Natural Disasters in Kirbyville, TX

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

61.1

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

51.5

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

81.4

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

19.1

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

32

Public Assistance

$65.1M

Individual Assistance

$26.2M

Most Common Type

Hurricane

10 declarations

DisasterTypeDatePA $IA $
Hurricane Beryl HurricaneJul 2024$907K$624K
Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and FloodingFloodMay 2024$1.3M$3.6M
Severe Winter StormsSevere Ice StormFeb 2021$7K$135K
Severe Winter StormSevere Ice StormFeb 2021
Hurricane LauraHurricaneDec 2020$11.6M
Tropical Storms Marco and LauraHurricaneAug 2020$536K
Covid-19 PandemicBiologicalMar 2020$13K$67K
Covid-19 BiologicalMar 2020
Hurricane HarveyHurricaneAug 2017$2.6M$3.3M
Severe Storms and FloodingFloodJun 2016$467K$32K
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and FloodingFloodMar 2016$549K$3.7M
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and FloodingSevere StormNov 2015$145K
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds and FloodingSevere StormMay 2015$664K
WildfiresFireJul 2011$22K
Powerline Fire FireJun 2011
Hurricane IkeHurricaneSep 2008$9.1M$1.4M
Hurricane IkeHurricaneSep 2008
Hurricane GustavHurricaneAug 2008$36K
WildfiresFireMar 2008
Extreme Wildfire ThreatFireJan 2006

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

228

Total Claims Paid

$7,533,975

Avg Claim Payout

$33,044

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

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

4

Federal Funding

$183,000

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.47

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project TypeProjectsFederal $
91.1: Local Multihazard Mitigation Plan2$135,000
91.5: Local Multijurisdictional Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE1$48,000
206.2: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Public Structures1$0

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

Kirbyville has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, wildfire, lightning. The area has had 32 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (10 declarations). 228 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $65,079,849 in public assistance recovery funding. $26,154,117 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 4 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.