Natural hazards · Burton

Burton, TX natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Burton comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is moderate for a U.S. community. 5 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Burton?

Moderate

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Burton to be higher than in 50% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding.

Inland flooding59%Tornadoes13%Hurricanes11%Cold waves11%Everything else8%

By hazard

What Burton faces

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

Inland flooding

59% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 63% of U.S. places

Recorded about once a year in the area

Tornadoes

13% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 71% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 10 years in the area

Hurricanes

11% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 83% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 12 years in the area

Cold waves

11% of expected damage

Well above average · among the top 1% of U.S. places

Recorded about once a year in the area

Lower here

HailIce stormsWinter weatherHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windLightningDrought

Not a risk here

Coastal floodingAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic 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 Burton flood?

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

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

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

Insurance rates: Washington County.

Disasters that hit Burton

5 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into BurtonDeclared for Washington County only

2024

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

5 households applied for aid $4K aid approved

2021

Severe Winter Storms

22 households applied for aid $12K aid approved

2017

Hurricane Harvey

1 household applied for aid $10K aid approved $10K to the City of Burton for repairs

2016

Severe Storms and Flooding

65 households applied for aid $100K aid approved

2008

Hurricane Ike

3 households applied for aid

Washington County has had 15 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often hurricanes and floods.

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. Burton 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 Burton’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Burton. 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.