Storm History: Knox County, Texas
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Knox 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
- 654
- Deaths
- 5
- Injuries
- 6
- Damage
- $5.1 million
- Episodes
- 411
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 | 215 | 5 | 6 | $3.9 million |
| Hail | 176 | 0 | 0 | $919,000 |
| Drought | 105 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 48 | 0 | 0 | $119,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 42 | 0 | 0 | $72,000 |
| High Wind | 12 | 0 | 0 | $10 |
| Excessive Heat | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 8 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 5 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
| Winter Weather | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 4 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Heat | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, March 13, 1953
- Hail, June 12, 2004
- Tornado, April 29, 2025
- Tornado, August 22, 1969
- Tornado, April 27, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 16, 2005
- Tornado, April 27, 2021
- Tornado, June 8, 2025
- Hail, May 24, 1994
- Hail, June 30, 1994
- Tornado, August 17, 1994
- Tornado, July 2, 1995
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2006
- Tornado, September 14, 2005
- Hail, June 15, 2002
- Tornado, June 23, 1976
- Ice Storm, December 26, 2000
- Hail, June 19, 2008
- Tornado, April 15, 2003
- Flash Flood, May 7, 2023
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, March 13, 1953
- Tornado, May 25, 1955
- Tornado, June 1, 1990
- Tornado, June 1, 1954
- Tornado, April 15, 1976
- Tornado, May 16, 1982
- Tornado, May 1, 1984
- Tornado, April 21, 1985
- Tornado, May 14, 1986
- Tornado, March 14, 1990
- Tornado, May 14, 1990
- Tornado, May 7, 1995
- Tornado, May 13, 2005
- Tornado, April 27, 2021
- Tornado, April 29, 2025
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2026
- Heat, June 21, 2026
- Excessive Heat, June 17, 2026
- Excessive Heat, June 11, 2026
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Tornado, April 1, 2026
- Wildfire, March 15, 2026
- Hail, March 10, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Drought, February 3, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 23, 2026
- Heat, August 15, 2025
- Hail, August 11, 2025
- Excessive Heat, August 7, 2025
- Heat, July 31, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 24, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2025
- Tornado, June 8, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2025
- Tornado, April 29, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 2025
- High Wind, March 18, 2025
- High Wind, March 14, 2025
- High Wind, March 4, 2025
- Frost/Freeze, November 25, 2024
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2024
- Hail, May 16, 2024
- Hail, May 4, 2024
- Tornado, April 27, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 9, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 8, 2024
- Hail, February 2, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 2024
- High Wind, January 8, 2024
- Wildfire, August 9, 2023
- Hail, July 13, 2023
- Hail, June 23, 2023
- Hail, June 22, 2023
- Hail, May 23, 2023
- Hail, May 12, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 7, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 26, 2023
- Drought, December 1, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Drought, October 1, 2022
- Drought, August 1, 2022
- Drought, August 1, 2022
- Drought, July 1, 2022
- Drought, June 15, 2022
- Drought, June 1, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2022
- Hail, May 14, 2022
- Drought, May 1, 2022
- Drought, April 1, 2022
- Drought, March 1, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2022
- Drought, February 1, 2022
- Drought, January 1, 2022
- Wildfire, December 10, 2021
- Drought, December 1, 2021
- Drought, November 1, 2021
- Drought, October 16, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2021
- Hail, May 16, 2021
- Tornado, April 27, 2021
- Tornado, April 23, 2021
- Drought, April 1, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2021
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 2021
- Ice Storm, October 26, 2020
- Drought, September 1, 2020
- Drought, August 1, 2020
- Hail, May 21, 2020
- Winter Storm, February 5, 2020
- Drought, September 1, 2019
- Drought, August 1, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2019
- Hail, May 20, 2019
