Storm History: Hays County, Texas
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Hays 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
- 593
- Deaths
- 16
- Injuries
- 191
- Damage
- $389 million
- Episodes
- 409
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 | 151 | 12 | 14 | $340 million |
| Hail | 143 | 0 | 0 | $25 million |
| Flash Flood | 138 | 4 | 127 | $5.8 million |
| Drought | 78 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 22 | 0 | 0 | $396,000 |
| Winter Storm | 20 | 0 | 0 | $2.5 million |
| Flood | 9 | 0 | 50 | $8.1 million |
| Winter Weather | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 5 | 0 | 0 | $6.5 million |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Ice Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, May 23, 2015
- Tornado, April 20, 2006
- Tornado, August 10, 1980
- Hail, May 9, 2024
- Tornado, October 30, 2015
- Hail, April 5, 1994
- Hail, June 2, 2003
- Wildfire, September 4, 2011
- Flood, October 17, 1998
- Flood, October 17, 1998
- Flash Flood, June 8, 1997
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2023
- Flash Flood, October 30, 2013
- Tornado, November 15, 2001
- Tornado, March 16, 2000
- Tornado, May 13, 1994
- Flash Flood, October 17, 1998
- Flash Flood, April 10, 2017
- Wildfire, August 5, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2004
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, May 9, 2024
- Hail, March 25, 1993
- Hail, April 9, 2024
- Hail, March 1, 2023
- Hail, May 20, 1987
- Hail, May 24, 2022
- Flash Flood, May 9, 2013
- Hail, May 22, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2025
- Hail, April 13, 2007
- Hail, March 23, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2020
- Hail, April 29, 2016
- Flash Flood, April 2, 2013
- Hail, April 24, 2007
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 28, 1953
- Tornado, March 12, 1971
- Tornado, April 30, 1954
- Tornado, September 20, 1967
- Tornado, May 9, 1981
- Tornado, May 13, 1982
- Tornado, May 13, 1994
- Tornado, May 29, 1994
- Tornado, May 3, 2019
- Tornado, May 2, 1958
- Tornado, November 12, 1961
- Tornado, October 27, 1970
- Tornado, February 25, 1971
- Tornado, April 7, 1975
- Tornado, May 19, 1975
Every episode, newest first
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2026
- Hail, June 2, 2026
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Hail, May 9, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Drought, February 1, 2026
- Ice Storm, January 24, 2026
- Drought, January 1, 2026
- Drought, December 1, 2025
- Drought, November 1, 2025
- Drought, October 1, 2025
- Drought, September 30, 2025
- Drought, July 1, 2025
- Tornado, June 11, 2025
- Drought, June 1, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2025
- Hail, May 22, 2025
- Drought, May 1, 2025
- Drought, April 1, 2025
- Hail, March 23, 2025
- Drought, March 1, 2025
- Drought, February 1, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2025
- Drought, January 1, 2025
- Drought, December 1, 2024
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Drought, October 15, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 20, 2024
- Excessive Heat, June 4, 2024
- Hail, May 9, 2024
- Hail, April 20, 2024
- Hail, April 9, 2024
- Hail, April 1, 2024
- Flash Flood, January 22, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2024
- Drought, January 1, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2023
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Tornado, October 25, 2023
- Drought, October 1, 2023
- Drought, September 1, 2023
- Wildfire, August 5, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2023
- Drought, August 1, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 10, 2023
- Drought, July 1, 2023
- Excessive Heat, June 25, 2023
- Hail, June 21, 2023
- Excessive Heat, June 14, 2023
- Hail, June 10, 2023
- Drought, June 1, 2023
- Drought, May 1, 2023
- Hail, April 26, 2023
- Drought, April 1, 2023
- Hail, March 2, 2023
- Hail, March 1, 2023
- Drought, March 1, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2023
- Drought, February 1, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2023
- Drought, January 1, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 2022
- Drought, December 1, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 4, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Tornado, October 24, 2022
- Drought, October 1, 2022
- Drought, September 1, 2022
- Wildfire, August 2, 2022
- Drought, August 1, 2022
- Wildfire, July 6, 2022
- Drought, July 1, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2022
- Drought, June 1, 2022
- Hail, May 24, 2022
- Drought, May 1, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 12, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 20, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 11, 2022
- Flash Flood, October 13, 2021
- Flash Flood, September 28, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2021
