Storm History: Ellis County, Texas

Events

1,112

Deaths

7

Injuries

150

Damage

$85 million

Episodes

591

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.

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• Flash Flood, July 28, 20042 deaths · $5.0 million · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 13, 20212 deaths · $600,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, March 8, 20251 death · 4 injured · $177,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Heat, September 1, 20001 death · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 19, 20191 death · 1 event here

• Hail, April 9, 2021$20 million · 3 in hail · 16 events here
• Tornado, October 20, 2019$11 million · EF3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, November 4, 199417 injured · $10 million · F1 · 6 events here
• Tornado, December 26, 201546 injured · $8.4 million · EF4 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 28, 20042 deaths · $5.0 million · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 17, 1993$5.0 million · F1 · 5 events here
• Tornado, April 28, 197121 injured · $2.8 million · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 26, 19614 injured · $2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 22, 19836 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 3, 20218 injured · $1.6 million · EF2 · 4 events here
• Drought, October 1, 2006$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 11, 2010$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 13, 2012$860,000 · EF0 · 5 events here
• Drought, November 1, 2006$800,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 15, 20131 injured · $650,000 · EF4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 4, 2022$650,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 10, 2011$630,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Tornado, February 25, 1993$600,000 · F1 · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, February 13, 20212 deaths · $600,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, February 15, 1993$500,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Flash Flood, June 12, 2023$270,000 · 5.9 in hail · 22 events here
• Hail, April 29, 19894.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 2, 19894.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 28, 20144.25 in hail · 5 events here
• Flood, April 25, 20064 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, February 25, 2000$500 · 3.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 16, 20253.25 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, May 27, 2024$19,000 · 3.25 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, May 9, 20153.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, April 8, 2024$65,000 · 3 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 24, 20213 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 9, 2021$20 million · 3 in hail · 16 events here
• Flash Flood, May 2, 2000$76,000 · 3 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, May 22, 19613 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 2024$15,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here

• Tornado, May 26, 1976$25,000 · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 2, 1980F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 16, 1989F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 27, 1992F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 25, 1994F4 · 10 events here
• Tornado, May 15, 20131 injured · $650,000 · EF4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 26, 201546 injured · $8.4 million · EF4 · 4 events here
• Tornado, March 20, 1957$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 22, 19572 injured · $25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 26, 19614 injured · $2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 23, 1966F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 23, 1973F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 30, 1978F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 3, 1979F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 11, 1982F3 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Ellis County, with its track

