Special Weather Statements in Texas
61,558 special weather statements 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 special weather statements reaches back to 2006.
Special Weather Statements by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Special Weather Statements
- 61,558
- Busiest year
- 20234,749 special weather statements
- Average year
- 2,931over 21 years on file
Over time
By year
Only statements with a storm outline are archived, which offices began using widely after 2006.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Harris County704
- Tarrant County629
- Pecos County575
- Dallas County567
- Oldham County542
- Clay County528
- Potter County509
- Denton County498
- Wichita County496
- Montgomery County495
- Orange County491
- Val Verde County485
- Young County478
- Randall County475
- Cameron County474
- Hartley County474
- Brewster County468
- Crockett County462
- Deaf Smith County462
- Baylor County461
- Tom Green County460
- Houston County459
- Hidalgo County456
- Hardeman County454
- Dallam County453
- Wilbarger County451
- Knox County446
- Newton County444
- Liberty County443
- Archer County442
- Throckmorton County441
- Collin County437
- Carson County433
- Montague County431
- Jasper County429
- Jack County425
- Polk County421
- Grayson County420
- Foard County416
- Shackelford County416
214 more counties
- Brazoria County415
- Armstrong County411
- Lamar County406
- Hardin County406
- Trinity County404
- Fisher County404
- Williamson County402
- Cooke County401
- Stephens County400
- Jones County400
- Wise County399
- Chambers County398
- Webb County398
- Tyler County396
- Moore County396
- San Jacinto County395
- Brown County394
- Taylor County393
- Fannin County391
- El Paso County387
- Fort Bend County385
- Waller County385
- Eastland County384
- Kinney County380
- Gray County379
- Zapata County379
- Collingsworth County378
- Starr County377
- Donley County376
- Coleman County370
- Terrell County369
- San Saba County368
- Haskell County368
- Ellis County365
- Parker County365
- Walker County363
- Palo Pinto County362
- Wheeler County361
- Callahan County358
- Runnels County358
- Brooks County358
- Sherman County355
- Johnson County354
- Hutchinson County350
- Roberts County350
- Jeff Davis County349
- Lipscomb County349
- Hemphill County346
- Kaufman County344
- Brazos County343
- Nolan County341
- Concho County340
- Ochiltree County340
- Burnet County339
- Anderson County334
- McCulloch County334
- Madison County332
- Henderson County329
- Hudspeth County328
- Sabine County327
- Kimble County327
- Menard County327
- Bell County326
- Jefferson County325
- Schleicher County325
- Red River County324
- Angelina County324
- Reeves County324
- Grimes County323
- Jim Hogg County323
- Bexar County322
- Van Zandt County320
- Hunt County317
- San Augustine County316
- Mason County316
- Victoria County316
- Navarro County314
- Irion County314
- Sutton County314
- Lubbock County313
- Smith County310
- Hansford County309
- La Salle County309
- Hopkins County302
- Burleson County301
- McLennan County300
- Rockwall County297
- Upton County297
- Willacy County296
- Harrison County295
- Guadalupe County295
- Washington County287
- Dimmit County287
- Nueces County287
- Nacogdoches County286
- Edwards County286
- Cherokee County285
- Scurry County285
- Travis County285
- Gregg County284
- Bowie County282
- Galveston County282
- Jim Wells County282
- Limestone County281
- Hill County278
- Panola County276
- Duval County276
- Leon County274
- Delta County273
- Lee County273
- Coke County271
- Marion County270
- Loving County268
- Live Oak County268
- Upshur County267
- Shelby County267
- Austin County267
- Comal County266
- Milam County265
- Cass County265
- Wharton County263
- Erath County259
- Robertson County259
- Kleberg County258
- Wood County257
- Hood County255
- Gonzales County254
- Real County253
- Colorado County252
- Rusk County251
- Kendall County251
- Gillespie County251
- Coryell County249
- Caldwell County246
- Wilson County246
- Ector County245
- Uvalde County245
- San Patricio County244
- Gaines County243
- Lampasas County241
- Jackson County241
- Fayette County241
- Ward County241
- Bosque County240
- Titus County240
- Kerr County239
- Blanco County237
- Medina County237
- Camp County235
- Bastrop County235
- Freestone County234
- Kenedy County234
- Bee County233
- Llano County231
- Andrews County230
- Borden County230
- Mitchell County230
- Hamilton County229
- Matagorda County229
- Midland County227
- Goliad County227
- Atascosa County226
- Sterling County226
- Dawson County225
- Morris County224
- Glasscock County224
- Comanche County222
- Rains County221
- Hays County221
- Martin County221
- Presidio County218
- Falls County217
- Bandera County217
- Howard County216
- Karnes County216
- McMullen County216
- Lavaca County214
- Mills County212
- Refugio County212
- Somervell County210
- Hall County209
- Reagan County209
- Briscoe County208
- Crane County206
- Childress County205
- Culberson County205
- DeWitt County201
- Franklin County199
- Zavala County199
- Yoakum County196
- Frio County194
- Maverick County193
- Cochran County191
- Stonewall County191
- Motley County187
- Hockley County186
- Parmer County185
- Swisher County185
- Castro County183
- King County179
- Calhoun County178
- Cottle County172
- Crosby County171
- Bailey County169
- Winkler County169
- Kent County167
- Lamb County167
- Hale County165
- Floyd County163
- Lynn County161
- Dickens County154
- Terry County150
- Garza County145
- Aransas County136
The latest special weather statements
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 5:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Dawson | 36 min |
| Sep 22, 4:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Orange | 44 min |
| Sep 22, 4:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Eastland | 39 min |
| Sep 22, 4:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Howard | 44 min |
| Sep 22, 2:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Taylor | 28 min |
| Sep 22, 2:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Nolan | 30 min |
| Sep 22, 2:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Concho | 32 min |
| Sep 22, 2:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Ector | 45 min |
| Sep 22, 1:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Pecos | 31 min |
| Sep 21, 7:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SJT | Tom Green | 39 min |
| Sep 21, 7:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Hunt | 34 min |
| Sep 21, 7:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FWD | Tarrant | 27 min |
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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.