Storm History: Galveston County, Texas

Events

832

Deaths

77

Injuries

259

Damage

$15 billion

Episodes

516

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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• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 12, 200820 deaths · $5.0 billion · 3 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 202110 deaths · $12 million · 3 events here
• Tornado, September 12, 19618 deaths · 200 injured · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 25, 20176 deaths · $10 billion · EF1 · 14 events here
• Tropical Storm, September 7, 19982 deaths · $200 million · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 19972 deaths · 2 injured · $180,000 · 58 kt wind · 4 events here
• Heat, July 6, 20002 deaths · 1 event here
• Rip Current, October 14, 20182 deaths · 1 event here
• Rip Current, September 5, 20202 deaths · 2 events here
• Rip Current, June 26, 20212 deaths · 1 event here
• Lightning, August 23, 20061 death · $70,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 3, 20091 death · $1,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 17, 19571 death · 15 injured · F2 · 5 events here
• Lightning, September 1, 19971 death · 1 event here
• Lightning, July 18, 19991 death · 1 event here
• Lightning, September 10, 20031 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Rip Current, June 14, 20081 death · 1 event here
• Rip Current, May 23, 20111 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• High Surf, September 3, 20111 death · 1 event here
• Rip Current, April 16, 20171 death · 1 event here

• Tornado, August 25, 20176 deaths · $10 billion · EF1 · 14 events here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 12, 200820 deaths · $5.0 billion · 3 events here
• Tropical Storm, September 7, 19982 deaths · $200 million · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 2000$102 million · 1 event here
• Hail, May 2, 1993$50 million · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, June 5, 2001$32 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 31, 19812 injured · $25 million · F1 · 2 events here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 23, 20053 injured · $15 million · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 202110 deaths · $12 million · 3 events here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), July 14, 2003$8.3 million · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 1998$8.3 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 18, 2009$4.1 million · EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 5, 19812 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 16, 19878 injured · $2.5 million · F1 · 2 events here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 12, 2007$2.5 million · 1 event here
• Lightning, June 4, 1996$2.0 million · 1 event here
• Hail, April 2, 2013$1.9 million · 4.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 1, 20001 injured · $1.1 million · F0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 31, 2015$1.0 million · EF2 · 1 event here
• Lightning, August 29, 2018$746,000 · 2 events here

• Flash Flood, May 9, 2019$20,000 · 4.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 2, 2013$1.9 million · 4.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 29, 19894.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 11, 1997$20,000 · 3 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 15, 20242.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 31, 20242.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, April 3, 2012$2,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 7, 2002$415,000 · 2.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, July 8, 19862.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 5, 19742.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, January 8, 20162.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 17, 2015$22,000 · 2.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, March 12, 2007$50,000 · 2.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 2, 1993$50 million · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 29, 20072 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, September 12, 19618 deaths · 200 injured · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 26, 1976F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 16, 1989F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 21, 1992$250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 21, 1959$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 19615 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 18, 1966F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 18, 1967F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 20, 1967F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 11, 19701 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 24, 1975F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 8, 1976$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 9, 19811 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 13, 1982$500,000 · F3 · 5 events here
• Tornado, April 27, 1990F3 · 2 events here

