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Burleson 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 48051 · 18,051 residents (2021) · 659 sq mi · dominant hazard Hail

Hail · 103Tornado · 22Flood · 19Wind · 90Winter · 20

Burleson 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 1 Oct 2026; NFIP claims as of 8 Sep 2026.

Between 1950 and 2026, NCEI recorded 291 storm events in Burleson County, Texas, led by hail.

That is 44.2 events per 100 square miles, below the Texas figure of 63.3, and 161.2 per 10,000 residents against 56.0 statewide.

2 events fall in the 12 months to 30 Jun 2026. NCEI attributes 2 deaths and 19 injuries to events in the county, with property damage estimated at $35M and crop damage at $9.3M.

FEMA has designated the county in 22 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 63 claims since 1978, of which 45 were paid, totalling $1.5M (about $33K per paid claim). FEMA counts 82 residential flood policies in force.

FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall risk as "Very Low" and its expected annual loss as "Very Low" ($7.5M a year across 18 hazards).

33 tropical storm or hurricane tracks in the HURDAT2 record passed within 100 miles of the county's centre at tropical-storm strength or more, 1 of them within 50 miles at hurricane strength.

2events, last 12 monthsto 30 Jun 2026

291events since 19502 deaths, 19 injuries recorded

22disaster declarationslast 9 Jul 2024

63NFIP flood claims$1.5M paid

Compared with Texas and the United States

Measure	Burleson County	Texas	US
Recorded events since 1950	291	165,476	1,977,440
Events per 100 square miles	44.2	63.3	56.0
Events per 10,000 residents	161.2	56.0	59.6
Events in the last 12 months	2	4,723	62,008
Deaths recorded by NCEI	2	2,429	26,435
Property damage (NCEI estimates)	$35M	$111B	$575B
NFIP claims per 1,000 residents	3.5	13.4	8.1
Average paid NFIP claim	$33K	$55K	$43K
Claims per 100 policies in force, last 10 years	9.8	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

Tornado: 2

Hail: 1Tornado: 1

Hail: 5Tornado: 5Wind: 9

Hail: 31Tornado: 6Flood: 5Wind: 18Winter: 2Tropical: 1Heat: 2Drought: 7

Hail: 27Tornado: 2Flood: 7Wind: 30Winter: 4Heat: 4Drought: 2Lightning: 1Other: 2

Hail: 25Tornado: 3Flood: 4Wind: 21Winter: 7Tropical: 1Lightning: 3Other: 2

Hail: 14Tornado: 3Flood: 3Wind: 12Winter: 7Heat: 6Cold: 1Drought: 5

21950s21960s01970s191980s721990s792000s662010s512020s

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

Trend: 140 events in the 20 years to 2025 against 133 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

Hail103

Wind90

Tornado22

Winter20

Flood19

Drought14

Heat12

Lightning4

Other4

Tropical2

Cold1

Hazard	Events	Deaths	Share of state's events
■ Hail	103	—	0.2%	detail
■ Wind	90	—	0.2%	detail
■ Tornado	22	2	0.2%	detail
■ Winter	20	—	0.2%	detail
■ Flood	19	—	0.1%	detail
■ Drought	14	—	0.1%
■ Heat	12	—	0.2%
■ Lightning	4	—	0.4%
■ Other	4	—	0.2%
■ Tropical	2	—	0.3%
■ Cold	1	—	0.0%

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
15 Nov 1987	Tornado	Tornado	F2	$2.5M	—	2	12	County
7 Jun 1989	Tornado	Tornado	F2	$2.5M	—	—	4	County
10 Mar 2000	Tornado	Tornado	F3	$1.0M	—	—	2	County
25 Aug 2017	Tropical Storm	Tropical	—	$20M	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 May 1981	Tornado	Tornado	F2	$250K	—	—	1	County
1 Aug 1998	Drought	Drought	—	$1.0M	$7.3M	—	—	Forecast zone
1 May 2000	Hail	Hail	1.00 in	—	$2.0M	—	—	County
17 Oct 1998	Tornado	Tornado	F2	$1.5M	—	—	—	County
20 Sep 1996	Tornado	Tornado	F0	$500K	—	—	—	County
20 Sep 1996	Tornado	Tornado	F0	$500K	—	—	—	County
20 Sep 1996	Tornado	Tornado	F0	$500K	—	—	—	County
17 Oct 1998	Tornado	Tornado	F1	$500K	—	—	—	County
3 Feb 2012	Tornado	Tornado	EF2	$500K	—	—	—	County
3 May 1981	Tornado	Tornado	F1	$250K	—	—	—	County
9 May 1981	Tornado	Tornado	F2	$250K	—	—	—	County
3 Feb 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	81 mph	$250K	—	—	—	County
10 Mar 2000	Hail	Hail	2.75 in	$200K	—	—	—	County
13 Dec 2000	Ice Storm	Winter	—	$200K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Jan 2012	Tornado	Tornado	EF1	$200K	—	—	—	County
3 Feb 2012	Tornado	Tornado	EF1	$150K	—	—	—	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
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
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 Aug 2017	DR-4332	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Harvey	Public assistance
11 Jun 2016	DR-4272	Major disaster	Flood	Severe Storms And Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance
29 May 2015	DR-4223	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds And Flooding	Public assistance
13 Sep 2008	DR-1791	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Ike	Public assistance
14 Mar 2008	EM-3284	Emergency	Fire	Wildfires	Public assistance
11 Jan 2006	DR-1624	Major disaster	Fire	Extreme Wildfire Threat	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 Sep 1999	EM-3142	Emergency	Fire	Extreme Fire Hazards	Public assistance
21 Oct 1998	DR-1257	Major disaster	Flood	Tx-Flooding 10/18/98	Individual assistance, Public assistance
26 Aug 1998	DR-1239	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Tropical Storm Charley	—
18 Oct 1994	DR-1041	Major disaster	Flood	Severe Thunderstorms And Flooding	Individual assistance, 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, Public assistance
20 Nov 1987	DR-802	Major disaster	Tornado	Severe Storms & Tornadoes	Individual 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 Burleson County, 1978 to 2026 (hover for the amount paid).

