Summary
Plan status as of 2026-09-30: Approved, expires 2027-07-10. Plan: Galveston County (FEMA plan 107112), approved 2022-07-11.
Since the plan was approved on 2022-07-11: 1 new hazard declaration (1 incident): DR-4798-TX (Hurricane Beryl).
NOAA Storm Events records since that date: 65 records (data through 2026-06-30).
Highest expected annual loss (FEMA National Risk Index, modeled total; see B1-a): Inland Flooding ($62,969,859 a year), Cold Wave ($53,003,158) and Hurricane ($42,008,508).
Repetitive-loss flood properties now: FMA RL 456, SRL 849 (44 CFR 77.2); any definition: 3,278.
The tables that follow are organized by the items of FEMA's Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool, Element B (B1-a to B2-c); each heading says which item its tables support.
Plan clock
- Status:
- Approved, expires 2027-07-10
- Plan:
- Galveston County (FEMA plan 107112)
- Approved:
- 2022-07-11
- Days to expiry:
- 283
- Update underway:
- none recorded in FEMA's plan tracker
What changed since your last plan (approved 2022-07-11)
- New federal declarations:
- 1 new hazard declaration (1 incident): DR-4798-TX (Hurricane Beryl)
- Storm Events records since approval:
- 65 records (data through 2026-06-30)
- Repetitive loss now:
- FMA RL 456, SRL 849 (44 CFR 77.2); any definition: 3,278
- Repeat-flood change:
- this release sets the baseline count.
Sources: 1, 2, 4, 6 (numbered list at the end)
Plan status for every jurisdiction listed in this county: 21 rows, in the section "Plan clock: Plan status for every jurisdiction listed in this county" on the following pages.
State plan status and tribal plans in this state: see the state page.
Plan clock
Plan status for every jurisdiction listed in this county
Source: 1
| Jurisdiction | Type | Status | Plan | Approved | Expires | Days to expirynegative = days since expiry | Update underway | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galveston County | County | Approved, expires 2027-07-10 | Galveston County (FEMA plan 107112) | 2022-07-11 | 2027-07-10 | 283 | ||
| Bayou Vista city | Village | Approved, expires 2027-07-10 | Galveston County (FEMA plan 107112) | 2022-07-11 | 2027-07-10 | 283 | ||
| Clear Lake Shores city | City | Approved, expires 2027-07-10 | Galveston County (FEMA plan 107112) | 2022-07-11 | 2027-07-10 | 283 | ||
| Dickinson city | City | Approved, expires 2027-07-10 | Galveston County (FEMA plan 107112) | 2022-07-11 | 2027-07-10 | 283 | ||
| Friendswood city | City | Approved, expires 2031-04-15 | Harris County (FEMA plan 110989) | 2026-04-16 | 2031-04-15 | 1,658 | Also approved under plan 107112 (Galveston County, expires 2027-07-10). FEMA's plan status map shows one plan per jurisdiction and may show one of these; this packet uses the approved plan that expires last. this jurisdiction approved 2026-08-05 | |
| Galveston city | City | Approved, expires 2027-08-02 | Galveston (FEMA plan 108379) | 2022-08-03 | 2027-08-02 | 306 | ||
| Hitchcock city | City | Approved, expires 2027-07-10 | Galveston County (FEMA plan 107112) | 2022-07-11 | 2027-07-10 | 283 | ||
| Jamaica Beach city | City | Approved, expires 2027-07-10 | Galveston County (FEMA plan 107112) | 2022-07-11 | 2027-07-10 | 283 | ||
| Kemah city | City | No approved plan on record | none | none | none | FEMA tracker shows a plan in review | ||
| La Marque city | City | Approved, expires 2027-07-10 | Galveston County (FEMA plan 107112) | 2022-07-11 | 2027-07-10 | 283 | ||
| League City city | City | Approved, expires 2027-07-10 | Galveston County (FEMA plan 107112) | 2022-07-11 | 2027-07-10 | 283 | ||
| Santa Fe city | City | Approved, expires 2027-07-10 | Galveston County (FEMA plan 107112) | 2022-07-11 | 2027-07-10 | 283 | ||
| Seabrook city | City | Approved, expires 2031-04-15 | Harris County (FEMA plan 110989) | 2026-04-16 | 2031-04-15 | 1,658 | ||
| Texas City city | City | Approved, expires 2030-12-02 | Texas City (FEMA plan 111020) | 2025-12-03 | 2030-12-02 | 1,524 | ||
| Tiki Island village | Village | Approved, expires 2027-07-10 | Galveston County (FEMA plan 107112) | 2022-07-11 | 2027-07-10 | 283 | ||
| Dickinson Water Control and Improvement District | Water/Sewer Authority | Approved, expires 2031-07-12 | Dickinson Water Control and Improvement District (FEMA plan 111116) | 2026-07-13 | 2031-07-12 | 1,746 | ||
| Galveston County Consolidated Drainage District | Flood Control District | Approved, expires 2031-01-22 | Galveston County Consolidated Drainage District (FEMA plan 111039) | 2026-01-23 | 2031-01-22 | 1,575 | ||
| Galveston County Drainage District No. 1 | Water/Sewer Authority | Approved, expires 2031-08-25 | Galveston County Drainage District No. 1 (FEMA plan 111642) | 2026-08-26 | 2031-08-25 | 1,790 | ||
| Port of Galveston | Highway/Port/Rail | Approved, expires 2030-06-08 | Port of Galveston (FEMA plan 110350) | 2025-06-09 | 2030-06-08 | 1,347 | ||
| Port of Houston | Highway/Port/Rail | No approved plan on record. Approvable pending adoption, not yet eligible | none | none | none | FEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoption | Not yet eligible: adopt the approved plan. | |
| UTMB Health | Hospital/Medical Facility | Approved, expires 2031-04-07 | University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) (FEMA plan 111296) | 2026-04-08 | 2031-04-07 | 1,650 |
Supports FEMA checklist item B1-a: hazard identification
Hazards NRI does not cover (local data needed)
- dam failure (incl. upstream dams)
- levee failure
- flash flood as its own subtype
- ice jams
- debris flows
- erosion (riverine and coastal)
- land subsidence and sinkholes
- expansive soils
The 18 National Risk Index hazards, ranked by expected annual loss (EAL)
Sources: 5, 6
| Rank by EAL | Hazard | NRI risk rating | EAL rating | EAL buildingsmodeled dollars per year | EAL agriculturemodeled dollars per year | Cost of expected deaths and injuriesFEMA's dollar value per year, not property damage | EAL total (see note)modeled dollars per year | Storm Events records, 1996 to 2026-06-30count | Storm Events coverage note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inland Flooding | Relatively High | Relatively High | $60,415,212 | $806 | $2,553,840 | $62,969,859 | 108 | |
| 2 | Cold Wave | Very High | Very High | $518,964 | $3,740 | $52,480,455 | $53,003,158 | 1 | |
| 3 | Hurricane | Relatively High | Relatively High | $39,288,578 | $112,772 | $2,607,159 | $42,008,508 | 17 | |
| 4 | Tornado | Relatively High | Relatively High | $2,501,014 | $269 | $16,856,954 | $19,358,238 | 46 | |
| 5 | Coastal Flooding | Relatively High | Relatively High | $4,806,560 | n/a | $610,286 | $5,416,846 | 22 | |
| 6 | Heat Wave | Relatively Moderate | Relatively Moderate | $670 | $48 | $4,966,026 | $4,966,744 | 14 | |
| 7 | Drought | Relatively High | Relatively High | n/a | $3,998,672 | n/a | $3,998,672 | 16 | |
| 8 | Lightning | Very High | Very High | $238,141 | n/a | $2,593,214 | $2,831,355 | 25 | |
| 9 | Ice Storm | Relatively High | Relatively High | $301,106 | n/a | $776,418 | $1,077,524 | 2 | |
| 10 | Wildfire | Relatively Low | Relatively Low | $651,838 | $207 | $82,415 | $734,460 | 0 | Declared 3 times; no Storm Events record of this type. |
| 11 | Strong Wind | Relatively Moderate | Relatively Moderate | $190,129 | $341 | $436,940 | $627,410 | 158 | Includes 3 High Wind and 1 Strong Wind records (NOAA non-thunderstorm wind types, outside NRI's Strong Wind definition). |
| 12 | Hail | Relatively Low | Relatively Low | $211,909 | $1,634 | $345,156 | $558,699 | 81 | |
| 13 | Earthquake | Very Low | Relatively Low | $286,024 | n/a | $127,263 | $413,288 | Storm Events does not record earthquakes. | |
| 14 | Winter Weather | Very Low | Relatively Low | $3,219 | $1 | $10,786 | $14,006 | 3 | |
| 15 | Landslide | Very Low | Very Low | $121 | n/a | under $1 | $121 | 0 | No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30). |
| Tsunami | Insufficient Data | Insufficient Data | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0 | No recorded events in Storm Events since 1996 (data through 2026-06-30). |
Total = buildings + agriculture + population equivalence; FEMA values each expected death (or 10 injuries) at $13.7 million (2024 dollars).
