Storm History: Donley County, Texas
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Donley 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
- 811
- Deaths
- 17
- Injuries
- 51
- Damage
- $135 million
- Episodes
- 465
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 | 269 | 16 | 46 | $9.0 million |
| Hail | 254 | 0 | 0 | $243,000 |
| Drought | 57 | 0 | 0 | $116 million |
| High Wind | 41 | 0 | 0 | $6,000 |
| Flash Flood | 36 | 0 | 0 | $368,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 25 | 0 | 0 | $220,000 |
| Wildfire | 25 | 0 | 3 | $40,000 |
| Flood | 21 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 12 | 0 | 0 | $8.5 million |
| Winter Weather | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 7 | 0 | 0 | $660,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
| Ice Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Storm | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freezing Fog | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sleet | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Drought, December 1, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Drought, January 1, 2013
- Drought, May 1, 2013
- Drought, June 1, 2013
- Drought, August 28, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 29, 1999
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Tornado, June 11, 1989
- Drought, April 1, 2013
- Drought, July 1, 2013
- Drought, August 1, 2013
- Tornado, April 18, 1970
- Blizzard, February 24, 2013
- Tornado, March 28, 2007
- Tornado, March 13, 2021
- Flash Flood, May 3, 2001
- Tornado, May 15, 1957
- Tornado, April 23, 2003
- Hail, August 23, 2001
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, June 14, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2008
- Hail, May 9, 2006
- Hail, September 17, 2005
- Hail, May 16, 1980
- Hail, May 23, 2016
- Hail, May 21, 2010
- Hail, April 25, 2004
- Flood, April 22, 2025
- Tornado, March 22, 2019
- Hail, May 13, 2018
- Hail, June 13, 2017
- Hail, July 12, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2015
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, May 11, 1970
- Tornado, April 18, 1970
- Tornado, May 15, 1957
- Tornado, April 17, 1970
- Tornado, June 1, 1995
- Tornado, June 8, 1995
- Tornado, June 3, 1965
- Tornado, April 19, 1977
- Tornado, May 14, 1986
- Tornado, May 7, 1995
- Tornado, March 28, 2007
- Tornado, June 16, 1955
- Tornado, June 8, 1960
- Tornado, June 21, 1972
- Tornado, May 20, 1977
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2026
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Flood, May 28, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Wildfire, April 12, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Flash Flood, March 30, 2026
- Drought, March 17, 2026
- Wildfire, March 15, 2026
- Wildfire, February 17, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 23, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2025
- Tornado, May 26, 2025
- Flood, April 22, 2025
- Wildfire, March 18, 2025
- Wildfire, March 14, 2025
- Winter Storm, March 8, 2025
- High Wind, March 3, 2025
- Blizzard, January 9, 2025
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Drought, October 1, 2024
- Drought, September 1, 2024
- Tornado, June 1, 2024
- Tornado, May 1, 2024
- High Wind, April 6, 2024
- Tornado, March 24, 2024
- Wildfire, February 26, 2024
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2024
- Blizzard, January 8, 2024
- Hail, October 4, 2023
- Flood, September 9, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2023
- Drought, May 1, 2023
- Drought, April 1, 2023
- Tornado, February 26, 2023
- Dust Storm, February 26, 2023
- High Wind, February 14, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2023
- High Wind, December 28, 2022
- Drought, August 1, 2022
- Drought, July 1, 2022
- Hail, June 25, 2022
- Drought, June 1, 2022
- High Wind, May 28, 2022
- Hail, May 10, 2022
- Drought, May 1, 2022
- Drought, April 1, 2022
- Drought, March 1, 2022
- Drought, February 1, 2022
- Wildfire, January 14, 2022
- Drought, January 1, 2022
- Drought, December 1, 2021
- Drought, November 16, 2021
- High Wind, October 27, 2021
- Hail, July 25, 2021
- Flood, July 17, 2021
- Tornado, June 25, 2021
- Flash Flood, May 16, 2021
- Winter Storm, March 17, 2021
- Tornado, March 13, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2021
- Drought, January 1, 2021
- Drought, December 1, 2020
- Drought, November 24, 2020
- Ice Storm, October 26, 2020
- Drought, October 20, 2020
- Drought, August 1, 2020
- Tornado, June 19, 2020
- Drought, June 9, 2020
- Hail, May 24, 2020
- Flood, May 23, 2020
- High Wind, November 26, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2019
- Tornado, June 22, 2019
- Flood, May 25, 2019
- Tornado, May 20, 2019
- Tornado, May 7, 2019
- Tornado, April 17, 2019
- High Wind, April 10, 2019
- Hail, April 3, 2019
- Tornado, March 22, 2019
- High Wind, March 13, 2019
- High Wind, February 23, 2019
- Wildfire, January 27, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2019
- Tornado, December 26, 2018
- Wildfire, December 13, 2018
- High Wind, December 13, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2018
