Natural hazards · Kendleton

Kendleton, TX natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Kendleton comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 4 claims here since 2017. 7 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Kendleton?

High

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Kendleton to be higher than in 62% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and hurricanes.

Inland flooding45%Hurricanes21%Drought16%Tornadoes9%Everything else9%

By hazard

What Kendleton faces

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

Inland flooding

45% of expected damage

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

Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Hurricanes

21% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 87% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 6 years in the area

Drought

16% of expected damage

Recorded about 30 times a year in the area

Tornadoes

9% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 55% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 10 years in the area

Lower here

HailIce stormsWinter weatherCold wavesHeat wavesWildfireEarthquakesLandslidesStrong windLightning

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 Kendleton flood?

Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Kendleton, from FEMA’s records.

4paid claims since 2017

$61Kpaid to owners

1homes flooded more than once

20172026

Biggest named events

Hurricane Harvey: 2 claims, $20K

Homes that flooded again and again

■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (0) ■ flooded 2+ times

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

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

Insurance rates: Fort Bend County.

Disasters that hit Kendleton

7 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into KendletonDeclared for Fort Bend County only

2024

Hurricane Beryl

168 households applied for aid $247K aid approved $9K to the City of Kendleton for repairs

2021

Severe Winter Storms

57 households applied for aid $87K aid approved

2017

Hurricane Harvey

103 households applied for aid $48K aid approved $263K to the City of Kendleton for repairs

2016

Severe Storms and Flooding

3 households applied for aid $2K aid approved

2015

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds and Flooding

2 households applied for aid $92 aid approved

2008

Hurricane Ike

10 households applied for aid $7K aid approved

2005

Hurricane Rita

14 households applied for aid $6K aid approved

Fort Bend County has had 22 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. Kendleton 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 Kendleton’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Kendleton. 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.