Hazard Plain Automated baseline

Williamson County, TX

Risk-assessment baseline packet

County FIPS:
48491
Release:
2026-10
Data as of:
2026-09-30
Storm Events data through:
2026-06-30

Hazard Plain is an independent product built from public federal data. It is not a FEMA document and is not reviewed or endorsed by FEMA or any state agency.

Hazard Plain release 2026-10, as of 2026-09-30.

Summary

Plan status as of 2026-09-30: Approved, expires 2030-06-03. Plan: Williamson County (FEMA plan 109592), approved 2025-06-04.

Since the plan was approved on 2025-06-04: 1 new hazard declaration (1 incident): DR-4879-TX (Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding).

NOAA Storm Events records since that date: 44 records (data through 2026-06-30).

Highest expected annual loss (FEMA National Risk Index, modeled total; see B1-a): Inland Flooding ($71,028,840 a year), Cold Wave ($21,288,000) and Tornado ($16,523,504).

Repetitive-loss flood properties now: FMA RL 12, SRL 16 (44 CFR 77.2); any definition: 78.

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 2030-06-03
Plan:
Williamson County (FEMA plan 109592)
Approved:
2025-06-04
Days to expiry:
1,342

What changed since your last plan (approved 2025-06-04)

New federal declarations:
1 new hazard declaration (1 incident): DR-4879-TX (Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding)
Storm Events records since approval:
44 records (data through 2026-06-30)
Repetitive loss now:
FMA RL 12, SRL 16 (44 CFR 77.2); any definition: 78
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: 20 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

JurisdictionTypeStatusPlanApprovedExpiresDays to expirynegative = days since expiryUpdate underwayNotes
Williamson CountyCountyApproved, expires 2030-06-03Williamson County (FEMA plan 109592)2025-06-042030-06-031,342this jurisdiction approved 2025-06-17
Austin cityCityExpired on 2026-09-14Austin (FEMA plan 107004)2021-09-152026-09-14-16FEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Bartlett cityCityApproved, expires 2030-05-05Bell County (FEMA plan 110129)2025-05-062030-05-051,313this jurisdiction approved 2025-07-02
Cedar Park cityCityApproved, expires 2028-01-22Cedar Park (FEMA plan 108525)2023-01-232028-01-22479
Georgetown cityCityApproved, expires 2027-03-20Georgetown (FEMA plan 107450)2022-03-212027-03-20171
Hutto cityCityApproved, expires 2030-06-03Williamson County (FEMA plan 109592)2025-06-042030-06-031,342
Leander cityCityApproved, expires 2029-10-06Leander (FEMA plan 109309)2024-10-072029-10-061,102
Pflugerville cityCityApproved, expires 2028-10-31Travis County (FEMA plan 109258)2023-11-012028-10-31762this jurisdiction approved 2024-01-30
Round Rock cityCityApproved, expires 2030-07-01Round Rock (FEMA plan 110304)2025-07-022030-07-011,370
Taylor cityCityApproved, expires 2031-06-15Taylor, Thrall, and Lower Brushy Creek Water Control and Improvement District (FEMA plan 111669)2026-06-162031-06-151,719
Thrall cityCityApproved, expires 2031-06-15Taylor, Thrall, and Lower Brushy Creek Water Control and Improvement District (FEMA plan 111669)2026-06-162031-06-151,719
Elgin Independent School DistrictSchool/School DistrictApproved, expires 2027-10-30Bastrop County (FEMA plan 107546)2022-10-312027-10-30395
Georgetown Independent School DistrictSchool/School DistrictApproved, expires 2030-06-03Williamson County (FEMA plan 109592)2025-06-042030-06-031,342
Hutto Independent School DistrictSchool/School DistrictApproved, expires 2030-06-03Williamson County (FEMA plan 109592)2025-06-042030-06-031,342
Leander Independent School DistrictSchool/School DistrictPlan 109309 approved 2024-10-07, pending adoption here; not yet eligibleLeander (FEMA plan 109309), pending adoption here2024-10-07 by FEMA; not yet adopted here2029-10-06 once adoptedFEMA tracker shows a plan approvable pending adoptionNot yet eligible: adopt the approved plan.
Lexington Independent School DistrictSchool/School DistrictApproved, expires 2031-02-12Lee County (FEMA plan 110597)2026-02-132031-02-121,596this jurisdiction approved 2026-03-25
Liberty Hill Independent School DistrictSchool/School DistrictApproved, expires 2030-06-03Williamson County (FEMA plan 109592)2025-06-042030-06-031,342
Lower Brushy Creek Water Control and Improvement DistrictFlood Control DistrictApproved, expires 2031-06-15Taylor, Thrall, and Lower Brushy Creek Water Control and Improvement District (FEMA plan 111669)2026-06-162031-06-151,719
Meridian World SchoolSchool/School DistrictApproved, expires 2030-06-03Williamson County (FEMA plan 109592)2025-06-042030-06-031,342this jurisdiction approved 2025-10-28
Upper Brushy Creek Water Control and Improvement District #1Flood Control DistrictExpired on 2022-09-07Upper Brushy Creek Water Control and Improvement District #1 (FEMA plan 103250)2017-09-082022-09-07-1,484

