Haskell County, TX Environment & Hazard Risk

• DroughtRelatively Moderate$1.1M/yr expected annual loss, about 85 events a year
• WildfireRelatively Low$339K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 500 years
• HailRelatively Low$507K/yr expected annual loss, about 5.7 events a year
• Strong windRelatively Low$420K/yr expected annual loss, about 2.0 events a year
• TornadoRelatively Low$492K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 2 years
• HurricaneVery Low$12.8K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 100 years
• Heat waveVery Low$118K/yr expected annual loss, about 11 events a year
• Ice stormVery Low$13.6K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 2 years
• Winter weatherVery Low$14K/yr expected annual loss, about 5.5 events a year
• EarthquakeVery Low$19.9K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 1,828 years
• LandslideVery Low$52/yr expected annual loss, about once every 11 years
• Cold waveVery Low$75.5K/yr expected annual loss, about 1.1 events a year
• LightningVery Low$9,905/yr expected annual loss, about 49 events a year

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

54 of 2,898 (1.9%)

Homes in high-risk flood zones

0

Flood claims since 1978

176

Claims paid since 1978

$2.3M

• Hail212
• Thunderstorm Wind123 · 1 death
• Drought82
• Tornado33
• Flash Flood30
• Winter Storm21
• Winter Weather19
• High Wind8
• Flood7
• Heavy Snow7

• Thunderstorm Wind61 kt wind06/16/2002

  Lake Stamford, Haskell County

  1 death, 2 injured

  What happened

  Strong thunderstorm winds capsized a boat on Lake Stamford. Three people were in the boat at the time it capsized and one person drowned.

• Drought08/01/1998

  Haskell

  $10M damage

  What happened

  The devastating drought of 1998 that began when little or no rain fell during the normally wet spring months continued through the end of summer. The two main crops across the area, wheat and cotton, were both near total losses, with additional losses to the cattle, sheep, and goat industries. Preliminary loss figures top $150 million dollars.

• Flood10/17/2018

  Rochester, Haskell County

  $2.3M damage

  What happened

  TXDOT reported FM 617 between Rochester and Weinert closed due to flooding. Many other roads were affected across Haskell County. Prolonged heavy rainfall flooded roads across Haskell County and this flooding damaged some roads in the county. This damage and flooding was exasperated by all of the rainfall since September.

• Wildfire06/20/2011

  Haskell

  2 injured

  What happened

  The Weise Wildfire was located about 11 miles east of Haskell. The fire burned approximately 5,000 acres.

• TornadoEF2, 3.56 mi path, 440 yd wide06/14/2009

  Rule, Haskell County

  $1M damage

  What happened

  A National Weather Service survey team found a quarter mile wide EF2 tornado that tore the roof off of four homes and desroyed several outbuildings, irrigation sprinklers, and power poles.

• Flood08/14/2005

  Haskell

  $900K damage

  What happened

  Law enforcement officials reported numerous roads including highway 380 and U.S. 277 from Stamford to Haskell flooded from Sunday August 14th until August 17th. On Sunday August 14th, Red Cross and local law enforcement officials reported several homes were flooded in Rule. From Monday August 15th through August 17th rapidly rising waters from Lake Stamford flooded about 70 homes around the lake. Heavy rains of 10 to 12 inches over much of Haskell county and runoff caused the lake to rise 7 vertical feet in one night. Due to the low lake levels prior to the flood, many of the flooded homes were situated well into the lake bed. The lake continued to rise until the lake level reached the principle spillway. Approximately 150 people were displaced from their homes as many of the homes had five feet of water in them.

• City of HaskellServes 3,431 · Purchased surface water · Local government1 health violation+9 monitoring or reporting
• City of RuleServes 948 · Purchased surface water · Local governmentNo health violations+3 monitoring or reporting
• Paint Creek WscServes 290 · Purchased surface water · Local governmentNo health violations
• City of RochesterServes 248 · Purchased surface water · Local government1 health violation+24 monitoring or reporting
• City of WeinertServes 162 · Purchased surface water · Local government1 health violation+2 monitoring or reporting
• Sagerton WscServes 120 · Purchased surface water · Local government9 health violations+5 monitoring or reporting
• City of ObrienServes 87 · Purchased surface water · Local government1 health violation+7 monitoring or reporting
• Lakeshore Sites WaterServes 77 · Purchased surface water · PrivateNo health violations+12 monitoring or reporting