Texas: FEMA disaster declarations

Official FEMA records · Historical data · Last refreshed 5 Nov 2026, 18:35 UTC

FEMA has issued 392 declarations for Texas since 15 May 1953. The most recent is Hydra Fire, declared 15 Sep 2026.

Major disaster declarations
108
Emergency declarations
19
Fire management assistance declarations
265
Declarations covering the whole state
103

These figures count FEMA declarations and designated areas. They do not measure damage, cost, deaths or how severe an event was.

For current instructions and recovery help in Texas: Texas Division of Emergency Management · Explore and filter Texas declarations

Latest declarations

Latest 20 FEMA declarations for Texas
Declaration Incident type Declared ID
Hydra Fire Fire 15 Sep 2026 FM-5677-TX
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding Flood 1 Sep 2026 DR-4935-TX
Ross Fire Fire 25 Aug 2026 FM-5675-TX
Flooding Flood 18 Jul 2026 EM-3649-TX
Stinky Fire Fire 18 May 2026 FM-5634-TX
Hunggate Fire Fire 14 May 2026 FM-5633-TX
Corner Pocket Fire Fire 15 Mar 2026 FM-5625-TX
8 Ball Fire Fire 18 Feb 2026 FM-5619-TX
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Flood 6 Jul 2025 DR-4879-TX
Severe Storms and Flooding Flood 21 May 2025 DR-4871-TX
Pauline Road Fire Fire 20 Mar 2025 FM-5573-TX
Double S Fire Fire 18 Mar 2025 FM-5571-TX
Crabapple Fire Fire 15 Mar 2025 FM-5570-TX
Rest Area Fire Fire 14 Mar 2025 FM-5555-TX
Duke Fire Fire 5 Mar 2025 FM-5553-TX
Welder Fire Fire 4 Mar 2025 FM-5552-TX
Hurricane Beryl Hurricane 9 Jul 2024 DR-4798-TX
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding Flood 17 May 2024 DR-4781-TX
Smokehouse Creek Fire Fire 27 Feb 2024 FM-5488-TX
Windy Deuce Fire Fire 27 Feb 2024 FM-5487-TX

Most common incident types

Declarations inTexasby FEMA incident type
Incident type Declarations
Fire 272
Flood 45
Hurricane 25
Severe Storm 20
Tornado 15
Severe Ice Storm 3
Biological 3
Other 3

Declarations by county

FEMA declarations per county, 1964–2026

Map of Texas by county, shaded by the number of FEMA declarations naming each, 1964 to 2026. Harris: 41; Montgomery: 39; Walker: 39 are the highest. Measure: count of FEMA declarations that designate each county; a declaration covering the whole state is not counted. Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2. Boundaries: US Census Bureau cartographic files via us-atlas. 254 of 254 areas shaded. The table below lists every area.

254 counties named in at least one declaration since 1964. Declarations covering the whole state are not counted here.

