Enter any address in Red River County, Texas to see its FEMA flood zone
Flash flooding is the dominant flood character in Red River County, TX, with 50 recorded events in the last 30 years compared to 4 general flood events. Recent examples include heavy rainfall and thunderstorms on October 4-5, 2023, and a flash flood event on January 30, 2025, driven by moist air and atmospheric conditions. These events highlight the potential for rapid inundation due to intense rainfall.
Residents in areas prone to flash flooding, particularly those near waterways or in low-lying terrain, should pay close attention to flood risk information. Homeowners without a Base Flood Elevation (BFE) and those located in zones with a history of NFIP claims are also advised to be particularly aware of their flood risk.
Summary generated from NOAA storm narratives and NFIP claim data for this county. Not predictive.
27 NOAA storm reports from this county describe what happened, in the words of the meteorologists who were there.
Red River County, Texas has recorded 54 flood-related events since 1996 according to NOAA's Storm Events Database, including 50 flash floods and 4 river or area floods. The county has received 26 federal disaster declarations, 5 of which involved flooding or coastal storms. Enter any address above to check its FEMA flood zone designation.
FEMA Disaster Declarations (1966–2024)
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries.
| Declaration | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding | Flood | Apr 26, 2024 |
| Severe Winter Storm | Winter Storm | Jan 30, 2023 |
| Severe Winter Storm | Severe Ice Storm | Feb 11, 2021 |
| Severe Winter Storms | Severe Ice Storm | Feb 11, 2021 |
| Tropical Storms Marco And Laura | Hurricane | Aug 23, 2020 |
| Covid-19 | Biological | Jan 20, 2020 |
| Covid-19 Pandemic | Biological | Jan 20, 2020 |
| Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding | Flood | Mar 7, 2016 |
| Severe Winter Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding | Severe Storm | Dec 26, 2015 |
| Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds And Flooding | Severe Storm | May 4, 2015 |
NOAA Storm Events Database (1996–2025)
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
| Type | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | Jan 30, 2025 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Apr 4, 2025 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Oct 4, 2023 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Aug 26, 2020 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Feb 22, 2018 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Feb 22, 2018 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Feb 21, 2018 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Dec 8, 2018 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jun 7, 2018 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Mar 1, 2018 | 0.00K |
Flash Flood — Jan 30, 2025
A closed upper level low pressure system shifted east from Southeast Colorado into the Oklahoma/Texas Panhandles into Western Oklahoma on January 30th, with an increased southerly low level flow allowing warm, humid, and very moist air to return back north across Northeast Texas, Southeast Oklahoma, and Southwest Arkansas with the passage of a warm front. Strong forcing near and north of the wa...
Flash Flood — Apr 4, 2025
A stationary front extended across portions of Northeast Texas and Southwest Arkansas during the early morning hours on April 4th, but lifted north into Southeast Oklahoma and Western Arkansas during the day. This was in response to an intensifying low level jet that developed ahead of a large upper trough that extended from the Intermountain West into the Plains, which provided the necessary l...
Flash Flood — Oct 4, 2023
A prolonged period of very heavy rainfall along with severe thunderstorms occurred on October 4th-5th across parts of Northeast Texas. Showers and thunderstorms with 1-3 inch per hour rainfall rates trained in the vicinity of a warm front, which was oriented across the Ark-La-Tex and in adjacent portions of Southeast Oklahoma and Northeast Louisiana. Deep convergence of moisture along the bound...
Flash Flood — Aug 26, 2020
An inverted trough aloft developed over portions of extreme Northeast Texas, Southwest Arkansas, and Southeast Oklahoma during the early morning hours of August 26th, ahead of Hurricane Laura as it tracked north towards the Southwest Louisiana coast. Abundant tropical moisture streamed northward ahead of Laura and into this trough, which enhanced large scale forcing resulting in a cluster of st...
Flash Flood — Feb 22, 2018
An upper level low pressure system progressed east southeast from the Pacific Northwest into the Central and Southern Rockies on the morning of February 20th, reinforcing a cold front slowly southeast into Southeast Oklahoma, Northeast Texas, and Southwest Arkansas during the early morning hours of February 21st. A deep southwest flow aloft was present along and behind the front across the Sout...
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
FEMA assigns flood zone designations to areas in Red River 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 Red River 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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