USDA Designates Eight Texas Counties as Natural Disaster Areas Due to Excessive Rain, Floods, Hail, High Winds, and Severe Storms

This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items such as equipment or livestock, reorganization of a farming operation, or to refinance certain debts. FSA will review the loans based on the extent of losses, security available, and repayment ability. 

Triggering Disaster #1

Impacted Area: Texas

Triggering Disaster: Hail, High Winds, and Severe Storms

Application Deadline: June 1, 2026

Primary Counties Eligible: Clay

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible: Archer, Jack, Montague, and Wichita

• Oklahoma: Cotton and Jefferson

Triggering Disaster #2

Impacted Area: Texas

Triggering Disaster: Excessive Rain and Severe Storms

Application Deadline: June 1, 2026

Primary Counties Eligible: Callahan and Taylor

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible: Brown, Coleman, Eastland, Fisher, Jones, Nolan, Runnels, and Shackelford

Triggering Disaster #3

Impacted Area: Texas

Triggering Disaster: Excessive Rain, Flood, and Severe Storms

Application Deadline: June 1, 2026

Primary Counties Eligible: Cameron, Fisher, Hidalgo, Starr, and Willacy

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible: Brooks, Jim Hogg, Jones, Kenedy, Kent, Mitchell, Nolan, Scurry, Stonewall, Taylor, and Zapata

More Resources
On farmers.gov, the Disaster Assistance Discovery Tool, Disaster Assistance-at-a-Glance fact sheet, and Loan Assistance Tool can help you determine program or loan options. To file a Notice of Loss or to ask questions about available programs, contact your local USDA Service Center.