Texas Storm & Severe Weather History
Since 1996, Texas has logged 133,692 severe-weather events — about 4,313 a year — with 1,632 direct deaths, 13,194 injuries and $105.4B in reported property damage.
By event type
Hail40,4302 d$12.5B
Thunderstorm Wind26,40459 d$1.4B
Drought18,516—$1.2B
Flash Flood13,651528 d$48.9B
High Wind5,9357 d$60.1M
Heat4,671379 d$50K
Tornado4,178116 d$4.1B
Winter Weather3,13928 d$27.0M
Winter Storm2,23013 d$186.9M
Excessive Heat1,87974 d$200K
Flood1,83840 d$1.5B
Wildfire1,49133 d$992.2M
Heavy Snow1,4653 d$54.8M
Cold/Wind Chill1,08366 d$101.7M
Lightning1,00074 d$103.3M
Ice Storm93614 d$220.5M
Events by year
19962026
Notable events (1,351)
Events with deaths, major damage, or a strong tornado — deadliest first.
Flash FloodJuly 4, 2025
Kerr · 61 killed · $200.0M damage
HeatJune 27, 2022
Bexar · 53 killed ·
Flash FloodJuly 4, 2025
Kerr · 45 killed ·
Flash FloodAugust 26, 2017
Harris · 36 killed · $10.0B damage
HeatSeptember 21, 2005
Harris · 34 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 12, 2021
Inland Harris · 33 killed · $33.7M damage
Tornado (F5)May 27, 1997
Williamson · 27 killed · 12 injured · $40.0M damage
HeatJuly 1, 1998
Dallas · 23 killed ·
Tropical StormJune 5, 2001
Harris · 22 killed · $5.0B damage
HeatJuly 6, 2000
Harris · 17 killed ·
HeatSeptember 22, 2005
Montgomery · 13 killed ·
Storm Surge/TideSeptember 12, 2008
Galveston · 12 killed · $4.0B damage
WildfireMarch 12, 2006
Gray · 12 killed · 8 injured · $19.9M damage
Flash FloodJune 12, 2025
Bexar · 11 killed · $23.0M damage
Flash FloodOctober 17, 1998
Bexar · 11 killed · 600 injured · $8.0M damage
Excessive HeatAugust 1, 2023
Tarrant · 11 killed ·
Flash FloodAugust 26, 2017
Orange · 10 killed · $1.5B damage
Flash FloodMay 24, 2015
Hays · 10 killed · $100.0M damage
Tornado (EF4)December 26, 2015
Dallas · 10 killed · 468 injured · $26.0M damage
Flash FloodJuly 4, 2025
Kerr · 10 killed ·
Flash FloodAugust 23, 1998
Val Verde · 9 killed · 150 injured · $40.0M damage
Flash FloodJune 2, 2016
Coryell · 9 killed · 3 injured · $30K damage
HeatJuly 1, 2011
Dallas · 9 killed · 223 injured ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 14, 2021
Dallas · 8 killed · $6.3M damage
HeatJuly 1, 2000
Dallas · 8 killed ·
Tornado (EF3)April 24, 2007
Maverick · 7 killed · $80.0M damage
Tornado (EF3)May 25, 2024
Cooke · 7 killed · 80 injured · $15.0M damage
Tornado (EF4)May 15, 2013
Hood · 6 killed · 54 injured · $143.0M damage
Flash FloodApril 17, 2016
Harris · 6 killed · $35.0M damage
Flash FloodMay 25, 2015
Harris · 6 killed · $25.0M damage
Flash FloodOctober 17, 1998
Caldwell · 6 killed · 500 injured · $20.0M damage
HeatAugust 1, 1999
Harris · 6 killed ·
Ice StormDecember 22, 1998
Mclennan · 6 killed ·
HeatJuly 1, 1996
Tarrant · 6 killed ·
Flash FloodAugust 27, 2017
Jefferson · 5 killed · 1 injured · $3.0B damage
Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 15, 2021
Inland Galveston · 5 killed · $2.0M damage
Flash FloodApril 29, 2016
Anderson · 5 killed · $800K damage
HeatSeptember 1, 2000
Harris · 5 killed ·
HeatAugust 3, 1998
Dallas · 5 killed ·
HeatJuly 1, 1998
Angelina · 5 killed ·
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Counts are every logged event since 1996; the "notable" list is filtered to events with fatalities, major damage or a strong tornado. Damage is the reporting office's estimate. A record of past weather is not a forecast. See About the Data.