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.
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 14, 2021
Bexar · 1 killed ·
Frost/FreezeFebruary 14, 2021
Brooks · 1 killed ·
Winter StormFebruary 13, 2021
Dallas · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentOctober 18, 2020
Galveston Island And Bolivar Peninsula · 1 killed ·
High SurfOctober 9, 2020
Nueces County Islands · 1 killed · 6 injured ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 6, 2020
Galveston Island And Bolivar Peninsula · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 5, 2020
Galveston Island And Bolivar Peninsula · 1 killed ·
Hurricane (Typhoon)August 27, 2020
Sabine · 1 killed ·
High SurfAugust 26, 2020
Nueces County Islands · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
HeatAugust 15, 2020
Orange · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 7, 2020
Denton · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 2, 2020
Dallas · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 28, 2020
Dallas · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 10, 2020
Nueces County Islands · 1 killed ·
LightningMay 27, 2020
Jefferson · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 16, 2020
Coastal Brazoria · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 11, 2020
Coastal Brazoria · 1 killed ·
Winter WeatherApril 13, 2020
Dallam · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindApril 12, 2020
Upshur · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentSeptember 25, 2019
Nueces County Islands · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodSeptember 19, 2019
Harris · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodSeptember 19, 2019
Harris · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 4, 2019
Galveston Island And Bolivar Peninsula · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 27, 2019
Harris · 1 killed ·
HeatJune 23, 2019
Galveston Island And Bolivar Peninsula · 1 killed ·
HeatJune 22, 2019
Denton · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatJune 20, 2019
Ellis · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindJune 9, 2019
Travis · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 6, 2019
Bexar · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 26, 2019
Coastal Matagora · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 26, 2019
Coastal Brazoria · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 24, 2019
Aransas County Islands · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodMay 8, 2019
Travis · 1 killed ·
LightningMay 3, 2019
Kimble · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodMay 3, 2019
Hays · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodMay 3, 2019
Blanco · 1 killed ·
Strong WindApril 18, 2019
San Augustine · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentApril 11, 2019
Nueces County Islands · 1 killed ·
High WindApril 10, 2019
Lubbock · 1 killed ·
LightningOctober 22, 2018
Harris · 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.