McCulloch County

Every recorded tornado

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

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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.

More event types since 1996

Costliest events since 1996

1. May 21, 2026Lightning$6.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   A lightning strike started a fire at a hotel in Brady. The Texas State Fire Marshal has ruled the building a total loss due to the extensive fire, smoke, and water damage.

2. Apr 20, 1997Thunderstorm Wind$250,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Winds blew trees onto power lines in Brady. About three quarters of the town was without power.

3. May 14, 2008Tornado$250,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A storm survey revealed that a tornado with winds between 65 and 85 mph caused damage to storage buildings, a marina, trees, and other vegetation along the southeast side of Brady Lake.

4. Jun 22, 1997Flash Flood$200,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Five inches of rain fell in Brady with heavier rains in southwest McCulloch County. There was widespread street and road flooding throughout the county and Highway 71 was closed. The storms also caused numerous power outages.

5. Oct 13, 2018Tornado$150,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   National Weather Service storm survey team found evidence of damage confirming an EFO tornado in Brady. Several trees lost limbs. One tree was uprooted, while another tree fell on a home. Some roof damage was also observed.

6. Mar 12, 1999Tornado$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A tornado touched down southeast of Brady, heavily damaging a house and a barn.

7. May 4, 2002Hail$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Most homes in the Pear Valley community received damage from baseball size hail that fell for several minutes.

8. May 27, 2002Thunderstorm Wind$80,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The 70 MPH winds were also accompanied by golfball size hail. This combination did significant damage to a school and several homes in the area.

9. May 27, 2002Thunderstorm Wind$80,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Winds up to 80 mph combined with golfball size hail to produce damage to trees, houses and automobiles.

10. Nov 3, 2000Flood, Mcculloch$75,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    Heavy rainfall of 6 to 10 inches across Menard, McCulloch, and San Saba counties caused the San Saba River to climb out of its banks. The river crested near Menard on the afternoon of the 3rd at the flood stage of 18.0 feet. The river crested near San Saba just after midnight on the 4th at 29.7 feet, or 5.7 feet above flood stage. Minor damage occurred at the Menard City Park and at the Menard Sewage Plant, as well as the treatment plant and city park in Brady. Several homes and businesses suffered water damage, and agricultural damage was considered substantial. Many roads across Menard, McCulloch, and San Saba counties were closed, as low water crossings along both the San Saba…

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°F3 times, most recently Jun 29, 1980

All-time low

−2°FDec 23, 1989

Warmest night

80°F5 times, most recently Aug 11, 2023

Coldest day

15°FDec 23, 1989

Wettest day

9.55 inJul 4, 2025

Snowiest day

5.0 in3 times, most recently Feb 9, 1973

Hottest year

2011mean 68.4°F

Coldest year

1958mean 62.2°F

Wettest year

197146.52 in

Driest year

19548.98 in

Snowiest season

11.0 in1972-73

Station Brady (USC00411017), 1,711 ft elevation, 0.7 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1893 to November 30, 2025; 94.9% 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 USC00411017.
• 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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