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.
HailMay 5, 1995
Tarrant · 109 injured ·
Tornado (F3)May 29, 1994
Shackelford ·
Tornado (F3)May 14, 1990
Jones · 2 injured ·
Tornado (F4)April 2, 1980
Baylor ·
Tornado (F3)May 21, 1979
Stephens ·
Tornado (F4)April 10, 1979
Clay · 40 injured ·
Tornado (F3)February 23, 1979
Smith · 1 injured ·
Tornado (F3)February 23, 1979
Henderson ·
Tornado (F3)April 19, 1976
Comanche ·
Tornado (F3)December 24, 1975
Jackson ·
Tornado (F3)October 31, 1974
Anderson · 4 injured ·
Tornado (F3)September 13, 1974
Fort Bend · 2 injured ·
Tornado (F3)May 14, 1974
Grayson ·
Tornado (F3)March 20, 1974
Sabine ·
Tornado (F3)March 20, 1974
Sabine ·
Tornado (F3)March 20, 1974
San Augustine · 4 injured ·
Tornado (F3)March 20, 1974
Angelina ·
Tornado (F3)January 19, 1974
San Augustine · 2 injured ·
Tornado (F3)December 3, 1973
Rains ·
Tornado (F3)November 24, 1973
Johnson ·
Tornado (F3)June 3, 1973
Cherokee · 3 injured ·
Tornado (F5)May 6, 1973
Mclennan ·
Tornado (F3)April 23, 1973
Johnson · 3 injured ·
Tornado (F3)April 15, 1973
Navarro · 3 injured ·
Tornado (F3)March 10, 1973
Burnet · 40 injured ·
Tornado (F4)March 10, 1973
Limestone ·
Tornado (F4)March 10, 1973
Mclennan · 2 injured ·
Tornado (F3)March 10, 1973
Grayson · 3 injured ·
Tornado (F3)October 17, 1971
Carson · 2 injured ·
Tornado (F4)June 9, 1971
Hansford ·
Tornado (F4)June 9, 1971
Sherman ·
Tornado (F3)June 5, 1971
Hutchinson ·
Tornado (F3)April 19, 1971
Deaf Smith · 24 injured ·
Tornado (F3)March 12, 1971
Grayson ·
Tornado (F3)March 12, 1971
Grayson ·
Tornado (F3)March 12, 1971
Grayson ·
Tornado (F4)April 18, 1970
Donley ·
Tornado (F4)April 18, 1970
Donley ·
Tornado (F4)April 17, 1970
Briscoe ·
Tornado (F4)April 17, 1970
Donley ·
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.