Weatherford

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond this area.
2. 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.

Every storm within 100 miles

1. 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.

Every large fire

1. 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

1. 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.

Flood insurance figures are for Parker County, the county that contains Weatherford.

Claims by ZIP code

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OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026. NOAA Storm Events through 2026.

River crests

River gauges in Parker County, the county that contains Weatherford.

River gauges

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.

The drought index is for Parker County, the county that contains Weatherford.

1. 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.

Every earthquake of magnitude 4 or more within 50 miles

1. Earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more in the USGS Comprehensive Catalog since 1900. Within 50 miles means the epicentre lies within 50 miles of the city centre.
2. Small earthquakes were under-recorded before the modern seismic networks of the 1970s and are still missed in remote areas, so early decades read low. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them and mix scales (moment, local and body-wave).

USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, 1900 to present, retrieved October 30, 2026.

More event types since 1996

Costliest events since 1996

1. Jun 9, 2004Flash Flood$7.5 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   From the 1st through the 9th, flash flooding damaged 1,000 homes around the county, doing 1.7 million dollars damage to roads and bridges, and an additional 760,00 dollars to clean up the damage. Damage to homes is estimated at 5 million dollars.

2. Apr 17, 2008Hail$2.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Car dealerships reported damage to about 8,000 cars in the metroplex. Damage was also reported to roofs and private vehicles.

3. Apr 28, 2026Tornado$2.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   This is a continuation of the EF-3 tornado that began in Palo Pinto County. The tornado continued damaging homes and businesses southeast of Country Club Parkway producing damage consistent with 100 to 130 mph winds. A commercial building with a personal weather station measured 100 mph winds before the sensor failed. The tornado then intensified as it moved through the Fort Wolters Historical Park and Holiday Hills Estates. Multiple homes in Holiday Hills Estates had significant roof and window damage, producing damage consistent with 130 mph winds.||Significant damage was observed to numerous World War II era warehouse structures in the Fort Wolters Historical area. Several…

4. Jan 23, 2026Winter Storm, Parker$2.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Sleet and snow totals between 1.5 and 5 inches were reported across Parker County. The highest sleet and snow totals were reported just southwest of Reno. The Emergency Manager reported a roof collapse at GNJ Pickleball in Willow Park. The estimated damage to the metal warehouse facility was $2 million.

5. Feb 14, 2021Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Parker$1.3 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Extreme cold gripped the county for several days. Overnight lows were near or below 20 degrees Fahrenheit almost all week. The period of February 15-16th was the coldest with low temperatures between 0 to -4 degrees Fahrenheit, and the maximum temperature on the 15th was only in the lower teens. Wind chill values during the 14th-16th were between 0 to -20 degrees Fahrenheit most of the time. The cold temperatures resulted in an extreme amount of damage to pipes, infrastructure, and power.

6. Apr 25, 2026Thunderstorm Wind$1.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   RFD winds of 80-100 mph occurred just outside the path of the EF-1 tornado in Springtown, making it challenging at times to distinguish the path of the tornado from the RFD wind damage. The damage in the RFD area was similar to the tornado with damage to the roofs of homes, damage to manufactured homes and trees, and other lightweight objects. Of particular note, an amateur radio operator measured an 89 mph wind gust northwest of Springtown, the Covered Bridge wedding venue off Agnes Circle suffered considerable damage to its metal building structure, and the top section of a water tower was damaged and fell down to ground level. Unfortunately a 69-year-old woman died when her…

7. Jan 29, 2008Wildfire, Parker$1.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Fires fueled by sustained winds around 40 MPH fanned a fire near Reno. A business housed in a mobile home sustained about $100,000 worth of damage. A pickup truck, hundreds of tires, and various other equipment were destroyed. A total of 18 structures were lost with nearly 3,500 acres burned. Hundreds of acres of hay were also lost.

8. Feb 11, 2010Heavy Snow, Parker$1.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   An average of 10-13 of snow fell across the county with slightly lesser amounts in the far southern portions of the county. The COOP Observer in Weatherford reported a total snow of 11.0, and a citizen from Weatherford reported 12.4 of total snow. Local newspapers reported 11+ of snow in Aledo and about 12 in Springtown. Nine school buses in Springtown slid off roads and into ditches while transporting students home on the 11th. Several carports, sheds, and barns collapsed or the roof collapsed from the heavy snow.

9. Apr 19, 2025Tornado$750,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The same fast-moving supercell that produced the EF-0 tornado near I-20 produced a second tornado northwest of Weatherford. The second tornado, rated an EF-1 with maximum winds of 110 mph, began between Garner Adell Road and the Lake Mineral Wells State Trailway. The tornado moved north-northeast, tracking west of Coldwater Creek Lane towards the intersection of FM 920 and Johnson Bend Road. South of FM 920, most of the damage was rated in the EF-1 category where damage occurred to numerous large trees, uprooting many of them and twisting large branches around snapped trunks. One home in this area sustained notable roof damage when the winds lifted the ceiling on an upstairs…

10. Apr 19, 2025Tornado$600,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    An EF-1 tornado began south of Millsap, a little bit north of I-20 and east of South FM 113. The tornado directly impacted a residential property at the beginning of its track, but the home only sustained minor damage. However, many large trees were lost on the property. This is where the tornado received its highest rating of EF-1 with maximum winds of 110 mph. Moving north, the tornado impacted another home along South FM 113, damaging a carport, sheds, barns, and trees. The tornado took a more northeasterly track after reaching East Poe Prairie Road, causing relatively minor damage as it moved north along the west side of Stephens Road. However, the tornado nearly directly hit…

1. 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.

All-time high

116°FJun 28, 1980

All-time low

−10°F2 times, most recently Dec 24, 1989

Warmest night

85°FAug 8, 2023

Coldest day

10°FJan 13, 1963

Wettest day

7.05 inJul 26, 1962

Snowiest day

9.0 inJan 16, 1964

Hottest year

1954mean 68.4°F

Coldest year

1979mean 60.9°F

Wettest year

195755.88 in

Driest year

195415.54 in

Station Weatherford (USC00419532), 962 ft elevation, 0.6 miles from the city centre. Daily records from 1902 to October 28, 2026; 92.4% 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.

Declarations for Parker County.

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OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, retrieved October 30, 2026. Statewide declarations are not listed.

• 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 USC00419532.
• 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.

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