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 EALHazardNRI risk ratingEAL ratingEAL buildingsmodeled dollars per yearEAL agriculturemodeled dollars per yearCost of expected deaths and injuriesFEMA's dollar value per year, not property damageEAL total (see note)modeled dollars per yearStorm Events records, 1996 to 2026-06-30countStorm Events coverage note
1Inland FloodingRelatively ModerateRelatively High$67,700,954$14,065$3,313,821$71,028,840171
2Cold WaveRelatively HighVery High$96,628$72,741$21,118,631$21,288,0007
3TornadoRelatively HighRelatively High$6,342,118$4,174$10,177,212$16,523,50432
4HailRelatively HighRelatively High$13,243,161$283,419$616,667$14,143,247372
5Heat WaveRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$657$403$5,283,292$5,284,3526
6LightningRelatively HighRelatively High$63,110n/a$1,708,810$1,771,9209
7WildfireRelatively LowRelatively Moderate$1,408,558$227$201,837$1,610,6225
8Winter WeatherVery HighVery High$258,625$1,374$1,229,766$1,489,76545
9Strong WindRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$537,509$12,994$490,248$1,040,750143Includes 1 High Wind and 1 Strong Wind records (NOAA non-thunderstorm wind types, outside NRI's Strong Wind definition).
10DroughtRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderaten/a$964,396n/a$964,39675
11HurricaneRelatively LowRelatively Low$676,725$135,407$48,174$860,3060Declared 1 time; no Storm Events record of this type.
12Ice StormRelatively ModerateRelatively Moderate$55,186n/a$347,364$402,5500Declared 1 time; no Storm Events record of this type.
13EarthquakeVery LowVery Low$141,716n/a$55,169$196,884Storm Events does not record earthquakes.
14LandslideVery LowVery Low$272n/a$6$2780No 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 landslide records (Storm Events records this hazard only in part).

Not applicable to this county per NRI, with no federal declaration and no Storm Events record since 1996: avalanche, coastal flooding, tsunami 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.

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

HazardHighest-rated census tractsNRI risk rating, score 0 to 100
Earthquaketract 201.08 (Very Low, 17.8); tract 209 (Very Low, 16.6); tract 201.18 (Very Low, 16.0)
Hurricanetract 209 (Relatively Low, 77.1); tract 213 (Relatively Low, 65.9); tract 208.08 (Relatively Low, 56.4)
Landslidetract 209 (Very Low, 74.2); tract 201.24 (Very Low, 73.2); tract 201.09 (Very Low, 71.4)
Tornadotract 206.04 (Relatively High, 84.9); tract 216.01 (Relatively High, 83.5); tract 203.29 (Relatively High, 80.6)
Wildfiretract 202.06 (Relatively Moderate, 94.5); tract 202.07 (Relatively Moderate, 93.8); tract 203.30 (Relatively Moderate, 93.7)

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 201.08 is Census Tract 201.08). 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

