Strong Wind Risk in Texas

All Texas counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index strong wind score

Strong Wind risk — damaging straight-line winds outside of tornadoes and hurricanes — is rated for 254 of 254 Texas counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Lubbock County carries the state's highest strong wind score at 99.8, with $17M in expected annual strong wind losses.

44 Texas counties are rated High or Very High for strong wind, and expected annual losses from strong wind total roughly $190M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Strong Wind

#CountyStrong Wind ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Lubbock County
99.8
Very High 2.21 / yr $17M
2 Harris County
99.3
Very High 1.52 / yr $8M
3 Dallas County
98.5
Very High 4.36 / yr $5M
4 Potter County
97.4
High 3.25 / yr $3M
5 Gregg County
96.9
High 6.04 / yr $3M
6 Nacogdoches County
96.5
High 3.85 / yr $3M
7 Randall County
95.5
High 3.34 / yr $4M
8 El Paso County
95.4
High 0.33 / yr $2M
9 Travis County
94.8
High 1.61 / yr $4M
10 Nueces County
94.2
High 0.74 / yr $2M
11 Fort Bend County
94.1
High 1.36 / yr $3M
12 Rusk County
94.0
High 5.50 / yr $2M
13 Montgomery County
93.0
High 1.61 / yr $3M
14 Panola County
92.8
High 5.93 / yr $2M
15 Denton County
92.7
High 4.39 / yr $3M
16 Angelina County
92.7
High 2.45 / yr $2M
17 Shelby County
92.7
High 4.83 / yr $2M
18 Cherokee County
91.7
High 3.79 / yr $2M
19 Smith County
91.4
High 4.50 / yr $2M
20 Lamb County
91.1
High 2.38 / yr $1M
21 Wood County
90.9
High 4.56 / yr $1M
22 Childress County
89.7
High 2.95 / yr $2M
23 Hopkins County
89.4
High 4.18 / yr $2M
24 Hidalgo County
89.2
High 0.53 / yr $1M
25 Brazos County
89.2
High 1.48 / yr $2M
26 Henderson County
89.2
High 3.57 / yr $1M
27 Navarro County
88.8
High 3.23 / yr $1M
28 Polk County
88.2
High 1.71 / yr $1M
29 Collin County
87.7
High 4.40 / yr $3M
30 Cameron County
87.6
High 0.43 / yr $1M
31 Ector County
87.5
High 1.51 / yr $2M
32 Bexar County
87.1
High 1.00 / yr $2M
33 Anderson County
86.5
High 3.15 / yr $1M
34 Marion County
86.5
High 6.33 / yr $1M
35 Hays County
86.1
High 1.50 / yr $2M
36 Upshur County
86.1
High 5.43 / yr $1M
37 Medina County
85.9
High 0.70 / yr $1M
38 Cass County
85.5
High 6.10 / yr $1M
39 Van Zandt County
85.3
High 4.30 / yr $2M
40 Caldwell County
85.0
High 1.40 / yr $1M
41 Deaf Smith County
85.0
High 2.76 / yr $1M
42 Hale County
84.7
High 2.57 / yr $1M
43 Jefferson County
84.1
High 0.76 / yr $1M
44 Hunt County
84.0
High 4.21 / yr $1M
45 Burnet County
83.1
Medium 1.53 / yr $1M
46 Trinity County
82.9
Medium 2.06 / yr $885K
47 Tarrant County
82.8
Medium 4.19 / yr $1M
48 San Augustine County
82.0
Medium 3.26 / yr $823K
49 Titus County
80.8
Medium 4.84 / yr $1M
50 Nolan County
80.4
Medium 2.04 / yr $824K
51 Coleman County
78.0
Medium 1.76 / yr $814K
52 Johnson County
77.9
Medium 3.81 / yr $1M
53 Bell County
77.2
Medium 1.76 / yr $1M
54 Gaines County
77.1
Medium 1.65 / yr $776K
55 Comal County
77.0
Medium 1.43 / yr $1M
56 Dawson County
76.7
Medium 2.12 / yr $813K
57 Runnels County
76.4
Medium 2.00 / yr $920K
58 Waller County
76.2
Medium 1.61 / yr $952K
