Mount Pleasant
Population 16,225 (2025)
102 tornadoes have tracked within 25 miles of Mount Pleasant since 1950, 6 of them rated EF3 or F3 or stronger; the most recent was on April 4, 2025.
Hazard fingerprint Each spoke is this county’s percentile among U.S. counties where that hazard occurs. How it is computed
- Tornado damage paths within 25 miles since 1950102
- Tropical cyclone tracks within 100 miles since 1851, wider where stronger7
- Wildfire burn scars within 25 miles since 19843
At a glance
Tornado paths within 25 miles, tropical cyclone tracks within 100 miles and wildfire perimeters within 25 miles of the city centre. Storm events, flood insurance claims and disaster declarations are for Titus County. Earthquakes within 50 miles, volcanoes within 100 miles and smoke days are measured from the city centre; river and tide gauges, tsunami and landslide records and the drought index are for Titus County.
Strongest tornado
F3
April 30, 1954, 86.3 mile path
Strongest tropical cyclone
TS
Tropical storm Ike, 2008, 2.9 miles away
Federal disaster declarations
21
Most recent: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, 2024
DetailsTornadoes
About one tornado a year since 1950, 6 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Strongest
April 30, 1954
F3, 86.3 mile path
50 yards wide.
Deadliest
May 4, 1999
1 killed, F3
22 injured along the whole path.
Most recent
Friday, April 4, 2025
EF2, 4.3 mile path
Within the past year.
Every recorded tornado
| Apr 4, 2025 | EF2 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 4, 2025 | EF1 | 18.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 4, 2025 | EF1 | 18.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 4, 2025 | EF1 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 4, 2025 | EF1 | 18.4 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov 4, 2024 | EF1 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 8, 2024 | EF1 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 2023 | EF0 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2, 2023 | EF1 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4, 2022 | EF2 | 19.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4, 2022 | EF3 | 16.9 | 8 | 1 |
| Nov 4, 2022 | EF1 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 |
| May 25, 2020 | EF1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 2020 | EF0 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 2019 | EF2 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 21, 2018 | EF0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27, 2015 | EF1 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 12, 2015 | EF1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 12, 2015 | EF0 | 5.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 2015 | EF2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 2014 | EF0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 2012 | EF0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 2012 | EF0 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 2012 | EF0 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 2012 | EF0 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 2011 | EF0 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 2011 | EF0 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24, 2010 | EF0 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24, 2010 | EF0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24, 2010 | EF0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 24, 2010 | EF0 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 10, 2009 | EF0 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 |
| May 2, 2009 | EF0 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 9, 2009 | EF1 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27, 2008 | EF0 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 |
| May 14, 2008 | EF1 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 13, 2000 | F1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 2000 | F2 | 11.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 2000 | F2 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 2000 | F2 | 16.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 4, 1999 | F0 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1999 | F3 | 71.5 | 22 | 1 |
| Jan 11, 1998 | F1 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 11, 1998 | F1 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 20, 1997 | F0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26, 1996 | F0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 1996 | F0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 5, 1996 | F0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 15, 1995 | F0 | 8.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1995 | F0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 1995 | F0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18, 1993 | F0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18, 1993 | F0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18, 1993 | F1 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7, 1992 | F0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1990 | F1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1990 | F1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 1990 | F2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 7, 1989 | F2 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 4, 1986 | F0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 5, 1986 | F1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 5, 1986 | F1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 5, 1986 | F1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 5, 1986 | F1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18, 1984 | F2 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 |
| May 2, 1984 | F0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 25, 1982 | F1 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 7, 1980 | F0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| May 3, 1979 | F2 | 10.8 | 0 | 0 |
| May 3, 1979 | F1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 19, 1979 | F2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 12, 1976 | F1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19, 1975 | F2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 10, 1975 | F2 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 21, 1974 | F1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24, 1973 | F2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 3, 1973 | F2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 20, 1973 | F1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 25, 1970 | F2 | 14.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 3, 1970 | F2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 3, 1968 | F0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 21, 1967 | F0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 1967 | F1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| May 1, 1967 | F2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1966 | F2 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 1966 | F2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 12, 1964 | F0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 1, 1963 | F1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24, 1962 | F1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24, 1962 | F1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26, 1961 | F3 | 0.1 | 9 | 0 |
| Mar 26, 1961 | F3 | 13.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 26, 1961 | F2 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26, 1961 | F3 | 0.2 | 2 | 0 |
| May 20, 1960 | F0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| May 3, 1958 | F2 | 29.0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 23, 1957 | F0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 1957 | F2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 6, 1955 | F2 | 9.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30, 1954 | F3 | 86.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 19, 1954 | F1 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 11, 1950 | F2 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
- Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond this area.
