Natural hazards · League

League, TX natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in League comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 4,320 claims here since 1979. 9 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is League?

High

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in League to be higher than in 75% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and cold waves.

Inland flooding38%Cold waves25%Hurricanes20%Tornadoes10%Everything else8%

By hazard

What League 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 above average · higher than 79% of U.S. places

Recorded about 3 times a year in the area

Cold waves

25% of expected damage

Well above average · among the top 1% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 2 years in the area

Hurricanes

20% of expected damage

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

Recorded about once every 5 years in the area

Tornadoes

10% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 51% of U.S. places

Lower here

Coastal floodingHailIce stormsWinter weatherHeat 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 League flood?

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

4,320paid claims since 1979

$257Mpaid to owners

341homes flooded more than once

19792026

Biggest named events

Hurricane Harvey: 1,965 claims, $213M
Tropical Storm Claudette: 486 claims, $7.6M
Hurricane Ike: 384 claims, $13.4M

Homes that flooded again and again

Each house = 6 homes. ■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (70) ■ flooded 2+ times

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

🏷️ 25% off flood insurance. League is in FEMA’s Community Rating System (class 5) for its flood-proofing work.

Insurance rates: Galveston County.

What’s been done with FEMA grants

50homes raised above flood level

2flood-prone properties bought out and cleared

1storm safe rooms built

1buildings retrofitted against wind

Disasters that hit League

9 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into LeagueDeclared for Galveston County only

2024

Hurricane Beryl

6,529 households applied for aid $4.2M aid approved $2.5M to the City of League for repairs

2021

Severe Winter Storms

1,140 households applied for aid $453K aid approved $519K to the City of League for repairs

2020

Hurricane Laura

$422K to the City of League for repairs

2017

Hurricane Harvey

6,379 households applied for aid $15.3M aid approved $7.2M to the City of League for repairs

2015

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

4 households applied for aid $3K aid approved

2008

Hurricane Ike

6,486 households applied for aid $1.1M aid approved $6.0M to the City of League for repairs

2005

Hurricane Rita

3,572 households applied for aid $943K aid approved $309K to the City of League for repairs

2003

Hurricane Claudette

3 households applied for aid $5K aid approved

2001

Tx-Tropical Storm Allison-06-06-2001

$57K to the City of League for repairs

Galveston County has had 25 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often hurricanes and floods.

Around League

League and the towns around it

Very lowLowModerateHighVery high

Dickinsonmostly inland floodingVery high

Friendswoodmostly inland floodingHigh

League Citymostly inland floodingHigh

Nassau Baymostly inland floodingHigh

Seabrookmostly inland floodingHigh

Webstermostly inland floodingHigh

Clear Lake Shoresmostly inland floodingHigh

Kemahmostly hurricanesModerate

Bacliffmostly cold wavesModerate

Texas Citymostly cold wavesModerate

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. League covers 32 census tracts, combined by population.

Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to League’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of League. 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 League total about $67.4M 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.