Natural hazards · Colmesneil

Colmesneil, TX natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Colmesneil comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. 8 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Colmesneil?

High

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Colmesneil to be higher than in 66% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and hurricanes.

Inland flooding40%Hurricanes28%Tornadoes11%Cold waves9%Everything else12%

By hazard

What Colmesneil faces

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

Inland flooding

40% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 56% of U.S. places

Recorded about once a year in the area

Hurricanes

28% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 90% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 9 years in the area

Tornadoes

11% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 59% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 5 years in the area

Cold waves

9% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 92% of U.S. places

Recorded about once a year in the area

Lower here

HailIce stormsWinter weatherHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windLightning

Not a risk here

Coastal floodingDroughtAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic 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 Colmesneil flood?

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

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

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

Insurance rates: Tyler County.

Disasters that hit Colmesneil

8 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into ColmesneilDeclared for Tyler County only

2024

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

68 households applied for aid $339K aid approved

2021

Severe Winter Storms

23 households applied for aid $9K aid approved

2017

Hurricane Harvey

173 households applied for aid $213K aid approved $10K to the City of Colmesneil for repairs

2016

Severe Storms and Flooding

23 households applied for aid $81K aid approved $60K to the City of Colmesneil for repairs

2016

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

5 households applied for aid $688 aid approved $21K to the City of Colmesneil for repairs

2008

Hurricane Ike

381 households applied for aid $221K aid approved $18K to the City of Colmesneil for repairs

2008

Hurricane Gustav

$2K to the City of Colmesneil for repairs

2005

Hurricane Rita

1,185 households applied for aid $2.3M aid approved

Tyler County has had 26 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. Colmesneil 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 Colmesneil’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Colmesneil. 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.