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.
LightningAugust 3, 2002
Fort Bend · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 11, 2002
Smith · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodJuly 3, 2002
Kendall · 1 killed ·
FloodJuly 2, 2002
Travis · 1 killed ·
FloodJuly 2, 2002
Uvalde · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindJune 15, 2002
Haskell · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
LightningMay 27, 2002
Hood · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodMarch 20, 2002
Tarrant · 1 killed ·
Flash FloodDecember 16, 2001
Mclennan · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 22, 2001
Harris · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 16, 2001
Harris · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 14, 2001
Harris · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 13, 2001
Harris · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 12, 2001
Harris · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 9, 2001
Harris · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 8, 2001
Harris · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 6, 2001
Tarrant · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 6, 2001
Harris · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 5, 2001
Harris · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 3, 2001
Harris · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 2, 2001
Harris · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 1, 2001
Harris · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 19, 2001
Harris · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 12, 2001
Harris · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 11, 2001
Harris · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 7, 2001
Harris · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 5, 2001
Harris · 1 killed ·
HeatJune 27, 2001
Harris · 1 killed ·
HeatJune 14, 2001
Harris · 1 killed ·
HeatJune 11, 2001
Harris · 1 killed ·
Heavy SnowDecember 25, 2000
Hemphill · 1 killed ·
Heavy SnowDecember 25, 2000
Oldham · 1 killed ·
HeatSeptember 10, 2000
Harris · 1 killed ·
HeatSeptember 1, 2000
Ellis · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 29, 2000
Dimmit · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 24, 2000
Brazoria · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 24, 2000
Chambers · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 12, 2000
Harris · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 10, 2000
Harris · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 9, 2000
Harris · 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.