Disaster Data / States / Texas / Newton County
CountyNewton County recorded 15 federal major disaster declarations since FY2000 (through FY2026), the federal government's fullest response to an event. Alongside those sit 8 emergency declarations and 1 fire management declarations, 24 in all. Its most common hazard is hurricane.
Highlighted: Newton County, TX
Totals: FY2000 to FY2026 · Page last rebuilt Oct 26, 2026 · the current in-progress fiscal year is not included in totals
The federal disaster record for Newton County runs between 2000 and 2024, covering 24 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Hurricane Beryl in 2024. The hazards behind these declarations were most often hurricane, fire, and severe storm. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $30.0 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for buildings and equipment.
Historical declarations show what has happened here. These national datasets add context about underlying natural-hazard risk and community vulnerability.
Approximately 84.6% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.
Higher percentiles indicate greater relative social vulnerability within the CDC SVI framework. CDC SVI documentation
The NRI combines expected annual loss, social vulnerability, and community resilience to describe relative natural-hazard risk. FEMA NRI documentation
$30M has been obligated to Newton County in Public Assistance since FY2000.
$29M followed major disasters other than COVID-19. $630K followed emergency declarations, which cover debris removal and emergency protective work only. $114K, or 0% of the total, was COVID-19, which every county in the country received.
Obligated is the committed share, not necessarily spent, and can be revised as projects close out.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Buildings and equipment(E) | 39 | $13,250,927 |
| Emergency protective measures(B) | 68 | $6,588,968 |
| Roads and bridges(C) | 100 | $5,568,326 |
| Utilities(F) | 25 | $3,057,910 |
| Debris removal(A) | 14 | $1,347,430 |
| Management costs(Z) | 3 | $104,879 |
| Parks and recreation(G) | 12 | $95,492 |
| Water control facilities(D) | 1 | $33,205 |
| All categories | 262 | $30,047,137 |
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 11-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 260 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.
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.
| Assistance type | Approved amount |
|---|---|
| Repair and replacement | $20,713,880 |
| Rental assistance | $2,910,452 |
| Other needs | $6,831,810 |
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.
| Program | Projects | Federal share obligated |
|---|---|---|
| Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP) | 17 | $11,214,932 |
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.
Archive coverage for Texas: 2015-present current-Governor proclamation archive; 2000-2014 gap disclosed
| Signed | Order | Declaration | Hazards reported here | Reported damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2021 | PROCLAMATION-2021-05-19-governor-abbott-issues-disaster-declaration-in-response-to-significant-flooding-severe-weather-in-east-texas | Governor Abbott Issues Disaster Declaration In Response To Significant Flooding, Severe Weather In East Texas | Flash Flood | Not reported |
| Sep 21, 2020 | PROCLAMATION-2020-09-21-governor-greg-abbott-issues-disaster-declaration-in-response-to-tropical-storm-beta | Governor Greg Abbott Issues Disaster Declaration in Response to Tropical Storm Beta | Flash Flood | Not reported |
| Sep 19, 2019 | PROCLAMATION-2019-09-19-governor-abbott-declares-state-of-disaster-as-severe-weather-hits-texas | Governor Abbott Declares State Of Disaster As Severe Weather Hits Texas | Flash Flood | $1,000,000 |
| May 1, 2017 | PROCLAMATION-2017-05-01-disaster-proclamation-issued-for-three-texas-counties-following-severe-weat | Disaster Proclamation Issued For Three Texas Counties Following Severe Weather | Thunderstorm Wind | $4,000 |
| Apr 18, 2016 | PROCLAMATION-2016-04-18-Disaster_Proclamation_Issued_For_Southeast_Texas_Flooding | Disaster Proclamation Issued For Southeast Texas Flooding | Flash Flood | Not 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.
Major disaster (DR). The big one. Opens the full toolbox: repair money for public infrastructure, help for households, and mitigation funding to reduce the next loss.
Emergency (EM). Narrower and usually faster, for protective work before or during an incident. Capped, and rarely brings household assistance. Nearly every county has one from COVID-19.
Fire management (FM). Cost sharing to fight a wildfire as it burns. Not a disaster declaration, and it does not open recovery programs.
Showing 24 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2024 | DR-4798-TX | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Beryl |
| May 17, 2024 | DR-4781-TX | DR | Flood | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Mar 19, 2016 | DR-4266-TX | DR | Flood | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding |
| Nov 25, 2015 | DR-4245-TX | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding |
| May 29, 2015 | DR-4223-TX | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds And Flooding |
| Sep 9, 2011 | DR-4029-TX | DR | Fire | Wildfires |
| Jul 1, 2011 | DR-1999-TX | DR | Fire | Wildfires |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Jun 9, 2001 | DR-1379-TX | DR | Coastal Storm | Tx-Tropical Storm Allison-06-06-2001 |
| Sep 3, 2000 | FM-2328-TX | FM | Fire | Tx - Moore Branch Fire - 09/03/00 |
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). Declarations from the fiscal year still in progress are listed in the tables on this page but are not counted in the totals until the year is complete. Uses OpenFEMA data but is not endorsed by or affiliated with FEMA.
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