Enter any address in Childress County, Texas to see its FEMA flood zone
9 NOAA storm reports from this county describe what happened, in the words of the meteorologists who were there.
Childress County, Texas has recorded 12 flood-related events since 1996 according to NOAA's Storm Events Database, including 4 flash floods and 7 river or area floods. The county has received 14 federal disaster declarations. Enter any address above to check its FEMA flood zone designation.
FEMA Disaster Declarations (1996–2021)
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries.
| Declaration | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Severe Winter Storm | Severe Ice Storm | Feb 11, 2021 |
| Severe Winter Storms | Severe Ice Storm | Feb 11, 2021 |
| Covid-19 | Biological | Jan 20, 2020 |
| Covid-19 Pandemic | Biological | Jan 20, 2020 |
| Severe Winter Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding | Severe Storm | Dec 26, 2015 |
| Wildfires | Fire | Apr 6, 2011 |
| Wildfires | Fire | Mar 14, 2008 |
| Extreme Wildfire Threat | Fire | Nov 27, 2005 |
| Hurricane Rita | Hurricane | Sep 23, 2005 |
| Hurricane Katrina Evacuation | Hurricane | Aug 29, 2005 |
NOAA Storm Events Database (1996–2025)
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
| Type | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | Apr 26, 2025 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jun 7, 2018 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Oct 4, 2017 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | May 22, 2016 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Oct 6, 2016 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Nov 2, 2016 | 20.00K |
| Flood | Jul 6, 2015 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Aug 16, 2013 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Apr 16, 2010 | 25.00K |
| Tropical Depression | Aug 17, 2007 | 0.00K |
Flash Flood — Apr 26, 2025
Low level atmospheric moisture continued to increase for another consecutive day across the South Plains and Rolling Plains of West Texas on the afternoon of the 25th. Numerous outflow boundaries, a dryline, and a cold front provided a focus for thunderstorm initiation during the afternoon hours. Three rounds of severe storms affected the Texas South Plains region from the afternoon of the 25th...
Flash Flood — Jun 7, 2018
During the morning of the seventh, a mesoscale convective system moving across Oklahoma reinforced pre-existing outflow boundaries in the Rolling Plains and eastern South Plains. A weak short wave moving over the top of an upper level ridge combined with a very unstable airmass over the Rolling Plains creating scattered severe thunderstorms. Strong downdraft CAPE values led to very strong repor...
Flood — Oct 4, 2017
Beginning on the evening of the 4th and lasting through the early morning of the 5th, very heavy rains fell over portions of eastern Briscoe, Hall, and western Childress Counties. A very moist atmosphere in place and training convection allowed for an estimated swath of 5-7 inches of rainfall over a widespread area. A river gauge six miles southwest of Brice in Hall County recorded a rainfall a...
Flash Flood — May 22, 2016
The first in a multi-day event produced widespread large hail, tornadoes, and flash flooding but the largest impacts were felt in the extreme southeastern Texas Panhandle. An upper level jet streak provided the necessary lift acting upon a very unstable and strongly sheared atmosphere. Supercell thunderstorms began as isolated cells on the caprock and became more widespread once they moved off ...
Flood — Oct 6, 2016
Around 1400 CST, a dryline focused discrete thunderstorm development in the far southeast Texas Panhandle. Very strong instability with mixed layer CAPEs around 3500 J/kg allowed these storms to intensify with supercell structures observed at times. One of these storms produced damaging hail to two inches in diameter in Kirkland (southeast Childress County). Also, periodic training of storms...
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
Source: OpenFEMA NFIP Individual Claims (2.25M records analyzed).
FEMA assigns flood zone designations to areas in Childress County, Texas:
AE High Risk — 1% annual chance of flooding. Insurance required.
VE Very High Risk — Coastal flooding with wave action.
X (Shaded) Moderate Risk — 500-year floodplain.
X Low Risk — Outside major floodplains.
Properties in Childress County, Texas that are in FEMA-designated Special Flood Hazard Areas (zones A and V) with federally backed mortgages are required to carry flood insurance.
Even outside high-risk zones, flood insurance is recommended. From 2014 to 2024, nearly one-third of NFIP claims came from outside the high-risk Special Flood Hazard Area.
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