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Natural hazards in Evadale · FEMA

Storms, floods and disasters in Evadale

Evadale isn’t graded for hazard risk: Evadale has 949 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more.

Flood claims
0
paid since 1978 · $0
Disasters paid out here
8
of 25 declared for Jasper County
By hazard

What Evadale faces

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

Hurricanes

45%of expected building damage
Well above average · in the top 8% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once every 7 years in the area

River and rain flooding

40%of expected building damage
About average · lower than 53% of U.S. census tracts
Recorded about once a year in the area

Wildfire

6%of expected building damage
Well above average · in the top 6% of U.S. census tracts
Smaller shares here
 Tornadoes Hail Ice storms Strong wind Earthquakes Winter storms Lightning Cold waves Heat waves Landslides
FEMA models no building damage here
Coastal floodingAvalanchesTsunamisVolcanic activity

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 Evadale flood? No paid flood claims on record

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

of homes in flood zones are insured
of all homes are insured
No community discount

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

Insurance rates: Jasper County.
Disasters

8 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Evadale

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

  1. 2024Hurricane Beryl15 households applied for aid$27K aid approved
  2. 2024Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding3 households applied for aid$30K aid approved
  3. 2021Severe Winter Storms8 households applied for aid$8K aid approved
  4. 2017Hurricane Harvey162 households applied for aid$261K aid approved
  5. 2016Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding2 households applied for aid$575 aid approved
  6. 2008Hurricane Ike277 households applied for aid$80K aid approved
Show all 8
  1. 2005Hurricane Rita704 households applied for aid$1.8M aid approved
  2. 2002Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding2 households applied for aid$1K aid approved
Disasters declared, by decade
Paid out in EvadaleJasper County only

Jasper County has had 25 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.

Also 1 FEMA wildfire suppression grant (Fire Management Assistance, not a disaster declaration) for fires in Jasper County, 2011–2011.

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Get ready for what Evadale 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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Wildfire
  • Clear dead leaves and brush within 5 feet of the house.
  • Sign up for local alerts and know two ways out.
  • Keep N95 masks for smoky days.
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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 Evadale

Is Evadale 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 Jasper County, 19% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 2.4% of all homes do.

How much is flood insurance in Evadale?

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

By FEMA money that reached Evadale, Hurricane Rita (2005): 704 households applied for aid, $1.8M approved.

Storm stories

Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Evadale.

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