NRI risk rating combines expected annual loss with social vulnerability and community resilience; EAL rating rates expected annual loss alone. Both compare this county with all U.S. counties.
Local data needed: state and local wildfire, landslide and tsunami records (Storm Events records these hazards only in part).
Not applicable to this county per NRI, with no federal declaration and no Storm Events record since 1996: avalanche and volcanic activity. That is the evidence for leaving them out of the plan.
The state hazard mitigation plan also lists hazards for this county; FEMA asks the plan to explain any hazard it leaves out.
Supports FEMA checklist item B1-b: hazard location
Affects the whole county (national data give no location within it): Cold Wave, Drought, Hail, Heat Wave, Ice Storm, Lightning, Strong Wind and Winter Weather.
Coastal Flooding and Inland Flooding: The FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) is the required location source for flooding. See the FEMA Flood Map Service Center (https://msc.fema.gov) for this county.
Hazards that vary within the county: highest-rated census tracts
Source: 5
| Hazard | Highest-rated census tractsNRI risk rating, score 0 to 100 |
|---|---|
| Earthquake | tract 7201 (Very Low, 32.8); tract 7209 (Very Low, 29.3); tract 7203.01 (Very Low, 29.0) |
| Hurricane | tract 7240 (Relatively High, 96.6); tract 7239 (Relatively High, 95.4); tract 7262 (Relatively High, 94.6) |
| Landslide | tract 7204 (Very Low, 62.7); tract 7215.02 (Very Low, 60.9); tract 7215.01 (Very Low, 60.1) |
| Tornado | tract 7221 (Very High, 93.6); tract 7219.02 (Relatively High, 93.2); tract 7201 (Relatively High, 92.4) |
| Tsunami | no tract has a National Risk Index rating for this hazard |
| Wildfire | tract 7239 (Relatively High, 97.7); tract 7236 (Relatively Moderate, 92.7); tract 7219.02 (Relatively Moderate, 92.0) |
Up to 3 census tracts per hazard, highest National Risk Index rating first, then highest score; a tract number is the Census tract number (for example 7201 is Census Tract 7201). FEMA's Resilience Analysis and Planning Tool maps the National Risk Index for every tract: https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/practitioners/resilience-analysis-and-planning-tool
Supports FEMA checklist item B1-c: hazard extent
Extent: scale, observed range and worst recorded event per hazard
Sources: 6, 7
| Hazard | Scale | Recordscount and years | Observed range | Worst recorded event | Most damaging (when different) | How it applies to jurisdictions | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Flood, Storm Surge/Tide | none in data (flood depth: FIRM) | 22 records, 1996 to 2025 (22 zone-level) | Storm Surge/Tide, 2008-09-12, $4,000,000,000 property; crops not reported (2008 dollars), 12 direct deaths (reported for the zone); NWS zone TXZ238 | Countywide (zone-level records). | Flood depth: see the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map. | ||
| Cold/Wind Chill, Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | wind chill | 1 record, 2021 (1 zone-level) | 2 days; 1 with a recorded value | 2 consecutive days, 2021-02-15 to 2021-02-16, 4 direct deaths, zone-level | Cold/Wind Chill, 2021-02-15, $10,000,000 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2021 dollars) | Countywide (zone-level records). | Wind chill: in event narratives only (local data needed). |
| Frost/Freeze (outside NRI's Cold Wave definition) | crop damage | 0 | Temperature: in event narratives only (local data needed). | ||||
| Drought | U.S. Drought Monitor scale (D0 to D4) | 16 records, 1996 to 2023 (16 zone-level) | 61 days to 141 days (median 91 days); 5 with a recorded value | 141 days (about 4.6 months), 2022-04-05 to 2022-08-23, a run of 5 consecutive Storm Events drought records, zone-level | Drought, 2000-09-01, property not reported; $102,300,000 crops, reported for the zone (2000 dollars) (as recorded; larger than this county's annual agriculture value in the National Risk Index (the county or state extension service keeps crop loss records)) | Countywide (zone-level records). | Storm Events enters a drought at D2 or worse east of the Rockies and D3 or worse from the Rockies west (NWS Instruction 10-1605); NRI drought counts D3 and D4 only. |
| Earthquake | Modified Mercalli (local data) | 0 | Storm Events does not record earthquakes; the USGS earthquake catalog is the source. | ||||
| Hail | hail size (inches) | 121 records, 1957 to 2024 | 0.7 in to 4.5 in (median 1 in); 121 with a recorded value | 4.5 in hail, 2013-04-02 | Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Dickinson city (15 records), League City city (11 records), Friendswood city (7 records), Jamaica Beach city (7 records), Santa Fe city (7 records), Texas City city (7 records), Galveston city (6 records), Hitchcock city (4 records), Kemah city (2 records), Bayou Vista city (1 record); and 1 more jurisdiction (see the Excel file). | ||
| Excessive Heat, Heat | heat index (in event narratives) | 14 records, 1999 to 2023 (14 zone-level) | 1 day to 31 days (median 5 days); 13 with a recorded value | August 1999 (1 monthly summary record), zone-level | Countywide (zone-level records). | Heat index: in event narratives only (local data needed). | |
| Hurricane, Tropical Storm, Tropical Depression | Saffir-Simpson | 17 records, 1998 to 2026 (17 zone-level) | Strongest recorded: Hurricane (Typhoon) record (NOAA's event type name), 2008-09-12 to 2008-09-14, category 2, $1,000,000,000 property; crops not reported (2008 dollars); NWS zone TXZ238 | Countywide (zone-level records). | Storm Events files every zone of a storm's episode under the storm's type; flooding from the storm is filed as Flood or Flash Flood records. | ||
| Ice Storm | Sperry-Piltz ice scale (local data) | 2 records, 1997 to 2011 (2 zone-level) | No damage reported in 2 records. | Countywide (zone-level records). | Ice thickness: in event narratives only (local data needed). | ||
| Flash Flood, Flood, Lakeshore Flood | damage and flood days (flood depth: FIRM) | 108 records, 1996 to 2025 | Flash Flood, 2017-08-26, $10,000,000,000 property; $10,000 crops (2017 dollars), 3 direct deaths | Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Galveston city (17 records), League City city (16 records), Friendswood city (6 records), Texas City city (6 records), Dickinson city (5 records), Jamaica Beach city (2 records), La Marque city (2 records), Clear Lake Shores city (1 record), Hitchcock city (1 record), Santa Fe city (1 record). | Flood depth: see the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map. Storm Events damage is often $0 or blank for floods, major ones included; FEMA Public Assistance by declaration (B1-d) shows which floods cost the most. | ||
| Debris Flow | none (count and damage only) | 0 | Physical measure: in event narratives only (local data needed). | ||||
| Lightning | annualized frequency (the measure FEMA's Local Mitigation Planning Handbook names) | 25 records, 1996 to 2025 | Lightning, 2006-08-23, $70,000 property; crops not reported (2006 dollars), 1 direct death | Lightning, 1996-06-04, $2,000,000 property; crops not reported (1996 dollars) | Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Galveston city (5 records), League City city (3 records), Dickinson city (2 records), Texas City city (2 records), Jamaica Beach city (1 record), Kemah city (1 record). | Storm Events lists lightning with damage or casualties; physical measure in event narratives only (local data needed). | |
| High Wind and Strong Wind (outside NRI's Strong Wind definition) | wind speed (kt and mph) | 4 records, 2006 to 2022 (4 zone-level) | 41 kt (47 mph) to 60 kt (69 mph) (median 52.5 kt (60 mph)); 4 with a recorded value | 60 kt (69 mph) measured gust, High Wind, 2010-04-24; NWS zone TXZ238 | Countywide (zone-level records). | ||
