Jim Hogg County

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond the county. Deaths recorded within Jim Hogg 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. Jul 2, 2010Tornado$1.5 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   A tornado was reported in the Hebbronville area by the border patrol and public.|A tornado touched down in the Hebbronville area just after 5 pm, flipping a tractor trailer, uprooting trees, snapping large limbs, and causing a gas leak. The tornado knocked out power to at least 1762 AEP Power customers, more than half of the town. The tornado formed along a remnant shear axis left behind after Hurricane Alex dissipated in Mexico. The elevated humidity levels combined with daytime heating and low to mid level turbulence likely contributed to the development of the tornado producing thunderstorm.||A preliminary assessment of damages in Hebbronville indicated areas of EF-1 (85 to 105…

2. Oct 13, 2003Flood, Jim Hogg$150,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A strong weather disturbance combined with abundant tropical moisture across the region to produce intense rainfall across Deep South Texas during the period. The heaviest rains fell across Brooks, Jim Hogg, Starr, Hidalgo, Cameron and Willacy counties. La Joya in western Hidalgo county received over 13 inches of rain, Harlingen received 11 inches, with 10 inches falling at Mc Cook and Falfurrias. Unofficial reports of 14 inches of rain falling over southern Brooks county. The heavy rains over Starr county caused a rise of Los Olmos Creek. The creek crested at 13 feet at Rio Grande City, on Oct 14, flood stage is 10 feet. The creek quickly fell from flood stage that same…

3. Jun 17, 2015Flash Flood$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Heavy rainfall across northern Jim Hogg County resulted in flash flooding in Hebbronville. Hebbronville Fire Department reported that at least 2.5 feet of flowing water was over the road on Galbraith Street, in particular near the intersections of Galbraith Street and N Maria Avenue and Galbraith Street and Wilhelma Avenue. At least one car was stuck in the flowing water, with water over the hood of the car.

4. Aug 22, 2023Tropical Storm, Jim Hogg$50,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The AWOS station at Jim Hogg County Airport in northern Jim Hogg County experienced Tropical Storm-force wind gusts for a period of nearly 2 hours with a measured maximum wind gust of 43 mph at 3:10PM CDT.||Pictures from the County Judge of Jim Hogg County shows several downed trees and powerlines in and around the town of Hebbronville.

5. Jun 20, 2006Flash Flood$25,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Thunderstorms produced 7 inches of rain in a short period of time in Hebbronville. The runoff from this rainfall quickly produced street flooding and flooding of low-lying that affected businesses and homes. Additionally, the creek that runs through Hebbronville went over its banks.

6. May 13, 2004Thunderstorm Wind$25,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The fire department in Hebbronville reported that winds around 60 mph blew down power lines in the south side of Hebbronville. Residents suffered power outages of nearly 2 hours.

7. May 11, 2015Flash Flood$20,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Jim Hogg County Sheriffs Office reported 6 inches to 1 foot of water on all roads in Hebbronville. 2 water rescues were from vehicles were completed and water was reported inside 1 building. Los Olmos Creek was reported to be at capacity and in danger of flowing over the roadway.

8. Mar 18, 2008Wildfire, Jim Hogg$15,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   An explosively developing wild fire just northwest of Hebbronville, along State Highway 359, quickly blossomed to 10,000 acres, fed by strong wind gusts which may have exceeded 60 mph in some spots according to some accounts. Five homes were threatened and saved, but one barn was damaged. The Dana Fire was eventually contained during the evening. Local ranchers evacuated livestock and the Jim Hogg Sheriff���s Office issued a voluntary evacuation order. Numerous fire departments from Jim Hogg, Kleberg, Jim Wells, and Webb County, among others, responded.

9. May 12, 1997Thunderstorm Wind$10,000
10. Apr 4, 2014Thunderstorm Wind$5,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    Trained spotter reported damage near the intersection of FM3073 and Highway 16, southwest of Hebbronville. Travel trailers, portable buildings and trees were blown over.

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.

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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.
• 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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