Storm History: Grimes County, Texas
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Grimes 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
- 253
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 5
- Damage
- $82 million
- Episodes
- 183
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 | 91 | 0 | 3 | $53 million |
| Flash Flood | 49 | 0 | 0 | $656,000 |
| Hail | 40 | 1 | 0 | $292,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 27 | 1 | 2 | $282,000 |
| Drought | 14 | 0 | 0 | $8.3 million |
| Heat | 8 | 0 | 0 | $60,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 5 | 0 | 0 | $15,000 |
| Ice Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | $51,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 3 | 0 | 0 | $95,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 1 | 0 | 0 | $12 million |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | 0 | $7.0 million |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | $54,000 |
The deadliest
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
- Wildfire, September 5, 2011
- Tornado, May 26, 2016
- Tornado, April 17, 2016
- Tornado, February 10, 1981
- Tornado, December 10, 1983
- Tornado, November 5, 2000
- Tornado, November 17, 2015
- Flash Flood, February 15, 2012
- Flash Flood, November 2, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2000
- Hail, April 27, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 4, 2000
- Tropical Storm, June 5, 2001
- Heat, July 14, 1998
- Hail, September 3, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 2021
- Tornado, May 13, 2004
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, January 22, 1999
- Hail, March 18, 2018
- Hail, April 18, 2020
- Hail, May 29, 1995
- Hail, April 24, 2020
- Hail, January 11, 1998
- Hail, March 7, 1969
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2015
- Hail, August 26, 2009
- Hail, April 4, 2008
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2005
- Hail, May 31, 2001
- Flash Flood, May 4, 2000
- Heat, July 14, 1998
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, March 20, 1957
- Tornado, November 15, 1987
- Tornado, April 27, 1990
- Tornado, May 29, 1994
- Tornado, March 10, 2000
- Tornado, March 30, 2002
- Tornado, April 13, 2019
- Tornado, April 27, 1958
- Tornado, February 10, 1981
- Tornado, May 16, 1981
- Tornado, May 20, 1983
- Tornado, December 10, 1983
- Tornado, May 13, 1989
- Tornado, February 9, 1990
- Tornado, April 15, 1994
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, October 25, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 1, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 30, 2024
- Tornado, May 16, 2024
- Tornado, April 28, 2024
- Hail, February 11, 2024
- Flash Flood, January 23, 2024
- Drought, October 1, 2023
- Tornado, September 25, 2023
- Heat, September 5, 2023
- Drought, September 1, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 23, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 5, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 31, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 12, 2023
- Excessive Heat, June 24, 2023
- Excessive Heat, June 16, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 2023
- Hail, April 20, 2023
- Drought, August 1, 2022
- Drought, July 19, 2022
- Drought, June 14, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2021
- Tornado, May 11, 2021
- Flash Flood, April 30, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 13, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2021
- Hail, August 2, 2020
- Hail, April 24, 2020
- Hail, April 18, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 7, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 18, 2019
- Tornado, April 13, 2019
- Flash Flood, October 13, 2018
- Hail, March 18, 2018
- Tornado, August 25, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2017
- Tornado, March 24, 2017
- Tornado, May 26, 2016
- Tornado, April 17, 2016
- Tornado, November 17, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2015
- Tropical Storm, June 15, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 18, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2015
- Hail, April 27, 2015
- Winter Storm, January 23, 2014
- Flash Flood, February 18, 2012
- Flash Flood, February 15, 2012
- Tornado, January 25, 2012
- Wildfire, September 5, 2011
- Ice Storm, February 3, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 1, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 23, 2010
- Hail, September 3, 2009
- Hail, August 26, 2009
- Heat, June 24, 2009
- Tornado, April 27, 2009
- Tornado, March 27, 2009
- Heavy Snow, December 10, 2008
- Flash Flood, November 11, 2008
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 12, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2008
- Hail, April 4, 2008
- Flash Flood, May 1, 2007
- Tornado, April 25, 2007
- Ice Storm, January 16, 2007
- Flash Flood, January 13, 2007
- Flash Flood, October 18, 2006
- Hail, October 12, 2006
- Tornado, April 29, 2006
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2005
- Hail, April 5, 2005
- Tornado, November 23, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 27, 2004
- Tornado, May 13, 2004
- Tornado, April 10, 2004
- Tornado, October 5, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2003
- Tornado, June 13, 2003
- Tornado, June 12, 2003
- Tornado, May 16, 2003
- Flash Flood, February 20, 2003
- Tornado, December 23, 2002
- Flash Flood, November 4, 2002
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2002
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2002
- Tornado, March 30, 2002
- Tornado, October 12, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2001
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2001
- Tropical Storm, June 5, 2001
- Hail, May 31, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 12, 2001
- Ice Storm, December 13, 2000
- Tornado, November 5, 2000
- Flash Flood, November 2, 2000
- Drought, September 1, 2000
- Heat, September 1, 2000
- Heat, August 29, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2000
- Drought, August 1, 2000
- Heat, July 6, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 2000
- Hail, May 12, 2000
- Flash Flood, May 4, 2000
- Tornado, March 10, 2000
- Heat, August 1, 1999
- Heat, June 26, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 1999
- Tornado, March 8, 1999
- Hail, January 22, 1999
- Winter Storm, December 23, 1998
- Flash Flood, November 13, 1998
- Flash Flood, November 12, 1998
- Flood, October 17, 1998
- Tropical Storm, September 7, 1998
- Flash Flood, August 4, 1998
- Drought, August 1, 1998
- Heat, July 14, 1998
- Drought, July 1, 1998
- Tornado, June 5, 1998
- Drought, June 1, 1998
- Drought, May 1, 1998
- Flash Flood, February 25, 1998
- Tornado, January 21, 1998
- Hail, January 11, 1998
- Hail, December 23, 1997
- Hail, September 9, 1997
- Hail, June 17, 1997
- Tornado, May 21, 1997
- Hail, April 26, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 25, 1997
- Flash Flood, February 20, 1997
- Ice Storm, January 12, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 7, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 1996
- Drought, June 1, 1996
- Drought, May 1, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 1996
- Hail, April 5, 1996
- Drought, April 1, 1996
- Tornado, December 18, 1995
- Hail, June 11, 1995
- Hail, May 29, 1995
- Tornado, May 28, 1995
- Tornado, May 18, 1995
- Tornado, May 29, 1994
- Tornado, May 2, 1994
- Tornado, April 15, 1994
- Hail, September 3, 1992
- Tornado, June 30, 1992
- Tornado, May 27, 1992
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 1990
- Tornado, April 27, 1990
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 2, 1990
- Tornado, February 9, 1990
- Tornado, May 13, 1989
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 1988
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 17, 1988
- Tornado, November 15, 1987
- Tornado, March 17, 1987
- Tornado, May 17, 1986
- Tornado, March 23, 1984
- Tornado, December 10, 1983
- Tornado, May 20, 1983
- Tornado, May 16, 1981
- Tornado, February 10, 1981
- Hail, March 7, 1969
- Tornado, October 18, 1960
- Tornado, April 27, 1958
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 11, 1957
- Tornado, March 20, 1957
- Tornado, July 26, 1954
- Tornado, May 11, 1954
More
Tornadoes in Grimes CountyEvery warning in Grimes 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.