Natural Disasters in Carbon, TX

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

41.2

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

32.8

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

80.3

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

59.6

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

Public Assistance

$11.2M

Individual Assistance

$2.2M

Most Common Type

Fire

9 declarations

Disaster	Type	Date	PA $	IA $
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding →	Flood	May 2024	$347K	$10K
Wheat Field Fire →	Fire	Mar 2022	—	—
Kidd Fire →	Fire	Mar 2022	—	—
Severe Winter Storms →	Severe Ice Storm	Feb 2021	$20K	$66K
Severe Winter Storm →	Severe Ice Storm	Feb 2021	—	—
Covid-19 Pandemic →	Biological	Mar 2020	—	$46K
Covid-19 →	Biological	Mar 2020	—	—
Severe Storms and Flooding →	Flood	Jun 2016	$4.2M	$117K
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds and Flooding →	Severe Storm	May 2015	$2.5M	$15K
Wildfires →	Fire	Jul 2011	$40K	—
East Sidwynicks Fire →	Fire	Apr 2011	—	—
Wildfires →	Fire	Mar 2008	—	—
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding →	Severe Storm	Jun 2007	$4.1M	$1.7M
Extreme Wildfire Threat →	Fire	Jan 2006	—	$239K
Carbon Fire →	Fire	Jan 2006	—	—
Hurricane Rita →	Hurricane	Sep 2005	—	—
Hurricane Rita →	Hurricane	Sep 2005	—	—
Hurricane Katrina Evacuation →	Hurricane	Sep 2005	—	—
Loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia →	Other	Feb 2003	—	—
Severe Storms and Flooding →	Flood	Jul 2002	—	—

Showing 20 of 27 disasters

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

171

Total Claims Paid

$5,125,149

Avg Claim Payout

$29,972

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

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$4,458,170

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

9.33

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
601.1: Generators	4	$0
601.2: Generators - Regular	4	$0
600.1: Warning Systems (as a Component of a Planned, Adopted, and Exercised Risk Reduction Plan)	2	$223,838
91.3: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE	1	$0
403.2: Stormwater Management - Diversions	1	$2,687,080

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

Carbon has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are wildfire, hail, tornado. The area has had 27 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is fire (9 declarations). 171 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $11,187,809 in public assistance recovery funding. $2,156,958 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 14 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.