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Atascosa County, Texas

Atascosa County recorded 16 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 9 major disasters, 6 emergencies, and 1 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is hurricane.

Highlighted: Atascosa County, TX

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

16
Declarations since FY2000
9
Major disasters (DR)
6
Emergencies (EM)
1
Fire management (FM)
Jul 2026
Most recent
$2.0M
Federal PA obligated (top: roads and bridges)

The federal disaster record for Atascosa County runs between 2002 and 2025, covering 16 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms in 2021. The hazards behind these declarations were most often hurricane, fire, and severe storm. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $2.0 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for roads and bridges.

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 48013
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
86.6
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 86.6% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status82.8
Household characteristics83.5
Racial and ethnic minority status95.5
Housing type and transportation67.1

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
60.7
overall risk score
Relatively Low
Expected annual loss$13.9MVery Low
NRI social vulnerability89.6Very High
Community resilience14.3Very 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
Roads and bridges(C)78$907,996
Emergency protective measures(B)10$638,439
Utilities(F)5$484,421
Debris removal(A)4$10,875
Parks and recreation(G)2$2,407
Buildings and equipment(E)1$750
All categories100$2,044,888

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 4-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 122 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.

Severe Winter Storms 2021$41K
194 days to first federal obligation
Covid-19 Pandemic 2020$380K
602 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding 2007$323K
150 days to first federal obligation
Extreme Wildfire Threat 2006$90K
94 days to first federal obligation
Hurricane Claudette 2003$382K
40 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms And Flooding 2002$829K
42 days to first federal obligation
Declared1 yr2 yr3 yr4 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.

741
valid registrations
297
households approved
$1,069,282
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$410,367
Rental assistance$121,458
Other needs$536,649

Hazard mitigation, what has been funded here

Federal Hazard Mitigation Assistance obligated to this jurisdiction to reduce future disaster losses, across the FEMA mitigation programs. This is the record of past mitigation investment a local hazard mitigation plan documents. Figures are federal share obligated, reported through OpenFEMA and not audited, and are separate from the Public Assistance funding above.

$3,390,189
federal mitigation share
4
funded projects
1
property mitigated
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)4$3,390,189

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.

1
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
Apr 17, 2019PROCLAMATION-2019-04-17-governor-abbott-issues-disaster-declaration-for-9-texas-counties-in-response-to-severe-weatherGovernor Abbott Issues Disaster Declaration For 9 Texas Counties In Response To Severe WeatherThunderstorm WindNot reported

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 Atascosa County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
FireMar 5, 2025FM-5553-TXFM
Severe Ice StormFeb 19, 2021DR-4586-TXDR
Severe Ice StormFeb 14, 2021EM-3554-TXEM
BiologicalMar 25, 2020DR-4485-TXDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3458-TXEM
Severe StormMay 29, 2015DR-4223-TXDR
HurricaneJun 29, 2010EM-3313-TXEM
FireMar 14, 2008EM-3284-TXEM
Severe StormJun 29, 2007DR-1709-TXDR
Severe StormMay 1, 2007DR-1697-TXDR
FireJan 11, 2006DR-1624-TXDR
HurricaneSep 24, 2005DR-1606-TXDR
HurricaneSep 21, 2005EM-3261-TXEM
HurricaneSep 2, 2005EM-3216-TXEM
HurricaneJul 17, 2003DR-1479-TXDR
FloodJul 4, 2002DR-1425-TXDR

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 16 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Mar 5, 2025FM-5553-TXFMFireDuke Fire
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
May 29, 2015DR-4223-TXDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds And Flooding
Jun 29, 2010EM-3313-TXEMHurricaneTropical Storm Alex
Mar 14, 2008EM-3284-TXEMFireWildfires
Jun 29, 2007DR-1709-TXDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
May 1, 2007DR-1697-TXDRSevere StormSevere Storms And Tornadoes
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
Jul 17, 2003DR-1479-TXDRHurricaneHurricane Claudette
Jul 4, 2002DR-1425-TXDRFloodSevere Storms And Flooding
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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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