Hardeman County

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond the county. Deaths recorded within Hardeman 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 16, 2019Wildfire, Hardeman$2.2 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   The Copper Breaks fire burned roughly 7,200 acres of land and cost nearly 2.2 million dollars in damage and for fire suppression.

2. May 29, 2001Thunderstorm Wind$300,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Damage to buildings, trees, power poles, and other infrastructure was sustained city-wide.

3. Mar 11, 2007Thunderstorm Wind$107,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   All power was lost in the town of Quanah. Damage was reported to a log cabin. A bale of hay was lifted over a fence. Power poles/lines were downed. A mobile home rolled and was heavily damaged. Several residences reported roof damage. A chimney was knocked off the roof of one residence. Fences were reported knocked down. A grain bin was blown three quarters of a mile. Two out-buildings were also destroyed.

4. Mar 15, 2026Dust Storm, Hardeman$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Multiple sources reported a multi-vehicle accident along U.S. Highway 287, a few miles southeast of Quanah, due to near-zero visibility in blowing dust. The event time is approximate.

5. Apr 15, 2003Tornado$75,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   This tornado began in Hardeman County, Texas producing F2 damage before moving northeast and crossing the Red River at 1829 CST into extreme western Jackson County, Oklahoma then moving into Harmon County, Oklahoma where it dissipated. The tornado moved through a farm north of Williams, Texas causing significant damage. A hay barn, saddle shed, garage, shop, and chicken house were destroyed. The house was also damaged with broken windows, porch removed from the house, tree limbs driven through the north facing wall, and the east wall of the house separated by approximately an inch.

6. May 29, 2001Tornado$60,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   This was a large tornado, observed by many persons, but only produced F1 damage. The tornado formed about 3 miles east of Quanah and tracked east-southeast for 8 miles before dissipating. As the tornado crossed Highway 287, a semi-truck, which pulled to the side of the road, was blown over. The driver sustained several injuries, requiring hopital care. Also nearby, 10 to 15 utility poles were either blown over or snapped in half, and a trailer house was destroyed.

7. Jun 5, 2008Thunderstorm Wind$50,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Numerous tree limbs and power lines were blown down. A radio station tower was blown down. Several car winds sustained damage due to flying debris. The wind speed was measured at 65 mph before power was lost. Monetary damages were estimated.

8. Apr 3, 2026Thunderstorm Wind$25,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A center irrigation pivot was blown over and a 30x30 foot metal carport was overturned in/near Quanah. The location is approximate, and the event time is estimated based on radar observations.

9. Dec 26, 2000Winter Storm, Hardeman$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,…

10. May 29, 2001Thunderstorm Wind$20,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    Two large and severe thunderstorms which spawned tornadoes in the Texas panhandle earlier in the day, moved into Hardeman County around dark. The thunderstorms merged into one very large severe thunderstorm near Quanah and was responsible for 2 tornadoes, one reported 1/4 to 1/2 mile wide, and widespread straight-line wind damage to city of Chillicothe.

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°F2 times, most recently Jun 26, 2011

All-time low

−5°F2 times, most recently Dec 23, 1989

Warmest night

88°FJul 16, 2001

Coldest day

10°FDec 22, 1990

Wettest day

5.32 inOct 20, 1983

Snowiest day

11.0 inDec 2, 1971

Hottest year

2012mean 65.6°F

Coldest year

1987mean 59.1°F

Wettest year

199539.08 in

Driest year

195610.44 in

Snowiest season

27.4 in1967-68

Station Childress Municipal Airport (USW00023007), 1,949 ft elevation, 34.6 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1948 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.

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 USW00023007.
• 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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