Leon County, TX Environment & Hazard Risk

• DroughtRelatively High$3.2M/yr expected annual loss, about 37 events a year
• Cold waveRelatively High$5.1M/yr expected annual loss, about once every 2 years
• HurricaneRelatively Low$717K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 20 years
• LightningRelatively Moderate$313K/yr expected annual loss, about 59 events a year
• TornadoRelatively Low$1.4M/yr expected annual loss, about once every 2 years
• WildfireVery Low$54.4K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 765 years
• Heat waveRelatively Low$277K/yr expected annual loss, about 15 events a year
• Strong windRelatively Low$368K/yr expected annual loss, about 2.0 events a year
• Ice stormRelatively Low$44.6K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 1 year
• LandslideVery Low$460/yr expected annual loss, about once every 4 years
• HailVery Low$87.9K/yr expected annual loss, about 2.7 events a year
• Winter weatherRelatively Low$19.7K/yr expected annual loss, about 2.6 events a year
• EarthquakeVery Low$19.1K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 1,431 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

34 of 8,841 (0.4%)

Homes in high-risk flood zones

264

Insured in high-risk zones

19 (7%)

Flood claims since 1978

8

Claims paid since 1978

$130K

• Thunderstorm Wind86
• Drought74
• Hail69
• Heat41
• Flash Flood41
• Tornado11
• Excessive Heat11
• Heavy Rain8
• Winter Storm8
• Flood6

• Drought08/01/2006

  Leon

  $100M damage

  What happened

  Significant, widespread drought conditions persisted across North Texas throughout the month. This drought now ranks as the worst in North Texas since the severe multi-year drought of the 1950s. The U.S. Drought Monitor continued to place the region in the exceptional drought category, D4, which is the worst possible category and is reserved for particularly damaging events. Disaster declarations remained in place for Collin, Comanche, Hood, and Parker Counties in North Texas. Federal law dictates that these as well as all bordering counties are eligible for federal disaster assistance. This August marked the greatest number of 100-degree-days ever for the month at Waco, with a total of 27 days that reached or exceeded 100 degrees. The previous record of 26 days was set in 1951. Dallas/Fort Worth set a streak of 19 consecutive 100-degree-days, which ranked 6th on the list of longest 100-degree-day streaks. In fact, Dallas County even considered declaring a heat emergency due to the very hot days and hot nights.Already low water resources dropped even further due to higher summertime water usage and evaporation rates. Most lakes remained well below conservation pool,...

• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill02/15/2021

  Leon

  1 death, $79K damage

  What happened

  Extreme cold gripped the county for several days. Overnight lows were near or below 25 degrees Fahrenheit almost all week. The period of February 15-16th was the coldest with low temperatures in the single digits and slightly below zero degrees Fahrenheit. The maximum temperature on the 15th was only in the teens. Wind chill values during the 14th-16th were between 10 to -10 degrees Fahrenheit most of the time. The cold temperatures resulted in an extreme amount of damage to pipes, infrastructure, and power. The State listed 1 fatality in Leon County due to the winter storm but no additional information could be obtained.

• Wildfire09/04/2011

  Leon

  $3.1M damage

  What happened

  The Concord-Robbins Fire was started on the 4th, contained on the 7th, and fully controlled on the 11th. It burned a total of 4689 acres within an area bordered by FM 39 to the east, FM 1147 to the west and Highway 7 to the north. The fire burned 31 homes, several more sheds and outbuildings, and some farm equipment.

• Thunderstorm Wind75 kt wind04/18/2019

  Marquez, Leon County

  2 injured, $75K damage

  What happened

  A large swatch of damaging winds moved across Leon County. Damage to a single-wide manufactured home south of Farm to Market (FM) 1618 occurred as the structure was rolled once to the east by the damaging winds. Two occupants were injured here and one individual was ejected from the structure. The peak wind associated with displacing this structure from its foundation was around 85 mph. Farther to the east, a single family residence suffered noteworthy roof damage consistent with 90 mph wind gusts near the community of Flo. In addition, discussion with the inhabitants revealed that nearly a dozen trees on the residence property had been either snapped or uprooted and required removal. One inhabitant at this residence was injured due to flying debris. Along the entire path of wind damage, notable tree damage was observed.

• TornadoF1, 0.5 mi path, 40 yd wide01/22/1998

  Leona, Leon County

  1 injured, $50K damage

  What happened

  A tornado severely damaged the roof of a restaurant. The manager of the restaurant, who was inside the building at the time, received minor injuries.

• Thunderstorm Wind78 kt wind06/22/2023

  Buffalo, Leon County

  $1M damage

  What happened

  Downburst and straight-line winds caused considerable damage along a line from south of Fairfield in Freestone County to Buffalo in Leon County. Notable, consistent tree damage was observed along Interstate 45 with large trees uprooted. Along SH 164 west of Buffalo but just inside the Freestone County line, four electrical tower trusses were collapsed. In and around Buffalo, considerable tree damage was noted including large limbs that fell on roofs. Billboards were damaged, at least one hotel roof was damaged, and many other structures suffered roof damage. Additional information about the damage in Freestone is explained in the Freestone County entry.

• Concord Robbins WscServes 10,035 · Groundwater · Local government1 health violation+5 monitoring or reporting
• Flo Community WscServes 5,256 · Groundwater · Local government1 health violation+2 monitoring or reporting
• City of BuffaloServes 1,767 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+11 monitoring or reporting
• Hilltop Lakes WscServes 1,257 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+1 monitoring or reporting
• City of CentervilleServes 903 · Groundwater · Local government2 health violations+3 monitoring or reporting
• City of JewettServes 737 · Groundwater · Local government1 health violation+17 monitoring or reporting
• City of NormangeeServes 719 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+1 monitoring or reporting
• Saint Paul Shiloh Timesville WscServes 507 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+3 monitoring or reporting