Every tornado in Galveston County, with its track

• Tropical Storm, June 17, 20263 events here
• Flash Flood, May 23, 202659 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 14, 202661 kt wind · 2 events here
• Lightning, August 22, 2025$20,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 12, 2025EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 202552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Rip Current, May 28, 20251 death · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 202568 kt wind · 1 event here
• Rip Current, May 24, 20252 events here
• Rip Current, May 17, 20252 events here
• Rip Current, May 13, 20251 event here
• Rip Current, April 27, 20251 event here
• Rip Current, April 18, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 24, 202564 kt wind · 1 event here
• Rip Current, March 18, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 20, 20253 events here
• Coastal Flood, January 9, 20251 event here
• Tornado, December 28, 2024EF3 · 2 events here
• Coastal Flood, September 11, 20242 events here
• Flash Flood, September 2, 20241 event here
• Tropical Storm, June 18, 20241 death · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 202455 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 31, 20242.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 202465 kt wind · 2 events here
• Rip Current, May 25, 20241 death · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 28, 2024EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 9, 2024$120,000 · EF1 · 6 events here
• Hail, March 15, 20242.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 23, 2024$25,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, November 30, 2023$5,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20234 events here
• Flash Flood, September 15, 2023$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heat, September 5, 20234 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20234 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 23, 20234 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 5, 20234 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 12, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 24, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 16, 20234 events here
• Hail, June 10, 20231.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 8, 20231 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, May 16, 2023$250,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, April 20, 20231.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 27, 2023$25,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 24, 2023$20,000 · EF3 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, December 29, 20224 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 24, 202253 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20223 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20224 events here
• Lightning, June 27, 2022$25,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20224 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 202256 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2022$500 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20224 events here
• High Wind, April 12, 2022$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, April 5, 20224 events here
• Tornado, March 14, 2022$15,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 27, 2021EF0 · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 13, 20214 events here
• Lightning, August 29, 2021$250,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 2, 2021EF0 · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, July 20, 20211 event here
• Rip Current, June 26, 20212 deaths · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 4, 2021$500,000 · 1 event here
• Rip Current, May 11, 20211 death · 1 event here
• Rip Current, May 2, 20211 death · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 23, 202156 kt wind · 1 event here
• Rip Current, April 10, 20211 death · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 202110 deaths · $12 million · 3 events here
• Tornado, January 6, 2021$500,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Rip Current, October 18, 20201 death · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, October 8, 20203 events here
• Storm Surge/Tide, September 21, 20202 events here
• Rip Current, September 5, 20202 deaths · 2 events here
• Storm Surge/Tide, August 26, 20202 events here
• Funnel Cloud, May 29, 20201 event here
• Hail, May 28, 2020$10 · 0.7 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 27, 2020$17,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 15, 20201 event here
• Coastal Flood, October 24, 20191 event here
• Heavy Rain, October 21, 20191 event here
• Tornado, September 18, 2019EF1 · 1 event here
• Rip Current, July 4, 20191 death · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 201960 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, June 23, 20191 death · 1 event here
• Coastal Flood, May 21, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, May 9, 2019$20,000 · 4.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 7, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 4, 2019$10,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 6, 2019$13,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, February 26, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 19, 2019$15,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Coastal Flood, December 26, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, December 7, 201852 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 31, 2018EF1 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, October 24, 20182 events here
• Rip Current, October 14, 20182 deaths · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 29, 2018$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 14, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, September 12, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, September 11, 2018$100,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 3, 2018$200,000 · 1 event here
• Lightning, August 29, 2018$746,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 2018$3,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, May 23, 20182 events here
• Tornado, March 29, 2018$2,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 7, 20171 event here
• Tornado, October 20, 2017$50,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, August 25, 20176 deaths · $10 billion · EF1 · 14 events here
• Funnel Cloud, August 18, 20172 events here
• Tropical Storm, June 21, 20171 event here
• Rip Current, June 12, 20171 death · 1 event here
• Rip Current, May 31, 20171 death · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 22, 2017$20,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 18, 2017$104,000 · 2 events here
• Rip Current, April 16, 20171 death · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 29, 2017EF1 · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, February 17, 20171 event here
• Tornado, February 14, 2017$20,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Strong Wind, January 22, 2017$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, December 3, 2016$70,000 · 2 events here
• Funnel Cloud, July 20, 20161 event here
• Tornado, July 17, 2016EF0 · 1 event here
• Lightning, June 28, 2016$8,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 4, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, May 19, 201652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Coastal Flood, May 9, 20161 event here
