Storm risk in Ector County, Texas
FEMA's overall hazard score for Ector County is 82.82 (Relatively Moderate), 541st of 3,144 counties. Hail scores 99.20 (Relatively High), strong wind 87.47 (Relatively High) and tornado 82.41 (Relatively Moderate). Expected hail loss is $387 per $1 million of buildings a year; NOAA logged 167 hail reports in Ector County from 2014 to June 2026.
FEMA National Risk Index, version December 2025, retrieved October 8, 2026. NOAA hail reports 2014 to June 2026.
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Expected yearly loss per $1 million of buildings, log scale. Dot colour is FEMA’s rating band. The tornado lane counts everything exposed, not only buildings.
How FEMA rates Ector County
| Hazard | Rating | Score (0 to 100) | Rank in U.S. | Rank in TX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Relatively Moderate | 82.82 | 541 of 3,144 | 42 of 254 |
| Hail | Relatively High | 99.20 | 26 of 3,126 | 13 of 254 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 87.47 | 395 of 3,126 | 31 of 254 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 82.41 | 554 of 3,126 | 64 of 254 |
Expected yearly loss, in dollars
| Hazard | This county, total a year | Per $1M of buildings | State median county | U.S. median county | Rank per $1M, U.S. | Rank per $1M, state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | $12,505,103 | $387 | $85 | $22 | 49 of 3,126 | 12 of 254 |
| Strong wind | $390,764 | $12 | $26 | $20 | 2,062 of 3,121 | 199 of 254 |
| Tornado | $4,165,383 | $129 | $269 | $199 | 1,940 of 3,144 | 209 of 254 |
Rank 1 is the highest. Overall, hail and wind losses count buildings; the tornado row counts everything FEMA exposes, so it overstates building damage. Expected annual loss is an average over many years for the whole county, not a forecast for one roof.
What stands out in Ector County
- FEMA expects hail in Ector County to cost $387 per $1 million of buildings a year: 17.30 times the U.S. median and 4.54 times the TX county median, ranked 49th of 3,126 counties nationally and 12th of 254 in Texas.
- FEMA expects strong wind in Ector County to cost $12 per $1 million of buildings a year: 0.59 times the U.S. median and 0.46 times the TX county median, ranked 2,062nd of 3,121 counties nationally and 199th of 254 in Texas.
- FEMA expects tornado in Ector County to cost $129 per $1 million of buildings a year: 0.65 times the U.S. median and 0.48 times the TX county median, ranked 1,940th of 3,144 counties nationally and 209th of 254 in Texas.
- Applying FEMA's estimate to a $190,500 home, the average yearly loss in Ector County is about $74 for hail and $2.30 for wind before any deductible; at the U.S. median county rates it would be $4.26 and $3.88.
- If the next years look like 2014 to 2025, a roof kept 20 years in Ector County meets about 83.3 hail days of 1 inch or more; the median county in NOAA's file (1,275 counties) would give 35.0.
- Built in 1981, the median home in Ector County is 45 years old, so an original roof has outlived a 3-tab shingle (15 to 20 years) and an architectural one (25 to 30 years); 73.7% of its 67,542 homes are at least 26 years old.
- March to June holds 147 of the 167 hail reports in Ector County (88 percent); the quietest month is January, with 0 reports.
What hail and wind cost a home here in an average year
Enter a home value. The calculator applies Ector County’s own loss rate: the county’s expected yearly loss divided by the value of its buildings. It starts at the Census median home value for the county.
Formula: home value × Ector County yearly loss ÷ building value. Hail: $12,505,103 ÷ $32,351,418,988 = 0.0003865. Wind: $390,764 ÷ $32,351,418,988 = 0.0000121. This is FEMA’s estimate of average damage to buildings and does not account for your deductible. Tornado is left out because FEMA’s tornado loss counts people and other exposure, not only buildings.
