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San Jacinto 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 48407 · 27,878 residents (2021) · 569 sq mi · dominant hazard Wind

Hail · 61Tornado · 19Flood · 49Wind · 88Winter · 10

San Jacinto 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.

The NCEI record lists 268 events for San Jacinto County, Texas, between 1950 and 2026; damaging wind account for the largest share.

That is 47.1 events per 100 square miles, below the Texas figure of 63.3, and 96.1 per 10,000 residents against 56.0 statewide.

0 events fall in the 12 months to 30 Jun 2026. NCEI attributes 8 deaths and 10 injuries to events in the county, with property damage estimated at $402M and crop damage at $11M.

FEMA has designated the county in 32 federal disaster declarations since 1953; the most recent is Pauline Road Fire (fire management assistance, 20 Mar 2025).

National Flood Insurance Program policyholders in the county filed 491 claims since 1978, of which 415 were paid, totalling $10M (about $25K per paid claim). FEMA counts 379 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 "Very Low" ($14M a year across 18 hazards).

57 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.

0events, last 12 monthsto 30 Jun 2026

268events since 19508 deaths, 10 injuries recorded

32disaster declarationslast 20 Mar 2025

491NFIP flood claims$10M paid

Compared with Texas and the United States

Measure	San Jacinto County	Texas	US
Recorded events since 1950	268	165,476	1,977,440
Events per 100 square miles	47.1	63.3	56.0
Events per 10,000 residents	96.1	56.0	59.6
Events in the last 12 months	0	4,723	62,008
Deaths recorded by NCEI	8	2,429	26,435
Property damage (NCEI estimates)	$402M	$111B	$575B
NFIP claims per 1,000 residents	17.6	13.4	8.1
Average paid NFIP claim	$25K	$55K	$43K
Claims per 100 policies in force, last 10 years	36.4	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: 1

Tornado: 1

Hail: 7Tornado: 4Wind: 9

Hail: 23Tornado: 4Flood: 19Wind: 24Winter: 2Tropical: 1Heat: 2Drought: 7

Hail: 18Tornado: 8Flood: 16Wind: 24Winter: 2Tropical: 3Heat: 4Drought: 2Other: 4

Hail: 4Tornado: 2Flood: 8Wind: 25Winter: 2Other: 3

Hail: 8Flood: 6Wind: 6Winter: 4Heat: 7Cold: 1Drought: 5Other: 2

01950s11960s11970s201980s821990s812000s442010s392020s

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

Trend: 106 events in the 20 years to 2025 against 147 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

Wind88

Hail61

Flood49

Tornado19

Drought14

Heat13

Winter10

Other9

Tropical4

Cold1

Hazard	Events	Deaths	Share of state's events
■ Wind	88	3	0.2%	detail
■ Hail	61	—	0.1%	detail
■ Flood	49	3	0.3%	detail
■ Tornado	19	1	0.2%	detail
■ Drought	14	—	0.1%
■ Heat	13	—	0.2%
■ Winter	10	—	0.1%	detail
■ Other	9	—	0.5%
■ Tropical	4	1	0.7%
■ 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
26 Aug 2017	Flash Flood	Flood	—	$350M	$10K	3	—	County
2 Jul 1987	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	0 mph	—	—	3	—	County
10 Dec 1983	Tornado	Tornado	F1	$250K	—	1	3	County
23 Sep 2005	Hurricane (Typhoon)	Tropical	—	$10M	—	1	—	Forecast zone
29 Apr 2006	Tornado	Tornado	F2	$100K	—	—	4	County
12 Sep 2008	Hurricane (Typhoon)	Tropical	—	$30M	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Dec 2001	Tornado	Tornado	F2	$2.5M	—	—	2	County
21 Jul 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	60 mph	—	—	—	1	County
1 Aug 1998	Drought	Drought	—	$1.0M	$7.3M	—	—	Forecast zone
8 Jun 2001	Tropical Storm	Tropical	—	$4.1M	—	—	—	Forecast zone
10 Feb 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	—	$75K	$3.7M	—	—	County
17 Dec 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	0 mph	$500K	—	—	—	County
23 Oct 1975	Tornado	Tornado	F2	$250K	—	—	—	County
9 Feb 1983	Tornado	Tornado	F1	$250K	—	—	—	County
21 May 1984	Tornado	Tornado	F0	$250K	—	—	—	County
6 Nov 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	—	$200K	—	—	—	County
13 May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Wind	75 mph	$150K	—	—	—	County
18 Feb 2013	Tornado	Tornado	EF1	$150K	—	—	—	County
7 May 1995	Tornado	Tornado	F1	$120K	—	—	—	County
7 Sep 1998	Tropical Storm	Tropical	—	$100K	—	—	—	Forecast zone

