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A+Hazard risk
Natural hazards in Anthony · FEMA

Less hazard damage per building is expected in Anthony than in 98% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Anthony gets an A+ for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 98% of U.S. towns, #5 of 642 in Texas. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (64%), then hail (27%). FEMA’s files show no paid flood insurance claims here.

River and rain flooding 64%Hail 27%Earthquakes 6%

Graded on FEMA’s expected yearly building damage per dollar of building value (NRI v1.20, December 2025), weighted by where residents live; flood claims are shown, not graded. How hazard risk is graded

less than 98%of U.S. townsLess damageMoreExpected yearly damage per dollar of building, vs. the 21,298 U.S. towns we grade#5 of 642 in Texas
Hazard risk
A+#5 of 642
in Texas · lower than 98% of U.S. towns
Main hazard
River and rain flooding
64% of expected building damage
Flood claims
0
paid since 1978 · $0
Disasters paid out here
1
of 10 declared for El Paso County
By hazard

What Anthony faces

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

River and rain flooding

64%of expected building damage
Well below average · lower than 94% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about 4 times a year in the area

Hail

27%of expected building damage
Well above average · in the top 7% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 2 years in the area

Earthquakes

6%of expected building damage
About average · lower than 57% of U.S. census tracts
Smaller shares here
 Strong wind Wildfire Winter storms Cold waves top 4% Tornadoes Lightning Ice storms Hurricanes Heat waves Landslides
FEMA models no building damage here
Coastal floodingAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity
People, not buildings.Counting harm to people as well as buildings, FEMA’s model puts heat waves at 11% of Anthony’s expected losses. Heat waves do little damage to buildings (0.0%), so they aren’t part of the grade.

Shares are of FEMA’s expected building damage, the measure the grade uses; ranks compare each hazard’s building-damage rate with all 85,154 U.S. census tracts. In FEMA’s terms, river and rain flooding is FEMA’s “Inland Flooding” (rivers and streams overflowing their banks, or rain overwhelming drainage). FEMA defines coastal flooding as high or rising tides and storm surge, so surge damage is counted there. Drought isn’t listed: FEMA counts its losses in crops only.

Flood risk changes street by street. Check a specific address on FEMA’s flood map, and ask about flood insurance before you buy.
Hazard risk grade

What’s behind Anthony’s grade

River and rain flooding is 64% of the building damage FEMA expects in Anthony, and Anthony’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 94% of U.S. census tracts. Hail adds 27%, at a rate in the top 7% of U.S. census tracts.

Where Anthony sits
Anthony
Least damageMiddleMost damage

A+ #5 of 642 in Texas; lower expected damage per building than 98% of U.S. towns (21,298).

Anthony’s residents live in 3 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.

What drives the damage to buildings
River and rain flooding64%Hail27%Earthquakes6%Everything else4%

The typical Texas town has higher expected damage than 50% of U.S. towns; within the state, Anthony has less expected damage per building than 99% of Texas towns.

In dollars, FEMA expects about $549K a year in losses across Anthony: $358K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.

A small-area figure. Anthony covers 3 census tracts, combined by where residents live. FEMA’s model is an average year for today’s buildings, not a record: the claims and disasters below are the record.

How TownRatings grades hazard risk →

Flood insurance claims

Does Anthony flood? No paid flood claims on record

FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Anthony. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.

of all homes are insured
No community discount

Anthony isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.

Insurance rates: El Paso County.
Disasters

1 federal disaster brought FEMA money to Anthony

Disasters that paid out in Anthony itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Town of Anthony), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.

  1. 2006Severe Storms and Flooding16 households applied for aid$19K aid approved$36K to the Town of Anthony for repairs
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in AnthonyEl Paso County only

El Paso County has had 10 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then hurricanes and tropical storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.

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Old photos of Anthony after a storm or flood belong in the town’s history. Add one, or share what you remember below.

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Next door

Anthony and its neighbors

Anthony is 2nd of the 4 graded towns here, from least expected damage per building to most. Tap a town to see its hazards.

Vinton: hazard risk A+Anthony: hazard risk AEl Paso: hazard risk A−VintonAnthonyEl PasoAnthony
Lowest fifthSecondMiddleFourthHighest fifth
TownHazard riskMostly (buildings)Flood claims
VintonA+among the lowest damageriver and rain flooding1
AnthonyA+less damage than 98%river and rain flooding0
AnthonyAless damage than 92%river and rain flooding—
El PasoA−less damage than 79%river and rain flooding341

Hazard risk = FEMA’s expected yearly building damage per dollar of building value, vs. the 21,298 U.S. towns we grade; the map is shaded by fifths of the same scale. Flood claims = paid federal flood insurance claims on record.

Be ready

Get ready for what Anthony faces

A short kit for the hazards that drive the building damage here, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.

When the river rises
  • Turn around at flooded roads: a foot of moving water can carry off a car.
  • Flood insurance usually takes 30 days to start, so buy it before the forecast.
  • Keep papers and medicines up high, in a grab-and-go bag.
More from Ready.gov ↗
Hail
  • Park in a garage or under cover when storms are forecast.
  • Stay away from windows while it falls.
  • Photograph roof and car damage for your insurer.
More from Ready.gov ↗
Earthquakes
  • Drop, cover and hold on.
  • Strap tall furniture and the water heater to the wall.
  • Know how to shut off the gas.
More from Ready.gov ↗
Before you buy or rent
  • Look up the address on FEMA’s flood map.
  • Ask the seller or landlord whether it has ever flooded, and what flood insurance costs there.
  • Get a flood insurance quote early: policies usually start 30 days after you buy.
When a storm is coming
Forecast and alertsWeather →911, the nearest ERSafety →

Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.

Questions about natural hazards in Anthony

Is Anthony at risk for natural disasters?

On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Anthony has lower expected damage per building than 98% of U.S. towns: A+ for hazard risk, #5 of 642 in Texas. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (64%) and hail (27%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.

Is Anthony in a flood zone?

Flood zones are drawn street by street, so the answer depends on the address: look it up on FEMA’s flood map. In El Paso County, 1.1% of all homes carry federal flood insurance.

How much is flood insurance in Anthony?

FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Anthony’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.

What was the biggest storm in Anthony?

By FEMA money that reached Anthony, Severe Storms and Flooding (2006): 16 households applied for aid, $19K approved, and $36K to the Town of Anthony for repairs.

Is Anthony at risk from river and rain flooding?

It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (64%), and Anthony’s rate for it is lower than 94% of U.S. census tracts.

Storm stories

Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Anthony.

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Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Anthony’s residents lived in the 2020 census; 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. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. Preparedness tips: Ready.gov. FEMA’s model is an average of expected damage, not a forecast. How hazard risk is graded.