59 Swisher County
76.0
Medium 3.24 / yr $880K
60 Hall County
75.9
Medium 2.51 / yr $689K
61 Gray County
75.6
Medium 3.13 / yr $984K
62 Lynn County
75.1
Medium 2.15 / yr $861K
63 Gonzales County
74.7
Medium 1.15 / yr $707K
64 Palo Pinto County
74.7
Medium 2.76 / yr $886K
65 Wilbarger County
74.6
Medium 3.52 / yr $800K
66 Rockwall County
74.4
Medium 4.41 / yr $2M
67 Montague County
72.8
Medium 3.75 / yr $903K
68 Brown County
72.0
Medium 1.52 / yr $813K
69 Hockley County
71.8
Medium 2.10 / yr $836K
70 Reeves County
71.7
Medium 0.52 / yr $785K
71 Jasper County
71.4
Medium 1.30 / yr $708K
72 Bailey County
71.1
Medium 2.04 / yr $585K
73 Mitchell County
69.9
Medium 1.83 / yr $777K
74 Cooke County
69.3
Medium 4.01 / yr $849K
75 Harrison County
68.3
Medium 6.34 / yr $702K
76 Sabine County
68.3
Medium 2.57 / yr $672K
77 Bastrop County
68.1
Medium 1.48 / yr $872K
78 Wichita County
68.0
Medium 3.51 / yr $785K
79 Hardeman County
67.8
Medium 3.24 / yr $530K
80 Hutchinson County
67.4
Medium 3.57 / yr $755K
81 Fannin County
67.0
Medium 3.68 / yr $880K
82 McLennan County
66.0
Medium 2.06 / yr $723K
83 Wheeler County
66.0
Medium 3.20 / yr $601K
84 Howard County
65.3
Medium 1.92 / yr $638K
85 Taylor County
65.2
Medium 2.11 / yr $873K
86 Hartley County
64.9
Medium 2.10 / yr $1M
87 Young County
64.7
Medium 2.42 / yr $784K
88 Crosby County
64.4
Medium 2.21 / yr $463K
89 Kendall County
64.3
Medium 1.15 / yr $861K
90 Kerr County
63.8
Medium 0.67 / yr $551K
91 Morris County
63.6
Medium 5.82 / yr $513K
92 Austin County
63.4
Medium 1.45 / yr $663K
93 Lamar County
62.4
Medium 3.37 / yr $604K
94 Baylor County
62.1
Medium 2.75 / yr $492K
95 Camp County
61.9
Medium 5.25 / yr $467K
96 Bandera County
61.6
Medium 0.74 / yr $507K
97 Moore County
61.4
Medium 3.24 / yr $692K
98 Guadalupe County
61.3
Medium 1.23 / yr $901K
99 Terry County
60.7
Medium 1.99 / yr $534K
100 Ward County
60.4
Medium 0.94 / yr $503K
101 Midland County
59.8
Medium 1.42 / yr $794K
102 Brazoria County
59.6
Medium 1.03 / yr $822K
103 Hill County
58.1
Medium 3.13 / yr $541K
104 Yoakum County
56.9
Medium 1.55 / yr $385K
105 Williamson County
55.9
Medium 1.72 / yr $1M
106 Grayson County
55.7
Medium 3.99 / yr $644K
107 Webb County
55.5
Medium 0.29 / yr $379K
108 Floyd County
55.5
Medium 2.40 / yr $500K
109 Jones County
55.1
Medium 2.03 / yr $475K
110 Castro County
55.0
Medium 3.07 / yr $443K
111 Collingsworth County
53.9
Medium 3.25 / yr $510K
112 Bowie County
53.5
Medium 4.95 / yr $508K
113 Washington County
53.1
Medium 1.51 / yr $423K
114 Knox County
52.5
Medium 2.40 / yr $362K
115 Galveston County
52.2
Medium 1.09 / yr $627K
116 Erath County
52.1
Medium 2.35 / yr $585K
117 Houston County
51.7
Low 2.34 / yr $353K
118 Atascosa County
51.4
Low 0.76 / yr $369K
119 Hood County
50.4
Low 3.46 / yr $557K
120 Foard County
50.2
Low 2.81 / yr $437K
121 San Patricio County
49.9
Low 0.87 / yr $382K
122 Tom Green County
49.6
Low 1.34 / yr $451K
123 Franklin County
49.4
Low 4.39 / yr $438K
124 Kaufman County
49.3
Low 4.27 / yr $649K
125 Fayette County
49.2
Low 1.25 / yr $464K
126 Wilson County
48.8
Low 0.98 / yr $488K
127 Wise County
48.3
Low 4.03 / yr $517K
