Crockett County

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond the county. Deaths recorded within Crockett County: 3.
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.

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.

Claims by ZIP code

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

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 county boundary (or inside the county).
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. May 1, 2010Flash Flood$14.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Very heavy rain up to 20 inches produced devastating flooding across Crockett County. As many as 25 roads and bridges were flooded or washed out. At the peak of the flooding, most of the county roads were closed. Some rescues occurred from the flood waters. In total, 49 houses sustained some kind of flood damage. Of those, thirteen were completely destroyed. Three businesses were damaged as well. A few apartment complexes, farm buildings and other structures were affected by the flood waters. The flash flood event transitioned into a flood event by late in the afternoon as heavy rain allowed rivers to rapidly rise and overflow their banks.

2. Jan 17, 1999Tornado$1.6 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   The tornado began just south of Alamo and tracked northeast damaging the south side of Alamo before moving into rural areas. Eleven conventional homes, five mobile homes and one commercial building were destroyed. Seventy-three other homes and buildings were damaged.

3. Nov 9, 2002Thunderstorm Wind$1.5 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Strong straight line winds damaged a nursing home in the town of Bells. The damage forced 120 residents in the home to be evacuated. Some trees and power lines were also knocked down.

4. Nov 9, 2002Tornado$750,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A tornado touched down just northeast of Bells and tracked northeast. Six mobile homes and four houses were destroyed. Another 62 homes and several businesses were damaged. Many trees and power poles were blown down.

5. Nov 15, 2005Tornado$200,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The tornado touched down northeast of Friendship and track northeast eventually moving into Gibson County. One house was shifted off of its foundation. Some homes suffered shingle damage. Several mobile homes and utility sheds were also damaged.

6. Apr 16, 1998Tornado$172,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The tornado touched down in Maury City and moved northeast toward Crockett Mills. One mobile home was destroyed. Seven houses were damaged. Five farm sheds were destroyed. Several trees were blown down.

7. Feb 2, 2016Tornado$150,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The tornado snapped or uprooted several trees southwest of, and at the Crockett County Golf Club. It caused roof damage to a mobile home and a permanent structure just south of Highway 412. Two tractor trailers were overturned on Highway 412, with one driver injured. North of Highway 412, the tornado damaged several storage sheds and caused roof damage to several homes. The tornado then crossed Highway 88 and caused roof damage to several buildings at the Crockett County High School. The tornado damaged additional storage sheds and a home roof on the east side of North Cavalier Drive before dissipating. Peak estimated wind was 95 mph.

8. May 10, 2003Thunderstorm Wind$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Twenty homes and several cars were damaged. Parts of Crockett County High School were damaged. Several shop buildings were destroyed. Some trees and power lines were knocked down.

9. Apr 19, 2011Thunderstorm Wind$95,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Straight line winds destroyed two mobile homes and damaged two others in Crockett County. A house also suffered minor damage.

10. Jul 30, 2009Flash Flood$60,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    A Coop Observer reported seven inches of rain in a three hour period in Alamo. A ten apartment unit complex on West Church Street had four inches of water inside. A Church of Christ was also flooded. Downtown streets has 12-14 inches of water over them. One car was stalled as a result.

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

107°FJul 27, 1952

All-time low

−13°FJan 24, 1963

Warmest night

82°FJul 14, 1954

Coldest day

5°FDec 22, 1989

Wettest day

7.93 inMay 1, 2010

Snowiest day

11.0 inMar 22, 1968

Hottest year

2024mean 63.3°F

Coldest year

1979mean 58.1°F

Wettest year

201877.10 in

Driest year

196334.68 in

Snowiest season

24.7 in1984-85

Station Jackson Mckellar- Sipes Airport (USW00003811), 424 ft elevation, 17.6 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1948 to October 26, 2026; 99.8% 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.

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

Neighbouring counties

• 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 USW00003811.
• 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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