Lightning Risk in Texas

All Texas counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index lightning score

Lightning risk — electrical discharges from storms that ignite fires and cause casualties — is rated for 254 of 254 Texas counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Harris County carries the state's highest lightning score at 99.9, with $9M in expected annual lightning losses.

46 Texas counties are rated High or Very High for lightning, and expected annual losses from lightning total roughly $128M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Lightning

#CountyLightning ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Harris County
99.9
Very High 74.62 / yr $9M
2 El Paso County
99.9
Very High 49.36 / yr $7M
3 Jefferson County
99.7
Very High 78.84 / yr $6M
4 Montgomery County
99.7
Very High 69.94 / yr $9M
5 Fort Bend County
99.4
Very High 74.29 / yr $7M
6 Houston County
98.8
Very High 64.12 / yr $2M
7 Dallas County
98.1
Very High 56.16 / yr $3M
8 Brazos County
97.5
Very High 59.94 / yr $2M
9 Galveston County
97.4
Very High 69.88 / yr $3M
10 Bell County
97.2
Very High 49.09 / yr $3M
11 McLennan County
96.8
Very High 51.49 / yr $2M
12 Liberty County
96.6
Very High 75.18 / yr $2M
13 Bexar County
96.5
High 45.98 / yr $2M
14 Brazoria County
95.5
High 70.01 / yr $2M
15 Orange County
95.4
High 80.47 / yr $2M
16 Tarrant County
95.2
High 54.14 / yr $2M
17 Smith County
94.9
High 59.50 / yr $2M
18 Hays County
94.8
High 49.01 / yr $2M
19 Nueces County
94.5
High 44.01 / yr $1M
20 Polk County
93.4
High 70.27 / yr $1M
21 Travis County
93.3
High 49.21 / yr $2M
22 Angelina County
93.3
High 67.21 / yr $1M
23 Hidalgo County
93.1
High 39.94 / yr $833K
24 Potter County
92.7
High 49.19 / yr $1M
25 Bosque County
90.7
High 50.46 / yr $982K
26 Guadalupe County
89.9
High 48.52 / yr $1M
27 Hardin County
89.9
High 76.57 / yr $1M
28 Kerr County
89.4
High 44.87 / yr $784K
29 Comal County
89.3
High 47.72 / yr $1M
30 Williamson County
88.8
High 49.36 / yr $2M
31 Tom Green County
88.2
High 45.60 / yr $898K
32 Taylor County
87.7
High 47.27 / yr $1M
33 Medina County
87.1
High 42.77 / yr $753K
34 Walker County
86.3
High 67.31 / yr $757K
35 Ellis County
86.2
High 55.07 / yr $1M
36 Ector County
86.0
High 43.49 / yr $914K
37 Coryell County
85.8
High 49.67 / yr $948K
38 Bowie County
85.4
High 60.38 / yr $792K
39 Bandera County
84.4
High 44.33 / yr $597K
40 Nacogdoches County
84.0
High 64.66 / yr $650K
41 Henderson County
83.7
High 57.21 / yr $607K
42 Milam County
83.6
High 51.47 / yr $545K
43 Lubbock County
83.0
High 47.93 / yr $804K
44 Trinity County
82.6
High 66.62 / yr $495K
45 Cameron County
82.3
High 34.09 / yr $491K
46 Kimble County
82.2
High 45.23 / yr $491K
47 Jasper County
81.5
Medium 76.12 / yr $544K
48 Gregg County
80.7
Medium 60.90 / yr $625K
49 Denton County
80.6
Medium 54.64 / yr $1M
50 Navarro County
80.2
Medium 54.86 / yr $561K
51 Atascosa County
79.8
Medium 43.43 / yr $460K
52 Anderson County
79.5
Medium 59.20 / yr $508K
53 Hill County
78.8
Medium 52.61 / yr $534K
54 Maverick County
78.1
Medium 36.13 / yr $372K
55 Grimes County
77.8
Medium 65.30 / yr $492K
56 Calhoun County
77.5
Medium 53.37 / yr $548K
57 Kendall County
77.5
Medium 46.99 / yr $684K
