Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0Less hazard damage per building is expected in Weatherford than in 85% of U.S. towns, mostly from river and rain flooding
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Weatherford gets an A− for hazard risk: lower expected damage per building than 85% of U.S. towns, #75 of 642 in Texas. Most of that expected damage is river and rain flooding (64%), then tornadoes (19%). Flood insurance has paid 39 claims here since 1978.
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 stands out about Weatherford’s natural hazards
From FEMA’s model and FEMA’s records, below.
What Weatherford 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
Wildfire
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 Weatherford’s grade
River and rain flooding is 64% of the building damage FEMA expects in Weatherford, and Weatherford’s rate of river and rain flooding damage is lower than 79% of U.S. census tracts. Wildfire adds 9%, at a rate in the top 7% of U.S. census tracts.
A− #75 of 642 in Texas; lower expected damage per building than 85% of U.S. towns (21,298).
Weatherford’s residents live in 17 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, Weatherford has less expected damage per building than 88% of Texas towns.
In dollars, FEMA expects about $9.5M a year in losses across Weatherford: $4.4M to buildings, the rest to people and crops.
Does Weatherford flood? Sometimes: 39 flood claims since 1978
Every paid claim on a federal flood insurance policy in Weatherford, from FEMA’s records: 2.7 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 55% of the 13,809 U.S. towns with a flood insurance record.
Weatherford isn’t in FEMA’s Community Rating System, which cuts flood insurance up to 45% in towns that do extra flood-proofing.
Insurance rates: Parker County.7 federal disasters brought FEMA money to Weatherford
Disasters that paid out in Weatherford itself (aid to households or repair grants to the City of Weatherford), newest first, with that year’s flood claims.
- 2021Severe Winter Storms510 households applied for aid$214K aid approved$80K to the City of Weatherford for repairs
- 2016Severe Storms and Flooding66 households applied for aid$93K aid approved
- 2016Severe Storms and Flooding144 households applied for aid$270K aid approved
- 2016Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding25 households applied for aid$57K aid approved
- 2015Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds and Flooding15 households applied for aid$43K aid approved
- 2007Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding96 households applied for aid$470K aid approved
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- 2005Extreme Wildfire Threat1 households applied for aid$589 aid approved
Parker County has had 19 natural disasters declared by the President since 1953, most often severe storms, then floods. 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 Parker County, 2000–2000.
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Weatherford has the lowest expected damage per building of the 3 graded towns here. Tap a town to see its hazards.
| Town | Hazard risk | Mostly (buildings) | Flood claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weatherford | A−less damage than 85% | river and rain flooding | 39 |
| Hudson Oaks | A−less damage than 83% | river and rain flooding | — |
| Willow Park | A−less damage than 77% | river and rain flooding | 2 |
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 Weatherford 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 Weatherford
Is Weatherford at risk for natural disasters?
On FEMA’s National Risk Index, Weatherford has lower expected damage per building than 85% of U.S. towns: A− for hazard risk, #75 of 642 in Texas. Most of the expected damage is river and rain flooding (64%) and tornadoes (19%). This is FEMA’s model of an average year for today’s buildings, not a forecast.
Does Weatherford flood?
Flood insurance has paid 39 claims in Weatherford since 1978, $716K in all, or 2.7 per 1,000 homes, fewer than 55% of U.S. towns with a flood insurance record. 1 properties have flooded more than once.
Is Weatherford 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 Parker County, 19% of homes in mapped flood zones carry federal flood insurance, and 1.0% of all homes do.
How much is flood insurance in Weatherford?
FEMA’s Community Rating System list shows no discount for Weatherford’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 Weatherford?
By FEMA money that reached Weatherford, Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding (2007): 96 households applied for aid, $470K approved.
Is Weatherford at risk from river and rain flooding?
It is the largest share of the building damage FEMA expects here (64%), and Weatherford’s rate for it is lower than 79% of U.S. census tracts.
Storm stories
Memories, warnings and help from neighbors in Weatherford.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20 (December 2025), census-tract table, combined by where Weatherford’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.