| Thunderstorm Wind | wind speed (kt and mph) | 232 records, 1964 to 2026 | 50 kt (58 mph) to 90 kt (104 mph) (median 53 kt (61 mph)); 149 with a recorded value | 90 kt (104 mph), measurement type not recorded, Thunderstorm Wind, 1995-08-21 | Thunderstorm Wind, 1993-05-02, $50,000,000 property; crops not recorded (1993 dollars) | Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Galveston city (29 records), Dickinson city (23 records), League City city (20 records), Texas City city (11 records), Santa Fe city (7 records), Jamaica Beach city (6 records), Friendswood city (3 records), Clear Lake Shores city (2 records), Kemah city (2 records), La Marque city (2 records); and 2 more jurisdictions (see the Excel file). | |
| Tornado | Enhanced Fujita (Fujita before Feb 2007) | 125 records, 1957 to 2024 | F/EF0 to F/EF4 (median F/EF0); 123 with a recorded value | F4 tornado, 1961-09-12, 1 mi path length (whole path, pre-1996), 100 yd wide, damage not recorded (pre-1996 record), 8 direct deaths, 200 direct injuries | Tornado, 1981-08-31, $25,000,000 property; crops not recorded (1981 dollars) | Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Galveston city (6 records), Dickinson city (4 records), Friendswood city (4 records), Texas City city (4 records), League City city (3 records), Santa Fe city (3 records), Hitchcock city (1 record), Jamaica Beach city (1 record), Kemah city (1 record), La Marque city (1 record). | Before 1996 a tornado is listed once, under the county where it began, with its whole path's rating and length; from 1996 on, each county lists its own segment. Length is not used to rank tornadoes (see Methods). |
| Tsunami | none (count and damage only) | 0 | Physical measure: in event narratives only (local data needed). | ||||
| Wildfire | acres burned (local data) | 0 | Acres burned: in event narratives only (local data needed). | ||||
| Winter Storm, Heavy Snow, Blizzard, Lake-Effect Snow, Winter Weather, Sleet | none in data (snowfall: local data) | 3 records, 2004 to 2025 (3 zone-level) | No damage reported in 3 records. | Countywide (zone-level records). | Snow depth: in event narratives only (local data needed). |
Where a hazard names more than 10 jurisdictions, the table lists the 10 with the most records; every one is in the Excel file, sheet "B1-c Extent".
Storm Events records are more complete after 1996; before 1996 only Tornado (from 1950), Hail and Thunderstorm Wind (from 1955) exist. Zone-level records whose zone no NWS zone-county file places in this county (mostly before 2020) are not counted here (the Methods page explains the zone matching).
Dollars are nominal (as reported), labeled with the year; not adjusted for inflation.
A monthly summary record covers most or all of a month; it does not count days at wave conditions.
Supports FEMA checklist item B1-d: previous occurrences
Federal declarations for this county: 31 declarations covering 23 separate hazard incidents counted in this packet (declarations for the same incident count once; non-natural and evacuation-only declarations are not counted).
Federal disaster declarations for this county
Sources: 1, 2, 3
| Declared | Incident began | FEMA number | Type | Title | Mapped hazard | County Public Assistancefederal share obligated, nominal dollars | Flags | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-09 | 2024-07-05 | DR-4798-TX | Major disaster | Hurricane Beryl | Hurricane | $20,879,299.53 | new since last plan; within last 5 years | |
| 2021-02-19 | 2021-02-11 | DR-4586-TX | Major disaster | Severe Winter Storms | Ice Storm | $3,222,998.51 | ||
| 2021-02-14 | 2021-02-11 | EM-3554-TX | Emergency | Severe Winter Storm | Ice Storm | no Public Assistance recorded | same incident as DR-4586 | |
| 2020-12-09 | 2020-08-23 | DR-4572-TX | Major disaster | Hurricane Laura | Hurricane | $2,590,872.83 | ||
| 2020-08-24 | 2020-08-23 | EM-3540-TX | Emergency | Tropical Storms Marco and Laura | Hurricane | $659,334.56 | same incident as DR-4572 | |
| 2020-07-26 | 2020-07-25 | EM-3530-TX | Emergency | Hurricane Hanna | Hurricane | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 2020-03-25 | 2020-01-20 | DR-4485-TX | Major disaster | COVID-19 Pandemic | Non-natural, not counted | $5,339,328.58 | ||
| 2020-03-13 | 2020-01-20 | EM-3458-TX | Emergency | COVID-19 | Non-natural, not counted | no Public Assistance recorded | same incident as DR-4485 | |
| 2017-08-25 | 2017-08-23 | DR-4332-TX | Major disaster | Hurricane Harvey | Hurricane | $135,947,557.41 | ||
| 2015-11-25 | 2015-10-22 | DR-4245-TX | Major disaster | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding | Inland Flooding; Strong Wind; Tornado | PA not declared for this county | ||
| 2008-09-13 | 2008-09-07 | DR-1791-TX | Major disaster | Hurricane Ike | Hurricane (primary); also designated: Inland Flooding | $408,638,498.68 | ||
| 2008-09-10 | 2008-09-07 | EM-3294-TX | Emergency | Hurricane Ike | Hurricane | $0 | same incident as DR-1791 | |
| 2008-08-29 | 2008-08-27 | EM-3290-TX | Emergency | Hurricane Gustav | Hurricane | $4,988.26 | ||
| 2008-03-14 | 2008-03-14 | EM-3284-TX | Emergency | Wildfires | Wildfire | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 2007-08-18 | 2007-08-17 | EM-3277-TX | Emergency | Hurricane Dean | Hurricane | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 2006-01-11 | 2005-11-27 | DR-1624-TX | Major disaster | Extreme Wildfire Threat | Wildfire | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 2005-09-24 | 2005-09-23 | DR-1606-TX | Major disaster | Hurricane Rita | Hurricane | $6,653,416.17 | ||
| 2005-09-21 | 2005-09-20 | EM-3261-TX | Emergency | Hurricane Rita | Hurricane | $712,590.44 | same incident as DR-1606 | |
| 2005-09-02 | 2005-08-29 | EM-3216-TX | Emergency | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation | Hurricane: evacuation support, not a local hazard event; not counted | $17,845.18 | ||
| 2003-07-17 | 2003-07-15 | DR-1479-TX | Major disaster | Hurricane Claudette | Hurricane | $3,207,224.12 | ||
| 2002-09-26 | 2002-09-06 | DR-1434-TX | Major disaster | Tropical Storm Fay | Hurricane | PA not declared for this county | ||
| 2001-06-09 | 2001-06-05 | DR-1379-TX | Major disaster | Tx-Tropical Storm Allison-06-06-2001 | Hurricane | $1,054,378.63 | ||
| 1999-09-01 | 1999-08-01 | EM-3142-TX | Emergency | Extreme Fire Hazards | Wildfire | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 1998-10-21 | 1998-10-17 | DR-1257-TX | Major disaster | Tx-Flooding 10/18/98 | Inland Flooding (primary); also designated: Tornado | PA not declared for this county | ||
| 1998-09-23 | 1998-09-09 | DR-1245-TX | Major disaster | Hurricane Georges - Texas | Hurricane; Inland Flooding | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 1998-08-26 | 1998-08-22 | DR-1239-TX | Major disaster | Tropical Storm Charley | Hurricane; Inland Flooding: designated for Hazard Mitigation only (no Public or Individual Assistance for this county); not counted | PA not declared for this county | ||
| 1994-10-18 | 1994-10-14 | DR-1041-TX | Major disaster | Severe Thunderstorms and Flooding | Inland Flooding | PA not declared for this county | ||
| 1983-08-19 | 1983-08-18 | DR-689-TX | Major disaster | Hurricane Alicia | Hurricane | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 1979-09-25 | 1979-09-25 | DR-603-TX | Major disaster | Severe Storms & Flooding | Inland Flooding | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 1979-07-28 | 1979-07-28 | DR-595-TX | Major disaster | Storms & Flash Floods | Inland Flooding | no Public Assistance recorded | ||
| 1973-07-11 | 1973-07-11 | DR-398-TX | Major disaster | Severe Storms & Flooding | Inland Flooding | no Public Assistance recorded |
School districts and special districts in this county: $681,143.37 (included in the county total above). Public Assistance matched by applicant name to the school districts and special districts FEMA lists as plan participants in this county. They have no row of their own in the jurisdiction table, so their total is listed here. These dollars are already included in the county PA column of the declarations table (the FEMA record places each applicant in this county), so this line is not added to it.
