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Andrews County, Texas

Andrews County recorded 13 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 5 major disasters, 6 emergencies, and 2 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is fire.

Highlighted: Andrews County, TX

Totals: FY2000–FY2025 · Page last rebuilt Sep 12, 2026 · the current in-progress fiscal year is not included in totals

13
Declarations since FY2000
5
Major disasters (DR)
6
Emergencies (EM)
2
Fire management (FM)
Feb 2021
Most recent
$141K
Federal PA obligated (top: emergency protective measures)

The federal disaster record for Andrews County runs between 2003 and 2021, covering 13 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms in 2021. The hazards behind these declarations were most often fire, hurricane, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated $140,976 in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for emergency protective measures.

Risk and vulnerability context

Historical declarations show what has happened here. These national datasets add context about underlying natural-hazard risk and community vulnerability.

County FIPS 48003
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
68.3
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 68.3% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status72.5
Household characteristics60.8
Racial and ethnic minority status92.6
Housing type and transportation38.5

Higher percentiles indicate greater relative social vulnerability within the CDC SVI framework. CDC SVI documentation

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
9.0
overall risk score
Very Low
Expected annual loss$6.0MVery Low
NRI social vulnerability10.6Very Low
Community resilience16.3Very Low

The NRI combines expected annual loss, social vulnerability, and community resilience to describe relative natural-hazard risk. FEMA NRI documentation

About these measures: CDC Social Vulnerability Index and FEMA National Risk Index Social Vulnerability are separate measures built with different methods. They are shown side by side for context and should not be interpreted as equivalent scores.

Federal Public Assistance by category

Federal share obligated to this jurisdiction under FEMA Public Assistance since 2000, grouped by damage category. Figures are rounded to the nearest dollar and reflect obligations, which may change as projects close out.

CategoryProjectsFederal share obligated
Emergency protective measures(B)4$140,976
All categories4$140,976

Recovery funding, how fast it came

For each disaster, the wait from the declaration to the first federal obligation (amber), then the federal share obligating after that (teal), on a shared 1-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 134 days. An obligation is the federal share committed to the recipient state, not funds disbursed to the locality, which comes later and is not shown.

Wildfires 2011$134K
112 days to first federal obligation
Extreme Wildfire Threat 2006$7K
156 days to first federal obligation
Declared1 yr

Assistance to households (Individual Assistance)

FEMA Individual Assistance to households in this jurisdiction, combined across the Housing Assistance owner and renter programs. Valid registrations are households that applied within a designated Individual Assistance area; approved counts and dollars are the households FEMA found eligible under the Individuals and Households Program. Figures are self-reported and drawn from NEMIS through OpenFEMA, not audited, and Individual Assistance exists only for disasters where it was designated, so many jurisdictions show none.

24
valid registrations
18
households approved
$124,012
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Other needs$124,012

State declarations (governor)

Emergency declarations issued by the governor of this state, which are separate from and usually precede a federal declaration. A declaration is listed here when NOAA Storm Events recorded reports of the matched hazard in this jurisdiction while the order was in effect. That is evidence of local impact during a declared state emergency. It is not a statement that the governor named this jurisdiction in the order, since most state declarations apply statewide and name no localities at all. Hazard categories come from the order text. Damage figures are NOAA storm report estimates for this jurisdiction only, not the cost of the declaration.

3
state declarations with local storm evidence
59
statewide on record

Archive coverage for Texas: 2015-present current-Governor proclamation archive; 2000-2014 gap disclosed

SignedOrderDeclarationHazards reported hereReported damage
Jun 6, 2023PROCLAMATION-2023-06-06-governor-abbott-issues-severe-weather-disaster-declaration-in-june-2023Governor Abbott Issues Severe Weather Disaster Declaration In June 2023Flash Flood, Hail, Thunderstorm WindNot reported
May 16, 2023PROCLAMATION-2023-05-16-governor-abbott-issues-severe-weather-disaster-declaration-in-may-2023Governor Abbott Issues Severe Weather Disaster Declaration In May 2023Flash FloodNot reported
Sep 19, 2019PROCLAMATION-2019-09-19-governor-abbott-declares-state-of-disaster-as-severe-weather-hits-texasGovernor Abbott Declares State Of Disaster As Severe Weather Hits TexasFlash Flood$50,000

Source: state executive order archives collected by DisasterData Plus, joined to NOAA Storm Events. See the Plus overview for per-state coverage and method.

Most common hazards

Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan

Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for Andrews County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
Severe Ice StormFeb 19, 2021DR-4586-TXDR
Severe Ice StormFeb 14, 2021EM-3554-TXEM
BiologicalMar 25, 2020DR-4485-TXDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3458-TXEM
FireJul 1, 2011DR-1999-TXDR
FireApr 10, 2008FM-2759-TXFM
FireMar 14, 2008EM-3284-TXEM
FireFeb 8, 2008FM-2742-TXFM
FireJan 11, 2006DR-1624-TXDR
HurricaneSep 24, 2005DR-1606-TXDR
HurricaneSep 21, 2005EM-3261-TXEM
HurricaneSep 2, 2005EM-3216-TXEM
OtherFeb 1, 2003EM-3171-TXEM

Every declaration on record

DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance

Showing 13 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Feb 19, 2021DR-4586-TXDRSevere Ice StormSevere Winter Storms
Feb 14, 2021EM-3554-TXEMSevere Ice StormSevere Winter Storm
Mar 25, 2020DR-4485-TXDRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3458-TXEMBiologicalCovid-19
Jul 1, 2011DR-1999-TXDRFireWildfires
Apr 10, 2008FM-2759-TXFMFireParker Fire
Mar 14, 2008EM-3284-TXEMFireWildfires
Feb 8, 2008FM-2742-TXFMFireChevron Fire
Jan 11, 2006DR-1624-TXDRFireExtreme Wildfire Threat
Sep 24, 2005DR-1606-TXDRHurricaneHurricane Rita
Sep 21, 2005EM-3261-TXEMHurricaneHurricane Rita
Sep 2, 2005EM-3216-TXEMHurricaneHurricane Katrina Evacuation
Feb 1, 2003EM-3171-TXEMOtherLoss Of The Space Shuttle Columbia
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How these numbers are built

Drawn from FEMA's OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, rebuilt each week. A declaration is counted here once for each designated area it names, so a single disaster covering many localities is counted in each one. For that reason these jurisdiction counts do not sum to Texas's statewide total. This page counts declarations that named this jurisdiction as a designated area. Totals cover complete fiscal years (Oct 1 to Sep 30); the in-progress year may appear in the most-recent list but is not counted in the totals. Uses OpenFEMA data but is not endorsed by or affiliated with FEMA.

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