- Flood, December 26, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 21, 2018
- Drought, September 1, 2018
- Drought, August 1, 2018
- Drought, July 1, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2018
- Drought, June 1, 2018
- Tornado, May 2, 2018
- Drought, May 1, 2018
- Drought, April 1, 2018
- Hail, March 26, 2018
- Drought, March 1, 2018
- Drought, February 1, 2018
- Drought, January 1, 2018
- Drought, December 1, 2017
- Tornado, May 19, 2017
- Tornado, May 18, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2016
- Hail, May 29, 2016
- Hail, April 19, 2016
- Hail, April 10, 2016
- Drought, October 1, 2015
- Tornado, May 28, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 23, 2015
- Tornado, May 16, 2015
- Tornado, May 6, 2015
- Drought, May 1, 2015
- Hail, April 26, 2015
- Tornado, April 22, 2015
- Drought, April 1, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 27, 2015
- Drought, February 1, 2015
- Drought, January 1, 2015
- Drought, December 1, 2014
- Drought, November 1, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 12, 2014
- Drought, October 1, 2014
- Drought, September 1, 2014
- Drought, August 1, 2014
- Drought, July 1, 2014
- Drought, June 1, 2014
- Drought, May 1, 2014
- Drought, April 1, 2014
- Drought, March 1, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 2, 2014
- Drought, February 1, 2014
- Drought, January 1, 2014
- Drought, December 1, 2013
- Drought, November 1, 2013
- Drought, October 1, 2013
- Drought, September 1, 2013
- Drought, August 1, 2013
- Drought, July 1, 2013
- Drought, June 1, 2013
- Hail, May 18, 2013
- Drought, May 1, 2013
- Hail, April 9, 2013
- Hail, April 1, 2013
- Drought, April 1, 2013
- Drought, March 1, 2013
- Drought, February 1, 2013
- Drought, January 1, 2013
- Drought, December 1, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Hail, September 25, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Drought, June 1, 2012
- Tornado, May 30, 2012
- Hail, May 28, 2012
- Hail, May 3, 2012
- Drought, May 1, 2012
- Hail, April 30, 2012
- Hail, April 2, 2012
- Drought, April 1, 2012
- Hail, March 18, 2012
- Drought, March 1, 2012
- Drought, February 1, 2012
- Drought, January 1, 2012
- Drought, December 1, 2011
- Drought, November 1, 2011
- Drought, October 1, 2011
- Drought, September 1, 2011
- Drought, August 1, 2011
- Drought, July 1, 2011
- Drought, June 1, 2011
- Drought, May 1, 2011
- Drought, April 1, 2011
- Drought, March 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 16, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2010
- Hail, May 13, 2010
- Hail, May 12, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 11, 2010
- Ice Storm, January 28, 2010
- Blizzard, December 24, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2009
- Hail, June 6, 2009
- Hail, May 26, 2009
- Drought, May 1, 2009
- Hail, April 26, 2009
- Drought, April 1, 2009
- Drought, March 1, 2009
- Drought, February 1, 2009
- Winter Weather, January 26, 2009
- Hail, June 19, 2008
- Hail, June 14, 2008
- Hail, May 24, 2008
- Hail, March 17, 2008
- Hail, February 16, 2008
- Hail, June 1, 2007
- Tornado, April 13, 2007
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2007
- Winter Storm, November 29, 2006
- Flash Flood, October 15, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 10, 2006
- Drought, September 1, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2006
- Drought, August 1, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2006
- Hail, July 11, 2006
- Heat, July 11, 2006
- Hail, May 4, 2006
- Hail, May 3, 2006
- Drought, May 1, 2006
- Hail, April 1, 2006
- Drought, April 1, 2006
- Drought, March 1, 2006
- Drought, February 1, 2006
- Drought, January 1, 2006
- Drought, December 1, 2005
- Hail, September 30, 2005
- Tornado, September 14, 2005
- Flash Flood, August 16, 2005
- Flash Flood, August 14, 2005
- Hail, July 1, 2005
- Hail, June 5, 2005
- Flood, June 1, 2005
- Hail, May 31, 2005
- Tornado, May 13, 2005
- Winter Weather, December 22, 2004
- Flash Flood, November 15, 2004
- Hail, October 3, 2004
- Flood, October 1, 2004
- Flood, July 28, 2004
- Hail, June 12, 2004
- Hail, June 11, 2004
- Hail, May 13, 2004
- Hail, May 12, 2004
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2004
- Hail, August 22, 2003
- Hail, June 11, 2003
- Hail, June 10, 2003
- Hail, June 1, 2003
- Hail, May 15, 2003
- Hail, May 9, 2003
- Tornado, April 23, 2003
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Knox CountyEvery warning in Knox 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.