- Weak tornadoes were under-recorded before Doppler radar coverage became national in the early 1990s, so earlier decades read low. Ratings use the Fujita scale before February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita scale after.
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
2 passed within 50 miles since 1851; none at hurricane strength.
Strongest within 50 miles
September 13, 2008
Ike, Tropical storm
2.9 miles at closest approach, winds near 44 mph.
Most recent
September 13, 2008
Ike, Tropical storm
2.9 miles at closest approach.
Every storm within 100 miles
- Tropical storms and hurricanes (34 kt or more, still tropical) at closest approach. Post-tropical remnants with gale-force winds are listed but not counted. Direct: track within 50 miles; near: within 100 miles. Distance is measured to the county boundary for counties and to the city centre for cities, using positions interpolated hourly between HURDAT2 fixes.
National Hurricane Center HURDAT2, 1851 to 2025.
Wildfire and smoke
3 large fires burned within 25 miles since 1984.
Largest
February 1, 2003
Pops Fire, 4,472 acres
17.6 miles from the city centre.
Most recent
August 12, 2005
Maple Creek Fire
1,225 acres in total.
Every large fire
| Maple Creek | 2005 | 17.9 | 1,225 |
| Pops | 2003 | 17.6 | 4,472 |
| Unnamed | 1999 | 20.9 | 1,699 |
- Large fires mapped by the Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity program since 1984: 1,000 acres or more in the West, 500 or more in the East. Prescribed burns are excluded. Acres here are the part of each perimeter inside this place.
Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (USGS and U.S. Forest Service), 1984 to 2026.
Smoke overhead
Smokiest year
2023: 43 days
Heavy smoke on 4 days in 2021, the most of any year.
Last 10 years
13.4 days a year
Medium or heavy smoke, 2016 to 2025.
2025
5 days
Medium or heavy smoke. 20 so far in 2026.
- A smoke day is a date on which a smoke plume traced by NOAA Hazard Mapping System analysts from satellite imagery covered this place's point (the county's population centre or the city centre). Counts here are of medium or heavy smoke. Since 2018 analysts have often drawn light smoke as one area over most of the continent, so light-smoke counts are not comparable from year to year. The plumes show smoke anywhere in the air above, not air quality at the ground, and smoke hidden by cloud is missed.
NOAA Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, 2011 to 2026, retrieved October 30, 2026.
Floods and flood insurance
6 federal flood insurance claims since 2016, with $249,000 paid.
Flood insurance figures are for Titus County, the county that contains Mount Pleasant.
Flood events since 1996
- Flash Flood28
- Heavy Rain1
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OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026. NOAA Storm Events through 2026.
River crests
River gauges in Titus County, the county that contains Mount Pleasant.
Most severe crest
March 30, 1945
Big Cypress Creek near Pittsburg, 28.30 ft
13.30 feet above the 15.0 ft flood stage; major flooding by today’s categories.
Most recent moderate or major crest
August 15, 2017
White Oak Creek near Talco, 19.34 ft
Moderate flooding.
River gauges
| Big Cypress Creek near Pittsburg | 15.0 | 28.30 ft | 6 |
| White Oak Creek near Talco | 16.0 | 22.90 ft | 1 |
- Crests are the highest and the recent crests the National Weather Service lists for each river gauge in the county that has a flood stage, not every flood. Flood categories use each gauge's current flood stages; crests from before levees, dams or channel changes may not be comparable. Crests measured on an old datum are left out of the rankings.
NOAA National Water Prediction Service gauge records, retrieved October 30, 2026.
Drought
In severe drought or worse for 156 of 1,581 months since 1895 (10%); the longest spell lasted 18 months.
The drought index is for Titus County, the county that contains Mount Pleasant.
156
Months in severe drought or worse since 1895
57
Months in extreme drought
10%
Share of all months, severe or worse
55
Drought reports to the Weather Service since 1996
Lowest reading
August 2011
−5.75, extreme drought
Longest severe spell
18 months
September 1910 to February 1912.
