Storm History: Caldwell County, Texas
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Caldwell 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
- 411
- Deaths
- 11
- Injuries
- 652
- Damage
- $158 million
- Episodes
- 325
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 | 95 | 0 | 32 | $28 million |
| Flash Flood | 91 | 11 | 520 | $22 million |
| Hail | 76 | 0 | 0 | $14 million |
| Drought | 73 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 23 | 0 | 0 | $746,000 |
| Winter Storm | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 11 | 0 | 100 | $80 million |
| Excessive Heat | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 7 | 0 | 0 | $70,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 7 | 0 | 0 | $13 million |
| Wildfire | 2 | 0 | 0 | $500,000 |
| Ice Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flood, October 17, 1998
- Flood, October 17, 1998
- Tornado, August 10, 1980
- Flash Flood, October 17, 1998
- Hail, June 2, 2003
- Tropical Storm, August 26, 2017
- Tornado, October 30, 2015
- Tornado, March 27, 1994
- Tornado, May 13, 1994
- Flash Flood, March 11, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2007
- Wildfire, September 4, 2011
- Tornado, June 5, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 19, 2002
- Hail, October 13, 2004
- Hail, April 24, 2007
- Flash Flood, April 8, 2002
- Hail, January 10, 2020
- Hail, April 25, 1997
- Hail, May 29, 2002
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, May 9, 2024
- Hail, March 18, 2018
- Hail, April 29, 1989
- Flash Flood, May 9, 2013
- Hail, May 22, 2025
- Hail, January 8, 2024
- Hail, May 28, 2017
- Hail, April 13, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2020
- Hail, April 29, 2016
- Flash Flood, April 2, 2013
- Hail, April 24, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2006
- Flash Flood, April 10, 2004
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 18, 1970
- Tornado, March 12, 1971
- Tornado, May 26, 1976
- Tornado, April 26, 1957
- Tornado, May 9, 1981
- Tornado, May 13, 1982
- Tornado, December 13, 1984
- Tornado, May 13, 1994
- Tornado, August 4, 1961
- Tornado, November 12, 1961
- Tornado, April 15, 1965
- Tornado, August 28, 1965
- Tornado, May 8, 1967
- Tornado, February 25, 1971
- Tornado, April 18, 1979
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, June 2, 2026
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Drought, February 1, 2026
- Ice Storm, January 24, 2026
- Drought, January 1, 2026
- Drought, December 1, 2025
- Drought, November 1, 2025
- Tornado, October 24, 2025
- Drought, October 1, 2025
- Drought, September 30, 2025
- Hail, May 22, 2025
- Drought, May 1, 2025
- Drought, April 1, 2025
- Drought, March 1, 2025
- Drought, February 1, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2025
- Drought, January 1, 2025
- Drought, December 1, 2024
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Drought, October 22, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 4, 2024
- Hail, May 9, 2024
- Hail, January 8, 2024
- Drought, January 1, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2023
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Tornado, October 25, 2023
- Drought, October 1, 2023
- Drought, September 1, 2023
- Wildfire, August 8, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2023
- Drought, August 1, 2023
- Drought, July 25, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 10, 2023
- Excessive Heat, June 25, 2023
- Hail, June 21, 2023
- Excessive Heat, June 14, 2023
- Hail, April 5, 2023
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 30, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Tornado, October 24, 2022
- Drought, October 1, 2022
- Drought, September 1, 2022
- Drought, August 1, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2022
- Drought, July 1, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2022
- Drought, June 1, 2022
- Hail, May 5, 2022
- Tornado, March 21, 2022
- Flash Flood, October 13, 2021
- Hail, May 4, 2021
- Flash Flood, May 1, 2021
- Tornado, March 22, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 13, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2021
- Drought, January 1, 2021
- Drought, December 1, 2020
- Drought, November 1, 2020
- Flash Flood, September 9, 2020
- Excessive Heat, July 13, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2020
- Tornado, May 12, 2020
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2020
- Drought, March 1, 2020
- Winter Weather, February 5, 2020
- Drought, February 1, 2020
- Hail, January 10, 2020
- Drought, January 1, 2020
- Drought, November 1, 2019
- Drought, October 1, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 10, 2019
- Tornado, June 9, 2019
- Flash Flood, April 6, 2019
- Flash Flood, December 7, 2018
- Drought, September 1, 2018
- Drought, August 1, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2018
- Tornado, March 27, 2018
- Hail, March 18, 2018
