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Terrell County, Texas

Terrell County recorded 11 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 6 major disasters, 5 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is hurricane.

Highlighted: Terrell County, TX

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

11
Declarations since FY2000
6
Major disasters (DR)
5
Emergencies (EM)
0
Fire management (FM)
Jul 2026
Most recent
$52K
Federal PA obligated (top: emergency protective measures)

The federal disaster record for Terrell County runs between 2005 and 2024, covering 11 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 hurricane, fire, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated $51,957 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 48443
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
8.6
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 8.6% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status7.7
Household characteristics68.1
Racial and ethnic minority status85.3
Housing type and transportation0.2

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

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
0.4
overall risk score
Very Low
Expected annual loss$545KVery Low
NRI social vulnerability72.7Relatively High
Community resilience4.2Very 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)3$51,957
All categories3$51,957

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 1-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 112 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.

Wildfires 2011$52K
112 days to first federal obligation
Declared1 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.

48
valid registrations
17
households approved
$234,034
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$167,417
Rental assistance$3,668
Other needs$62,949

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.

1
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
May 19, 2021PROCLAMATION-2021-05-19-governor-abbott-issues-disaster-declaration-in-response-to-significant-flooding-severe-weather-in-east-texasGovernor Abbott Issues Disaster Declaration In Response To Significant Flooding, Severe Weather In East TexasHailNot 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 Terrell County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.

HazardDateFEMA declarationType
FloodMay 17, 2024DR-4781-TXDR
Severe Ice StormFeb 19, 2021DR-4586-TXDR
Severe Ice StormFeb 14, 2021EM-3554-TXEM
BiologicalMar 25, 2020DR-4485-TXDR
BiologicalMar 13, 2020EM-3458-TXEM
FireJul 1, 2011DR-1999-TXDR
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

Every declaration on record

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

Showing 11 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
May 17, 2024DR-4781-TXDRFloodSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
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
Jul 1, 2011DR-1999-TXDRFireWildfires
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
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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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