Primera, TX natural hazards
Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Primera comes from hurricanes, and overall the risk is high for a U.S. community. Flood insurance has paid 129 claims here since 1991. 7 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.
FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 · OpenFEMA claims, aid & declarationsHow exposed is Primera?
FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Primera to be higher than in 72% of U.S. communities, mostly from hurricanes and cold waves.
What Primera faces
Each hazard’s share of the damage FEMA expects here, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Hurricanes
Cold waves
Inland flooding
Heat waves
Lower here
Not a risk here
Does Primera flood?
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Primera, from FEMA’s records.
Biggest named events
- Hurricane Dolly: 11 claims, $341K
- Hurricane Hanna: 3 claims, $216K
- Hurricane Laura: 1 claim, $2K
Homes that flooded again and again
■ FEMA “severe repetitive loss” (2) ■ flooded 2+ times
are insured
are insured
7 federal disasters brought FEMA money here
Disasters the President declared that paid out in Primera itself: aid to households, or repair grants to the Town of Primera.
Severe Storms and Flooding
Severe Storms and Flooding
Severe Storms and Flooding
Hurricane Alex
Hurricane Dolly
Hurricane Dean
Hurricane Bret
Primera and the towns around it
How to read this page
FEMA’s expected losses across Primera total about $1.1M 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.