County Public Assistance: applicants the FEMA record places in this county, including any state agencies FEMA files there; statewide rows are listed on the state page; federal share obligated, nominal dollars.
Statewide declarations
Source: 2
| Declared | Incident began | FEMA number | Type | Title | Mapped hazard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-06-23 | 1998-06-04 | EM-3127-TX | Emergency | Fire | Wildfire |
| 1963-09-24 | 1963-09-24 | DR-159-TX | Major disaster | Hurricane Cindy | Hurricane (primary); also designated: Inland Flooding |
| 1961-09-16 | 1961-09-16 | DR-118-TX | Major disaster | Hurricane Carla | Hurricane (primary); also designated: Inland Flooding |
| 1960-07-15 | 1960-07-15 | DR-103-TX | Major disaster | Heavy Rains, Hail, Floods & Tornadoes | Hail; Inland Flooding; Tornado |
| 1959-07-08 | 1959-07-08 | DR-93-TX | Major disaster | Floods | Inland Flooding |
| 1958-06-06 | 1958-06-06 | DR-85-TX | Major disaster | Tornadoes, Rain, Hail & Floods | Tornado (primary); also designated: Hail, Inland Flooding |
| 1957-04-29 | 1957-04-29 | DR-72-TX | Major disaster | Hurricane, Rain, Wind, Hail & Floods | Hurricane (primary); also designated: Hail, Inland Flooding |
| 1954-07-01 | 1954-07-01 | DR-18-TX | Major disaster | Flood | Inland Flooding |
| 1953-06-19 | 1953-06-19 | DR-9-TX | Major disaster | Flood | Inland Flooding |
| 1953-05-15 | 1953-05-15 | DR-2-TX | Major disaster | Tornado & Heavy Rainfall | Tornado |
FEMA recorded these with designated area Statewide and no county, so they are listed on every county page in the state and not counted with county rows. Local data needed: whether each one affected this county.
91 Fire Management declarations (1988-03-12 to 2009-04-10) FEMA filed as Statewide with no county; each names one local fire. Listed on the state page.
Public Assistance filed under this county for declarations that do not list it: 3 rows, $92,725.69
Sources: 2, 3
| FEMA number | Declared | Title | Applicant | PA obligatedfederal share obligated, nominal dollars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR-4272-TX | 2016-06-11 | Severe Storms and Flooding | SAN FELIPE | $65,502.59 |
| DR-4269-TX | 2016-04-25 | Severe Storms and Flooding | SAN FELIPE | $19,053.17 |
| DR-4223-TX | 2015-05-29 | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds and Flooding | SAN FELIPE | $8,169.93 |
FEMA's Public Assistance summaries file these applicants under this county, but FEMA's declaration rows for these disasters do not designate it (an electric cooperative or district serving several counties, for example). Not in any declaration row above and not counted.
Public Assistance not placed in any Texas county: 1 row, $902,084.65; listed on the Texas state page.
Source: 3
Previous occurrences by hazard, with explicit no-event rows
Sources: 2, 6, 7
| Hazard | Storm Events records, all years on file(years in the Period column) | Since plan approvalrecords | In the 12 months before plan approvalrecords | Last 5 yearsrecords | Declared incidents, all yearsseparate disasters | Declared since approvalseparate disasters | Period | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Flooding | 22 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1996 to 2026-06-30 | |
| Cold Wave | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1996 to 2026-06-30 | |
| Drought | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1996 to 2026-06-30 | |
| Earthquake | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Storm Events does not record earthquakes; the USGS earthquake catalog is the source. | |
| Hail | 121 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1955 to 2026-06-30 | |
| Heat Wave | 14 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1996 to 2026-06-30 | |
| Hurricane | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1996 to 2026-06-30 | |
| Ice Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1996 to 2026-06-30 | |
| Inland Flooding | 108 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1996 to 2026-06-30 | |
| Landslide | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1996 to 2026-06-30 | No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events |
| Lightning | 25 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1996 to 2026-06-30 | |
| Strong Wind | 236 | 27 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1955 to 2026-06-30 | Includes 3 High Wind and 1 Strong Wind records. |
| Tornado | 125 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1950 to 2026-06-30 | |
| Tsunami | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1996 to 2026-06-30 | No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events |
| Wildfire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1996 to 2026-06-30 | No Storm Events records of this type; 3 federal declared incidents (see declarations table) |
| Winter Weather | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1996 to 2026-06-30 |
Notable Storm Events records
Sources: 1, 6, 7
| Date | Event type | Magnitude or extent | Damagenominal dollars | Deaths, injuriesdirect only | Location | Flags | Why listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-05 | Drought | $0 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2022 dollars) | 0, 0 | NWS zone TXZ338 (COASTAL GALVESTON), zone-level | in the 12 months before plan approval; within last 5 years | B1-c worst recorded: Drought | |
| 2021-02-15 | Cold/Wind Chill | $10,000,000 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2021 dollars) | 4, 0 | NWS zone TXZ438 (GALVESTON ISLAND AND BOLIVAR PENINSULA), zone-level | deaths or injuries recorded | ||
| 2017-08-26 | Flash Flood | $10,000,000,000 property; $10,000 crops (2017 dollars) | 3, 0 | SAN LEON to TEXAS CITY | B1-c worst recorded: Flash Flood, Flood, Lakeshore Flood | ||
| 2013-04-02 | Hail | 4.5 in | $1,100,000 property; crops not reported (2013 dollars) | 0, 0 | HITCHCOCK | B1-c worst recorded: Hail | |
| 2010-04-24 | High Wind | 60 kt (69 mph) measured gust | $20,000 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2010 dollars) | 0, 0 | NWS zone TXZ238 (GALVESTON), zone-level | B1-c worst recorded: High Wind and Strong Wind | |
| 2008-09-12 | Storm Surge/Tide | $4,000,000,000 property; crops not reported, reported for the zone (2008 dollars) | 12, 0 | NWS zone TXZ238 (GALVESTON), zone-level | deaths or injuries recorded | ||
| 2008-09-12 | Hurricane (Typhoon), NOAA's event type name | category 2 | $1,000,000,000 property; crops not reported, reported for the zone (2008 dollars) | 0, 0 | NWS zone TXZ238 (GALVESTON), zone-level | B1-c worst recorded: Hurricane, Tropical Storm, Tropical Depression | |
| 2006-08-23 | Lightning | $70,000 property; crops not reported (2006 dollars) | 1, 0 | GALVESTON | B1-c worst recorded: Lightning | ||
| 1999-08-01 | Heat | damage not reported | 0, 0 | NWS zone TXZ238 (GALVESTON), zone-level | B1-c worst recorded: Excessive Heat, Heat | ||
| 1995-08-21 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 kt (104 mph), measurement type not recorded | damage not recorded (pre-1996 record) | 0, 0 | High Island | B1-c worst recorded: Thunderstorm Wind | |
| 1981-08-31 | Tornado | F1, 12.9 mi path length (whole path, pre-1996), 83 yd wide | $25,000,000 property; crops not recorded (1981 dollars) | 0, 2 | location not recorded | B1-c most damaging: Tornado | |
| 1961-09-12 | Tornado | F4, 1 mi path length (whole path, pre-1996), 100 yd wide | damage not recorded (pre-1996 record) | 8, 200 | location not recorded | deaths or injuries recorded |
The full list is in the Excel file, sheet "B1-d Storm Events history" (690 rows).
