Disaster Data / States / Texas / Galveston County
CountyGalveston County, Texas
Galveston County recorded 22 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 12 major disasters, 10 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is hurricane.
The federal disaster record for Galveston County runs between 2001 and 2024, covering 22 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Hurricane Beryl in 2024. The hazards behind these declarations were most often hurricane, coastal storm, and fire. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $600.4 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for debris removal.
Highlighted: Galveston County, TX
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.
| Category | Projects | Federal share obligated |
|---|---|---|
| Debris removal(A) | 240 | $225,308,408 |
| Buildings and equipment(E) | 1,107 | $83,082,891 |
| Parks and recreation(G) | 472 | $77,088,109 |
| Emergency protective measures(B) | 697 | $76,402,659 |
| Utilities(F) | 264 | $75,624,872 |
| Water control facilities(D) | 33 | $35,732,561 |
| Roads and bridges(C) | 442 | $19,509,812 |
| Management costs(Z) | 57 | $7,695,611 |
| All categories | 3,312 | $600,444,923 |
Most common hazards
- Hurricane 13
- Coastal Storm 2
- Fire 2
- Biological 2
- Severe Ice Storm 2
- Severe Storm 1
Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan
Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for Galveston County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.
| Hazard | Date | FEMA declaration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane | Jul 9, 2024 | DR-4798-TX | DR |
| Severe Ice Storm | Feb 19, 2021 | DR-4586-TX | DR |
| Severe Ice Storm | Feb 14, 2021 | EM-3554-TX | EM |
| Hurricane | Dec 9, 2020 | DR-4572-TX | DR |
| Hurricane | Aug 24, 2020 | EM-3540-TX | EM |
| Hurricane | Jul 26, 2020 | EM-3530-TX | EM |
| Biological | Mar 25, 2020 | DR-4485-TX | DR |
| Biological | Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3458-TX | EM |
| Hurricane | Aug 25, 2017 | DR-4332-TX | DR |
| Severe Storm | Nov 25, 2015 | DR-4245-TX | DR |
| Hurricane | Sep 13, 2008 | DR-1791-TX | DR |
| Hurricane | Sep 10, 2008 | EM-3294-TX | EM |
| Hurricane | Aug 29, 2008 | EM-3290-TX | EM |
| Fire | Mar 14, 2008 | EM-3284-TX | EM |
| Hurricane | Aug 18, 2007 | EM-3277-TX | EM |
| Fire | Jan 11, 2006 | DR-1624-TX | DR |
| Hurricane | Sep 24, 2005 | DR-1606-TX | DR |
| Hurricane | Sep 21, 2005 | EM-3261-TX | EM |
| Hurricane | Sep 2, 2005 | EM-3216-TX | EM |
| Hurricane | Jul 17, 2003 | DR-1479-TX | DR |
| Coastal Storm | Sep 26, 2002 | DR-1434-TX | DR |
| Coastal Storm | Jun 9, 2001 | DR-1379-TX | DR |
Every declaration on record
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 22 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2024 | DR-4798-TX | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Beryl |
| Feb 19, 2021 | DR-4586-TX | DR | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storms |
| Feb 14, 2021 | EM-3554-TX | EM | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| Dec 9, 2020 | DR-4572-TX | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Laura |
| Aug 24, 2020 | EM-3540-TX | EM | Hurricane | Tropical Storms Marco And Laura |
| Jul 26, 2020 | EM-3530-TX | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Hanna |
| Mar 25, 2020 | DR-4485-TX | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3458-TX | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Aug 25, 2017 | DR-4332-TX | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Harvey |
| Nov 25, 2015 | DR-4245-TX | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding |
| Sep 13, 2008 | DR-1791-TX | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Ike |
| Sep 10, 2008 | EM-3294-TX | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Ike |
| Aug 29, 2008 | EM-3290-TX | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Gustav |
| Mar 14, 2008 | EM-3284-TX | EM | Fire | Wildfires |
| Aug 18, 2007 | EM-3277-TX | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Dean |
| Jan 11, 2006 | DR-1624-TX | DR | Fire | Extreme Wildfire Threat |
| Sep 24, 2005 | DR-1606-TX | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Rita |
| Sep 21, 2005 | EM-3261-TX | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Rita |
| Sep 2, 2005 | EM-3216-TX | EM | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| Jul 17, 2003 | DR-1479-TX | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Claudette |
| Sep 26, 2002 | DR-1434-TX | DR | Coastal Storm | Tropical Storm Fay |
| Jun 9, 2001 | DR-1379-TX | DR | Coastal Storm | Tx-Tropical Storm Allison-06-06-2001 |
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.