Storm History: Harris County, Texas

Events

2,111

Deaths

331

Injuries

2,837

Damage

$21 billion

Episodes

990

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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• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 202140 deaths · $34 million · 3 events here
• Tornado, August 25, 201738 deaths · $10 billion · EF1 · 20 events here
• Heat, September 21, 200534 deaths · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, June 5, 200122 deaths · $5.0 billion · 1 event here
• Heat, July 6, 200017 deaths · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 12, 20089 deaths · 2,400 injured · $5.0 billion · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 16, 20249 deaths · $73 million · EF1 · 20 events here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 20157 deaths · $25 million · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 17, 20166 deaths · $35 million · EF0 · 5 events here
• Heat, August 1, 19996 deaths · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 18, 20095 deaths · $3.5 million · EF0 · 2 events here
• Heat, September 1, 20005 deaths · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 20, 19833 deaths · 14 injured · $5.3 million · F2 · 18 events here
• Flash Flood, August 16, 20073 deaths · $750,000 · 1 event here
• Heat, August 3, 19983 deaths · 3 events here
• Heat, August 5, 19983 deaths · 3 events here
• Heat, June 26, 19993 deaths · 1 event here
• Heat, August 29, 20003 deaths · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 2, 20183 deaths · 3 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 16, 20233 deaths · 2 events here

• Tornado, August 25, 201738 deaths · $10 billion · EF1 · 20 events here
• Tropical Storm, June 5, 200122 deaths · $5.0 billion · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 12, 20089 deaths · 2,400 injured · $5.0 billion · 4 events here
• Tornado, November 21, 199232 injured · $350 million · F4 · 7 events here
• Tornado, September 18, 20192 deaths · 3 injured · $200 million · EF1 · 15 events here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 23, 2005$90 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 16, 20249 deaths · $73 million · EF1 · 20 events here
• Hail, May 2, 1993$50 million · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 16, 2001$45 million · 2.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Tornado, April 17, 20166 deaths · $35 million · EF0 · 5 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 202140 deaths · $34 million · 3 events here
• Tropical Storm, September 7, 1998$29 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 5, 19862 deaths · $28 million · F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, December 31, 198453 injured · $25 million · F2 · 5 events here
• Tornado, December 13, 19771 death · 35 injured · $25 million · F3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, October 22, 1984$25 million · F1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 20157 deaths · $25 million · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 27, 20091 death · $15 million · EF0 · 6 events here
• Tornado, October 31, 2015$12 million · EF2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, January 27, 1997$12 million · F1 · 1 event here

• Flash Flood, May 9, 2019$20,000 · 4.5 in hail · 18 events here
• Hail, April 2, 2013$36,000 · 4.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 16, 19804.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 18, 20203.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, April 19, 2015$33,000 · 3.5 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, May 4, 2006$312,000 · 3 in hail · 13 events here
• Hail, April 25, 19733 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 15, 20242.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, April 26, 20232.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, February 23, 2005$18,000 · 2.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, April 24, 2003$26,000 · 2.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, April 7, 2002$30,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 16, 2001$45 million · 2.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, February 15, 1993$5,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, January 8, 2016$31,000 · 2.5 in hail · 4 events here

• Tornado, November 21, 199232 injured · $350 million · F4 · 7 events here
• Tornado, June 1, 1995$31,000 · F4 · 3 events here
• Tornado, February 5, 19862 deaths · $28 million · F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, February 11, 19501 death · 12 injured · $25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 28, 19741 death · 7 injured · $2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 13, 19771 death · 35 injured · $25 million · F3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, December 25, 20121 death · $3,000 · EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 11, 196122 injured · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 1965F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 5, 1965F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 9, 1966F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 5, 1968$500,000 · F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 27, 1969$250 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 8, 1969$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 11, 1970F3 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Harris County, with its track

