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.
Excessive HeatAugust 24, 2010
Angelina · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentAugust 21, 2010
Nueces · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentAugust 21, 2010
Nueces · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatAugust 2, 2010
Angelina · 1 killed ·
FloodAugust 1, 2010
Hidalgo · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 28, 2010
Coastal Cameron · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 15, 2010
Val Verde · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJuly 14, 2010
Coastal Cameron · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 24, 2010
Chambers · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
HeatJune 20, 2010
Dallas · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodFebruary 4, 2010
Bexar · 1 killed ·
Winter WeatherDecember 8, 2009
Armstrong · 1 killed ·
Winter WeatherDecember 7, 2009
Nolan · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodOctober 21, 2009
Burnet · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodSeptember 14, 2009
Wood · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 28, 2009
Navarro · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 27, 2009
Tarrant · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatJune 24, 2009
Smith · 1 killed ·
HeatJune 23, 2009
Dallas · 1 killed ·
HeatJune 12, 2009
Cameron · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 3, 2009
Galveston · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentMay 6, 2009
Coastal Cameron · 1 killed ·
LightningMarch 15, 2009
Nueces · 1 killed ·
Winter WeatherJanuary 26, 2009
Wilbarger · 1 killed ·
High SurfSeptember 12, 2008
Nueces · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
Excessive HeatJuly 23, 2008
Dallas · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 15, 2008
Dallas · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 14, 2008
Galveston · 1 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 10, 2008
Coastal Cameron · 1 killed ·
Winter WeatherDecember 27, 2007
Potter · 1 killed · 3 injured ·
Cold/Wind ChillNovember 23, 2007
Bexar · 1 killed ·
LightningOctober 7, 2007
Brazoria · 1 killed ·
LightningSeptember 27, 2007
Gregg · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodSeptember 4, 2007
Bexar · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
LightningAugust 29, 2007
Jefferson · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatAugust 13, 2007
Dallas · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatAugust 10, 2007
Tarrant · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Rip CurrentJuly 27, 2007
Nueces · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 24, 2007
Bandera · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
Flash FloodJuly 6, 2007
Travis · 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.