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.
Rip CurrentSeptember 12, 2025
Cameron Island · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodJuly 5, 2025
Burnet · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodJuly 5, 2025
Burnet · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodJuly 5, 2025
Burnet · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodJuly 4, 2025
Tom Green · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodJune 12, 2025
Bexar · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodJune 12, 2025
Bexar · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindJune 8, 2025
Camp · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 8, 2025
Grayson · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Flash FloodMay 28, 2025
Travis · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 28, 2025
Galveston Island · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodMay 8, 2025
Maverick · 1 killed ·
Winter StormJanuary 20, 2025
Inland Harris · 1 killed ·
Tornado (EF2)December 28, 2024
Brazoria · 1 killed · 5 injured ·
Flash FloodNovember 4, 2024
Medina · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentOctober 20, 2024
Cameron Island · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodSeptember 3, 2024
Runnels · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 21, 2024
Victoria · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 21, 2024
Bee · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatAugust 20, 2024
Inland Nueces County · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 27, 2024
Brazos · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindJune 26, 2024
Grayson · 1 killed · 7 injured ·
Rip CurrentJune 21, 2024
Coastal Galveston · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 25, 2024
Galveston Island · 1 killed ·
LightningMay 3, 2024
Montgomery · 1 killed ·
WildfireFebruary 27, 2024
Hutchinson · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodJanuary 24, 2024
Trinity · 1 killed ·
Ice StormJanuary 15, 2024
Webb · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
HeatSeptember 2, 2023
Webb · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatAugust 17, 2023
Denton · 1 killed · 31 injured ·
Excessive HeatAugust 8, 2023
Inland Harris · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 3, 2023
Webb · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatAugust 1, 2023
Johnson · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatAugust 1, 2023
Denton · 1 killed · 34 injured ·
Excessive HeatJuly 17, 2023
Tarrant · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 14, 2023
Inland Harris · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 14, 2023
Fort Bend · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatJuly 12, 2023
Tarrant · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 10, 2023
Denton · 1 killed · 25 injured ·
HeatJuly 8, 2023
Tarrant · 1 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.