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.

LightningJuly 19, 1998

Williamson · 1 killed ·

Angelina · 1 killed ·

LightningApril 26, 1998

Hale · 1 killed ·

Flash FloodJanuary 4, 1998

Dallas · 1 killed ·

Cold/Wind ChillDecember 12, 1997

Harris · 1 killed ·

LightningSeptember 1, 1997

Galveston · 1 killed ·

LightningJuly 31, 1997

Lavaca · 1 killed ·

Flash FloodJune 21, 1997

Goliad · 1 killed ·

LightningFebruary 19, 1997

Dallas · 1 killed ·

Flash FloodFebruary 19, 1997

Denton · 1 killed ·

Ice StormJanuary 12, 1997

Madison · 1 killed ·

Ice StormJanuary 12, 1997

Jackson · 1 killed ·

Ice StormJanuary 12, 1997

Wharton · 1 killed ·

Flash FloodNovember 24, 1996

Tarrant · 1 killed ·

HailSeptember 27, 1996

Webb · 1 killed ·

Flash FloodSeptember 18, 1996

Mclennan · 1 killed ·

FloodSeptember 15, 1996

Kerr · 1 killed ·

LightningAugust 20, 1996

Trinity · 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.