Check a ZIP

Based on FEMA public data, POTTER, TX is

PRETTY FUCKED

Potter, TX gets a calibrated report score of 84 out of 100. It starts with FEMA's 91/100 overall signal, then checks whether risk is concentrated or broad. Loudest hazards: drought, wildfire & smoke, extreme heat.

84/100

Calibrated report score

FEMA overall: 91/100 (Relatively Moderate)

Top reasons

  • Drought
  • Wildfire & smoke
  • Extreme heat

Disaster receipts

20 federal disaster declarations

FEMA declaration history for Potter, TX, 1989-2026. County-level receipt, not a house-level prophecy.

Top chaos flavors

Fire8Hurricane5Severe Ice Storm3Biological2

Most recent

  • 2026 FireSTINKY FIRE
  • 2021 Severe Ice StormSEVERE WINTER STORMS
  • 2021 Severe Ice StormSEVERE WINTER STORM

Receipt note

County-specific federal disaster declarations only. Statewide declarations are not smeared across every county.

OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries

What the data says

drought lands at 96/100 in FEMA's county model, which means water stress is not theoretical here.

Receipt

FEMA National Risk Index (county-level; ZIP matched through Census ZCTA/county relationship)

What to verify

Look at water governance, restrictions, and whether the local economy assumes rain that may not show up.

Near your ZIP

PULLING EPA RECEIPTS

Checking the 2024 TRI facility index around ZIP 79103.

FAQ / before you panic

Questions you should probably ask.

Yes. The voice is sarcastic, but the goal is serious: turn public climate, air quality, hazard, and pollution datasets into a readable local risk profile. The joke is the packaging. The data is the point.