Storm History: Rains County, Texas

Events

347

Deaths

1

Injuries

2

Damage

$4.9 million

Episodes

267

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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• Tornado, October 18, 19931 death · $555,000 · F2 · 5 events here

• Drought, October 1, 2006$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 2006$800,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 11, 2016$700,000 · 5.25 in hail · 6 events here
• Tornado, October 18, 19931 death · $555,000 · F2 · 5 events here
• Winter Storm, February 13, 2021$324,000 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 10, 1973$250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 24, 2026$157,000 · EF2 · 9 events here
• Tornado, November 4, 2022$120,000 · EF4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 29, 2017$100,000 · EF4 · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 11, 2010$75,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 1997$50,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2006$50,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, December 1, 2006$50,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 7, 1996$40,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 13, 2007$40,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2007$40,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 4, 2004$35,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2011$35,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, January 1, 2007$30,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 2011$30,000 · 1 event here

• Hail, April 11, 2016$700,000 · 5.25 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, March 24, 20194.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 4, 20023 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 24, 2023$6,000 · 2.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 27, 20142.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 11, 2003$3,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 14, 2006$20,000 · 2.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 30, 2004$1,000 · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 2, 19982.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 2, 20262 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 18, 20112 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 12, 2016$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, October 2, 2014$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 4, 2011$9,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 30, 2007$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, March 10, 1973$250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 16, 1989F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 26, 2015$15,000 · EF4 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 29, 2017$100,000 · EF4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, November 4, 2022$120,000 · EF4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, December 3, 1973F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 5, 1986F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 1986F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 14, 1990F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 29, 1994$10,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 20, 2019EF3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 12, 2022$6,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 18, 19931 death · $555,000 · F2 · 5 events here
• Tornado, June 2, 1954F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 1962F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Rains County, with its track