Location is the place NOAA recorded, as written in its data; it need not be a jurisdiction in this plan.
Local data needed: state-declared emergencies, from your state emergency management agency (federal data do not include them).
Tribal and special-area declarations in this state are listed on the state page.
Supports FEMA checklist item B1-e: probability of future events
Probability: FEMA annualized frequency and descriptor per hazard
Sources: 5, 6
| Hazard | FEMA annualized frequency (modeled)unit per row | Unit | In plain terms | Descriptor | Descriptor basis | NRI events or days in its record period (hail, wind and tornado are area-weighted, so can be fractional) | NRI period | Location | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Flooding | 3.76 | events per year at a location (modeled) | about 3.8 per year at a given location in the county | Highly likely | FEMA annualized frequency (modeled) | not shown | modeled | see B1-f | Descriptor from NRI: the rate at a location is 1 or more a year, so the county rate is at least that. |
| Cold Wave | 0.425 | event-days per year | about 0.425 days per year | Possible (from Storm Events: 1 of 30 years) | event-days in 1 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (3.33%) | 5.44 | 2005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years) | countywide | |
| Drought | 20.9 | event-days per year | about 20.9 days per year | Likely (from Storm Events: 5 of 30 years) | event-days in 5 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (16.7%) | 889 | 2000 to 2025 (25.25 years; D3 and D4 only) | countywide | |
| Earthquake | 0.000535 | annual probability at a location | chance a given location in the county has at least minor-damage shaking in a year: 0.0535% | not shown | modeled | see B1-f | No descriptor (Storm Events does not record earthquakes). | ||
| Hail | 1.74 | events per year | about 1.74 per year | Highly likely | FEMA annualized frequency (modeled) | 76.4 (modeled) | 1986 to 2023 (38 years) | countywide | |
| Heat Wave | 15.3 | event-days per year | about 15.3 days per year | Likely (from Storm Events: 5 of 30 years) | event-days in 5 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (16.7%) | 202 | 2005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years) | countywide | |
| Hurricane | 0.223 | events per year | about 1 in 4 years | Likely | FEMA annualized frequency (modeled) | 86 | 1851 to 2024 (Atlantic) | see B1-f | NRI counts hurricane and tropical storm tracks passing within storm-force wind range; federal declarations are in B1-d. |
| Ice Storm | 0.767 | event-days per year | about 0.767 days per year | Possible (from Storm Events: 2 of 30 years) | event-days in 2 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (6.67%) | 28 | 1946-12-31 to 2014-02-12 (67 years) | countywide | |
| Inland Flooding | 2.93 | event-days per year | about 2.93 days per year | Highly likely (from Storm Events: 28 of 30 years) | event-days in 28 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (93.3%) | 82 | 1996 to 2023 (28 years) | see B1-f | |
| Landslide | 0.0345 | events per year (modeled) | about 1 in 29 years | Possible | FEMA annualized frequency (modeled) | not shown | modeled | see B1-f | |
| Lightning | 69.9 | days per year with a strike | about 69.9 days per year | Highly likely | FEMA annualized frequency (modeled) | not shown | 1995 to 2023 (29 years; CONUS) | countywide | |
| Strong Wind | 1.09 | events per year | about 1.09 per year | Highly likely | FEMA annualized frequency (modeled) | 23 | 1986 to 2023 (38 years) | countywide | |
| Tornado | 0.619 | events per year | about 0.62 per year | Likely | FEMA annualized frequency (modeled) | not shown | 1950 to 2023 (EF2+); 1986 to 2023 (EF0-1) | see B1-f | |
| Tsunami | annual probability at the most exposed location (used in place of a county value) | Storm Events records in 0 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (0%) | not shown | modeled | see B1-f | No descriptor: no Storm Events record 1996 to 2025 | |||
| Wildfire | 0.00437 | annual probability at a location | chance a given location in the county burns in a year: 0.437% | Storm Events records in 0 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (0%) | not shown | modeled | see B1-f | No descriptor: no Storm Events record 1996 to 2025 | |
| Winter Weather | 0.821 | event-days per year | about 0.821 days per year | Likely (from Storm Events: 3 of 30 years) | event-days in 3 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (10%) | 14.8 | 2005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years) | countywide |
FEMA annualized frequency (modeled) is the National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025) estimate of how often a hazard affects this county in a year; it is not recorded events divided by years, and its unit differs by hazard (events, event-days, or days with a lightning strike per year). For earthquake, wildfire, coastal flooding and tsunami the value is the chance (or number of events) at a location in the county, not across the county, so no "1 in N years" is given and the descriptor comes from Storm Events where it has a record (none for earthquake). The Methods page gives each hazard's method, from FEMA's National Risk Index Technical Documentation v1.20.
Where NRI gives event-days, the descriptor comes from the share of years with a Storm Events record; NRI's source records more events, so the two differ.
Descriptor scale used in this packet (defined per unit)
Sources: 5, 6
| Unit | Descriptor | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| events per year | Highly likely | 1 or more per year |
| events per year | Likely | about once in 1 to 10 years |
| events per year | Possible | about once in 10 to 100 years |
| events per year | Unlikely | less than once in 100 years |
| annual probability | Likely | 10% to under 100% chance in a given year |
| annual probability | Possible | 1% to under 10% chance in a given year |
| annual probability | Unlikely | under 1% chance in a given year |
| event-days (share of years) | Highly likely | event-days recorded in 90% or more of years |
| event-days (share of years) | Likely | event-days recorded in 10% to under 90% of years |
| event-days (share of years) | Possible | event-days recorded in some years but under 10% of years |
| lightning strike-days | Highly likely | cloud-to-ground strikes on 1 or more days per year |
Intensity bands: historical frequency (Storm Events)
Source: 6
| Hazard | Band | Years | Eventscounty-coded records | Years in period | Events per yearevents / years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 1.00-1.99 in | 1996 to 2025 | 35 | 30 | 1.17 |
| Hail | 2.00 in+ | 1996 to 2025 | 7 | 30 | 0.233 |
| Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind) | 50-64 kt | 1996 to 2025 | 100 | 30 | 3.33 |
| Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind) | 65 kt+ | 1996 to 2025 | 8 | 30 | 0.267 |
| Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind) | unmeasured or below 50 kt | 1996 to 2025 | 43 | 30 | 1.43 |
| Tornado | EF0-1 | 1996 to 2025 | 45 | 30 | 1.5 |
| Tornado | EF2-3 | 1996 to 2025 | 1 | 30 | 0.0333 |
| Tornado | EF4-5 | 1996 to 2025 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Tornado | unrated (EFU) | 1996 to 2025 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
The bands show how often events of each severity were recorded in this county, to profile how severe events have been (FEMA's probability item asks for the range of intensities).
