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Natural hazards in Banquete · FEMA

Storms, floods and disasters in Banquete

Banquete isn’t graded for hazard risk: Banquete has 619 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more.

Flood claims
0
paid since 1978 · $0
Disasters paid out here
5
of 27 declared for Nueces County
By hazard

What Banquete faces

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

Hurricanes

54%of expected building damage
Well above average · in the top 6% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 7 years in the area

River and rain flooding

42%of expected building damage
About average · higher than 59% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about 4 times a year in the area
Smaller shares here
 Tornadoes Hail Strong wind Earthquakes Wildfire Cold waves top 4% Lightning Coastal flooding Winter storms Ice storms Heat waves Landslides
FEMA models no building damage here
AvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity
People, not buildings.Counting harm to people as well as buildings, FEMA’s model puts drought at 26% of Banquete’s expected losses. Drought does 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.
Flood insurance claims

Does Banquete flood? No paid flood claims on record

FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Banquete. 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

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

Insurance rates: Nueces County.
What’s been done with FEMA grants
1storm safe room built
Disasters

5 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Banquete

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

  1. 2021Severe Winter Storms38 households applied for aid$36K aid approved
  2. 2017Hurricane Harvey68 households applied for aid$54K aid approved
  3. 2015Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds and Flooding64 households applied for aid$81K aid approved
  4. 2007Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding53 households applied for aid$29K aid approved
  5. 2002Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding25 households applied for aid$59K aid approved
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in BanqueteNueces County only

Nueces County has had 27 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often hurricanes and tropical storms, then severe storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.

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Get ready for what Banquete faces

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

Hurricane season
  • The season runs June through November and peaks from mid-August to mid-October.
  • Bring in porch furniture and anything the wind can throw.
  • Fill the gas tank and charge phones before the storm arrives.
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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.
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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 Banquete

Is Banquete 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 Nueces County, 17.4% of all homes carry federal flood insurance.

How much is flood insurance in Banquete?

FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Banquete’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 Banquete?

By FEMA money that reached Banquete, Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds and Flooding (2015): 64 households applied for aid, $81K approved.

Storm stories

Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Banquete.

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Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Banquete’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.