Storm History: Bell County, Texas

Events

1,219

Deaths

21

Injuries

106

Damage

$286 million

Episodes

648

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.

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• Tornado, May 24, 20074 deaths · $189,000 · EF1 · 7 events here
• Tornado, May 26, 19762 deaths · 7 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, December 20, 19972 deaths · 1 injured · $345,000 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 16, 20152 deaths · $180,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 20202 deaths · $60,000 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 7, 20101 death · $3.0 million · EF2 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 8, 20241 death · $595,000 · 3 in hail · 8 events here
• Tornado, May 6, 19551 death · 1 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 7, 20141 death · 7 injured · $100,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 5, 20131 death · 1 injured · $10,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 29, 20071 death · EF1 · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 1, 20111 death · 1 event here
• Heat, June 26, 20121 death · 1 event here
• Heat, July 10, 20161 death · 1 event here

• Hail, April 19, 1996$200 million · 4.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 13, 2021$50 million · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 21, 202430 injured · $5.9 million · EF2 · 9 events here
• Tornado, September 7, 20101 death · $3.0 million · EF2 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 27, 19951 injured · $2.6 million · 1.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Tornado, May 26, 19762 deaths · 7 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 5 events here
• Tornado, April 28, 20232 injured · $2.0 million · EF1 · 9 events here
• Tornado, April 12, 202223 injured · $2.0 million · EF3 · 26 events here
• Wildfire, March 2, 2025$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 20, 20064 injured · $1.1 million · 1.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Tornado, May 27, 1997$920,000 · F3 · 10 events here
• Drought, November 1, 2006$800,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 25, 2007$760,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 13, 2008$690,000 · EF0 · 14 events here
• Flash Flood, April 8, 20241 death · $595,000 · 3 in hail · 8 events here
• Tornado, April 8, 2008$575,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 14, 1969$525,000 · F2 · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 7, 1996$450,000 · 80 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2009$402,000 · 56 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, October 23, 2015$400,000 · 5 events here

• Flash Flood, May 8, 2026$5,000 · 4.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 1, 20254.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 25, 2023$10,000 · 4.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 19, 1996$200 million · 4.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 26, 2017$80,000 · 4.25 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, March 28, 2014$197,000 · 4.25 in hail · 13 events here
• Flash Flood, May 6, 20064 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 20, 20233.5 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, April 11, 19623.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 8, 20241 death · $595,000 · 3 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, April 6, 20183 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, October 25, 2009$3,000 · 3 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, September 7, 20013 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 25, 19923 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 24, 2023$31,000 · 2.75 in hail · 5 events here

• Tornado, May 26, 19762 deaths · 7 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 5 events here
• Tornado, March 12, 1971F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 15, 1973F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 24, 1957$3,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 26, 1957F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 27, 1961F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 21, 1979F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 9, 1981$25,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 13, 1981F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 15, 1987$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 1989F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 14, 1990$250,000 · F3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 13, 1994$55,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 29, 1994$5,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 27, 1997$920,000 · F3 · 10 events here

