Storm History: Cochran County, Texas
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Cochran 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
- 525
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 20
- Damage
- $39 million
- Episodes
- 405
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 | 118 | 0 | 20 | $31 million |
| Drought | 96 | 0 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| Hail | 87 | 0 | 0 | $5.5 million |
| High Wind | 45 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 43 | 0 | 0 | $330,000 |
| Flash Flood | 25 | 0 | 0 | $35,000 |
| Winter Storm | 23 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Wildfire | 21 | 0 | 0 | $235,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 15 | 3 | 0 | $902,000 |
| Dust Storm | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 4 | 0 | 0 | $150,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, April 17, 1970
- Hail, July 17, 2009
- Tornado, July 21, 2009
- Tornado, May 3, 2001
- Drought, May 1, 1996
- Drought, June 1, 1996
- Flood, July 9, 2015
- Tornado, June 3, 2003
- Hail, June 13, 2003
- Tornado, May 10, 2002
- Hail, August 21, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2003
- Flood, June 18, 2014
- Tornado, June 4, 2003
- Hail, June 20, 2003
- Tornado, March 23, 2007
- Hail, June 9, 2003
- Wildfire, March 12, 2006
- Hail, June 17, 2008
- Tornado, June 14, 1997
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, May 28, 2024
- Flood, June 17, 2013
- Hail, June 17, 2008
- Hail, May 31, 2005
- Flash Flood, September 20, 2001
- Hail, May 30, 2024
- Tornado, June 6, 2025
- Hail, October 4, 2023
- Hail, June 23, 2026
- Flood, May 24, 2023
- Tornado, May 23, 2019
- Hail, June 15, 2016
- Flood, June 12, 2015
- Hail, June 5, 2013
- Flood, June 12, 2012
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 17, 1970
- Tornado, May 24, 1957
- Tornado, May 16, 1969
- Tornado, October 17, 1971
- Tornado, April 23, 1973
- Tornado, May 28, 1980
- Tornado, May 10, 1991
- Tornado, June 7, 1961
- Tornado, June 9, 1965
- Tornado, June 15, 1967
- Tornado, May 9, 1968
- Tornado, May 5, 1969
- Tornado, September 27, 1976
- Tornado, May 20, 1977
- Tornado, June 3, 1981
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, June 23, 2026
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2026
- Flash Flood, June 2, 2026
- Hail, May 21, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 2026
- High Wind, April 26, 2026
- Wildfire, February 17, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 23, 2026
- Hail, June 13, 2025
- Tornado, June 6, 2025
- Tornado, June 5, 2025
- Heavy Snow, April 5, 2025
- High Wind, April 1, 2025
- Dust Storm, March 18, 2025
- Dust Storm, March 14, 2025
- Dust Storm, March 4, 2025
- High Wind, March 3, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2025
- High Wind, January 17, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2024
- Hail, June 10, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 31, 2024
- Hail, May 30, 2024
- Hail, May 28, 2024
- High Wind, March 24, 2024
- High Wind, February 27, 2024
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2024
- Blizzard, January 8, 2024
- Hail, October 4, 2023
- Flash Flood, October 2, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 29, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 9, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2023
- High Wind, June 16, 2023
- Tornado, May 27, 2023
- Flood, May 24, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 2023
- Hail, May 10, 2023
- Wildfire, April 4, 2023
- High Wind, March 16, 2023
- Dust Storm, February 26, 2023
- High Wind, February 22, 2023
- High Wind, February 14, 2023
- Winter Weather, February 9, 2023
- High Wind, January 11, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2022
- Drought, August 1, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2022
- Drought, July 1, 2022
- Hail, June 2, 2022
- Drought, June 1, 2022
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2022
- Tornado, May 23, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 17, 2022
- Flood, May 10, 2022
- Drought, May 1, 2022
- High Wind, April 12, 2022
- Drought, April 1, 2022
- High Wind, March 29, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2022
- High Wind, December 5, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 10, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2021
- Flood, June 26, 2021
- Drought, June 1, 2021
- Flash Flood, May 30, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 2021
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2021
- Flash Flood, May 14, 2021
- Drought, May 1, 2021
- Drought, April 1, 2021
- Tornado, March 22, 2021
- Drought, March 1, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2021
- Drought, February 1, 2021
- Dust Storm, January 30, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 9, 2021
- Drought, January 1, 2021
