Upshur, TX
Upshur County in Texas has 9 FEMA disaster declarations on record covering 1966–2024, most recently Hurricane Beryl on Jul 9, 2024 (DR-4798). Its flood risk grade is A (Low risk), ranking #981 of 3,277 U.S. counties, with 0 NFIP flood insurance claims totaling $0 in payouts. Flood risk is relatively low compared to the national average.
FEMA Disaster Declarations in Upshur County
The 9 most recent federally declared disasters affecting Upshur County, TX (1966–2024). Total declarations on record: 9.
| Declared | Incident Type | Title | FEMA Disaster # |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2024 | Hurricane | Hurricane Beryl | DR-4798 |
| Aug 24, 2020 | Hurricane | Tropical Storms Marco and Laura | DR-3540 |
| Apr 25, 2016 | Flood | Severe Storms and Flooding | DR-4269 |
| Sep 13, 2008 | Hurricane | Hurricane Ike | DR-1791 |
| 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 |
| Jun 25, 1973 | Flood | Severe Storms & Flooding | DR-393 |
| May 12, 1966 | Flood | Severe Storms & Flooding | DR-218 |
Score Breakdown
The composite score of 12 is calculated from four weighted factors. See our methodology for details.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many FEMA disaster declarations does Upshur County, TX have?
Upshur County, TX has 9 federal disaster declarations on FEMA record (1966–2024). The 5 most recent are: Hurricane Beryl (declared Jul 9, 2024, DR-4798); Tropical Storms Marco and Laura (declared Aug 24, 2020, DR-3540); Severe Storms and Flooding (declared Apr 25, 2016, DR-4269); Hurricane Ike (declared Sep 13, 2008, DR-1791); Hurricane Rita (declared Sep 24, 2005, DR-1606). Counts include flood, severe storm, hurricane, and coastal storm declarations from the OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries dataset.
What is the flood risk grade for Upshur County, TX?
Upshur County is graded A (composite score 12/100, low risk). It ranks #981 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 Upshur County?
0 NFIP flood insurance claims have been filed in Upshur County, TX, totaling $0 in payouts. The average claim is $0. Source: FEMA FimaNfipClaims v2 dataset.
Has Upshur County, TX had any recent flood disasters?
Yes. The most recent FEMA declaration affecting Upshur County was Hurricane Beryl on Jul 9, 2024 (DR-4798). The county has 9 declared disasters in the OpenFEMA record covering 1966–2024.
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.