Hail smaller than 1 inch is not counted: on 2010-01-05 the National Weather Service raised its severe-hail threshold from 3/4 inch to 1 inch, so smaller reports became less common after 2009 (NWS Service Change Notice 09-52). NRI hail frequency uses a 0.75 inch threshold.
Optional: future conditions. Not a required item in the 2025 FEMA Local Mitigation Planning Policy Guide; some states ask for it. The federal Climate Mapping for Resilience and Adaptation (CMRA) site gives county exposure to future climate conditions (https://resilience.climate.gov/).
Supports FEMA checklist item B1-f: hazards that vary across jurisdictions
Range of census tract risk within the county
Source: 5
| Hazard | Tractsrated of all | NRI risk score, 0 to 100 | Tracts by rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Median | Max | |||
| Coastal Flooding | 98 of 101 | 70.6 | 85.5 | 99.6 | Very High 2, Relatively High 8, Relatively Moderate 23, Relatively Low 52, Very Low 13, No Rating 3 |
| Cold Wave | 101 of 101 | 67.8 | 93.8 | 99.5 | Very High 38, Relatively High 62, Relatively Moderate 1 |
| Drought | 41 of 101 | 68.0 | 82.9 | 99.6 | Relatively High 4, Relatively Moderate 7, Relatively Low 15, Very Low 15, No Rating 60 |
| Earthquake | 101 of 101 | 2.4 | 11.9 | 32.8 | Very Low 101 |
| Hail | 101 of 101 | 23.5 | 41.0 | 61.0 | Relatively Low 76, Very Low 25 |
| Heat Wave | 101 of 101 | 11.9 | 50.2 | 84.4 | Relatively Moderate 38, Relatively Low 62, Very Low 1 |
| Hurricane | 101 of 101 | 77.2 | 86.3 | 96.6 | Relatively High 30, Relatively Moderate 70, Relatively Low 1 |
| Ice Storm | 101 of 101 | 30.4 | 64.9 | 87.7 | Relatively Moderate 34, Relatively Low 66, Very Low 1 |
| Inland Flooding | 101 of 101 | 1.4 | 34.2 | 98.2 | Very High 1, Relatively High 9, Relatively Moderate 23, Relatively Low 51, Very Low 17 |
| Landslide | 70 of 101 | 10.3 | 35.3 | 62.7 | Very Low 70, No Rating 31 |
| Lightning | 101 of 101 | 27.7 | 70.7 | 96.0 | Very High 1, Relatively High 32, Relatively Moderate 62, Relatively Low 6 |
| Strong Wind | 101 of 101 | 11.0 | 22.1 | 46.1 | Relatively Low 70, Very Low 31 |
| Tornado | 101 of 101 | 39.7 | 67.9 | 93.6 | Very High 1, Relatively High 30, Relatively Moderate 65, Relatively Low 5 |
| Tsunami | 0 of 101 | Insufficient Data 101 | |||
| Wildfire | 80 of 101 | 19.2 | 66.6 | 97.7 | Relatively High 1, Relatively Moderate 5, Relatively Low 32, Very Low 42, No Rating 21 |
| Winter Weather | 101 of 101 | 13.8 | 16.5 | 21.1 | Relatively Low 15, Very Low 86 |
Drought: Agriculture is all of NRI's expected annual loss for this hazard in the county, so the tract range mostly reflects where crop and livestock value is.
Rated tracts only: No Rating (score 0.0), Not Applicable and Insufficient Data tracts are counted but not used for the minimum, median and maximum.
The score ranks a tract against all U.S. tracts (100 = highest). The rating is FEMA's category for the tract's risk value, computed differently, so the two can disagree.
Frequency data for cold wave, drought, hail, heat wave, ice storm, lightning, strong wind and winter weather are county-wide or coarse (49 km grid or NWS zone), the same for every jurisdiction; the tract range mostly reflects where buildings and people are (crop and livestock value where a line above names agriculture).
Each jurisdiction (starting figures from federal data)
Sources: 1, 3, 4, 6
| Jurisdiction | Type | Plan status | Repetitive lossFMA RL and SRL (44 CFR 77.2); repeat-flood, any definition | Public Assistance to this jurisdictionFEMA records matched by applicant name; federal share obligated, nominal dollars | Event records naming this placeall years; since its plan | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galveston County | County | Approved, expires 2027-07-10 | FMA RL 112, SRL 190; any 762 | $161,128,460.78 | 0 total; 0 since its plan | Includes $4,292,213.98 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4485-TX, EM-3216-TX). |
| Bayou Vista city | Village | Approved, expires 2027-07-10 | FMA RL 4, SRL 24; any 36 | $2,344,655.57 | 2 total; 0 since its plan | |
| Clear Lake Shores city | City | Approved, expires 2027-07-10 | FMA RL 24, SRL 43; any 145 | $1,396,016.58 | 3 total; 0 since its plan | |
| Dickinson city | City | Approved, expires 2027-07-10 | FMA RL 57, SRL 100; any 337 | $11,582,550.58 | 49 total; 14 since its plan | |
| Friendswood city | City | Approved, expires 2031-04-15 | FMA RL 114, SRL 179; any 394 | $21,688,576.43 | 20 total; 0 since its plan | Also approved under plan 107112 (Galveston County, expires 2027-07-10). FEMA's plan status map shows one plan per jurisdiction and may show one of these; this packet uses the approved plan that expires last. Whole community, including the part in Brazoria County and Harris County; in-county portion (county table): FMA RL 73, FMA SRL 160, NFIP RL 169, NFIP SRL 47, any category 308. |
| Galveston city | City | Approved, expires 2027-08-02 | FMA RL 48, SRL 127; any 655 | $129,271,836.15 | 63 total; 4 since its plan | Includes $8,472.71 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (EM-3216-TX). |
| Hitchcock city | City | Approved, expires 2027-07-10 | FMA RL 15, SRL 18; any 107 | $2,988,322.91 | 7 total; 0 since its plan | |
| Jamaica Beach city | City | Approved, expires 2027-07-10 | FMA RL 8, SRL 7; any 49 | $3,694,469.60 | 17 total; 0 since its plan | |
| Kemah city | City | No approved plan on record | FMA RL 9, SRL 35; any 79 | $2,964,113.66 | 6 total; no approved plan | Includes $35,451.20 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4485-TX). |
| La Marque city | City | Approved, expires 2027-07-10 | FMA RL 16, SRL 14; any 104 | $5,603,516.50 | 6 total; 0 since its plan | Includes $161,098.35 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4485-TX). |
| League City city | City | Approved, expires 2027-07-10 | FMA RL 66, SRL 69; any 341 | $17,084,711.91 | 53 total; 7 since its plan | Whole community, including the part in Harris County; in-county portion (county table): FMA RL 64, FMA SRL 62, NFIP RL 297, NFIP SRL 37, any category 330. Includes $143,150.62 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (DR-4485-TX). |
| Santa Fe city | City | Approved, expires 2027-07-10 | FMA RL 9, SRL 9; any 45 | $3,040,211.20 | 18 total; 0 since its plan | |
| Seabrook city | City | Approved, expires 2031-04-15 | FMA RL 19, SRL 50; any 167 | no Public Assistance recorded | 0 total; 0 since its plan | Whole community, including the part in Harris County and Nueces County, plus 1 property with no county in FEMA's file; in-county portion (county table): FMA RL 0, FMA SRL 0, NFIP RL 2, NFIP SRL 0, any category 2. |
| Texas City city | City | Approved, expires 2030-12-02 | FMA RL 17, SRL 60; any 311 | $10,096,993.78 | 30 total; 1 since its plan | |
| Tiki Island village | Village | Approved, expires 2027-07-10 | FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 2 | $2,186,494.48 | 0 total; 0 since its plan |
Repetitive-loss counts are for whole NFIP communities, which can extend beyond this county (see the note in B2-c).
