Morris County, Texas · Daingerfield
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Pipes freeze in Morris County on about 3 nights a year, mostly midwinter. Older homes, 24% of the stock here, are most at risk.
Heavy rain days of an inch or more come about 14.5 times a year here, most often in April. A sump pump that hasn't run since last season is a common weak point.
Sewage backups in Morris County spike on heavy-rain days, about 14.5 a year, when sewer mains fill up and water finds the lowest drain.
Roof leaks here come from summer downpours and, with about 30 freeze-thaw days a year, from winter ice dams. Most show up as ceiling stains in the room below.
6% of occupied homes in Morris County heat mainly with wood or propane, below the Texas county median of 6.5%.
About 123 nights a year here stay at 65°F or warmer, so basements and crawl spaces can grow mold even without a leak.
Local risk profile
About 12,076 people live in Morris County, 252 square miles in northeast Texas, in roughly 5,821 homes. The county seat is Daingerfield, and Lone Star, Naples and Omaha round out the largest towns. Half the homes here were built before 1975, half after.
61/100 Water Damage Risk Index: Elevated Morris County ranks 39 of 232 Texas counties. See the statewide ranking and method.The three factors where Morris County ranks highest compared with other Texas counties.
Pipe-freeze risk in Morris County sits near the middle of the state. From 2015–2024 it averaged 3 nights a year at 20°F or colder, the range where pipes in exterior walls, crawl spaces and unheated garages freeze, and 31 nights at or below 32°F. That ranks 94th of 232 counties.
Cold snaps are the real risk. The worst in the record lasted 4 days below freezing (ending February 2021), and the low bottomed out near -1°F on February 16, 2021.
Expect the hardest freezes in January, inside a season that runs midwinter. That's when an outdoor spigot left connected to a hose, or a pipe in a crawl space, is most likely to split.
Freezing nights typically start around Nov 13 and end around Feb 27.
Heavy rain is a bigger factor here than in most of Texas. The county gets about 52.1 inches of rain and melted snow a year, with 14.5 days of an inch or more (38th of 232). Those downpours cluster in March, April and May, when sump pumps and gutters are tested hardest. The wettest day on record brought 5.31 inches on December 28, 2015. The worst three-day stretch dropped 7.4 inches, ending March 11, 2016, the kind of soaking that overwhelms sump pumps and storm sewers.
Freeze-thaw days, below freezing overnight and above it by afternoon, come about 30 times a year here. They're the main driver of ice dams and of water working its way through foundation cracks in late winter.
Housing
Roughly 59% of the county's housing was built before 1980. That puts Morris among the oldest housing stocks of Texas's 232 counties.
Before 1960 is when 24% of these homes went up. Galvanized supply lines and cast iron drains were standard then, and after 60-plus years both corrode and crack, often out of sight inside a wall or under a slab.
25% date from 1980 to 1999, the window when polybutylene, a gray flexible plastic supply pipe, was used in some homes. It's prone to leaks at the fittings, so it's worth checking for in a house from those years.
Here 13% of housing is manufactured homes. Check the skirting and the heat tape on the main water line every fall, because that one exposed line is what freezes.
Beyond water
Morris County averages 123 warm, muggy nights a year (lows of 65°F or more) and gets the most rain in April. Keep indoor humidity under 60%, as the EPA advises, and dry any leak within 24 to 48 hours; in a humid month a wet basement left alone won't dry by itself.
Mold remediation: what to expectBy main heating fuel, Morris County homes break down as 33% utility gas, 60% electric, 4% propane and 2% wood. Wood heat is above the Texas norm. Annual chimney and vent inspection, which the NFPA recommends, is one of the most effective fire-prevention habits for these homes.
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Population from ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Townships and unincorporated areas are covered too.
Nearby
Red River and Titus get more pipe-freeze nights than Morris. Its housing is the oldest in the area by share of homes built before 1980.
By the numbers
| Factor | Morris | Texas median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1960 | 24% | 20% | 88 of 232 |
| Homes built before 1980 | 59% | 46% | 57 of 232 |
| Homes built 2000 or later | 16% | 26% | 185 of 232 |
| Manufactured or mobile homes | 13% | 13% | 118 of 232 |
| Vacant homes | 16% | 17% | 122 of 232 |
| Wood or propane heat | 5.5% | 6.5% | 137 of 232 |
| Nights at 20°F or colder | 3/yr | 3/yr | 94 of 232 |
| Days with 1 inch+ of rain | 15/yr | 7.8/yr | 38 of 232 |
| Freeze-thaw days | 30/yr | 27/yr | 100 of 232 |
| Muggy nights (65°F+) | 123/yr | 129/yr | 136 of 232 |
Rank 1 is the highest value. Bars run from the lowest to the highest Texas county; the tick marks the median; orange means higher water damage risk than the median, green means lower.
Questions
Peak risk months in Morris County: freezing from midwinter, heavy rain in March, April and May.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates (2020-2024); weather from NOAA nClimGrid-Daily county averages (EpiNOAA), 2015–2024, averaged across the county; county boundaries from Census TIGER. Reviewed 2026-10-21. Methodology