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.
FloodOctober 9, 2018
Uvalde · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodSeptember 21, 2018
Tarrant · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 19, 2018
Inland Harris · 1 killed ·
HeatJune 4, 2018
Coastal Harris · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 30, 2018
Nueces County Islands · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMarch 16, 2018
Nueces · 1 killed ·
WildfireMarch 10, 2018
Fayette · 1 killed ·
LightningFebruary 6, 2018
Hardin · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 17, 2018
Harris · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 16, 2018
Harris · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 2, 2018
Harris · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 2, 2018
Harris · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 2, 2018
Harris · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 1, 2018
Nueces · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillDecember 7, 2017
Hidalgo · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillDecember 7, 2017
Brooks · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillDecember 7, 2017
Kenedy · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
LightningSeptember 20, 2017
Harris · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 21, 2017
Harris · 1 killed ·
FloodJuly 9, 2017
Denton · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 4, 2017
Nueces · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 3, 2017
Midland · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 1, 2017
Kleberg · 1 killed ·
HeatJune 23, 2017
Tarrant · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 12, 2017
Galveston · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 31, 2017
Galveston · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 28, 2017
Nueces · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentApril 16, 2017
Galveston · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatApril 14, 2017
Johnson · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodMarch 10, 2017
Guadalupe · 1 killed ·
FloodJanuary 15, 2017
Tarrant · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 7, 2017
Gregg · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillDecember 19, 2016
Dallas · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentOctober 16, 2016
Nueces · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentOctober 8, 2016
Coastal Cameron · 1 killed ·
LightningSeptember 25, 2016
Travis · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 28, 2016
Lubbock · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentAugust 25, 2016
Nueces · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 24, 2016
Dallas · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 19, 2016
Collin · 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.