• Heat, June 18, 20261 event here
• Flash Flood, June 5, 20261.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 23, 20261.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 28, 2026$75,000 · EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 24, 2026EF2 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 23, 20262 events here
• Heat, August 15, 20251 event here
• Heat, August 6, 20251 event here
• Heat, July 28, 20251 event here
• Heat, July 24, 20251 event here
• Hail, May 16, 20253.25 in hail · 8 events here
• Tornado, May 5, 2025EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 29, 2025$20,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 15, 20251 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 29, 20252 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 8, 20251 death · 4 injured · $177,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, January 29, 2025$17,000 · 12 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 20251 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20251 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, October 29, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 20, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 13, 20242 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 7, 20241 event here
• Heat, August 1, 20241 event here
• Heat, July 29, 20241 event here
• Heat, July 15, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 1, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 27, 20241 event here
• Heat, June 24, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, May 30, 2024$130,000 · 2 in hail · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 2024$15,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 27, 2024$19,000 · 3.25 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 23, 2024$8,000 · EF1 · 8 events here
• Tornado, May 21, 2024EF2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 4, 2024$13,000 · 0.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 8, 2024$65,000 · 3 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 4, 2024EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, September 24, 2023$60,000 · 2.75 in hail · 16 events here
• Heat, September 23, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, September 7, 20231 event here
• Heat, September 5, 20231 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, August 22, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 17, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 1, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 17, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 12, 20231 event here
• Heat, July 10, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 26, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 15, 20231 event here
• Heat, June 14, 20231 event here
• Flash Flood, June 12, 2023$270,000 · 5.9 in hail · 22 events here
• Hail, June 10, 20232.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 3, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 16, 2023$17,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Ice Storm, February 1, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, January 30, 20231 event here
• Hail, September 3, 2022$500 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, August 21, 20225 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2022$40,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 202265 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, August 3, 20221 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 17, 20221 event here
• Hail, July 14, 2022$20,000 · 1.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 6, 20222 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 23, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 11, 20221 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, May 5, 20221.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20221 event here
• Tornado, April 12, 2022$30,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 4, 2022$650,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20221 event here
• Tornado, March 21, 2022EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 14, 2022EF1 · 2 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, February 2, 20221 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 10, 2021$40,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heat, August 1, 20211 event here
• Heat, July 29, 20211 event here
• Heat, July 25, 20211 event here
• Tornado, May 16, 2021EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 3, 20218 injured · $1.6 million · EF2 · 4 events here
• Hail, April 9, 2021$20 million · 3 in hail · 16 events here
• Hail, April 8, 20212 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20211 event here
• Tornado, March 24, 20213 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 13, 20212 deaths · $600,000 · 2 events here
• Heat, September 1, 20201 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 28, 20202 events here
• Hail, August 16, 20201.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 12, 20202 events here
• Heat, July 9, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 202050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, July 1, 20201 event here
• Hail, May 4, 20201.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 28, 20202 in hail · 5 events here
• Drought, February 1, 20201 event here
• Drought, January 21, 20201 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, October 31, 20191 event here
• Tornado, October 20, 2019$11 million · EF3 · 4 events here
• Drought, October 1, 20191 event here
• Drought, September 24, 2019$1,000 · 1 event here
• Heat, August 26, 20191 event here
• Heat, August 17, 20191 event here
• Heat, August 7, 20191 event here
• Heat, July 16, 20191 event here
• Heat, July 8, 20191 event here
• Hail, June 29, 2019$2,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 23, 20191.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 19, 20191 death · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 9, 2019$20,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Flood, June 5, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 2019$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 18, 2019$10,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, April 17, 2019$10,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 13, 2019$30,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, November 30, 20181.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 13, 2018$25,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2018$1,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, July 24, 20181 event here
• Hail, April 21, 20182 in hail · 6 events here
• Winter Weather, December 6, 20171 event here
• Hail, May 3, 2017$8,000 · 1.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Tornado, April 10, 2017EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 28, 2017$6,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, February 27, 20172.25 in hail · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 2, 2017$15,000 · 71 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 17, 20162 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2016$5,000 · 58 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 12, 20161.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 10, 20162 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 30, 20162.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 17, 20162.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 26, 201546 injured · $8.4 million · EF4 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, November 26, 2015$50,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 17, 2015EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 30, 2015$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 23, 2015$5,000 · 1 event here
• Wildfire, October 14, 2015$40,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 2015$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 27, 2015$200,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 23, 2015$1,000 · EF2 · 10 events here
• Tornado, May 18, 2015$120,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 9, 20153.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 9, 2015$5,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 26, 2015$250,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 24, 2015$21,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 18, 2015$11,000 · EF0 · 4 events here
• Drought, April 1, 2015$1,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, March 4, 20151 event here
• Drought, March 1, 2015$1,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 22, 2015$10,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, February 1, 2015$2,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, January 1, 2015$1,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, December 1, 2014$6,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 2014$1,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, October 2, 20141.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, October 1, 2014$2,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, September 28, 20141 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2014$237,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 20141.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 2014$500 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 12, 20142 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 2014$2,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 27, 20142.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 21, 2014$40,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Drought, April 1, 2014$3,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 28, 20144.25 in hail · 5 events here
• Drought, March 11, 2014$3,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 5, 2013$300,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 2013$4,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2013$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2013$5,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 2013$2,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, June 18, 2013$2,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 21, 20131.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 15, 20131 injured · $650,000 · EF4 · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 2013$3,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 23, 20131.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, March 19, 2013$1,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, February 1, 2013$2,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, January 1, 2013$1,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, December 1, 2012$2,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, November 13, 2012$2,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 12, 2012$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 9, 2012$271,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 13, 2012$860,000 · EF0 · 5 events here
• Hail, May 29, 2012$34,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 7, 2012$3,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 4, 2012$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 3, 2012$6,000 · EF3 · 4 events here
• Drought, January 1, 2012$4,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, December 1, 2011$7,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 2011$7,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, October 22, 20111.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, October 12, 2011$10,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 2011$20,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 29, 201161 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 18, 2011$10,000 · 2 in hail · 4 events here
• Wildfire, September 11, 2011$30,000 · 1 event here
• Wildfire, September 2, 20111 event here
• Drought, September 1, 2011$30,000 · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 1, 20111 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2011$50,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 2011$15,000 · 1 event here
• Wildfire, June 18, 2011$461,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 2011$20,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 1, 20112.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Drought, May 1, 2011$15,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 26, 2011$33,000 · EF1 · 18 events here
• Tornado, April 25, 2011$100,000 · EF0 · 5 events here
• Drought, April 17, 2011$15,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 10, 2011$630,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Hail, February 27, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 3, 20111 event here
• Ice Storm, February 1, 2011$150,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 24, 2010$20,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 7, 2010EF2 · 2 events here
• Hail, September 1, 2010$250,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 24, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 6, 2010$10,000 · 65 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 20, 2010$20,000 · EF0 · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, May 17, 20101.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 23, 2010$2,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 11, 2010$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 7, 2010$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 13, 2009$60,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 11, 2009$95,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 20, 2009$5,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 8, 20091.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 10, 2009$3,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 10, 2009$9,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 2, 2009EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, March 25, 20092 injured · $8,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 10, 2009EF1 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, January 27, 2009$25,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 5, 2009$5,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, December 27, 20081 injured · $3,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 23, 20081 event here
• Tornado, December 8, 2008EF2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 16, 2008$2,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 13, 2008$6,000 · EF0 · 3 events here

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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.