FEMA Designates Concho Valley Counties as Disaster Areas After July Storms

SAN ANGELO, TX — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has designated 11 Texas counties as natural disaster areas following severe storms, straight-line winds and flooding that occurred in July, making affected agricultural producers eligible for federal emergency loans.

According to a disaster declaration issued Dec. 22, the designation allows the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency to provide emergency credit to producers recovering from losses caused by storms that occurred between July 2 and July 18, 2025.

Primary counties eligible under the declaration include Coke and Concho counties, with contiguous counties also qualifying for assistance. Those include Coleman, McCulloch, Menard, Mitchell, Nolan, Runnels, Schleicher, Sterling and Tom Green counties.

The declaration also includes additional disaster designations affecting other parts of Texas, including Hamilton County; Edwards, Guadalupe, Lampasas, Real, Reeves, Schleicher and Sutton counties; and Uvalde County, along with dozens of contiguous counties across Central and West Texas.

Emergency loans may be used to replace essential property, including equipment or livestock, reorganize farming operations or refinance certain debts. Loan applications are reviewed based on the extent of losses, available security and repayment ability.

Application deadlines vary by disaster designation, with deadlines ranging from March 16, 2026, to April 20, 2026.

More information can be found HERE.