Every tornado in Bell County, with its track

• Heat, June 18, 20261 event here
• Flash Flood, June 12, 20261 event here
• Flash Flood, June 5, 2026$21,000 · 1.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 23, 20261.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 19, 20261 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 8, 2026$5,000 · 4.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, March 15, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 23, 20263 events here
• Heat, August 15, 20252 events here
• Hail, August 1, 2025$20,000 · 1 in hail · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 202552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 10, 2025$1,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 25, 2025$223,000 · 1.25 in hail · 6 events here
• Tornado, May 5, 2025EF1 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 1, 20254.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 29, 2025EF0 · 5 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20251 event here
• Hail, March 23, 20251.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, March 18, 20251 event here
• Hail, March 12, 202561 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, March 2, 2025$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 20252 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 20251 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20251 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20251 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 18, 2024$100,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, November 7, 2024$21,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, November 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, October 22, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 20, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 13, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 7, 20241 event here
• Heat, August 1, 20241 event here
• Heat, July 29, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 1, 20241 event here
• Heat, June 24, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, June 12, 2024$20,000 · 3 events here
• Heat, June 4, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, May 30, 20242 in hail · 1 event here
• Heat, May 25, 20241 event here
• Tornado, May 23, 2024EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 21, 202430 injured · $5.9 million · EF2 · 9 events here
• Flash Flood, May 16, 2024$24,000 · 70 kt wind · 13 events here
• Flash Flood, May 11, 2024$38,000 · 2 in hail · 8 events here
• Tornado, May 8, 2024EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 1, 20241.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 26, 2024$20,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, April 8, 20241 death · $595,000 · 3 in hail · 8 events here
• Drought, February 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20231 event here
• Hail, September 24, 2023$31,000 · 2.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Heat, September 23, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, September 7, 20231 event here
• Heat, September 5, 20231 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 17, 20232 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 1, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 17, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 12, 20231 event here
• Heat, July 10, 20231 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 26, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 15, 20231 event here
• Heat, June 14, 20231 event here
• Hail, June 10, 20238 injured · $30,000 · 2.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 7, 20231.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 4, 20232.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 28, 20232 injured · $2.0 million · EF1 · 9 events here
• Tornado, April 25, 2023$10,000 · 4.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 20, 20233.5 in hail · 7 events here
• Tornado, April 2, 2023$107,000 · EF0 · 4 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20231 event here
• Tornado, March 16, 2023EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 2, 2023EF1 · 1 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20231 event here
• Ice Storm, February 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20221 event here
• Hail, November 11, 2022$10,000 · 2 in hail · 6 events here
• Drought, November 1, 20221 event here
• Hail, October 24, 2022$60,000 · 1.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Drought, October 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, August 30, 20223 events here
• Heat, August 3, 20221 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 17, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 6, 20223 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 11, 20222 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20221 event here
• Tornado, April 12, 202223 injured · $2.0 million · EF3 · 26 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20221 event here
• Tornado, March 21, 2022$2,000 · EF3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 14, 2022EF1 · 1 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20221 event here
• Hail, September 28, 2021$12,000 · 2.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Heat, September 1, 20211 event here
• Heat, August 1, 20211 event here
• Heat, July 29, 20211 event here
• Heat, July 25, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2021$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2021$10,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 16, 2021$50,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 3, 2021$100,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Hail, April 12, 20212.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 8, 2021$6,000 · 2 in hail · 4 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 13, 2021$50 million · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, February 9, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 10, 20211 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20201 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20201 event here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 20202 deaths · $60,000 · 2 events here
• Heat, September 1, 20201 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 28, 20201 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 12, 20202 events here
• Drought, August 11, 20201 event here
• Heat, July 9, 20201 event here
• Heat, July 1, 20201 event here
• Hail, May 27, 2020$5,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 22, 2020EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, April 28, 2020$3,000 · 2 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 9, 2020$3,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, February 1, 20201 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20201 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20191 event here
• Drought, November 19, 20191 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, October 31, 20191 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20191 event here
• Drought, September 10, 2019$5,000 · 1 event here
• Heat, August 26, 20191 event here
• Heat, August 17, 20191 event here
• Heat, August 7, 20191 event here
• Heat, July 8, 20191 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 19, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 2019$14,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 16, 2019$10,000 · EF1 · 6 events here
• Tornado, May 18, 20191.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, November 11, 20181.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 7, 201854 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 2018$10,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2018$2,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, July 29, 20181 event here
• Hail, April 13, 20182 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 6, 20183 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 3, 20181.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, February 11, 20182 events here
• Drought, February 1, 20181 event here
• Drought, January 23, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, December 30, 2017$50,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 6, 20171 event here
• Drought, December 1, 2017$1,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 28, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 10, 2017EF0 · 7 events here
• Hail, April 1, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 26, 2017$80,000 · 4.25 in hail · 9 events here
• Flash Flood, November 5, 2016$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 17, 20161 event here
• Heat, July 10, 20161 death · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 20161 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, May 19, 20161 event here
• Tornado, April 27, 2016$102,000 · EF0 · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, April 16, 20161.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 7, 2016$7,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 5, 2015EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 30, 2015$10,000 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, October 23, 2015$400,000 · 5 events here
• Drought, October 1, 2015$2,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 2015$500 · 1 event here
• Lightning, August 30, 20151 injured · 1 event here
• Hail, August 25, 2015$15,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2015$10,000 · 51 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 16, 20152 deaths · $180,000 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 23, 2015EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 18, 2015EF0 · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, January 10, 20151 event here
• Hail, October 2, 2014$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 11, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 2014$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 12, 20142 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 2014$26,000 · EF0 · 6 events here
• Drought, May 1, 2014$1,000 · 1 event here
• Wildfire, April 27, 2014$3,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 13, 20142 in hail · 3 events here
• Drought, April 1, 2014$1,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 28, 2014$197,000 · 4.25 in hail · 13 events here
• Drought, February 25, 2014$1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 7, 20141 death · 7 injured · $100,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 23, 20141 event here
• Ice Storm, December 5, 20131 death · 1 injured · $10,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 30, 2013$85,000 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, October 26, 2013$11,000 · 2.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, September 1, 2013$3,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2013$3,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 2013$3,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 2013$4,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 21, 2013$30,000 · 1.25 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, May 10, 2013$5,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 9, 2013$25,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Drought, May 1, 2013$3,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 10, 20130.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 2013$3,000 · 1 event here
• Wildfire, March 3, 2013$10,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, March 1, 2013$2,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, February 25, 2013$75,000 · 0.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, February 10, 2013$58,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Drought, February 1, 2013$2,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, January 1, 2013$3,000 · 1 event here
• Wildfire, December 19, 2012$13,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, December 6, 2012$500 · 1 event here
• Drought, December 1, 2012$5,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, November 20, 2012$2,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, September 11, 2012$2,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20121 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 201250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 2012$2,000 · 1 event here
• Heat, June 26, 20121 death · 1 event here
• Hail, June 20, 2012$7,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, June 19, 2012$2,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 12, 2012$14,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 5, 20120.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 3, 2012EF3 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 19, 20121.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, February 1, 2012$4,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 24, 2012$1,000 · 87 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, January 1, 2012$10,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, December 1, 2011$15,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 2011$15,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 2011$20,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 26, 2011$22,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Wildfire, September 11, 2011$1,000 · 1 event here
• Wildfire, September 2, 2011$75,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 2011$30,000 · 1 event here
• Wildfire, August 1, 2011$100,000 · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 1, 20111 death · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2011$50,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 2011$40,000 · 1 event here
• Wildfire, June 18, 2011$9,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 2011$35,000 · 1 event here

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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.