HazardScaleRecordscount and yearsObserved rangeWorst recorded eventMost damaging (when different)How it applies to jurisdictionsNote
Cold/Wind Chill, Extreme Cold/Wind Chillwind chill7 records, 2021 to 2026 (7 zone-level)2 days to 4 days (median 2 days); 4 with a recorded value4 consecutive days, 2024-01-14 to 2024-01-17, zone-levelCountywide (zone-level records).Wind chill: in event narratives only (local data needed).
Frost/Freeze (outside NRI's Cold Wave definition)crop damage0Temperature: in event narratives only (local data needed).
DroughtU.S. Drought Monitor scale (D0 to D4)75 records, 1996 to 2026 (75 zone-level)30 days to 336 days (median 106 days); 15 with a recorded value336 days (11 months), 2011-05-01 to 2012-03-31, a run of 11 consecutive Storm Events drought records, zone-levelCountywide (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.
EarthquakeModified Mercalli (local data)0Storm Events does not record earthquakes; the USGS earthquake catalog is the source.
Hailhail size (inches)458 records, 1959 to 20260.75 in to 4 in (median 1 in); 457 with a recorded value4 in hail, 2024-05-30; same size also recorded on 2008-05-14, 2023-09-24Hail, 2023-09-24, $300,000,000 property; $0 crops (2023 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Georgetown city (53 records), Leander city (47 records), Round Rock city (36 records), Cedar Park city (22 records), Hutto city (20 records), Taylor city (11 records), Bartlett city (3 records).
Excessive Heat, Heatheat index (in event narratives)6 records, 2000 to 2024 (6 zone-level)1 day to 22 days (median 6 days); 6 with a recorded valueAugust 2023 (1 monthly summary record), zone-levelCountywide (zone-level records).Heat index: in event narratives only (local data needed).
Hurricane, Tropical Storm, Tropical DepressionSaffir-Simpson0Storm 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 StormSperry-Piltz ice scale (local data)0Ice thickness: in event narratives only (local data needed).
Flash Flood, Flood, Lakeshore Flooddamage and flood days (flood depth: FIRM)171 records, 1996 to 2026 (3 zone-level)Flash Flood, 2025-07-05, $25,000,000 property; $0 crops (2025 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Leander city (12 records), Georgetown city (11 records), Hutto city (10 records), Round Rock city (10 records), Thrall city (5 records), Cedar Park city (4 records), Bartlett city (3 records), Taylor city (3 records). Zone-level records (3) apply countywide.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 Flownone (count and damage only)0Physical measure: in event narratives only (local data needed).
Lightningannualized frequency (the measure FEMA's Local Mitigation Planning Handbook names)9 records, 1998 to 2017Lightning, 1998-07-19, $0 property; $0 crops (1998 dollars), 1 direct deathLightning, 2017-07-24, $600,000 property; $0 crops (2017 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Cedar Park city (1 record), Georgetown city (1 record), Hutto city (1 record), Leander 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)2 records, 2008 to 2013 (2 zone-level)34 kt (39 mph) to 50 kt (58 mph) (median 42 kt (48 mph)); 2 with a recorded value50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust, High Wind, 2013-02-25; NWS zone TXZ173Strong Wind, 2008-01-31, $10,000 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2008 dollars)Countywide (zone-level records).
Thunderstorm Windwind speed (kt and mph)209 records, 1955 to 202635 kt (40 mph) to 100 kt (115 mph) (median 55.5 kt (64 mph)); 142 with a recorded value100 kt (115 mph) estimated gust, Thunderstorm Wind, 2017-02-20, 2 direct injuriesThunderstorm Wind, 1995-09-07, $1,000,000 property; $50,000 crops (1995 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Georgetown city (18 records), Round Rock city (14 records), Taylor city (12 records), Cedar Park city (9 records), Leander city (9 records), Hutto city (3 records), Thrall city (3 records), Bartlett city (2 records), Pflugerville city (1 record).
TornadoEnhanced Fujita (Fujita before Feb 2007)70 records, 1954 to 2022F/EF0 to F/EF5 (median F/EF1); 70 with a recorded valueF5 tornado, 1997-05-27, 5.1 mi within this county, 650 yd wide, $40,000,000 property; $100,000 crops (1997 dollars), 27 direct deaths, 12 direct injuriesTornado, 1997-05-27, $70,000,000 property; $50,000 crops (1997 dollars)Event records naming jurisdictions in the plan: Georgetown city (4 records), Leander city (4 records), Round Rock city (3 records), Hutto city (2 records), Taylor city (2 records), Cedar Park city (1 record), Thrall 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).
Wildfireacres burned (local data)5 records, 2011 to 2023 (5 zone-level)Wildfire, 2023-08-08, $2,000,000 property; $0 crops (2023 dollars); NWS zone TXZ173Countywide (zone-level records).Acres burned: in event narratives only (local data needed).
Winter Storm, Heavy Snow, Blizzard, Lake-Effect Snow, Winter Weather, Sleetnone in data (snowfall: local data)45 records, 1996 to 2026 (45 zone-level)Winter Storm, 2023-02-01, $22,600,000 property; $0 crops (2023 dollars); NWS zone TXZ173Countywide (zone-level records).Snow depth: in event narratives only (local data needed).