128 Colorado County
47.8
Low 1.14 / yr $362K
129 Scurry County
46.9
Low 1.89 / yr $425K
130 Donley County
46.7
Low 3.12 / yr $376K
131 Haskell County
46.4
Low 2.01 / yr $420K
132 Leon County
46.1
Low 1.96 / yr $368K
133 Llano County
46.0
Low 1.11 / yr $312K
134 Wharton County
45.9
Low 1.03 / yr $342K
135 Gillespie County
45.5
Low 0.97 / yr $414K
136 Dallam County
44.7
Low 1.54 / yr $402K
137 Eastland County
44.0
Low 2.00 / yr $339K
138 Bee County
43.9
Low 0.90 / yr $326K
139 Ochiltree County
43.6
Low 3.24 / yr $595K
140 Hemphill County
43.4
Low 3.19 / yr $437K
141 San Jacinto County
42.7
Low 1.55 / yr $306K
142 Garza County
42.6
Low 2.12 / yr $287K
143 Orange County
42.5
Low 0.61 / yr $408K
144 Tyler County
42.1
Low 1.48 / yr $278K
145 Ellis County
41.9
Low 3.90 / yr $447K
146 Pecos County
41.9
Low 0.59 / yr $292K
147 Jim Wells County
40.9
Low 0.74 / yr $263K
148 Limestone County
40.8
Low 1.95 / yr $266K
149 Comanche County
39.8
Low 1.75 / yr $274K
150 Walker County
38.9
Low 1.60 / yr $309K
151 Parmer County
38.7
Low 2.45 / yr $416K
152 Grimes County
38.5
Low 1.58 / yr $297K
153 Freestone County
38.3
Low 2.21 / yr $277K
154 Hardin County
37.8
Low 1.03 / yr $368K
155 Milam County
37.2
Low 1.80 / yr $237K
156 Coryell County
37.0
Low 1.75 / yr $368K
157 Victoria County
36.9
Low 0.70 / yr $323K
158 Red River County
36.6
Low 3.83 / yr $238K
159 DeWitt County
34.9
Low 0.84 / yr $211K
160 Carson County
34.6
Low 3.45 / yr $467K
161 Lee County
33.9
Low 1.56 / yr $313K
162 Jack County
33.7
Low 3.16 / yr $351K
163 Liberty County
33.1
Low 1.35 / yr $259K
164 Cottle County
33.0
Low 2.31 / yr $192K
165 Clay County
32.8
Low 3.36 / yr $317K
166 Madison County
32.0
Low 1.65 / yr $262K
167 Callahan County
31.9
Low 1.90 / yr $253K
168 Lipscomb County
31.8
Low 3.23 / yr $291K
169 Archer County
30.9
Low 2.89 / yr $288K
170 Lampasas County
30.8
Low 1.57 / yr $234K
171 Rains County
30.8
Low 4.19 / yr $290K
172 Burleson County
29.8
Low 1.58 / yr $229K
173 Dickens County
28.2
Low 2.03 / yr $167K
174 Uvalde County
27.7
Low 0.42 / yr $190K
175 Karnes County
27.5
Low 0.92 / yr $158K
176 Cochran County
26.8
Low 1.85 / yr $185K
177 Falls County
26.0
Low 1.73 / yr $170K
178 Winkler County
26.0
Low 1.15 / yr $205K
179 Lavaca County
25.9
Low 0.90 / yr $209K
180 Robertson County
25.8
Low 1.66 / yr $184K
181 Stephens County
25.7
Low 2.12 / yr $247K
182 Parker County
25.4
Low 3.69 / yr $286K
183 Coke County
25.1
Low 1.93 / yr $206K
184 Hansford County
25.0
Low 3.13 / yr $215K
185 Frio County
24.5
Low 0.56 / yr $132K
186 Kleberg County
23.6
Low 0.73 / yr $146K
187 Martin County
23.0
Low 1.73 / yr $162K
188 Bosque County
22.9
Low 2.53 / yr $166K
189 Blanco County
22.6
Low 1.53 / yr $200K
190 Chambers County
21.6
Low 1.07 / yr $354K
191 Andrews County
21.3
Low 1.54 / yr $259K
192 Oldham County
21.2
Low 2.59 / yr $173K
193 Hamilton County
20.3
Low 1.84 / yr $165K
194 Matagorda County
19.9
Low 0.72 / yr $139K
195 Maverick County
19.6
Low 0.23 / yr $98K
196 Newton County
19.5
Low 1.17 / yr $106K
197 Crane County
18.6
Low 1.25 / yr $111K
198 Val Verde County
18.3
Low 0.27 / yr $106K
199 McCulloch County
18.0