School districts and special districts get a plan clock row only.
County Public Assistance in B1-d also includes applicants filed under the county that are not jurisdictions in this plan (for example state agencies, special districts and nonprofits), so the jurisdiction rows add up to less.
Supports FEMA checklist items B2-a and B2-b: vulnerability and potential impacts
Local data needed
The table below gives county-level starting figures; the plan describes impacts for each jurisdiction and its own assets.
- Critical facilities and lifelines per hazard
- A problem statement per jurisdiction per hazard
- Changes in development in hazard-prone areas since the last approval, or a statement of none (E1-a)
- Future assets
- Texas A&M Forest Service TxWRAP for wildfire risk; Texas State Hazard Mitigation Plan hazard list for B1-a exclusions.
County-level starter: exposure, expected annual loss and damage since the plan
Sources: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7
| Hazard | Building exposuremodeled dollars | Agriculture exposuremodeled dollars | Population exposedpeople | EAL buildingsmodeled dollars per year | EAL agriculturemodeled dollars per year | Cost of expected deaths and injuriesFEMA's dollar value per year, not property damage | EAL as % of exposurebuildings; agriculture where noted | Storm Events damage since 2022-07-11county-coded records, property plus crops, nominal dollars | Zone-level damage since planproperty plus crops, reported for the zone | Public Assistance since plannominal dollars; see note | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Flooding | $41,589,821,335 | n/a | 225,215 | $4,806,560 | n/a | $610,286 | 0.0116% | $0 | |||
| Cold Wave | $63,701,785,609 | $11,890,861 | 350,477 | $518,964 | $3,740 | $52,480,455 | 0.000815% | ||||
| Drought | n/a | $5,202,419 | n/a | n/a | $3,998,672 | n/a | 76.9% (agriculture) | NRI has no building exposure for this hazard; agriculture shown | |||
| Earthquake | $107,610,879,802 | n/a | 350,682 | $286,024 | n/a | $127,263 | 0.000266% | ||||
| Hail | $63,701,786,464 | $11,890,861 | 350,477 | $211,909 | $1,634 | $345,156 | 0.000333% | $0 | |||
| Heat Wave | $63,701,785,609 | $11,890,861 | 350,477 | $670 | $48 | $4,966,026 | under 0.0001% | $0 | |||
| Hurricane | $63,700,899,709 | $11,873,540 | 350,469 | $39,288,578 | $112,772 | $2,607,159 | 0.0617% | $0 | $20,879,299.53 | ||
| Ice Storm | $63,054,012,826 | n/a | 348,617 | $301,106 | n/a | $776,418 | 0.000478% | ||||
| Inland Flooding | $63,445,935,018 | $3,175,582 | 103,735 | $60,415,212 | $806 | $2,553,840 | n/a (see note) | $5,000 | NRI counts the full building value of any census block with some flood loss; this is not the value of buildings in the floodplain. Use local FIRM overlays for B2-a/B2-b. | ||
| Landslide | $112,591,930 | n/a | 558 | $121 | n/a | under $1 | 0.000107% | ||||
| Lightning | $63,701,786,464 | n/a | 350,477 | $238,141 | n/a | $2,593,214 | 0.000374% | $320,000 | |||
| Strong Wind | $63,701,786,464 | $11,890,861 | 350,477 | $190,129 | $341 | $436,940 | 0.000298% | $141,000 | |||
| Tornado | $63,701,786,464 | $11,890,861 | 350,477 | $2,501,014 | $269 | $16,856,954 | 0.00393% | $0 | |||
| Tsunami | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | NRI publishes no building exposure for this county | ||||
| Wildfire | $2,952,200,327 | $5,812,335 | 25,872 | $651,838 | $207 | $82,415 | 0.0221% | ||||
| Winter Weather | $63,701,785,609 | $11,890,861 | 350,477 | $3,219 | $1 | $10,786 | under 0.0001% | $0 |
Totals since 2022-07-11 (Storm Events through 2026-06-30): 51 county-coded records, 50 with a damage value recorded (including $0), $466,000; 14 zone-level records, 7 with a damage value recorded (including $0), $0 reported for the zone; Public Assistance: $20,879,299.53 on 1 counted declaration.
FEMA does not split Public Assistance by hazard. A declaration mapped to several hazards is listed under each of them with its full amount, so the per-hazard column does not add up to the total; the unit total counts each declaration once.
NRI computes earthquake exposure on its own basis, so it exceeds the county building value in B2-a.
Supports FEMA checklist item B2-a: vulnerability (county context)
County context
Source: 5
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 350,477 |
| Building value (total, not at risk) | $63,701,786,464 |
| Agriculture value (total, not at risk) | $11,890,861 |
| NRI risk rating (all hazards) | Relatively High |
| Expected annual loss, buildings and agriculture, all hazards | $113,531,974 |
| Expected annual loss, population equivalence, all hazards (NRI values each statistical life at $13.7M; a modeled value of expected deaths and injuries, not property damage) | $84,446,914 |
| Social vulnerability rating | Relatively Low |
| Community resilience rating | Very High |
| NRI version | December 2025 |
FEMA's all-hazard expected annual loss adds buildings, agriculture and population equivalence; this table gives the property part and the population-equivalence part as separate rows.
Social vulnerability: higher means people are more likely to be harmed and slower to recover. Community resilience: lower means the community is less able to recover. High social vulnerability and low resilience both raise the NRI risk rating.
Supports FEMA checklist item B2-c: repetitive loss properties
Repetitive loss in this county, both definitions
Sources: 1, 4
| Definition | Properties | Severe repetitive loss | Properties |
|---|---|---|---|
| Repetitive loss, FMA definition (44 CFR 77.2) | 456 | Severe repetitive loss, FMA definition (44 CFR 77.2) | 849 |
| Repetitive loss, NFIP insurance definition | 2,855 | Severe repetitive loss, NFIP insurance definition | 496 |
The state NFIP coordinator's list, the source FEMA's Handbook names, often uses the NFIP insurance definition (second row).
Repeat-flood properties: county and state-level rows
Sources: 1, 4
| Scope | RL, FMAproperties | SRL, FMAproperties | RL, NFIPproperties | SRL, NFIPproperties | Any categoryproperties | Mitigatedproperties | Currently insuredproperties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County total | 456 | 849 | 2,855 | 496 | 3,278 | 226 | 1,315 |
| of which: Crystal Beach town (community ID not in plan data) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| of which: Houston city (plan jurisdiction listed on the Fort Bend County and Harris County and Montgomery County page) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| of which: Jamaica Beach city | 8 | 7 | 44 | 5 | 49 | 2 | 15 |
| of which: Santa Fe city | 9 | 9 | 39 | 7 | 45 | 2 | 19 |
| of which: Dickinson city | 57 | 100 | 307 | 64 | 337 | 18 | 235 |
| of which: Tiki Island village | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| of which: Bayou Vista city | 4 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 32 |
| of which: Abilene city (plan jurisdiction listed on the Jones County and Taylor County page) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| of which: Clear Lake Shores city | 24 | 43 | 124 | 24 | 145 | 19 | 68 |
| of which: Friendswood city | 73 | 160 | 169 | 47 | 308 | 57 | 126 |
| of which: Galveston city | 48 | 127 | 613 | 93 | 655 | 22 | 297 |
| of which: Galveston County (unincorporated area) | 112 | 190 | 680 | 124 | 762 | 64 | 191 |
| of which: Hitchcock city | 15 | 18 | 100 | 11 | 107 | 5 | 51 |
| of which: Kemah city | 9 | 35 | 56 | 14 | 79 | 17 | 17 |
| of which: La Marque city | 16 | 14 | 99 | 10 | 104 | 2 | 23 |
| of which: League City city | 64 | 62 | 297 | 37 | 330 | 12 | 186 |
| of which: Seabrook city | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| of which: Texas City city | 17 | 60 | 301 | 53 | 311 | 6 | 54 |
| Statewide, no county in FEMA's file | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 9 |
2 of the county's repeat-flood properties belong to NFIP communities whose plan jurisdiction is not listed on this page (the community rows above name the page that lists it).
