Natural hazards · Forest Heights
Forest Heights, TX natural hazards
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Forest Heights comes from hurricanes, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community.
FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarationsExpected damage
How exposed is Forest Heights?
High
vs. U.S. communitiesFEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Forest Heights to be higher than in 72% of U.S. communities, mostly from hurricanes and inland flooding.
Hurricanes48%Inland flooding23%Tornadoes14%Everything else15%
By hazard
What Forest Heights faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Hurricanes
48% of expected damage
Well above average · higher than 94% of U.S. places
Recorded about once every 7 years in the area
Inland flooding
23% of expected damage
Well below average · higher than 17% of U.S. places
Recorded about 2 times a year in the area
Tornadoes
14% of expected damage
Above average · higher than 74% of U.S. places
Recorded about once every 93 years in the area
Lower here
Coastal floodingHailIce stormsWinter weatherCold wavesHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong 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 Forest Heights flood?
FEMA's records show no paid flood insurance claims in Forest Heights.
of all homes
are insured
are insured
No community discount. Forest Heights isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Orange County.
Disasters that hit Forest Heights
Federal disasters declared here
None of the disasters declared for Orange County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Forest Heights itself in FEMA’s records.
Brought FEMA money into Forest HeightsDeclared for Orange County only
Orange County has had 24 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often hurricanes and floods.