Natural Disasters in Bishop, TX

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

96.6

Relatively High

Expected Annual Loss

95.3

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

76.8

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

86.7

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Cold Wave98.9Hurricane98.6Heat Wave98.0

Hazard	Risk Score
Cold Wave	98.9
Hurricane	98.6
Heat Wave	98.0
Drought	98.0
Tornado	96.1
Lightning	94.5
Strong Wind	94.2
Hail	91.6
Winter Weather	82.8
Ice Storm	81.2
Wildfire	74.0
Coastal Flood	72.2
Earthquake	46.1
Landslide	45.1

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

Hurricane

Jul 2024

Most Common Type

Hurricane

17 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jul 9, 2024	Hurricane	HURRICANE BERYL
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
Jul 26, 2020	Hurricane	HURRICANE HANNA
Mar 25, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Aug 25, 2017	Hurricane	HURRICANE HARVEY
May 29, 2015	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS AND FLOODING
Jun 29, 2010	Hurricane	TROPICAL STORM ALEX
Sep 13, 2008	Hurricane	HURRICANE IKE
Sep 10, 2008	Hurricane	HURRICANE IKE
Aug 29, 2008	Hurricane	HURRICANE GUSTAV
Jul 24, 2008	Hurricane	HURRICANE DOLLY
Mar 14, 2008	Fire	WILDFIRES
Aug 18, 2007	Hurricane	HURRICANE DEAN
Jun 29, 2007	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Jan 11, 2006	Fire	EXTREME WILDFIRE THREAT
Sep 24, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE RITA
Sep 21, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE RITA

Showing 20 of 33 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

746

Total IA Distributed

$490,467

Repair/Replace

$256,087

Rental Assistance

$123,827

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-1439	89	$173,417	$3,357
DR-4586	164	$126,570	$900
DR-4332	340	$87,524	$448
DR-4223	109	$70,447	$554
DR-1709	44	$32,509	$878

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

8,655

Total Claims Paid

$186,598,854

Avg Claim Payout

$21,560

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$191,454,602

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

456

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4332	Hurricane	377	$181,074,609
DR-4485	Biological	18	$6,018,025
DR-4223	Severe Storm(s)	22	$1,988,707
DR-1791	Hurricane	18	$1,603,986
DR-4586	Winter Storm	8	$455,147
DR-1606	Hurricane	4	$179,558
DR-4798	Tropical Storm	5	$109,128
DR-1780	Hurricane	4	$25,441

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$18,939,834

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

77.44

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
205.8: Retrofitting Public Structures - Wind	15	$4,324,583
206.2: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Public Structures	9	$12,355,952
601.1: Generators	6	$427,670
403.1: Stormwater Management - Culverts	2	$0
400.1: Utility Protective Measures (Electric, Gas, etc.)	1	$0

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

Bishop has a relatively high overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are cold wave, hurricane, heat wave. The area has had 33 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (17 declarations). 8,655 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $191,454,602 in public assistance recovery funding. $490,467 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 43 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.