Storm History: Cooke County, Texas
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Cooke 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
- 922
- Deaths
- 12
- Injuries
- 138
- Damage
- $276 million
- Episodes
- 548
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 | 373 | 11 | 113 | $105 million |
| Hail | 185 | 0 | 2 | $2.7 million |
| Flash Flood | 103 | 0 | 0 | $4.1 million |
| Drought | 81 | 0 | 0 | $162 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 49 | 0 | 0 | $338,000 |
| Heat | 31 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 24 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 21 | 0 | 5 | $309,000 |
| Flood | 15 | 0 | 0 | $22,000 |
| Ice Storm | 9 | 0 | 10 | $490,000 |
| Winter Weather | 8 | 0 | 0 | $200,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 5 | 0 | 0 | $300,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 4 | 1 | 8 | $940,000 |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Drought, June 6, 2006
- Drought, August 1, 2005
- Tornado, April 26, 1994
- Tornado, June 16, 2007
- Tornado, May 25, 2024
- Tornado, April 5, 2003
- Flash Flood, April 29, 2009
- Tornado, March 31, 1959
- Hail, June 18, 2011
- Drought, October 1, 2006
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2014
- Wildfire, December 27, 2005
- Drought, November 1, 2006
- Tornado, May 6, 2015
- Tornado, May 7, 1995
- Tornado, October 20, 2019
- Hail, April 21, 1996
- Tornado, April 28, 2006
- Hail, April 21, 1996
- Heavy Snow, February 11, 2010
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2023
- Hail, April 29, 2002
- Hail, April 21, 1996
- Hail, April 21, 1996
- Hail, April 21, 1996
- Hail, April 21, 1996
- Hail, July 2, 1989
- Hail, April 3, 2008
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2009
- Hail, April 21, 1996
- Hail, March 22, 1991
- Hail, May 16, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 9, 2015
- Hail, May 22, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 8, 2024
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 19, 1976
- Tornado, March 31, 1959
- Tornado, May 26, 1976
- Tornado, April 10, 1979
- Tornado, May 16, 1989
- Tornado, December 26, 2015
- Tornado, May 25, 2024
- Tornado, April 6, 1955
- Tornado, April 2, 1957
- Tornado, April 28, 1958
- Tornado, May 15, 1965
- Tornado, October 28, 1974
- Tornado, May 13, 1975
- Tornado, May 30, 1976
- Tornado, June 6, 1979
Every episode, newest first
- Heat, June 18, 2026
- Flash Flood, March 10, 2026
- Flash Flood, March 4, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 23, 2026
- Flash Flood, October 24, 2025
- Hail, September 23, 2025
- Flash Flood, September 21, 2025
- Heat, August 15, 2025
- Heat, August 6, 2025
- Hail, August 1, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2025
- Heat, July 28, 2025
- Heat, July 24, 2025
- Tornado, June 7, 2025
- Hail, May 22, 2025
- Tornado, May 19, 2025
- Hail, May 16, 2025
- Tornado, April 29, 2025
- Tornado, April 18, 2025
- Hail, March 25, 2025
- Tornado, March 4, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 9, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2025
- Flash Flood, November 3, 2024
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Drought, October 1, 2024
- Drought, September 10, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 13, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 7, 2024
- Heat, August 1, 2024
- Heat, July 29, 2024
- Heat, July 15, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 27, 2024
- Heat, June 24, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2024
- Tornado, June 1, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 30, 2024
- Tornado, May 25, 2024
- Tornado, May 23, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2024
- Tornado, May 8, 2024
- Flash Flood, April 8, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2024
- Drought, January 1, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2023
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Heat, September 23, 2023
- Hail, September 8, 2023
- Excessive Heat, September 7, 2023
- Heat, September 5, 2023
- Drought, September 1, 2023
- Drought, August 22, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 17, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 12, 2023
- Heat, July 10, 2023
- Excessive Heat, June 26, 2023
- Heat, June 20, 2023
- Excessive Heat, June 15, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 4, 2023
- Tornado, March 24, 2023
- Tornado, March 2, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 24, 2023
- Drought, January 1, 2023
- Tornado, December 13, 2022
- Drought, December 1, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Drought, October 4, 2022
- Drought, September 1, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2022
- Heat, August 3, 2022
- Drought, August 1, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2022
- Drought, July 12, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 6, 2022
- Excessive Heat, June 23, 2022
- Excessive Heat, June 11, 2022