58 Hale County
77.3
Medium 47.89 / yr $507K
59 Johnson County
76.2
Medium 52.98 / yr $709K
60 Lavaca County
74.7
Medium 57.57 / yr $501K
61 Chambers County
74.6
Medium 75.11 / yr $1M
62 San Jacinto County
74.2
Medium 70.64 / yr $400K
63 Gray County
74.1
Medium 48.78 / yr $503K
64 Randall County
73.6
Medium 50.26 / yr $626K
65 Brewster County
73.3
Medium 53.02 / yr $495K
66 Rusk County
72.3
Medium 62.08 / yr $450K
67 Tyler County
72.1
Medium 73.04 / yr $342K
68 Dallam County
72.0
Medium 46.77 / yr $456K
69 Midland County
71.9
Medium 44.44 / yr $583K
70 Victoria County
71.8
Medium 58.03 / yr $459K
71 Van Zandt County
71.2
Medium 57.30 / yr $510K
72 Llano County
70.8
Medium 47.91 / yr $327K
73 Hood County
70.4
Medium 51.34 / yr $507K
74 Cherokee County
70.4
Medium 61.81 / yr $390K
75 Val Verde County
70.3
Medium 41.03 / yr $335K
76 Bastrop County
70.2
Medium 51.84 / yr $481K
77 Wharton County
69.4
Medium 65.78 / yr $343K
78 Gonzales County
69.1
Medium 51.64 / yr $308K
79 Pecos County
68.7
Medium 46.63 / yr $319K
80 Erath County
68.6
Medium 49.85 / yr $470K
81 Collin County
67.7
Medium 56.19 / yr $650K
82 Newton County
67.5
Medium 76.61 / yr $277K
83 Parker County
67.4
Medium 51.42 / yr $533K
84 Harrison County
67.0
Medium 62.42 / yr $338K
85 Wilson County
66.6
Medium 47.43 / yr $399K
86 Waller County
66.6
Medium 69.08 / yr $363K
87 Willacy County
65.6
Medium 35.65 / yr $239K
88 Leon County
65.3
Medium 58.95 / yr $313K
89 Burnet County
64.8
Medium 48.41 / yr $287K
90 Gillespie County
64.5
Medium 46.46 / yr $347K
91 Matagorda County
64.2
Medium 64.04 / yr $310K
92 Limestone County
64.1
Medium 54.41 / yr $248K
93 Uvalde County
63.9
Medium 40.84 / yr $278K
94 Caldwell County
63.8
Medium 50.66 / yr $311K
95 Shelby County
63.4
Medium 65.25 / yr $266K
96 DeWitt County
63.0
Medium 54.31 / yr $227K
97 Colorado County
61.3
Medium 60.66 / yr $245K
98 Lampasas County
60.9
Medium 48.32 / yr $271K
99 Freestone County
60.7
Medium 56.51 / yr $240K
100 Washington County
59.8
Medium 60.67 / yr $231K
101 Falls County
59.5
Medium 51.91 / yr $225K
102 Hutchinson County
58.7
Medium 47.64 / yr $266K
103 San Patricio County
58.4
Medium 47.00 / yr $220K
104 Bee County
57.6
Medium 49.39 / yr $218K
105 Madison County
57.3
Medium 61.49 / yr $254K
106 Grayson County
56.2
Low 54.88 / yr $291K
107 Webb County
55.8
Low 35.81 / yr $168K
108 Lamar County
55.7
Low 58.35 / yr $221K
109 Frio County
55.0
Low 39.86 / yr $160K
110 Cass County
54.8
Low 60.42 / yr $181K
111 Presidio County
54.7
Low 61.06 / yr $144K
112 Fayette County
54.4
Low 56.00 / yr $235K
113 Jim Wells County
53.3
Low 44.92 / yr $164K
114 Wood County
52.8
Low 57.96 / yr $169K
115 Jackson County
51.8
Low 61.89 / yr $197K
116 Austin County
51.5
Low 63.44 / yr $205K
117 Titus County
50.1
Low 57.84 / yr $186K
118 Kaufman County
49.7
Low 55.96 / yr $276K
119 Moore County
49.4
Low 46.66 / yr $207K
120 Mason County
49.3
Low 46.30 / yr $149K
121 Hunt County
48.9
Low 56.70 / yr $206K
122 Robertson County
48.7
Low 55.31 / yr $168K
123 Gaines County
47.3
Low 45.51 / yr $139K
124 Fannin County
46.3
Low 55.80 / yr $203K
125 San Augustine County
46.2
Low 67.56 / yr $118K
126 Palo Pinto County
45.5
Low 49.71 / yr $159K
127 Comanche County
45.2
