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)May 16, 1982
Wilbarger · $25K damage
Tornado (F3)October 13, 1981
Navarro · 1 injured · $25K damage
Tornado (F3)April 30, 1978
Lipscomb · $25K damage
Tornado (F3)December 13, 1977
Liberty · 5 injured · $25K damage
Tornado (F4)May 26, 1976
Ellis · $25K damage
Tornado (F3)May 26, 1976
Johnson · $25K damage
Tornado (F3)May 25, 1976
Hill · $25K damage
Tornado (F3)April 29, 1976
Bee · $25K damage
Tornado (F3)April 15, 1976
Runnels · $25K damage
Tornado (F3)March 8, 1976
Galveston · $25K damage
Tornado (F3)October 22, 1972
Harrison · 2 injured · $25K damage
Tornado (F3)March 3, 1970
Rusk · $25K damage
Tornado (F3)September 8, 1969
Harris · $25K damage
Tornado (F3)May 16, 1969
Lamb · $25K damage
Tornado (F3)May 16, 1969
San Patricio · $25K damage
Tornado (F3)May 14, 1969
Hill · $25K damage
Tornado (F3)May 14, 1969
Hopkins · $25K damage
Tornado (F3)May 12, 1969
Cameron · $25K damage
Tornado (F3)May 12, 1969
Cameron · $25K damage
Tornado (F3)May 6, 1969
Kendall · $25K damage
Tornado (F3)May 6, 1969
Blanco · $25K damage
Tornado (F3)May 6, 1969
Kimble · $25K damage
Tornado (F3)May 6, 1969
Burnet · $25K damage
Tornado (F3)May 6, 1969
Blanco · 2 injured · $25K damage
Tornado (F3)April 27, 1969
Red River · $25K damage
Tornado (F3)March 23, 1969
Jefferson · 1 injured · $25K damage
Tornado (F3)May 24, 1968
Scurry · $25K damage
Tornado (F3)May 24, 1968
Scurry · $25K damage
Tornado (F3)May 24, 1968
Scurry · $25K damage
Tornado (F3)May 16, 1968
Wilbarger · $25K damage
Tornado (F3)September 20, 1967
Lavaca · 3 injured · $25K damage
Tornado (F3)May 23, 1966
Hunt · 5 injured · $25K damage
Tornado (F3)March 28, 1966
Colorado · $25K damage
Tornado (F3)February 9, 1966
Jackson · $25K damage
Tornado (F3)October 17, 1965
Hockley · $25K damage
Tornado (F3)September 22, 1965
Upshur · $25K damage
Tornado (F4)June 2, 1965
Lamb · $25K damage
Tornado (F3)March 16, 1965
Hill · $25K damage
Tornado (F3)March 16, 1965
Navarro · 1 injured · $25K damage
Tornado (F3)April 22, 1964
Delta · 2 injured · $25K 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.