Andrews County

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond the county. Deaths recorded within Andrews County: 0.
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.

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.

Costliest events since 1996

1. Dec 1, 1998Drought, Andrews$15.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   The devastating drought continued into the Winter with little precipitation reported around the region in December. The estimated damage totals are for calendar year 1998.

2. Apr 28, 1999Hail$5.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   A multicell cluster of thunderstorms moved into Andrews County from Winkler County. A new cell developed on the south end of the cluster and dropped the large hail on parts of Andrews. Numerous cars were damaged along with some roofs. This was the worst hail storm in Andrews since June 4, 1995.

3. Mar 12, 2019Tornado$400,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A line of thunderstorms moved across Andrews County with small circulations called meso-vortices along this line. By 9:51 pm CDT, as the storm crossed Highway 385 south of Andrews, the presence of a hook echo was noted on radar. The survey team noted that damage extended from along County Road 2601 from SE 650 Road to SE 1000 Road, and then northeastward to just north of Hamrick Loop. The survey team also noted the majority of the damage coincided with the radar location of the meso-circulation and hook echo. The survey team determined that the damage was the result of a tornado. Damage to outbuildings, residential structures, power poles, and to a 300-foot transmission tower…

4. May 24, 2011Wildfire, Andrews$220,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   This fire, known as the Derick Fire, burned around 25,000 acres in Andrews County and moved into portions of Martin County. The fire destroyed 110 power poles.

5. Jun 17, 2008Thunderstorm Wind$200,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Widespread wind damage occurred throughout Andrews. The West Texas Mesonet site measured a peak gust of 55 knots. Numerous powerline poles were downed by these winds. Two hanger doors wers blown inward at the Andrews Airport. Two commercial roofs were torn off and a convenience store awning collapsed.

6. Aug 21, 2004Flash Flood$150,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Storm spotters and local officials reported flash flooding in Andrews. Several city streets were inundated by flowing water. High water entered houses in parts of the city and caused structural damage. In addition, fire department officials conducted several high water rescues when motorists were stranded by flood waters.

7. Jul 5, 2016Thunderstorm Wind$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A thunderstorm moved across Andrews County and produced straight line wind damage in the northeastern part of the county. A farmer reported damage to his barns and equipment. One shed was ripped completely up and strung out for a quarter mile or so to the northeast. This shed had no side walls, just a roof. Tractors and sprayers were damaged. A metal building 25 yards east of this shed had part of the roof blown off as well as a metal overhang. One of the metal I beam posts that were cemented into the ground was ripped out and blown into the side of this same building. A much larger metal building located 50 yards south of these buildings was also damaged. A section of south…

8. Sep 8, 2003Thunderstorm Wind$75,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Severe thunderstorm winds blew down at least 15 power poles along Highway 176 east of Andrews to near the Martin County line as the supercell storm moved across eastern Andrews County.

9. Aug 1, 2002Thunderstorm Wind$50,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Winds up to 70 MPH from severe thunderstorms resulted in damage throughout parts of the city of Andrews. The most significant damage occured at the First Baptist Church...where a portion of the roof was blown off. The same church lost its roof during severe thunderstorms in July. In addition...several large trees were blown down throughout the city.

10. Sep 21, 2019Flash Flood$50,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    Heavy rain moved across Andrews County and produced flash flooding in the town of Andrews. There were multiple accidents with injuries in Andrews. The number of injuries is unknown. Streets were closed and there were stalled cars. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.

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 27, 1994

All-time low

−11°F2 times, most recently Feb 2, 1985

Warmest night

85°FJul 14, 2020

Coldest day

12°FFeb 1, 1985

Wettest day

5.32 inAug 24, 1934

Snowiest day

10.6 inJan 9, 2012

Hottest year

2025mean 67.6°F

Coldest year

1932mean 61.0°F

Wettest year

198632.13 in

Driest year

19514.60 in

Snowiest season

19.5 in2011-12

Station Midland Odessa (USW00023023), 2,962 ft elevation, 33.2 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1930 to October 26, 2026; 100.0% 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.

This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).

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 USW00023023.
• 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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