Cass County

Every recorded tornado

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

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.

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. Sep 2, 2011Wildfire, Cass$6.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Ambient temperatures in excess of 100 degrees across Northeast Texas, very low relative humidity values, extreme drought conditions and strong northeasterly winds in association with Tropical Storm Lee making landfall in south central Louisiana were all the ingredients needed for critical wildfire danger across the region. A wildfire started between Avinger and Jefferson, Texas and burned nearly 41,000 acres of timberland and grassland before it was declared contained on September 13th. A total of 91 structures were burned which included homes, outbuildings and vehicles. Hundreds of firefighters were called in to battle the 12 day wildfire which began when a limb hit a powerline…

2. Nov 4, 2022Tornado$2.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   The tornado first touched down just to the southwest of Hughes Springs and then moved northeast into the city limits, where EF-1 damage was noted. Two single family residences sustained damage to the roofs with partial roof removal. The forest station on Pine Street also sustained damage to the roof and walls. Additionally, numerous large trees were downed along the path. Damage continued along CR-2994, just northeast of Hughes Springs, where two well-built homes sustained substantial roof damage consistent with an EF-2 rating. As the tornado continued on its path, it continued to cause EF-1 damage through more rural areas of Cass County, with a consistent path of snapped and…

3. Jun 14, 2023Tornado$2.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   An EF-2 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 120 mph initially produced damage along the shore of Wright Patman Lake. It snapped and uprooted hundreds of hardwood and softwood trees along its path, first crossing CR-3555. After it crossed CR-3555, it peeled part of a roof off of a single family home. The tornado continued to snap and uproot trees as it paralleled CR-3555 and crossed CR-3551 and CR-3554. The tornado strengthened to EF-2 intensity as it crossed CR-3659 and produced more widespread snapping of trees. As the tornado continued on, its most intense damage was at a two-story industrial facility along US-59. The tornado tore off the roof and damaged walls of the…

4. Feb 16, 2021Winter Storm, Cass$2.0 million
   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-18th, with areas of snow, sleet, and freezing rain (some heavy) falling across much of East 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 snow and sleet totals of one to three inches, with isolated higher amounts up to five to seven inches over Eastern Cass County. Strong overrunning of warmer air atop the…

5. Apr 9, 2009Tornado$750,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   This storm developed about 5 miles northwest of Linden in central Cass County near CR 1459 around 8:05 pm. Numerous trees were downed, with a tree crushing a truck, and another tree falling through the roof of a house. This tornado intensified along CR 1399, where a two-story home was nearly destroyed. The storm continued east across Highway 8 about 2 miles north of Linden, where the roof of a two story house was torn off, and a portable building behind the home was blown nearly 400 yards east across Highway 8 into some nearby woods. The tornado lifted around 8:31 pm near the intersection of CR 2328 and Highway 43 about a mile and a half north of Bivins. This tornado was rated an…

6. Jul 28, 2009Flash Flood$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Numerous roads and highways were underwater in Atlanta, Texas. Several roads were closed. Water was also reported in a few homes in town with evacuations needed. Several high water vehicle rescues were also reported in town. Several roads were also washed out including FM 1841.

7. Oct 9, 2009Thunderstorm Wind$325,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Numerous trees were downed along with power lines in Linden, Texas. A home east of Hughes Springs, Texas was heavily damaged when a tree fell on it. The master bedroom was destroyed and adjacent portions of the home suffered wind and water damage. Also, the roof was taken off a barn. At the height of the storm, 100 roads throughout the county had trees across them. Another tree fell on top of a large travel trailer in the Hughes Springs community.

8. Jul 28, 2009Flash Flood$250,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Local emergency manager reported a total of 11 high water rescues from stalled vehicles in flooded roadways around and close to the city. Four children were rescued from a flooded home on Thomas Street and another 5 homes in various portions of the city were evacuated due to flooding. Two other flood related vehicle rescues were also made in Queen City with several homes evacuated. Two residents on CR 1896 were driving on the road in a truck when they spotted a woman hanging onto a fence post in rushing flood waters with a disabled vehicle. The occupants of the truck attempted to drive the truck close enough to rescue the woman but their vehicle was also disabled by the high…

9. Apr 23, 2000Tornado$250,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Tornado developed in a high precipitation supercell as it moved east across the county. This tornado was one of several that occurred. Tornado tracked eastward along Hwy 77 and crossed through downtown Douglassville at Hwy 8 then continued east into the woods before lifting. Several homes, mobile homes, and businesses were damaged including the Post Office.

10. Sep 13, 2008Tropical Storm, Cass$250,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    The remnants of Hurricane Ike resulted in tropical storm force winds across portions of Cass County in northeast Texas. Scattered power outages were reported throughout the county with numerous trees and power lines downed. A few large trees were reported down in the town of Atlanta, Texas on Sycamore Street with a wood fence downed on Melrose Street. Tree damage was particularly bad in the town of Linden, Texas as well. Another tree was downed on a home at the intersection of Morse Road and Indian Hills Drive in Atlanta, Texas.

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

117°FAug 10, 1936

All-time low

−9°FFeb 13, 1899

Warmest night

84°F2 times, most recently Aug 4, 2011

Coldest day

15°FJan 10, 1962

Wettest day

10.48 inMay 28, 1998

Snowiest day

9.0 inJan 30, 1982

Hottest year

1921mean 69.0°F

Coldest year

1905mean 61.5°F

Wettest year

200978.08 in

Driest year

189622.48 in

Snowiest season

13.4 in1965-66

Station Texarkana Webb Field (USW00013977), 380 ft elevation, 31.5 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1892 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 USW00013977.
• 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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