Enter any address in Dickens County, Texas to see its FEMA flood zone
2 NOAA storm reports from this county describe what happened, in the words of the meteorologists who were there.
Dickens County, Texas has recorded 12 flood-related events since 1996 according to NOAA's Storm Events Database, including 11 flash floods. The county has received 16 federal disaster declarations. Enter any address above to check its FEMA flood zone designation.
FEMA Disaster Declarations (1992–2021)
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 |
| Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds And Flooding | Severe Storm | May 4, 2015 |
| Wildfires | Fire | Apr 6, 2011 |
| Wildfires | Fire | Mar 14, 2008 |
| Extreme Wildfire Threat | Fire | Nov 27, 2005 |
| Hurricane Rita | Hurricane | Sep 23, 2005 |
NOAA Storm Events Database (1996–2025)
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
| Type | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | May 19, 2018 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Sep 18, 2014 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | May 6, 2008 | 0.00K |
| Tropical Depression | Aug 17, 2007 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | May 3, 2006 | — |
| Flash Flood | Sep 30, 2004 | — |
| Flash Flood | Jun 5, 2003 | — |
| Flash Flood | Apr 25, 2002 | — |
| Flash Flood | Aug 28, 1996 | — |
| Flash Flood | Sep 17, 1996 | — |
Flash Flood — May 19, 2018
Scattered thunderstorms developed late this afternoon ahead of a dryline, initially in the Rolling Plains and then farther west and in greater number across the southern South Plains through late evening. Strong instability and moderate wind shear resulted in many of these storms becoming supercells, some with destructive hail to 3 inches in diameter, but very few severe wind gusts were report...
Flash Flood — Sep 18, 2014
During the third week of September, an unusually moist and unsettled pattern overspread much of West Texas. The majority of this moisture was sourced from the remnants of Pacific Hurricane Odile and contributed to multiple waves of slow-moving showers and thunderstorms punctuated by periods of flooding. The most extensive flooding was noted during the morning and afternoon of the 18th from the ...
Flash Flood — May 6, 2008
An active round of severe thunderstorms impacted the west Texas South Plains during the late afternoon and evening of the 6th and continued into the early morning of the 7th. ||Convection originated along a dryline near the Texas and New Mexico border, as well as near a pre-existing weak frontal boundary stretched west-to-east over the southwestern South Plains. ||Many of the thunderstorms were...
Tropical Depression — Aug 17, 2007
Tropical Depression Erin, previously a tropical storm during landfall on the middle Texas coast early on the 16th, brought large amounts of rain to portions of west Texas. This rain fell primarily on the 17th and 18th of August on the South Plains and Rolling Plains before the system moved northeastward over Oklahoma. ||Erin maintained a defined circulation well after making landfall, and even ...
Flash Flood — May 3, 2006
May 3 Severe Thunderstorm Event Summary...Severe thunderstorms initially developed over the central South Plains region during the late afternoon hours of the 3rd. This activity produced large hail as it affected portions of Lubbock and Crosby Counties. Additional high based thunderstorm activity developed in drier air to the west of the Interstate 27 corridor. This convection caused significan...
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
FEMA assigns flood zone designations to areas in Dickens 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 Dickens 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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