Storm History: Dawson County, Texas
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Dawson 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
- 446
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 10
- Damage
- $92 million
- Episodes
- 279
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 | 168 | 0 | 9 | $6.8 million |
| Flash Flood | 94 | 0 | 0 | $32 million |
| Hail | 92 | 0 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 26 | 0 | 1 | $341,000 |
| High Wind | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 16 | 0 | 0 | $52 million |
| Heavy Snow | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 5 | 0 | 0 | $40,000 |
| Dust Storm | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 1 | 0 | 0 | $350,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Drought, August 1, 1996
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2021
- Tornado, September 7, 2003
- Hail, July 4, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2000
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2004
- Flash Flood, August 6, 2004
- Flood, October 1, 2004
- Tornado, April 10, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2021
- Tornado, May 29, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2002
- Flash Flood, September 13, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 21, 1998
- Hail, May 26, 2001
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2021
- Hail, July 12, 1998
- Hail, June 11, 1994
- Flash Flood, August 21, 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, 1957
- Hail, May 4, 2006
- Hail, June 19, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2007
- Hail, April 19, 2002
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2000
- Flash Flood, August 6, 2004
- Hail, May 25, 1998
- Hail, May 14, 1997
- Hail, May 25, 1996
- Hail, April 3, 1995
- Hail, June 11, 1994
- Hail, March 31, 1988
- Hail, June 8, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2025
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 25, 1990
- Tornado, May 6, 1969
- Tornado, May 14, 1969
- Tornado, February 5, 1986
- Tornado, May 31, 1990
- Tornado, May 7, 1995
- Tornado, May 20, 2019
- Tornado, April 21, 1954
- Tornado, June 8, 1965
- Tornado, May 5, 1969
- Tornado, May 15, 1969
- Tornado, May 8, 1971
- Tornado, June 19, 1980
- Tornado, June 3, 1981
- Tornado, April 28, 1985
Every episode, newest first
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2026
- Flash Flood, May 20, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 23, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 20, 2025
- Flash Flood, September 13, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2025
- Hail, June 8, 2025
- Tornado, May 29, 2025
- Hail, May 24, 2025
- High Wind, April 18, 2025
- High Wind, March 29, 2025
- High Wind, March 18, 2025
- Dust Storm, March 14, 2025
- High Wind, March 4, 2025
- Tornado, June 10, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2024
- Hail, May 1, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 23, 2024
- High Wind, March 24, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2023
- Tornado, June 2, 2023
- Tornado, May 26, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 19, 2023
- High Wind, March 16, 2023
- High Wind, February 23, 2023
- High Wind, January 2, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2021
- Tornado, May 18, 2021
- Hail, May 3, 2021
- High Wind, March 22, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 22, 2021
- Heavy Snow, January 9, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 30, 2020
- Hail, June 22, 2020
- Hail, June 19, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2020
- Blizzard, February 4, 2020
- Excessive Heat, August 26, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2019
- Hail, June 24, 2019
- Tornado, May 20, 2019
- Tornado, May 5, 2019
- Hail, April 5, 2019
- High Wind, March 12, 2019
- Tornado, March 12, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2018
- Hail, June 3, 2018
- High Wind, April 12, 2018
- Hail, July 4, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2017
- Hail, June 13, 2017
- Hail, May 16, 2017
- High Wind, March 23, 2017
- High Wind, December 15, 2016
- Hail, November 2, 2016
- Tornado, September 16, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 31, 2016
- Blizzard, December 26, 2015
- Ice Storm, November 26, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 23, 2015
- Tornado, May 19, 2015
- Tornado, May 5, 2015
- Hail, April 16, 2015
- Flash Flood, April 13, 2015
- Ice Storm, January 1, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2014
- Hail, June 14, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 2, 2014
- Ice Storm, November 22, 2013
- Flash Flood, September 28, 2013
- Hail, June 19, 2013
- High Wind, February 24, 2013
- Tornado, March 18, 2012
- Heavy Snow, January 9, 2012
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2011
- Hail, September 9, 2010
- Tornado, September 1, 2010
- Tornado, June 14, 2010
- Hail, June 2, 2010
- Hail, May 12, 2010
- Hail, April 22, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 11, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 23, 2009
- High Wind, December 8, 2009
- Winter Storm, December 3, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2009
- Hail, June 13, 2009
- Hail, June 10, 2009
- Hail, May 14, 2009
- Tornado, April 11, 2009
- High Wind, April 1, 2009
- High Wind, December 8, 2008
- Flash Flood, September 10, 2008
- Hail, June 19, 2008
- Tornado, May 27, 2008
- Tornado, April 23, 2008
- Flash Flood, October 4, 2007
- Hail, September 18, 2007
- Flash Flood, September 7, 2007
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2007
- Tornado, June 1, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2007
- Hail, May 5, 2007
- Flash Flood, March 30, 2007
- Flash Flood, March 28, 2007
- High Wind, February 23, 2007
- Heavy Snow, January 22, 2007
- Ice Storm, January 18, 2007
- Ice Storm, January 12, 2007
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2006
- Drought, August 1, 2006
- Tornado, May 5, 2006
- Hail, May 4, 2006
- Flash Flood, May 3, 2006
- Hail, April 20, 2006
- Hail, March 19, 2006
- Flash Flood, July 26, 2005
- Tornado, June 5, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2005
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2005
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2005
- Winter Storm, December 23, 2004
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2004
- Heavy Snow, November 2, 2004
- Tornado, October 13, 2004
- Flash Flood, October 6, 2004
- Flash Flood, October 5, 2004
- Flash Flood, October 3, 2004
- Flood, October 1, 2004
- Flash Flood, September 30, 2004
- Flash Flood, September 27, 2004
- Flash Flood, September 26, 2004
- Flash Flood, August 6, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2004
- Hail, July 4, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2004
- Hail, June 12, 2004
- Hail, May 7, 2004
- Tornado, March 3, 2004
- Winter Weather, February 12, 2004
- Tornado, October 5, 2003
- Tornado, September 7, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2003
- Tornado, June 5, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2003
- Flash Flood, May 31, 2003
- Flash Flood, April 28, 2003
- Hail, October 27, 2002
- Flash Flood, August 21, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2002
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2002
- Tornado, May 28, 2002
- Tornado, May 27, 2002
- Hail, April 19, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 20, 2001
- Hail, May 26, 2001
- Flash Flood, October 28, 2000
- Flash Flood, October 25, 2000
- Hail, October 25, 2000
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2000
- Hail, May 25, 2000
- Hail, April 30, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 7, 2000
- Tornado, March 2, 2000
- Flash Flood, August 2, 1999
- Flash Flood, May 1, 1999
- Tornado, April 30, 1999
- Hail, April 2, 1999
- Drought, April 1, 1999
- Drought, March 1, 1999
- Drought, February 1, 1999
- Drought, January 1, 1999
- Drought, December 1, 1998
- Drought, November 1, 1998
- Drought, October 1, 1998
- Drought, September 1, 1998
- Drought, August 1, 1998
- Hail, July 12, 1998
- Drought, July 1, 1998
- Flash Flood, June 21, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 1998
- Drought, June 1, 1998
- Hail, May 25, 1998
- Drought, May 1, 1998
- Drought, April 1, 1998
- Flash Flood, August 18, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 1997
- Flash Flood, July 7, 1997
- Flash Flood, June 20, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 1997
- Hail, May 29, 1997
- Hail, May 14, 1997
- Tornado, April 24, 1997
- Hail, April 16, 1997
- Tornado, April 10, 1997
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 1997
- Drought, August 1, 1996
- Hail, June 2, 1996
- Hail, May 25, 1996
- Tornado, May 25, 1996
- Hail, May 25, 1996
- Hail, May 25, 1996
- Hail, May 25, 1996
- Hail, May 25, 1996
- Drought, May 1, 1996
- Hail, June 22, 1995
- Tornado, June 4, 1995
- Tornado, May 7, 1995
- Hail, April 3, 1995
- Hail, June 11, 1994
- Tornado, May 25, 1994
- Tornado, May 1, 1993
- Hail, March 30, 1993
- Tornado, September 6, 1992
- Tornado, June 13, 1992
- Tornado, June 11, 1992
- Tornado, March 27, 1992
- Tornado, October 27, 1991
- Tornado, June 6, 1991
- Tornado, May 7, 1991
- Hail, September 10, 1990
- Tornado, June 24, 1990
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 1990
- Tornado, May 31, 1990
- Tornado, April 25, 1990
- Hail, September 12, 1989
- Tornado, August 2, 1989
- Tornado, June 12, 1989
- Tornado, June 4, 1989
- Tornado, June 2, 1989
- Tornado, June 1, 1989
- Tornado, May 14, 1989
- Hail, March 31, 1988
- Tornado, September 13, 1987
- Tornado, September 9, 1987
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 1987
- Tornado, May 29, 1987
- Tornado, May 29, 1986
- Tornado, February 5, 1986
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Dawson CountyEvery warning in Dawson 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.