Cold Wave Risk in Texas

All Texas counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index cold wave score

Cold Wave risk — prolonged spells of dangerously low temperatures — is rated for 254 of 254 Texas counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Harris County carries the state's highest cold wave score at 99.9, with $118M in expected annual cold wave losses.

43 Texas counties are rated High or Very High for cold wave, and expected annual losses from cold wave total roughly $1.09B statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Cold Wave

#CountyCold Wave ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Harris County
99.9
Very High 0.48 / yr $118M
2 Dallas County
99.9
Very High 0.95 / yr $98M
3 Hidalgo County
99.9
Very High 3.08 / yr $88M
4 Cameron County
99.5
Very High 3.06 / yr $33M
5 Galveston County
99.4
Very High 0.42 / yr $53M
6 Starr County
99.0
Very High 2.53 / yr $18M
7 Nueces County
98.9
Very High 2.40 / yr $25M
8 Tarrant County
98.8
High 0.95 / yr $29M
9 Jim Wells County
98.6
High 2.37 / yr $17M
10 Kleberg County
98.4
High 2.31 / yr $16M
11 Montgomery County
97.9
High 0.63 / yr $23M
12 Henderson County
97.9
High 0.63 / yr $14M
13 Willacy County
97.9
High 3.02 / yr $11M
14 Brazos County
97.5
High 0.95 / yr $15M
15 Brooks County
97.1
High 2.58 / yr $10M
16 Lubbock County
97.0
High 1.21 / yr $15M
17 Jefferson County
96.6
High 0.95 / yr $11M
18 McLennan County
96.3
High 0.68 / yr $12M
19 Webb County
96.1
High 1.26 / yr $8M
20 Williamson County
95.9
High 0.63 / yr $21M
21 Collin County
95.7
High 1.05 / yr $19M
22 Hill County
95.6
High 0.74 / yr $10M
23 Fort Bend County
95.5
High 0.47 / yr $15M
24 Bell County
95.2
High 0.53 / yr $12M
25 Duval County
94.9
High 1.84 / yr $6M
26 Bexar County
94.8
High 0.53 / yr $10M
27 Jim Hogg County
94.5
High 2.42 / yr $6M
28 Denton County
93.9
High 1.05 / yr $14M
29 Smith County
92.7
High 0.84 / yr $7M
30 Wharton County
92.5
High 0.42 / yr $6M
31 Erath County
92.3
High 0.89 / yr $9M
32 Kenedy County
92.1
High 2.87 / yr $6M
33 Potter County
91.9
High 2.53 / yr $6M
34 Trinity County
91.7
High 0.84 / yr $5M
35 Limestone County
91.4
High 0.53 / yr $5M
36 San Patricio County
91.0
High 2.55 / yr $5M
37 Victoria County
90.9
High 2.74 / yr $7M
38 Freestone County
90.1
High 0.53 / yr $5M
39 Randall County
89.9
High 2.43 / yr $8M
40 Leon County
89.6
High 0.53 / yr $5M
41 Lamar County
89.4
High 0.84 / yr $5M
42 Harrison County
89.3
High 0.79 / yr $5M
43 Zapata County
89.2
High 2.21 / yr $4M
44 Ellis County
88.9
Medium 0.79 / yr $7M
45 Johnson County
88.4
Medium 0.84 / yr $7M
46 Terry County
88.4
Medium 0.89 / yr $4M
47 Hutchinson County
88.3
Medium 2.74 / yr $5M
48 Gregg County
87.9
Medium 0.84 / yr $5M
49 Lavaca County
87.8
Medium 0.42 / yr $5M
50 Houston County
87.8
Medium 0.95 / yr $4M
51 Travis County
87.3
Medium 0.63 / yr $7M
52 Hunt County
86.7
Medium 0.84 / yr $5M
53 Polk County
86.5
Medium 0.63 / yr $4M
54 Deaf Smith County
86.5
Medium 2.32 / yr $5M
55 Hopkins County
86.3
Medium 0.79 / yr $5M
56 Lee County
86.1
Medium 0.63 / yr $5M
57 Gaines County
85.4
Medium 0.84 / yr $3M
58 Frio County
84.6
Medium 0.37 / yr $3M