- Tornado, May 17, 2021
- Hail, May 4, 2021
- Flash Flood, May 1, 2021
- Tornado, April 28, 2021
- Tornado, March 22, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 13, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2021
- Drought, January 1, 2021
- Drought, December 1, 2020
- Drought, November 1, 2020
- Flash Flood, September 4, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2020
- Excessive Heat, July 13, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2020
- Hail, May 15, 2020
- Flash Flood, April 3, 2020
- Winter Weather, February 5, 2020
- Drought, February 1, 2020
- Hail, January 10, 2020
- Drought, January 1, 2020
- Drought, November 1, 2019
- Drought, October 1, 2019
- Drought, September 1, 2019
- Tornado, June 9, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 9, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 7, 2019
- Tornado, May 3, 2019
- Flash Flood, April 6, 2019
- Flash Flood, September 8, 2018
- Drought, September 1, 2018
- Drought, August 1, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2018
- Hail, May 4, 2018
- Tornado, March 27, 2018
- Wildfire, January 30, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 16, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 7, 2017
- Tropical Storm, August 26, 2017
- Hail, June 9, 2017
- Tornado, May 23, 2017
- Flash Flood, April 10, 2017
- Tornado, April 1, 2017
- Tornado, February 19, 2017
- Flash Flood, September 25, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 20, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 19, 2016
- Hail, April 29, 2016
- Hail, April 1, 2016
- Hail, March 23, 2016
- Hail, March 18, 2016
- Hail, December 27, 2015
- Tornado, October 30, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 30, 2015
- Tornado, May 23, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 17, 2015
- Hail, April 18, 2015
- Hail, April 16, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 16, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 23, 2015
- Drought, August 1, 2014
- Tornado, June 12, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2014
- Hail, April 14, 2014
- Winter Weather, November 22, 2013
- Flash Flood, October 30, 2013
- Flash Flood, October 12, 2013
- Drought, August 1, 2013
- Drought, July 1, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2013
- Hail, June 1, 2013
- Drought, June 1, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 9, 2013
- Flash Flood, April 29, 2013
- Hail, April 27, 2013
- Flash Flood, April 2, 2013
- Drought, April 1, 2013
- Hail, March 19, 2013
- Drought, March 1, 2013
- Drought, February 1, 2013
- Drought, December 1, 2012
- Drought, June 1, 2012
- Tornado, May 10, 2012
- Hail, April 20, 2012
- Hail, April 3, 2012
- Flash Flood, February 3, 2012
- Tornado, January 24, 2012
- Drought, January 1, 2012
- Drought, December 1, 2011
- Drought, November 1, 2011
- Drought, October 1, 2011
- Hail, September 29, 2011
- Wildfire, September 4, 2011
- Drought, September 1, 2011
- Drought, August 1, 2011
- Drought, July 1, 2011
- Drought, June 1, 2011
- Tornado, May 20, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2011
- Drought, May 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 3, 2011
- Tornado, September 7, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 17, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 14, 2010
- Flash Flood, September 9, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2009
- Hail, February 10, 2009
- Flash Flood, April 25, 2008
- Tornado, August 16, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 25, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2007
- Tornado, July 21, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 20, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2007
- Hail, April 24, 2007
- Hail, April 13, 2007
- Tornado, March 30, 2007
- Flash Flood, March 11, 2007
- Winter Storm, January 15, 2007
- Tornado, January 13, 2007
- Tornado, May 5, 2006
- Tornado, April 20, 2006
- Flash Flood, April 18, 2006
- Winter Storm, December 7, 2005
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2005
- Flash Flood, November 23, 2004
- Flash Flood, November 22, 2004
- Flash Flood, November 22, 2004
- Flash Flood, November 21, 2004
- Flood, November 17, 2004
- Flash Flood, November 16, 2004
- Flash Flood, November 14, 2004
- Flood, October 24, 2004
- Flash Flood, October 23, 2004
- Flood, October 23, 2004
- Hail, October 13, 2004
- Flash Flood, October 2, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 25, 2004
- Flood, June 30, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 29, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 27, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2004
- Flash Flood, January 16, 2004
- Flash Flood, September 11, 2003
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Hays CountyEvery warning in Hays 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.