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.
Rip CurrentApril 27, 2011
Cameron · 3 killed ·
Flash FloodApril 30, 2004
Tarrant · 3 killed ·
HeatAugust 29, 2000
Harris · 3 killed ·
HeatAugust 1, 2000
Dallas · 3 killed ·
HeatAugust 1, 1999
Dallas · 3 killed ·
HeatJune 26, 1999
Harris · 3 killed ·
Winter StormJanuary 6, 1997
El Paso · 3 killed ·
Flash FloodNovember 24, 1996
Denton · 3 killed ·
WildfireSeptember 4, 2011
Bastrop · 2 killed · $250.0M damage
Tropical StormSeptember 7, 1998
Galveston · 2 killed · $200.0M damage
Flash FloodJune 26, 2007
Burnet · 2 killed · $137.0M damage
Flash FloodOctober 17, 1998
Comal · 2 killed · 800 injured · $50.0M damage
Flash FloodAugust 29, 2017
Newton · 2 killed · $45.0M damage
Tornado (EF3)May 10, 2015
Van Zandt · 2 killed · 43 injured · $40.0M damage
Flash FloodJune 18, 2007
Grayson · 2 killed · $20.0M damage
Flash FloodAugust 16, 2007
Bexar · 2 killed · $15.0M damage
BlizzardDecember 26, 2015
Lubbock · 2 killed · $12.0M damage
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 14, 2021
Tarrant · 2 killed · $11.0M damage
WildfireDecember 27, 2005
Callahan · 2 killed · 16 injured · $11.0M damage
Hurricane (Typhoon)September 23, 2005
Liberty · 2 killed · $7.0M damage
Flash FloodJuly 5, 2025
Burnet · 2 killed · $6.0M damage
WildfireApril 9, 2009
Montague · 2 killed · 1 injured · $5.0M damage
Flash FloodJune 21, 1997
Bandera · 2 killed · 20 injured · $5.0M damage
Tornado (F2)May 5, 2002
Swisher · 2 killed · 4 injured · $4.0M damage
Tornado (F3)May 12, 2000
Bosque · 2 killed · $3.0M damage
Flash FloodJune 8, 1997
Hays · 2 killed · 7 injured · $2.5M damage
WildfireSeptember 4, 2011
Gregg · 2 killed · 2 injured · $2.3M damage
FloodFebruary 20, 1997
Llano · 2 killed · $2.0M damage
Tornado (EF2)December 26, 2015
Collin · 2 killed · 119 injured · $1.4M damage
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 15, 2021
Henderson · 2 killed · $1.2M damage
Flash FloodOctober 31, 2015
Harris · 2 killed · $1.0M damage
Flash FloodOctober 8, 2015
Maverick · 2 killed · $1.0M damage
Tornado (F3)May 9, 2006
Collin · 2 killed · 6 injured · $1.0M damage
LightningApril 25, 2026
Tarrant · 2 killed · $750K damage
Tornado (EF4)April 29, 2017
Van Zandt · 2 killed · 20 injured · $700K damage
Tornado (EF3)April 29, 2017
Van Zandt · 2 killed · 24 injured · $600K damage
Tornado (F1)December 2, 1999
Wise · 2 killed · 3 injured · $600K damage
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 15, 2021
Hill · 2 killed · $575K damage
Thunderstorm WindMay 4, 2023
Anderson · 2 killed · $500K damage
Flash FloodNovember 15, 2001
Travis · 2 killed · 50 injured · $500K damage
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.