FEMA puts Fort Hancock’s expected hazard damage per building below that of 67% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Fort Hancock gets a B+ for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 67% of U.S. towns. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (83%). 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 Fort Hancock 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
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 Fort Hancock’s grade
River and rain flooding is 83% of the building damage FEMA expects in Fort Hancock, and Fort Hancock’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is higher than 55% of U.S. census tracts. Next is hail at 8% (higher than 87% of U.S. census tracts).
B+ lower expected damage per building than 67% of U.S. towns (21,298).
All of Fort Hancock’s residents live in one census tract; the figures are that tract’s.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $548K a year in losses across Fort Hancock: $215K to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Fort Hancock flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Fort Hancock. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Fort Hancock isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Hudspeth County.The storms Fort Hancock remembers
None of the 8 disasters declared for Hudspeth County shows FEMA aid or repair money reaching Fort Hancock itself in FEMA’s records, so these are its biggest flood-claim years.
Hudspeth County has had 8 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then winter storms. Not counted: the 2005 Hurricane Katrina evacuee emergency, which covered counties that took in evacuees.
Fort Hancock and its neighbors
Fort Hancock has the lowest expected damage per building of the 1 graded towns here. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Hancock | B+less damage than 67% | river and rain flooding | 0 |
| Acala | — | 29 residents; we grade 1,000+ | |
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.
Get ready for what Fort Hancock faces
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.
- 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.
Know where neighbors sign up for alerts? Add it to the Handbook so everyone has it.
Questions about natural hazards in Fort Hancock
Is Fort Hancock at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Fort Hancock has lower expected damage per building than 67% of U.S. towns: B+ for hazard risk. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (83%) and hail (8%). The figures are for the one census tract the town shares with its neighbors. This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Is Fort Hancock 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 Hudspeth County, 0.4% of all homes carry federal flood insurance.
How much is flood insurance in Fort Hancock?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Fort Hancock’s flood program. Premiums depend on the building; policies usually start 30 days after you buy, so get a quote early.
Is Fort Hancock at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (83%), and Fort Hancock’s rate for it is higher than 55% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Fort Hancock.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Fort Hancock’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.