Storms, floods and disasters in Quintana
Quintana isn’t graded for hazard risk: Quintana has 18 residents; we grade towns of 1,000 or more. Flood insurance has paid 16 claims here since 1979.
What Quintana 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
Coastal 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.
Does Quintana flood? Sometimes: 16 flood claims since 1979
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Quintana, from FEMA’s records.
- Hurricane Ike8 claims · $100K
- Hurricane Allen2 claims · $3K
- Hurricane Claudette2 claims · $9K
Quintana isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Brazoria County.4 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Quintana
Disasters that paid out in Quintana itself (aid to households or repair grants to the Town of Quintana), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2024Hurricane Beryl6 households applied for aid$9K aid approved
- 2008Hurricane Ike19 households applied for aid$25K aid approved$258K to the Town of Quintana for repairs8 flood claims paid for it, $100K
- 2005Hurricane Rita1 households applied for aid$2K aid approved
- 2003Hurricane Claudette10 households applied for aid$28K aid approved$20K to the Town of Quintana for repairs2 flood claims paid for it, $9K
Brazoria County has had 28 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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How expected damage per building compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freeport | B−less damage than 52% | hurricanes | 753 |
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 Quintana 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.
- Know your evacuation zone and the way off the coast.
- Storm surge comes fast: leave when you’re told, not when the water arrives.
- Move cars to high ground before king tides and nor’easters.
- 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 Quintana
Does Quintana flood?
Flood insurance has paid 16 claims in Quintana since 1979, $172K in all. 3 properties have flooded more than once. The most claims came from Hurricane Ike (8).
Is Quintana 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 Brazoria County, 43% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 22.5% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Quintana?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Quintana’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 Quintana?
By FEMA money that reached Quintana, Hurricane Ike (2008): 19 households applied for aid, $25K approved, and $258K to the Town of Quintana for repairs. By flood claims, Hurricane Ike: 8 paid, $100K.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Quintana.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Quintana’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.