255	Severe Storm(s)	5	$203,955
DR-4266	Flood	1	$80,880
DR-4029	Fire	4	$32,157
DR-1999	Fire	3	$15,176

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$172,568

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.36

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
800.1: Miscellaneous	2	$163,215
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan	1	$9,353

Federally funded projects to reduce future disaster risk. Only includes completed or obligated projects.

Avery has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are ice storm, drought, tornado. The area has had 26 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is flood (5 declarations). FEMA has obligated $3,700,819 in public assistance recovery funding. $109,712 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 3 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.