Karnes County recorded 12 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 7 major disasters, 5 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is hurricane.
12
Declarations since FY2000
7
Major disasters (DR)
5
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
Feb 2021
Most recent
$699K
Federal PA obligated (top: utilities)
The federal disaster record for Karnes County runs between 2002 and 2021, 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 hurricane, fire, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated $699,380 in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for utilities.
Highlighted: Karnes 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
Utilities(F)
11
$329,164
Debris removal(A)
10
$141,826
Roads and bridges(C)
8
$126,075
Emergency protective measures(B)
10
$71,240
Parks and recreation(G)
3
$17,666
Buildings and equipment(E)
10
$13,409
All categories
52
$699,380
Most common hazards
Hurricane 5
Fire 2
Biological 2
Severe Ice Storm 2
Flood 1
Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan
Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for Karnes County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.
Hazard
Date
FEMA declaration
Type
Severe Ice Storm
Feb 19, 2021
DR-4586-TX
DR
Severe Ice Storm
Feb 14, 2021
EM-3554-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
Fire
Mar 14, 2008
EM-3284-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
Flood
Jul 4, 2002
DR-1425-TX
DR
Every declaration on record
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
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.