FEMA rates relative tornado risk for Bell County as relatively high and reports historical annualized frequency of 0.60 events per year for the area.
FEMA summary
FEMA's profile for Bell County reports historical annualized frequency of 0.60 events per year for tornado. FEMA's relative risk rating for the area is relatively high; the annualized frequency is a separate measure.
Hazard metrics cover FEMA county-equivalent geographies rather than individual addresses or parcels. Use local or state hazard maps before making a property, insurance, retrofit, or evacuation decision.
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Tornado
FEMA combines its area-wide loss estimate and community data in this relative rating. Event frequency appears separately below.
Relative FEMA score
98.9/100
FEMA annualizes recorded qualifying tornado occurrences across the FEMA geography and source period.
The area loss estimate combines FEMA's modeled losses to buildings, population, and agriculture across Bell County. It is not an estimate for a home or address.
Local context
Killeen’s local emergency analysis covers tornadoes alongside thunderstorm wind, flash flooding, extreme heat, hail, and wildfire. The city’s draft Emergency Operations Plan ranks tornado occurrence as highly likely with potentially substantial severity. Every household member should be able to reach the chosen shelter quickly when a warning arrives.
Killeen maintains outdoor warning sirens and several alert channels, including accessible alerts for residents who are Deaf, Blind, Hard of Hearing, or Deaf-Blind. Outdoor sirens are intended mainly for people outside; households still need a phone, weather radio, or other indoor warning method and a practiced route to the lowest interior room away from windows.
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The map shows Killeen. All FEMA figures on this page cover Bell County.
The FEMA figures cover Bell County. Address-level conditions require local maps, building records, and property details.
FEMA rates relative tornado risk for Bell County as relatively high. Its historical annualized frequency is 0.60 events per year. Damage at a specific address also depends on the building, soil, elevation, and exact hazard zone.
Among 53 Texas cities covered by this directory, Killeen is Tied #25 for relative tornado risk based on FEMA's score for Bell County. 2 covered cities share this rank because they use the same FEMA geography. Homes within Killeen can have different soil, elevation, construction, and hazard-zone conditions.
In FEMA's data for Bell County, the highest relative ratings are Hail (Relatively High), Tornado (Relatively High), and Winter Weather (Very High). FEMA uses estimated losses and community data along with event frequency when assigning these ratings.
The hazard numbers cover Bell County. For an individual home, check local fault, flood, fire, evacuation, and building records for the exact address.
FEMA gives Bell County an overall relative risk rating of relatively moderate. Conditions at a specific home depend on its hazard zones, building type, maintenance, insurance, and access to evacuation routes and emergency services.
Start with this step: Identify the lowest-floor interior room or nearby rated shelter you can reach quickly. Enable Wireless Emergency Alerts and keep a battery-powered NOAA Weather Radio available. Use Ready.gov Tornadoes and local emergency guidance for a complete plan.
Distances are measured between city coordinates.
| City | Distance | Tornado rating | Relative score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temple, TX | 20 mi | Relatively High | 98.9 |
| Round Rock, TX | 38 mi | Relatively High | 95.8 |
| Waco, TX | 46 mi | Relatively High | 98.7 |
| Austin, TX | 54 mi | Very High | 99.8 |
| Bryan, TX | 85 mi | Relatively High | 95.9 |
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Hazard metrics come from FEMA National Risk Index v1.19.0 (March 2023). City population and coordinates come from SimpleMaps US Cities Database. For current conditions, use official local maps, warnings, inspections, and professional advice.