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 8, 1996
Van Zandt · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 5, 1996
Harrison · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 1, 1996
Denton · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 25, 1996
Hidalgo · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
LightningJune 12, 1996
Denton · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
LightningJune 3, 1996
Fort Bend · 1 killed ·
LightningApril 5, 1996
Travis · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 8, 1996
Tarrant · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindJune 28, 1994
Randall · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindMarch 29, 1990
Calhoun · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindJune 6, 1989
Glasscock · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Thunderstorm WindMay 4, 1989
Clay · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindJune 3, 1988
Willacy · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindMarch 17, 1988
Grimes · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
Thunderstorm WindNovember 16, 1987
Matagorda · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindFebruary 14, 1987
Bexar · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindMay 17, 1986
Tyler · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindMay 10, 1986
Kleberg · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindApril 12, 1986
Rusk · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindApril 12, 1986
Rusk · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindNovember 26, 1983
Hunt · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
Tornado (F2)April 10, 1979
Wilbarger · 1 killed ·
Tornado (F0)May 26, 1978
Hall · 1 killed ·
Tornado (F3)October 28, 1974
Chambers · 1 killed ·
Tornado (F3)May 23, 1971
Hill · 1 killed · 49 injured ·
Tornado (F4)March 12, 1971
Bowie · 1 killed · 5 injured ·
Tornado (F2)July 4, 1970
Travis · 1 killed · 4 injured ·
Tornado (F2)April 25, 1970
Kaufman · 1 killed ·
Tornado (F4)April 17, 1970
Briscoe · 1 killed · 4 injured ·
Tornado (F0)May 15, 1957
Floyd · 1 killed ·
Tornado (F2)March 17, 1957
Galveston · 1 killed · 7 injured ·
Tornado (F3)May 16, 1953
Houston · 1 killed · 8 injured ·
Storm Surge/TideSeptember 12, 2008
Harris · $3.0B damage
Flash FloodAugust 26, 2017
Brazoria · $2.0B damage
Hurricane (Typhoon)September 12, 2008
Harris · $2.0B damage
Hurricane (Typhoon)August 25, 2017
Aransas · 14 injured · $1.8B damage
Tornado (EF3)October 20, 2019
Dallas · $1.6B damage
HailApril 12, 2016
Bexar · $1.4B damage
Hurricane (Typhoon)September 23, 2005
Jefferson · $1.3B damage
Thunderstorm WindMay 5, 1995
Young · $1.2B damage
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.