- Tornado, June 22, 2018
- Hail, May 14, 2018
- Hail, May 13, 2018
- Wildfire, May 8, 2018
- Wildfire, May 3, 2018
- Frost/Freeze, April 15, 2018
- Hail, June 15, 2017
- Hail, June 13, 2017
- Tornado, May 16, 2017
- Hail, May 10, 2017
- Tornado, May 9, 2017
- Frost/Freeze, May 1, 2017
- Tornado, March 28, 2017
- High Wind, March 24, 2017
- Wildfire, March 9, 2017
- Wildfire, December 16, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2016
- Hail, July 12, 2016
- Hail, May 23, 2016
- Tornado, May 22, 2016
- Tornado, May 16, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2016
- Hail, April 20, 2016
- Hail, April 16, 2016
- Hail, April 10, 2016
- High Wind, March 23, 2016
- Blizzard, December 26, 2015
- Ice Storm, November 26, 2015
- Hail, September 20, 2015
- Hail, August 18, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2015
- Hail, May 19, 2015
- Tornado, May 16, 2015
- Hail, April 26, 2015
- Tornado, April 16, 2015
- Drought, April 1, 2015
- Drought, March 1, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 25, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 21, 2015
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2015
- Drought, January 1, 2015
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 29, 2014
- Dense Fog, December 13, 2014
- Dense Fog, December 10, 2014
- Dense Fog, December 10, 2014
- Dense Fog, December 6, 2014
- Dense Fog, December 4, 2014
- Dense Fog, December 3, 2014
- Drought, December 1, 2014
- Winter Weather, November 16, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, November 10, 2014
- Drought, November 1, 2014
- Dense Fog, October 23, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 12, 2014
- Drought, October 1, 2014
- Drought, September 1, 2014
- Hail, August 28, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 28, 2014
- Hail, August 8, 2014
- Drought, August 1, 2014
- Drought, July 1, 2014
- Hail, June 27, 2014
- Tornado, June 22, 2014
- Tornado, June 6, 2014
- Drought, June 1, 2014
- Hail, May 11, 2014
- Drought, May 1, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, April 14, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, April 13, 2014
- Drought, April 1, 2014
- Wildfire, March 7, 2014
- Drought, March 1, 2014
- Dense Fog, March 1, 2014
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2014
- Freezing Fog, February 8, 2014
- Freezing Fog, February 8, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 6, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 5, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 4, 2014
- Freezing Fog, December 23, 2013
- Winter Weather, December 21, 2013
- Winter Storm, November 23, 2013
- Winter Weather, November 21, 2013
- Dense Fog, November 10, 2013
- Dense Fog, November 10, 2013
- Cold/Wind Chill, November 6, 2013
- Cold/Wind Chill, October 25, 2013
- Cold/Wind Chill, October 18, 2013
- Flash Flood, September 28, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 27, 2013
- Flash Flood, September 16, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 15, 2013
- Flash Flood, September 13, 2013
- Heavy Rain, August 12, 2013
- Drought, August 1, 2013
- Heavy Rain, July 24, 2013
- Drought, July 1, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2013
- Heavy Rain, June 19, 2013
- Hail, June 16, 2013
- Drought, June 1, 2013
- Hail, May 29, 2013
- Hail, May 26, 2013
- Hail, May 9, 2013
- Cold/Wind Chill, May 2, 2013
- Drought, May 1, 2013
- Cold/Wind Chill, April 23, 2013
- Cold/Wind Chill, April 22, 2013
- Cold/Wind Chill, April 18, 2013
- Cold/Wind Chill, April 17, 2013
- Winter Weather, April 2, 2013
- Drought, April 1, 2013
- Blizzard, February 24, 2013
- Winter Weather, February 20, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2013
- Hail, February 9, 2013
- Drought, January 1, 2013
- Winter Weather, December 25, 2012
- High Wind, December 19, 2012
- Tornado, December 14, 2012
- Drought, December 1, 2012
- Hail, November 10, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Flash Flood, September 5, 2012
- Hail, August 25, 2012
- High Wind, June 16, 2012
- Hail, June 14, 2012
- Hail, May 30, 2012
- Tornado, April 30, 2012
- Hail, April 14, 2012
- Hail, March 18, 2012
- High Wind, January 22, 2012
- High Wind, November 26, 2011
- Hail, October 11, 2011
- Wildfire, August 25, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 2011
- Wildfire, July 13, 2011
- Wildfire, May 21, 2011
- High Wind, April 15, 2011
- Wildfire, February 27, 2011
- Wildfire, February 24, 2011
- Blizzard, February 8, 2011
- Hail, October 21, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 13, 2010
- Hail, June 18, 2010
- Tornado, May 24, 2010
- Hail, May 21, 2010
- High Wind, May 10, 2010
- Tornado, April 22, 2010
- Ice Storm, January 28, 2010
- Hail, August 13, 2009
- Hail, August 9, 2009
- Hail, July 19, 2009
- Hail, July 18, 2009
- Hail, June 14, 2009
- High Wind, June 7, 2009
- Hail, May 12, 2009
- Tornado, April 29, 2009
Earlier years, state by state:
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Tornadoes in Donley CountyEvery warning in Donley 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.