Storm History: Fort Bend County, Texas
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Fort Bend 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
- 499
- Deaths
- 18
- Injuries
- 90
- Damage
- $8.5 billion
- Episodes
- 313
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 | 170 | 5 | 77 | $8.0 billion |
| Hail | 124 | 1 | 0 | $5.1 million |
| Flash Flood | 74 | 1 | 0 | $2.7 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 62 | 1 | 2 | $997,000 |
| Drought | 15 | 0 | 0 | $8.3 million |
| Funnel Cloud | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 5 | 2 | 0 | $115,000 |
| Flood | 5 | 0 | 0 | $245,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Winter Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 3 | 0 | 3 | $12 million |
| Heavy Snow | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 2 | 3 | 8 | $400 million |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | $15,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 3 | 0 | $1.6 million |
The deadliest
- Tornado, August 25, 2017
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 12, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 2021
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2015
- Tornado, October 16, 2006
- Tornado, April 19, 1965
- Hail, August 3, 2002
- Lightning, June 3, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2003
- Lightning, September 11, 2003
- Excessive Heat, June 16, 2023
- Heat, July 14, 2023
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, August 25, 2017
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 12, 2008
- Drought, August 1, 1998
- Tropical Storm, June 5, 2001
- Tropical Storm, September 5, 2002
- Tornado, February 16, 1998
- Hail, April 16, 2001
- Tornado, November 21, 1992
- Tornado, May 1, 2000
- Tornado, February 14, 2017
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 2021
- Tornado, October 23, 1997
- Flash Flood, April 27, 2013
- Hail, June 11, 1995
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2015
- Tornado, April 17, 2016
- Tornado, November 16, 2003
- Tornado, August 30, 2001
- Tornado, January 9, 2012
- Tornado, May 2, 1999
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Flash Flood, May 9, 2019
- Hail, April 2, 2013
- Hail, April 19, 2015
- Hail, March 15, 2024
- Hail, April 3, 2012
- Hail, April 16, 2001
- Flash Flood, April 17, 2015
- Flash Flood, March 12, 2007
- Hail, April 5, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2007
- Flash Flood, April 2, 2000
- Hail, May 11, 1995
- Hail, April 5, 1994
- Hail, May 3, 1989
- Hail, May 9, 2026
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, May 26, 1976
- Tornado, November 21, 1992
- Tornado, April 19, 1965
- Tornado, November 22, 1961
- Tornado, September 20, 1967
- Tornado, September 13, 1974
- Tornado, May 9, 1981
- Tornado, February 5, 1986
- Tornado, March 30, 2002
- Tornado, April 13, 2019
- Tornado, January 24, 2023
- Tornado, February 4, 1964
- Tornado, June 1, 1967
- Tornado, February 1, 1970
- Tornado, March 20, 1972
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, June 2, 2026
- Hail, May 9, 2026
- Hail, April 30, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 14, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2025
- Funnel Cloud, August 28, 2024
- Tornado, April 9, 2024
- Hail, March 15, 2024
- Drought, October 1, 2023
- Heat, September 5, 2023
- Drought, September 1, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 23, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 5, 2023
- Heat, July 14, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 12, 2023
- Excessive Heat, June 24, 2023
- Excessive Heat, June 16, 2023
- Hail, April 5, 2023
- Tornado, January 24, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 24, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2022
- Drought, August 1, 2022
- Drought, July 1, 2022
- Drought, June 1, 2022
- Drought, May 1, 2022
- Tornado, March 21, 2022
- Ice Storm, February 3, 2022
- Flash Flood, October 1, 2021
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 13, 2021
- Hail, June 15, 2021
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2021
- Flash Flood, May 18, 2021
- Flash Flood, May 1, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2020
- Tornado, May 27, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2020
- Tornado, January 10, 2020
- Tornado, September 18, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 9, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 7, 2019
- Tornado, April 13, 2019
- Tornado, April 6, 2019
- Lightning, September 5, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2018
- Funnel Cloud, May 23, 2018
- Heavy Snow, December 7, 2017
- Tornado, August 25, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2017
- Hail, May 23, 2017
- Tornado, May 22, 2017
- Flash Flood, April 18, 2017
- Tornado, February 14, 2017
- Flash Flood, January 20, 2017
- Flash Flood, January 18, 2017
- Tornado, January 16, 2017
- Lightning, August 11, 2016
- Hail, June 18, 2016
- Funnel Cloud, June 12, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 14, 2016
- Tornado, April 17, 2016
- Hail, April 12, 2016
- Flash Flood, October 31, 2015
- Flash Flood, August 11, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2015
- Tornado, May 24, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 17, 2015
- Hail, April 19, 2015
- Flash Flood, April 17, 2015
- Flash Flood, April 16, 2015
- Flash Flood, September 19, 2014
- Funnel Cloud, September 16, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2014
