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Hunt County, Texas

Hunt County recorded 14 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 7 major disasters, 7 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is hurricane.

Highlighted: Hunt County, TX

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

14
Declarations since FY2000
7
Major disasters (DR)
7
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
Feb 2021
Most recent
$1.5M
Federal PA obligated (top: roads and bridges)

The federal disaster record for Hunt County runs between 2001 and 2021, covering 14 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms in 2021. The hazards behind these declarations were most often hurricane, severe ice storm, and fire. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $1.5 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 48231
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
87.5
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 87.5% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status82.5
Household characteristics70.4
Racial and ethnic minority status68.3
Housing type and transportation93.2

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
82.2
overall risk score
Relatively Moderate
Expected annual loss$43.3MRelatively Low
NRI social vulnerability49.7Relatively Moderate
Community resilience41.1Relatively Moderate

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)108$662,954
Emergency protective measures(B)10$629,054
Utilities(F)7$95,017
Debris removal(A)8$87,885
Buildings and equipment(E)1$3,135
All categories134$1,478,045

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 6-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 97 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$262K
446 days to first federal obligation
Wildfires 2011$53K
250 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding 2007$671K
97 days to first federal obligation
Hurricane Katrina Evacuation 2005$315K
88 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Ice Storm 2001$178K
45 days to first federal obligation
Declared1 yr2 yr3 yr4 yr5 yr6 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.

1,123
valid registrations
334
households approved
$1,824,022
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$273,073
Rental assistance$350,419
Other needs$1,200,360

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.

$54,666
federal mitigation share
3
funded projects
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Pre-Disaster Mitigation(PDM)2$37,425
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)1$17,241

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.

6
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 27, 2026PROCLAMATION-2026-04-27-governor-abbott-issues-severe-storm-disaster-proclamation-in-april-2026Governor Abbott Issues Severe Storm Disaster Proclamation In April 2026Hail$57,000
May 16, 2023PROCLAMATION-2023-05-16-governor-abbott-issues-severe-weather-disaster-declaration-in-may-2023Governor Abbott Issues Severe Weather Disaster Declaration In May 2023Thunderstorm Wind$50,000
Oct 21, 2019PROCLAMATION-2019-10-21-governor-abbott-issues-disaster-declaration-after-severe-weather-hits-north-texasGovernor Abbott Issues Disaster Declaration After Severe Weather Hits North TexasHail, Thunderstorm Wind$102,500
May 1, 2017PROCLAMATION-2017-05-01-disaster-proclamation-issued-for-three-texas-counties-following-severe-weatDisaster Proclamation Issued For Three Texas Counties Following Severe WeatherHailNot reported
Mar 14, 2016PROCLAMATION-2016-03-14-disaster_proclamation_for_severe_storms_and_flooding_in_march_2016Disaster Proclamation For Severe Storms And Flooding in March 2016Hail$2,000
Nov 20, 2015PROCLAMATION-2015-11-20-disaster_proclamation_issued_for_october_severe_stormsDisaster Proclamation Issued For October Severe StormsThunderstorm Wind$10,000

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 Hunt 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
FireSep 9, 2011DR-4029-TXDR
HurricaneSep 10, 2008EM-3294-TXEM
FireMar 14, 2008EM-3284-TXEM
Severe StormJun 29, 2007DR-1709-TXDR
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
Severe Ice StormJan 8, 2001DR-1356-TXDR

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 14 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
Sep 9, 2011DR-4029-TXDRFireWildfires
Sep 10, 2008EM-3294-TXEMHurricaneHurricane Ike
Mar 14, 2008EM-3284-TXEMFireWildfires
Jun 29, 2007DR-1709-TXDRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
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
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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