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Flash flooding from thunderstorms dominates flood events in Wood County, TX. Between 1993 and 2023, NOAA data recorded 59 flash flood events, alongside 12 general flood events and one tropical storm. Recent examples include heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorms on October 4-5, 2023, and slow-moving, efficient rainfall-producing thunderstorms on August 21-22, 2022.
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) claims data indicates that properties in Zone X and Zone X_Unshaded have experienced the highest average payouts, suggesting significant flood damage. Claims in Zone Unknown also show higher average payouts than Zone A, with greater average water depths. Homeowners in areas designated as Zone X, Zone X_Unshaded, or Zone Unknown, particularly those without a Base Flood Elevation (BFE), should pay the most attention to flood risk.
Summary generated from NOAA storm narratives and NFIP claim data for this county. Not predictive.
36 NOAA storm reports from this county describe what happened, in the words of the meteorologists who were there.
Wood County, Texas has recorded 72 flood-related events since 1996 according to NOAA's Storm Events Database, including 59 flash floods and 12 river or area floods. The county has received 17 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 (1998–2021)
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 |
| Tropical Storms Marco And Laura | Hurricane | Aug 23, 2020 |
| Covid-19 | Biological | Jan 20, 2020 |
| Covid-19 Pandemic | Biological | Jan 20, 2020 |
| Severe Storms And Flooding | Flood | Apr 17, 2016 |
| Hurricane Ike | Hurricane | Sep 7, 2008 |
| Wildfires | Fire | Mar 14, 2008 |
| Hawkins Fire | Fire | Jan 8, 2006 |
| Extreme Wildfire Threat | Fire | Nov 27, 2005 |
NOAA Storm Events Database (1996–2025)
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
| Type | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flood | Apr 4, 2025 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Apr 26, 2024 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Oct 4, 2023 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Aug 22, 2022 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Mar 21, 2020 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jan 10, 2020 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jun 20, 2019 | 0.00K |
| Flood | May 8, 2019 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Jan 1, 2019 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Dec 27, 2018 | 0.00K |
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 — Apr 26, 2024
A large cluster of strong to severe thunderstorms developed across Northeast Texas late in the afternoon on April 26th. These thunderstorms formed on the north side of a weak surface theta-e gradient, with southwest winds just off the surface aiding in warm air advection and inflow across the region. This cluster of thunderstorms maintained severe intensity for several hours with numerous repor...
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 22, 2022
A large upper trough shifted southeast into the Four State Region on August 21st through the 22nd, along the backside of an upper level low pressure system over the Great Lakes. This trough slowed as it entered the region, and interacted with rich Gulf moisture and available heating to help focus scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms across the area. Given the weak steering currents a...
Flood — Mar 21, 2020
Excessive heavy rainfall fell across the Sabine River basin on East Texas during the first three weeks of March, which resulted in moderate flooding developing along the Sabine River near and just south of Mineola and Gladewater during the final week of the month.
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 Wood 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 Wood 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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