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Gray County, Texas

Gray County recorded 12 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 5 major disasters, 5 emergencies, and 2 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is fire.

Highlighted: Gray County, TX

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

12
Declarations since FY2000
5
Major disasters (DR)
5
Emergencies (EM)
2
Fire management (FM)
Mar 2025
Most recent
$793K
Federal PA obligated (top: emergency protective measures)

The federal disaster record for Gray County runs between 2001 and 2025, covering 12 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms in 2021. The hazards behind these declarations were most often fire, severe ice storm, and hurricane. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated $793,173 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 48179
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
86.5
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 86.5% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status92.7
Household characteristics83.5
Racial and ethnic minority status76.8
Housing type and transportation55.9

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
59.9
overall risk score
Relatively Low
Expected annual loss$18.4MRelatively Low
NRI social vulnerability55.9Relatively Moderate
Community resilience24.4Relatively 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)7$705,160
Utilities(F)1$81,642
Roads and bridges(C)2$6,372
All categories10$793,174

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 5-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 169 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.

Covid-19 Pandemic 2020$544K
994 days to first federal obligation
Extreme Wildfire Threat 2006$216K
169 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Ice Storm 2001$32K
37 days to first federal obligation
Declared1 yr2 yr3 yr4 yr5 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.

98
valid registrations
72
households approved
$506,207
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$38,100
Rental assistance$3,866
Other needs$464,241

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.

$428,739
federal mitigation share
4
funded projects
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)3$399,864
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities(BRIC)1$28,875

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.

5
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 FloodNot 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 2023HailNot reported
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 WeatherHailNot reported
Jun 21, 2018PROCLAMATION-2018-06-21-governor-abbott-issues-disaster-declaration-in-response-to-severe-weather-and-floodingGovernor Abbott Issues Disaster Declaration In Response To Severe Weather And FloodingThunderstorm WindNot reported
Jun 1, 2016PROCLAMATION-2016-06-01-disaster_proclamation_issued_for_texas_floodingDisaster Proclamation Issued For Texas FloodingFlash FloodNot 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 Gray County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
FireMar 14, 2025FM-5555-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
FireApr 18, 2018FM-5235-TXFM
FireMar 14, 2008EM-3284-TXEM
FireJan 11, 2006DR-1624-TXDR
HurricaneSep 24, 2005DR-1606-TXDR
HurricaneSep 21, 2005EM-3261-TXEM
HurricaneSep 2, 2005EM-3216-TXEM
Severe Ice StormJan 8, 2001DR-1356-TXDR

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 12 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Mar 14, 2025FM-5555-TXFMFireRest Area 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
Apr 18, 2018FM-5235-TXFMFireMcclellan Fire
Mar 14, 2008EM-3284-TXEMFireWildfires
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
Jan 8, 2001DR-1356-TXDRSevere Ice StormSevere Winter Ice Storm
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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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