Enter any address in Motley County, Texas to see its FEMA flood zone
5 NOAA storm reports from this county describe what happened, in the words of the meteorologists who were there.
Motley County, Texas has recorded 7 flood-related events since 1996 according to NOAA's Storm Events Database, including 4 flash floods and 2 river or area floods. The county has received 19 federal disaster declarations. Enter any address above to check its FEMA flood zone designation.
FEMA Disaster Declarations (1986–2021)
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 |
| Wildfires | Fire | Apr 6, 2011 |
| Matador Fire | Fire | Feb 27, 2011 |
| Hurricane Alex | Hurricane | Jun 30, 2010 |
| Wildfires | Fire | Mar 14, 2008 |
| Extreme Wildfire Threat | Fire | Nov 27, 2005 |
NOAA Storm Events Database (1996–2025)
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
| Type | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | May 25, 2025 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Apr 24, 2025 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | May 28, 2023 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Apr 22, 2015 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jun 19, 2013 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Apr 16, 2010 | 25.00K |
| Tropical Depression | Aug 17, 2007 | 0.00K |
Flash Flood — May 25, 2025
A short wave trough moving out of northern Mexico into the Southern High Plains brought widespread and intense convection to the South Plains and Rolling Plains of West Texas on the afternoon and evening of the 25th. This short wave trough brought the necessary large scale ascent that was missing the past several days to create the more widespread activity on the 25th. At the same time, a slow ...
Flash Flood — Apr 24, 2025
Another day of widespread severe thunderstorms occurred on the afternoon and evening hours of the 24th. Persistent but weak southwesterly flow aloft increased on the 24th which allowed supercell thunderstorms to produce giant hail. Increased low level southeasterly winds also allowed these thunderstorms to produce numerous tornadoes. Thunderstorms initially developed late in the afternoon along...
Flash Flood — May 28, 2023
Scattered supercell thunderstorms developed on the afternoon of the 28th and persisted through the evening producing several severe storms despite weak background forcing. Strong instability developed while the atmosphere became uncapped which allowed these supercell thunderstorms to develop. A slow moving storm near Vigo Park produced a brief tornado over an open field. More widespread thunder...
Flood — Apr 22, 2015
Early this morning, a series of outflow boundaries moved south across the southern Texas Panhandle and much of the Rolling Plains. The most organized of these boundaries would eventually retreat north before stalling from near Hereford (Deaf Smith County, WFO AMA) southeast to Paducah (Cottle County). This boundary provided the focus for an intense and long-lived supercell that developed west o...
Flash Flood — Jun 19, 2013
During the morning hours, a complex of thunderstorms propagated slowly southward from the eastern Panhandle into the Rolling Plains. Several of these storms were strong to severe, and one storm produced straight-line wind damage in Quitaque, including lifting the top of the town water tower off. However, the more widespread impact was very heavy rainfall that produced flash flooding over a larg...
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
FEMA assigns flood zone designations to areas in Motley 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 Motley 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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