Funnel Cloud in Texas
Every funnel cloud event the National Weather Service has filed in Texas, year by year, with the most significant episodes. A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
The most significant on the map
The most significant funnel cloud episodes in Texas.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 729
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- None recorded
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in Texas, August 25 to 31, 2017Harvey made landfall as a category 4 hurricane near Rockport, Texas during the evening of August 25th.
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, May 25 to 26, 2015Across already very saturated grounds, a slow moving line of thunderstorms moved into Harris County from central Texas during the evening hours of the 25th.
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, April 22, 2020Severe thunderstorms developed in the afternoon and produced large hail, funnel clouds, wind damage and a long-track tornado. The tornado killed 3 people near Onalaska.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, May 9, 2006Brief tornado caused no damage.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, December 29, 2006A rare winter tornado outbreak occurred on December 29 over portions of North Texas, spawning almost two dozen tornadoes. Very high shear and low instability created an environment favorable for tornadoes.
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, May 2 to 3, 2007Thunderstorms developed in the early evening across South Central Texas, producing large hail, damaging winds and flash flooding.
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Texas, March 11 to 13, 2007Thunderstorms formed along a cold front over much of South Central Texas and in advance of an upper level low moving eastward across New Mexico.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 24 to 25, 2013An upper level trough moved across Texas and combined with deep low moisture to produce heavy rain on consecutive days that produced flash flooding.
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Texas, September 7 to 8, 2010Tropical storm Hermine made landfall near the Texas/Mexico border on the night of September 6. The storm moved northward through South Texas into South Central Texas. Strong winds and flooding rain began in South Central Texas on September 7.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, December 28, 2024Multiple tornadic storms occurred during the afternoon on the 28th, producing hail, wind and tornadoes.
- Lightning Strike in Texas, September 14, 2004Spotted at FM 2546 and Hwy 71.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, March 19 to 20, 2012A deep upper level trough of low pressure and strong cold front moved into an area of deep boundary layer moisture. The system initially produced supercell thunderstorms which produced several tornadoes and large hail.
- Tornadoes and Storm Surge in Texas, July 1 to 6, 2010Hurricane Alex made its final landfall at 9pm, Wednesday June 30th, along the northern Mexican coast around 110 miles south of Brownsville as a Category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph.
- Flash Flooding and Coastal Flood in Texas, October 31, 2015A strong upper level storm system, combined with high moisture levels to produce a bands of excessive rainfall that caused flash flooding across Fort Bend, Harris and Liberty Counties.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 10, 2009A derecho developed across north central Texas into south central Oklahoma during the evening hours of June 10th and move east into the four state region.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 12, 2014A cold front interacted with a very unstable airmass across a large part of West Central Texas to trigger supercell thunderstorms with giant size hail and damaging downburst winds.
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 26 to 27, 2014A shortwave disturbance produced slow moving clusters of thunderstorms that tracked north and east from the Gulf Coast the afternoon of May 26th and 27th.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, April 27 to 28, 2009Thunderstorms developed west of the Houston metro area in the mid afternoon hours of the 27th and moved east across the Houston area around sunset.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, June 21, 2004Severe thunderstorms containing large and damaging hail along with a few tornadoes and flooding rainfall moved across the Texas panhandle during the evening hours.
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Texas, March 17 to 18, 2008Storms developed along a dry line which moved into north Texas during the afternoon hours on the 18th. Rich Gulf moisture and ample instability helped the storms develop further as they encountered a warm front to the east.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, April 29 to 30, 2016After a brief respite from severe thunderstorms during the predawn hours on April 29th, additional strong to severe thunderstorms developed from the late morning hours through much of the afternoon and evening on April 29th, and lingered through the early morning hours on April…
- Flash Flooding in Texas, May 12 to 13, 2015Slow moving thunderstorms produced copious amounts of rain that led to flash flooding for some locations. Communities of Webster, San Leon and Angleton were hardest hit.
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Texas, May 21, 2015A cold front moved into South Texas during the early morning hours of May 21st. Early morning thunderstorms produced flash flooding in the Laredo area. Scattered thunderstorms formed along the cold front during the afternoon over the coastal plains.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 10, 2012A strongly unstable air mass developed over South Texas in advance of a stalled frontal boundary over south-central Texas on May 10th.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Texas, October 11, 2001120 homes, 3 apartment complexes, 2 schools, and some businesses damaged by a tornado. The tornado touched down near Fairmont and Shaver, moving northeast to near the intersection of Southmore and Red-Bluff Road.
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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.