Low 47.57 / yr $129K
128 Brown County
44.8
Low 46.34 / yr $153K
129 Wichita County
44.2
Low 50.29 / yr $163K
130 Panola County
43.1
Low 63.88 / yr $127K
131 Karnes County
42.8
Low 48.93 / yr $107K
132 McCulloch County
42.6
Low 46.20 / yr $135K
133 Lee County
42.2
Low 53.67 / yr $163K
134 Sabine County
41.7
Low 70.26 / yr $126K
135 Dimmit County
39.4
Low 34.94 / yr $87K
136 Cooke County
39.2
Low 53.25 / yr $139K
137 Rockwall County
38.2
Low 56.01 / yr $238K
138 Sutton County
38.1
Low 44.57 / yr $100K
139 Upshur County
37.8
Low 59.96 / yr $122K
140 Zavala County
37.7
Low 36.80 / yr $82K
141 Howard County
37.6
Low 47.93 / yr $112K
142 Lamb County
37.1
Low 47.76 / yr $98K
143 Reeves County
36.9
Low 44.88 / yr $110K
144 Blanco County
35.9
Low 47.54 / yr $131K
145 Ward County
35.9
Low 43.74 / yr $94K
146 Hartley County
35.6
Low 46.60 / yr $179K
147 Morris County
35.5
Low 59.26 / yr $86K
148 Burleson County
34.8
Low 56.83 / yr $104K
149 Hamilton County
34.7
Low 49.68 / yr $117K
150 Eastland County
34.4
Low 48.28 / yr $96K
151 Red River County
34.2
Low 60.32 / yr $82K
152 Hopkins County
34.0
Low 57.29 / yr $120K
153 Runnels County
33.8
Low 46.83 / yr $100K
154 Deaf Smith County
33.4
Low 49.49 / yr $110K
155 Menard County
33.2
Low 45.66 / yr $97K
156 Real County
32.7
Low 44.08 / yr $69K
157 Camp County
31.9
Low 59.50 / yr $70K
158 Hansford County
31.5
Low 45.82 / yr $105K
159 Aransas County
31.4
Low 46.89 / yr $79K
160 Coleman County
30.6
Low 46.24 / yr $75K
161 Hockley County
29.2
Low 47.60 / yr $87K
162 Rains County
28.8
Low 56.61 / yr $101K
163 Ochiltree County
27.9
Low 46.35 / yr $131K
164 Sherman County
27.7
Low 44.76 / yr $108K
165 Somervell County
27.3
Low 51.01 / yr $150K
166 Kleberg County
26.7
Low 40.47 / yr $64K
167 Nolan County
25.9
Low 48.05 / yr $57K
168 Refugio County
25.6
Low 51.90 / yr $61K
169 Yoakum County
25.5
Low 47.01 / yr $53K
170 Marion County
24.7
Low 60.13 / yr $52K
171 Terry County
24.1
Low 46.59 / yr $60K
172 Wise County
23.6
Very Low 52.06 / yr $81K
173 Wheeler County
23.3
Very Low 48.16 / yr $56K
174 San Saba County
23.3
Very Low 47.61 / yr $68K
175 Andrews County
22.4
Very Low 45.65 / yr $103K
176 Starr County
21.3
Very Low 35.96 / yr $39K
177 Mills County
21.3
Very Low 47.46 / yr $50K
178 Schleicher County
21.2
Very Low 45.63 / yr $62K
179 Winkler County
21.0
Very Low 43.98 / yr $60K
180 Swisher County
20.8
Very Low 49.96 / yr $55K
181 Mitchell County
20.6
Very Low 48.74 / yr $57K
182 Hudspeth County
19.1
Very Low 52.97 / yr $50K
183 Castro County
19.0
Very Low 48.42 / yr $45K
184 Bailey County
17.7
Very Low 49.08 / yr $35K
185 Goliad County
17.6
Very Low 53.29 / yr $48K
186 Floyd County
17.5
Very Low 49.29 / yr $46K
187 Montague County
17.3
Very Low 52.42 / yr $51K
188 Concho County
17.2
Very Low 46.20 / yr $49K
189 Edwards County
16.3
Very Low 44.07 / yr $35K
190 Callahan County
16.0
Very Low 47.13 / yr $44K
191 Live Oak County
15.8
Very Low 45.66 / yr $36K
192 Kinney County
15.7
Very Low 40.37 / yr $33K
193 Franklin County
15.2
Very Low 57.69 / yr $42K
194 Jones County
14.9
Very Low 47.93 / yr $38K
195 Crane County
14.6
Very Low 43.23 / yr $34K
196 Dawson County
14.5
Very Low 47.46 / yr $34K
197 La Salle County
14.1
Very Low 38.18 / yr $26K
