Storm History: Childress County, Texas
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Childress 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
- 687
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 13
- Damage
- $52 million
- Episodes
- 525
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 | 178 | 0 | 2 | $9.7 million |
| Hail | 161 | 0 | 6 | $24 million |
| Drought | 105 | 0 | 0 | $11 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 68 | 0 | 0 | $841,000 |
| High Wind | 37 | 0 | 0 | $64,000 |
| Flash Flood | 28 | 0 | 3 | $4.0 million |
| Winter Storm | 23 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Flood | 18 | 0 | 0 | $375,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 14 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Wildfire | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Storm | 10 | 2 | 2 | $85,000 |
| Ice Storm | 7 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Blizzard | 5 | 0 | 0 | $500,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Depression | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Hail, June 15, 2008
- Drought, March 1, 2009
- Tornado, May 9, 2006
- Hail, May 22, 1996
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2017
- Tornado, April 20, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2010
- Tornado, May 2, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2016
- Drought, May 1, 1996
- Drought, June 1, 1996
- Tornado, June 2, 2004
- Blizzard, December 23, 2009
- Tornado, June 3, 1995
- Hail, June 16, 2006
- Hail, June 15, 2002
- Tornado, June 6, 1951
- Flood, July 6, 2015
- Hail, May 24, 2002
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, June 23, 2023
- Hail, May 8, 2015
- Hail, July 1, 2004
- Hail, May 17, 2001
- Hail, April 10, 1981
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2005
- Tornado, April 25, 2025
- Tornado, May 10, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2017
- Flash Flood, September 20, 2001
- Hail, June 18, 1969
- Hail, June 10, 1968
- Flash Flood, April 23, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 31, 2022
- Hail, May 7, 2020
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, May 11, 1970
- Tornado, May 16, 1989
- Tornado, June 1, 1995
- Tornado, June 6, 1951
- Tornado, July 3, 1967
- Tornado, April 23, 1973
- Tornado, May 25, 1976
- Tornado, May 11, 1982
- Tornado, May 16, 1982
- Tornado, April 21, 1985
- Tornado, May 25, 1987
- Tornado, May 17, 1989
- Tornado, April 24, 1991
- Tornado, May 7, 1995
- Tornado, April 22, 2010
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, June 23, 2026
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 1, 2026
- Hail, March 31, 2026
- High Wind, March 15, 2026
- High Wind, March 11, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 23, 2026
- Hail, July 8, 2025
- Hail, June 8, 2025
- Tornado, April 25, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 23, 2025
- Heavy Snow, April 5, 2025
- Dust Storm, March 18, 2025
- Dust Storm, March 14, 2025
- Heavy Snow, March 8, 2025
- Dust Storm, March 4, 2025
- Hail, March 2, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 9, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2024
- Hail, May 29, 2024
- Hail, May 23, 2024
- High Wind, March 24, 2024
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2024
- Hail, February 2, 2024
- Blizzard, January 8, 2024
- Hail, November 30, 2023
- Hail, September 19, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2023
- Hail, July 5, 2023
- Hail, June 23, 2023
- Flood, June 2, 2023
- Hail, May 22, 2023
- Hail, April 9, 2023
- Wildfire, April 4, 2023
- High Wind, March 31, 2023
- Dust Storm, February 26, 2023
- High Wind, February 14, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 24, 2023
- High Wind, January 11, 2023
- High Wind, December 22, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2022
- Drought, August 1, 2022
- Drought, July 1, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2022
- Drought, June 1, 2022
- Hail, June 1, 2022
- Flash Flood, May 31, 2022
- High Wind, May 28, 2022
- Tornado, May 23, 2022
- Flood, May 10, 2022
- Drought, May 1, 2022
- High Wind, April 5, 2022
- Drought, April 1, 2022
- High Wind, March 29, 2022
- High Wind, March 21, 2022
- Drought, March 1, 2022
- High Wind, February 21, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2022
- Drought, February 1, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 26, 2022
- High Wind, January 14, 2022
- Drought, January 1, 2022
- Drought, December 21, 2021
- High Wind, October 28, 2021
- High Wind, October 27, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2021
- Tornado, May 17, 2021
- Tornado, May 16, 2021
- Tornado, April 23, 2021
- High Wind, March 17, 2021
- Hail, March 16, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 16, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 9, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 31, 2020
