Sutton County, TX Environment & Hazard Risk

• WildfireRelatively Low$481K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 118 years
• DroughtRelatively Low$82.7K/yr expected annual loss, about 88 events a year
• LightningRelatively Low$99.6K/yr expected annual loss, about 45 events a year
• HailVery Low$85.9K/yr expected annual loss, about 1.8 events a year
• HurricaneVery Low$8,887/yr expected annual loss, about once every 85 years
• Winter weatherVery Low$13.6K/yr expected annual loss, about 3.2 events a year
• LandslideVery Low$81/yr expected annual loss, about once every 4 years
• Heat waveVery Low$29.2K/yr expected annual loss, about 4.3 events a year
• TornadoVery Low$82.8K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 4 years
• Cold waveVery Low$60.2K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 2 years
• Strong windVery Low$40.7K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 2 years
• EarthquakeVery Low$2,484/yr expected annual loss, about once every 5,319 years
• Ice stormVery Low$327/yr expected annual loss, about once every 26 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

12 of 1,632 (0.7%)

Homes in high-risk flood zones

0

Flood claims since 1978

30

Claims paid since 1978

$894K

• Drought78
• Hail56
• Flash Flood43
• Winter Weather12
• Thunderstorm Wind10
• Wildfire10
• Winter Storm5
• Frost/Freeze4
• Tornado4
• Flood4

• Flash Flood09/21/2018

  Sonora, Sutton County

  $8M damage

  What happened

  Very heavy rain of eight plus inches fell north of Sonora in the vicinity of thirteen uncontrolled dams north of Sonora. Sites 1-8 are on the Dry Devils River and Sites 9-13 are on Lowrey Draw. As these dams filled, flood waters overflowed the spillways into the draws. This was the first time (as far as anyone knows) the emergency spillways were activated for some of these dams. There were no breaches, these structures worked as they were meant to function. Normally these structures would help mitigate flooding in Sonora, but previous rains had already filled up many of the sites. ||One of the deputies saw a wall of water come down the Dry Devil's Draw just north of Sonora at about 1 PM CDT near U.S. 277. This wall of water flooded many homes located near the Dry Devil's Draw in Sonora shortly after 1 PM CDT. Flood waters even flowed over the US 277 bridge on the south side of Sonora. The depth of this wall of water is estimated at around 25 feet. The flood waters cut off the city of Sonora from neighboring first responders in all directions who wanted to help. Emergency management reported about 250 homes were either damaged or destroyed.

• Flash Flood10/07/2002

  South Portion, Sutton County

  $5M damage

  What happened

  A cold front moved through the area during the overnight hours on October 6th. This front stalled over southern Texas combined with an upper level storm system over the Southwestern U.S. and produced 4 to 7 inches of rain in the southern portion of Sutton County. Several streams quickly overflowed their banks. Three people narrowly escaped as their research vehicle was swept away when they crossed a flooded road. They had to be rescued by helicopter.

• Winter Storm01/16/2007

  Sutton

  4 injured, $12K damage

  What happened

  Right on the heels of the Ice Storm that affected the region a few days before, another surge of arctic air moved into West Central Texas on Monday the 15th. With the active sub-tropical jet overhead, and disturbances moving through the jet, snow began to fall Tuesday morning Janurary 16th across the Northern Edwards Plateau and along the I10 corridor. The snow spread north and east into the Concho Valley including San Angelo. The snow continued to spread northeast across the Northwest Hill Country and into Coleman and Brownwood by Tuesday afternoon. The snow eventually spread across the I20 corridor across the southern Big Country early Wednesday morning. The Snow began to taper off early Wednesday morning across the area from northwest to southeast. The heaviest snowfall amounts were noted along and south of Interstate 10 where 4 to 8 inches of snow were reported. Further north, snowfall amounts ranged from a trace to an inch along Interstate 20. One to three inches of snow were measured between the I20 and the I10 corridors. This heavy snow closed Interstate 10 for two days between Junction and Ozona. Further north, many roads were ice and snow covered and many school...

• Flash Flood10/08/2002

  Countywide, Sutton County

  $3M damage

  What happened

  Heavy rains of 2 to 4 inches during the morning hours of the 8th aggravated already high creeks and streams over much of Sutton County. Numerous roads were closed due to high water and road washouts.Rainfall totals over the past couple of days were 6 to 10 inches.

• Winter Weather02/22/2018

  Sutton

  2 injured

  What happened

  A multiple vehicle pileup occurred on Interstate 10 on the morning of February 22 around 6 AM between Mile Markers 400 and 401 near Sonora. Vehicles involved were cars, pickups, commercial tractor trailers and pumpers. They were scattered across the median as well as east and west bound lanes of the interstate at two separate sites. This resulted in the closing of about 3 miles of Interstate 10 through noon. Traffic was rerouted. There were some injuries, but no fatalities.

• Drought08/01/1998

  Sutton

  $300K 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.

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