Natural Disasters in Sunray, TX

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

61.9

Relatively Low

Expected Annual Loss

61.3

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

47.5

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

4.0

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Drought99.1Winter Weather90.2Hail90.1
HazardRisk Score
Drought99.1
Winter Weather90.2
Hail90.1
Wildfire89.2
Cold Wave84.3
Tornado75.4
Strong Wind61.4
Lightning49.4
Ice Storm46.5
Earthquake39.3
Heat Wave22.6
Landslide5.1

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

15

Most Recent

Fire

Feb 2024

Most Common Type

Fire

5 declarations

DateTypeDeclaration
Feb 27, 2024FireWINDY DEUCE FIRE
Feb 19, 2021Severe Ice StormSEVERE WINTER STORMS
Feb 14, 2021Severe Ice StormSEVERE WINTER STORM
Mar 25, 2020BiologicalCOVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020BiologicalCOVID-19
Jul 1, 2011FireWILDFIRES
Mar 14, 2008FireWILDFIRES
May 1, 2007Severe StormSEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES
Jan 11, 2006FireEXTREME WILDFIRE THREAT
Sep 24, 2005HurricaneHURRICANE RITA
Sep 21, 2005HurricaneHURRICANE RITA
Sep 2, 2005HurricaneHURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Sep 1, 1999FireEXTREME FIRE HAZARDS
Aug 26, 1998Severe StormTROPICAL STORM CHARLEY
Jul 2, 1992TornadoSEVERE STORMS & TORNADOES

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$55,598

Disasters with PA

1

Total Projects

4

DisasterTypeProjectsFederal $
DR-1999Fire4$55,598

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

1

Federal Funding

$118,811

Properties Protected

1

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

3.11

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project TypeProjectsFederal $
206.2: Safe Room (Tornado and Severe Wind Shelter) - Public Structures1$118,811

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

Sunray has a relatively low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are drought, winter weather, hail. The area has had 15 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is fire (5 declarations). FEMA has obligated $55,598 in public assistance recovery funding. 1 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.