29declarations
19major disasters
10emergencies
1967first on record
2024latest
By hazard
Hurricane14
Flood5
Fire3
Severe Ice Storm2
Biological2
Severe Storm2
Coastal Storm1
By decade
11960s
21970s
11980s
61990s
102000s
22010s
72020s
Population: 36,258 in April 2020, 36,391 in July 2024 (Census Bureau estimates).
Declarations naming Matagorda County
| Declared | Number | Title | Hazard | Programs | Federal aid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2024 | DR-4798-TX | Hurricane Beryl | Hurricane | IHPPAHM | $1.26 billion |
| 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 |
| Jul 26, 2020 | EM-3530-TX | Hurricane Hanna | Hurricane | PA | $2.2 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 | — |
| Aug 25, 2017 | DR-4332-TX | Hurricane Harvey | Hurricane | IHPPAHM | $5.23 billion |
| Sep 9, 2011 | DR-4029-TX | Wildfires | Fire | IHPPAHM | $72.9 million |
| Sep 13, 2008 | DR-1791-TX | Hurricane Ike | Hurricane | IHPPAHM | $3.14 billion |
| Sep 10, 2008 | EM-3294-TX | Hurricane Ike | Hurricane | PA | $562,029 |
| Aug 29, 2008 | EM-3290-TX | Hurricane Gustav | Hurricane | PA | $27.4 million |
| Aug 18, 2007 | EM-3277-TX | Hurricane Dean | Hurricane | PA | $15.3 million |
| 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 |
| Jul 17, 2003 | DR-1479-TX | Hurricane Claudette | Hurricane | IHPIAPAHM | $39.7 million |
| Sep 26, 2002 | DR-1434-TX | Tropical Storm Fay | Coastal Storm | IAHM | $1.4 million |
| Sep 1, 1999 | EM-3142-TX | Extreme Fire Hazards | Fire | PA | $6.2 million |
| Oct 21, 1998 | DR-1257-TX | Tx-Flooding 10/18/98 | Flood | IAPAHM | $52.2 million |
| Sep 23, 1998 | DR-1245-TX | Hurricane Georges - Texas | Severe Storm | IAPA | $2.2 million |
| Aug 26, 1998 | DR-1239-TX | Tropical Storm Charley | Severe Storm | IAPAHM | $12.1 million |
| Oct 18, 1994 | DR-1041-TX | Severe Thunderstorms and Flooding | Flood | IAPA | — |
| Dec 26, 1991 | DR-930-TX | Severe Thunderstorms | Flood | IAPA | — |
| Aug 19, 1983 | DR-689-TX | Hurricane Alicia | Hurricane | IAPA | — |
| Sep 25, 1979 | DR-603-TX | Severe Storms & Flooding | Flood | IAPA | — |
| Jul 11, 1973 | DR-398-TX | Severe Storms & Flooding | Flood | IAPA | — |
| Sep 28, 1967 | DR-232-TX | Hurricane Beulah | Hurricane | IAPA | — |