Read this as a yardstick. The rate is an average over every building in the county, from sheds to office towers, and over many years. Real losses come in rare, large storms; a roof with no damage in 19 years can need full replacement in the 20th. The figure is not a quote and not a prediction for one address.
Ector County in plain numbers
- Ector County scores 82.82 in FEMA's overall hazard index (Relatively Moderate): 541st of 3,144 rated counties and 42nd of 254 in Texas.
- Hail scores 99.20 (Relatively High). FEMA expects $12,505,103 of hail damage to buildings in Ector County a year, which is $387 per $1 million of buildings, 17.30 times the U.S. median.
- Strong wind scores 87.47 (Relatively High) with $390,764 of expected yearly building loss in Ector County: $12 per $1 million of buildings, 0.59 times the U.S. median.
- Tornado scores 82.41 (Relatively Moderate) and FEMA's expected yearly tornado loss is $4,165,383, counting everything exposed, or $129 per $1 million of buildings in Ector County.
- FEMA's own event record for Ector County averages 3.86 hail events and 1.51 strong-wind events a year.
- NOAA logged 167 hail reports in Ector County between 2014 and June 2026, on 51 days with stones of 1 inch or more; the largest was 5 inches.
- In Ector County, FEMA counts buildings worth 32.35 billion dollars and 165,100 residents.
- Social vulnerability is Relatively Moderate in Ector County.
- Community resilience there is Very Low, for 165,100 residents.
- 1 city in Ector County is covered on this site: Odessa. 10 Census ZIP areas have more than half of their land in the county.
- Our guide range for a 2,000 sq ft asphalt roof in Odessa is $5,740 to $12,710.
- Ector County ranks 8 of the 194 counties with a page here for hail loss per $1 million of buildings, 94 for wind and 138 for tornado.
- In Ector County, June is the busiest month with 76 of the 167 reports (46 percent), against 2 reports in December.
- Ector County's worst year was 2021, with 8 hail days at 1 inch or more and 13 reports. At the 2014 to 2025 pace that is 4.17 such days a year, one about every 2.9 months.
- The median home in Ector County was built in 1981; 48.4% of its 67,542 housing units date from before 1980, 73.7% from before 2000 and 17.6% from 2010 on.
- Census puts the median home value in Ector County at $190,500, and 64.4% of homes are lived in by their owners.
- 9,071 single-family building permits were issued in Ector County from 2014 to 2025, about 134.3 per 1,000 homes, peaking in 2021.
- NOAA lists 3 tornado tracks in Ector County since 2014; the strongest was an EF3 on May 20, 2019 near Pleasant Farms, 1.29 miles long.
- The fastest gust in NOAA's records for Ector County is 120 mph on June 3, 2025 at Pleasant Farms.
- The nearest county with a page here is Midland County, 30 miles from the centre of Ector County; its hail score is 98.31.
- Across counties the median is one roofing firm for every 5,189 homes; Census counted 3 roofing contractor establishments in Ector County in 2023, one for every 22,514 homes.
- FEMA has named Ector County in 2 disaster declarations since 2014, the latest 2034 days before its data end, and 0 of them were storm-type.
The hail record of Ector County, year by year
NOAA logged 167 reports in Ector County; hail of 1 inch or more fell on 51 days. That is 4.2 such days a year; the median county in NOAA’s file has 1.8.
- reports
- days with hail of 1 inch or more
- * 2026 runs to June only
Reports by calendar month, all years together. Peak: June, 76 reports.
