Natural Disasters in Midway, TX

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

34.9

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

31.9

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

59.4

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

8.9

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Drought79.3Hurricane79.1Cold Wave77.2

Hazard	Risk Score
Drought	79.3
Hurricane	79.1
Cold Wave	77.2
Lightning	57.3
Tornado	55.4
Ice Storm	53.3
Wildfire	47.8
Heat Wave	40.5
Strong Wind	32.0
Hail	31.1
Winter Weather	21.3
Earthquake	18.2
Landslide	5.0

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

7 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
May 29, 2015	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS AND FLOODING
Sep 13, 2008	Hurricane	HURRICANE IKE
Mar 14, 2008	Fire	WILDFIRES
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
Sep 2, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Jun 9, 2001	Coastal Storm	TX-TROPICAL STORM ALLISON-06-06-2001

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Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

902

Total IA Distributed

$499,127

Repair/Replace

$254,969

Rental Assistance

$112,969

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-1791	640	$143,011	$354
DR-4586	210	$86,888	$690
DR-4781	8	$70,145	$1,689
DR-1439	7	$64,666	$20,100
DR-4485	8	$52,412	—
DR-4223	19	$49,117	$2,350
DR-4332	10	$32,889	$6,367

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

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$451,898

Avg Claim Payout

$17,381

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

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$2,031,237

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4416	Severe Storm(s)	15	$432,285
DR-4223	Severe Storm(s)	8	$414,908
DR-4781	Severe Storm(s)	8	$295,750
DR-1791	Hurricane	11	$231,567
DR-1709	Severe Storm(s)	13	$204,345
DR-4332	Hurricane	7	$193,628
DR-4272	Flood	8	$120,202
DR-4266	Flood	1	$60,029
DR-1606	Hurricane	3	$48,962
DR-4586	Winter Storm	2	$29,562

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$106,537

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.00

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
91.5: Local Multijurisdictional Multihazard Mitigation Plan - UPDATE	1	$74,030
601.1: Generators	1	$32,507

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

Midway has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are drought, hurricane, cold wave. The area has had 27 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (7 declarations). 26 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $2,031,237 in public assistance recovery funding. $499,127 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 2 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.