Storm History: Bowie County, Texas
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Bowie County, Texas: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 1,046
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 62
- Damage
- $302 million
- Episodes
- 646
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.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 324 | 2 | 52 | $145 million |
| Hail | 313 | 0 | 1 | $123 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 117 | 0 | 1 | $722,000 |
| Flash Flood | 91 | 0 | 3 | $1.7 million |
| Heat | 56 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 53 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 23 | 1 | 3 | |
| Excessive Heat | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 12 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Flood | 7 | 0 | 0 | $30 million |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 7 | 0 | 0 | $200,000 |
| Ice Storm | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 5 | 0 | 2 | $720,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 3 | 0 | 0 | $41,000 |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 1 | 0 | 0 | $250,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, May 4, 1999
- Hail, March 31, 2008
- Flood, June 1, 2015
- Tornado, November 4, 2022
- Tornado, March 3, 2008
- Tornado, January 21, 2018
- Tornado, April 24, 1973
- Flash Flood, May 28, 1998
- Hail, May 22, 2008
- Tornado, April 10, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2021
- Hail, May 14, 2003
- Tornado, March 4, 2025
- Tornado, May 9, 2016
- Tornado, April 2, 1982
- Wildfire, August 17, 2011
- Wildfire, August 6, 2011
- Tornado, January 10, 1975
- Tornado, April 29, 1975
- Tornado, November 1, 1977
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, March 12, 1971
- Tornado, April 2, 1982
- Tornado, May 16, 1989
- Tornado, November 4, 2022
- Tornado, February 12, 1950
- Tornado, April 30, 1954
- Tornado, May 29, 1967
- Tornado, November 24, 1973
- Tornado, May 14, 1974
- Tornado, April 29, 1975
- Tornado, November 1, 1977
- Tornado, April 1, 1979
- Tornado, May 3, 1979
- Tornado, January 31, 1983
- Tornado, April 21, 1985
Every episode, newest first
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2026
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2026
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Tornado, February 14, 2026
- Drought, February 1, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 24, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 23, 2026
- Drought, January 15, 2026
- Excessive Heat, August 19, 2025
- Heat, August 19, 2025
- Heat, August 8, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 30, 2025
- Heat, July 27, 2025
- Heat, July 20, 2025
- Heat, July 17, 2025
- Heat, July 15, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2025
- Heat, June 20, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 2025
- Tornado, April 4, 2025
- Tornado, March 4, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 18, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 9, 2025
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Drought, October 31, 2024
- Drought, September 12, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 13, 2024
- Heat, August 7, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 2, 2024
- Heat, August 1, 2024
- Heat, July 29, 2024
- Heat, July 15, 2024
- Tornado, July 8, 2024
- Heat, July 4, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 28, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2024
- Heat, June 23, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 2, 2024
- Tornado, May 24, 2024
- Hail, May 8, 2024
- Flash Flood, April 26, 2024
- Flash Flood, April 8, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 14, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 2024
- Flash Flood, October 4, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 24, 2023
- Drought, September 21, 2023
- Excessive Heat, September 6, 2023
- Heat, September 5, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 18, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 9, 2023
- Heat, August 6, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 31, 2023
- Heat, July 30, 2023
- Heat, July 19, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2023
- Heat, July 13, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 13, 2023
- Heat, July 12, 2023
- Hail, June 26, 2023
- Excessive Heat, June 24, 2023
- Hail, June 13, 2023
- Hail, June 10, 2023
- Tornado, April 20, 2023
- Hail, March 31, 2023
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 30, 2023
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 2022
- Tornado, November 4, 2022
- Hail, September 25, 2022
- Heat, August 15, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2022
- Heat, August 3, 2022
- Drought, August 1, 2022
- Heat, July 24, 2022
- Drought, July 21, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2022
