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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.

Flash FloodNovember 15, 2001
Travis · 2 killed · 50 injured · $500K damage
Thunderstorm WindMarch 2, 1997
Navarro · 2 killed · 4 injured · $500K damage
Flash FloodAugust 16, 2007
Kendall · 2 killed · $300K damage
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 15, 2021
Montgomery · 2 killed · $238K damage
Dust StormJune 18, 2009
Floyd · 2 killed · $100K damage
Strong WindDecember 2, 2003
Hartley · 2 killed · 2 injured · $60K damage
FloodDecember 24, 2024
Grayson · 2 killed · $50K damage
FloodAugust 10, 2005
Comanche · 2 killed · $50K damage
LightningMarch 27, 2025
Willacy · 2 killed · $20K damage
Flash FloodJuly 29, 2004
Ellis · 2 killed · $20K damage
Heavy RainJune 17, 1997
Galveston · 2 killed · 2 injured · $20K damage
Winter WeatherFebruary 5, 2008
Moore · 2 killed · 5 injured · $15K damage
Flash FloodMay 24, 2007
Coryell · 2 killed · $15K damage
Flash FloodOctober 16, 2006
Harris · 2 killed · $12K damage
Flash FloodSeptember 8, 2018
Tarrant · 2 killed · $10K damage
Thunderstorm WindAugust 23, 2013
Collin · 2 killed · $10K damage
Thunderstorm WindJuly 7, 2012
Dallas · 2 killed · $10K damage
Flash FloodMay 1, 2004
Navarro · 2 killed · $10K damage
Flash FloodMarch 22, 2000
Howard · 2 killed · 1 injured · $10K damage
Flash FloodJanuary 13, 2007
Austin · 2 killed · $8K damage
Thunderstorm WindAugust 30, 2017
Jasper · 2 killed · $5K damage
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 26, 2026
Inland Harris · 2 killed ·
Flash FloodAugust 31, 2025
Bexar · 2 killed ·
HeatJuly 3, 2023
Tarrant · 2 killed ·
Excessive HeatJune 26, 2023
Bee · 2 killed ·
Excessive HeatJune 24, 2023
Inland Harris · 2 killed ·
HeatJune 23, 2023
Webb · 2 killed ·
Excessive HeatJune 22, 2023
Webb · 2 killed ·
HeatJune 21, 2023
Webb · 2 killed ·
Excessive HeatJune 16, 2023
Coastal Harris · 2 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindMay 23, 2023
Montgomery · 2 killed · 7 injured ·
LightningMay 15, 2023
Bosque · 2 killed ·
Flash FloodOctober 14, 2021
Bexar · 2 killed ·
Flash FloodAugust 12, 2021
El Paso · 2 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 30, 2021
Nueces County Islands · 2 killed ·
Rip CurrentJune 26, 2021
Bolivar Peninsula · 2 killed ·
FloodSeptember 9, 2020
Jones · 2 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindApril 13, 2019
Angelina · 2 killed · 2 injured ·
Flash FloodDecember 7, 2018
Caldwell · 2 killed ·
Rip CurrentOctober 14, 2018
Galveston Island And Bolivar Peninsula · 2 killed ·

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.