Natural Disasters in Barrett, TX

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

99.9

Very High

Expected Annual Loss

99.9

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

67.9

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

17.9

Score (0-100)

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

Disaster History & Federal Spending

Source: FEMA

Total Declarations

41

Public Assistance

$2.4B

Individual Assistance

$196.7M

Most Common Type

Hurricane

12 declarations

DisasterTypeDatePA $IA $
Hurricane Beryl →HurricaneJul 2024$101.7M$39.8M
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding →FloodMay 2024$46.4M$15.6M
Severe Winter Storms →Severe Ice StormFeb 2021$9.9M$4.9M
Severe Winter Storm →Severe Ice StormFeb 2021——
Tropical Storms Marco and Laura →HurricaneAug 2020$1.3M—
Hurricane Hanna →HurricaneJul 2020——
Covid-19 Pandemic →BiologicalMar 2020$596.4M$2.3M
Covid-19 →BiologicalMar 2020——
Tropical Storm Imelda →FloodOct 2019—$1.3M
Hurricane Harvey →HurricaneAug 2017$1.2B$101.7M
Severe Storms and Flooding →FloodJun 2016$423K$113K
Severe Storms and Flooding →FloodApr 2016$20.6M$356K
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding →Severe StormNov 2015—$465K
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds and Flooding →Severe StormMay 2015$12.0M$273K
Wildfires →FireSep 2011$3K—
Forest Brook Fire →FireJun 2011——
Hurricane Ike →HurricaneSep 2008$396.4M$20.9M
Hurricane Ike →HurricaneSep 2008——
Hurricane Gustav →HurricaneAug 2008——
Tropical Storm Erin →Severe StormOct 2007—$10K

Showing 20 of 46 disasters

PA = FEMA Public Assistance (infrastructure recovery). IA = Individual Assistance (homeowner/renter aid).

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

170,766

Total Claims Paid

$8,759,890,061

Avg Claim Payout

$51,298

County-level NFIP data from FEMA National Flood Insurance Program.

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

332

Federal Funding

$450,306,378

Properties Protected

2,484

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

2.27

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project TypeProjectsFederal $
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine64$174,723,540
205.8: Retrofitting Public Structures - Wind29$5,761,915
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan26$2,076,910
204.3: Dry Floodproofing Public Structures - Riverine23$6,246,604
404.1: Localized Flood Control System to Protect Critical Facility21$9,723,279

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

Barrett has a very high overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, tornado, cold wave. The area has had 41 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (12 declarations). 170,766 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $2,382,741,781 in public assistance recovery funding. $196,730,856 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 332 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.