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.
Tornado (F3)January 31, 1983
Jefferson · 1 injured · $2.5M damage
Tornado (F3)May 19, 1982
Gray · $2.5M damage
Tornado (F3)May 9, 1982
Potter · 1 injured · $2.5M damage
Tornado (F3)May 9, 1982
Randall · $2.5M damage
Tornado (F3)April 2, 1982
Lamar · $2.5M damage
Tornado (F4)March 19, 1982
Hansford · 5 injured · $2.5M damage
Tornado (F4)March 19, 1982
Ochiltree · $2.5M damage
Tornado (F4)March 18, 1982
Moore · $2.5M damage
Tornado (F3)March 14, 1982
Runnels · 4 injured · $2.5M damage
Tornado (F3)March 14, 1982
Taylor · 5 injured · $2.5M damage
Tornado (F3)March 14, 1982
Coleman · 5 injured · $2.5M damage
Tornado (F3)March 14, 1982
Callahan · $2.5M damage
Tornado (F4)May 13, 1981
Lamar · 30 injured · $2.5M damage
Tornado (F3)May 9, 1981
Hill · $2.5M damage
Tornado (F3)October 30, 1979
Stephens · $2.5M damage
Tornado (F3)May 3, 1979
Wood · $2.5M damage
Tornado (F3)April 10, 1979
Coleman · 1 injured · $2.5M damage
Tornado (F3)April 1, 1979
Gregg · $2.5M damage
Tornado (F3)March 2, 1979
Mason · 1 injured · $2.5M damage
Tornado (F3)April 19, 1977
Ward · 18 injured · $2.5M damage
Tornado (F4)May 26, 1976
Johnson · $2.5M damage
Tornado (F4)May 26, 1976
Hill · $2.5M damage
Tornado (F3)May 26, 1976
Dallas · 1 injured · $2.5M damage
Tornado (F3)May 25, 1976
Taylor · 1 injured · $2.5M damage
Tornado (F3)May 25, 1976
Callahan · $2.5M damage
Tornado (F3)May 25, 1976
Jones · $2.5M damage
Tornado (F5)April 19, 1976
Brown · 11 injured · $2.5M damage
Tornado (F3)March 8, 1976
Brazoria · 18 injured · $2.5M damage
Tornado (F3)October 11, 1970
Jefferson · 19 injured · $2.5M damage
Tornado (F4)April 18, 1970
Gray · $2.5M damage
Tornado (F4)April 18, 1970
Swisher · $2.5M damage
Tornado (F4)April 18, 1970
Gray · 10 injured · $2.5M damage
Tornado (F4)April 17, 1970
Randall · $2.5M damage
Tornado (F3)April 11, 1969
Matagorda · 13 injured · $2.5M damage
Tornado (F3)May 6, 1968
Roberts · 6 injured · $2.5M damage
Tornado (F3)September 20, 1967
Lavaca · 4 injured · $2.5M damage
Tornado (F3)May 27, 1962
Ochiltree · 13 injured · $2.5M damage
Tornado (F4)May 26, 1962
Haskell · 1 injured · $2.5M damage
Tornado (F3)April 26, 1962
Wichita · 13 injured · $2.5M damage
Tornado (F3)March 24, 1962
Wood · 8 injured · $2.5M 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.