Ice Storm Risk in Texas

All Texas counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index ice storm score

Ice Storm risk — freezing rain that coats surfaces in heavy, damaging ice — is rated for 254 of 254 Texas counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Red River County carries the state's highest ice storm score at 100.0, with $11M in expected annual ice storm losses.

43 Texas counties are rated High or Very High for ice storm, and expected annual losses from ice storm total roughly $83M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Ice Storm

#CountyIce Storm ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Red River County
100.0
Very High 1.16 / yr $11M
2 Dallas County
99.7
Very High 1.23 / yr $5M
3 Harris County
99.6
Very High 0.91 / yr $4M
4 Gregg County
98.9
Very High 0.98 / yr $3M
5 Hidalgo County
98.5
Very High 0.16 / yr $2M
6 Lamar County
98.0
Very High 1.25 / yr $2M
7 Harrison County
97.8
Very High 1.34 / yr $2M
8 Tarrant County
97.5
Very High 1.15 / yr $3M
9 Denton County
97.2
Very High 1.19 / yr $3M
10 Hunt County
97.1
Very High 1.20 / yr $2M
11 Wood County
97.0
Very High 1.23 / yr $2M
12 Bowie County
96.6
Very High 0.87 / yr $2M
13 Montgomery County
95.2
Very High 0.90 / yr $2M
14 Hopkins County
94.8
High 1.12 / yr $1M
15 Upshur County
94.7
High 1.15 / yr $1M
16 Cameron County
94.5
High 0.16 / yr $916K
17 Jefferson County
94.3
High 0.54 / yr $1M
18 Titus County
94.2
High 1.13 / yr $1M
19 Cass County
94.1
High 0.99 / yr $943K
20 Fort Bend County
93.3
High 0.83 / yr $2M
21 Lubbock County
92.1
High 0.61 / yr $1M
22 Grayson County
91.6
High 1.25 / yr $1M
23 Camp County
91.6
High 1.08 / yr $653K
24 Collin County
91.5
High 1.23 / yr $2M
25 Morris County
91.3
High 1.06 / yr $670K
26 Fannin County
90.8
High 1.24 / yr $1M
27 Galveston County
90.5
High 0.77 / yr $1M
28 Wichita County
89.3
High 1.00 / yr $747K
29 Marion County
89.2
High 1.10 / yr $498K
30 Orange County
88.8
High 0.50 / yr $752K
31 Panola County
88.5
High 1.26 / yr $556K
32 Franklin County
88.5
High 1.16 / yr $649K
33 Hardin County
88.3
High 0.76 / yr $753K
34 Montague County
87.8
High 1.00 / yr $643K
35 Smith County
87.5
High 1.29 / yr $605K
36 Cooke County
86.8
High 1.14 / yr $619K
37 Brazoria County
85.1
High 0.69 / yr $691K
38 Brazos County
84.6
High 0.85 / yr $499K
39 Travis County
82.9
High 0.55 / yr $645K
40 Rains County
82.9
High 1.10 / yr $500K
41 Nacogdoches County
82.6
High 0.71 / yr $371K
42 Anderson County
82.4
High 1.10 / yr $358K
43 Henderson County
82.2
High 1.13 / yr $347K
44 Jim Wells County
82.0
Medium 0.18 / yr $298K
45 Cherokee County
81.9
Medium 1.04 / yr $366K
46 Delta County
81.3
Medium 1.17 / yr $414K
47 Nueces County
81.2
Medium 0.30 / yr $350K
48 Johnson County
81.1
Medium 0.99 / yr $507K
49 Wheeler County
79.8
Medium 0.63 / yr $279K
50 Jasper County
79.7
Medium 0.78 / yr $278K
51 Shelby County
79.5
Medium 1.10 / yr $271K
52 Navarro County
79.4
Medium 0.92 / yr $296K
53 Bexar County
79.1
Medium 0.19 / yr $324K
54 Potter County
79.0
Medium 0.36 / yr $274K
55 Gray County
79.0
Medium 0.44 / yr $326K
56 Liberty County
78.5
Medium 0.84 / yr $286K
57 Rusk County
77.7
Medium 0.87 / yr $287K