- Hail, March 5, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 7, 2017
- Tropical Storm, August 26, 2017
- Hail, May 28, 2017
- Tornado, February 19, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 19, 2016
- Hail, April 29, 2016
- Flash Flood, April 17, 2016
- Hail, March 23, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 17, 2015
- Tornado, October 30, 2015
- Drought, October 1, 2015
- Drought, September 1, 2015
- Drought, August 31, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 30, 2015
- Tornado, May 25, 2015
- Tornado, May 23, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 17, 2015
- Hail, April 26, 2015
- Tornado, April 24, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 16, 2015
- Drought, January 1, 2015
- Drought, December 1, 2014
- Flash Flood, November 22, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 5, 2014
- Drought, August 1, 2014
- Tornado, June 12, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2014
- Hail, March 3, 2014
- Drought, February 1, 2014
- Winter Weather, December 7, 2013
- Flash Flood, October 30, 2013
- Flash Flood, October 12, 2013
- Drought, August 1, 2013
- Drought, July 1, 2013
- Drought, June 1, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 9, 2013
- Flash Flood, April 2, 2013
- Drought, April 1, 2013
- Drought, March 1, 2013
- Drought, February 1, 2013
- Drought, December 1, 2012
- Tornado, March 19, 2012
- Drought, January 1, 2012
- Drought, December 1, 2011
- Drought, November 1, 2011
- Drought, October 1, 2011
- Hail, September 29, 2011
- Wildfire, September 4, 2011
- Drought, September 1, 2011
- Drought, August 1, 2011
- Drought, July 1, 2011
- Drought, June 1, 2011
- Tornado, May 20, 2011
- Drought, May 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 3, 2011
- Tornado, September 7, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 14, 2010
- Flash Flood, April 15, 2010
- Hail, May 24, 2009
- Strong Wind, February 28, 2009
- Hail, December 9, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2007
- Tornado, July 21, 2007
- Tornado, July 15, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2007
- Hail, April 24, 2007
- Hail, April 13, 2007
- Tornado, March 30, 2007
- Tornado, March 26, 2007
- Flash Flood, March 13, 2007
- Flash Flood, March 11, 2007
- Winter Storm, January 15, 2007
- Flash Flood, October 18, 2006
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2006
- Tornado, May 5, 2006
- Flash Flood, May 4, 2006
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2006
- Tornado, April 20, 2006
- Winter Storm, December 7, 2005
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2005
- Hail, March 19, 2005
- Flood, November 22, 2004
- Flash Flood, November 22, 2004
- Flash Flood, November 21, 2004
- Flash Flood, October 23, 2004
- Hail, October 13, 2004
- Flash Flood, October 2, 2004
- Flood, July 1, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2004
- Flood, June 29, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 29, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 27, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 13, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 13, 2004
- Flash Flood, April 10, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2003
- Hail, June 2, 2003
- Hail, April 24, 2003
- Hail, March 25, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2003
- Flood, February 20, 2003
- Flash Flood, February 20, 2003
- Tornado, December 30, 2002
- Flood, December 4, 2002
- Flash Flood, December 4, 2002
- Flood, November 4, 2002
- Flash Flood, November 4, 2002
- Flood, October 24, 2002
- Flash Flood, October 24, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 21, 2002
- Flood, October 8, 2002
- Flash Flood, October 8, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 8, 2002
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2002
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2002
- Hail, May 29, 2002
- Flash Flood, April 8, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 19, 2002
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2001
- Flood, November 16, 2001
- Flash Flood, November 15, 2001
- Flash Flood, August 31, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 2001
- Winter Storm, December 12, 2000
- Flash Flood, November 23, 2000
- Tornado, November 12, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 5, 2000
- Flash Flood, November 3, 2000
- Flash Flood, November 2, 2000
- Tornado, October 22, 2000
- Drought, October 1, 2000
- Drought, September 1, 2000
- Drought, August 1, 2000
- Drought, July 1, 2000
- Hail, May 4, 2000
- Hail, March 16, 2000
- Hail, May 24, 1999
- Hail, May 17, 1999
- Hail, January 1, 1999
- Flood, October 17, 1998
- Flood, October 17, 1998
- Flash Flood, October 17, 1998
- Flash Flood, August 23, 1998
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Caldwell CountyEvery warning in Caldwell 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.