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
20 Mar 2025	FM-5573	Fire management assistance	Fire	Pauline Road Fire	Public assistance
9 Jul 2024	DR-4798	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Beryl	Individual assistance, Public assistance
17 May 2024	DR-4781	Major disaster	Flood	Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding	Individual assistance, 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
4 Oct 2019	DR-4466	Major disaster	Flood	Tropical Storm Imelda	Individual assistance
25 Aug 2017	DR-4332	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Harvey	Individual assistance, Public assistance
11 Jun 2016	DR-4272	Major disaster	Flood	Severe Storms And Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance
25 Apr 2016	DR-4269	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	Individual assistance, Public assistance
10 Sep 2008	EM-3294	Emergency	Hurricane	Hurricane Ike	Public assistance
29 Aug 2008	EM-3290	Emergency	Hurricane	Hurricane Gustav	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	Individual assistance, 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
5 Nov 2002	DR-1439	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes And Flooding	Individual 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
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
26 Dec 1991	DR-930	Major disaster	Flood	Severe Thunderstorms	Individual assistance, Public assistance
2 May 1990	DR-863	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance
18 Jul 1989	DR-836	Major disaster	Flood	Tropical Storm Allison	Individual assistance
19 May 1989	DR-828	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding	Individual assistance, Public assistance
19 Aug 1983	DR-689	Major disaster	Hurricane	Hurricane Alicia	Individual assistance, Public assistance
11 Jul 1973	DR-398	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 San Jacinto County, 1978 to 2026 (hover for the amount paid).

Claims since 1978491

Paid claims415

Total paid$10M

Average paid claim$25K

Repetitive-loss properties4611 severe

Residential policies in force3792.3% of 16,643 structures

Year of loss	Claims	Paid claims	Amount paid	Average paid
2025	1	1	$6,974	$6,974
2024	41	35	$2,630,655	$75,162
2023	1	0	$0	—
2021	3	3	$84,032	$28,011
2020	1	0	$0	—
2019	11	7	$356,734	$50,962
2018	2	1	$17,775	$17,775
2017	78	62	$2,884,948	$46,531
2016	12	11	$482,457	$43,860
2015	7	4	$47,598	$11,900
2013	1	0	$0	—
2008	7	2	$13,415	$6,708
2006	7	4	$22,549	$5,637
2005	1	0	$0	—
2004	4	1	$8,010	$8,010
2003	1	1	$3,281	$3,281
2002	5	2	$4,109	$2,054
2001	11	7	$54,082	$7,726
2000	2	2	$2,037	$1,019
1999	5	4	$50,091	$12,523
1998	48	45	$433,287	$9,629
1995	3	2	$15,558	$7,779
1994	87	84	$1,614,089	$19,215
1993	4	3	$35,015	$11,672
1992	36	32	$212,496	$6,640

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 58.9 of 100

Expected annual loss$14MVery Low

Social vulnerabilityVery High

Community resilienceVery Low

Hazard (NRI)	Risk rating	Expected annual loss
Inland flooding	Relatively Low	$6,425,069
Tornado	Relatively Moderate	$4,926,282
Cold wave	Relatively Low	$798,013
Hurricane	Relatively Low	$639,771
Lightning	Relatively Moderate	$400,160
Heat wave	Relatively Low	$357,890
Strong wind	Relatively Low	$305,751
Wildfire	Relatively Low	$107,295
Ice storm	Relatively Low	$86,222
Hail	Very Low	$79,482
Earthquake	Very Low	$19,727
Winter weather	Very Low	$3,126
Landslide	Very Low	$245

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 miles57

Tracks within 50 miles20

Hurricane strength within 50 miles1

Storm	Year	Closest approach	Max wind while within 100 mi
Beryl	2024	27 mi	58 mph
Nicholas	2021	69 mi	58 mph
Cindy	2017	81 mi	46 mph
Edouard	2008	45 mi	63 mph
Ike	2008	19 mi	109 mph
Humberto	2007	85 mi	92 mph
Rita	2005	63 mi	75 mph
Grace	2003	81 mi	40 mph
Allison	2001	88 mi	52 mph
Dean	1995	95 mi	46 mph
Allison	1989	27 mi	52 mph
Chantal	1989	26 mi	81 mph
Jerry	1989	20 mi	86 mph
Unnamed Atlantic storm	1987	40 mi	46 mph
Bonnie	1986	36 mi	86 mph
Alicia	1983	50 mi	92 mph
Chris	1982	97 mi	63 mph
Danielle	1980	83 mi	46 mph
Claudette	1979	55 mi	46 mph
Delia	1973	86 mi	40 mph
Felice	1970	51 mi	69 mph
Cindy	1963	36 mi	63 mph
Debra	1959	4 mi	86 mph
Audrey	1957	99 mi	92 mph
Bertha	1957	47 mi	63 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

77331 291
77371 112
77364 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 San Jacinto County, TX?

NCEI records 61 hail events in San Jacinto County since 1950, in 22 different years; that is about 0.8 recorded events a year. 20 reports were golf-ball size (1.75 in) or larger.

Has San Jacinto County had a tornado?

Yes. NCEI records 19 tornadoes in San Jacinto County since 1950, 3 of them rated (E)F2 or stronger. Tornado deaths recorded: 1.

When was the last federal disaster declaration for San Jacinto County?

20 Mar 2025: Pauline Road Fire, a fire management assistance declaration for fire. The county appears in 32 declarations since 1953.

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

491 NFIP claims since 1978, 415 of them paid, for $10M in total. FEMA publishes these figures redacted and aggregated; individual properties are not identified.

Is San Jacinto 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, "Very Low" for expected annual loss, "Very High" for social vulnerability and "Very Low" for community resilience. These ratings are FEMA's relative comparison across all US counties.

How does San Jacinto County compare with the rest of Texas?

47.1 recorded events per 100 square miles against 63.3 statewide, and 17.6 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.