Foard County

Every recorded tornado

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

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. Aug 20, 2019Wildfire, Foard$1.5 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   The Vivian fire burned over 12,000 acres and cost roughly 1.5 million dollars in damage and suppression costs.

2. Apr 30, 2000Thunderstorm Wind$60,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A barn, several sheds and grain storage bins were blown down on the south side of Crowell, while on the southeast side of Crowell, numerous power poles were downed; sheet metal was blown off a carport; house windows were blown out, and a tree was downed.

3. Feb 22, 2000Hail$50,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Numerous roofs and vehicles were damaged by hail to the size of golf balls (1.75 inches).

4. Dec 26, 2000Ice Storm, Foard$25,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A major winter storm developed across north Texas during the evening of the 25th, with significant accumulations of ice and snow beginning around 0300 CST on the 26th, and lasting through most of the day. Across Hardeman and northern Foard Counties, a mixture of sleet and freezing rain fell overnight on the 26th before changing to all snow during the day, with total ice and snow accumulations between 2 and 4 inches observed. Across the remainder of western north Texas, a mixture of sleet and freezing rain accumulated to a depth of 1 to 2 inches. Although damage to personal and public property and infrastructure was greater across portions of south central and southeast Oklahoma,…

5. May 16, 1999Tornado$15,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Severe thunderstorms affected western north Texas during the evening of the 16th, resulting in 1 tornado, numerous reports of large hail, and 1 report of damaging straight-line winds. The tornado was observed 2 miles north of Thalia in Foard County and was reported by a storm chaser. Damage, rated F1, included a destroyed barn, downed trees, and minor roof damage. A garage was also lifted and moved. Straight-line winds caused damage 2 miles southwest of Vernon in Wilbarger County, where 1 mobile home was damaged;18 power poles were downed; and a windmill was destroyed. In addition, large signs were blown down onto Highway 287, and windows were blown out at the intersection of Main…

6. Dec 14, 2012Thunderstorm Wind$10,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Power lines were reported down and windows blown in, along with tin roofs peeled back.

7. Jun 7, 2018Thunderstorm Wind$10,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   An MCS moving southeastward out of Kansas on the morning of the 7th brought significant flooding to central OK as well as several severe wind and hail reports. Later in the evening a second set of storms formed near the dryline in the panhandles and brought severe winds to western north Texas. A subsequent wake low produced gusty winds over southwest Oklahoma as well.

8. Jun 19, 1999Flash Flood$10,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Several severe thunderstorms formed over western north Texas during the late afternoon and evening of the 19th. Two 45-foot grain silos, filled to capacity, were reported to have been blown over in Stanfield in Clay County, while also in Clay County, 2 miles south of Dean, a 15-foot tall, 10-inch diameter tree was blown over onto Highway 2393. Lightning struck and killed 4 cows, 2 miles north of Crowell in Foard County, and a tree was struck by lightning at the Clay County Courthouse in Henrietta in Clay County. One house was damaged by water in Margaret in Foard County when a nearby drainage ditch overflowed with water.

9. Jun 19, 1999Lightning$6,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Several severe thunderstorms formed over western north Texas during the late afternoon and evening of the 19th. Two 45-foot grain silos, filled to capacity, were reported to have been blown over in Stanfield in Clay County, while also in Clay County, 2 miles south of Dean, a 15-foot tall, 10-inch diameter tree was blown over onto Highway 2393. Lightning struck and killed 4 cows, 2 miles north of Crowell in Foard County, and a tree was struck by lightning at the Clay County Courthouse in Henrietta in Clay County. One house was damaged by water in Margaret in Foard County when a nearby drainage ditch overflowed with water.

10. Jan 12, 2007Winter Storm, Foard$5,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    A strong arctic cold front moved through western north Texas during the morning hours of the 12th. Precipitation from an upper level storm system overran the cold air in place, with a wintry mix of freezing rain and sleet the main result. The ice and sleet accumulation made for a messy situation on the roadways, with numerous accidents reported. Also, sporadic power outages and road closings occurred due to the ice and sleet accumulation on tree limbs and power lines that were downed. Although there were a few indirect injuries reported, no fatalities were reported. Numerous schools and businesses had to be closed due to the winter storm.

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

115°F2 times, most recently Jun 28, 1994

All-time low

−6°F2 times, most recently Dec 24, 1989

Warmest night

86°FAug 3, 2011

Coldest day

9°FDec 25, 1983

Wettest day

6.25 inSep 1, 1986

Snowiest day

7.0 inFeb 1, 1985

Hottest year

2012mean 67.6°F

Coldest year

1979mean 61.2°F

Wettest year

201542.83 in

Driest year

201110.37 in

Snowiest season

15.0 in2009-10

Station Lake Kemp (USC00414982), 1,167 ft elevation, 36.1 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1962 to October 22, 2026; 98.2% 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 USC00414982.
• 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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