198 Culberson County
13.6
Very Low 49.98 / yr $26K
199 Carson County
12.4
Very Low 49.14 / yr $58K
200 Scurry County
12.2
Very Low 48.41 / yr $36K
201 Donley County
12.2
Very Low 48.89 / yr $32K
202 Parmer County
11.9
Very Low 48.49 / yr $42K
203 Coke County
11.3
Very Low 46.98 / yr $33K
204 Reagan County
11.1
Very Low 44.01 / yr $34K
205 Upton County
11.0
Very Low 43.09 / yr $29K
206 Jeff Davis County
10.9
Very Low 58.39 / yr $28K
207 Young County
10.4
Very Low 48.77 / yr $33K
208 Lipscomb County
10.1
Very Low 46.66 / yr $32K
209 Childress County
10.1
Very Low 47.97 / yr $30K
210 Crockett County
9.6
Very Low 42.48 / yr $33K
211 Brooks County
8.6
Very Low 41.44 / yr $17K
212 Hemphill County
8.6
Very Low 47.65 / yr $27K
213 Collingsworth County
8.2
Very Low 49.10 / yr $22K
214 Hall County
7.9
Very Low 49.45 / yr $15K
215 Crosby County
7.7
Very Low 49.08 / yr $14K
216 Garza County
7.6
Very Low 48.72 / yr $15K
217 Terrell County
7.2
Very Low 40.36 / yr $17K
218 Lynn County
6.6
Very Low 47.53 / yr $16K
219 Martin County
6.3
Very Low 46.49 / yr $15K
220 Delta County
6.0
Very Low 57.48 / yr $17K
221 Stephens County
5.9
Very Low 49.13 / yr $19K
222 Wilbarger County
5.8
Very Low 49.69 / yr $13K
223 Oldham County
5.6
Very Low 49.23 / yr $16K
224 Duval County
5.3
Very Low 41.22 / yr $9K
225 Zapata County
5.3
Very Low 34.57 / yr $9K
226 Irion County
4.7
Very Low 45.26 / yr $12K
227 Dickens County
4.6
Very Low 48.53 / yr $9K
228 Clay County
4.4
Very Low 51.58 / yr $14K
229 Jack County
4.3
Very Low 50.30 / yr $15K
230 Cottle County
4.2
Very Low 48.35 / yr $8K
231 Cochran County
3.8
Very Low 48.72 / yr $9K
232 Hardeman County
3.8
Very Low 48.86 / yr $7K
233 Archer County
3.7
Very Low 49.49 / yr $12K
234 Sterling County
3.7
Very Low 46.65 / yr $14K
235 Haskell County
3.5
Very Low 49.31 / yr $10K
236 Roberts County
2.7
Very Low 48.58 / yr $12K
237 Jim Hogg County
2.6
Very Low 38.00 / yr $5K
238 Glasscock County
2.6
Very Low 46.38 / yr $8K
239 Motley County
2.5
Very Low 49.09 / yr $6K
240 Armstrong County
2.4
Very Low 50.63 / yr $7K
241 Fisher County
2.4
Very Low 48.52 / yr $11K
242 Briscoe County
2.1
Very Low 50.99 / yr $9K
243 Knox County
1.8
Very Low 49.26 / yr $4K
244 Baylor County
1.6
Very Low 49.28 / yr $3K
245 Stonewall County
1.3
Very Low 48.18 / yr $4K
246 Kenedy County
1.2
Very Low 37.59 / yr $4K
247 McMullen County
0.9
Very Low 41.24 / yr $4K
248 Borden County
0.7
Very Low 48.14 / yr $2K
249 Foard County
0.6
Very Low 48.69 / yr $2K
250 Kent County
0.6
Very Low 48.22 / yr $2K
251 Shackelford County
0.5
Very Low 47.59 / yr $4K
252 King County
0.3
Very Low 48.51 / yr $951
253 Throckmorton County
0.2
Very Low 48.99 / yr $1K
254 Loving County
0.1
Very Low 44.01 / yr $594

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Texas county has the highest lightning risk?

Harris County has the highest FEMA lightning risk score in Texas at 99.9 (Very High), with $9M in expected annual losses and about 74.62 events per year.

How many Texas counties face significant lightning risk?

254 Texas counties record measurable lightning risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 46 of them are rated High or Very High.

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