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)June 26, 1970
Kinney · $250K damage
Tornado (F2)April 27, 1969
Collin · 45 injured · $250K damage
Tornado (F3)December 12, 1968
Montgomery · $250K damage
Tornado (F3)November 5, 1968
Victoria · 2 injured · $250K damage
Tornado (F3)December 21, 1967
Hunt · $250K damage
Tornado (F3)September 20, 1967
Aransas · 3 injured · $250K damage
Tornado (F3)September 20, 1967
Comal · $250K damage
Tornado (F3)April 25, 1966
Karnes · 3 injured · $250K damage
Tornado (F3)September 21, 1965
Terrell · $250K damage
Tornado (F3)June 3, 1965
Collingsworth · $250K damage
Tornado (F3)May 15, 1965
Midland · $250K damage
Tornado (F3)May 15, 1965
Jones · 2 injured · $250K damage
Tornado (F3)February 11, 1965
Nacogdoches · $250K damage
Tornado (F3)March 11, 1963
Kaufman · $250K damage
Tornado (F3)November 22, 1961
Rusk · $250K damage
Tornado (F3)September 3, 1961
Haskell · $250K damage
Tornado (F3)June 18, 1961
Galveston · 5 injured · $250K damage
Tornado (F3)May 7, 1961
Shackelford · $250K damage
Tornado (F3)May 4, 1961
Pecos · $250K damage
Tornado (F3)March 26, 1961
Titus · 9 injured · $250K damage
Tornado (F3)October 11, 1960
Parmer · 1 injured · $250K damage
Tornado (F3)May 4, 1960
Tarrant · 12 injured · $250K damage
Tornado (F3)November 4, 1959
Henderson · 3 injured · $250K damage
Tornado (F3)October 4, 1959
Dallas · $250K damage
Tornado (F3)October 4, 1959
Collin · 5 injured · $250K damage
Tornado (F3)May 10, 1959
Travis · $250K damage
Tornado (F3)May 3, 1958
Gregg · $250K damage
Tornado (F3)April 28, 1958
Comanche · $250K damage
Tornado (F3)April 2, 1958
Clay · $250K damage
Tornado (F3)November 7, 1957
Jefferson · 1 injured · $250K damage
Tornado (F3)May 24, 1957
Lynn · 1 injured · $250K damage
Tornado (F3)May 24, 1957
Lamb · 3 injured · $250K damage
Tornado (F3)May 24, 1957
Lubbock · $250K damage
Tornado (F3)May 22, 1957
Hill · 4 injured · $250K damage
Tornado (F3)May 15, 1957
Donley · 1 injured · $250K damage
Tornado (F3)April 24, 1957
Bastrop · 1 injured · $250K damage
Tornado (F3)April 24, 1957
Williamson · $250K damage
Tornado (F3)April 2, 1957
Collin · 2 injured · $250K damage
Tornado (F3)April 2, 1957
Grayson · 2 injured · $250K damage
Tornado (F3)April 2, 1957
Wise · 1 injured · $250K 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.