- Hail, April 14, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 3, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 23, 2014
- Flash Flood, October 31, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2013
- Flood, May 10, 2013
- Flash Flood, April 27, 2013
- Hail, April 2, 2013
- Hail, March 31, 2013
- Hail, March 19, 2013
- Hail, May 31, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2012
- Hail, April 3, 2012
- Flash Flood, February 18, 2012
- Tornado, January 25, 2012
- Tornado, January 9, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 29, 2011
- Hail, June 6, 2011
- Hail, June 5, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 12, 2011
- Ice Storm, February 3, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 2010
- Tornado, June 8, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 14, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2009
- Flash Flood, October 29, 2009
- Hail, September 3, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2009
- Hail, August 12, 2009
- Heat, July 9, 2009
- Heat, July 4, 2009
- Heat, June 24, 2009
- Tornado, April 27, 2009
- Tornado, April 18, 2009
- Hail, March 26, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 10, 2009
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 12, 2008
- Funnel Cloud, July 4, 2008
- Tornado, June 21, 2008
- Hail, June 19, 2008
- Hail, June 18, 2008
- Hail, June 17, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2007
- Funnel Cloud, August 25, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2007
- Tornado, May 3, 2007
- Tornado, April 25, 2007
- Hail, March 31, 2007
- Flash Flood, March 12, 2007
- Ice Storm, January 16, 2007
- Tornado, October 16, 2006
- Funnel Cloud, August 7, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2006
- Lightning, July 4, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2006
- Hail, June 13, 2006
- Tornado, May 10, 2006
- Tornado, April 21, 2006
- Tornado, December 14, 2005
- Hail, May 8, 2005
- Hail, March 27, 2005
- Hail, March 7, 2005
- Flash Flood, February 24, 2005
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2004
- Tornado, November 23, 2004
- Flash Flood, November 23, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2004
- Funnel Cloud, July 21, 2004
- Flash Flood, April 25, 2004
- Hail, April 11, 2004
- Tornado, April 10, 2004
- Tornado, November 16, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 25, 2003
- Tornado, October 9, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 12, 2003
- Lightning, September 11, 2003
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2003
- Funnel Cloud, September 1, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2003
- Funnel Cloud, June 24, 2003
- Tornado, June 3, 2003
- Hail, April 7, 2003
- Flash Flood, March 13, 2003
- Hail, February 21, 2003
- Tornado, December 23, 2002
- Tornado, October 28, 2002
- Tornado, September 7, 2002
- Tropical Storm, September 5, 2002
- Hail, August 3, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2002
- Hail, June 16, 2002
- Hail, May 30, 2002
- Tornado, March 30, 2002
- Hail, September 20, 2001
- Tornado, August 30, 2001
- Flash Flood, August 28, 2001
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2001
- Tropical Storm, June 5, 2001
- Funnel Cloud, May 7, 2001
- Hail, April 16, 2001
- Flash Flood, March 28, 2001
- Tornado, November 12, 2000
- Drought, September 1, 2000
- Heat, September 1, 2000
- Heat, August 29, 2000
- Drought, August 1, 2000
- Hail, July 23, 2000
- Heat, July 6, 2000
- Tornado, May 1, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 12, 2000
- Flash Flood, April 2, 2000
- Hail, August 31, 1999
- Heat, August 1, 1999
- Funnel Cloud, July 20, 1999
- Heat, June 26, 1999
- Tornado, May 2, 1999
- Hail, February 27, 1999
- Flash Flood, November 12, 1998
- Flood, November 12, 1998
- Tornado, October 18, 1998
- Flood, October 17, 1998
- Tornado, October 6, 1998
- Tornado, September 11, 1998
- Tropical Storm, September 7, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 1998
- Hail, August 3, 1998
- Drought, August 1, 1998
- Hail, July 17, 1998
- Drought, July 1, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 1998
- Tornado, June 5, 1998
- Drought, June 1, 1998
- Drought, May 1, 1998
- Tornado, February 16, 1998
- Tornado, February 10, 1998
- Tornado, January 21, 1998
- Hail, December 23, 1997
- Tornado, October 23, 1997
- Hail, September 2, 1997
- Flash Flood, April 25, 1997
- Flash Flood, April 11, 1997
- Flash Flood, April 4, 1997
- Tornado, March 12, 1997
- Strong Wind, February 20, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 20, 1997
- Tornado, January 27, 1997
- Flash Flood, January 27, 1997
- Ice Storm, January 12, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 24, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 1996
- Lightning, June 3, 1996
- Hail, June 3, 1996
- Hail, June 3, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 1996
- Hail, June 2, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 1996
- Drought, June 1, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 11, 1996
- Drought, May 1, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 29, 1996
- Drought, April 1, 1996
- Tornado, December 17, 1995
- Hail, November 2, 1995
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 1995
- Tornado, June 28, 1995
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Fort Bend CountyEvery warning in Fort Bend 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.