Latest month
September 2026
−5.58, extreme drought
- The Palmer Drought Severity Index is computed by NOAA each month from the county's average temperature and precipitation, relative to the county's own climate. Zero is normal; -3 or lower is severe drought and -4 or lower extreme drought. It describes the long-term balance of moisture, not water supply or crop losses.
NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, 1895 to September 2026, issued October 6, 2026.
Earthquakes
No earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or more is recorded within 50 miles of the city centre in the USGS catalogue, which begins in 1900.
Severe weather and other events
496 events in the National Weather Service record for Titus County, 395 of them since 1996.
77
Hail reports, 1 inch or larger
5
Hail, 2 inches or larger
99
Damaging gusts, 58 mph+
43
Winter weather events since 1996
78
Heat events since 1996
7
Cold events since 1996
Largest hail
October 6, 1970
2.75 inches
Strongest measured or estimated gust
June 13, 1997
115 mph
More event types since 1996
| Lightning | 1 | 0 |
Costliest events since 1996
- Jun 13, 1997Thunderstorm Wind$1.5 million
National Weather Service narrative
Severe thunderstorms moved from Franklin County to the west across Titus county producing macroburst damage about 5 miles in width across the entire length of the county. The winds knocked down numerous trees and powerlines leaving the entire town without power. The high winds were also blamed for blowing down a wall on an equipment building under construction along with the new Texas Department of transportation building on FM 1845. The wall was 250 feet long and built with concrete blocks. The winds sent trees up to 20 feet in diameter crashing into houses and carports which collapsed onto cars. A 300 foot tower at Farmers Academy that serves Mt. Pleasant's cable TV system was…
- Feb 16, 2021Winter Storm, Titus$933,000
National Weather Service narrative
On the heels of the first winter storm and historically cold temperatures observed earlier in the week across all of the Southern Plains and much of the Lower Mississippi Valley, a second significant winter storm developed across much of these areas from February 16th-17th, with areas of snow (some heavy) falling across Northeast Texas. Strong forcing and moisture associated with the next upper level trough to move atop the extensive arctic air mass in place resulted in widespread snowfall totals of two to five inches falling across Red River, Franklin, Wood, Titus, Camp, and Morris Counties, with higher amounts up to 10 inches observed across Central and Eastern Bowie County.…
- Jun 28, 2011Thunderstorm Wind$750,000
National Weather Service narrative
Numerous trees and powerlines were downed across the county. Roofs were blown off several homes with trees hitting at least 5 homes in the county.
- May 4, 1999Tornado$330,000
National Weather Service narrative
Seven homes were destroyed. Two of the homes were swept from their slabs.
- Sep 13, 2008Tropical Storm, Titus$150,000
National Weather Service narrative
The remnants of Tropical Storm Ike resulted in numerous trees and power lines downed across all of the county. Widespread power outages were reported across the county as well during the height of the storm which continued after the storm had passed.
- Apr 23, 2000Tornado$145,000
National Weather Service narrative
This tornado developed in a high precipitation supercell as it moved eastward across the county. Small to moderate pine and oak trees were snapped and broken. A mobile home dealership in Cookville, TX was moderately damaged and several homes suffered shingle loss. This tornado continued into Morris County, TX. The F2 rating is from the Morris County, TX segment of this tornado.
- Oct 13, 2009Flash Flood$100,000
National Weather Service narrative
Upwards of 63 roads were closed at one time across Titus County and 3 high water rescues were required.
- Apr 13, 2015Tornado$100,000
National Weather Service narrative
A brief but potent EF-2 tornado touched down east of Winfield, Texas during the afternoon of April 13th. This tornado struck the Mid America Pet Food Plant and damage consisted of tossing cars, trucks and trash dumpsters. One dumpster was tossed nearly 150 yards and 40 feet high, landing on top of the warehouse. A second dumpster hit the edge of another building nearly 75 yards away and landed on top of a truck parked below. A portion of the warehouse was completely destroyed when the winds entered open doors and lifted the roof.
