Natural hazards · De Leon

De Leon, TX natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in De Leon comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is very low for a U.S. community. 3 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is De Leon?

Very low

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in De Leon to be higher than in 9% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and tornadoes.

Inland flooding38%Tornadoes23%Cold waves17%Hail7%Everything else15%

By hazard

What De Leon faces

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

Inland flooding

38% of expected damage

Well below average · higher than 7% of U.S. places

Recorded about once a year in the area

Tornadoes

23% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 85% of U.S. places

Cold waves

17% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 97% of U.S. places

Recorded about once a year in the area

Hail

7% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 88% of U.S. places

Recorded about 6 times a year in the area

Lower here

HurricanesIce 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 De Leon flood?

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

of all homes
are insured

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

Insurance rates: Comanche County.

Disasters that hit De Leon

3 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into De LeonDeclared for Comanche County only

2021

Severe Winter Storms

43 households applied for aid $22K aid approved

2007

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

13 households applied for aid $11K aid approved $765 to the City of De Leon for repairs

2005

Hurricane Katrina Evacuation

$18K to the City of De Leon for repairs

Comanche County has had 15 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often severe storms 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. De Leon covers 1 census tract, combined by population.

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

FEMA’s expected losses across De Leon total about $777K a year, counting buildings, people and crops.

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.