Enter any address in Jim Hogg County, Texas to see its FEMA flood zone
Flash flooding from thunderstorms is the dominant flood hazard in Jim Hogg County. Over the past 30 years, the NOAA Storm Events Database has recorded 14 flash flood events, alongside 2 tropical storm events and 2 general flood events. Recent examples include a flash flood event on May 11, 2015, caused by deep tropical moisture and an impulse of jet stream energy, and another on June 17, 2015, where repeating thunderstorms produced 6 to 12 inches of rain across northern Jim Hogg County, leading to flash flooding in Hebbronville.
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) claims data indicates that properties designated as Zone A have experienced the majority of flood claims, with an average of 8 claims resulting in payouts averaging $3,346 and an average water depth of 2.0 feet. Homeowners in Zone A, as well as those in areas with unknown flood designations, should pay particular attention to flood risk.
Summary generated from NOAA storm narratives and NFIP claim data for this county. Not predictive.
4 NOAA storm reports from this county describe what happened, in the words of the meteorologists who were there.
Jim Hogg County, Texas has recorded 18 flood-related events since 1996 according to NOAA's Storm Events Database, including 14 flash floods and 2 river or area floods. The county has received 23 federal disaster declarations, 1 of which involved flooding or coastal storms. Enter any address above to check its FEMA flood zone designation.
FEMA Disaster Declarations (1967–2021)
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 |
| Hurricane Hanna | Hurricane | Jul 25, 2020 |
| Covid-19 | Biological | Jan 20, 2020 |
| Covid-19 Pandemic | Biological | Jan 20, 2020 |
| Wildfires | Fire | Apr 6, 2011 |
| Hurricane Alex | Hurricane | Jun 30, 2010 |
| Tropical Storm Alex | Hurricane | Jun 27, 2010 |
| Hurricane Ike | Hurricane | Sep 7, 2008 |
| Hurricane Gustav | Hurricane | Aug 27, 2008 |
NOAA Storm Events Database (1996–2025)
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
| Type | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical Storm | Aug 22, 2023 | 50.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jun 17, 2015 | 100.00K |
| Flash Flood | May 11, 2015 | 20.00K |
| Flash Flood | May 14, 2010 | 2.00K |
| Tropical Storm | Jul 23, 2008 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jun 28, 2007 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jun 22, 2007 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Apr 25, 2006 | — |
| Flash Flood | Jun 20, 2006 | 25K |
| Flash Flood | Jun 25, 2004 | — |
Tropical Storm — Aug 22, 2023
Tropical Storm Harold made landfall along the unpopulated Padre Island National Seashore on the northern Kenedy coastline just before 10:00AM CDT Tuesday, August 22nd carrying sustained winds of 50 mph with gusts over 60 mph in a small portion of the developing eye. Harold spun quickly across northern Kenedy, Brooks, and Jim Hogg Counties during the day on August 22nd before weakening to a Trop...
Flash Flood — Jun 17, 2015
Tropical moisture flowing into Deep South Texas well behind Tropical Depression Bill, was given a boost by a leftover upper level trough and boundaries from prior storms across the South Texas Brush Country on June 17th/early June 18th to trigger a band of repeating thunderstorms across central and north Jim Hogg County. Rainfall estimated ranged from 6 to 12 inches across northern Jim Hogg Cou...
Flash Flood — May 11, 2015
Deep tropical moisture pooled ahead of a dissipating late season front across the ranchlands, and combined with an impulse of jet stream energy during the afternoon and evening hours of May 11th. This resulted in a broken area of diurnally driven late afternoon showers and thunderstorms, which was followed by more widespread and slow moving thunderstorms after sunset which ultimately developed...
Flash Flood — May 14, 2010
An impulse of upper level energy provided enhanced lift along and near and old frontal boundary from the Brush Country northward to the Texas Hill Country, generating clusters of very slow moving storms in Webb, Duval, and Jim Hogg County during the late afternoon and evening hours of May 14th. The southern edge of stronger storms, which dropped more than 6 inches of rain in Duval County and p...
Tropical Storm — Jul 23, 2008
Hurricane Dolly, the first storm since Bret (1999) to make landfall along the Deep South Texas barrier islands, left a trail of widespread minor to moderate structural and natural damage across much of the Lower Rio Grande Valley and Deep South Texas on July 23rd, and dumped copious rainfall across the area, causing numerous instances of flooding primarily of low lying and poor drainage locatio...
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 Jim Hogg 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 Jim Hogg 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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