- Heat, July 16, 2022
- Heat, July 12, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 9, 2022
- Heat, July 4, 2022
- Hail, June 26, 2022
- Heat, June 22, 2022
- Heat, June 18, 2022
- Heat, June 11, 2022
- Flash Flood, April 12, 2022
- Hail, April 4, 2022
- Drought, March 1, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 3, 2022
- Drought, February 1, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 15, 2022
- Drought, January 6, 2022
- Flash Flood, December 16, 2021
- Hail, December 10, 2021
- Drought, December 1, 2021
- Drought, November 30, 2021
- Heat, September 1, 2021
- Heat, August 21, 2021
- Heat, August 9, 2021
- Heat, August 1, 2021
- Heat, July 25, 2021
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2021
- Flash Flood, May 18, 2021
- Hail, May 3, 2021
- Hail, April 13, 2021
- Hail, April 9, 2021
- Tornado, March 27, 2021
- Hail, March 17, 2021
- Hail, February 25, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2021
- Excessive Heat, August 29, 2020
- Heat, August 28, 2020
- Heat, August 15, 2020
- Heat, August 13, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2020
- Heat, July 10, 2020
- Hail, June 9, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2020
- Hail, May 26, 2020
- Tornado, May 16, 2020
- Hail, April 28, 2020
- Winter Weather, January 22, 2020
- Tornado, January 10, 2020
- Hail, November 30, 2019
- Drought, September 17, 2019
- Heat, August 26, 2019
- Heat, August 17, 2019
- Heat, August 7, 2019
- Heat, July 17, 2019
- Heat, July 9, 2019
- Hail, June 29, 2019
- Heat, June 21, 2019
- Tornado, May 29, 2019
- Tornado, May 18, 2019
- Tornado, May 1, 2019
- Flood, December 26, 2018
- Hail, December 14, 2018
- Hail, December 1, 2018
- Tornado, October 31, 2018
- Drought, August 1, 2018
- Heat, July 19, 2018
- Heat, July 13, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2018
- Hail, May 23, 2018
- Tornado, April 13, 2018
- Hail, April 6, 2018
- Flash Flood, February 21, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 11, 2018
- Tornado, January 21, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 15, 2018
- Drought, December 1, 2017
- Drought, November 9, 2017
- Heat, August 19, 2017
- Heat, July 26, 2017
- Heat, July 19, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2017
- Tornado, January 21, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 6, 2017
- Drought, December 1, 2016
- Drought, November 1, 2016
- Drought, October 25, 2016
- Heat, August 9, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2016
- Heat, August 3, 2016
- Heat, July 24, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2016
- Heat, July 19, 2016
- Heat, July 18, 2016
- Heat, July 3, 2016
- Tornado, May 9, 2016
- Hail, April 29, 2016
- Tornado, April 29, 2016
- Hail, April 11, 2016
- Hail, March 17, 2016
- Flash Flood, March 8, 2016
- Tornado, December 27, 2015
- Flash Flood, November 17, 2015
- Drought, October 1, 2015
- Drought, September 1, 2015
- Drought, August 18, 2015
- Heat, August 5, 2015
- Heat, July 13, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2015
- Flood, June 1, 2015
- Tornado, May 25, 2015
- Tornado, May 10, 2015
- Hail, May 9, 2015
- Flood, May 6, 2015
- Hail, April 16, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 11, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 2, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2014
- Tornado, June 9, 2014
- Hail, June 8, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 9, 2014
- Hail, April 3, 2014
- Hail, March 28, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 2, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 11, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 7, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 4, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2014
- Winter Weather, December 5, 2013
- Winter Weather, November 24, 2013
- Drought, September 1, 2013
- Drought, August 1, 2013
- Hail, May 21, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 10, 2013
- Hail, March 31, 2013
- Hail, March 30, 2013
- Hail, February 25, 2013
- Tornado, February 21, 2013
- Hail, February 10, 2013
- Tornado, January 29, 2013
- Winter Weather, January 15, 2013
- Drought, January 1, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 25, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 19, 2012
- Drought, December 1, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Hail, August 7, 2012
- Hail, July 8, 2012
- Hail, June 15, 2012
- Hail, June 12, 2012
- Hail, May 15, 2012
- Hail, May 7, 2012
- Tornado, April 3, 2012
- Hail, April 2, 2012
- Drought, March 1, 2012
- Drought, February 1, 2012
- Hail, January 10, 2012
- Drought, January 1, 2012
- Drought, December 1, 2011
- Drought, November 1, 2011
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Bowie CountyEvery warning in Bowie County since 1986Every county in Texas
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.