Claims since 197863

Paid claims45

Total paid$1.5M

Average paid claim$33K

Repetitive-loss properties31 severe

Residential policies in force821.0% of 8,622 structures

Year of loss	Claims	Paid claims	Amount paid	Average paid
2026	1	0	$0	—
2021	1	1	$17,979	$17,979
2019	2	0	$0	—
2017	4	4	$411,140	$102,785
2016	5	5	$308,476	$61,695
2015	1	1	$429,100	$429,100
2013	2	1	$14,674	$14,674
2010	2	2	$127,476	$63,738
2009	1	1	$17,708	$17,708
2008	2	1	$2,599	$2,599
2003	10	6	$13,437	$2,240
1998	4	3	$20,113	$6,704
1997	1	1	$15,103	$15,103
1996	3	3	$16,439	$5,480
1995	1	1	$7,300	$7,300
1994	11	7	$40,211	$5,744
1993	1	0	$0	—
1991	2	2	$18,700	$9,350
1990	3	2	$22,100	$11,050
1989	2	1	$4,886	$4,886
1983	1	0	$0	—
1981	1	1	$5,228	$5,228
1979	2	2	$1,929	$964

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 riskVery Lowscore 29.1 of 100

Expected annual loss$7.5MVery Low

Social vulnerabilityRelatively High

Community resilienceRelatively Low

Hazard (NRI)	Risk rating	Expected annual loss
Inland flooding	Very Low	$3,225,579
Cold wave	Relatively Low	$1,123,028
Drought	Relatively Moderate	$958,007
Hurricane	Relatively Low	$582,701
Tornado	Relatively Low	$581,072
Heat wave	Relatively Low	$262,519
Hail	Relatively Low	$256,184
Strong wind	Relatively Low	$228,548
Lightning	Relatively Low	$104,200
Ice storm	Relatively Low	$84,875
Winter weather	Relatively Low	$27,781
Wildfire	Very Low	$23,938
Earthquake	Very Low	$18,164
Landslide	Very Low	$61

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 miles33

Tracks within 50 miles12

Hurricane strength within 50 miles1

Storm	Year	Closest approach	Max wind while within 100 mi
Beryl	2024	62 mi	81 mph
Bill	2015	98 mi	46 mph
Ike	2008	86 mi	98 mph
Allison	1989	78 mi	52 mph
Chantal	1989	38 mi	58 mph
Alicia	1983	37 mi	92 mph
Danielle	1980	85 mi	40 mph
Delia	1973	52 mi	40 mph
Felice	1970	79 mi	46 mph
Candy	1968	68 mi	46 mph
Carla	1961	58 mi	81 mph
Debra	1959	91 mi	58 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1949	89 mi	63 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1947	50 mi	58 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1945	19 mi	75 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1943	13 mi	58 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1942	57 mi	63 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1941	78 mi	75 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1932	28 mi	75 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1921	42 mi	58 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1915	9 mi	86 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1909	83 mi	75 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1902	58 mi	46 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1900	39 mi	104 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1897	57 mi	58 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

77879 38
77836 13

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 Burleson County, TX?

NCEI records 103 hail events in Burleson County since 1950, in 34 different years; that is about 1.3 recorded events a year. 39 reports were golf-ball size (1.75 in) or larger.

Has Burleson County had a tornado?

Yes. NCEI records 22 tornadoes in Burleson County since 1950, 9 of them rated (E)F2 or stronger. Tornado deaths recorded: 2.

When was the last federal disaster declaration for Burleson County?

9 Jul 2024: Hurricane Beryl, a major disaster declaration for hurricane. The county appears in 22 declarations since 1953.

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

63 NFIP claims since 1978, 45 of them paid, for $1.5M in total. FEMA publishes these figures redacted and aggregated; individual properties are not identified.

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

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

How does Burleson County compare with the rest of Texas?

44.2 recorded events per 100 square miles against 63.3 statewide, and 3.5 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 1 Oct 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 1 Oct 2026; see the methodology and corrections pages. Hazard hubs: Hail · Tornado · Flood · Wind · Winter.