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.
HeatJuly 7, 2023
Parker · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 7, 2023
Tarrant · 1 killed ·
HeatJune 30, 2023
Webb · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatJune 22, 2023
Inland Harris · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatJune 21, 2023
Palo Doro Canyon · 1 killed ·
HeatJune 20, 2023
Webb · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatJune 18, 2023
Webb · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatJune 17, 2023
Harrison · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatJune 16, 2023
Inland Harris · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatJune 16, 2023
Fort Bend · 1 killed ·
HeatJune 14, 2023
Webb · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatJune 12, 2023
Inland Harris · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindMay 8, 2023
Harris · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Winter WeatherJanuary 30, 2023
Schleicher · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentOctober 12, 2022
Cameron Island · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindAugust 29, 2022
Nolan · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 2, 2022
Cameron Island · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
FloodJune 1, 2022
Denton · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Heavy RainApril 10, 2022
Bexar · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindApril 5, 2022
Smith · 1 killed ·
Tornado (EF2)March 21, 2022
Grayson · 1 killed · 11 injured ·
WildfireMarch 16, 2022
Eastland · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 3, 2022
Hutchinson · 1 killed ·
Strong WindOctober 28, 2021
Smith · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodJune 6, 2021
Dallas · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 23, 2021
Nueces County Islands · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 23, 2021
Coastal Cameron · 1 killed ·
FloodMay 16, 2021
Victoria · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentMay 11, 2021
Galveston Island · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 2, 2021
Galveston Island · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 2, 2021
Brazoria Islands · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentApril 10, 2021
Bolivar Peninsula · 1 killed ·
Winter StormFebruary 16, 2021
Rusk · 1 killed ·
Ice StormFebruary 16, 2021
Jim Wells · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 15, 2021
Lavaca · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 15, 2021
Frio · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 15, 2021
Lee · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 14, 2021
Bexar · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 14, 2021
Hunt · 1 killed ·
Frost/FreezeFebruary 14, 2021
Brooks · 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.