58 Hill County
77.4
Medium 0.87 / yr $265K
59 Hood County
77.4
Medium 1.04 / yr $339K
60 Walker County
77.1
Medium 0.90 / yr $254K
61 Van Zandt County
76.6
Medium 1.15 / yr $312K
62 Angelina County
76.2
Medium 0.68 / yr $240K
63 Ector County
76.1
Medium 0.42 / yr $291K
64 Polk County
75.9
Medium 0.61 / yr $213K
65 Bell County
75.7
Medium 0.82 / yr $321K
66 Tyler County
73.4
Medium 0.75 / yr $169K
67 Williamson County
72.5
Medium 0.65 / yr $403K
68 Hutchinson County
72.1
Medium 0.31 / yr $206K
69 McLennan County
72.0
Medium 0.90 / yr $205K
70 El Paso County
70.5
Medium 0.01 / yr $148K
71 Parker County
70.1
Medium 0.91 / yr $262K
72 Wise County
69.9
Medium 0.92 / yr $216K
73 Freestone County
69.3
Medium 0.98 / yr $149K
74 Ochiltree County
68.1
Medium 0.30 / yr $259K
75 Hale County
67.2
Medium 0.59 / yr $149K
76 Trinity County
66.6
Medium 0.85 / yr $110K
77 Webb County
66.3
Medium 0.08 / yr $106K
78 Wilbarger County
66.2
Medium 0.82 / yr $131K
79 Waller County
64.8
Medium 0.85 / yr $137K
80 Hays County
64.4
Medium 0.54 / yr $202K
81 Victoria County
63.9
Medium 0.46 / yr $138K
82 Houston County
63.8
Medium 0.91 / yr $96K
83 Newton County
63.8
Medium 0.67 / yr $97K
84 Kleberg County
63.1
Medium 0.27 / yr $102K
85 Hardeman County
62.7
Medium 0.66 / yr $88K
86 Hansford County
61.0
Medium 0.24 / yr $127K
87 Comal County
60.8
Medium 0.51 / yr $160K
88 Limestone County
60.8
Medium 0.94 / yr $88K
89 Collingsworth County
60.5
Medium 0.57 / yr $115K
90 Starr County
60.3
Medium 0.11 / yr $74K
91 Washington County
59.5
Low 0.87 / yr $92K
92 Taylor County
59.4
Low 0.52 / yr $136K
93 Reeves County
59.4
Low 0.37 / yr $101K
94 Hemphill County
59.1
Low 0.62 / yr $125K
95 San Jacinto County
58.5
Low 0.77 / yr $86K
96 Randall County
58.3
Low 0.34 / yr $138K
97 Ellis County
58.0
Low 1.02 / yr $126K
98 Bastrop County
57.9
Low 0.62 / yr $116K
99 Grimes County
57.8
Low 0.96 / yr $91K
100 Chambers County
56.9
Low 0.71 / yr $208K
101 Colorado County
56.2
Low 0.70 / yr $79K
102 Lipscomb County
56.1
Low 0.50 / yr $105K
103 Pecos County
56.1
Low 0.20 / yr $75K
104 Wharton County
56.0
Low 0.74 / yr $78K
105 Sabine County
56.0
Low 0.93 / yr $81K
106 San Patricio County
55.6
Low 0.34 / yr $76K
107 Burleson County
55.3
Low 0.83 / yr $85K
108 Rockwall County
54.6
Low 1.27 / yr $165K
109 Childress County
54.5
Low 0.58 / yr $92K
110 San Augustine County
54.1
Low 1.00 / yr $58K
111 Madison County
53.3
Low 0.87 / yr $82K
112 Matagorda County
52.2
Low 0.56 / yr $73K
113 Jackson County
52.2
Low 0.54 / yr $75K
114 Bee County
52.1
Low 0.36 / yr $67K
115 Austin County
51.6
Low 0.71 / yr $75K
116 Guadalupe County
50.7
Low 0.30 / yr $104K
117 Culberson County
49.5
Low 0.36 / yr $45K
118 Hall County
49.2
Low 0.44 / yr $50K
119 Hockley County
49.1
Low 0.52 / yr $67K
120 Willacy County
48.9
Low 0.19 / yr $46K
121 Duval County
48.1
Low 0.18 / yr $43K
122 Donley County
47.7
Low 0.47 / yr $58K
123 Dallam County
46.9
Low 0.18 / yr $64K
124 Moore County
46.5
Low 0.30 / yr $66K
125 Brewster County
45.0
Low 0.09 / yr $60K
126 Milam County
44.7
Low 0.72 / yr $42K
127 Coryell County
43.8
Low 0.86 / yr $63K
128 Gaines County
43.7
Low 0.38 / yr $42K
129 Crosby County
42.6
Low 0.47 / yr $34K