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: 26 declarations covering 16 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

DeclaredIncident beganFEMA numberTypeTitleMapped hazardCounty Public Assistancefederal share obligated, nominal dollarsFlagsNotes
2025-07-062025-07-02DR-4879-TXMajor disasterSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and FloodingInland Flooding (primary); also designated: Strong Wind$1,809,558.30new since last plan; within last 5 years
2023-04-212023-01-30DR-4705-TXMajor disasterSevere Winter StormWinter Weather$12,802,521.74within last 5 years
2021-02-192021-02-11DR-4586-TXMajor disasterSevere Winter StormsIce Storm$1,001,299.62
2021-02-142021-02-11EM-3554-TXEmergencySevere Winter StormIce Stormno Public Assistance recordedsame incident as DR-4586
2020-03-252020-01-20DR-4485-TXMajor disasterCOVID-19 PandemicNon-natural, not countedno Public Assistance recorded
2020-03-132020-01-20EM-3458-TXEmergencyCOVID-19Non-natural, not countedno Public Assistance recordedsame incident as DR-4485
2015-05-292015-05-04DR-4223-TXMajor disasterSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds and FloodingInland Flooding; Strong Wind; Tornado$1,289,183.57
2011-09-092011-08-30DR-4029-TXMajor disasterWildfiresWildfirePA not declared for this county
2011-09-062011-09-05FM-2963-TXFire managementMoonglow FireWildfireno Public Assistance recordedsame incident as DR-4029
2011-08-152011-08-15FM-2949-TXFire managementHorseshoe FireWildfireno Public Assistance recorded
2011-06-162011-06-16FM-2922-TXFire managementGrand Mesa FireWildfireno Public Assistance recorded
2008-09-102008-09-07EM-3294-TXEmergencyHurricane IkeHurricaneno Public Assistance recorded
2008-08-072008-08-07FM-2785-TXFire managementFlorence FireWildfireno Public Assistance recordedsame incident as EM-3284
2008-03-142008-03-14EM-3284-TXEmergencyWildfiresWildfireno Public Assistance recorded
2007-06-292007-06-16DR-1709-TXMajor disasterSevere Storms, Tornadoes, and FloodingInland Flooding; Tornado$267,960.04
2006-01-112005-11-27DR-1624-TXMajor disasterExtreme Wildfire ThreatWildfire$7,223.93
2005-09-242005-09-23DR-1606-TXMajor disasterHurricane RitaHurricane: evacuation support (county designated for sheltering evacuees, no Individual Assistance), not a local hazard event; not counted$115,948.51
2005-09-212005-09-20EM-3261-TXEmergencyHurricane RitaHurricane: evacuation support (county designated for sheltering evacuees, no Individual Assistance), not a local hazard event; not countedno Public Assistance recordedsame incident as DR-1606
2005-09-022005-08-29EM-3216-TXEmergencyHurricane Katrina EvacuationHurricane: evacuation support, not a local hazard event; not counted$408,480.18
2003-02-012003-02-01EM-3171-TXEmergencyLoss of the Space Shuttle ColumbiaNon-natural, not countedno Public Assistance recorded
1999-09-011999-08-01EM-3142-TXEmergencyExtreme Fire HazardsWildfireno Public Assistance recorded
1998-08-261998-08-22DR-1239-TXMajor disasterTropical Storm CharleyHurricane; Inland Flooding: designated for Hazard Mitigation only (no Public or Individual Assistance for this county); not countedPA not declared for this county
1993-09-101993-08-30EM-3113-TXEmergencyExtreme Fire HazardDrought (primary); also designated: Wildfireno Public Assistance recorded
1991-12-261991-12-20DR-930-TXMajor disasterSevere ThunderstormsInland Floodingno Public Assistance recorded
1989-05-191989-05-04DR-828-TXMajor disasterSevere Storms, Tornadoes & FloodingInland Flooding; Tornadono Public Assistance recorded
1974-11-301974-11-30DR-454-TXMajor disasterSevere Storms & FloodingInland Floodingno Public Assistance recorded

School districts and special districts in this county: $34,559.63 (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

DeclaredIncident beganFEMA numberTypeTitleMapped hazard
1998-06-231998-06-04EM-3127-TXEmergencyFireWildfire
1963-09-241963-09-24DR-159-TXMajor disasterHurricane CindyHurricane (primary); also designated: Inland Flooding
1961-09-161961-09-16DR-118-TXMajor disasterHurricane CarlaHurricane (primary); also designated: Inland Flooding
1960-07-151960-07-15DR-103-TXMajor disasterHeavy Rains, Hail, Floods & TornadoesHail; Inland Flooding; Tornado
1959-07-081959-07-08DR-93-TXMajor disasterFloodsInland Flooding
1958-06-061958-06-06DR-85-TXMajor disasterTornadoes, Rain, Hail & FloodsTornado (primary); also designated: Hail, Inland Flooding
1957-04-291957-04-29DR-72-TXMajor disasterHurricane, Rain, Wind, Hail & FloodsHurricane (primary); also designated: Hail, Inland Flooding
1954-07-011954-07-01DR-18-TXMajor disasterFloodInland Flooding
1953-06-191953-06-19DR-9-TXMajor disasterFloodInland Flooding
1953-05-151953-05-15DR-2-TXMajor disasterTornado & Heavy RainfallTornado