59 Moore County
84.3
Medium 2.74 / yr $4M
60 Walker County
83.8
Medium 0.84 / yr $4M
61 Hood County
83.8
Medium 0.84 / yr $5M
62 El Paso County
83.5
Medium 0.20 / yr $3M
63 Navarro County
83.2
Medium 0.63 / yr $3M
64 Brazoria County
83.1
Medium 0.44 / yr $5M
65 Washington County
83.1
Medium 0.89 / yr $3M
66 Anderson County
82.9
Medium 0.53 / yr $3M
67 Parker County
82.8
Medium 1.05 / yr $5M
68 Kaufman County
82.5
Medium 0.74 / yr $5M
69 Grayson County
82.2
Medium 1.05 / yr $4M
70 Grimes County
81.6
Medium 0.95 / yr $3M
71 Live Oak County
81.2
Medium 2.58 / yr $3M
72 Colorado County
80.1
Medium 0.63 / yr $3M
73 Hays County
79.8
Medium 0.63 / yr $4M
74 Calhoun County
79.0
Medium 2.60 / yr $3M
75 Liberty County
78.9
Medium 0.49 / yr $3M
76 Cherokee County
78.3
Medium 0.79 / yr $2M
77 La Salle County
78.1
Medium 1.47 / yr $2M
78 Hansford County
77.8
Medium 2.84 / yr $3M
79 Coryell County
77.5
Medium 0.68 / yr $3M
80 Madison County
77.2
Medium 0.95 / yr $3M
81 Van Zandt County
77.0
Medium 0.74 / yr $3M
82 Wood County
76.8
Medium 1.00 / yr $2M
83 Lamb County
76.7
Medium 1.68 / yr $2M
84 Hartley County
76.7
Medium 2.85 / yr $4M
85 Comal County
76.6
Medium 0.63 / yr $3M
86 Gray County
76.2
Medium 2.42 / yr $3M
87 Dallam County
76.1
Medium 2.95 / yr $2M
88 Yoakum County
76.0
Medium 0.95 / yr $2M
89 Milam County
75.9
Medium 0.53 / yr $2M
90 Bastrop County
74.9
Medium 0.63 / yr $3M
91 Dawson County
74.6
Medium 0.84 / yr $2M
92 Sherman County
74.3
Medium 2.95 / yr $3M
93 Rockwall County
73.9
Medium 0.89 / yr $4M
94 Burnet County
73.6
Medium 0.63 / yr $2M
95 Orange County
73.3
Medium 0.95 / yr $2M
96 DeWitt County
73.2
Medium 0.42 / yr $1M
97 Hale County
73.1
Medium 1.53 / yr $2M
98 Waller County
72.8
Medium 0.58 / yr $2M
99 Hardin County
72.6
Medium 0.95 / yr $2M
100 Gonzales County
71.9
Medium 0.42 / yr $1M
101 Wichita County
71.7
Medium 1.11 / yr $2M
102 Guadalupe County
71.2
Medium 0.53 / yr $3M
103 Tom Green County
70.8
Medium 0.74 / yr $2M
104 Aransas County
70.8
Medium 2.10 / yr $2M
105 Refugio County
69.3
Medium 2.67 / yr $1M
106 Brown County
69.1
Medium 0.84 / yr $2M
107 Ector County
68.4
Medium 0.58 / yr $2M
108 Nacogdoches County
68.4
Medium 0.63 / yr $1M
109 Bee County
68.2
Medium 2.68 / yr $1M
110 Fayette County
67.8
Medium 0.42 / yr $2M
111 Tyler County
67.5
Medium 1.05 / yr $1M
112 Midland County
65.9
Medium 0.58 / yr $2M
113 Palo Pinto County
65.7
Medium 1.05 / yr $1M
114 Jasper County
65.3
Low 1.03 / yr $1M
115 Eastland County
65.1
Low 0.95 / yr $1M
116 Bailey County
64.9
Low 1.69 / yr $996K
117 Angelina County
64.5
Low 0.58 / yr $1M
118 Bowie County
64.4
Low 0.95 / yr $1M
119 Ochiltree County
64.4
Low 2.95 / yr $2M
120 Rusk County
63.9
Low 0.79 / yr $1M
121 Comanche County
63.3
Low 0.84 / yr $1M
122 Fannin County
62.9
Low 1.00 / yr $2M
123 Matagorda County
61.5
Low 0.44 / yr $1M
124 Upshur County
60.9
Low 0.95 / yr $1M
125 Burleson County
60.5
Low 0.95 / yr $1M
126 Austin County
58.7
Low 0.63 / yr $1M
127 Jackson County
57.0
Low 0.43 / yr $983K
128 Zavala County
56.8
Low 0.37 / yr $684K
129 Titus County
56.7
Low 1.00 / yr $981K
130 Taylor County
56.2
Low 1.05 / yr $1M
131 Kerr County