130 Leon County
42.3
Low 0.92 / yr $45K
131 Kaufman County
41.6
Low 0.94 / yr $69K
132 Fayette County
41.5
Low 0.75 / yr $49K
133 Caldwell County
41.4
Low 0.57 / yr $45K
134 Lamb County
40.5
Low 0.48 / yr $37K
135 Frio County
40.5
Low 0.10 / yr $31K
136 Palo Pinto County
39.0
Low 0.76 / yr $40K
137 Clay County
38.7
Low 0.94 / yr $48K
138 Atascosa County
36.4
Low 0.16 / yr $28K
139 Floyd County
36.0
Low 0.45 / yr $34K
140 Ward County
35.8
Low 0.34 / yr $30K
141 Archer County
35.3
Low 0.86 / yr $41K
142 Robertson County
34.2
Low 0.87 / yr $30K
143 Tom Green County
33.8
Low 0.16 / yr $32K
144 Lee County
33.4
Low 0.73 / yr $36K
145 DeWitt County
33.3
Low 0.35 / yr $23K
146 Somervell County
33.1
Low 0.88 / yr $58K
147 Burnet County
32.9
Low 0.55 / yr $27K
148 Wilson County
32.8
Low 0.23 / yr $35K
149 Calhoun County
32.6
Low 0.46 / yr $32K
150 Jeff Davis County
32.1
Low 0.32 / yr $28K
151 Falls County
31.7
Low 0.94 / yr $24K
152 Presidio County
31.6
Low 0.12 / yr $18K
153 Midland County
30.7
Low 0.10 / yr $37K
154 Erath County
30.5
Low 0.84 / yr $33K
155 Terry County
30.5
Low 0.40 / yr $24K
156 Jones County
30.4
Low 0.51 / yr $25K
157 Medina County
30.3
Low 0.12 / yr $24K
158 Carson County
30.0
Low 0.39 / yr $43K
159 Cottle County
30.0
Low 0.40 / yr $19K
160 Aransas County
29.7
Low 0.30 / yr $22K
161 Young County
29.7
Low 0.78 / yr $29K
162 Eastland County
29.5
Low 0.69 / yr $23K
163 Live Oak County
29.2
Low 0.23 / yr $21K
164 Swisher County
29.1
Low 0.33 / yr $23K
165 Jack County
29.0
Low 0.77 / yr $31K
166 Andrews County
28.4
Low 0.39 / yr $39K
167 Scurry County
28.3
Low 0.24 / yr $24K
168 Baylor County
28.3
Low 0.66 / yr $18K
169 Brooks County
28.2
Low 0.13 / yr $18K
170 Garza County
27.2
Low 0.32 / yr $17K
171 Karnes County
27.1
Low 0.26 / yr $16K
172 Motley County
26.6
Very Low 0.37 / yr $18K
173 Lavaca County
26.4
Very Low 0.44 / yr $21K
174 Dimmit County
26.1
Very Low 0.06 / yr $14K
175 Lynn County
25.4
Very Low 0.39 / yr $18K
176 Gonzales County
25.2
Very Low 0.28 / yr $15K
177 Knox County
25.0
Very Low 0.43 / yr $14K
178 Howard County
24.7
Very Low 0.15 / yr $18K
179 Jim Hogg County
24.7
Very Low 0.13 / yr $13K
180 Uvalde County
24.4
Very Low 0.04 / yr $16K
181 La Salle County
24.4
Very Low 0.09 / yr $13K
182 Bosque County
23.7
Very Low 0.87 / yr $17K
183 Winkler County
23.6
Very Low 0.39 / yr $18K
184 Gillespie County
23.2
Very Low 0.31 / yr $18K
185 Dawson County
23.2
Very Low 0.20 / yr $15K
186 Nolan County
22.1
Very Low 0.32 / yr $12K
187 Zavala County
21.3
Very Low 0.07 / yr $10K
188 Deaf Smith County
20.9
Very Low 0.45 / yr $15K
189 Yoakum County
20.9
Very Low 0.43 / yr $10K
190 Hudspeth County
20.7
Very Low 0.27 / yr $13K
191 Hartley County
20.4
Very Low 0.20 / yr $22K
192 Sherman County
19.8
Very Low 0.20 / yr $17K
193 Haskell County
19.8
Very Low 0.48 / yr $14K
194 Comanche County
19.1
Very Low 0.72 / yr $10K
195 Bailey County
18.7
Very Low 0.40 / yr $8K
196 Castro County
18.0
Very Low 0.32 / yr $9K
197 Dickens County
17.8
Very Low 0.34 / yr $8K
198 Roberts County
17.6
Very Low 0.44 / yr $17K
199 Refugio County
17.5
Very Low 0.35 / yr $8K
200 Crane County
17.2
Very Low 0.33 / yr $9K
201 Goliad County
