Enter any address in Dallam County, Texas to see its FEMA flood zone
3 NOAA storm reports from this county describe what happened, in the words of the meteorologists who were there.
Dallam County, Texas has recorded 4 flood-related events since 1996 according to NOAA's Storm Events Database, including 2 flash floods and 2 river or area floods. The county has received 11 federal disaster declarations. Enter any address above to check its FEMA flood zone designation.
FEMA Disaster Declarations (1998–2021)
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 |
| 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 |
| Extreme Fire Hazards | Fire | Aug 1, 1999 |
| Tropical Storm Charley | Severe Storm | Aug 22, 1998 |
NOAA Storm Events Database (1996–2025)
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
| Type | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | Jun 12, 2021 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Jul 4, 2021 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Aug 8, 2020 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jun 30, 2004 | — |
Flash Flood — Jun 12, 2021
A weak upper level disturbance moved along the northern side of an upper level ridge centered across the Desert Southwest generating thunderstorms over the mountains of Colorado and New Mexico. These storms slowly moved east into the Panhandles and encountered an environment with weak to moderate wind shear but extreme instability and high moisture which allowed these storms to thrive and incre...
Flood — Jul 4, 2021
A plume of monsoon moisture extended across the region and thunderstorms were ongoing in the morning of the 4th due to an Mesoscale Convective Vortex (MCV) moving southeast from the northeast Texas Panhandle into western Oklahoma. An upper level short wave moving south through western Kansas along with a surface trough across northeast New Mexico into the western Oklahoma Panhandle helped to s...
Flood — Aug 8, 2020
On the evening of August 8th a main area of thunderstorms moved from New Mexico and Colorado into the northwest combined Panhandles. Some storms trained across the same area just to the northwest of Highway 54 between Dalhart and Stratford. These training storms dumped 2 to 3 inches in a matter of an hour over an area just north of Conlen, TX. This led to some rural flooding.
Flash Flood — Jun 30, 2004
Heavy rainfall caused Carrizo Creek in extreme southern Dallam and extreme northern Hartley counties...west-northwest and west-southwest of Dalhart...to flood over the roads during the early morning hours.
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 Dallam 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 Dallam 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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