INTERNATIONAL PAPER TEXARKANA MILL
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 65 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Cass County
- Operator
- INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1972
- EIA plant ID
- 54097
- Coordinates
- 33.2553, -94.0696
INTERNATIONAL PAPER TEXARKANA MILL, a 65 MW Natural Gas power plant in Cass County, Texas. Operated by INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO, commissioned 1972.
Weather peril exposure
INTERNATIONAL PAPER TEXARKANA MILL is a 65 MW natural gas power plant in Cass County, TX, operated by INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO, commissioned in 1972. Cass County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.8 of 5 at the 94th national percentile. Ice storm is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 95th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Cass County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice storm | Relatively High | 95th | 4.8 of 5 | 0.99 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 95th | 4.8 of 5 | 5.7 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 83rd | 4.3 of 5 | 19.1 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 81st | 4.2 of 5 | 60.4 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 77th | 4.1 of 5 | 6.1 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 73rd | 3.9 of 5 | 3.7 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 60th | 3.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 42nd | 2.7 of 5 | 0.82 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 13th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.75 |
Perils not assessed in Cass County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Cass County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.