• Heat, June 18, 20261 event here
• Flash Flood, June 2, 20262 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 24, 2026$157,000 · EF2 · 9 events here
• Drought, April 1, 2026$10,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20261 event here
• Winter Storm, January 23, 20262 events here
• Heat, August 15, 20251 event here
• Heat, August 6, 20251 event here
• Heat, July 28, 20251 event here
• Heat, July 24, 20251 event here
• Tornado, March 4, 2025EF1 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 20252 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 20251 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20251 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 13, 20242 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 7, 20241 event here
• Heat, August 1, 20241 event here
• Heat, July 29, 20241 event here
• Heat, July 15, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 1, 20242 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 27, 20241 event here
• Heat, June 24, 20241 event here
• Hail, September 24, 2023$6,000 · 2.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Drought, September 12, 20231 event here
• Heat, September 5, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 17, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 1, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 12, 20231 event here
• Heat, July 10, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 26, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 15, 20231 event here
• Heat, June 14, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, January 30, 20231 event here
• Tornado, November 4, 2022$120,000 · EF4 · 2 events here
• Heat, August 3, 20221 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 17, 20221 event here
• Drought, July 12, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 6, 20222 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 11, 20221 event here
• Tornado, April 12, 2022$6,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20221 event here
• Tornado, March 14, 2022$20,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, December 28, 20211 event here
• Heat, September 1, 20211 event here
• Heat, August 9, 20211 event here
• Heat, August 1, 20211 event here
• Heat, July 29, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 13, 2021$324,000 · 2 events here
• Heat, September 1, 20201 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 28, 20202 events here
• Drought, August 25, 20201 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 12, 20201 event here
• Heat, July 9, 20201 event here
• Tornado, May 15, 2020$10,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 11, 2020EF0 · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, October 31, 20191 event here
• Tornado, October 20, 2019EF3 · 3 events here
• Heat, August 26, 20191 event here
• Heat, August 17, 20191 event here
• Heat, August 7, 20191 event here
• Heat, July 16, 20191 event here
• Heat, July 8, 20191 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 19, 20191 event here
• Tornado, May 18, 2019$12,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 24, 20194.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 9, 2019EF0 · 2 events here
• Drought, August 1, 2018$1,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, July 1, 20182 events here
• Winter Weather, February 11, 20181 event here
• Drought, December 1, 2017$1,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, November 28, 20171 event here
• Tornado, April 29, 2017$100,000 · EF4 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 2, 201771 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, October 25, 2016$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 12, 2016$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 11, 2016$700,000 · 5.25 in hail · 6 events here
• Tornado, March 7, 2016EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 26, 2015$15,000 · EF4 · 3 events here
• Drought, October 1, 2015$2,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20151 event here
• Drought, August 25, 20151 event here
• Ice Storm, March 4, 20151 event here
• Hail, October 2, 2014$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 2014$500 · 1 event here
• Drought, September 28, 20141 event here
• Drought, June 1, 2014$500 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 27, 20142.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 2013$2,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2013$2,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, July 9, 2013$1,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, May 14, 2013$1,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 2013$1,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, March 19, 2013$1,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, February 1, 2013$1,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, January 1, 2013$1,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, December 1, 2012$1,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 9, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, January 1, 2012$6,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, December 1, 2011$7,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 2011$7,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 2011$10,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 18, 20112 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 2011$30,000 · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 1, 20111 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2011$35,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, July 26, 2011$3,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 2011$20,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 2011$5,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 4, 2011$9,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, April 1, 2011$20,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, March 1, 2011$7,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 3, 2011$5,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, February 1, 2011$7,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 9, 2011$25,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, January 1, 2011$3,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 24, 2010EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 23, 2010$2,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 10, 20101.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 11, 2010$75,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 6, 2009$10,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 2, 2009$17,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2007$40,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 2007$15,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 20071 event here
• Flash Flood, June 27, 200750 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 16, 2007EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 30, 2007$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, January 13, 2007$40,000 · 2 events here
• Drought, January 1, 2007$30,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, December 1, 2006$50,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 2006$800,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 2006$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20061 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2006$50,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20061 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20061 event here
• Drought, June 6, 20061 event here
• Flash Flood, May 14, 2006$20,000 · 2.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 5, 2006F2 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 9, 20061.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20061 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20061 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20061 event here
• Winter Storm, December 7, 20051 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20051 event here
• Lightning, October 1, 20051 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20051 event here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 200550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20051 event here
• Flash Flood, July 15, 200561 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, July 1, 200556 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 200560 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 25, 2005$3,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, December 22, 20041 event here
• Hail, May 30, 20041.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, April 30, 2004$1,000 · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 20, 20041.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 4, 2004$35,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 11, 2003$3,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 20032 injured · F1 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 5, 20031.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 6, 20031 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 24, 20031 event here
• Flash Flood, August 26, 200256 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 4, 20023 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 5, 20021 event here
• Flash Flood, December 16, 20011 event here
• Ice Storm, November 27, 20011 event here
• Hail, May 27, 20011.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 1, 20011 event here
• Winter Storm, December 31, 20001 event here
• Winter Storm, December 25, 20001 event here
• Winter Storm, December 12, 20001 event here
• Flash Flood, November 2, 20001 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20001 event here
• Heat, September 1, 20001 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20001 event here
• Heat, August 1, 20001 event here
• Heat, July 1, 20001 event here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 20001 event here
• Hail, April 7, 20001.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, March 28, 20001.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20001 event here
• Heat, August 1, 19991 event here
• Tornado, May 2, 1999$600 · F1 · 7 events here
• Tornado, April 3, 1999$1,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, December 22, 19981 event here
• Flash Flood, November 1, 199880 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 2, 1998$1,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 8, 19981 event here
• Hail, July 12, 19981.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heat, July 1, 19981 event here
• Drought, July 1, 19981 event here
• Hail, May 2, 19982.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Heavy Rain, January 5, 19981 event here
• Heavy Rain, January 4, 19981 event here
• Heavy Rain, December 20, 19971 event here
• Hail, October 25, 19971 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 1997$50,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 13, 1997F0 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 19972 events here
• Tornado, May 30, 1997$15,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 1997$2,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, February 20, 19971 event here
• Flash Flood, February 20, 19971 event here
• Heavy Rain, February 19, 19971 event here
• