Edwards County

Every recorded tornado

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

Costliest events since 1996

1. Aug 10, 2015Wildfire, Edwards$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The Brown Ranch Fire burned 17831 acres in Edwards County. The fire started on August 10 and was 100% contained on August 16. Three homes were destroyed by the fire and at least another 40 were evacuated.

2. Aug 23, 1998Flash Flood$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   By nightfall on the evening of Saturday, August 22nd, the remains of Charley had stalled over southern Uvalde and northern Zavala Counties. Heavy rainfall from the previous week had left soils in the two counties saturated. Through the night and into the early morning hours of Sunday, August 23rd, heavy rainfall in bands continued over mainly these two counties. Thunderstorms in the bands were producing rainfall rates approaching five inches per hour. A total of between 6 and 8 inches was reported between the towns of Uvalde, Batesville and Leakey. A devastating flood wave developed along the Frio, Dry Frio, Sabinal and Nueces Rivers and moved over camps, recreational areas and…

3. Nov 15, 2001Thunderstorm Wind$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Severe thunderstorm winds damaged homes and barns and knocked over trees both east and west of Barksdale, in both Edwards and Real Counties.

4. Jun 21, 1997Flash Flood$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The heavy rain Friday night into Saturday afternoon had left South Central Texas soils saturated. The situation worsened Saturday evening into Sunday as heavy rain associated with the upper low pressure system redeveloped over the western Texas Hill Country. Very heavy rains over the Texas Hill Country Saturday night and Sunday morning caused widespread flooding as well as flash flooding across numerous counties. The heavy rains moved into San Antonio Sunday morning and into the Austin area later in the morning. By Sunday afternoon and evening, areas of showers and thunderstorms had diminished over South Central Texas as the upper low moved into North Texas. Late Sunday evening,…

5. Nov 15, 2001Flash Flood$80,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Rainfall redeveloped on the morning of the 15th over the Edward Plateau and western Hill Country. In addition to the accumulations on the evening of the 14th, general 3 to 4 inch totals fell across Edwards County, bringing total amounts since the 14th to as much as 10 to 12 inches southeast of Rocksprings. Maximum amounts of up to 18 inches were reported near Barksdale in the southeast part of the county along the Real County line. A 22-year old woman drowned when the car she was riding in was swept off a low-water crossing across SH55 into Hackberry Creek. The driver of the vehicle was also washed into the creek. Both exited the vehicle and were clinging to tree branches as…

6. Oct 11, 2003Flash Flood$80,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   As the showers and thunderstorms spread eastward across Edwards County, they produced general rain totals of 2 inches. The heaviest amounts were over the south and east parts of the county, where isolated totals of up to 5 inches were reported. The showers and thunderstorms continued to develop over the county through the evening and finally ended by late evening. Most county roads were closed due to flash flooding. US 377 was closed across much of the county for several hours, with up to six feet of water over the road in one place. Damages were mainly to roads and bridges.

7. Feb 10, 2009Strong Wind, Edwards$50,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Strong winds behind a cold front downed power lines one mile north of Rocksprings. A COOP observer estimated the strongest gusts at 50 mph.

8. Aug 23, 1998Flash Flood$50,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   By nightfall on the 23rd, the central low pressure associated with the remainder of Charley had indeed stalled near Del Rio. A second seige of devastating rain fell between 9 pm and 2 am, producing over 10 inches by midnight. The intense rain was again in a "feeder band", oriented north to south over Del Rio and extending up the Devils River to above Bakers Crossing, eventually drifting slowly eastward to the Sycamore and Pinto Creek drainages. Heavy rain began falling in Del Rio at 9 pm, and produced 10 inches of rain by midnight. In all, nearly 18 inches of rain fell between 8 am Sunday morning and 6 am Monday morning. This is approximately the annual rainfall for Del Rio.…

9. Oct 8, 2002Flash Flood$30,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The area of thunderstorms began moving into Edwards county just before midnight continued into the morning, producing general 1 to 2 inches of rain over the southern part of the county. Isolated totals to 5 inches were indicated in the storms. The Edwards County Sheriff's Department reported flash flooding through noon over roads across the southern part of the county, mainly southwest of Rocksprings.

10. Oct 24, 2002Flash Flood$30,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    Near midnight on October 24, as an upper level disturbance approached from the west, showers and thunderstorms began forming in over Edwards, Uvalde, Kinney and Maverick Counties. Storms continued to near sunrise, with flash flooding developing quickly due to the saturated nature of the soils. General rainfall over Edwards County averaged 1 to 2 inches with up to 4 inches in isolated locations. Flash flooding developed in the early morning hours and ended just after sunrise. Minor damage was reported to county roads.

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

110°FJun 21, 2023

All-time low

0°FNov 29, 1976

Warmest night

82°F2 times, most recently Jun 17, 1956

Coldest day

17°FDec 23, 1989

Wettest day

8.18 inJul 20, 1967

Snowiest day

6.0 inFeb 22, 1966

Hottest year

2024mean 68.0°F

Coldest year

1968mean 62.3°F

Wettest year

199147.82 in

Driest year

20088.85 in

Snowiest season

8.0 in1972-73

Station Prade Rch (USC00417232), 2,052 ft elevation, 25.1 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1955 to September 30, 2026; 89.4% 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.

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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 USC00417232.
• 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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