- May 25, 2020Tornado$60,000
National Weather Service narrative
An EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 100 mph touched down near the intersection of County Road 1220 and County Road 1230 in Western Titus County several miles northeast of the Winfield community, where it snapped and uprooted numerous trees along County Road 1230 as it moved north. This tornado then flipped a two ton cattle trailer numerous times about 75-80 yards from a pasture to the front yard of a home, with two other smaller trailers also thrown about 75 yards in front of the home as well. It is believed that these trailers knocked down the support beams of the front porch of the home, with a license plate to the cattle trailer found about 1.5 miles down the road…
- Jan 7, 2010Cold/Wind Chill, Titus$50,000
National Weather Service narrative
Bitterly cold temperatures swept into the region during the evening hours of January 7th with a hard freeze being observed nearly through the morning hours of January 10th. During this period of time...overnight and early morning low temperatures were well into the teens with daytime high temperatures struggling to make it to the freezing mark. The cold temperatures froze water pipes of many homes throughout the county. Some city and county water lines burst as well resulting in many residents either without water for a short period of time or with reduced water pressure.
- Storm Events records before 1996 cover only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail. Damage figures are as reported by the National Weather Service at the time, not adjusted for inflation.
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026, issued October 26, 2026.
Weather records
From Mount Pleasant, 2.1 miles from the city centre, with records from 1905.
- All-time high
- 118°FAug 10, 1936
- All-time low
- −12°FFeb 2, 1951
- Warmest night
- 87°FAug 10, 1947
- Coldest day
- 14°F2 times, most recently Dec 25, 1983
- Wettest day
- 8.06 inNov 5, 1994
- Snowiest day
- 7.2 inFeb 15, 2021
- Hottest year
- 1921mean 68.3°F
- Coldest year
- 1976mean 61.1°F
- Wettest year
- 201569.75 in
- Driest year
- 200524.41 in
- Snowiest season
- 12.8 in1929-30
Median first snow
January 13
Earliest: November 8, 1991
Median last snow
February 2
Latest: March 29, 1987
45 of 102 winters had no measurable snow.
Station Mount Pleasant (USC00416108), 365 ft elevation, 2.1 miles from the city centre. Daily records from 1905 to October 28, 2026; 96.2% of days in the last 30 years are complete. Records at a single station can differ from a city’s official threaded record, which may combine several stations.
NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily.
Federal disaster declarations
21 since 1953. The most recent: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, May 17, 2024.
Declarations for Titus County.
| May 17, 2024 | Flood | DR-4781-TX |
| Feb 19, 2021 | Severe Ice Storm | DR-4586-TX |
| Feb 14, 2021 | Severe Ice Storm | EM-3554-TX |
| Aug 24, 2020 | Hurricane | EM-3540-TX |
| Mar 25, 2020 | Biological | DR-4485-TX |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Biological | EM-3458-TX |
| Feb 9, 2016 | Severe Storm | DR-4255-TX |
| Sep 9, 2011 | Fire | DR-4029-TX |
| Sep 10, 2008 | Hurricane | EM-3294-TX |
| Mar 14, 2008 | Fire | EM-3284-TX |
| Jun 29, 2007 | Severe Storm | DR-1709-TX |
| Jan 11, 2006 | Fire | DR-1624-TX |
| Sep 24, 2005 | Hurricane | DR-1606-TX |
| Sep 21, 2005 | Hurricane | EM-3261-TX |
| Sep 2, 2005 | Hurricane | EM-3216-TX |
| Jan 8, 2001 | Severe Ice Storm | DR-1356-TX |
| Sep 1, 1999 | Fire | EM-3142-TX |
| May 6, 1999 | Tornado | DR-1274-TX |
| Aug 26, 1998 | Severe Storm | DR-1239-TX |
| May 19, 1989 | Severe Storm | DR-828-TX |
| May 12, 1966 | Flood | DR-218-TX |
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OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, retrieved October 30, 2026. Statewide declarations are not listed.
Sources and vintage
Every number on this page comes from these public records.
- Tornadoes NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, through 2025.
- Tropical cyclones NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 (Atlantic; Northeast and Central Pacific), through 2025.
- Wildfire USGS/USFS Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, through 2026.
- Storm events NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, through 2026.
- Flood insurance OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026.
- Declarations OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2, retrieved October 30, 2026.
- Weather records NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily, station USC00416108.
- River crests NOAA National Weather Service, National Water Prediction Service river gauges, retrieved October 30, 2026.
- Drought NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, through September 2026.
- Smoke NOAA NESDIS Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, retrieved October 30, 2026.
- Earthquakes USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog (ComCat), retrieved October 30, 2026.
Joins, thresholds and known limits are set out in the methodology. Found an error? Report it. Page built October 30, 2026.