Natural hazards · Runge

Runge, TX natural hazards

Most of the natural-hazard damage FEMA expects in Runge comes from inland flooding, and overall the risk is moderate for a U.S. community. 4 federal disasters brought FEMA money into town.

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

Expected damage

How exposed is Runge?

Moderate

vs. U.S. communities

FEMA expects yearly storm and flood damage to homes and buildings in Runge to be higher than in 43% of U.S. communities, mostly from inland flooding and hurricanes.

Inland flooding48%Hurricanes21%Drought11%Tornadoes8%Everything else13%

By hazard

What Runge faces

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

Inland flooding

48% of expected damage

Well below average · higher than 21% of U.S. places

Recorded about 3 times a year in the area

Hurricanes

21% of expected damage

Well above average · higher than 88% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 10 years in the area

Drought

11% of expected damage

Recorded about 62 times a year in the area

Tornadoes

8% of expected damage

Above average · higher than 63% of U.S. places

Recorded about once every 21 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 Runge flood?

FEMA's records show no paid flood insurance claims in Runge.

of homes in flood zones
are insured

of all homes
are insured

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

Insurance rates: Karnes County.

Disasters that hit Runge

4 federal disasters brought FEMA money here

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

Brought FEMA money into RungeDeclared for Karnes County only

2021

Severe Winter Storms

8 households applied for aid $7K aid approved

2017

Hurricane Harvey

48 households applied for aid $39K aid approved

2003

Hurricane Claudette

65 households applied for aid $49K aid approved

2002

Severe Storms and Flooding

$6K to the Town of Runge for repairs

Karnes County has had 12 natural disasters declared since 1953, most often hurricanes and fires.

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. Runge 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 Runge’s own flood-insurance community; household aid to the registrant’s city; repair grants to the Town of Runge. 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.