Childress County, Texas: hazard risk
FEMA rates Childress County's overall risk Very Low (score 19.6 of 100, higher than 19% of rated U.S. counties); 2 of its 14 hazards are rated Relatively High or Very High, led by drought, strong wind. Its storm record holds 687 events since 1950.
FEMA's rating for each hazard
These are FEMA's county-wide model ratings and this county's storm record. They are not an assessment of any property, address or building, and not insurance advice: a property's risk depends on its own elevation, construction and location.
FEMA gives each hazard its own rating, and a rating does not follow the score from one hazard to the next: a hazard with a higher score can carry a lower rating than another. The table sorts by FEMA's rating, then by score (0 to 100, the county against every other county for that hazard).
| Hazard | Risk rating | Score | Expected annual loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drought | Relatively High | 95.2 | $2.3M |
| Strong Wind | Relatively High | 89.7 | $1.8M |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 74.5 | $608K |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 64.7 | $104K |
| Ice Storm | Relatively Low | 54.5 | $92K |
| Winter Weather | Relatively Low | 49.3 | $55K |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 30.9 | $475K |
| Landslide | Very Low | 23.8 | $149 |
| Heat Wave | Very Low | 22.7 | $69K |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 22.7 | $31K |
| Cold Wave | Very Low | 21.9 | $229K |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 18.5 | $5K |
| Lightning | Very Low | 10.1 | $30K |
| Riverine Flooding | Very Low | 3.9 | $537K |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 release. A model of future loss, not a count of past events. FEMA's National Risk Index map.
What the record holds
| Hazard | Records | Deaths | Damage | Rank in state | Rank in U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 216 | 0 | $17M | 34th of 254 | 373rd of 3,080 |
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 194 | 0 | $30M | 29th of 254 | 1137th of 3,080 |
| Drought | 105 | 0 | $16M | 24th of 254 | 99th of 3,063 |
| High wind and dust storms | 60 | 2 | $246K | 22nd of 254 | 459th of 3,080 |
| Winter storms | 60 | 0 | $2.2M | 16th of 254 | 1705th of 3,077 |
| Tornadoes | 26 | 0 | $12M | 153rd of 254 | 1698th of 3,080 |
| Floods | 11 | 0 | $391K | 217th of 254 | 2488th of 3,080 |
| Heavy rain | 4 | 0 | – | 57th of 254 | 1254th of 3,080 |
| Extreme cold | 3 | 0 | – | 163rd of 254 | 2364th of 3,076 |
| Wildfires | 3 | 0 | – | 111th of 254 | 561st of 2,972 |
| Heat | 1 | 0 | – | 170th of 254 | 2262nd of 3,076 |
| Hurricanes and tropical storms | 1 | 0 | – | 78th of 254 | 975th of 1,849 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | $6K | 113th of 254 | 2096th of 3,080 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026-06-30; damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.
The full Childress County record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.