Storms in Texas in 2004

3,977 events in 1,051 episodes

Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Texas in 2004, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. From 1996 the record holds 48 kinds of event with each office’s narrative; before that, tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, and before 1955 tornadoes alone.

Texas in 2004 on the map

Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

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The year

Events: 3,977
Deaths: 25
Injuries: 104
Damage: $309 million
Episodes: 1,051

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

By kind of event

Kind of event	Events	Deaths	Injuries	Damage
Hail	1,519	0	10	$23 million
Flash Flood	960	14	15	$64 million
Thunderstorm Wind	844	1	2	$2.0 million
Tornado	185	2	32	$219 million
Winter Weather	106	0	0
Flood	80	0	0	$381,000
Heavy Snow	77	0	0
Funnel Cloud	72	0	0
High Wind	49	0	1	$120,000
Winter Storm	35	0	0	$70,000
Lightning	25	3	44	$255,000
Heavy Rain	14	1	0
Strong Wind	4	0	0	$54,000
Heat	3	3	0
Debris Flow	1	0	0
Cold/Wind Chill	1	1	0
Sleet	1	0	0
Ice Storm	1	0	0

Every episode, month by month

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.