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hurricane Hurricane Risk in Texas

Overall State Risk Score: 5/10

Texas faces high hurricane risk. 17 of 241 counties (7%) rated high or very high by FEMA National Risk Index.

Seasonal pattern: August-October

Highest-Risk Cities in Texas

1
Houston, TX
Extreme · 18 historical events
FEMA: 9Historical: 7
2
San Antonio, TX
High · 9 historical events
FEMA: 5Historical: 5
3
Dallas, TX
Moderate · 2 historical events
FEMA: 3Historical: 2
4
Austin, TX
Moderate · 11 historical events
FEMA: 3Historical: 6
5
Fort Worth, TX
Moderate · 2 historical events
FEMA: 3Historical: 2
6
Arlington, TX
Moderate · 2 historical events
FEMA: 3Historical: 2
7
El Paso, TX
Low
FEMA: 1Historical: 0

Notable Hurricane Events

Hurricane Beryl

June 28, 2024 — Category 5 · 269 km/h

Arlington, TX

Impact data not available

Other Hazards in Texas

earthquake
Earthquake Risk
Score: 3/10
wildfire
Wildfire Risk
Score: 5/10
flood
Flood Risk
Score: 7/10
tornado
Tornado Risk
Score: 7/10
winter-storm
Winter Storm Risk
Score: 7/10
landslide
Landslide Risk
Score: 3/10
extreme-heat
Extreme Heat Risk
Score: 5/10
drought
Drought Risk
Score: 7/10
high-wind
High Wind Risk
Score: 7/10
tsunami
Tsunami Risk
Score: 0/10

How this data is built

Texas hurricane risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live event monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.

The data behind this page

Every score and event here comes from DisasterAWARE's hazard database — available as downloadable historical datasets and a real-time API.

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