Photo: Photolitherland Chris Litherland · CC BY-SA 3.0For tornadoes, Daingerfield’s building-damage rate is in the top 5% of U.S. census tracts
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Daingerfield gets a B− for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 51% of U.S. towns, #317 of 642 in Texas. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (43%), then tornadoes (18%). FEMA’s files show no paid flood insurance claims here.
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
What Daingerfield 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
Tornadoes
Ice storms
Hail
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.
What’s behind Daingerfield’s grade
River and rain flooding is 43% of the building damage FEMA expects in Daingerfield, and Daingerfield’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 78% of U.S. census tracts. Tornadoes add 18%, at a rate in the top 5% of U.S. census tracts.
B− #317 of 642 in Texas; lower expected damage per building than 51% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Daingerfield’s residents live in 2 census tracts; FEMA’s figures are combined by where they live.
The typical Texas town has higher expected damage than 50% of U.S. towns; within the state, Daingerfield has less expected damage per building than 51% of Texas towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $1.2M a year in losses across Daingerfield: $632K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Daingerfield flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Daingerfield. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Daingerfield isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Morris County.2 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Daingerfield
Disasters that paid out in Daingerfield itself (aid to households or repair grants to the City of Daingerfield), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2024Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding$27K to the City of Daingerfield for repairs
- 2000Severe Winter Ice Storm$37K to the City of Daingerfield for repairs
Morris County has had 13 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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A short kit for the hazards that drive the building damage here, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.
- 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.
- Pick your spot now: the lowest floor, an inside room, no windows.
- A watch means be ready; a warning means take cover now.
- Keep shoes and a flashlight by the bed.
- Ice brings down trees and lines: plan for days without power.
- Run a generator outside, far from doors and windows.
- Keep sand or salt by the door.
- 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.
- 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.
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Questions about natural hazards in Daingerfield
Is Daingerfield at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Daingerfield has lower expected damage per building than 51% of U.S. towns: B− for hazard risk, #317 of 642 in Texas. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (43%) and tornadoes (18%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Is Daingerfield 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 Morris County, 0.3% of all homes carry federal flood insurance.
How much is flood insurance in Daingerfield?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Daingerfield’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 Daingerfield?
By FEMA money that reached Daingerfield, Severe Winter Ice Storm (2000): $37K to the City of Daingerfield for repairs.
Is Daingerfield at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (43%), and Daingerfield’s rate for it is lower than 78% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Daingerfield.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Daingerfield’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.