55.5
Low 0.63 / yr $791K
132 Wise County
55.3
Low 1.05 / yr $1M
133 San Jacinto County
55.2
Low 0.63 / yr $798K
134 Llano County
54.9
Low 0.63 / yr $724K
135 Caldwell County
54.8
Low 0.63 / yr $898K
136 Montague County
54.0
Low 1.05 / yr $943K
137 Shelby County
53.0
Low 0.63 / yr $741K
138 Dimmit County
51.2
Low 0.37 / yr $551K
139 Runnels County
51.2
Low 0.84 / yr $794K
140 Kendall County
50.9
Low 0.63 / yr $1M
141 Castro County
50.5
Low 1.84 / yr $679K
142 Falls County
49.5
Low 0.53 / yr $635K
143 Chambers County
49.1
Low 0.42 / yr $2M
144 Parmer County
48.4
Low 1.85 / yr $929K
145 Gillespie County
47.7
Low 0.63 / yr $745K
146 Robertson County
47.2
Low 0.53 / yr $638K
147 Bosque County
47.1
Low 0.74 / yr $667K
148 Cass County
46.9
Low 0.95 / yr $547K
149 Atascosa County
46.7
Low 0.42 / yr $535K
150 Karnes County
46.6
Low 0.42 / yr $495K
151 Hockley County
45.3
Low 1.26 / yr $651K
152 Nolan County
44.9
Low 1.05 / yr $485K
153 Maverick County
44.5
Low 0.37 / yr $434K
154 Swisher County
44.1
Low 1.84 / yr $591K
155 Wilson County
43.0
Low 0.42 / yr $675K
156 Howard County
41.7
Low 0.58 / yr $531K
157 Camp County
41.1
Low 1.00 / yr $415K
158 Val Verde County
40.6
Low 0.47 / yr $447K
159 Medina County
39.9
Low 0.53 / yr $483K
160 Hamilton County
39.6
Low 0.74 / yr $579K
161 Wheeler County
39.4
Low 2.11 / yr $448K
162 Red River County
39.2
Low 1.00 / yr $411K
163 Hemphill County
39.1
Low 2.53 / yr $616K
164 Cooke County
37.6
Low 1.05 / yr $528K
165 Panola County
37.1
Low 0.68 / yr $407K
166 Franklin County
36.3
Low 1.00 / yr $456K
167 Somervell County
35.2
Low 0.84 / yr $813K
168 Lipscomb County
34.6
Low 2.79 / yr $489K
169 Oldham County
34.3
Low 2.42 / yr $462K
170 Rains County
33.3
Low 0.79 / yr $478K
171 Morris County
32.0
Low 1.00 / yr $293K
172 Young County
31.5
Low 1.05 / yr $428K
173 Uvalde County
31.4
Low 0.53 / yr $321K
174 Donley County
31.4
Low 1.79 / yr $340K
175 Bandera County
29.5
Low 0.63 / yr $265K
176 Goliad County
29.5
Low 2.68 / yr $320K
177 Marion County
28.9
Low 0.79 / yr $230K
178 Crosby County
28.7
Low 1.26 / yr $219K
179 San Augustine County
28.3
Low 0.58 / yr $220K
180 Carson County
28.2
Low 2.47 / yr $512K
181 Stephens County
27.8
Low 1.05 / yr $373K
182 Floyd County
27.7
Low 1.63 / yr $287K
183 Scurry County
27.0
Low 0.79 / yr $308K
184 Lampasas County
26.3
Low 0.68 / yr $275K
185 Blanco County
25.9
Low 0.63 / yr $328K
186 Wilbarger County
23.7
Very Low 1.16 / yr $213K
187 Coleman County
22.7
Very Low 0.84 / yr $180K
188 Delta County
22.2
Very Low 0.84 / yr $240K
189 Childress County
21.9
Very Low 1.37 / yr $229K
190 Mitchell County
21.3
Very Low 0.58 / yr $200K
191 Sabine County
21.0
Very Low 0.58 / yr $176K
192 Cochran County
20.9
Very Low 1.27 / yr $174K
193 Lynn County
20.7
Very Low 0.89 / yr $184K
194 Mills County
20.6
Very Low 0.74 / yr $165K
195 Garza County
20.3
Very Low 0.95 / yr $149K
196 Collingsworth County
19.8
Very Low 1.74 / yr $181K
197 Newton County
19.8
Very Low 1.03 / yr $134K
198 San Saba County
19.6
Very Low 0.68 / yr $185K
199 Jones County
19.5
Very Low 1.05 / yr $161K
200 Pecos County
19.0
Very Low 0.37 / yr $138K
201 Clay County
18.9
