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.
Flash FloodOctober 31, 2013
Travis · 4 killed · $100.0M damage
Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 15, 2021
Galveston Island And Bolivar Peninsula · 4 killed · $10.0M damage
Flash FloodMay 26, 2016
Washington · 4 killed · $10.0M damage
Flash FloodOctober 8, 2018
Kimble · 4 killed · 3 injured · $9.0M damage
Flash FloodOctober 17, 1998
Guadalupe · 4 killed · 500 injured · $5.0M damage
Flash FloodAugust 23, 1998
Real · 4 killed · $600K damage
Flash FloodMay 24, 2007
Bell · 4 killed · $110K damage
Thunderstorm WindMay 16, 2024
Harris · 4 killed ·
HeatJuly 10, 2023
Tarrant · 4 killed ·
Tornado (EF3)June 21, 2023
Motley · 4 killed · 15 injured ·
Excessive HeatJune 23, 2019
Southern Hidalgo County · 4 killed ·
Excessive HeatAugust 1, 2011
Dallas · 4 killed · 130 injured ·
Excessive HeatAugust 1, 2008
Dallas · 4 killed ·
Flash FloodJuly 1, 2002
Bexar · 4 killed ·
HeatSeptember 1, 2000
Dallas · 4 killed ·
HeatJuly 1, 1998
Tarrant · 4 killed ·
HeatJuly 1, 1998
Denton · 4 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 22, 1996
Dallas · 4 killed ·
Flash FloodAugust 26, 2017
Galveston · 3 killed · $10.0B damage
Flash FloodAugust 26, 2017
Fort Bend · 3 killed · $8.0B damage
Flash FloodAugust 27, 2017
Montgomery · 3 killed · $7.0B damage
Flash FloodAugust 26, 2017
San Jacinto · 3 killed · $350.0M damage
Flash FloodSeptember 18, 2019
Jefferson · 3 killed · $300.0M damage
Flash FloodJune 18, 2007
Cooke · 3 killed · $28.0M damage
High WindJanuary 17, 1996
El Paso · 3 killed · $10.0M damage
Tornado (EF3)April 22, 2020
Polk · 3 killed · 33 injured · $5.0M damage
Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 15, 2021
Fort Bend · 3 killed · $1.6M damage
Tornado (EF3)June 15, 2023
Ochiltree · 3 killed · 100 injured · $1.0M damage
Flash FloodAugust 16, 2007
Harris · 3 killed · $750K damage
Flash FloodApril 24, 2019
Erath · 3 killed · 1 injured · $10K damage
FloodMay 31, 2015
Coryell · 3 killed · $10K damage
Flash FloodMarch 27, 2025
Hidalgo · 3 killed ·
Excessive HeatAugust 17, 2023
Tarrant · 3 killed ·
Winter WeatherJanuary 2, 2019
Menard · 3 killed ·
WildfireMarch 6, 2017
Gray · 3 killed ·
HeatAugust 6, 2011
Dallas · 3 killed · 210 injured ·
HeatAugust 6, 2011
Tarrant · 3 killed · 135 injured ·
Excessive HeatAugust 1, 2011
Kaufman · 3 killed ·
Excessive HeatAugust 1, 2011
Fannin · 3 killed ·
HeatJune 13, 2011
Dallas · 3 killed · 140 injured ·
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.