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 (F4)April 17, 1970
Floyd ·
Tornado (F4)April 17, 1970
Hall ·
Tornado (F3)May 6, 1969
Lamb ·
Tornado (F3)September 20, 1967
Jackson · 3 injured ·
Tornado (F3)August 18, 1967
Galveston ·
Tornado (F3)July 3, 1967
Wheeler ·
Tornado (F3)June 12, 1966
Denton ·
Tornado (F3)April 18, 1966
Brazoria ·
Tornado (F3)September 22, 1965
Montgomery ·
Tornado (F3)June 5, 1965
Kenedy ·
Tornado (F3)April 19, 1965
Hidalgo ·
Tornado (F3)April 14, 1965
Montague ·
Tornado (F3)May 31, 1962
Callahan · 2 injured ·
Tornado (F3)November 22, 1961
Wharton · 1 injured ·
Tornado (F3)September 12, 1961
Galveston ·
Tornado (F3)September 12, 1961
Red River ·
Tornado (F3)September 12, 1961
Liberty ·
Tornado (F3)September 11, 1961
Harris · 22 injured ·
Tornado (F3)April 8, 1961
Archer · 1 injured ·
Tornado (F3)June 1, 1954
Floyd · 3 injured ·
Tornado (F3)May 2, 1954
Henderson · 4 injured ·
Tornado (F3)April 30, 1954
Travis ·
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.