Menard County

Every recorded tornado

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

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.

Costliest events since 1996

1. Oct 16, 2018Flood$7.1 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   TxDOT reported RR 2291, RR 1773, FM 2092, and FM 1311 in Menard County closed due to flooding. Lots of damage to area roads and county infrastructure form the prolonged flooding.

2. Feb 14, 2021Cold/Wind Chill, Menard$374,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Junction ASOS reported reported wind chill readings of -10 to -15 degrees. Menard County reported damage to their roads, bridges and public utility systems.

3. May 31, 1997Thunderstorm Wind$300,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Golfball size hail and 100 mph winds were reported by a cooperative observier near Fort McKavett. The hail broke double-pane windows. The winds damaged three camp buildings along the San Saba River. One building was lifted off of its foundation. The roof of another, a lodge building, was removed and carried more than 100 yards by the winds. The camp was occupied during this storm but there were no injuries.

4. Jun 22, 1997Flash Flood$250,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Up to four inches of rain fell over Menard County with higher amounts in a few areas. The water was up to four feet deep. Farm-to-Market roads and highways were closed.

5. Nov 3, 2000Flood, Menard$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…

6. Jun 14, 1997Thunderstorm Wind$75,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Large tree limbs were broken in Menard and throughout the county.

7. May 31, 1997Hail$50,000
8. Aug 29, 1996Flash Flood$50,000
9. Jun 24, 2019Thunderstorm Wind$30,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A roof was lifted from a residence by damaging thunderstorm winds.

10. Nov 3, 2000Flash Flood$25,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    Slow moving thunderstorms dropped 8 to 10 inches of rain across most of Menard County, causing extensive flooding. At one point, every road in the county was reportedly flooded and impassable due to both flash flooding and flooding along the San Saba River.

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°FMay 26, 2024

All-time low

−7°FFeb 2, 1951

Warmest night

87°FJun 6, 2018

Coldest day

20°F2 times, most recently Jan 12, 1963

Wettest day

5.91 inOct 14, 1957

Snowiest day

6.4 inFeb 22, 1966

Hottest year

2024mean 70.3°F

Coldest year

1968mean 63.0°F

Wettest year

195735.88 in

Driest year

195110.24 in

Snowiest season

7.0 in1957-58

Station Junction Kimble County Airport (USW00013973), 1,711 ft elevation, 27.0 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1948 to October 26, 2026; 97.7% 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 USW00013973.
• 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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