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: 1 row, $4,120.08

Sources: 2, 3

FEMA numberDeclaredTitleApplicantPA obligatedfederal share obligated, nominal dollars
DR-4245-TX2015-11-25Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and FloodingBYNUM$4,120.08

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

HazardStorm Events records, all years on file(years in the Period column)Since plan approvalrecordsIn the 12 months before plan approvalrecordsLast 5 yearsrecordsDeclared incidents, all yearsseparate disastersDeclared since approvalseparate disastersPeriodStatement
Cold Wave7206001996 to 2026-06-30
Drought755932101996 to 2026-06-30
Earthquake000000Storm Events does not record earthquakes; the USGS earthquake catalog is the source.
Hail458973160001955 to 2026-06-30
Heat Wave6014001996 to 2026-06-30
Hurricane0000101996 to 2026-06-30No Storm Events records of this type; 1 federal declared incident (see declarations table)
Ice Storm0000101996 to 2026-06-30No Storm Events records of this type; 1 federal declared incident (see declarations table)
Inland Flooding17118223611996 to 2026-06-30
Landslide0000001996 to 2026-06-30No recorded events, 1996 to 2026-06-30, NOAA NCEI Storm Events
Lightning9000001996 to 2026-06-30
Strong Wind2119125211955 to 2026-06-30Includes 1 High Wind and 1 Strong Wind records.
Tornado70004301950 to 2026-06-30
Wildfire5003701996 to 2026-06-30
Winter Weather451311101996 to 2026-06-30

Notable Storm Events records

Sources: 1, 6, 7

DateEvent typeMagnitude or extentDamagenominal dollarsDeaths, injuriesdirect onlyLocationFlagsWhy listed
2025-07-05Flash Flood$25,000,000 property; $0 crops (2025 dollars)0, 0ANDICE to LEANDERnew since last plan; within last 5 yearsB1-c worst recorded: Flash Flood, Flood, Lakeshore Flood
2024-05-30Hail4 in$0 property; $0 crops (2024 dollars)0, 0COUPLANDwithin last 5 yearsB1-c worst recorded: Hail
2024-01-14Cold/Wind Chill$0 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2024 dollars)0, 0NWS zone TXZ173 (WILLIAMSON), zone-levelwithin last 5 yearsB1-c worst recorded: Cold/Wind Chill, Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
2023-08-08Wildfire$2,000,000 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2023 dollars)0, 0NWS zone TXZ173 (WILLIAMSON), zone-levelwithin last 5 yearsB1-c worst recorded: Wildfire
2023-08-07Excessive Heat$0 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2023 dollars)0, 0NWS zone TXZ173 (WILLIAMSON), zone-levelwithin last 5 yearsB1-c worst recorded: Excessive Heat, Heat
2023-02-01Winter Storm$22,600,000 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2023 dollars)0, 0NWS zone TXZ173 (WILLIAMSON), zone-levelwithin last 5 yearsB1-c worst recorded: Winter Storm, Heavy Snow, Blizzard, Lake-Effect Snow, Winter Weather, Sleet
2017-02-20Thunderstorm Wind100 kt (115 mph) estimated gust$0 property; $0 crops (2017 dollars)0, 2THRALLB1-c worst recorded: Thunderstorm Wind
2013-02-25High Wind50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust$0 property; $0 crops, reported for the zone (2013 dollars)0, 0NWS zone TXZ173 (WILLIAMSON), zone-levelB1-c worst recorded: High Wind and Strong Wind
2001-11-15Flash Flood$500,000 property; $0 crops (2001 dollars)2, 10COUNTYWIDEdeaths or injuries recorded
1998-07-19Lightning$0 property; $0 crops (1998 dollars)1, 0GEORGETOWNB1-c worst recorded: Lightning
1997-05-27TornadoF5, 5.1 mi within this county, 650 yd wide$40,000,000 property; $100,000 crops (1997 dollars)27, 12JARRELLdeaths or injuries recorded
1989-05-17TornadoF3, 3 mi path length (whole path, pre-1996), 1,700 yd wide$2,500,000 property; crops not recorded (1989 dollars)1, 28location not recordeddeaths or injuries recorded

The full list is in the Excel file, sheet "B1-d Storm Events history" (1,057 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

HazardFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)unit per rowUnitIn plain termsDescriptorDescriptor basisNRI events or days in its record period (hail, wind and tornado are area-weighted, so can be fractional)NRI periodLocationNote
Cold Wave0.632event-days per yearabout 0.632 days per yearLikely (from Storm Events: 3 of 30 years)event-days in 3 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (10%)122005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywide
Drought59.3event-days per yearabout 59.3 days per yearLikely (from Storm Events: 14 of 30 years)event-days in 14 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (46.7%)2,2962000 to 2025 (25.25 years; D3 and D4 only)countywide
Earthquake0.000463annual probability at a locationchance a given location in the county has at least minor-damage shaking in a year: 0.0463%not shownmodeledsee B1-fNo descriptor (Storm Events does not record earthquakes).
Hail3.95events per yearabout 3.95 per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)150.1 (modeled)1986 to 2023 (38 years)countywide
Heat Wave10event-days per yearabout 10 days per yearLikely (from Storm Events: 4 of 30 years)event-days in 4 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (13.3%)1602005-11-12 to 2024-11-12 (19 years)countywide
Hurricane0.0377events per yearabout 1 in 27 yearsPossibleFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)141851 to 2024 (Atlantic)see B1-fNRI counts hurricane and tropical storm tracks passing within storm-force wind range; federal declarations are in B1-d.
Ice Storm0.648event-days per yearabout 0.648 days per yearevent-days in 0 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (0%)441946-12-31 to 2014-02-12 (67 years)countywideNo Storm Events ice storm record, 1996 to 2025
Inland Flooding3.64event-days per yearabout 3.64 days per yearHighly likely (from Storm Events: 27 of 30 years)event-days in 27 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (90%)1021996 to 2023 (28 years)see B1-f
Landslide0.129events per year (modeled)about 1 in 8 yearsLikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shownmodeledsee B1-f
Lightning49.4days per year with a strikeabout 49.4 days per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shown1995 to 2023 (29 years; CONUS)countywide
Strong Wind1.72events per yearabout 1.72 per yearHighly likelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)661986 to 2023 (38 years)countywide
Tornado0.623events per yearabout 0.62 per yearLikelyFEMA annualized frequency (modeled)not shown1950 to 2023 (EF2+); 1986 to 2023 (EF0-1)see B1-f
Wildfire0.00104annual probability at a locationchance a given location in the county burns in a year: 0.104%Likely (from Storm Events: 3 of 30 years)Storm Events records in 3 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (10%)not shownmodeledsee B1-fDescriptor from Storm Events, not NRI.
Winter Weather3.74event-days per yearabout 3.74 days per yearLikely (from Storm Events: 22 of 30 years)event-days in 22 of 30 years, 1996 to 2025 (73.3%)712005-11-12 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

UnitDescriptorDefinition
events per yearHighly likely1 or more per year
events per yearLikelyabout once in 1 to 10 years
events per yearPossibleabout once in 10 to 100 years
events per yearUnlikelyless than once in 100 years
annual probabilityLikely10% to under 100% chance in a given year
annual probabilityPossible1% to under 10% chance in a given year
annual probabilityUnlikelyunder 1% chance in a given year
event-days (share of years)Highly likelyevent-days recorded in 90% or more of years
event-days (share of years)Likelyevent-days recorded in 10% to under 90% of years
event-days (share of years)Possibleevent-days recorded in some years but under 10% of years
lightning strike-daysHighly likelycloud-to-ground strikes on 1 or more days per year

Intensity bands: historical frequency (Storm Events)

Source: 6

HazardBandYearsEventscounty-coded recordsYears in periodEvents per yearevents / years
Hail1.00-1.99 in1996 to 2025226307.53
Hail2.00 in+1996 to 202543301.43
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)50-64 kt1996 to 202586302.87
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)65 kt+1996 to 202516300.533
Thunderstorm Wind (counted as NRI Strong Wind)unmeasured or below 50 kt1996 to 202531301.03
TornadoEF0-11996 to 202524300.8
TornadoEF2-31996 to 20257300.233
TornadoEF4-51996 to 20251300.0333
Tornadounrated (EFU)1996 to 20250300

