Kendall, TX
Kendall County in Texas has 8 FEMA disaster declarations on record covering 1978–2025, most recently Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding on Jul 6, 2025 (DR-4879). Its flood risk grade is A (Low risk), ranking #2990 of 3,277 U.S. counties, with 14 NFIP flood insurance claims totaling $96,748 in payouts. Flood risk is relatively low compared to the national average.
FEMA Disaster Declarations in Kendall County
The 8 most recent federally declared disasters affecting Kendall County, TX (1978–2025). Total declarations on record: 8.
| Declared | Incident Type | Title | FEMA Disaster # |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 2025 | Flood | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding | DR-4879 |
| Sep 24, 2005 | Hurricane | Hurricane Rita | DR-1606 |
| Sep 21, 2005 | Hurricane | Hurricane Rita | DR-3261 |
| Sep 2, 2005 | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation | DR-3216 |
| Jul 4, 2002 | Flood | Severe Storms and Flooding | DR-1425 |
| Oct 21, 1998 | Flood | Tx-Flooding 10/18/98 | DR-1257 |
| Jul 7, 1997 | Flood | Severe Storms and Flooding | DR-1179 |
| Aug 3, 1978 | Flood | Severe Storms & Flooding | DR-561 |
Score Breakdown
The composite score of 8 is calculated from four weighted factors. See our methodology for details.
Other Counties in Texas
| County | Grade | Score | Claims | Disasters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregg | A | 8 | 12 | 10 |
| Guadalupe | A | 8 | 15 | 11 |
| Lamar | A | 8 | 14 | 8 |
| Williamson | A | 8 | 32 | 7 |
| Brazos | A | 9 | 44 | 10 |
| Webb | A | 9 | 9 | 12 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many FEMA disaster declarations does Kendall County, TX have?
Kendall County, TX has 8 federal disaster declarations on FEMA record (1978–2025). The 5 most recent are: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding (declared Jul 6, 2025, DR-4879); Hurricane Rita (declared Sep 24, 2005, DR-1606); Hurricane Rita (declared Sep 21, 2005, DR-3261); Hurricane Katrina Evacuation (declared Sep 2, 2005, DR-3216); Severe Storms and Flooding (declared Jul 4, 2002, DR-1425). Counts include flood, severe storm, hurricane, and coastal storm declarations from the OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries dataset.
What is the flood risk grade for Kendall County, TX?
Kendall County is graded A (composite score 8/100, low risk). It ranks #2990 of 3,277 U.S. counties for flood risk in our scoring model. The grade combines NFIP claims density (40%), disaster frequency (25%), claim severity (20%), and year-over-year trend (15%).
How many NFIP flood insurance claims have been filed in Kendall County?
14 NFIP flood insurance claims have been filed in Kendall County, TX, totaling $96,748 in payouts. The average claim is $6,911. Source: FEMA FimaNfipClaims v2 dataset.
Has Kendall County, TX had any recent flood disasters?
Yes. The most recent FEMA declaration affecting Kendall County was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding on Jul 6, 2025 (DR-4879). The county has 8 declared disasters in the OpenFEMA record covering 1978–2025.
The this entity record above pulls directly from FEMA OpenFEMA datasets including the National Flood Hazard Layer and NFIP claims. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. flood risk, NFIP claims, and disaster declarations distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.
Every number on this page links back to FEMA OpenFEMA datasets including the National Flood Hazard Layer and NFIP claims; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.
Practical use of this page is in combination with the comparison and ranking pages elsewhere on the site, which surface the same data for this entity’s peers within U.S. ZIPs, counties, and states. A single-entity reading without peer context can be misleading when an entity is an outlier on one axis but typical on another.
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA datasets, 2026.