Storm History: Nueces County, Texas

Events

1,408

Deaths

33

Injuries

75

Damage

$1.5 billion

Episodes

611

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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• Flash Flood, October 7, 19972 deaths · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Rip Current, June 30, 20212 deaths · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 24, 20021 death · 26 injured · $85 million · F2 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 19, 20101 death · $3.5 million · 12 events here
• Storm Surge/Tide, September 12, 20081 death · 2 injured · $3.2 million · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 24, 19701 death · 15 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Rip Current, June 19, 20071 death · 1 event here
• Rip Current, July 27, 20071 death · 1 event here
• Lightning, March 15, 20091 death · 1 event here
• Rip Current, August 21, 20101 death · 1 event here
• Rip Current, August 21, 20101 death · 1 event here
• Rip Current, May 14, 20111 death · 4 injured · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 1, 20111 death · 1 event here
• Rip Current, June 14, 20121 death · 1 event here
• Rip Current, July 4, 20151 death · 1 event here
• Heat, September 8, 20151 death · 1 event here
• Rip Current, April 1, 20161 death · 1 event here
• Rip Current, August 25, 20161 death · 1 event here
• Rip Current, October 16, 20161 death · 1 event here
• Rip Current, May 28, 20171 death · 1 event here

• Hurricane (Typhoon), August 25, 2017$1.3 billion · EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 24, 20021 death · 26 injured · $85 million · F2 · 2 events here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), July 25, 2020$53 million · EF0 · 5 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2021$7.2 million · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 8, 2025$6.0 million · 100 kt wind · 30 events here
• Tornado, January 9, 2011$6.0 million · EF1 · 8 events here
• Hail, May 2, 1993$5.5 million · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 12, 1999$5.5 million · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 18, 2016$4.8 million · 1.75 in hail · 18 events here
• Flash Flood, September 19, 20101 death · $3.5 million · 12 events here
• Storm Surge/Tide, September 12, 20081 death · 2 injured · $3.2 million · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 22, 2015$3.0 million · 2.5 in hail · 11 events here
• Tornado, August 9, 19803 injured · $2.8 million · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 10, 1980$2.5 million · F2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 2, 20106 injured · $2.1 million · EF2 · 7 events here
• Tornado, July 23, 2008$2.0 million · EF0 · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 10, 2012$1.3 million · EF1 · 18 events here
• Tornado, July 1, 2010$1.2 million · EF0 · 2 events here
• Tropical Storm, September 6, 2010$1.1 million · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 15, 2016$1.1 million · 3 events here

• Hail, April 11, 19954.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, April 29, 19894.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, November 1, 20253 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 4, 2017$36,000 · 2.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, April 24, 2016$700,000 · 2.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, April 4, 2014$45,000 · 2.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 14, 20062.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 8, 19852.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 5, 2017$50,000 · 2.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 22, 2015$3.0 million · 2.5 in hail · 11 events here
• Hail, May 2, 1993$5.5 million · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 1, 19752 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 2017$1.1 million · 1.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, March 18, 2016$4.8 million · 1.75 in hail · 18 events here
• Hail, April 17, 20151.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, June 24, 19701 death · 15 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 10, 1959F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 1961$25,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 28, 1966F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 12, 1969$3,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 12, 1969F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 12, 1982F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 17, 1989F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 13, 1994$110,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 24, 20021 death · 26 injured · $85 million · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 23, 1953$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 11, 1955F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 21, 1956F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 20, 1957F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 26, 1960$3,000 · F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Nueces County, with its track