- 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
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2020
- Hail, May 11, 2020
- High Wind, May 7, 2020
- High Wind, November 30, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 29, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 2019
- Tornado, May 23, 2019
- High Wind, April 10, 2019
- High Wind, March 13, 2019
- High Wind, February 11, 2019
- High Wind, December 13, 2018
- Heavy Snow, December 7, 2018
- High Wind, November 30, 2018
- Drought, August 1, 2018
- Drought, July 1, 2018
- Drought, June 1, 2018
- Drought, May 1, 2018
- Wildfire, April 12, 2018
- Drought, April 1, 2018
- High Wind, March 18, 2018
- Drought, March 1, 2018
- Drought, January 1, 2018
- Hail, October 21, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 16, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2017
- Flood, July 4, 2017
- Tornado, May 9, 2017
- Wildfire, February 28, 2017
- Hail, June 15, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2016
- Wildfire, March 15, 2016
- Blizzard, December 26, 2015
- Flood, July 9, 2015
- Flood, June 12, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2015
- Hail, April 8, 2015
- Heavy Snow, March 4, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 27, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 22, 2015
- Heavy Snow, January 21, 2015
- Ice Storm, January 2, 2015
- Winter Weather, December 30, 2014
- Heavy Snow, November 16, 2014
- Drought, September 1, 2014
- Drought, August 1, 2014
- Drought, July 1, 2014
- Flood, June 18, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2014
- Flood, June 6, 2014
- Drought, June 1, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 2014
- Drought, May 1, 2014
- High Wind, April 27, 2014
- Drought, April 1, 2014
- Dust Storm, March 11, 2014
- Drought, March 1, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 2, 2014
- Drought, February 1, 2014
- Drought, January 1, 2014
- Winter Weather, December 8, 2013
- Drought, December 1, 2013
- Ice Storm, November 22, 2013
- Drought, November 1, 2013
- Drought, October 1, 2013
- Drought, September 1, 2013
- Drought, August 1, 2013
- Drought, July 1, 2013
- Flood, June 17, 2013
- Hail, June 5, 2013
- Drought, June 1, 2013
- Drought, May 1, 2013
- Drought, April 1, 2013
- Wildfire, March 23, 2013
- Drought, March 1, 2013
- Blizzard, February 24, 2013
- Drought, February 1, 2013
- Drought, January 1, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 25, 2012
- Drought, December 1, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Flood, June 12, 2012
- Drought, June 1, 2012
- Drought, May 1, 2012
- Drought, April 1, 2012
- High Wind, March 8, 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
- Winter Storm, December 23, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 5, 2011
- Drought, December 1, 2011
- High Wind, November 26, 2011
- Drought, November 1, 2011
- Wildfire, October 17, 2011
- Drought, October 1, 2011
- Drought, September 1, 2011
- Drought, August 1, 2011
- Drought, July 1, 2011
- Wildfire, June 18, 2011
- Drought, June 1, 2011
- Hail, May 31, 2011
- Frost/Freeze, May 2, 2011
- Drought, May 1, 2011
- Drought, April 1, 2011
- Drought, March 8, 2011
- Wildfire, February 27, 2011
- Wildfire, February 14, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 6, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2011
- Wildfire, December 30, 2010
- Wildfire, May 10, 2010
- Wildfire, March 26, 2010
- Winter Storm, March 19, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 22, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 11, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2009
- Blizzard, December 23, 2009
- High Wind, December 7, 2009
- Winter Weather, December 3, 2009
- Hail, October 7, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2009
- Tornado, July 21, 2009
- Hail, July 17, 2009
- High Wind, April 9, 2009
- Wildfire, April 1, 2009
- Winter Storm, March 27, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 8, 2009
- High Wind, December 14, 2008
- High Wind, December 8, 2008
- Hail, August 13, 2008
- Hail, August 11, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2008
- Hail, June 17, 2008
- Heat, June 1, 2008
- Dust Storm, May 25, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 2008
- Hail, May 5, 2008
- Drought, April 15, 2008
- High Wind, April 1, 2008
- High Wind, March 2, 2008
- Wildfire, December 21, 2007
- Heavy Snow, December 14, 2007
- Winter Weather, November 24, 2007
- Hail, August 24, 2007
- Hail, June 1, 2007
- Heavy Snow, April 7, 2007
- Flash Flood, March 28, 2007
- Tornado, March 23, 2007
- Dust Storm, February 24, 2007
- Winter Weather, February 14, 2007
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2007
- Ice Storm, January 19, 2007
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Cochran CountyEvery warning in Cochran 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.