Carson County, TX Environment & Hazard Risk

• DroughtRelatively High$5.9M/yr expected annual loss, about 83 events a year
• WildfireRelatively Low$1.1M/yr expected annual loss, about once every 146 years
• HailRelatively Moderate$1.2M/yr expected annual loss, about 9.2 events a year
• Winter weatherRelatively Low$124K/yr expected annual loss, about 10 events a year
• TornadoRelatively Low$1.2M/yr expected annual loss, about once every 1 year
• Strong windRelatively Low$467K/yr expected annual loss, about 3.5 events a year
• Ice stormRelatively Low$43K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 3 years
• Cold waveRelatively Low$512K/yr expected annual loss, about 2.5 events a year
• EarthquakeVery Low$60.3K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 950 years
• LightningVery Low$57.7K/yr expected annual loss, about 49 events a year
• Heat waveVery Low$26.1K/yr expected annual loss, about 1.7 events a year
• LandslideVery Low$2/yr expected annual loss, about once every 8 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, hurricane, riverine flooding, tsunami, volcanic activity.

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Homes with flood insurance

9 of 2,974 (0.3%)

Homes in high-risk flood zones

0

Flood claims since 1978

3

Claims paid since 1978

$36.3K

• Hail473
• Thunderstorm Wind154
• High Wind79
• Drought70
• Wildfire43
• Tornado40
• Winter Weather27 · 3 deaths
• Heavy Snow17
• Cold/Wind Chill17
• Flash Flood16

• Wildfire03/12/2006

  Carson

  $57.2M damage

  What happened

  The wildfire known as the Borger wildfire started four miles southeast of Borger on the Burnett (6666) Ranch property. This wildfire was caused by downed power lines due to the strong gradient southwesterly winds. The wildfire burned four hundred and seventy-nine thousand five hundred and forty-nine acres. Twenty eight structures were lost and seven people were killed. This fire burned into southeast Hutchinson County...northwest Gray County...through central Roberts County and finally into western Hemphill County. The second wildfire known as the Interstate 40 wildfire burned four hundred and twenty-seven thousand six hundred and ninety-six acres. This wildfire started four miles east of Groom near Boydston and was also caused by downed power lines from the strong gradient southwesterly winds. Eighty vehicles and eighty outbuildings were destroyed. Nine fire fighters were injured and one of those injured fire fighters died about a month later. Four people were killed in a nine vehicle accident on Interstate 40. The Texas Forest Service named the two wildfires the East Amarillo Complex which killed approximately five thousand head of livestock. Over forty structures were...

• Drought11/01/2012

  Carson

  $30M damage

  What happened

  A dry November caused the ongoing drought conditions to worsen across the Texas Panhandle. Exceptional (D4) drought affects the majority of the north Texas Panhandle including Carson County. Extreme (D3) drought affects most of the southern Texas Panhandle minus the southeastern corner of the Texas Panhandle. Severe (D2) drought affects parts of the southeastern corner of the Texas Panhandle. ||There were very few opportunities for the Texas Panhandle to see any relief in the form of precipitation and even fewer locations saw any precipitation during the month of November. The only reason the entire Texas Panhandle is not under D3 and D4 Drought is because of the convection that developed over the southeastern Texas Panhandle on November 10th. Amarillo recorded 0.01 inches of precipitation for November (0.79 inches below normal), Dalhart recorded 0.00 inches (0.58 inches below normal), and Borger recorded a trace of precipitation (0.84 inches below normal). This lack of rain placed this November as the 9th driest for the Texas High Plains region on record. Also this November was the 7th warmest November for the Texas High Plains region on record. ||The dry conditions and...

• Drought12/01/2012

  Carson

  $25M damage

  What happened

  The month of December provided a few opportunities for improvement in drought conditions across the Texas Panhandle, but fell short of showing significant improvement. Exceptional (D4) drought affects the majority of the north Texas Panhandle including Carson County. Extreme (D3) drought affects most of the southern Texas Panhandle minus the southeastern corner of the Texas Panhandle. Severe (D2) drought affects parts of the southeastern corner of the Texas Panhandle.||Multiple snow events and one severe event provided the Texas Panhandle with some much needed moisture. Amarillo recorded 0.54 inches of precipitation for December (0.17 inches below normal), Dalhart recorded 0.31 inches (0.23 inches below normal), and Borger recorded 0.50 inches of precipitation (0.27 inches below normal). Overall this month ranked as the 31th warmest and 51st wettest December on record for the Texas High Plains region. As December came to an end so did the warmest 1 year, 2 year, and 3 year period on record for the Texas High Plains.||Limited dormant fuels remain in prime condition for the spread of fires across the Panhandle. But given the recent wetting rains a very marginal improvement was...

• Drought01/01/2013

  Carson

  $20M damage

  What happened

  The month of January provided some much needed precipitation for the southern Texas Panhandle. Exceptional (D4) drought affects the far northern Texas Panhandle including Moore County. Extreme (D3) drought affects most of the central and south central Texas Panhandle. Severe (D2) drought affects parts of the southeastern and southwestern corners of the Texas Panhandle. ||Several snow events provided the Texas Panhandle with some much needed moisture. Amarillo recorded 0.76 inches of precipitation for January (0.04 inches above normal), Dalhart recorded 0.17 inches (0.35 inches below normal), and Borger recorded 0.81 inches of precipitation (0.22 inches above normal). Overall this month ranked as the 54th warmest and 30th wettest January on record for the Texas High Plains region. ||Limited dormant fuels remain in prime condition for the spread of fires across the Panhandle. Given the several wetting rain events for the month the Keetch-Byram Drought Index showed continued improvement for the Texas Panhandle. Dallam, Hartley, and Lipscomb are the only Texas Panhandle counties remaining within the 600 to 800 range. The rest of the area stayed relatively steady state within the...

• Drought05/01/2013

  Carson

  $15M damage

  What happened

  Extreme drought as seen on the drought monitor.

• Drought06/01/2013

  Carson

  $12M damage

  What happened

  Half extreme drought, and half severe drought.

• Panhandle Municipal Water SystemServes 2,284 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+2 monitoring or reporting
• White Deer Municipal Water SystemServes 918 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+1 monitoring or reporting
• Groom Municipal Water SystemServes 548 · Groundwater · Local government1 health violation+1 monitoring or reporting
• Skellytown Municipal Water SystemServes 394 · Groundwater · Local government1 health violation+5 monitoring or reporting