Texas
254 counties401 tornadoes rated F3/EF3+290 county disaster declarations
Texas has recorded 9,616 tornadoes since 1950, the most of any state; 135 tropical storms and hurricanes within 50 miles since 1851; 10.44 million acres burned by large wildfires since 1984.
2026
- Tornadoes rated F2/EF2+ since 1950
- Tropical cyclone tracks since 1851
- Large wildfires since 1984
Statewide totals
Unique events: a tornado that crossed three counties counts once.
- Tornadoes since 1950
- 9,616
- 1st of 51
- Rated F3/EF3 or stronger
- 401
- 1st of 51
- Tropical cyclones within 50 mi
- 135
- 6th of 51
- At hurricane strength
- 72
- 3rd of 51
- Acres burned since 1984
- 10.4M
- 1,365 large fires
- Flood insurance claims
- 392,075
- $17 billion paid
County leaders
Where in Texas each hazard has struck most.
Most tornadoes
- 1Harris County253
- 2Hale County137
- 3Galveston County126
- 4Tarrant County113
- 5Jefferson County111
Most tropical cyclones within 50 mi
Most acres burned
- 1Roberts County774K
- 2Hemphill County591K
- 3Jeff Davis County516K
- 4Jefferson County469K
- 5Hutchinson County310K
Most flood claims
- 1Harris County170,854
- 2Galveston County60,620
- 3Jefferson County22,715
- 4Brazoria County21,436
- 5Montgomery County13,035
Notable events
The strongest tornadoes, hurricanes and fires in Texas’s record. Each opens its own page.
Tornadoes
- F5 1953, McLennan114 killed
- F5 1997, Williamson27 killed
- F5 1970, Lubbock26 killed
- F5 1964, Wichita7 killed
- F5 1976, Brown10.5 mi
- F5 1973, McLennan10.6 mi
- F4 1979, Archer42 killed
- F4 1987, Reeves30 killed
- F4 1957, Briscoe21 killed
- F4 1953, Haskell17 killed
Hurricanes and tropical storms
- Laura 2020Cat. 4
- Unnamed 1932Cat. 4
- Unnamed 1886Cat. 4
- Carla 1961Cat. 4
- Celia 1970Cat. 4
- Unnamed 1900Cat. 4
- Unnamed 1880Cat. 4
- Harvey 2017Cat. 4
- Unnamed 1916Cat. 4
- Unnamed 1915Cat. 4
Every county
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Cities
Places of 10,000 people or more with their own records.
- Houston
- San Antonio
- Dallas
- Fort Worth
- Austin
- El Paso
- Arlington
- Corpus Christi
- Plano
- Lubbock
- Laredo
- Irving
- Garland
- Frisco
- McKinney
- Grand Prairie
- Amarillo
- Brownsville
- Denton
- Killeen
- Mesquite
- McAllen
- Pasadena
- Waco
- Midland
- Round Rock
- Lewisville
- Carrollton
- Abilene
- Pearland
- College Station
- Odessa
- New Braunfels
- League City
- Conroe
- Richardson
- Tyler
- Allen
- Beaumont
- Edinburg
- Sugar Land
- Georgetown
- Wichita Falls
- San Angelo
- Temple
- Bryan
- Leander
- Mission
- Baytown
- Mansfield
- Longview
- Pharr
- Flower Mound
- Cedar Park
- San Marcos
- Missouri City
- Harlingen
- North Richland Hills
- Kyle
- Pflugerville
- Rowlett
- Victoria
- Fulshear
- Celina
- Wylie
- Little Elm
- Euless
- Texas City
- Burleson
- DeSoto
- Port Arthur
- Rockwall
- Galveston
- Sherman
- Grapevine
- Waxahachie
- Cedar Hill
- Huntsville
- Bedford
- Midlothian
- The Colony
- Keller
- Hutto
- Schertz
- Prosper
- Haltom City
- Weslaco
- Princeton
- Rosenberg
- Forney
- Coppell
- Friendswood
- Seguin
- Weatherford
- Lancaster
- Copperas Cove
- Cleburne
- Cibolo
- Hurst
- Duncanville
- Socorro
- Farmers Branch
- La Porte
- San Juan
- Greenville
- Texarkana
- Anna
- Harker Heights
- Del Rio
- Lufkin
- Deer Park
- Sachse
- Nacogdoches
- Converse
- Southlake
- Alvin
- Melissa
- Fate
- Eagle Pass
- Katy
- Royse City
- Lake Jackson
- Balch Springs
- Denison
- Saginaw
- Belton
- Colleyville
- Ennis
- Kerrville
- Corsicana
- University Park
- Corinth
- Paris
- Horizon City
- San Benito
- Kingsville
- Marshall
- Benbrook
- Alton
- Boerne
- Terrell
- Manor
- Watauga
- Big Spring
- Dickinson
- Stephenville
- Angleton
- Seagoville
- Murphy
- Crowley
- Portland
- Manvel
- Alamo
- Iowa Colony
- Universal City
- Red Oak
- Glenn Heights
- La Marque
- Brenham
- Palestine
- Orange
- Plainview
- Lakeway
- Brownwood
- Gainesville
- Taylor
- Lockhart
- Nederland
- Stafford
- White Settlement
- Mercedes
- Alice
- Bay City
- Bellaire
- Addison
- Sulphur Springs
- Groves
- Hewitt
- Donna
- Canyon
- Humble
- Live Oak
- Gatesville
- Pampa
- South Houston
- Mount Pleasant
- Buda
- Highland Village
- Mineral Wells
- Palmview
- Tomball
- Uvalde
- Rio Grande City
- Hidalgo
- Azle
- West University Place
- Hereford
- Dumas
- Jacksonville
- Lumberton
- Forest Hill
- Seabrook
- Santa Fe
- Athens
- Port Neches
- Trophy Club
- Andrews
- Kilgore
- Henderson
- Richmond
- Bastrop
- Elgin
- Liberty Hill
- Granbury
- Beeville
- Robinson
- Levelland
- Webster
- Providence Village
- El Campo
- Northlake
- Fair Oaks Ranch
- Selma
- Fredericksburg
- Lavon
- Borger
- Heath
- Leon Valley
- Roma
- Pleasanton
- Rockport
- Bonham
- Dripping Springs
- Snyder
- Port Lavaca
- Burkburnett
- Roanoke
- Fairview
- Clute
- Kaufman
- Mont Belvieu
- Kennedale
- Bellmead
- Freeport
- Lago Vista
- Helotes
- Town of Pecos
- Galena Park
- Robstown
- Sanger
- Dayton
- Josephine
- Sweetwater
- San Elizario
- Ingleside
- Raymondville