Falls County

Every recorded tornado

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

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.

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

River crests

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.

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. Oct 1, 2006Drought, Falls$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Persistent drought conditions continued across portions of north Texas. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, much of the region was still experiencing extreme (D3) drought conditions. The areas which were rated exceptional drought (D4) last month had received enough rainfall to be downgraded into the D3 category this month.|Even though drought conditions were lessened by a few rain events this month, serious hydrological problems remained. For instance, as much water was used from Lake Bridgeport in one month alone as was saved through conservation efforts by north Texas over the summer. Almost every north Texas lake remained well below conservation levels. The rain events this…

2. Apr 8, 2021Thunderstorm Wind$400,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Thunderstorm winds caused damage to a large, new wood and metal airplane hanger located southwest of Lott. Many of the metal panels were removed from the barn and part of the barn collapsed. Many of the vintage internal contents were damaged. Wind driven hail also cracked and shattered windows and windshields, but no hail size could be obtained.

3. May 23, 2024Tornado$200,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A tornado formed southeast of Eddy, TX, just south of State Highway 7, in Falls County. The tornado moved northward, causing scattered tree damage as it crossed Highway 7. Several homes and outbuildings sustained minor structural damage as the tornado paralleled Falls County Road 436. One manufactured home sustained EF-1 type damage (DI 2, DOD 7) near the county line with McLennan. The tornado traveled farther north, approximately half a mile inside the limits of McLennan County, dissipating before it reached Bruceville and Interstate 35. The tornado was rated an EF-1 in Falls County with maximum estimated winds of 100 mph. It traveled about 2.33 miles in Falls County before…

4. Jun 16, 2023Thunderstorm Wind$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Emergency Manager reports roof damage to multiple structures including a single family home near Durango, TX.

5. Jun 10, 2023Thunderstorm Wind$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Amateur radio reported an 18 wheeler flipped, a 15-inch diameter tree snapped, and a camper trailer blown around 40 feet. A personal weather station (KTXROSEB15) reported a wind gust of 79 MPH.

6. Jun 10, 2023Thunderstorm Wind$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Broadcast media reported damage to the roof and windows of a Dairy Queen on Highway 77 near Rosebud, and additional window damage near the center of town.

7. May 23, 2024Hail$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Emergency management reported two-inch diameter hail on Highway 7 west of Kosse.

8. May 14, 2008Thunderstorm Wind$75,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A deep slow-moving upper level trough moved from the desert southwest into west Texas during this period. Several shortwaves combined with surface boundaries to produce several rounds of storms. Downbursts as well as large hail were reported in addition to flash flooding.

9. Jun 6, 2026Flash Flood$75,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The fire department relayed that a house was flooded with children reportedly trapped in Lott.

10. Jun 16, 2023Hail$60,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    A late spring cold front pushed south into the area on Monday June 12, and became stationary near the I-20 corridor. The front provided focus for thunderstorm development as it meandered across the region for most of that weak, with multiple upper level disturbances providing added lift for development. Several consecutive days of strong to severe storms was the result, with many areas receiving large hail (storms each day produced hail over 2) and some locations receiving damaging downburst winds between 75-95 mph. A new record hailstone for North Texas occurred on June 15th in Sanger, TX when a 5.9-inch diameter hailstone was measured.

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

114°FJul 23, 2018

All-time low

−5°FJan 31, 1949

Warmest night

86°FAug 2, 2011

Coldest day

18°F3 times, most recently Dec 22, 1990

Wettest day

7.98 inDec 20, 1997

Snowiest day

7.0 inJan 30, 1949

Hottest year

2011mean 69.6°F

Coldest year

1979mean 63.8°F

Wettest year

200459.48 in

Driest year

195414.92 in

Snowiest season

9.0 in2020-21

Station Waco Regional Airport (USW00013959), 498 ft elevation, 29.6 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1941 to October 26, 2026; 99.9% 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 USW00013959.
• 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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