24declarations
11major disasters
10emergencies
1989first on record
2024latest
By hazard
Severe Storm6
Fire6
Hurricane5
Severe Ice Storm2
Biological2
Flood1
Other1
Drought1
By decade
11980s
51990s
92000s
32010s
62020s
Population: 192,451 in April 2020, 232,387 in July 2024 (Census Bureau estimates).
Declarations naming Ellis County
| Declared | Number | Title | Hazard | Programs | Federal aid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2024 | DR-4781-TX | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | Flood | IHPPAHM | $606.0 million |
| Feb 19, 2021 | DR-4586-TX | Severe Winter Storms | Severe Ice Storm | IHPPAHM | $346.7 million |
| Feb 14, 2021 | EM-3554-TX | Severe Winter Storm | Severe Ice Storm | PA | — |
| Aug 24, 2020 | EM-3540-TX | Tropical Storms Marco and Laura | Hurricane | PA | $57.3 million |
| Mar 25, 2020 | DR-4485-TX | COVID-19 Pandemic | Biological | IHPPAHM | $14.90 billion |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3458-TX | COVID-19 | Biological | PA | — |
| Feb 9, 2016 | DR-4255-TX | Severe Winter Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding | Severe Storm | PAHM | $27.1 million |
| May 29, 2015 | DR-4223-TX | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds and Flooding | Severe Storm | IHPPAHM | $240.2 million |
| Jun 18, 2011 | FM-2925-TX | County Line Fire | Fire | PA | $125,531 |
| Sep 10, 2008 | EM-3294-TX | Hurricane Ike | Hurricane | PA | $562,029 |
| Mar 14, 2008 | EM-3284-TX | Wildfires | Fire | PA | — |
| Jun 29, 2007 | DR-1709-TX | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | Severe Storm | IHPIAPAHM | $99.4 million |
| Feb 5, 2006 | FM-2629-TX | Venus Fire Complex | Fire | PA | — |
| Jan 11, 2006 | DR-1624-TX | Extreme Wildfire Threat | Fire | IHPIAPAHM | $37.4 million |
| Sep 24, 2005 | DR-1606-TX | Hurricane Rita | Hurricane | IHPIAPAHM | $1.08 billion |
| Sep 21, 2005 | EM-3261-TX | Hurricane Rita | Hurricane | PA | $6.3 million |
| Sep 2, 2005 | EM-3216-TX | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation | Hurricane | PA | $519.0 million |
| Feb 1, 2003 | EM-3171-TX | Loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia | Other | PA | $6.1 million |
| Sep 1, 1999 | EM-3142-TX | Extreme Fire Hazards | Fire | PA | $6.2 million |
| Aug 31, 1999 | FM-2273-TX | Midlothian Fire | Fire | PA | — |
| Aug 26, 1998 | DR-1239-TX | Tropical Storm Charley | Severe Storm | IAPAHM | $12.1 million |
| Sep 10, 1993 | EM-3113-TX | Extreme Fire Hazard | Drought | PA | — |
| May 2, 1990 | DR-863-TX | Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding | Severe Storm | IAPA | — |
| May 19, 1989 | DR-828-TX | Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding | Severe Storm | IAPA | — |