The statewide row counts properties FEMA's file gives with no county in this state; they are listed for reference and are not in this county's counts.
Repeat-flood properties by jurisdiction in the plan (NFIP community)
Sources: 1, 4
| Jurisdiction | NFIP community ID | RL, FMAproperties | SRL, FMAproperties | RL, NFIPproperties | SRL, NFIPproperties | Any categoryproperties | Mitigatedproperties | Currently insuredproperties | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galveston County | 485470 | 112 | 190 | 680 | 124 | 762 | 64 | 191 | |
| Bayou Vista city | 481589 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 32 | |
| Clear Lake Shores city | 485461 | 24 | 43 | 124 | 24 | 145 | 19 | 68 | |
| Dickinson city | 481569 | 57 | 100 | 307 | 64 | 337 | 18 | 235 | |
| Friendswood city | 485468 | 114 | 179 | 221 | 57 | 394 | 59 | 177 | Whole community, including the part in Brazoria County and Harris County; in-county portion (county table): FMA RL 73, FMA SRL 160, NFIP RL 169, NFIP SRL 47, any category 308. |
| Galveston city | 485469 | 48 | 127 | 613 | 93 | 655 | 22 | 297 | |
| Hitchcock city | 485479 | 15 | 18 | 100 | 11 | 107 | 5 | 51 | |
| Jamaica Beach city | 481271 | 8 | 7 | 44 | 5 | 49 | 2 | 15 | |
| Kemah city | 485481 | 9 | 35 | 56 | 14 | 79 | 17 | 17 | |
| La Marque city | 485486 | 16 | 14 | 99 | 10 | 104 | 2 | 23 | |
| League City city | 485488 | 66 | 69 | 306 | 42 | 341 | 14 | 194 | Whole community, including the part in Harris County; in-county portion (county table): FMA RL 64, FMA SRL 62, NFIP RL 297, NFIP SRL 37, any category 330. |
| Santa Fe city | 481562 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 7 | 45 | 2 | 19 | |
| Seabrook city | 485507 | 19 | 50 | 136 | 19 | 167 | 28 | 91 | Whole community, including the part in Harris County and Nueces County, plus 1 property with no county in FEMA's file; in-county portion (county table): FMA RL 0, FMA SRL 0, NFIP RL 2, NFIP SRL 0, any category 2. |
| Texas City city | 485514 | 17 | 60 | 301 | 53 | 311 | 6 | 54 | |
| Tiki Island village | 481585 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Counts by occupancy group for each jurisdiction are in the Excel file, sheet "B2-c Jurisdictions".
Jurisdiction rows are whole NFIP communities and need not add up to the county total: a community that extends into another county is counted in full on each jurisdiction row, while the county table counts only its part in this county.
County repeat-flood properties by occupancy group
Sources: 1, 4
| Occupancy group | RL, FMAproperties | SRL, FMAproperties | RL, NFIPproperties | SRL, NFIPproperties | Any categoryproperties | Mitigatedproperties | Currently insuredproperties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| single-family residential | 438 | 724 | 2,417 | 401 | 2,808 | 206 | 1,169 |
| 2 to 4 unit residential | 3 | 16 | 54 | 14 | 56 | 3 | 19 |
| other residential | 1 | 22 | 65 | 20 | 68 | 2 | 41 |
| non-residential | 14 | 87 | 319 | 61 | 346 | 15 | 86 |
| not reported | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FEMA's occupancy groups have no institutional class; institutional properties are counted in non-residential or other residential in the table by occupancy group.
FMA RL and FMA SRL are the Flood Mitigation Assistance definitions (44 CFR 77.2), the ones the FEMA Local Mitigation Planning Policy Guide cites. NFIP repetitive loss (the FEMA insurance definition) is 2 or more claims over $1,000 in 10 years, and a property can leave that group once it is mitigated. Also shown: NFIP severe repetitive loss, any category, mitigated and currently insured. The Methods page gives the OpenFEMA field details.
Counts are aggregates of FEMA's public NFIP Multiple Loss Properties file (FEMA's data date 2026-08-02; file version 2026-08-04). No property is identified. County assignment is FEMA's geocode.
In this county 181 properties are FMA repetitive loss but not NFIP repetitive loss, and 2,580 properties are NFIP repetitive loss but not FMA repetitive loss.
Exact counts; no count suppression.
Sources
Tables cite these sources by number. The full list, for the plan's bibliography (FEMA review item A4-a):
- FEMA, OpenFEMA HazardMitigationPlanStatuses v1, version 2026-09-29T134039Z, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/HazardMitigationPlanStatuses (API)
- FEMA, OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2, version 2026-09-29T162832Z, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries (API)
- FEMA, OpenFEMA PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries v1, version 2026-09-29T150754Z, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries (API)
- FEMA, OpenFEMA NfipMultipleLossProperties v1, version 2026-08-04T164045Z, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/NfipMultipleLossProperties (API)
- FEMA, FEMA National Risk Index 1.20.0 (December 2025), county and census tract tables, version 1.20.0, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_Counties.zip (download, 25 MB), https://www.fema.gov/about/reports-and-data/openfema/nri/v120/NRI_Table_CensusTracts.zip (download, 635 MB)
- NOAA NCEI, NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files (csvfiles v1.0), version c20260918, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/swdi/stormevents/csvfiles/
- NOAA National Weather Service, NWS county-public forecast zones correlation file, version bp03mr20 to bp16ap26 (11 files; newest bp16ap26), pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.weather.gov/gis/ZoneCounty
- U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2024 Gazetteer, 2020 place by county, CT county-to-cousub crosswalk, version 2024-gazetteer, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_counties_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_cousubs_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_place_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_unsd_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_elsd_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_Gaz_scsd_national.zip, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/reference/codes2020/national_place_by_county2020.txt, https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/reference/ct_change/ct_cou_to_cousub_crosswalk.xlsx (used to match place names and codes; no table prints its values)
What this packet is and what the plan adds
This packet is the federal data for the plan's risk assessment, organized by the items of FEMA's Local Mitigation Plan Review Tool, Element B. Each section heading names the item its tables support; the plan and FEMA's review decide whether the item is met.
The plan adds what only the community has: local data on assets, critical facilities, development and each jurisdiction's impacts; local hazard history, including state-declared emergencies; the mitigation strategy; and adoption.
How the federal data are built: National Risk Index values are FEMA's model, not counts of events. Storm Events is more complete from 1996; zone-level records are placed by forecast zone, not by location in the county. Public Assistance for a jurisdiction is matched by applicant name. The Methods page gives every rule and the known edge cases.
OpenFEMA disclaimer
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Cite this: Hazard Plain (2026). Galveston County, TX: risk-assessment baseline packet, release 2026-10 (data as of 2026-09-30; County FIPS 48167). Automated baseline. https://hazardplain.org/tx/48167/ Built from FEMA OpenFEMA, the FEMA National Risk Index and NOAA NCEI Storm Events; source versions in the packet's Sources list.
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Hazard Plain release 2026-10. As of 2026-09-30; Storm Events data through 2026-06-30. Automated baseline.