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Anderson County, Texas

Recorded hazard history: storm events since 1950, federal disaster declarations since 1953, flood insurance claims since 1978, and FEMA's risk index.

FIPS 48001 · 58,402 residents (2021) · 1,063 sq mi · dominant hazard Wind

Hail · 224Tornado · 35Flood · 60Wind · 245Winter · 24

Anderson County within Texas. Dots: HailTornadoFloodWind event locations in the kept record. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. NCEI storm records through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA declarations refreshed 29 Sep 2026; NFIP claims as of 8 Sep 2026.

The NCEI record lists 737 events for Anderson County, Texas, between 1950 and 2026; damaging wind account for the largest share.

That is 69.4 events per 100 square miles, in line with the Texas figure of 63.3, and 126.2 per 10,000 residents against 56.0 statewide.

15 events fall in the 12 months to 30 Jun 2026. NCEI attributes 13 deaths and 98 injuries to events in the county, with property damage estimated at $56M and crop damage at $1.7M.

FEMA has designated the county in 31 federal disaster declarations since 1953; the most recent is Hurricane Beryl (major disaster, 9 Jul 2024).

National Flood Insurance Program policyholders in the county filed 19 claims since 1978, of which 14 were paid, totalling $293K (about $21K per paid claim). FEMA counts 42 residential flood policies in force.

FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall risk as "Relatively Low" and its expected annual loss as "Relatively Low" ($23M a year across 18 hazards).

24 tropical storm or hurricane tracks in the HURDAT2 record passed within 100 miles of the county's centre at tropical-storm strength or more, 0 of them within 50 miles at hurricane strength.

15events, last 12 monthsto 30 Jun 2026

737events since 195013 deaths, 98 injuries recorded

31disaster declarationslast 9 Jul 2024

19NFIP flood claims$293K paid

Compared with Texas and the United States

Measure	Anderson County	Texas	US
Recorded events since 1950	737	165,476	1,977,440
Events per 100 square miles	69.4	63.3	56.0
Events per 10,000 residents	126.2	56.0	59.6
Events in the last 12 months	15	4,723	62,008
Deaths recorded by NCEI	13	2,429	26,435
Property damage (NCEI estimates)	$56M	$111B	$575B
NFIP claims per 1,000 residents	0.3	13.4	8.1
Average paid NFIP claim	$21K	$55K	$43K
Claims per 100 policies in force, last 10 years	14.3	24.7	16.1

County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county. State and US rows include events recorded only by forecast zone. Rates use 2021 Census population and land area.

Events by decade

Hail: 2Tornado: 3Wind: 2

Tornado: 1Wind: 5

Hail: 1Tornado: 5Wind: 7

Hail: 25Tornado: 10Wind: 26

Hail: 53Tornado: 10Flood: 13Wind: 68Winter: 3Heat: 2Drought: 2Lightning: 1Other: 6

Hail: 47Tornado: 5Flood: 14Wind: 59Winter: 10Tropical: 2Heat: 3Drought: 14Lightning: 2

Hail: 57Flood: 19Wind: 47Winter: 7Heat: 7Cold: 1Drought: 34Wildfire: 10Lightning: 5

Hail: 39Tornado: 1Flood: 14Wind: 31Winter: 4Heat: 37Cold: 6Drought: 17

71950s61960s131970s611980s1581990s1562000s1872010s1492020s

Recorded events in Anderson County by decade and hazard group. HailTornadoFloodWindWinterTropicalHeatColdDroughtWildfireLightningOther NCEI recorded only tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind before 1996.

Trend: 417 events in the 20 years to 2025 against 255 in the 20 years before. Reporting practice changed in 1996 and again with automated reports in the 2000s, so decade totals measure the record as much as the weather.

Events by type

Wind245

Hail224

Drought67

Flood60

Heat49

Tornado35

Winter24

Wildfire10

Lightning8

Cold7

Other6

Tropical2

Hazard	Events	Deaths	Share of state's events
■ Wind	245	2	0.6%	detail
■ Hail	224	—	0.4%	detail
■ Drought	67	—	0.4%
■ Flood	60	8	0.4%	detail
■ Heat	49	—	0.7%
■ Tornado	35	2	0.3%	detail
■ Winter	24	1	0.3%	detail
■ Wildfire	10	—	0.7%
■ Lightning	8	—	0.8%
■ Cold	7	—	0.3%
■ Other	6	—	0.3%
■ Tropical	2	—	0.3%

Hazard pages exist for hail, tornado, flood, wind and winter where the county has at least 10 recorded events. "Other" covers heavy rain, debris flow, dust, funnel clouds and similar reports.

