Natural hazards · Manvel

Manvel, TX natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Manvel comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 366 claims here since 1979. 7 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Manvel?

High

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Manvel to be higher than in 79% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and hurricanes.

Inland flooding55%Hurricanes22%Tornadoes14%Everything else9%

By hazard

What Manvel faces

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

Inland flooding

55% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 86% of U.S. places

Recorded about 2 times a year in the area

Hurricanes

22% of expected damage

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

Recorded about once every 5 years in the area

Tornadoes

14% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 57% of U.S. places

Lower here

HailIce stormsWinter weatherCold wavesHeat 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 Manvel flood?

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

366paid claims since 1979

$14.4Mpaid to owners

33homes flooded more than once

19792026

Biggest named events

Hurricane Harvey: 138 claims, $10.9M
Hurricane Chantel: 58 claims, $763K
Tropical Storm Claudette: 44 claims, $605K

Homes that flooded again and again

■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (13) ■ flooded 2+ times

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

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

Insurance rates: Brazoria County.

Disasters that hit Manvel

7 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into ManvelDeclared for Brazoria County only

2024

Hurricane Beryl

5,037 households applied for aid $4.3M aid approved $715K to the City of Manvel for repairs

2021

Severe Winter Storms

475 households applied for aid $124K aid approved

2017

Hurricane Harvey

1,651 households applied for aid $1.9M aid approved $136K to the City of Manvel for repairs

2016

Severe Storms and Flooding

2 households applied for aid

2015

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds and Flooding

8 households applied for aid

2008

Hurricane Ike

1,447 households applied for aid $752K aid approved $679K to the City of Manvel for repairs

2005

Hurricane Rita

232 households applied for aid $56K aid approved $32K to the City of Manvel for repairs

Brazoria County has had 28 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often hurricanes and floods.

Around Manvel

Manvel and the towns around it

Very lowLowModerateHighVery high

Manvelmostly inland floodingHigh

Iowa Colonymostly inland floodingHigh

Pearlandmostly inland floodingHigh

Alvinmostly inland floodingHigh

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. Manvel covers 2 census tracts, combined by population.

Money that reached townFlood claims are matched to Manvel’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the City of Manvel. 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 Manvel total about $5.5M 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.