Storm History: Hale County, Texas

Events

1,025

Deaths

14

Injuries

165

Damage

$388 million

Episodes

673

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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• Tornado, June 2, 19654 deaths · 76 injured · $25 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 17, 19702 deaths · 47 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 15, 19732 deaths · 26 injured · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 26, 19981 death · $125,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 22, 20101 death · 1 injured · $50,000 · 1 event here
• Dense Fog, December 13, 20111 death · 1 injured · $15,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 2, 20111 death · $5,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 16, 20141 death · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 22, 20151 death · 1 event here

• Hail, May 8, 2015$300 million · 4.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 2, 19654 deaths · 76 injured · $25 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Flood, October 10, 2007$19 million · 2.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 8, 1998$5.5 million · F0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 21, 1957$5.0 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Hail, July 28, 2009$3.8 million · 64 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 31, 1968$2.5 million · F2 · 5 events here
• Tornado, April 17, 19702 deaths · 47 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Flood, June 12, 20151 injured · $2.5 million · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 25, 1999$1.4 million · F0 · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 25, 2019$1.3 million · EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 4, 2002$1.2 million · F0 · 9 events here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 2000$1.0 million · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 24, 2019$1.0 million · 3 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 26, 2021$1.0 million · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 27, 2002$947,000 · F0 · 12 events here
• Dust Storm, June 18, 2009$750,000 · 58 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 1996$600,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 1996$600,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 10, 2003$600,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here

• Hail, May 28, 20245 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 25, 2023$3,000 · 4.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 8, 2015$300 million · 4.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, May 27, 2015$450,000 · 4.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 17, 2001$375,000 · 4.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 12, 20054.25 in hail · 11 events here
• Flash Flood, August 27, 20054.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 9, 20054 in hail · 16 events here
• Tornado, May 3, 20243.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 31, 20223.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 6, 20253.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 23, 20203.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 1, 20243.2 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 1, 20223 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 16, 20213 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, June 2, 19654 deaths · 76 injured · $25 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 17, 19702 deaths · 47 injured · $2.5 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 15, 19732 deaths · 26 injured · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 21, 1957$5.0 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 15, 1957$25,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 10, 1979$30 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 1957$25,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 14, 1969F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 1976F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 6, 19891 injured · $275,000 · F3 · 6 events here
• Tornado, May 12, 2005F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 9, 2005$600,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 22, 2010EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 23, 2016EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 14, 2017EF3 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Hale County, with its track

• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 202661 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 25, 20261 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 23, 20262.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 202656 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 8, 20261 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 22, 20262.5 in hail · 8 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 202663 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 3, 20261.25 in hail · 3 events here
• High Wind, March 15, 202660 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, February 17, 202667 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 23, 20262 events here
• Winter Weather, December 3, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, September 18, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 30, 202558 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 6, 20253.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 5, 2025EF2 · 3 events here
• Hail, June 2, 20251.25 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 19, 202561 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 6, 20251.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 5, 20251 event here
• Dust Storm, March 18, 202569 kt wind · 2 events here
• Dust Storm, March 14, 202573 kt wind · 2 events here
• Dust Storm, March 4, 202568 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 9, 20251 event here
• Hail, July 7, 20241.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 28, 20245 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 16, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 15, 20241.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 3, 20243.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 1, 20243.2 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 8, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 6, 202457 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 24, 202467 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 27, 202456 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 11, 20241 event here
• Hail, February 2, 20241.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, January 8, 202459 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 202352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 202358 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 5, 20231 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, June 2, 202372 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 27, 202363 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 23, 20232.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 22, 20232 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 202351 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 25, 2023$3,000 · 4.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Wildfire, April 4, 202362 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 31, 202355 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dust Storm, February 26, 20231.75 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, February 22, 202360 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 15, 202354 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 14, 202363 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 24, 20231 event here
• High Wind, January 11, 202356 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 202263 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 202252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 202271 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, May 31, 20223.5 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 28, 202265 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 23, 2022EF2 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 17, 202269 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20221 event here
• Hail, May 1, 20223 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 1, 202256 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 29, 202260 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 11, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, February 2, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 26, 20221 event here
• High Wind, January 14, 202258 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 1, 202258 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 27, 202157 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, August 16, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 202158 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 15, 202161 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, June 26, 20212 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 26, 2021$1.0 million · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 16, 20213 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 7, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20211 event here
• High Wind, March 17, 202157 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 13, 2021EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 12, 20212.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, February 16, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 14, 20211 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20211 event here
• Dust Storm, January 30, 202159 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 9, 20211 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20201 event here
• High Wind, November 24, 202054 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20201 event here
• Ice Storm, October 25, 20201 event here
• High Wind, October 22, 202058 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20201 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 202054 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20201 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 202091 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 4, 20202 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 23, 20203.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 20, 20203 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 19, 20201.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 13, 20201.5 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 7, 202059 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 13, 20201 event here
• High Wind, February 25, 202053 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 11, 20201 event here
• High Wind, November 30, 201956 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 26, 201956 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 24, 2019$1.0 million · 3 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 18, 20191.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 17, 20191.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 15, 20191.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 5, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 25, 2019$1.3 million · EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 23, 20192.75 in hail · 3 events here
• High Wind, May 21, 201956 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 20, 2019EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 7, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 30, 20192.5 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 10, 201963 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 13, 2019$400,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 9, 201970 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, February 23, 201953 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 13, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 7, 20181 event here
• Tornado, October 8, 20181.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20181 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20181 event here
• Hail, June 5, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20181 event here
• Hail, May 17, 20181.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 15, 2018$25,000 · 2.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20181 event here
• Wildfire, April 13, 201853 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20181 event here
• High Wind, March 18, 201860 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20181 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20181 event here
• Hail, September 17, 2017$100,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 201751 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, July 4, 20171.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2017$30,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 12, 20173 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 201761 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 30, 201756 kt wind · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, April 16, 20172.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 14, 2017EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 28, 2017EF1 · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 24, 20171 event here
• Hail, March 23, 201756 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, February 28, 201753 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, August 23, 2016$150,000 · 66 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 15, 2016$50,000 · 2.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 23, 2016EF3 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 10, 20162.5 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 23, 2016$1,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 26, 2015$200,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, November 16, 2015$50,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 5, 201553 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, July 6, 2015$500,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 12, 20151 injured · $2.5 million · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 27, 2015$450,000 · 4.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 201556 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 8, 2015$300 million · 4.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, May 7, 20151 event here
• Tornado, April 22, 2015$250,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 8, 20151.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 19, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 4, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, February 22, 20151 death · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 21, 20151 event here
• Ice Storm, January 2, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, December 30, 20141 injured · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 16, 20141 death · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 18, 20141 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20141 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20141 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20141 event here
• Hail, June 27, 20141.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 201456 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 19, 20141.2 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20141 event here
• Hail, May 24, 20141.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20141 event here
• High Wind, April 27, 201455 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20141 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 2, 20141 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20141 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, December 8, 20131 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20131 event here
• Ice Storm, November 22, 20131 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20131 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20131 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20131 event here
• Tornado, August 14, 2013$560,000 · EF0 · 4 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20131 event here
• Flood, July 17, 2013$1,000 · 2 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20131 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 201356 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20131 event here
• Hail, May 21, 20131.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20131 event here
• High Wind, April 22, 201353 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20131 event here
• Tornado, April 1, 2013EF1 · 1 event here
• Wildfire, March 23, 201367 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20131 event here
• Blizzard, February 24, 20131.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 12, 20131 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20131 event here
• Winter Weather, January 4, 2013$25,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20131 event here
• Dust Storm, December 19, 201257 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, December 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20121 event here
• Tornado, October 12, 2012$30,000 · EF0 · 6 events here
• Drought, October 1, 20121 event here
• Flash Flood, September 26, 201283 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20121 event here
• Flood, June 15, 20121.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 14, 20121.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Flood, June 12, 20122.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 6, 2012$35,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 4, 2012EF0 · 2 events here
• Drought, June 1, 20121 event here
• High Wind, May 25, 201252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, May 11, 20121 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20121 event here
• Hail, March 16, 20122 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20121 event here
• Dust Storm, February 20, 201255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 12, 20121 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20121 event here
• Dust Storm, January 22, 2012$15,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, January 1, 20121 event here
• Winter Storm, December 23, 20111 event here

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Tornadoes in Hale CountyEvery warning in Hale 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.