On FEMA’s figures, Mauriceville faces more hazard damage per building than 88% of U.S. towns, led by hurricanes
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Mauriceville gets a D for hazard risk: higher expected damage per building than 88% of U.S. towns, #622 of 642 in Texas. Most of that expected damage is hurricanes (49%), then river and rain flooding (41%). 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 Mauriceville faces
Each hazard’s share of the building damage FEMA expects here, and how its rate compares with the rest of the country.
Hurricanes
River and rain flooding
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 Mauriceville’s grade
Hurricanes are 49% of the building damage FEMA expects in Mauriceville, and Mauriceville’s rate of hurricanes damage is in the top 6% of U.S. census tracts. Wildfire adds 4%, at a rate in the top 6% of U.S. census tracts.
D #622 of 642 in Texas; higher expected damage per building than 88% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Mauriceville’s residents live in 3 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, Mauriceville has more expected damage per building than 97% of Texas towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $1.7M a year in losses across Mauriceville: $1.1M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Mauriceville flood? No paid flood claims on record
FEMA’s records show no paid flood insurance claims in Mauriceville. That’s not a promise: most homes don’t carry flood insurance, so small floods go unrecorded.
Mauriceville isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Orange County.5 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Mauriceville
Disasters that paid out in Mauriceville itself (aid to households or repair grants to Mauriceville), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2019Tropical Storm Imelda4 households applied for aid$13K aid approved
- 2017Hurricane Harvey64 households applied for aid$462K aid approved
- 2008Hurricane Ike111 households applied for aid$34K aid approved
- 2005Hurricane Rita516 households applied for aid$1.2M aid approved
- 2002Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding7 households applied for aid$8K aid approved
Orange County has had 24 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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Mauriceville has the lowest expected damage per building of the 2 graded towns here. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauriceville | Dmore damage than 88% | hurricanes | 0 |
| Vidor | Dmore damage than 89% | hurricanes | 1,801 |
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 Mauriceville faces
A short kit for the hazards that drive the building damage here, what to check before you buy, and where neighbors get alerts.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 Mauriceville
Is Mauriceville at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Mauriceville has higher expected damage per building than 88% of U.S. towns: D for hazard risk, #622 of 642 in Texas. Most of the expected damage is hurricanes (49%) and river and rain flooding (41%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Is Mauriceville 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 Orange County, 29.8% of all homes carry federal flood insurance.
How much is flood insurance in Mauriceville?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Mauriceville’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 Mauriceville?
By FEMA money that reached Mauriceville, Hurricane Rita (2005): 516 households applied for aid, $1.2M approved.
Is Mauriceville at risk from hurricanes?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (49%), and Mauriceville’s rate for it is in the top 6% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Mauriceville.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Mauriceville’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.