Webb County, Texas: hazard risk
FEMA rates Webb County's overall risk Relatively Moderate (score 89.2 of 100, higher than 89% of rated U.S. counties); 2 of its 14 hazards are rated Relatively High or Very High, led by heat wave, cold wave. Its storm record holds 635 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heat Wave | Relatively High | 97.4 | $6.7M |
| Cold Wave | Relatively High | 96.1 | $7.9M |
| Riverine Flooding | Relatively Moderate | 91.0 | $25M |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 89.6 | $984K |
| Hurricane | Relatively Moderate | 85.7 | $2.5M |
| Winter Weather | Relatively Moderate | 77.8 | $109K |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 76.9 | $2.0M |
| Ice Storm | Relatively Moderate | 66.3 | $106K |
| Strong Wind | Relatively Moderate | 55.5 | $379K |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 63.8 | $66K |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 55.8 | $168K |
| Drought | Relatively Low | 38.3 | $33K |
| Landslide | Very Low | 57.0 | $1K |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 44.2 | $117K |
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 | 158 | 1 | $4.5M | 248th of 254 | 2694th of 3,080 |
| Drought | 123 | 0 | – | 199th of 254 | 1199th of 3,063 |
| Floods | 118 | 1 | $14M | 179th of 254 | 2215th of 3,080 |
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 107 | 1 | $82M | 240th of 254 | 2740th of 3,080 |
| Heat | 64 | 12 | – | 99th of 254 | 1029th of 3,076 |
| Heavy rain | 22 | 0 | $129K | 124th of 254 | 1978th of 3,080 |
| Extreme cold | 15 | 0 | $1.6M | 178th of 254 | 2504th of 3,076 |
| Tornadoes | 10 | 0 | $675K | 248th of 254 | 2768th of 3,080 |
| Winter storms | 6 | 3 | $131K | 252nd of 254 | 3037th of 3,077 |
| Wildfires | 4 | 0 | – | 180th of 254 | 1083rd of 2,972 |
| Hurricanes and tropical storms | 2 | 0 | $24K | 129th of 254 | 1065th of 1,849 |
| High wind and dust storms | 1 | 0 | $6K | 214th of 254 | 2990th of 3,080 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | $9K | 157th of 254 | 2398th 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 Webb County record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.