Natural hazards · Barrett

Barrett, TX natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Barrett comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. 4 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarations

Expected damage

How exposed is Barrett?

High

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Barrett to be higher than in 60% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and tornadoes.

Inland flooding33%Tornadoes27%Hurricanes23%Cold waves9%Heat waves6%Everything else3%

By hazard

What Barrett faces

Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.

Inland flooding

33% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 54% of U.S. places

Recorded about 5 times a year in the area

Tornadoes

27% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 64% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 44 years in the area

Hurricanes

23% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 89% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 5 years in the area

Cold waves

9% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 84% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 2 years in the area

Heat waves

6% of expected damage

Below average · higher than 42% of U.S. places

Recorded about 16 times a year in the area

Lower here

Coastal floodingHailIce stormsWinter weatherWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windLightningDrought

Not a risk here

AvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity

Flood risk changes street by street. Check a specific address on FEMA’s flood map, and ask about flood insurance before you buy.

Flood insurance claims

Does Barrett flood?

FEMA's records show no paid flood insurance claims in Barrett.

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

No community discount. Barrett isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.

Insurance rates: Harris County.

Disasters that hit Barrett

4 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

Disasters the President declared that paid out in Barrett itself: aid to households, or repair grants to Barrett.

Brought FEMA money into BarrettDeclared for Harris County only

2024

Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding

1 household applied for aid $5K aid approved

2021

Severe Winter Storms

2 households applied for aid

2017

Hurricane Harvey

6 households applied for aid $500 aid approved

2005

Hurricane Rita

2 households applied for aid $2K aid approved

Harris County has had 34 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often floods and hurricanes.

About these numbers

How to read this page

An average, not a forecastFEMA’s National Risk Index estimates the damage 18 kinds of natural hazards cause in a typical year, from decades of records and models. A quiet decade can follow a bad year.

Compared by rate“Higher than N%” compares yearly damage as a share of what’s here, so a big city isn’t rated riskier just for having more buildings. Barrett is smaller than a census tract, so it shares the figures of the tract around its center.

Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Barrett’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to Barrett. FEMA’s model follows property values, so a place that recently lost many homes can rate lower than it feels.

Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025); OpenFEMA: NFIP redacted claims, multiple-loss properties, community status book and residential penetration rates, housing assistance (owners and renters), public assistance funded projects, hazard mitigation properties and disaster declarations. Census tracts: U.S. Census Bureau.