Real County

Every recorded tornado

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

Costliest events since 1996

1. Jun 21, 1997Flash Flood$1.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   The heavy rain Friday night into Saturday afternoon had left South Central Texas soils saturated. The situation worsened Saturday evening into Sunday as heavy rain associated with the upper low pressure system redeveloped over the western Texas Hill Country. Very heavy rains over the Texas Hill Country Saturday night and Sunday morning caused widespread flooding as well as flash flooding across numerous counties. The heavy rains moved into San Antonio Sunday morning and into the Austin area later in the morning. By Sunday afternoon and evening, areas of showers and thunderstorms had diminished over South Central Texas as the upper low moved into North Texas. Late Sunday evening,…

2. Aug 23, 1998Flash Flood$600,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   By nightfall on the evening of Saturday, August 22nd, the remains of Charley had stalled over southern Uvalde and northern Zavala Counties. Heavy rainfall from the previous week had left soils in the two counties saturated. Through the night and into the early morning hours of Sunday, August 23rd, heavy rainfall in bands continued over mainly these two counties. Thunderstorms in the bands were producing rainfall rates approaching five inches per hour. A total of between 6 and 8 inches was reported between the towns of Uvalde, Batesville and Leakey. A devastating flood wave developed along the Frio, Dry Frio, Sabinal and Nueces Rivers and moved over camps, recreational areas and…

3. Aug 23, 1998Flood, Real$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Flooding along the headwaters of the Frio River was devastating, but campers had been removed in advance from the camps, preventing the need for dangerous last-minute rescues. Still, the flooding covered the entire camping area of Garner State Park in northeast Uvalde County. Water was reported to be five to six feet deep in some of the park building. Parts of some park structures were destroyed by the flood and washed downstream. Picnic tables and debris were strewn everywhere. Steel signs were bent to the ground. Without this timely evacuation, lives almost surely would have been lost. Flow in the camping area was several feet deep and moving very fast.Over twenty homes were…

4. Apr 15, 2001Hail$80,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The hail damaged cars and windows in homes.

5. Nov 15, 2001Thunderstorm Wind$50,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The severe thunderstorm winds that damaged homes and barns west of Barksdale extended eastward into Real County just north of Camp Wood.

6. Apr 15, 2001Thunderstorm Wind$50,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Severe thunderstorm winds blew over trees just north of Leakey.

7. Oct 8, 2002Flash Flood$50,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Thunderstorms in the morning hours over Real County produced widespread 2 to3 inch amounts with isolated totals near Leakey of up to 5 inches. The Real County Sheriff's Department reported most county roads in and near the town of Leakey closed due to high water and flash flooding.

8. Nov 15, 2001Flash Flood$50,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   In addition to 1 to 2 inches of rain across county on the evening of the 14th, additional rain redeveloped early on the morning of the 15th, in advance of a strong upper level disturbance approaching slowly from the west. On the morning of the 15th, additional 3 to 4 inch accumulations were reported, with isolated totals of up to 10 inches just south of Leakey. Flash flooding developed over the entire county with the most dangerous flooding from Leakey southward. Most of the damage reported was to roads and bridges across the southern part of the county.

9. Apr 25, 1999Flash Flood$40,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Flash flooding was reported over eastern Edwards County and western Real Counties due to general 2-3 inch rainfall with up to 5 inches maximum amounts. The worst flooding took place near Camp Wood and the Barksdale area, where flash flooding was knee-deep in some places. Nearly all of the damage was to roads and streets.

10. Mar 27, 1999Thunderstorm Wind$30,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    A downburst from severe thunderstorms damaged trees, knocking down large limbs southeast of Leakey. The severe winds also broke windows and damaged roofs of outbuildings.

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°FJun 21, 2023

All-time low

0°FNov 29, 1976

Warmest night

82°F2 times, most recently Jun 17, 1956

Coldest day

17°FDec 23, 1989

Wettest day

8.18 inJul 20, 1967

Snowiest day

6.0 inFeb 22, 1966

Hottest year

2024mean 68.0°F

Coldest year

1968mean 62.3°F

Wettest year

199147.82 in

Driest year

20088.85 in

Snowiest season

8.0 in1972-73

Station Prade Rch (USC00417232), 2,052 ft elevation, 13.5 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1955 to September 30, 2026; 89.4% 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 USC00417232.
• 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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