Parker County, Texas · Weatherford
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Pipes freeze in Parker County on about 4 nights a year, mostly January. Older homes, 6% of the stock here, are most at risk.
May brings the most downpours to Parker County, part of 9.7 heavy-rain days a year. Check the sump first.
Sewage backups in Parker County spike on heavy-rain days, about 9.7 a year, when sewer mains fill up and water finds the lowest drain.
Parker County's wettest day in the 2015–2024 record brought 4.02 inches, and about 32 freeze-thaw days a year mean ice dams in some winters.
9% of occupied homes in Parker County heat mainly with wood or propane, above the Texas county median of 6.5%.
Muggy summer nights, lows of 65°F or more, come about 127 times a year in Parker County. Mold after a leak spreads fastest from June through August.
Local risk profile
With 59,879 homes and around 165,168 residents, Parker County is 904 square miles of eastern Texas. Besides Weatherford, the county seat, the biggest communities are Mineral Wells, Azle and Briar. Much of its housing is recent, with a median build year of 2002.
44/100 Water Damage Risk Index: Moderate Parker County ranks 174 of 232 Texas counties. See the statewide ranking and method.The three factors where Parker County ranks highest compared with other Texas counties.
Parker is on the colder side of Texas for pipes. From 2015–2024 it averaged 4 nights a year at 20°F or colder, the range where pipes in exterior walls, crawl spaces and unheated garages freeze, and 34 nights at or below 32°F. That ranks 68th of 232 counties.
On February 16, 2021 the low fell to about -4°F, and in the stretch ending February 2021 the county went 9 days in a row below freezing. Leaks from split pipes typically appear the day the thaw arrives.
Most freezing nights fall from January, peaking in January. Disconnect garden hoses and shut off outdoor spigots before the first hard frost, and keep the heat at 55°F or higher if you'll be away.
On average the first fall freeze arrives around Nov 15 and the last spring freeze around Mar 4.
Rainfall is about average for Texas. Of roughly 35.9 inches of yearly precipitation, the damage comes from the 9.7 days a year with an inch or more, ranked 89th of 232. April, May and October see the most. The single wettest day in the record: 4.02 inches, September 2, 2020. Multi-day storms matter most for basements; the wettest three days on record here totaled 6.75 inches (through November 29, 2015).
Freeze-thaw days, below freezing overnight and above it by afternoon, come about 32 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
Texas's 232 counties range widely in housing age; Parker ranks 216th, with 20% of its homes built before 1980.
54% of homes were built in 2000 or later, more than in most of Texas. Newer plumbing rarely corrodes, so damage here tends to come from appliance supply lines, water heaters, sump pumps and storms.
The 1980s and 1990s account for 26% of the county's homes. If yours is from those decades, look under the sinks and at the water heater for gray plastic pipe stamped PB, which is polybutylene and leak-prone.
Manufactured and mobile homes make up 13% of the housing here. Water lines in the underbelly depend on intact skirting and working heat tape, and they're usually the first to freeze in a cold snap.
Beyond water
About 127 nights a year in Parker County stay at 65°F or warmer, a sign of muggy summer air (124th of 232 counties). May is the wettest month. 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, Parker County homes break down as 13% utility gas, 77% electric, 9% propane and under 1% wood. Heating equipment, cooking and electrical failures cause most home fires nationally. Even a small kitchen fire can leave soot through the whole house, because smoke follows air currents into closets, ducts and attic space.
Fire and smoke cleanup: first stepsCoverage
Calls connect to restoration companies that work across Parker County. The largest communities by population:
Population from ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Townships and unincorporated areas are covered too.
Nearby
Jack and Palo Pinto get more pipe-freeze nights than Parker. Jack County has the oldest housing nearby, with 59% of homes built before 1980.
By the numbers
| Factor | Parker | Texas median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1960 | 6.3% | 20% | 215 of 232 |
| Homes built before 1980 | 20% | 46% | 216 of 232 |
| Homes built 2000 or later | 54% | 26% | 13 of 232 |
| Manufactured or mobile homes | 13% | 13% | 123 of 232 |
| Vacant homes | 5.7% | 17% | 222 of 232 |
| Wood or propane heat | 9.1% | 6.5% | 80 of 232 |
| Nights at 20°F or colder | 4/yr | 3/yr | 68 of 232 |
| Days with 1 inch+ of rain | 9.7/yr | 7.8/yr | 89 of 232 |
| Freeze-thaw days | 32/yr | 27/yr | 93 of 232 |
| Muggy nights (65°F+) | 127/yr | 129/yr | 124 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 Parker County: freezing from January, heavy rain in April, May and October.
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