Bee County, TX Environment & Hazard Risk

• HurricaneRelatively Moderate$6.6M/yr expected annual loss, about once every 8 years
• DroughtRelatively Moderate$1.2M/yr expected annual loss, about 62 events a year
• Heat waveRelatively Moderate$1.2M/yr expected annual loss, about 9.3 events a year
• Cold waveRelatively Moderate$1.4M/yr expected annual loss, about 2.7 events a year
• TornadoRelatively Moderate$1.5M/yr expected annual loss, about once every 3 years
• WildfireVery Low$67.6K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 366 years
• LightningRelatively Moderate$218K/yr expected annual loss, about 49 events a year
• HailRelatively Low$230K/yr expected annual loss, about 1.4 events a year
• Ice stormRelatively Low$66.5K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 3 years
• Strong windRelatively Low$326K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 1 year
• Winter weatherRelatively Low$24.3K/yr expected annual loss, about 1.1 events a year
• EarthquakeVery Low$8,380/yr expected annual loss, about once every 4,082 years
• LandslideVery Low$11/yr expected annual loss, about once every 11 years

Bars show the national percentile score (0 to 100) for each hazard. Dollar figures are expected annual losses to buildings, people and crops. Not rated here: avalanche, coastal flooding, riverine flooding, tsunami, volcanic activity.

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Homes with flood insurance

235 of 8,147 (2.9%)

Homes in high-risk flood zones

633

Insured in high-risk zones

154 (24%)

Flood claims since 1978

90

Claims paid since 1978

$1.3M

• Drought113
• Hail60
• Flash Flood59
• Thunderstorm Wind50
• Cold/Wind Chill13
• Tornado13
• Funnel Cloud7
• Flood7
• Heat7 · 1 death
• Frost/Freeze6

• Excessive Heat06/26/2023

  Bee

  2 deaths

  What happened

  Afternoon heat index values ranged from 114 to 118 degrees. An elderly couple were found deceased in their home in Beeville due to the heat.

• Heat08/21/2024

  Bee

  1 death

  What happened

  A 9 month old baby was found in a car in Beeville. The baby was left in the car at 830 AM and found at 4 PM. Heat index values around the area typically ranged from 105-110. https://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/local/baby-dies-in-hot-car-in-beeville/503-acac0801-f478-48c0-99d4-7e1ac893a5e7.

• Thunderstorm Wind78 kt wind05/24/2017

  Normanna, Bee County

  $6M damage

  What happened

  NWS Storm Survey team concluded a macroburst of straight line winds impacted Bee County. The greatest concentration of damage occurred from 10 miles northwest of Beeville to Beeville to Skidmore to east of Papalote. Peak wind speeds were estimated to be between 80 and 85 mph in Beeville and between 85 to 90 mph in Skidmore. This caused extensive and widespread tree damage, crop damage, and numerous bent or blown down utility poles. Many homes and mobile homes were damaged, mainly from falling tree limbs. A grain silo was blown down and damage occurred to the Bonnie plant farm on the south side of Beeville. Large trees were blown down in Skidmore.

• Dense Fog11/02/2015

  Bee

  2 injured

  What happened

  An eleven vehicle accident occurred on Highway 181 around 715 AM about halfway between Beeville and Skidmore in dense fog. The dense fog reduced visibility to around 50 feet. The accident involved a school bus being rear ended by a delivery truck. There were 2 minor injuries as a result of the accident.

• Drought08/01/2022

  Bee

  $1.9M damage

  What happened

  Extreme drought over the county, with exceptional drought over the northern portions, improved to abnormally dry by the end of the month. Crop losses for the season were estimated at 1.93 million dollars due to the drought.

• TornadoEF0, 0.58 mi path, 30 yd wide04/07/2019

  (Nir)nas Chase Fld B, Bee County

  $1.3M damage

  What happened

  The tornado touched down on Chase Field southeast of Beeville and traveled about a half of a mile across the airport property before dissipating. The tornado damaged around 50 unsecured recreational vehicles (RVs) and severely damaged or destroyed 12 RVs. Several hangars had roof damage with asphalt roofing materials blown off on to the airport tarmac. Several unsecured, full sized single-wide mobile homes were blown over also.

• City of BeevilleServes 13,664 · Surface water · Local government10 health violations+7 monitoring or reporting
• Tdcj Chase FieldServes 5,669 · Groundwater · State1 health violation+14 monitoring or reporting
• Skidmore WscServes 777 · Groundwater · Local government9 health violations+2 monitoring or reporting
• Pettus MudServes 650 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+2 monitoring or reporting
• Tynan WscServes 250 · Groundwater · Local government1 health violation+7 monitoring or reporting
• South Texas Childrens HomeServes 116 · Groundwater · PrivateNo health violations
• Hilltop Mobile Home ParkServes 85 · Groundwater · PrivateNo health violations+2 monitoring or reporting