Storm History: Lubbock County, Texas
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Lubbock 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
- 1,725
- Deaths
- 43
- Injuries
- 686
- Damage
- $4.6 billion
- Episodes
- 996
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 | 533 | 26 | 516 | $353 million |
| Hail | 462 | 0 | 2 | $983 million |
| Flash Flood | 164 | 1 | 3 | $92 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 134 | 1 | 3 | $1.6 million |
| Drought | 97 | 0 | 0 | $3.0 billion |
| High Wind | 87 | 2 | 29 | $5.1 million |
| Flood | 66 | 0 | 0 | $143 million |
| Wildfire | 35 | 0 | 4 | $26 million |
| Dust Storm | 33 | 1 | 18 | $2.8 million |
| Winter Storm | 27 | 2 | 7 | $4.2 million |
| Winter Weather | 23 | 3 | 32 | $6.3 million |
| Heavy Snow | 22 | 2 | 9 | $2.1 million |
| Ice Storm | 10 | 2 | 48 | $940,000 |
| Lightning | 8 | 1 | 0 | $739,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 5 | 0 | 1 | $10,000 |
| Strong Wind | 4 | 0 | 0 | $75,000 |
| Blizzard | 4 | 2 | 7 | $12 million |
| Funnel Cloud | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 2 | 0 | 5 | $20,000 |
| Dust Devil | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | $150,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
The deadliest
- Tornado, May 11, 1970
- Blizzard, December 26, 2015
- Heavy Snow, November 16, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2020
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2011
- Dust Storm, December 19, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 2012
- High Wind, March 20, 2006
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2017
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2009
- Winter Weather, December 9, 2012
- Lightning, August 28, 2016
- High Wind, April 10, 2019
- Ice Storm, October 25, 2020
- Ice Storm, January 30, 2023
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Drought, June 1, 2011
- Drought, July 1, 2011
- Hail, June 5, 2013
- Hail, May 8, 2015
- Tornado, May 11, 1970
- Drought, May 1, 2011
- Drought, November 1, 2013
- Hail, May 30, 2001
- Flood, June 7, 2014
- Drought, August 1, 2011
- Drought, September 1, 2011
- Drought, October 1, 2011
- Drought, June 1, 2013
- Hail, May 20, 2020
- Drought, April 1, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Drought, December 1, 2012
- Drought, May 1, 2013
- Hail, June 23, 2023
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Tornado, June 2, 2024
- Tornado, May 25, 2025
- Tornado, April 24, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 29, 2025
- Hail, May 28, 2024
- Hail, June 23, 2023
- Hail, May 8, 2015
- Flood, June 17, 2013
- Flood, April 29, 2012
- Hail, May 17, 2001
- Hail, April 11, 1994
- Hail, April 5, 1986
- Hail, August 24, 1979
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2005
- Hail, May 31, 2005
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, May 11, 1970
- Tornado, April 21, 1957
- Tornado, May 15, 1957
- Tornado, April 15, 1973
- Tornado, June 17, 1956
- Tornado, May 24, 1957
- Tornado, October 22, 1957
- Tornado, May 14, 1969
- Tornado, April 15, 1976
- Tornado, October 30, 1979
- Tornado, May 28, 1980
- Tornado, May 31, 1990
- Tornado, May 12, 2005
- Tornado, May 22, 1955
- Tornado, June 24, 1962
Every episode, newest first
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2026
- Hail, June 25, 2026
- Hail, June 23, 2026
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2026
- Flash Flood, May 31, 2026
- Hail, May 23, 2026
- Tornado, May 22, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 2026
- High Wind, April 26, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 1, 2026
- Hail, March 30, 2026
- High Wind, March 27, 2026
- High Wind, March 15, 2026
- High Wind, March 11, 2026
- High Wind, March 10, 2026
- Wildfire, February 17, 2026
- Flash Flood, February 13, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 23, 2026
- High Wind, January 16, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 20, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 30, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 17, 2025
- Hail, August 11, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2025
- Hail, July 14, 2025
- Hail, June 17, 2025
- Hail, June 13, 2025
- Hail, June 9, 2025
- Hail, June 8, 2025
- Tornado, June 6, 2025
- Tornado, June 5, 2025
- Hail, June 2, 2025
- Tornado, May 25, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2025
- Tornado, April 30, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 29, 2025
- Hail, April 27, 2025
- Tornado, April 24, 2025
- Hail, April 19, 2025
- High Wind, April 18, 2025
- Heavy Snow, April 5, 2025
- High Wind, April 1, 2025
- Dust Storm, March 18, 2025
- Dust Storm, March 14, 2025
- Dust Storm, March 4, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2025
- High Wind, January 17, 2025
- Flash Flood, November 17, 2024
- Flash Flood, November 2, 2024
- Hail, July 7, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2024
- Hail, June 15, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2024
- Tornado, June 2, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 31, 2024
- Hail, May 28, 2024
- Hail, May 16, 2024
- Hail, May 15, 2024
- Tornado, May 1, 2024
- Hail, April 8, 2024
- High Wind, April 6, 2024
- High Wind, March 24, 2024
- High Wind, February 27, 2024
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2024
- Blizzard, January 8, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 24, 2023