• Flash Flood, June 20, 20261 event here
• Flash Flood, June 15, 20263 events here
• Flash Flood, June 5, 20261 event here
• Hail, June 2, 20261 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2026$43,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 23, 2026$33,000 · 59 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, April 30, 20261.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, April 18, 20261 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 14, 2026$93,000 · 61 kt wind · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20262 deaths · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 24, 2025EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 25, 2025EF0 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, August 31, 2025$75,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 18, 20251.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 202561 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 12, 2025EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 9, 20251.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 4, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 202568 kt wind · 5 events here
• Hail, May 2, 20251.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 24, 202564 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 4, 202569 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, January 20, 20252 deaths · 2 events here
• Tornado, December 28, 2024EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, December 26, 2024EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, December 24, 20242 in hail · 4 events here
• Tropical Storm, June 18, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, May 30, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 29, 20241.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 202465 kt wind · 5 events here
• Hail, May 28, 20241.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Tornado, May 16, 20249 deaths · $73 million · EF1 · 20 events here
• Hail, May 13, 202454 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 1, 2024$3,000 · 1.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Tornado, April 28, 2024EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 9, 2024$500,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Hail, March 21, 20241.75 in hail · 10 events here
• Hail, March 15, 20242.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 2, 202452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 23, 20242 events here
• Hail, January 8, 20241 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, December 9, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20232 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 26, 2023$3,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 25, 2023EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 15, 2023$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 14, 20231 in hail · 2 events here
• Heat, September 5, 20232 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20232 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 202350 kt wind · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 23, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 8, 20231 death · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 5, 20232 events here
• Drought, July 25, 20231 event here
• Heat, July 14, 20231 death · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 12, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 24, 20232 deaths · 2 events here
• Hail, June 23, 20232 in hail · 14 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 22, 20231 death · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2023$2.5 million · 84 kt wind · 8 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 16, 20233 deaths · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 14, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 12, 20231 death · 1 event here
• Hail, June 10, 20231.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 8, 2023$107,000 · 1 in hail · 9 events here
• Lightning, June 6, 2023$20,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 202374 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 16, 202350 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 15, 20231 event here
• Flash Flood, May 14, 20232 events here
• Flash Flood, May 9, 20232 events here
• Flash Flood, May 8, 20231 death · 1 injured · 1.25 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, April 26, 20232.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 20, 2023$5,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 15, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Lightning, April 6, 2023$20,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 5, 20232 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, March 27, 2023$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Tornado, January 24, 2023$6.6 million · EF3 · 1 event here
• Hail, January 7, 20231.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 24, 202253 kt wind · 3 events here
• Lightning, October 13, 2022$50,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 20221 injured · $50,000 · 52 kt wind · 5 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20222 events here
• Drought, July 19, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 202252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, June 14, 20221 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20221 event here
• Lightning, May 22, 2022$50,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 30, 2022$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 3, 20221 event here
• Tornado, January 8, 2022$860,000 · EF1 · 9 events here
• Lightning, November 11, 2021$15,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 27, 2021$76,000 · EF0 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, October 1, 20212 events here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), September 13, 20213 events here
• Flash Flood, August 16, 2021$51,000 · 3 events here
• Tornado, August 12, 2021$5,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 2021$25,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 2021$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 2021$80,000 · 1 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, June 2, 2021$30,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 202150 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 24, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 2021$10,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 18, 2021$73,000 · 55 kt wind · 9 events here
• Hail, April 15, 20211.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, March 17, 20211 in hail · 6 events here
• Winter Storm, February 13, 20211 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 202140 deaths · $34 million · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 23, 2020$400 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Storm Surge/Tide, September 21, 2020$950,000 · 8 events here
• Funnel Cloud, August 28, 20201 event here
• Storm Surge/Tide, August 26, 20201 event here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 2020$10,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 27, 2020$34,000 · EF1 · 6 events here
• Hail, May 24, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 15, 2020$100,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 5, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 24, 20202 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, April 19, 20201.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, April 18, 20203.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, April 9, 20201 injured · $10,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 10, 2020$57,000 · EF1 · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 29, 201952 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lightning, October 3, 20191 injured · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 18, 20192 deaths · 3 injured · $200 million · EF1 · 15 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 20191 injured · $56,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, August 23, 20191 event here