The same numbers as a table (years with at least one report)
| Year | Reports | Days, 1 inch or more | Days, 1.75 inch or more | Largest stone | Damage reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1.25 in | – |
| 2015 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2.75 in | $30,000 |
| 2016 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2.75 in | $100,000 |
| 2017 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 5 in | $207,001,500 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.88 in | – |
| 2019 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 2 in | – |
| 2020 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 3 in | – |
| 2021 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2.75 in | – |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.75 in | – |
| 2023 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2.5 in | $15,000 |
| 2024 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 2.75 in | $10,000 |
| 2025 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1.75 in | – |
| 2026 (to June) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 in | – |
Biggest hail days in Ector County
| Date | Largest stone | Reports that day | Damage reported | Near |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 14, 2017 | 5 in | 19 | $207,000,000 | Odessa Ector Co Arpt |
| June 20, 2020 | 3 in | 13 | none recorded | Odessa Ector Co Arpt |
| June 19, 2020 | 3 in | 3 | none recorded | Odessa |
| September 17, 2016 | 2.75 in | 5 | $100,000 | Goldsmith |
| June 12, 2015 | 2.75 in | 4 | $30,000 | Odessa |
Where large hail was reported
FEMA scores the county as a whole. NOAA’s reports show where inside Ector County the big stones fell.
Reported hail locations, Ector County
- 901 to 1.74 in
- 371.75 to 2.74 in, golf ball to tennis ball
- 132.75 in and up, baseball
Largest plotted stone: 5 in. Bigger dots are bigger stones.
142 reports of 1 inch or larger have coordinates; the map shows the 140 largest. Each dot is a reported location, not a storm path.
Sources: NOAA, Census county outlineWind and tornado records for Ector County
Fastest gusts in Ector County
| Date | Gust | Near |
|---|---|---|
| June 3, 2025 | 120 mph | Pleasant Farms |
| June 3, 2025 | 120 mph | Pleasant Farms |
| May 16, 2024 | 115 mph | Notrees |
| June 14, 2017 | 100 mph | West Odessa |
Strongest tornado tracks in Ector County
| Date | Scale | Length | Injured / killed | Near |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2019 | EF3 | 1.29 mi | 0 / 0 | Pleasant Farms |
| September 17, 2016 | EF1 | 5.87 mi | 0 / 0 | Notrees |
| September 16, 2016 | EF0 | 0.35 mi | 0 / 0 | Odessa Ector Co Arpt |
3 tornado tracks in all since 2014; the strongest 3 are listed.
How old the roofs are
Census counts homes by the decade they were built. Under each bar is the number of hail days of 1 inch or more that an original roof from that decade has met, at Ector County’s 2014 to 2025 pace of 4.17 such days a year. Most roofs have been replaced since; the row shows what a roof that never was would have taken.
Bars: share of 67,542 housing units by decade built. Figures under the decade: hail days met by an original roof, at the county’s 2014 to 2025 pace. The pace of earlier years is unknown.
| Median year built | 1981 |
| Built before 1980 | 48.4% |
| Built before 2000 | 73.7% |
| Built since 2010 | 17.6% |
| Owner-occupied | 64.4% |
| Median home value | $190,500 |
| Single-family permits, 2014 to 2025 | 9,071 |
| Permits per 1,000 homes | 134.3 |
Asphalt shingles are rated 15 to 20 years (3-tab) and 25 to 30 years (architectural). Source: Census ACS 2019 to 2023 and Building Permits Survey.
Roofers and past disasters in Ector County
Roofing firms in Ector County
| Roofing contractor establishments, 2023 | 3 |
| Change since 2016 | +1 (+50%) |
| Homes per roofing firm | 22,514 |
| Median across counties | 5,189 |
| Employees, 2023 | 5 |
Source for Ector County: Census County Business Patterns, NAICS 238160. Full roofing-market page for Ector County.
FEMA disaster declarations naming Ector County since 2014
| Declarations naming Ector County | 2 |
| Storm / flood / winter / fire | 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 |
| Median TX county | 4 |
| Rank among 174 TX counties | 156 |
| Days from the latest to the data cutoff | 2,034 |
Source for Ector County: OpenFEMA, data to 2026-09-15.