• Flash Flood, June 15, 202613 events here
• Flash Flood, May 26, 202661 kt wind · 9 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 202674 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 21, 202653 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 202660 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 202678 kt wind · 4 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20263 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20263 events here
• High Wind, March 15, 202655 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20263 events here
• Drought, February 1, 20262 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 24, 202616 events here
• Frost/Freeze, January 18, 20261 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20262 events here
• Drought, December 1, 20252 events here
• Drought, November 18, 20251 event here
• Drought, November 11, 20251 event here
• Hail, November 1, 20253 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, November 1, 20251 event here
• Drought, October 28, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, September 24, 20252 events here
• Flash Flood, September 22, 20253 events here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 20251 event here
• Tornado, June 12, 2025EF0 · 12 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 202552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 8, 2025$6.0 million · 100 kt wind · 30 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20252 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20252 events here
• Drought, February 25, 20253 events here
• Frost/Freeze, January 20, 20253 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 20256 events here
• Frost/Freeze, January 6, 20251 event here
• Heat, September 14, 20244 events here
• Heat, September 13, 20243 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 22, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 17, 20241 death · 3 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 12, 20243 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 7, 20242 events here
• Flash Flood, July 25, 20242 events here
• Heat, July 14, 20241 event here
• Heat, July 2, 20242 events here
• Heat, June 29, 20241 event here
• Funnel Cloud, June 25, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 24, 20245 events here
• Tornado, June 19, 2024EF0 · 5 events here
• Heat, June 16, 20242 events here
• Heat, June 11, 20243 events here
• Funnel Cloud, June 10, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 6, 20242 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 1, 20245 events here
• Excessive Heat, May 26, 202411 events here
• Excessive Heat, May 21, 202413 events here
• Excessive Heat, May 8, 20242 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 20241 event here
• Ice Storm, January 14, 20245 events here
• High Wind, January 12, 202455 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 8, 202455 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, September 22, 20233 events here
• Excessive Heat, September 13, 20233 events here
• Excessive Heat, September 7, 20234 events here
• Excessive Heat, September 2, 20236 events here
• Heat, August 29, 20231 event here
• Heat, August 23, 20234 events here
• Tornado, August 22, 2023$75,000 · EF0 · 6 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 16, 20238 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 11, 202310 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 6, 202310 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 1, 202310 events here
• Heat, July 30, 20234 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 23, 20236 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 18, 202310 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 13, 202310 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 8, 20239 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 1, 20234 events here
• Heat, June 30, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 25, 20237 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 20, 20239 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 15, 202311 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 9, 202311 events here
• Flash Flood, May 16, 20232 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 23, 20231 in hail · 7 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20233 events here
• High Wind, March 2, 2023$60,000 · 59 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20233 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 20221 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 20223 events here
• Tornado, October 13, 20221 event here
• Flood, September 3, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, September 3, 20222 events here
• Flash Flood, August 29, 20222 events here
• Tornado, August 23, 20221 event here
• Heat, August 18, 20223 events here
• Flash Flood, August 14, 2022$110,000 · 10 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20223 events here
• Heat, July 19, 20223 events here
• Heat, July 8, 20226 events here
• Heat, July 2, 20224 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20223 events here
• Heat, June 10, 20223 events here
• Drought, June 1, 20222 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2022$1,000 · 58 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20223 events here
• High Wind, April 11, 202256 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20223 events here
• High Wind, March 21, 2022$50,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, February 3, 20224 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 3, 20221 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, October 14, 20214 events here
• Flash Flood, October 1, 2021$100,000 · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, September 30, 2021$25,000 · 1 event here
• Tropical Storm, September 13, 20216 events here
• Storm Surge/Tide, August 21, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 2021$200,000 · 5 events here
• Flood, July 6, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, July 6, 20211 event here
• Rip Current, June 30, 20212 deaths · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 21, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 202161 kt wind · 1 event here
• Rip Current, May 23, 20211 death · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 18, 2021$10,000 · 65 kt wind · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, May 16, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 11, 202153 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20212 events here
• Flash Flood, May 1, 20213 events here
• Flash Flood, April 30, 2021$10,000 · 3 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20212 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20212 events here
• Drought, February 20, 20211 event here
• Ice Storm, February 16, 20212 events here
• Ice Storm, February 14, 20212 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2021$7.2 million · 3 events here
• Drought, January 1, 20212 events here