• Lightning, August 14, 2019$25,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 30, 2019$12,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, June 28, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Lightning, June 24, 20191 death · 2 injured · 2 events here
• Coastal Flood, May 21, 20192 events here
• Flash Flood, May 9, 2019$20,000 · 4.5 in hail · 18 events here
• Flash Flood, May 7, 2019$50,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 4, 2019$5,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 3, 2019EF0 · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 13, 2019EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 6, 2019$197,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, February 26, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Coastal Flood, December 26, 2018$4,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, December 7, 2018$15,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, October 31, 2018$5,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Lightning, October 22, 20181 death · 1 event here
• Lightning, August 28, 2018$3,000 · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, August 27, 20181 event here
• Hail, August 10, 2018$1,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2018$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, July 19, 20181 death · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, July 3, 20182 events here
• Lightning, June 14, 2018$15,000 · 1 event here
• Heat, June 4, 20181 death · 1 event here
• Hail, May 26, 2018$3,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 3, 2018$2.0 million · 70 kt wind · 5 events here
• Tornado, March 29, 2018EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 28, 2018$3,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 20182 deaths · 3 events here
• Hail, January 11, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 2, 20183 deaths · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 7, 20171 event here
• Tornado, October 20, 2017$2,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 21, 2017$5,000 · 1 event here
• Lightning, September 20, 20171 death · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 18, 20171 event here
• Funnel Cloud, September 11, 20171 event here
• Tornado, August 25, 201738 deaths · $10 billion · EF1 · 20 events here
• Heat, August 21, 20171 death · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 2017$25,000 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 2017$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 24, 2017$1,000 · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, June 21, 20171 event here
• Flash Flood, June 4, 2017$3,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 29, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 29, 20172 injured · $630,000 · EF1 · 11 events here
• Tornado, March 24, 2017$30,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, February 14, 2017$2,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, January 22, 2017$20,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 20, 20171.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, January 18, 2017$500,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 16, 2017EF0 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 2, 201753 kt wind · 7 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 9, 201650 kt wind · 2 events here
• Lightning, August 22, 20162 injured · 1 event here
• Hail, June 18, 20161 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 4, 2016$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 2, 2016$15,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 2016$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 21, 2016$3,000 · 1.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 14, 2016$50,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 13, 20161.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 12, 2016$11,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, April 27, 20161 death · $200,000 · EF0 · 5 events here
• Lightning, April 21, 20161 death · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 17, 20166 deaths · $35 million · EF0 · 5 events here
• Hail, April 12, 20161.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 18, 20161.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, January 8, 2016$31,000 · 2.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, October 31, 20152 deaths · $1.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 31, 2015$12 million · EF2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, October 24, 2015EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 20, 2015$15,000 · 1 event here
• Lightning, August 19, 2015$150,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 11, 20151 in hail · 5 events here
• Heat, July 13, 20151 death · 1 event here
• Lightning, July 4, 2015$30,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 30, 2015$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 27, 2015$55,000 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2015$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, June 15, 20151 event here
• Flash Flood, May 30, 2015$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 25, 20157 deaths · $25 million · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 24, 20154 injured · $200,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 12, 20151 death · $800,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 25, 2015$9,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 19, 2015$33,000 · 3.5 in hail · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, April 17, 2015$329,000 · 2.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, April 16, 2015$7,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, December 27, 2014$15,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, October 6, 20141 death · $7,000 · 53 kt wind · 10 events here
• Flash Flood, September 19, 2014$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 18, 2014$25,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 16, 20141 event here
• Hail, August 11, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 1, 2014$100,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 201450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Lightning, July 16, 20144 injured · 1 event here
• Hail, July 7, 2014$7,000 · 55 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 3, 2014$5,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 28, 2014$45,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2014$12,000 · 53 kt wind · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, June 1, 20141 event here
• Flash Flood, May 27, 20142 events here
• Flash Flood, May 26, 20141 death · 15 injured · $53,000 · 65 kt wind · 6 events here
• Hail, March 3, 20140.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 3, 20147 events here
• Winter Weather, March 3, 20141 event here
• Hail, February 20, 2014$1,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 28, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, January 23, 20141 event here
• Flash Flood, October 31, 20131 event here
• Hail, October 27, 2013$2,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 12, 201360 kt wind · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, October 2, 20131 event here
• Flash Flood, September 20, 2013$75,000 · 1 event here
• Lightning, September 7, 2013$9,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 2013$5,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2013$18,000 · 61 kt wind · 3 events here
• Lightning, August 14, 2013$6,000 · 1 event here

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Tornadoes in Harris CountyEvery warning in Harris 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.