Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas
78,397 severe thunderstorm warnings since 1986. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of severe thunderstorm warnings reaches back to 1986.
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
- 78,397
- Busiest year
- 20233,176 severe thunderstorm warnings
- Average year
- 1,912over 41 years on file
Over time
By year
Before October 2007 these were issued for whole counties, and a storm crossing three counties was often three warnings; since then one polygon follows the storm. The count changed with the practice, not only with the weather.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Pecos County1,641
- Wilbarger County1,273
- Harris County1,246
- Clay County1,107
- Potter County1,091
- Carson County1,079
- Tom Green County1,060
- Wichita County1,056
- Brewster County1,020
- Tarrant County983
- Harrison County968
- Jones County964
- Hardeman County959
- Lubbock County958
- Randall County958
- Taylor County952
- Archer County934
- Gray County922
- Dallas County919
- Hale County905
- Foard County885
- Baylor County879
- Coleman County877
- Bowie County856
- Lamb County849
- Cass County844
- Knox County840
- Hutchinson County838
- Hockley County828
- Shackelford County828
- Montgomery County823
- Callahan County822
- Denton County819
- Rusk County798
- Armstrong County797
- Moore County795
- Panola County791
- Val Verde County779
- Floyd County777
- Crosby County775
214 more counties
- Roberts County771
- Oldham County770
- Runnels County770
- Parker County765
- Ochiltree County762
- Collin County754
- Hall County753
- Motley County751
- Midland County750
- Donley County735
- Haskell County727
- Hartley County718
- Lipscomb County717
- Dickens County706
- Wise County704
- Andrews County700
- Wheeler County696
- Ector County694
- Smith County687
- Swisher County682
- Hansford County681
- Deaf Smith County680
- Cooke County677
- Grayson County674
- Shelby County674
- Palo Pinto County670
- Brown County669
- Ellis County669
- Liberty County666
- Dallam County665
- Lynn County660
- Hemphill County658
- Nolan County656
- Fisher County653
- Nacogdoches County651
- Throckmorton County651
- Reeves County650
- Brazoria County648
- Castro County648
- Cottle County648
- Briscoe County647
- Red River County647
- Garza County645
- Terrell County642
- McCulloch County641
- Marion County640
- Gaines County638
- Jack County637
- Sherman County629
- Coke County618
- Jasper County616
- Concho County611
- Crockett County610
- Polk County609
- Young County609
- Erath County606
- Houston County605
- Martin County604
- Upton County601
- Hunt County600
- Hill County599
- Cherokee County595
- Kaufman County593
- Edwards County590
- Johnson County583
- Howard County581
- Kent County579
- Montague County577
- Newton County577
- Fort Bend County574
- Webb County571
- Upshur County569
- Stephens County568
- Walker County567
- Bexar County566
- King County562
- Terry County556
- Childress County555
- Kinney County554
- Collingsworth County551
- Eastland County551
- Gregg County541
- Glasscock County540
- Irion County539
- Navarro County539
- San Jacinto County539
- Scurry County537
- Fannin County535
- Stonewall County535
- McLennan County534
- Bosque County530
- Titus County523
- Wood County523
- Travis County522
- Hidalgo County520
- Galveston County516
- Crane County515
- Uvalde County515
- Schleicher County514
- Grimes County513
- Bailey County512
- Henderson County511
- San Saba County510
- Trinity County506
- Williamson County506
- Burnet County504
- Comanche County504
- Van Zandt County504
- Mitchell County503
- Dawson County502
- Morris County492
- Coryell County490
- Bell County489
- Medina County489
- Borden County485
- Lamar County484
- Hamilton County482
- Kerr County482
- Chambers County480
- Ward County476
- Sterling County471
- Llano County467
- Brazos County462
- Menard County462
- Tyler County457
- Parmer County455
- Angelina County453
- San Augustine County452
- Winkler County452
- Hudspeth County450
- Reagan County441
- Limestone County433
- Gillespie County430
- Bandera County428
- Kimble County428
- Hopkins County424
- Waller County424
- Wharton County419
- Cochran County416
- Anderson County414
- Camp County413
- Franklin County413
- Mason County413
- Sabine County412
- Duval County407
- Hays County406
- Hardin County405
- Jefferson County403
- Hood County401
- Austin County400
- Starr County396
- Maverick County395
- Zavala County393
- Bastrop County390
- Blanco County390
- Zapata County390
- Burleson County387
- Real County386
- Guadalupe County383
- Sutton County383
- Freestone County381
- Madison County378
- La Salle County377
- Jeff Davis County377
- Nueces County374
- Comal County373
- Yoakum County373
- Colorado County368
- Orange County368
- Kendall County367
- El Paso County354
- Gonzales County354
- Live Oak County353
- Culberson County353
- Cameron County350
- Jim Wells County344
- Washington County344
- Frio County339
- Falls County337
- Mills County334
- Lampasas County333
- Atascosa County331
- Bee County329
- San Patricio County324
- Presidio County322
- Kenedy County317
- Milam County315
- Caldwell County313
- Jim Hogg County313
- Rockwall County312
- Wilson County312
- Delta County311
- McMullen County307
- Willacy County303
- Leon County302
- Rains County297
- Matagorda County295
- Brooks County291
- Robertson County290
- Loving County290
- Refugio County287
- Kleberg County283
- Somervell County283
- Fayette County282
- Lee County279
- Victoria County272
- Goliad County266
- Dimmit County265
- Lavaca County247
- DeWitt County245
- Jackson County239
- Karnes County200
- Aransas County186
- Calhoun County162
The latest severe thunderstorm warnings
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Ector | 26 min |
| Sep 21, 7:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Tarrant | 35 min |
| Sep 21, 7:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SJT | Coleman, McCulloch | 24 min |
| Sep 21, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Mitchell | 12 min |
| Sep 21, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Hockley, Terry | 22 min |
| Sep 21, 5:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Midland | 32 min |
| Sep 21, 5:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Castro, Swisher | 32 min |
| Sep 21, 4:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Cooke | 46 min |
| Sep 21, 4:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Hockley | 44 min |
| Sep 21, 4:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Bailey, Castro, Lamb, Parmer | 64 min |
| Sep 21, 4:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FWD | Cooke, Montague | 42 min |
| Sep 21, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LUB | Bailey, Lamb | 60 min |
Nearby
Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.