16.9
Very Low 0.37 / yr $9K
202 Lampasas County
16.8
Very Low 0.65 / yr $9K
203 Stephens County
16.2
Very Low 0.75 / yr $11K
204 Llano County
15.6
Very Low 0.46 / yr $6K
205 Foard County
15.2
Very Low 0.43 / yr $8K
206 Mitchell County
14.7
Very Low 0.20 / yr $7K
207 Kendall County
14.6
Very Low 0.18 / yr $10K
208 Hamilton County
14.6
Very Low 0.87 / yr $8K
209 Parmer County
14.3
Very Low 0.37 / yr $9K
210 Blanco County
13.2
Very Low 0.52 / yr $7K
211 Maverick County
12.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $4K
212 Stonewall County
12.5
Very Low 0.37 / yr $5K
213 Runnels County
12.1
Very Low 0.34 / yr $5K
214 McMullen County
12.0
Very Low 0.16 / yr $6K
215 Armstrong County
11.9
Very Low 0.43 / yr $6K
216 Kenedy County
10.7
Very Low 0.29 / yr $4K
217 Bandera County
10.3
Very Low 0.05 / yr $4K
218 Val Verde County
9.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $3K
219 Cochran County
9.4
Very Low 0.40 / yr $3K
220 Kerr County
9.3
Very Low 0.05 / yr $3K
221 Coleman County
8.7
Very Low 0.28 / yr $3K
222 Fisher County
8.6
Very Low 0.35 / yr $6K
223 Briscoe County
6.5
Very Low 0.36 / yr $4K
224 Zapata County
6.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $2K
225 Callahan County
6.2
Very Low 0.49 / yr $2K
226 Brown County
6.0
Very Low 0.27 / yr $2K
227 Kent County
5.8
Very Low 0.28 / yr $3K
228 Martin County
5.6
Very Low 0.12 / yr $2K
229 Oldham County
5.2
Very Low 0.27 / yr $2K
230 Shackelford County
5.2
Very Low 0.53 / yr $4K
231 Throckmorton County
5.1
Very Low 0.64 / yr $2K
232 Coke County
4.6
Very Low 0.21 / yr $2K
233 McCulloch County
4.5
Very Low 0.12 / yr $1K
234 Mills County
4.4
Very Low 0.49 / yr $1K
235 King County
4.3
Very Low 0.36 / yr $1K
236 Loving County
4.3
Very Low 0.45 / yr $2K
237 Borden County
3.8
Very Low 0.17 / yr $1K
238 San Saba County
3.5
Very Low 0.49 / yr $1K
239 Concho County
2.3
Very Low 0.16 / yr $737
240 Upton County
1.5
Very Low 0.11 / yr $479
241 Mason County
1.4
Very Low 0.12 / yr $375
242 Irion County
1.3
Very Low 0.15 / yr $424
243 Terrell County
1.3
Very Low 0.03 / yr $419
244 Sutton County
1.1
Very Low 0.04 / yr $327
245 Reagan County
1.1
Very Low 0.07 / yr $453
246 Schleicher County
0.8
Very Low 0.11 / yr $307
247 Kinney County
0.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $219
248 Real County
0.7
Very Low 0.01 / yr $199
249 Kimble County
0.6
Very Low 0.03 / yr $206
250 Sterling County
0.6
Very Low 0.14 / yr $369
251 Menard County
0.4
Very Low 0.09 / yr $221
252 Glasscock County
0.3
Very Low 0.07 / yr $219
253 Crockett County
0.2
Very Low 0.05 / yr $172
254 Edwards County
0.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $109

254 Texas counties with measurable ice storm risk. See the national ice storm ranking or all Texas counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Texas county has the highest ice storm risk?

Red River County has the highest FEMA ice storm risk score in Texas at 100.0 (Very High), with $11M in expected annual losses and about 1.16 events per year.

How many Texas counties face significant ice storm risk?

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

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