• Hail, May 2, 20161.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 24, 2016$100,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 17, 2016EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 12, 20161.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, January 8, 20162.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Coastal Flood, December 27, 20151 event here
• Flash Flood, October 31, 20151 event here
• Tornado, October 31, 2015$1.0 million · EF2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 2015$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 20, 2015$50,000 · 2 events here
• Funnel Cloud, August 17, 20151 event here
• Tropical Storm, June 15, 20151 event here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 20151 event here
• Flash Flood, May 12, 2015$20,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, April 25, 2015$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 17, 2015$22,000 · 2.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 12, 20151 event here
• Flash Flood, March 21, 20151 event here
• Flash Flood, September 18, 20141 event here
• Funnel Cloud, September 12, 20141 event here
• Funnel Cloud, September 9, 20141 event here
• Hail, September 7, 20140.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, September 5, 20143 events here
• Tornado, July 21, 2014$15,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, July 18, 20141 event here
• Hail, July 7, 201455 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 26, 20141 injured · EF0 · 2 events here
• Funnel Cloud, June 25, 20143 events here
• Funnel Cloud, May 31, 20141 event here
• Flash Flood, May 26, 201465 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 31, 2013$10,000 · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, August 21, 20131 event here
• Funnel Cloud, July 12, 20131 event here
• Funnel Cloud, July 10, 20131 event here
• Flood, May 10, 2013$45,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 2, 2013$1.9 million · 4.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 4, 2012$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 12, 2012$5,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 11, 2012$25,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 20, 2012$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, April 3, 2012$2,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 20, 2012$15,000 · 62 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 9, 2012$58,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, November 8, 2011$50,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• High Surf, September 3, 20111 death · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, June 7, 20111 event here
• Rip Current, May 23, 20111 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 3, 20111 event here
• Coastal Flood, January 9, 2011$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lightning, July 26, 2010$270,000 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 14, 20101 event here
• High Wind, April 24, 2010$20,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Coastal Flood, December 1, 20091 event here
• Coastal Flood, November 8, 20091 event here
• Flash Flood, October 22, 20091 event here
• Flash Flood, October 1, 2009$5,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 30, 20093 injured · $500,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Heat, July 9, 20091 event here
• Heat, June 24, 20091 event here
• Tornado, June 3, 20091 death · $1,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 24, 2009$5,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 18, 2009$4.1 million · EF0 · 3 events here
• Hail, February 1, 2009$2,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 12, 200820 deaths · $5.0 billion · 3 events here
• Lightning, August 26, 20081 injured · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, August 5, 2008$95,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 30, 200852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lightning, June 24, 20081 event here
• Tornado, June 21, 2008EF0 · 2 events here
• Rip Current, June 14, 20081 death · 1 event here
• Hail, March 10, 20080.88 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 16, 2008$4,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Funnel Cloud, September 19, 20071 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 12, 2007$2.5 million · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2007$18,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 6, 2007$15,000 · EF0 · 4 events here
• Tornado, July 3, 2007$30,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 200752 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2007$10,000 · 68 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 29, 20072 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 22, 200753 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 14, 2007$3,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Funnel Cloud, May 11, 20071 event here
• Hail, March 31, 2007$30,000 · 59 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 12, 2007$50,000 · 2.5 in hail · 3 events here
• High Wind, November 15, 200655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 16, 20061 injured · $391,000 · F0 · 6 events here
• Hail, October 12, 200652 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 10, 200657 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 18, 2006$2,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lightning, August 23, 20061 death · $70,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 19, 2006$10,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 200651 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2006$2,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 13, 2006$35,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 22, 2006$7,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 14, 2006$3,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 6, 2006$13,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 21, 2006$82,000 · F1 · 7 events here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 23, 20053 injured · $15 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 14, 20051 injured · $10,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 29, 20051 injured · $104,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 8, 20051 injured · $315,000 · 1.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 20, 200551 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 24, 20041 event here
• Tornado, November 23, 2004$75,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Hail, November 23, 20041.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, November 2, 2004$3,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 4, 2004$565,000 · F0 · 5 events here
• Tornado, August 28, 2004F0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2004$3,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 2004$3,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 16, 2003$615,000 · F2 · 6 events here
• Lightning, September 10, 20031 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, September 1, 2003$7,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 2003$4,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 31, 2003$3,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 31, 2003$3,000 · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, August 30, 2003$7,000 · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, July 14, 20031 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), July 14, 2003$8.3 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 17, 2003F0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 3, 2003F0 · 1 event here

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Tornadoes in Galveston CountyEvery warning in Galveston County since 1986Every county in Texas

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.