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CountyRains County, Texas
Rains 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 severe ice storm.
The federal disaster record for Rains County runs between 2001 and 2024, covering 12 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding in 2024. The hazards behind these declarations were most often severe ice storm, hurricane, and fire. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated $238,379 in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for emergency protective measures.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency protective measures(B) | 1 | $117,274 |
| Roads and bridges(C) | 2 | $80,282 |
| Utilities(F) | 1 | $22,669 |
| Parks and recreation(G) | 1 | $13,756 |
| Buildings and equipment(E) | 1 | $4,398 |
| All categories | 6 | $238,379 |
Most common hazards
- Severe Ice Storm 3
- Hurricane 3
- Fire 2
- Biological 2
- Severe Storm 1
- 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 Rains County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.
| Hazard | Date | FEMA declaration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flood | May 17, 2024 | DR-4781-TX | DR |
| 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 |
| Severe Storm | Feb 9, 2016 | DR-4255-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 |
| Severe Ice Storm | Jan 8, 2001 | DR-1356-TX | DR |
Every declaration on record
DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance
Showing 12 declarations
| Date | Number | Type | Hazard | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Mar 25, 2020 | DR-4485-TX | DR | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3458-TX | EM | Biological | Covid-19 |
| Feb 9, 2016 | DR-4255-TX | DR | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding |
| 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 |
| Jan 8, 2001 | DR-1356-TX | DR | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Ice Storm |
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.