Largest recorded events

Date	Event type	Group	Magnitude	Property damage	Crop damage	Deaths	Injuries	Geography
29 Apr 2016	Flash Flood	Flood	—	$800K	—	5	—	County
4 May 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	86 mph	$500K	—	2	—	County
15 Nov 1987	Tornado	Tornado	F3	$25M	—	1	59	County
17 Mar 1987	Tornado	Tornado	F1	$25K	—	1	3	County
30 Apr 2016	Flash Flood	Flood	—	$1.0M	—	1	—	County
23 Feb 2010	Heavy Snow	Winter	—	$250K	—	1	—	Forecast zone
13 Jun 2016	Flash Flood	Flood	—	$15K	—	1	—	County
29 Apr 2016	Flash Flood	Flood	—	—	—	1	—	County
12 Apr 1955	Tornado	Tornado	F3	$250K	—	—	7	County
4 May 1999	Tornado	Tornado	F1	$300K	—	—	4	County
23 Jan 1997	Tornado	Tornado	F1	$50K	—	—	4	County
31 Oct 1974	Tornado	Tornado	F3	—	—	—	4	County
11 Feb 1984	Tornado	Tornado	F2	$2.5M	—	—	3	County
8 Jan 2008	Lightning	Lightning	—	$200K	—	—	2	County
3 Feb 2011	Winter Weather	Winter	—	$50K	—	—	2	Forecast zone
17 Jan 2007	Ice Storm	Winter	—	$5K	—	—	2	Forecast zone
23 Nov 1983	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	0 mph	—	—	—	2	County
24 Feb 2003	Winter Storm	Winter	—	$15M	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Aug 2011	Wildfire	Wildfire	—	$750K	—	—	1	Forecast zone
1 Apr 1988	Tornado	Tornado	F1	$250K	—	—	1	County

Ranked by deaths, then injuries, then NCEI's damage estimate. Deaths and injuries are NCEI counts (direct plus indirect); no personal details are recorded here.

Federal disaster declarations

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Programs
9 Jul 2024	DR-4798	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Beryl	Public assistance
17 May 2024	DR-4781	Major disaster	Flood	Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance
21 Apr 2023	DR-4705	Major disaster	Winter Storm	Severe Winter Storm	Public assistance
19 Feb 2021	DR-4586	Major disaster	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Storms	Individual assistance, Public assistance
14 Feb 2021	EM-3554	Emergency	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Storm	Public assistance
24 Aug 2020	EM-3540	Emergency	Hurricane	Tropical Storms Marco And Laura	Public assistance
25 Mar 2020	DR-4485	Major disaster	Biological	Covid-19 Pandemic	Individual assistance, Public assistance
13 Mar 2020	EM-3458	Emergency	Biological	Covid-19	Public assistance
25 Apr 2016	DR-4269	Major disaster	Flood	Severe Storms And Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance
9 Sep 2011	DR-4029	Major disaster	Fire	Wildfires	Individual assistance, Public assistance
1 Jul 2011	DR-1999	Major disaster	Fire	Wildfires	Public assistance
13 Sep 2008	DR-1791	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Ike	Public assistance
10 Sep 2008	EM-3294	Emergency	Hurricane	Hurricane Ike	Public assistance
14 Mar 2008	EM-3284	Emergency	Fire	Wildfires	Public assistance
29 Jun 2007	DR-1709	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding	Public assistance
11 Jan 2006	DR-1624	Major disaster	Fire	Extreme Wildfire Threat	Individual assistance, Public assistance
24 Sep 2005	DR-1606	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Rita	Public assistance
21 Sep 2005	EM-3261	Emergency	Hurricane	Hurricane Rita	Public assistance
2 Sep 2005	EM-3216	Emergency	Hurricane	Hurricane Katrina Evacuation	Public assistance
1 Feb 2003	EM-3171	Emergency	Other	Loss Of The Space Shuttle Columbia	Public assistance
9 Jun 2001	DR-1379	Major disaster	Coastal Storm	Tx-Tropical Storm Allison-06-06-2001	Individual assistance, Public assistance
1 Sep 1999	EM-3142	Emergency	Fire	Extreme Fire Hazards	Public assistance
26 Aug 1998	DR-1239	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Tropical Storm Charley	—
23 Feb 1996	EM-3117	Emergency	Fire	Extreme Fire Hazard	Public assistance
10 Sep 1993	EM-3113	Emergency	Drought	Extreme Fire Hazard	Public assistance
26 Dec 1991	DR-930	Major disaster	Flood	Severe Thunderstorms	Individual assistance
2 May 1990	DR-863	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding	Individual assistance
19 May 1989	DR-828	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance
20 Nov 1987	DR-802	Major disaster	Tornado	Severe Storms & Tornadoes	Individual assistance
30 Nov 1974	DR-454	Major disaster	Flood	Severe Storms & Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance
12 May 1966	DR-218	Major disaster	Flood	Severe Storms & Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance

Declarations in which FEMA designated this county, from the OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). DR: major disaster; EM: emergency; FM: fire management assistance. Programs show whether individual or public assistance was made available.

Flood insurance claims

197820022026

NFIP claims by year of loss in Anderson County, 1978 to 2026 (hover for the amount paid).