• Drought, December 1, 20202 events here
• Drought, November 10, 20202 events here
• High Surf, October 9, 20201 death · 6 injured · 1 event here
• Coastal Flood, October 8, 20202 events here
• Tropical Storm, September 19, 20202 events here
• High Surf, August 26, 20201 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Hail, August 18, 2020$55,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, August 1, 2020EF0 · 1 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), July 25, 2020$53 million · EF0 · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2020$10,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Rip Current, June 10, 20201 death · 1 event here
• Coastal Flood, June 7, 2020$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 20205 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2020$25,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 15, 2020$5,000 · 61 kt wind · 4 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20203 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 29, 2020$10,000 · 53 kt wind · 4 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20203 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20203 events here
• Drought, November 1, 20191 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20191 event here
• Rip Current, September 25, 20191 death · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20193 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20193 events here
• Flash Flood, May 10, 2019$125,000 · 6 events here
• Rip Current, April 11, 20191 death · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 7, 2019$10,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Flood, November 1, 20181 event here
• Flood, October 26, 20181 event here
• Coastal Flood, October 8, 20185 events here
• Flood, September 16, 20181 event here
• Coastal Flood, September 14, 20182 events here
• Flash Flood, September 14, 2018$50,000 · 12 events here
• Flash Flood, September 12, 20183 events here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 2018$350,000 · 11 events here
• Drought, June 1, 20183 events here
• Rip Current, May 30, 20181 death · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 14, 2018$5,000 · 59 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 28, 2018$45,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Rip Current, March 16, 20181 death · 1 event here
• Flood, January 27, 20181 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20181 death · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 7, 2017$50,000 · 1 event here
• Coastal Flood, October 6, 20172 events here
• Flood, October 1, 20171 event here
• Hurricane (Typhoon), August 25, 2017$1.3 billion · EF0 · 2 events here
• Rip Current, July 1, 20171 death · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 27, 20171 event here
• Hail, June 5, 2017$50,000 · 2.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 4, 2017$36,000 · 2.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 2017$250,000 · 2 events here
• Coastal Flood, May 29, 2017$110,000 · 2 events here
• Rip Current, May 28, 20171 death · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 2017$1.1 million · 1.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, March 10, 20172 events here
• Wildfire, January 22, 2017$25,000 · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, December 8, 2016$40,000 · 1 event here
• Rip Current, October 16, 20161 death · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 30, 20161 event here
• Rip Current, August 25, 20161 death · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 2, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 31, 2016EF1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 15, 2016$1.1 million · 3 events here
• Hail, April 24, 2016$700,000 · 2.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Rip Current, April 1, 20161 death · 1 event here
• Hail, March 18, 2016$4.8 million · 1.75 in hail · 18 events here
• Flash Flood, March 8, 2016$55,000 · 61 kt wind · 5 events here
• Coastal Flood, March 1, 2016$50,000 · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 13, 201550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 24, 201550 kt wind · 2 events here
• Coastal Flood, October 21, 20151 event here
• Tornado, September 26, 2015EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 11, 20152 events here
• Heat, September 8, 20151 death · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2015$25,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Rip Current, July 4, 20151 death · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 17, 2015EF0 · 2 events here
• Tropical Storm, June 16, 20151 event here
• Rip Current, May 25, 20151 injured · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 23, 2015$760,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 21, 2015$200,000 · 2 events here
• Flood, May 19, 2015$600,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 15, 2015$145,000 · EF1 · 6 events here
• Tornado, May 13, 2015$300,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 11, 2015$150,000 · 70 kt wind · 9 events here
• Flash Flood, April 22, 2015$3.0 million · 2.5 in hail · 11 events here
• Hail, April 17, 20151.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 13, 2015$515,000 · 1 in hail · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, April 12, 201552 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 1, 2015$15,000 · 53 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, March 21, 20154 events here
• Flash Flood, October 31, 20141 event here
• Flash Flood, October 18, 20144 events here
• Flash Flood, October 11, 2014$350,000 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, September 27, 20141 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20141 event here
• Drought, August 10, 20141 event here
• Flood, May 13, 20141 event here
• Hail, April 4, 2014$45,000 · 2.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20141 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20141 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20141 event here
• Drought, December 20, 20131 event here
• Wildfire, December 14, 2013$10,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20131 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20131 event here
• Flash Flood, September 29, 2013$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 20, 20131 event here
• Coastal Flood, September 13, 20131 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 2013$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20131 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20131 event here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 20132 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20131 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 201356 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 7, 2013$10,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here

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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.