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

HazardTractsrated of allNRI risk score, 0 to 100Tracts by rating
MinMedianMax
Cold Wave135 of 13535.872.890.7Relatively High 31, Relatively Moderate 101, Relatively Low 3
Drought42 of 13567.878.698.2Relatively High 2, Relatively Moderate 3, Relatively Low 15, Very Low 22, No Rating 93
Earthquake135 of 1350.76.717.8Very Low 135
Hail135 of 13559.588.798.1Relatively High 67, Relatively Moderate 67, Relatively Low 1
Heat Wave135 of 1357.843.273.3Relatively Moderate 17, Relatively Low 114, Very Low 4
Hurricane135 of 13531.146.277.1Relatively Low 9, Very Low 126
Ice Storm135 of 1355.330.658.3Relatively Low 44, Very Low 91
Inland Flooding135 of 1350.929.889.3Relatively High 4, Relatively Moderate 29, Relatively Low 64, Very Low 38
Landslide115 of 1359.026.074.2Very Low 115, No Rating 20
Lightning135 of 13514.247.377.0Relatively Moderate 56, Relatively Low 76, Very Low 3
Strong Wind135 of 13510.225.454.7Relatively Moderate 1, Relatively Low 113, Very Low 21
Tornado135 of 13527.857.084.9Relatively High 8, Relatively Moderate 80, Relatively Low 46, Very Low 1
Wildfire134 of 13518.875.594.5Relatively Moderate 18, Relatively Low 70, Very Low 46, No Rating 1
Winter Weather135 of 13543.978.993.5Relatively High 68, Relatively Moderate 65, Relatively Low 2

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

JurisdictionTypePlan statusRepetitive lossFMA RL and SRL (44 CFR 77.2); repeat-flood, any definitionPublic Assistance to this jurisdictionFEMA records matched by applicant name; federal share obligated, nominal dollarsEvent records naming this placeall years; since its planNotes
Williamson CountyCountyApproved, expires 2030-06-03FMA RL 9, SRL 5; any 24$4,891,136.130 total; 0 since its planIncludes $105,063.48 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (EM-3216-TX).
Austin cityCityExpired on 2026-09-14FMA RL 89, SRL 39; any 319no Public Assistance recorded0 total; 0 since its planWhole community, including the part in Travis County; in-county portion (county table): FMA RL 0, FMA SRL 1, NFIP RL 5, NFIP SRL 0, any category 6.
Bartlett cityCityApproved, expires 2030-05-05FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded8 total; 0 since its plan
Cedar Park cityCityApproved, expires 2028-01-22FMA RL 1, SRL 1; any 9$210,781.2337 total; 5 since its planWhole community, including 1 property with no county in FEMA's file; in-county portion (county table): FMA RL 1, FMA SRL 1, NFIP RL 7, NFIP SRL 0, any category 8. Includes $40,686.72 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (EM-3216-TX).
Georgetown cityCityApproved, expires 2027-03-20FMA RL 1, SRL 0; any 3$3,923,641.1387 total; 27 since its planIncludes $33,641.29 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (EM-3216-TX).
Hutto cityCityApproved, expires 2030-06-03FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0$247,966.7836 total; 0 since its plan
Leander cityCityApproved, expires 2029-10-06FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 1$966,617.1473 total; 23 since its planIncludes $92,641.86 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (EM-3216-TX).
Pflugerville cityCityApproved, expires 2028-10-31FMA RL 1, SRL 1; any 2no Public Assistance recorded1 total; 0 since its planWhole community, including the part in Travis County; none of its repeat-flood properties are in this county.
Round Rock cityCityApproved, expires 2030-07-01FMA RL 0, SRL 7; any 29$181,953.5463 total; 1 since its planIncludes $99,860.53 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (EM-3216-TX).
Taylor cityCityApproved, expires 2031-06-15FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 5$4,956,198.1128 total; 0 since its planIncludes $36,586.30 for declarations not counted as hazard incidents (EM-3216-TX).
Thrall cityCityApproved, expires 2031-06-15FMA RL 0, SRL 0; any 0no Public Assistance recorded9 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

HazardBuilding exposuremodeled dollarsAgriculture exposuremodeled dollarsPopulation exposedpeopleEAL buildingsmodeled dollars per yearEAL agriculturemodeled dollars per yearCost of expected deaths and injuriesFEMA's dollar value per year, not property damageEAL as % of exposurebuildings; agriculture where notedStorm Events damage since 2025-06-04county-coded records, property plus crops, nominal dollarsZone-level damage since planproperty plus crops, reported for the zonePublic Assistance since plannominal dollars; see noteNote
Cold Wave$97,184,134,425$147,978,012608,015$96,628$72,741$21,118,631under 0.0001%$0
Droughtn/a$65,016,839n/an/a$964,396n/a1.48% (agriculture)$0NRI has no building exposure for this hazard; agriculture shown
Earthquake$160,555,431,483n/a609,017$141,716n/a$55,169under 0.0001%
Hail$97,184,134,425$147,978,012608,015$13,243,161$283,419$616,6670.0136%$0
Heat Wave$97,184,134,425$147,978,012608,015$657$403$5,283,292under 0.0001%
Hurricane$97,121,930,604$147,104,415607,543$676,725$135,407$48,1740.000697%
Ice Storm$97,183,786,244n/a608,011$55,186n/a$347,364under 0.0001%
Inland Flooding$97,135,363,068$16,976,3557,410$67,700,954$14,065$3,313,821n/a (see note)$25,025,000$1,809,558.30NRI 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$222,073,220n/a1,216$272n/a$60.000122%
Lightning$97,184,134,425n/a608,015$63,110n/a$1,708,810under 0.0001%
Strong Wind$97,184,134,425$147,978,012608,015$537,509$12,994$490,2480.000553%$45,000$1,809,558.30
Tornado$97,184,134,425$147,978,012608,015$6,342,118$4,174$10,177,2120.00653%
Wildfire$15,707,471,541$33,663,469145,994$1,408,558$227$201,8370.00897%
Winter Weather$97,184,134,425$147,978,012608,015$258,625$1,374$1,229,7660.000266%$0