Claims since 197819

Paid claims14

Total paid$293K

Average paid claim$21K

Repetitive-loss properties30 severe

Residential policies in force420.3% of 16,717 structures

Year of loss	Claims	Paid claims	Amount paid	Average paid
2025	2	1	$13,302	$13,302
2024	2	1	$35,553	$35,553
2019	2	1	$46,923	$46,923
2016	7	6	$126,403	$21,067
2015	1	0	$0	—
2013	1	1	$47,684	$47,684
1998	2	2	$21,458	$10,729
1996	1	1	$107	$107
1995	1	1	$1,561	$1,561

OpenFEMA NFIP claims (v3, as of 8 Sep 2026), aggregated by year of loss; amounts are building, contents and increased-cost-of-compliance payments as recorded. Repetitive-loss counts from the NFIP Multiple Loss Properties file (2 Aug 2026); policies in force from the NFIP Residential Penetration Rates file (3 Aug 2026).

National Risk Index

Overall riskRelatively Lowscore 73.6 of 100

Expected annual loss$23MRelatively Low

Social vulnerabilityVery High

Community resilienceRelatively Low

Hazard (NRI)	Risk rating	Expected annual loss
Inland flooding	Relatively Low	$9,295,736
Tornado	Relatively High	$6,302,698
Cold wave	Relatively Moderate	$3,162,207
Strong wind	Relatively High	$1,220,582
Heat wave	Relatively Low	$996,159
Hurricane	Relatively Low	$573,210
Lightning	Relatively Moderate	$508,486
Ice storm	Relatively High	$357,793
Drought	Relatively Low	$251,263
Wildfire	Relatively Low	$244,260
Hail	Relatively Low	$150,820
Earthquake	Very Low	$113,272
Winter weather	Relatively Moderate	$68,714
Landslide	Relatively Low	$2,867

FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 release. Ratings are FEMA's relative comparison of counties; expected annual loss is FEMA's modelled estimate of average yearly building, population and agriculture loss. See how to read the NRI.

Hurricane and tropical storm passes

Tracks within 100 miles24

Tracks within 50 miles4

Hurricane strength within 50 miles0

Storm	Year	Closest approach	Max wind while within 100 mi
Beryl	2024	79 mi	58 mph
Ike	2008	23 mi	58 mph
Rita	2005	93 mi	52 mph
Chantal	1989	76 mi	40 mph
Bonnie	1986	86 mi	40 mph
Alicia	1983	65 mi	46 mph
Debra	1959	92 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1949	53 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1947	65 mi	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1945	80 mi	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1943	93 mi	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1942	79 mi	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1941	51 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1940	68 mi	52 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1921	70 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1918	67 mi	52 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1915	28 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1902	86 mi	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1900	93 mi	75 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1891	72 mi	63 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1888	66 mi	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1882	76 mi	40 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1871	28 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1871	50 mi	46 mph

HURDAT2 best-track positions at tropical-storm strength (34 kt) or more, measured from the county's Census centre point; through the 2025 season. Distance from a track is not the same as the extent of the storm's wind, rain or surge.

ZIP codes with flood claims

75801 12
75861 5

ZIP codes whose NFIP claims carry this county's code, with the number of claims. Five or more claims are needed for a ZIP page to be indexed.

Questions and answers

How often does it hail in Anderson County, TX?

NCEI records 224 hail events in Anderson County since 1950, in 43 different years; that is about 2.9 recorded events a year. 55 reports were golf-ball size (1.75 in) or larger.

Has Anderson County had a tornado?

Yes. NCEI records 35 tornadoes in Anderson County since 1950, 8 of them rated (E)F2 or stronger. Tornado deaths recorded: 2.

When was the last federal disaster declaration for Anderson County?

9 Jul 2024: Hurricane Beryl, a major disaster declaration for hurricane. The county appears in 31 declarations since 1953.

How many flood insurance claims have been filed in Anderson County, and how much was paid?

19 NFIP claims since 1978, 14 of them paid, for $293K in total. FEMA publishes these figures redacted and aggregated; individual properties are not identified.

Is Anderson County in the National Risk Index's high-risk band?

FEMA's National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the county "Relatively Low" for overall risk, "Relatively Low" for expected annual loss, "Very High" for social vulnerability and "Relatively Low" for community resilience. These ratings are FEMA's relative comparison across all US counties.

How does Anderson County compare with the rest of Texas?

69.4 recorded events per 100 square miles against 63.3 statewide, and 0.3 NFIP claims per 1,000 residents against 13.4. The comparison table on this page shows each measure beside the state and national figures.

Provenance

Storm events: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026 (public domain). Declarations: OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2, refreshed 29 Sep 2026. Flood claims: OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 as of 8 Sep 2026; NfipMultipleLossProperties v1 (2 Aug 2026); NfipResidentialPenetrationRates v1 (3 Aug 2026). Risk index: FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025. Hurricane tracks: NHC HURDAT2 through 2025. Population and area: US Census Bureau, 2021 vintage. Built 30 Sep 2026; see the methodology and corrections pages. Hazard hubs: Hail · Tornado · Flood · Wind · Winter.