1 flood insurance claims·$245,314 paid·2 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 Hudspeth 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 summer thunderstorms dominates the flood risk profile in Hudspeth County, accounting for 20 of the 21 recorded flood events over the last 30 years alongside a single general flood event.
This hazard is driven by regional weather patterns, including monsoon moisture, tropical remnants, and trapped lower-level humidity. For example, deep lower and mid-level moisture triggered slow-moving storms and flash flooding near Cornudas in August 2022. Similarly, weak southwest flow aloft brought the remnants of Hurricane Nora into the region, causing heavy rain and flash flooding in September 2021.
NFIP records show a single claim filed in Zone A, which resulted in a payout of $245,314 and an average recorded water depth of 64 inches. Homeowners, real estate agents, and journalists should pay the closest attention to properties located within Zone A and areas susceptible to rapid runoff from intense seasonal storms.
Summary written from NOAA storm reports and NFIP claims for this county. Not a prediction.
In flood insurance claims here that reported a flood depth, the average was 64 inches.
Drawn to scale against an 80-inch door. Even a few inches soaks flooring, the bottom of the drywall and anything plugged in near the floor.
Average of the depths reported on claims (zero and implausible values left out); FEMA’s record doesn’t say exactly where each depth was measured. Source: OpenFEMA NFIP claims.
2 NOAA storm reports from Hudspeth County describe what happened, in the words of the forecasters who covered it. Read the Texas flood stories →
13 federal disaster declarations since 1966, 2 of them floods, coastal storms or hurricanes.
| Disaster | Began |
|---|---|
| Severe Winter Storm | Feb 11, 2021 |
| Severe Winter Storms | Feb 11, 2021 |
| Wildfires | Mar 14, 2008 |
| Severe Storms And Flooding | Jul 27, 2006 |
| Extreme Wildfire Threat | Nov 27, 2005 |
| Hurricane Rita | Sep 23, 2005 |
| Hurricane Katrina Evacuation | Aug 29, 2005 |
| Extreme Fire Hazards | Aug 1, 1999 |
Weather and water disasters only; most recent first. Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations.
21 since 1996: 20 flash floods and 1 river or area floods.
| Event | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | Jul 28, 2025 | — |
| Flash Flood | Aug 11, 2022 | — |
| Flash Flood | Sep 1, 2021 | — |
| Flash Flood | Aug 7, 2017 | — |
| Flash Flood | Aug 30, 2016 | — |
| Flash Flood | May 4, 2015 | — |
| Flash Flood | Jun 23, 2014 | $2,000 |
| Flash Flood | Sep 12, 2013 | — |
— = no damage estimate in the record. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database.
Flash Flood · Jul 28, 2025. A large upper high over the lower Mississippi Valley setup a deep southeast flow off the Gulf bringing above average moisture into far west Texas. Very heavy rain occurred for several hours and resulted in flash flooding over parts of Hudspeth and far northeastern El Paso counties.
Flash Flood · Aug 11, 2022. Deep lower and mid level moisture remained trapped under an upper high centered over the Rockies. A weak disturbance moving through northeast flow triggered slow moving storms across Hudspeth county with flash flooding reported near Cornudas.
Flash Flood · Sep 1, 2021. Weak southwest flow aloft brought up the remnants of Hurricane Nora into the Borderland. Heavy rain fell across Far West Texas with flash flooding reported in El Paso and Hudspeth counties.
Flash Flood · Aug 7, 2017. A surface trough extended along the Rio Grande Valley with deep monsoon moisture to the east. Northwest flow aloft pushed early evening storms into eastern Hudspeth County with locally heavy rain occurring just east of Indian Hot Springs which lead to flash flooding.
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 Hudspeth 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.