FEMA declarations by county in Texas
County Declarations Most recent
Anderson (County) 31 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Andrews (County) 15 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Angelina (County) 23 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Aransas (County) 31 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Archer (County) 21 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Armstrong (County) 14 8 Ball Fire 18 Feb 2026
Atascosa (County) 21 Flooding 18 Jul 2026
Austin (County) 24 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Bailey (County) 16 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 17 May 2024
Bandera (County) 18 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 1 Sep 2026
Bastrop (County) 31 Severe Winter Storm 21 Apr 2023
Baylor (County) 19 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 17 May 2024
Bee (County) 23 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Bell (County) 23 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 17 May 2024
Bexar (County) 32 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 1 Sep 2026
Blanco (County) 21 Flooding 18 Jul 2026
Borden (County) 15 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Bosque (County) 25 Hydra Fire 15 Sep 2026
Bowie (County) 27 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Brazoria (County) 34 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Brazos (County) 19 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Brewster (County) 14 Flooding 18 Jul 2026
Briscoe (County) 16 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Brooks (County) 23 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Brown (County) 25 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 17 May 2024
Burleson (County) 22 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Burnet (County) 24 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding 6 Jul 2025
Caldwell (County) 24 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 17 May 2024
Calhoun (County) 28 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Callahan (County) 24 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Cameron (County) 34 Severe Storms and Flooding 21 May 2025
Camp (County) 16 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Carson (County) 15 North 207 Fire 15 Dec 2021
Cass (County) 28 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Castro (County) 14 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Chambers (County) 23 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Cherokee (County) 28 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Childress (County) 14 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Clay (County) 21 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 17 May 2024
Cochran (County) 16 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 17 May 2024
Coke (County) 17 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding 6 Jul 2025
Coleman (County) 18 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 17 May 2024
Collin (County) 20 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 17 May 2024
Collingsworth (County) 14 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Colorado (County) 20 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Comal (County) 28 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 1 Sep 2026
Comanche (County) 20 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Concho (County) 15 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding 6 Jul 2025
Cooke (County) 22 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 17 May 2024
Coryell (County) 23 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 17 May 2024
Cottle (County) 19 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Crane (County) 12 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Crockett (County) 16 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 1 Sep 2026
Crosby (County) 16 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Culberson (County) 12 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Dallam (County) 11 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Dallas (County) 28 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 17 May 2024
Dawson (County) 16 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Deaf Smith (County) 15 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Delta (County) 18 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 17 May 2024
Denton (County) 24 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 17 May 2024
DeWitt (County) 22 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Dickens (County) 16 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Dimmit (County) 19 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 1 Sep 2026
Donley (County) 18 Corner Pocket Fire 15 Mar 2026
Duval (County) 21 Flooding 18 Jul 2026
Eastland (County) 27 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 17 May 2024
Ector (County) 15 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Edwards (County) 20 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 1 Sep 2026
El Paso (County) 16 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Ellis (County) 24 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 17 May 2024
Erath (County) 18 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Falls (County) 16 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 17 May 2024
Fannin (County) 20 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 17 May 2024
Fayette (County) 24 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Fisher (County) 16 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Floyd (County) 16 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Foard (County) 17 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Fort Bend (County) 28 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Franklin (County) 20 Severe Winter Storm 21 Apr 2023
Freestone (County) 20 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Frio (County) 19 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 1 Sep 2026
Gaines (County) 14 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Galveston (County) 31 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Garza (County) 17 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Gillespie (County) 20 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 1 Sep 2026
Glasscock (County) 13 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Goliad (County) 21 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Gonzales (County) 22 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 17 May 2024
Gray (County) 16 Rest Area Fire 14 Mar 2025
Grayson (County) 21 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Gregg (County) 23 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Grimes (County) 28 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 1 Sep 2026
Guadalupe (County) 23 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding 6 Jul 2025
Hale (County) 15 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Hall (County) 18 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Hamilton (County) 18 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding 6 Jul 2025
Hansford (County) 13 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Hardeman (County) 16 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Hardin (County) 32 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Harris (County) 41 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Harrison (County) 28 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Hartley (County) 13 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Haskell (County) 17 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Hays (County) 27 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 17 May 2024
Hemphill (County) 14 Smokehouse Creek Fire 27 Feb 2024
Henderson (County) 25 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 17 May 2024
Hidalgo (County) 32 Severe Storms and Flooding 21 May 2025
Hill (County) 25 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 17 May 2024
Hockley (County) 16 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 17 May 2024
Hood (County) 22 Chalk Mountain Fire 19 Jul 2022
Hopkins (County) 21 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 17 May 2024
Houston (County) 29 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Howard (County) 20 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Hudspeth (County) 13 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Hunt (County) 18 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Hutchinson (County) 19 Double S Fire 18 Mar 2025
Irion (County) 13 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Jack (County) 19 Ross Fire 25 Aug 2026
Jackson (County) 24 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Jasper (County) 32 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Jeff Davis (County) 18 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Jefferson (County) 31 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Jim Hogg (County) 23 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Jim Wells (County) 31 Flooding 18 Jul 2026
Johnson (County) 19 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Jones (County) 24 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 17 May 2024