- Winter Weather, December 30, 2020
- Winter Weather, December 13, 2020
- Drought, December 1, 2020
- Drought, November 1, 2020
- Ice Storm, October 25, 2020
- Drought, October 1, 2020
- Drought, September 1, 2020
- Drought, August 1, 2020
- Hail, June 20, 2020
- Flood, June 4, 2020
- Tornado, May 23, 2020
- Hail, May 15, 2020
- Hail, May 13, 2020
- Hail, May 7, 2020
- Winter Storm, April 13, 2020
- Hail, April 11, 2020
- Hail, March 18, 2020
- High Wind, February 25, 2020
- Heavy Snow, February 4, 2020
- Winter Weather, January 28, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2019
- Tornado, June 15, 2019
- Hail, June 5, 2019
- Tornado, May 20, 2019
- Tornado, May 7, 2019
- Hail, April 3, 2019
- High Wind, March 13, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 9, 2019
- High Wind, February 23, 2019
- High Wind, December 13, 2018
- Drought, August 1, 2018
- Drought, July 1, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2018
- Drought, June 1, 2018
- Hail, May 14, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 13, 2018
- Drought, May 1, 2018
- Drought, April 1, 2018
- Drought, March 1, 2018
- Drought, January 1, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 22, 2017
- Flash Flood, October 4, 2017
- Dust Storm, July 3, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2017
- Hail, May 16, 2017
- Tornado, May 10, 2017
- Hail, May 3, 2017
- High Wind, April 30, 2017
- Hail, April 29, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 14, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2017
- Flood, November 2, 2016
- Flood, October 6, 2016
- Lightning, August 30, 2016
- Hail, August 25, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2016
- Hail, June 19, 2016
- Hail, June 15, 2016
- Tornado, May 22, 2016
- Hail, May 17, 2016
- Hail, May 13, 2016
- Hail, May 11, 2016
- Blizzard, December 26, 2015
- Ice Storm, November 26, 2015
- Flood, October 21, 2015
- Flood, July 6, 2015
- Hail, May 8, 2015
- Hail, April 26, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 24, 2015
- Drought, April 1, 2015
- Heavy Snow, March 4, 2015
- Drought, March 1, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 22, 2015
- Drought, February 1, 2015
- Heavy Snow, January 21, 2015
- Drought, January 1, 2015
- Winter Weather, December 26, 2014
- Drought, December 1, 2014
- Heavy Snow, November 16, 2014
- Drought, November 1, 2014
- Drought, October 1, 2014
- Drought, September 1, 2014
- Hail, August 28, 2014
- Drought, August 1, 2014
- Drought, July 1, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2014
- Drought, June 1, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 7, 2014
- Drought, May 1, 2014
- Hail, April 23, 2014
- Tornado, April 20, 2014
- Drought, April 1, 2014
- Drought, March 1, 2014
- High Wind, February 20, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 5, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 2, 2014
- Drought, February 1, 2014
- Drought, January 1, 2014
- Ice Storm, December 20, 2013
- Ice Storm, December 5, 2013
- Drought, December 1, 2013
- Ice Storm, November 22, 2013
- Drought, November 1, 2013
- Drought, October 1, 2013
- Drought, September 1, 2013
- Flood, August 16, 2013
- Hail, August 8, 2013
- Drought, August 1, 2013
- Drought, July 1, 2013
- Hail, June 16, 2013
- Drought, June 1, 2013
- Hail, May 27, 2013
- Hail, May 18, 2013
- Drought, May 1, 2013
- Drought, April 1, 2013
- Tornado, April 1, 2013
- Drought, March 1, 2013
- Blizzard, February 24, 2013
- Heavy Snow, February 12, 2013
- Drought, February 1, 2013
- Drought, January 1, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 14, 2012
- Drought, December 1, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Flood, June 14, 2012
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2012
- Tornado, May 30, 2012
- Hail, April 13, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 9, 2012
- Hail, March 18, 2012
- Drought, March 1, 2012
- Dust Storm, February 20, 2012
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2012
- Drought, February 1, 2012
- Dust Storm, January 22, 2012
- Drought, January 1, 2012
- High Wind, December 31, 2011
- Drought, December 1, 2011
- Hail, November 7, 2011
- Drought, November 1, 2011
- Drought, October 1, 2011
- Drought, September 1, 2011
- Drought, August 1, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2011
- Wildfire, July 9, 2011
- Drought, July 1, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2011
- Drought, June 1, 2011
- Hail, May 30, 2011
- Drought, May 1, 2011
- High Wind, April 14, 2011
- Drought, April 1, 2011
- Drought, March 8, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2011
- Hail, September 16, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2010
- Hail, June 13, 2010
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Childress CountyEvery warning in Childress 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.