Natural Disasters in Huntsville, TX

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

73.8

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

67.7

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

71.0

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

22.5

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Tornado91.9Drought87.5Lightning86.3

Hazard	Risk Score
Tornado	91.9
Drought	87.5
Lightning	86.3
Hurricane	84.1
Cold Wave	83.8
Heat Wave	78.2
Wildfire	78.1
Ice Storm	77.1
Winter Weather	47.6
Hail	43.2
Landslide	39.5
Strong Wind	38.9
Earthquake	31.4

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

Hurricane

Jul 2024

Most Common Type

Hurricane

10 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Jul 9, 2024	Hurricane	HURRICANE BERYL
May 17, 2024	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
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
Feb 25, 2019	Flood	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Aug 25, 2017	Hurricane	HURRICANE HARVEY
Jun 11, 2016	Flood	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Mar 19, 2016	Flood	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING
Feb 9, 2016	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
Nov 25, 2015	Severe Storm	SEVERE 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
Jun 20, 2011	Fire	COWBOY CHURCH FIRE
Sep 13, 2008	Hurricane	HURRICANE IKE
Sep 10, 2008	Hurricane	HURRICANE IKE
Aug 29, 2008	Hurricane	HURRICANE GUSTAV

Showing 20 of 39 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

15,929

Total IA Distributed

$20,400,869

Repair/Replace

$9,555,312

Rental Assistance

$1,921,843

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4269	1	N/A	—
DR-1607	1	N/A	—
DR-4029	5	N/A	—
DR-4466	1	N/A	—
DR-4781	2,906	$11,139,677	$4,034
DR-4798	4,633	$4,679,098	$521
DR-4332	1,680	$1,443,463	$1,415
DR-1606	1,879	$904,521	$668
DR-1791	3,117	$680,301	$1,145
DR-4586	1,273	$644,357	$1,065

Showing top 10 of 15 disasters by IA amount

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

391

Total Claims Paid

$15,556,442

Avg Claim Payout

$39,786

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$16,432,276

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

249

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4332	Hurricane	43	$3,785,432
DR-4781	Severe Storm(s)	30	$3,596,177
DR-1791	Hurricane	40	$2,063,376
DR-4245	Severe Storm(s)	6	$1,808,815
DR-4223	Severe Storm(s)	25	$1,588,096
DR-4485	Biological	11	$587,014
DR-4272	Flood	15	$548,788
DR-4416	Severe Storm(s)	13	$465,074
DR-4586	Winter Storm	12	$465,012
DR-1606	Hurricane	16	$323,674
DR-4266	Flood	3	$304,750
DR-4029	Fire	6	$278,840
DR-4255	Severe Storm(s)	2	$218,182
DR-1709	Severe Storm(s)	17	$174,318
DR-3540	Tropical Storm	4	$125,698

Showing top 15 of 17 disasters by spending

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$12,292,340

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

2.80

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
300.2: Vegetation Management - Wildfire	6	$7,860
91.2: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan - NEW	2	$69,864
206.2: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Public Structures	2	$3,043,234
403.1: Stormwater Management - Culverts	2	$9,104,560
FMA Plan	1	$50,000

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

Huntsville has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are tornado, drought, lightning. The area has had 39 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (10 declarations). 391 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $16,432,276 in public assistance recovery funding. $20,400,869 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 18 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.