FEMADR-960-TXMajor disasterDeclared September 9, 1992
DR-960-TX: Texas Excessive Rain & Hail
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Texas (DR-960-TX) on September 9, 1992 for the incident of May 1, 1992 to July 30, 1992; it covers 26 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-960-TX (also written FEMA-960-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Texas
- Incident
- Severe Storm: Excessive Rain & Hail
- Incident period
- May 1, 1992 to July 30, 1992
- Declared
- September 9, 1992
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008)
- FEMA region
- 6
- Place in the year
- the third of 4 major disaster declarations for Texas in 1992
- Status
- closed out on September 8, 1995
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Which areas are covered, and for what?
| Designated area | Individuals and Households | Individual Assistance (older program) | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Borden (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Briscoe (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Castro (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Cochran (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Cottle (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Crosby (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Dawson (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Deaf Smith (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Dickens (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Floyd (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Gaines (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Garza (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Hale (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Hockley (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Howard (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Lamb (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Lubbock (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Lynn (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Martin (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Midland (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Motley (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Parmer (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Swisher (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Terry (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Yoakum (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
An area can be added to a declaration after the first day, or have a program added: this table is FEMA's current list.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
How much has FEMA approved?
FEMA has published no assistance totals for this declaration.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2); FEMA, OpenFEMA FEMA Web Disaster Summaries (v1). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/960. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.