Natural Disasters in George West, TX

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

33.7

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

23.5

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

82.4

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

9.6

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Cold Wave81.2Hurricane79.4Drought64.2

Hazard	Risk Score
Cold Wave	81.2
Hurricane	79.4
Drought	64.2
Heat Wave	55.5
Wildfire	46.0
Hail	40.3
Tornado	39.0
Ice Storm	29.2
Lightning	15.8
Landslide	13.5
Strong Wind	12.9
Winter Weather	12.7
Earthquake	4.9

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

Severe Ice Storm

Feb 2021

Most Common Type

Hurricane

9 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Feb 19, 2021	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS
Feb 14, 2021	Severe Ice Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Jul 26, 2020	Hurricane	HURRICANE HANNA
Mar 25, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Jul 1, 2011	Fire	WILDFIRES
Jun 29, 2010	Hurricane	TROPICAL STORM ALEX
Apr 3, 2009	Fire	LAGARTO FIRE
Mar 14, 2008	Fire	WILDFIRES
Aug 18, 2007	Hurricane	HURRICANE DEAN
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
Jul 17, 2003	Hurricane	HURRICANE CLAUDETTE
Sep 26, 2002	Coastal Storm	TROPICAL STORM FAY
Jul 4, 2002	Flood	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Aug 26, 1998	Severe Storm	TROPICAL STORM CHARLEY
Sep 10, 1993	Drought	EXTREME FIRE HAZARD
Sep 18, 1971	Flood	HEAVY RAINS, HIGH WINDS & FLOODING

Showing 20 of 22 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

171

Total IA Distributed

$237,965

Repair/Replace

$133,375

Rental Assistance

$37,096

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4332	1	N/A	—
DR-1479	168	$235,968	$1,614
DR-4485	2	$1,997	—

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$928,041

Avg Claim Payout

$16,572

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$34,975

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4586	Winter Storm	2	$18,667
DR-1999	Fire	1	$16,308

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$1,835,470

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

1.15

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	2	$1,764,700
200.3: Acquisition of Public Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	1	$0
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine; 202.1: Elevation of Private Structures - Riverine	1	$0
91.4: Local Multijurisdictional Multihazard Mitigation Plan - NEW	1	$70,770

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

George West has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are cold wave, hurricane, drought. The area has had 22 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (9 declarations). 56 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $34,975 in public assistance recovery funding. $237,965 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 5 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.