Texas Storm & Severe Weather History
Since 1950, Texas has logged 164,989 severe-weather events — about 2,143 a year — with 2,147 direct deaths, 21,338 injuries and $110.7B in reported property damage.
By event type
Hail55,4704 d$13.3B
Thunderstorm Wind36,75293 d$3.0B
Drought18,516—$1.2B
Flash Flood13,651528 d$48.9B
Tornado10,087595 d$7.1B
High Wind5,9357 d$60.1M
Heat4,671379 d$50K
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
19502026
Notable events (1,862)
Events with deaths, major damage, or a strong tornado — deadliest first.
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 2, 2018
Harris · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 1, 2018
Nueces · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillDecember 7, 2017
Brooks · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillDecember 7, 2017
Kenedy · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
Cold/Wind ChillDecember 7, 2017
Hidalgo · 1 killed ·
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 ·
HeatJuly 18, 2016
Dallas · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 10, 2016
Bell · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 5, 2016
Randall · 1 killed ·
HeatJune 16, 2016
Dallas · 1 killed ·
Dust StormJune 15, 2016
Carson · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodJune 3, 2016
Travis · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodJune 2, 2016
Bexar · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodMay 29, 2016
Kendall · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodMay 27, 2016
Travis · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodMay 26, 2016
Lee · 1 killed ·
FloodMay 14, 2016
Denton · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodApril 29, 2016
Anderson · 1 killed ·
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to date. The early decades (tornadoes from 1950, hail and wind from 1955) are mostly tornadoes; all event types are recorded consistently only from 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.