Very Low 1.11 / yr $198K
202 Ward County
18.6
Very Low 0.43 / yr $137K
203 Archer County
18.4
Very Low 1.11 / yr $189K
204 Winkler County
18.2
Very Low 0.53 / yr $160K
205 Jack County
18.1
Very Low 1.05 / yr $203K
206 Real County
18.0
Very Low 0.63 / yr $109K
207 Dickens County
17.0
Very Low 1.32 / yr $109K
208 Baylor County
16.9
Very Low 1.11 / yr $112K
209 Callahan County
16.5
Very Low 1.05 / yr $139K
210 McMullen County
16.3
Very Low 1.89 / yr $168K
211 Reeves County
16.1
Very Low 0.42 / yr $126K
212 Andrews County
15.9
Very Low 0.58 / yr $218K
213 Kimble County
15.4
Very Low 0.63 / yr $96K
214 Kinney County
14.4
Very Low 0.47 / yr $89K
215 McCulloch County
13.7
Very Low 0.79 / yr $102K
216 Hall County
13.5
Very Low 1.42 / yr $78K
217 Martin County
13.2
Very Low 0.58 / yr $96K
218 Roberts County
12.9
Very Low 2.68 / yr $164K
219 Hardeman County
12.5
Very Low 1.21 / yr $67K
220 Brewster County
12.3
Very Low 0.31 / yr $98K
221 Sutton County
11.2
Very Low 0.63 / yr $60K
222 Motley County
11.2
Very Low 1.37 / yr $66K
223 Coke County
11.1
Very Low 0.89 / yr $78K
224 Haskell County
11.0
Very Low 1.05 / yr $75K
225 Fisher County
10.6
Very Low 1.05 / yr $119K
226 Crane County
10.4
Very Low 0.42 / yr $56K
227 Upton County
10.1
Very Low 0.53 / yr $59K
228 Mason County
9.9
Very Low 0.63 / yr $47K
229 Briscoe County
9.8
Very Low 1.68 / yr $96K
230 Edwards County
9.4
Very Low 0.63 / yr $43K
231 Menard County
9.2
Very Low 0.63 / yr $51K
232 Schleicher County
9.0
Very Low 0.63 / yr $53K
233 Reagan County
8.9
Very Low 0.53 / yr $56K
234 Knox County
8.8
Very Low 1.11 / yr $38K
235 Shackelford County
8.7
Very Low 1.05 / yr $88K
236 Armstrong County
8.5
Very Low 2.05 / yr $51K
237 Borden County
8.4
Very Low 0.79 / yr $47K
238 Throckmorton County
8.2
Very Low 1.05 / yr $50K
239 Culberson County
8.1
Very Low 0.47 / yr $30K
240 Presidio County
7.9
Very Low 0.34 / yr $27K
241 Stonewall County
7.8
Very Low 1.00 / yr $37K
242 Concho County
7.6
Very Low 0.74 / yr $40K
243 Sterling County
7.4
Very Low 0.89 / yr $50K
244 Crockett County
7.1
Very Low 0.63 / yr $42K
245 Glasscock County
7.1
Very Low 0.58 / yr $37K
246 Irion County
7.0
Very Low 0.74 / yr $30K
247 Kent County
6.6
Very Low 1.00 / yr $34K
248 Hudspeth County
6.0
Very Low 0.30 / yr $23K
249 Jeff Davis County
5.7
Very Low 0.50 / yr $21K
250 Cottle County
5.1
Very Low 1.32 / yr $10K
251 King County
4.7
Very Low 1.05 / yr $8K
252 Terrell County
4.0
Very Low 0.32 / yr $5K
253 Foard County
3.9
Very Low 1.11 / yr $5K
254 Loving County
3.3
Very Low 0.42 / yr $847

254 Texas counties with measurable cold wave risk. See the national cold wave ranking or all Texas counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Texas county has the highest cold wave risk?

Harris County has the highest FEMA cold wave risk score in Texas at 99.9 (Very High), with $118M in expected annual losses and about 0.48 events per year.

How many Texas counties face significant cold wave risk?

254 Texas counties record measurable cold wave risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 43 of them are rated High or Very High.

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