3 flood insurance claims·$24,032 paid·1 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 Presidio 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 and tropical moisture systems dominates the flood character of Presidio County, Texas. According to NOAA Storm Events Database records from the last 30 years, the county experienced 21 flash flood events resulting in one death, alongside two general flood events.
Historical events illustrate these risks. In July 2025, anomalously high moisture from the remnants of Tropical Storm Barry produced tropical downpours and flash flooding across the area. Earlier, in September 2008, record flooding along the Rio Grande occurred after monsoon rainfall filled reservoirs in northern Mexico, prompting increased water releases from La Boquilla, Frank Madera, and Luis Leon Reservoirs. This event led Governor Perry to issue a Disaster Declaration for Presidio County on September 18, 2008.
National Flood Insurance Program records show three claims filed in Zone A, with an average payout of $8,011 and an average recorded water depth of 19 inches. Homeowners, real estate agents, and journalists should pay the most attention to properties located within Zone A and areas near river systems, where historical flood depths and claims are documented.
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 19 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.
3 NOAA storm reports from Presidio County describe what happened, in the words of the forecasters who covered it. Read the Texas flood stories →
14 federal disaster declarations since 1998, 1 of them floods, coastal storms or hurricanes.
| Disaster | Began |
|---|---|
| Severe Winter Storm | Feb 11, 2021 |
| Severe Winter Storms | Feb 11, 2021 |
| Rockhouse Fire | Apr 9, 2011 |
| Wildfires | Apr 6, 2011 |
| Hughes Ranch Fire | Jun 4, 2008 |
| 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.
23 since 1996: 21 flash floods and 2 river or area floods.
| Event | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | Jul 3, 2025 | — |
| Flash Flood | Jun 28, 2021 | $20,000 · 1 killed |
| Flash Flood | Sep 9, 2008 | $1.0M |
| Flood | Sep 8, 2008 | — |
| Flash Flood | Jun 9, 2007 | — |
| Flash Flood | Jul 27, 2005 | — |
| Flash Flood | Jul 28, 2004 | — |
| Flash Flood | Nov 15, 2004 | — |
— = no damage estimate in the record. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database.
Flash Flood · Jul 3, 2025. Anomalously high moisture associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Barry encouraged the development of tropical downpours across West Texas and Southeast New Mexico. These downpours resulted in Flash Flooding for portions of the area.
Flash Flood · Jun 28, 2021. An upper level low pressure system was over the Arizona and New Mexico border. There was a stationary front across the area which provided additional lift over West Texas. Abundant moisture was continuing to move into the region. These conditions resulted in rain and thunderstorms developing and moving over the same areas producing flash flooding across West Texas.
Flash Flood · Sep 9, 2008. During the summer of 2008, monsoon rainfall filled reservoirs across northern Mexico. In late August 2008, releases out of La Boquilla, Frank Madera, and Luis Leon Reservoirs were increased to lower water levels in those reservoirs. By mid-September the Rio Grande and its people were experiencing record flooding. On September 7, Governor Perry executed the State Emergency Plan. He then issued a Disaster Declarat…
Flood · Sep 8, 2008. During the summer of 2008, monsoon rainfall filled reservoirs across northern Mexico. In late August 2008, releases out of La Boquilla, Frank Madera, and Luis Leon Reservoirs were increased to lower water levels in those reservoirs. By mid-September the Rio Grande and its people were experiencing record flooding. On September 7, Governor Perry executed the State Emergency Plan. He then issued a Disaster Declarat…
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 Presidio 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.