- Hail, May 15, 2022
- Drought, April 1, 2022
- Tornado, March 21, 2022
- Drought, March 1, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2022
- Drought, February 1, 2022
- Drought, January 1, 2022
- Drought, December 28, 2021
- Hail, November 10, 2021
- Heat, September 1, 2021
- Heat, August 9, 2021
- Heat, July 29, 2021
- Heat, July 25, 2021
- Tornado, May 3, 2021
- Hail, April 23, 2021
- Drought, April 1, 2021
- Drought, March 1, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 13, 2021
- Hail, January 24, 2021
- Excessive Heat, August 28, 2020
- Hail, August 16, 2020
- Excessive Heat, August 12, 2020
- Heat, July 9, 2020
- Heat, July 1, 2020
- Tornado, May 22, 2020
- Hail, May 4, 2020
- Hail, April 28, 2020
- Tornado, March 18, 2020
- Tornado, January 10, 2020
- Cold/Wind Chill, October 31, 2019
- Tornado, October 20, 2019
- Heat, August 26, 2019
- Heat, August 17, 2019
- Heat, August 7, 2019
- Heat, July 16, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2019
- Heat, July 8, 2019
- Excessive Heat, June 19, 2019
- Tornado, May 1, 2019
- Flood, April 17, 2019
- Flash Flood, September 21, 2018
- Drought, August 1, 2018
- Drought, February 1, 2018
- Drought, January 23, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 30, 2017
- Drought, December 1, 2017
- Drought, November 21, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2017
- Hail, May 28, 2017
- Tornado, April 21, 2017
- Tornado, March 28, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2016
- Tornado, April 26, 2016
- Hail, April 19, 2016
- Tornado, March 23, 2016
- Tornado, March 7, 2016
- Wildfire, February 8, 2016
- Tornado, December 26, 2015
- Tornado, November 17, 2015
- Tornado, November 5, 2015
- Drought, October 1, 2015
- Drought, September 1, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2015
- Tornado, May 23, 2015
- Tornado, May 18, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 9, 2015
- Tornado, May 9, 2015
- Tornado, May 6, 2015
- Tornado, April 18, 2015
- Flash Flood, April 13, 2015
- Ice Storm, March 4, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 27, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 22, 2015
- Drought, February 1, 2015
- Drought, December 1, 2014
- Drought, November 1, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 12, 2014
- Hail, October 2, 2014
- Drought, October 1, 2014
- Drought, September 1, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2014
- Drought, August 1, 2014
- Flash Flood, July 30, 2014
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2014
- Drought, July 1, 2014
- Hail, June 9, 2014
- Drought, June 1, 2014
- Drought, May 1, 2014
- Tornado, April 3, 2014
- Drought, April 1, 2014
- Drought, March 25, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2014
- Ice Storm, December 5, 2013
- Flash Flood, October 26, 2013
- Drought, September 1, 2013
- Drought, August 27, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2013
- Drought, June 1, 2013
- Hail, May 21, 2013
- Drought, May 1, 2013
- Drought, April 1, 2013
- Hail, March 31, 2013
- Hail, March 9, 2013
- Drought, March 1, 2013
- Hail, February 12, 2013
- Drought, February 1, 2013
- Drought, January 1, 2013
- Drought, December 1, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2012
- Hail, August 12, 2012
- Drought, August 7, 2012
- Hail, June 11, 2012
- Hail, May 29, 2012
- Hail, May 4, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 9, 2012
- Flash Flood, January 24, 2012
- Hail, November 20, 2011
- Drought, November 1, 2011
- Hail, October 17, 2011
- Drought, October 1, 2011
- Hail, September 18, 2011
- Drought, September 1, 2011
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2011
- Drought, August 1, 2011
- Drought, July 26, 2011
- Tornado, June 20, 2011
- Hail, June 18, 2011
- Tornado, May 24, 2011
- Tornado, May 22, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 20, 2011
- Tornado, May 11, 2011
- Drought, May 1, 2011
- Tornado, April 25, 2011
- Hail, April 24, 2011
- Tornado, April 23, 2011
- Tornado, April 14, 2011
- Drought, April 1, 2011
- Drought, March 25, 2011
- Ice Storm, February 1, 2011
- Tornado, September 7, 2010
- Hail, May 12, 2010
- Hail, May 9, 2010
- Heavy Snow, March 20, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 11, 2010
- Winter Weather, January 7, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 24, 2009
- Flash Flood, October 25, 2009
- Hail, October 1, 2009
- Hail, September 6, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2009
- Hail, May 26, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2009
- Hail, May 6, 2009
- Flash Flood, April 29, 2009
- Tornado, April 12, 2009
- Wildfire, April 9, 2009
- Drought, April 1, 2009
- Hail, March 30, 2009
- Tornado, March 26, 2009
- Drought, March 1, 2009
- Tornado, February 10, 2009
Earlier years, state by state:
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Tornadoes in Cooke CountyEvery warning in Cooke 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.