Nearby counties
The closest counties that have a risk page, by distance between county centres. Loss is per $1 million of buildings; the columns marked "times here" divide the neighbour's loss by Ector County's.
| County | Miles | Overall | Hail loss | Hail, times here | Wind loss | Wind, times here | NOAA hail reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midland County, TX | 30 | Relatively Moderate | $211 | 0.55 | $16 | 1.31 | 170 |
| Tom Green County, TX | 114 | Relatively Low | $117 | 0.30 | $16 | 1.32 | 218 |
| Lubbock County, TX | 127 | Relatively High | $455 | 1.18 | $250 | 20.68 | 124 |
| Taylor County, TX | 158 | Relatively Moderate | $623 | 1.61 | $21 | 1.74 | 158 |
| Potter County, TX | 247 | Relatively Moderate | $898 | 2.32 | $45 | 3.73 | 226 |
| Bell County, TX | 303 | Relatively Moderate | $144 | 0.37 | $9.20 | 0.76 | 145 |
More Texas counties, nearest first
- Tarrant County 313 mi
- McLennan County 315 mi
- Webb County 339 mi
- Brazos County 376 mi
- Victoria County 394 mi
- Smith County 426 mi
- Harris County 444 mi
- Gregg County 456 mi
- Hidalgo County 458 mi
- Bowie County 487 mi
- Cameron County 500 mi
- Jefferson County 517 mi
Cities and ZIP areas in Ector County
1 city in this county is on PickARoofer. ZIP Code Tabulation Areas are Census shapes that approximate ZIP codes; where we have a city’s ZIPs, the share is the part of each area’s land that lies in this county. 10 such areas have more than half their land here.
| City | ZIP areas (share of land in the county) | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| Odessa | 79761 (100%), 79762 (100%), 79763 (100%), 79764 (100%), 79765 (45%) | Roofers |
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How high is storm risk in Ector County?
FEMA's National Risk Index gives Ector County an overall score of 82.82 (Relatively Moderate), 541st of 3,144. Hail scores 99.20 (Relatively High), strong wind 87.47 (Relatively High) and tornado 82.41 (Relatively Moderate).
In Ector County, how many hail reports has NOAA logged?
A report is one entry for one storm in one county, so counts follow where people live as well as where hail fell. NOAA has 167 for Ector County between 2014 and June 2026, on 51 days with hail of 1 inch or more; the largest stone was 5 inches.
What do hail and wind cost a home in Ector County each year, on average?
Applying FEMA's county rates to its median home value of $190,500: FEMA's estimate is about $74 a year for hail and $2.30 for wind, before any deductible, against $4.26 and $3.88 at the U.S. median county rates. This is an average over many years and all buildings, not a prediction for one roof; one bad storm costs far more than the average year.
How does Ector County compare with the rest of Texas?
Per $1 million of buildings Ector County loses $387 to hail a year, against $85 in the median county of the state. Among 254 rated counties it is 13th for hail, 31st for strong wind and 64th for tornado.
How old are the roofs in Ector County?
The median home was built in 1981, 45 years ago, and 73.7% of the 67,542 housing units in Ector County date from before 2000. Asphalt shingles are rated 15 to 20 years (3-tab) or 25 to 30 years (architectural), so an original roof of either kind is past its rated life. The Census does not record when a roof was replaced.
What does expected annual loss mean?
It is FEMA's estimate of the average yearly loss from a hazard, in dollars, summed over the county. It is built for comparing counties at planning level, not for pricing one house.
Does a high rating mean my roof will be damaged?
No. The index compares counties and cannot say what will happen on your street. After a storm, a roof inspection is the only way to know.
Sources for Ector County: FEMA National Risk Index, version December 2025, retrieved October 8, 2026; NOAA Storm Events Database hail reports for Ector County; Census Bureau ZCTA-to-county relationship file (2020); Census ACS and Building Permits Survey, homes in Ector County; Census County Business Patterns, roofing firms in Ector County; OpenFEMA, declarations naming Ector County. Planning-level information about Ector County, not an inspection and not insurance advice.
This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).