3 federal flood & hurricane disasters
Share of the whole county outline, rivers and lakes included; parts FEMA hasn’t mapped count as zero.
Shaded areas are FEMA’s mapped flood hazard zones in and around Coke County, Texas. Zoomed out they are simplified; at street level the map switches to FEMA’s exact layer. Tap anywhere to check that spot, or search an address above.
Flash flooding from heavy rainfall events dominates the flood risk profile in Coke County, Texas, supported by numerous recorded flash flood and river flood events over the past three decades.
Historical events demonstrate the severe impact of heavy rain systems across the region. In October 2018, an upper-level low-pressure system dropped heavy rain over multiple days, causing widespread flooding, rivers to rise above flood stage, and millions of dollars in damage to roads and county infrastructure, while Johnson Fork Creek overflowed its banks. Earlier, in August 2018, over five inches of heavy rain fell during a single morning, resulting in flooding on county and ranch roads southwest of Silver.
Residents living near creeks, rivers, and county or ranch roads prone to inundation from intense rainfall should pay the closest attention to local flood risks.
Summary written from NOAA storm reports and NFIP claims for this county. Not a prediction.
1 NOAA storm reports from Coke County describe what happened, in the words of the forecasters who covered it. Read the Texas flood stories →
17 federal disaster declarations since 1993, 3 of them floods, coastal storms or hurricanes.
| Disaster | Began |
|---|---|
| Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding | Jul 2, 2025 |
| Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding | Apr 26, 2024 |
| Severe Winter Storm | Feb 11, 2021 |
| Severe Winter Storms | Feb 11, 2021 |
| Wildcat Fire | Apr 11, 2011 |
| Wildfires | Apr 6, 2011 |
| Wildfires | Mar 14, 2008 |
| Silver Fire | Feb 25, 2008 |
Weather and water disasters only; most recent first. Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations.
18 since 1996: 14 flash floods and 3 river or area floods.
| Event | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flood | Oct 16, 2018 | — |
| Flash Flood | Aug 13, 2018 | — |
| Tropical Depression | Aug 16, 2007 | — |
| Flash Flood | May 6, 2007 | — |
| Flash Flood | Aug 15, 2005 | — |
| Flood | Aug 14, 2005 | — |
| Flash Flood | Jun 13, 2003 | $10,000 |
| Flash Flood | Jun 7, 2003 | — |
— = no damage estimate in the record. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database.
Flood · Oct 16, 2018. An upper level low pressure system remained park across Baja California through October 17. This feature interacted with plenty of moisture and resulted in periods of very heavy rain from October 15 through the 17. ||Widespread flooding developed across the area and many lakes and rivers rose above flood stage and resulted in widespread flooding. Millions of dollars of damage was done to roads and county infras…
Flash Flood · Aug 13, 2018. Over five inches of heavy rain fell during the morning of August 13. This resulted in flooding of county and ranch roads just southwest of the town of Silver.
Tropical Depression · Aug 16, 2007. The remnants of Tropical Depression Erin slowly moved through West Central Texas, dropping around 3 to 7 inches of rain across a large portion of the area. Over 9 inches of rain fell near the small town of Roby, TX and rural areas of southeastern Crockett County. Wind gusts to 42 knots (48 mph) and a minimum sea-level pressure of 1007 mb were reported at Junction. Flash flooding closed many roads and caused one fa…
Flash Flood · May 6, 2007. Severe thunderstorms developed across the southern Big Country during the afternoon and slowly propagated to the southwest. These thunderstorms produced brief tornadoes, large hail and very heavy rain as they moved through the Concho Valley and into the Northern Edwards Plateau. The thunderstorms continued through much of the night causing heavy rains across Sutton, Concho, Menard and McCulloch counties. The heavy…
National Weather Service narratives, lightly trimmed. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database.
Every colour on the map above is a place on this drawing: where the ground sits relative to the flood FEMA plans for.
If a building in Coke County is in a high-risk zone (A or V) and its mortgage comes from a federally regulated or insured lender, or is federally backed, flood insurance is required.
Outside those zones it is optional, and often worth having: from 2014 to 2024 nearly one-third of NFIP claims came from outside the high-risk Special Flood Hazard Area. Since Risk Rating 2.0, NFIP premiums are set for each building, so the only reliable price is a quote: FloodSmart.gov or a local agent.