San Augustine County

Every recorded tornado

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

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.

Every earthquake of magnitude 4 or more within 50 miles

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. Feb 10, 1998Thunderstorm Wind$15.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Numerous trees and powerlines were toppled. Literally hundreds of trees were uprooted of snapped. A number of homes and automobiles throughout the area suffered damage. Several chicken houses had their roofs blown off. The Sabine National Forest suffered over 70,000 acres of damage with 5,000 acres completely levelled resulting in 300 million board feet of timber damaged. Six million dollars in damage belongs to property while nine million dollars belongs to timber loss.

2. Feb 16, 2021Winter Storm, San Augustine$6.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   On the heels of the first winter storm and historically cold temperatures observed earlier in the week across all of the Southern Plains and much of the Lower Mississippi Valley, a second significant winter storm developed across much of these areas from February 16th-18th, with areas of snow, sleet, and freezing rain (some heavy) falling across much of East Texas. Strong forcing and moisture associated with the next upper level trough to move atop the extensive arctic air mass in place resulted in widespread snow and sleet totals of one to three inches, with isolated higher amounts up to five to seven inches over Eastern Cass County. Strong overrunning of warmer air atop the…

3. Mar 30, 2008Flash Flood$5.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Ten to twenty inches of rain fell in the San Augustine and Sabine County area causing record flooding of some local creeks and reservoirs. Flash flooding was reported throughout the county and many bridges and roads were washed out. A fatality occurred when two people drove off the side of the road into deeper water. Only one of the occupants was able to get out.

4. Apr 24, 2019Tornado$5.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   An EF-2 tornado with maximum estimated winds of 130 mph first touched down along County Road 1277 where it uprooted and snapped numerous trees as it paralleled the road. It then widened and moved across Cedar Road where extensive tree damage led to structural damage to 54 structures in a neighborhood. As it continued, it ripped the awning off of a gas station and snapped the electrical transmission tower of a sub-station near the intersection of Highway 96 and Highway 21. A laundromat and several additional structures saw extensive damage as the tornado moved across the northern side of Downtown San Augustine. After tearing through the northern part of the city, it continued to…

5. Mar 30, 2008Flash Flood$3.0 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   Widespread flooding reported across the northern portion of the county. Flooding was severe on County Road 21 in town and at the circle and along County Road 103. Homes were also flooded around the city. Three foot of water was also reported over Highway 3079. Evacuations had to be made by boat from homes in the northern part of the county. Several roads were washed out and or closed. Over 30 homes in the county were completely flooded along with several businesses. Water was as high as five feet in some homes. One fatality was reported when two people were driving east on State Highway 21 and ran into a ditch and became caught in swift-moving water. One man was rescued in time…

6. Jun 21, 2011Thunderstorm Wind$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The National Weather Service conducted a storm survey in Nacogdoches and San Augustine County and concluded that damage was the result of a major downburst. Hundreds of trees from Chireno to San Augustine and to the south were either uprooted or snapped. A few single story homes in the Denning area sustained major structural damage due to large oak trees falling onto the homes. Several chicken houses were damaged by the downburst winds along FM road 1196. The roofs were peeled back. Numerous cars were damaged due to fallen trees, such as along FM road 1277, where two full size trucks were pinned by large oak trees.

7. Sep 13, 2008Hurricane (Typhoon), San Augustine$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Hurricane force winds sustained near 74 mph resulted in widespread damage from trees and power lines downed throughout the entire county. Many streets were impassable during the height of the storm with power outages widespread as well. One car was reported damaged by a falling tree.

8. Mar 24, 2017Thunderstorm Wind$125,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A downburst occurred as an eastward moving line of severe thunderstorms moved across Lake Sam Rayburn. Winds likely accelerated across the open waters before slamming into the westward exposed shoreline at the Shirley Creek Marina south of Etoile. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted. The boat awning at the marina was damaged, and several residences sustained minor damage to their roofing shingles. One residence was severely damaged, as a large portion of the roof deck was uplifted and the walls partially collapsed. Wind speeds were estimated to be between 100-110 mph.

9. Apr 30, 2016Tornado$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   An EF-1 tornado with winds estimated between 95-105 mph touched down along the northern shore of Sam Rayburn Lake in the back of the Anthony Harbor subdivision off of Anthony Drive, snapping and uprooting numerous trees as it moved north northeast through the subdivision to Highway 83. Several trees fell on homes in this subdivision, where the tornado was at its widest and strongest. The tornado then shifted northeast and crossed over the northern tip of the lake north of the Ayish Bayou bridge, where the force of the winds resulted in two electrical transmission lines leaning in a northeasterly direction. The tornado then moved into a heavily wooded area north of Highway 83 near…

10. Mar 2, 1999Tornado$100,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    This was a continuation of the Nacogdoches tornado. Damage was mainly forestry consisting of numerous trees fallen and limbs snapped. Three homes had major roof damage and a carport was completely destroyed. Two large bails of rain saturated hay (Approximately 1500 lbs each dry weight) were moved about 25 yards.

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

111°FAug 27, 2023

All-time low

−2°F2 times, most recently Feb 2, 1951

Warmest night

82°F4 times, most recently Jun 25, 1969

Coldest day

19°FJan 10, 1962

Wettest day

7.47 inOct 16, 1994

Snowiest day

8.1 inJan 30, 1949

Hottest year

1933mean 71.3°F

Coldest year

1983mean 64.1°F

Wettest year

200479.04 in

Driest year

196326.49 in

Snowiest season

8.1 in1948-49

Station Lufkin Angelina County Airport (USW00093987), 286 ft elevation, 38.2 miles from the population centre. Daily records from 1906 to October 26, 2026; 99.7% 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 USW00093987.
• 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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