- Hail, October 4, 2023
- Flash Flood, October 2, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 29, 2023
- Flash Flood, September 14, 2023
- Strong Wind, August 29, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2023
- Hail, July 5, 2023
- Hail, June 23, 2023
- Flood, June 2, 2023
- High Wind, June 1, 2023
- Tornado, May 28, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 23, 2023
- High Wind, April 19, 2023
- Hail, April 9, 2023
- Wildfire, April 4, 2023
- High Wind, March 31, 2023
- High Wind, March 16, 2023
- High Wind, March 2, 2023
- Dust Storm, February 26, 2023
- High Wind, February 22, 2023
- High Wind, February 14, 2023
- Ice Storm, January 30, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 24, 2023
- High Wind, January 15, 2023
- High Wind, January 11, 2023
- High Wind, January 3, 2023
- High Wind, January 2, 2023
- High Wind, December 29, 2022
- High Wind, December 28, 2022
- Hail, September 15, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 3, 2022
- Drought, September 1, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 31, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 28, 2022
- Drought, August 1, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2022
- Drought, July 1, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2022
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2022
- Tornado, May 23, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 17, 2022
- Hail, May 16, 2022
- Flood, May 10, 2022
- Dust Devil, May 9, 2022
- Drought, May 1, 2022
- Hail, May 1, 2022
- Hail, April 22, 2022
- High Wind, April 12, 2022
- Drought, April 1, 2022
- High Wind, March 29, 2022
- High Wind, March 21, 2022
- High Wind, March 17, 2022
- Drought, March 1, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2022
- High Wind, January 14, 2022
- High Wind, January 1, 2022
- High Wind, December 10, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 27, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2021
- Strong Wind, July 18, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 15, 2021
- Flood, June 26, 2021
- Hail, May 28, 2021
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2021
- Tornado, May 17, 2021
- Hail, May 7, 2021
- Drought, April 1, 2021
- Tornado, March 22, 2021
- High Wind, March 17, 2021
- Tornado, March 12, 2021
- Drought, March 1, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 16, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2021
- Drought, February 1, 2021
- Dust Storm, January 30, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 9, 2021
- Drought, January 1, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 31, 2020
- Drought, December 1, 2020
- Drought, November 1, 2020
- Ice Storm, October 25, 2020
- Drought, October 1, 2020
- Drought, September 1, 2020
- Drought, August 1, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2020
- Excessive Heat, July 9, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2020
- Flood, June 4, 2020
- Hail, May 24, 2020
- Tornado, May 23, 2020
- Hail, May 20, 2020
- Hail, May 19, 2020
- Hail, May 15, 2020
- Hail, May 13, 2020
- Hail, May 11, 2020
- High Wind, May 7, 2020
- Hail, March 18, 2020
- Hail, March 17, 2020
- Winter Weather, February 11, 2020
- Heavy Snow, February 4, 2020
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2020
- Dense Fog, December 27, 2019
- High Wind, November 30, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 29, 2019
- Flood, September 21, 2019
- Hail, July 10, 2019
- Hail, June 24, 2019
- Hail, June 18, 2019
- Hail, June 17, 2019
- Hail, June 5, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2019
- Tornado, May 23, 2019
- Tornado, May 20, 2019
- Hail, May 8, 2019
- Tornado, May 7, 2019
- Tornado, May 5, 2019
- High Wind, April 10, 2019
- Flood, April 5, 2019
- Hail, March 22, 2019
- High Wind, March 13, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 9, 2019
- High Wind, February 23, 2019
- High Wind, February 11, 2019
- High Wind, December 13, 2018
- Heavy Snow, December 7, 2018
- High Wind, November 30, 2018
- Tornado, October 8, 2018
- Flood, October 5, 2018
- Drought, October 1, 2018
- Tornado, September 2, 2018
- Drought, September 1, 2018
- Drought, August 1, 2018
- Drought, July 1, 2018
- Drought, June 1, 2018
- Flash Flood, May 19, 2018
- Hail, May 18, 2018
- Hail, May 17, 2018
- Hail, May 15, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 2, 2018
- Drought, May 1, 2018
- Hail, April 24, 2018
- Drought, April 1, 2018
- High Wind, March 18, 2018
- Drought, March 1, 2018
- Drought, January 1, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 6, 2017
- Hail, September 17, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 22, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2017
- Flood, July 4, 2017
- Dust Storm, July 3, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2017
- Excessive Heat, June 17, 2017
- Hail, May 19, 2017
- Hail, April 29, 2017
- Tornado, March 28, 2017
- High Wind, March 24, 2017
- Hail, March 23, 2017
- Wildfire, February 28, 2017
- High Wind, February 23, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2017
- Funnel Cloud, September 1, 2016
- Flood, August 31, 2016
- Lightning, August 28, 2016
- Flood, August 23, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2016
Earlier years, state by state:
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Tornadoes in Lubbock CountyEvery warning in Lubbock 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.