Karnes (County) 16 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Kaufman (County) 20 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 17 May 2024
Kendall (County) 24 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 1 Sep 2026
Kenedy (County) 21 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Kent (County) 15 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Kerr (County) 21 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 1 Sep 2026
Kimble (County) 21 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 1 Sep 2026
King (County) 17 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Kinney (County) 16 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 1 Sep 2026
Kleberg (County) 24 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Knox (County) 17 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
La Salle (County) 19 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 1 Sep 2026
Lamar (County) 24 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 17 May 2024
Lamb (County) 16 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Lampasas (County) 19 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding 6 Jul 2025
Lavaca (County) 19 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Lee (County) 22 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Leon (County) 30 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Liberty (County) 38 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Limestone (County) 21 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 17 May 2024
Lipscomb (County) 11 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Live Oak (County) 24 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 1 Sep 2026
Llano (County) 17 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding 6 Jul 2025
Loving (County) 11 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Lubbock (County) 20 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Lynn (County) 18 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 17 May 2024
Madison (County) 27 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Marion (County) 22 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Martin (County) 15 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Mason (County) 21 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 1 Sep 2026
Matagorda (County) 29 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Maverick (County) 16 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 1 Sep 2026
McCulloch (County) 19 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding 6 Jul 2025
McLennan (County) 25 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
McMullen (County) 17 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 1 Sep 2026
Medina (County) 20 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 1 Sep 2026
Menard (County) 19 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 1 Sep 2026
Midland (County) 19 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Milam (County) 23 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Mills (County) 17 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 17 May 2024
Mitchell (County) 14 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Montague (County) 22 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 17 May 2024
Montgomery (County) 39 Pauline Road Fire 20 Mar 2025
Moore (County) 15 Windy Deuce Fire 27 Feb 2024
Morris (County) 18 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Motley (County) 19 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Nacogdoches (County) 28 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Navarro (County) 27 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 17 May 2024
Newton (County) 30 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Nolan (County) 20 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Nueces (County) 33 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Ochiltree (County) 14 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Oldham (County) 13 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Orange (County) 31 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Palo Pinto (County) 27 Ross Fire 25 Aug 2026
Panola (County) 24 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Parker (County) 26 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Parmer (County) 15 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Pecos (County) 16 Flooding 18 Jul 2026
Polk (County) 30 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Potter (County) 20 Stinky Fire 18 May 2026
Presidio (County) 14 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Rains (County) 17 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 17 May 2024
Randall (County) 18 Hunggate Fire 14 May 2026
Reagan (County) 13 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Real (County) 20 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 1 Sep 2026
Red River (County) 26 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 17 May 2024
Reeves (County) 13 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding 6 Jul 2025
Refugio (County) 28 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Roberts (County) 14 Smokehouse Creek Fire 27 Feb 2024
Robertson (County) 18 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Rockwall (County) 17 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 17 May 2024
Runnels (County) 13 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Rusk (County) 27 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Sabine (County) 26 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
San Augustine (County) 26 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
San Jacinto (County) 32 Pauline Road Fire 20 Mar 2025
San Patricio (County) 34 Welder Fire 4 Mar 2025
San Saba (County) 22 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding 6 Jul 2025
Schleicher (County) 16 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 1 Sep 2026
Scurry (County) 15 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Shackelford (County) 18 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Shelby (County) 27 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Sherman (County) 12 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Smith (County) 33 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 17 May 2024
Somervell (County) 21 Chalk Mountain Fire 19 Jul 2022
Starr (County) 23 Severe Storms and Flooding 21 May 2025
Stephens (County) 23 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Sterling (County) 14 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 17 May 2024
Stonewall (County) 16 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Sutton (County) 18 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 1 Sep 2026
Swisher (County) 15 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Tarrant (County) 28 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Taylor (County) 22 Mesquite Heat Fire 18 May 2022
Terrell (County) 16 Flooding 18 Jul 2026
Terry (County) 15 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Throckmorton (County) 20 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Titus (County) 21 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 17 May 2024
Tom Green (County) 21 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding 6 Jul 2025
Travis (County) 37 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding 6 Jul 2025
Trinity (County) 28 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Tyler (County) 32 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Upshur (County) 24 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Upton (County) 13 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Uvalde (County) 21 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 1 Sep 2026
Val Verde (County) 17 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 1 Sep 2026
Van Zandt (County) 20 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 17 May 2024
Victoria (County) 28 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Walker (County) 39 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Waller (County) 29 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Ward (County) 11 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Washington (County) 20 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Webb (County) 23 Flooding 18 Jul 2026
Wharton (County) 26 Hurricane Beryl 9 Jul 2024
Wheeler (County) 14 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Wichita (County) 24 County Line Fire 10 Dec 2021
Wilbarger (County) 17 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Willacy (County) 29 Severe Storms and Flooding 21 May 2025
Williamson (County) 26 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding 6 Jul 2025
Wilson (County) 18 Flooding 18 Jul 2026
Winkler (County) 12 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Wise (County) 22 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Wood (County) 17 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Yoakum (County) 12 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Young (County) 21 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Zapata (County) 15 Severe Winter Storms 19 Feb 2021
Zavala (County) 20 Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding 1 Sep 2026