Totals since 2025-06-04 (Storm Events through 2026-06-30): 36 county-coded records, 28 with a damage value recorded (including $0), $25,070,000; 8 zone-level records, 8 with a damage value recorded (including $0), $0 reported for the zone; Public Assistance: $1,809,558.30 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

MeasureValue
Population608,015
Building value (total, not at risk)$97,184,134,425
Agriculture value (total, not at risk)$147,978,012
NRI risk rating (all hazards)Relatively Moderate
Expected annual loss, buildings and agriculture, all hazards$92,014,416
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)$44,590,997
Social vulnerability ratingVery Low
Community resilience ratingVery High
NRI versionDecember 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

DefinitionPropertiesSevere repetitive lossProperties
Repetitive loss, FMA definition (44 CFR 77.2)12Severe repetitive loss, FMA definition (44 CFR 77.2)16
Repetitive loss, NFIP insurance definition75Severe repetitive loss, NFIP insurance definition13

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

ScopeRL, FMApropertiesSRL, FMApropertiesRL, NFIPpropertiesSRL, NFIPpropertiesAny categorypropertiesMitigatedpropertiesCurrently insuredproperties
County total1216751378332
of which: Austin city0150614
of which: Georgetown city1030300
of which: Florence city (community ID not in plan data)1111100
of which: Taylor city0050503
of which: Granger city (community ID not in plan data)0111100
of which: Round Rock city0729629012
of which: Williamson County (unincorporated area)9523524111
of which: Cedar Park city1170812
of which: Leander city0010100
Statewide, no county in FEMA's file381271319

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

JurisdictionNFIP community IDRL, FMApropertiesSRL, FMApropertiesRL, NFIPpropertiesSRL, NFIPpropertiesAny categorypropertiesMitigatedpropertiesCurrently insuredpropertiesNote
Williamson County4810799523524111
Austin city480624893928927319761Whole community, including the part in Travis County; in-county portion (county table): FMA RL 0, FMA SRL 1, NFIP RL 5, NFIP SRL 0, any category 6.
Bartlett city4807070000000
Cedar Park city4812821180912Whole community, including 1 property with no county in FEMA's file; in-county portion (county table): FMA RL 1, FMA SRL 1, NFIP RL 7, NFIP SRL 0, any category 8.
Georgetown city4806681030300
Hutto city4810470000000
Leander city4815360010100
Pflugerville city4810281121200Whole community, including the part in Travis County; none of its repeat-flood properties are in this county.
Round Rock city4810480729629012
Taylor city4806700050503
Thrall city4816320000000

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 groupRL, FMApropertiesSRL, FMApropertiesRL, NFIPpropertiesSRL, NFIPpropertiesAny categorypropertiesMitigatedpropertiesCurrently insuredproperties
single-family residential1114651168327
2 to 4 unit residential1252500
other residential0000000
non-residential0050505
not reported0000000

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 2 properties are FMA repetitive loss but not NFIP repetitive loss, and 65 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):

  1. FEMA, OpenFEMA HazardMitigationPlanStatuses v1, version 2026-09-29T134039Z, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/HazardMitigationPlanStatuses (API)
  2. FEMA, OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2, version 2026-09-29T162832Z, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries (API)
  3. FEMA, OpenFEMA PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries v1, version 2026-09-29T150754Z, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/PublicAssistanceFundedProjectsSummaries (API)
  4. FEMA, OpenFEMA NfipMultipleLossProperties v1, version 2026-08-04T164045Z, pulled 2026-09-30, https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/NfipMultipleLossProperties (API)
  5. 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)
  6. 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/
  7. 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
  8. 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.

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Cite this: Hazard Plain (2026). Williamson County, TX: risk-assessment baseline packet, release 2026-10 (data as of 2026-09-30; County FIPS 48491). Automated baseline. https://hazardplain.org/tx/48491/ 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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