Jourdanton is calmer than 92% of U.S. communities
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Jourdanton comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is very low for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 1 claim here since 2014. 4 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.
What stands out about Jourdanton’s weather risks
Read from FEMA’s records below. The page puts what stands out first.
How exposed is Jourdanton?
FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings here to be higher than in 8% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and tornadoes.
Calmer than 1,778 of the 1,859 Texas towns we cover.
Jourdanton is smaller than a census tract, so it shares the figures of the tract around its center.
Does Jourdanton flood? Rarely: 1 flood claim since 2014
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Jourdanton, from FEMA’s records.
Jourdanton isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Atascosa County.What Jourdanton faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
Inland flooding
Tornadoes
Hail
Drought
Heat waves
4 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Jourdanton
Disasters that paid out in Jourdanton itself (aid to households or repair grants to the City of Jourdanton) and its biggest flood years.
- 2021Severe Winter Storms28 households applied for aid$4K aid approved
- 2007Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding5 households applied for aid$12K aid approved$44K to the City of Jourdanton for repairs
- 2007Severe Storms and Tornadoes5 households applied for aid
- 2003Hurricane Claudette22 households applied for aid$50K aid approved
Atascosa County has had 17 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often hurricanes and severe storms.
Old photos of Jourdanton after a storm or flood belong in the town’s history. Add one, or share what you remember below.
Add to the Jourdanton archive →Get ready for what Jourdanton actually faces
A short kit for its top hazards, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.
- Turn around at flooded roads: a foot of moving water can carry off a car.
- Flood insurance usually takes 30 days to start, so buy it before the forecast.
- Keep papers and medicines up high, in a grab-and-go bag.
- Pick your spot now: the lowest floor, an inside room, no windows.
- A watch means be ready; a warning means take cover now.
- Keep shoes and a flashlight by the bed.
- Park in a garage or under cover when storms are forecast.
- Stay away from windows while it falls.
- Photograph roof and car damage for your insurer.
- Look up the address on FEMA’s flood map.
- Ask the seller or landlord whether it has ever flooded, and what flood insurance costs there.
- Get a flood insurance quote early: policies usually start 30 days after you buy.
Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.
Most disasters here begin in June–August
The month each of Atascosa County’s 17 declared disasters began, since 1953.
What these numbers can and can’t tell you
- An average, not a forecast. FEMA’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 there, so a big city isn’t rated riskier just for having more buildings.
- Money that reached town. Flood claims are matched to Jourdanton’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Jourdanton.
- It follows property value. FEMA’s model weighs damage to buildings, so a place that recently lost many homes can rate lower than it feels.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Jourdanton.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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. Preparedness tips: Ready.gov. An average of past damage, not a forecast.