1 flood insurance claims·$0 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 Lamb 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 severe thunderstorms dominates the flood history of Lamb County, Texas. Over the last 30 years, the NOAA Storm Events Database recorded 17 flash flood events compared to just 3 general flood events.
Recent occurrences illustrate this seasonal threat. An upper-level storm system brought heavy rainfall that caused flash flooding and inundated several area roadways on May 6, 2025. Similarly, returning Gulf of Mexico moisture fueled widespread severe thunderstorms that produced flash flooding across the region on May 23, 2022. Additional flash flooding events occurred on May 24, 2019, and June 5, 2025, driven by moist and unstable atmospheric conditions.
Federal insurance records show minimal historical payout activity in the area. The National Flood Insurance Program recorded only 1 claim in Zone X, which resulted in an average payout of $0 and an average recorded water depth of 0 inches. Property owners and real estate agents in unmapped or low-to-moderate risk zones should pay the most attention to localized flash flooding hazards during heavy spring and summer rainfall events.
Summary written from NOAA storm reports and NFIP claims for this county. Not a prediction.
7 NOAA storm reports from Lamb County describe what happened, in the words of the forecasters who covered it. Read the Texas flood stories →
16 federal disaster declarations since 1970, 2 of them floods, coastal storms or hurricanes.
| Disaster | Began |
|---|---|
| Severe Winter Storm | Feb 11, 2021 |
| Severe Winter Storms | Feb 11, 2021 |
| Severe Winter Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding | Dec 26, 2015 |
| Wildfires | Apr 6, 2011 |
| Hurricane Alex | Jun 30, 2010 |
| Wildfires | Mar 14, 2008 |
| Extreme Wildfire Threat | Nov 27, 2005 |
| Hurricane Rita | Sep 23, 2005 |
Weather and water disasters only; most recent first. Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations.
20 since 1996: 17 flash floods and 3 river or area floods.
| Event | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | May 6, 2025 | — |
| Flash Flood | Jun 5, 2025 | — |
| Flash Flood | May 23, 2022 | — |
| Flash Flood | May 25, 2019 | $10,000 |
| Flash Flood | May 24, 2019 | $3,000 |
| Flood | Oct 8, 2018 | — |
| Flood | Jun 1, 2016 | — |
| Flood | Sep 18, 2014 | — |
— = no damage estimate in the record. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database.
Flash Flood · May 6, 2025. An upper level storm system approached the region on the fifth into the morning hours of the sixth bringing widespread heavy rainfall and thunderstorms to the region. At the same time, a cold front moved through the area with significant moist ascent above the frontal zone. Most of the rainfall occurred within only a two hours period early in the morning on the sixth but was enough to cause flash flooding around t…
Flash Flood · Jun 5, 2025. During the afternoon and evening hours of the fifth, an intense supercell thunderstorm moved over the South Plains region of West Texas, producing several tornadoes over portions of Cochran, Hockley, and Lubbock Counties. This thunderstorm also produced widespread damage from very strong straight-line winds and large hail across western and southwestern portions of the City of Lubbock (Lubbock County) before it ex…
Flash Flood · May 23, 2022. Returning Gulf of Mexico moisture into the South Plains of West Texas fueled widespread severe thunderstorm development across the region on the afternoon and evening of the 23rd. Moderate to strong instability developed across the western South Plains and eastern New Mexico Monday afternoon and evening as the improving low-level moisture and temperatures warming into the 80s developed beneath an approaching upper…
Flash Flood · May 25, 2019. Another consecutive day of severe weather unfolded across the South Plains of West Texas and the extreme southern Texas Panhandle. An upper level trough remained in place over the Intermountain West with a weak short wave moving over the South Plains during the afternoon hours. Convection initially developed late in the morning in eastern New Mexico while rapidly expanding in coverage as convection moved east. Sto…
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 Lamb 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.