Low 1.19 / yr $118K
200 Stonewall County
17.9
Low 1.97 / yr $113K
201 Aransas County
17.7
Low 0.74 / yr $106K
202 Armstrong County
17.0
Low 3.44 / yr $131K
203 Delta County
16.8
Very Low 3.77 / yr $134K
204 Culberson County
16.5
Very Low 0.32 / yr $77K
205 Throckmorton County
16.5
Very Low 2.12 / yr $126K
206 Mills County
16.3
Very Low 1.46 / yr $97K
207 Glasscock County
16.1
Very Low 1.76 / yr $124K
208 Duval County
15.5
Very Low 0.63 / yr $72K
209 Motley County
15.4
Very Low 2.10 / yr $92K
210 Irion County
15.4
Very Low 1.22 / yr $98K
211 Starr County
14.8
Very Low 0.42 / yr $65K
212 Reagan County
14.7
Very Low 1.30 / yr $108K
213 Jackson County
14.5
Very Low 0.65 / yr $93K
214 Fisher County
14.0
Very Low 2.01 / yr $165K
215 Hudspeth County
13.9
Very Low 0.25 / yr $86K
216 San Saba County
13.2
Very Low 1.18 / yr $92K
217 Concho County
13.1
Very Low 1.49 / yr $86K
218 Live Oak County
12.9
Very Low 0.78 / yr $70K
219 Calhoun County
12.2
Very Low 0.61 / yr $80K
220 Shackelford County
12.2
Very Low 1.92 / yr $140K
221 Upton County
12.1
Very Low 1.16 / yr $72K
222 Mason County
11.8
Very Low 0.74 / yr $59K
223 Schleicher County
11.5
Very Low 0.90 / yr $73K
224 Kimble County
11.4
Very Low 0.64 / yr $52K
225 Borden County
11.0
Very Low 2.09 / yr $67K
226 Somervell County
10.5
Very Low 2.86 / yr $118K
227 Sterling County
10.1
Very Low 1.73 / yr $80K
228 Sherman County
9.7
Very Low 2.64 / yr $76K
229 Refugio County
9.3
Very Low 0.81 / yr $44K
230 Briscoe County
9.2
Very Low 3.07 / yr $88K
231 Zavala County
8.8
Very Low 0.35 / yr $35K
232 Kent County
8.7
Very Low 2.00 / yr $62K
233 Menard County
8.4
Very Low 1.01 / yr $48K
234 Sutton County
8.3
Very Low 0.57 / yr $41K
235 King County
8.2
Very Low 2.05 / yr $38K
236 Presidio County
7.2
Very Low 0.14 / yr $27K
237 Goliad County
7.0
Very Low 0.84 / yr $39K
238 Brewster County
6.9
Very Low 0.20 / yr $44K
239 La Salle County
6.6
Very Low 0.40 / yr $24K
240 Real County
6.4
Very Low 0.42 / yr $25K
241 Dimmit County
6.4
Very Low 0.24 / yr $24K
242 Terrell County
5.7
Very Low 0.26 / yr $28K
243 Willacy County
5.5
Very Low 0.50 / yr $21K
244 Roberts County
5.4
Very Low 3.21 / yr $50K
245 Edwards County
5.1
Very Low 0.34 / yr $22K
246 Brooks County
5.0
Very Low 0.69 / yr $21K
247 Crockett County
4.6
Very Low 0.57 / yr $32K
248 Zapata County
4.5
Very Low 0.27 / yr $17K
249 Jeff Davis County
4.1
Very Low 0.25 / yr $19K
250 Jim Hogg County
3.8
Very Low 0.51 / yr $12K
251 Kinney County
3.7
Very Low 0.28 / yr $13K
252 McMullen County
2.5
Very Low 0.64 / yr $12K
253 Loving County
2.1
Very Low 0.71 / yr $11K
254 Kenedy County
1.2
Very Low 0.72 / yr $2K

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Texas county has the highest strong wind risk?

Lubbock County has the highest FEMA strong wind risk score in Texas at 99.8 (Very High), with $17M in expected annual losses and about 2.21 events per year.

How many Texas counties face significant strong wind risk?

254 Texas counties record measurable strong wind risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 44 of them are rated High or Very High.

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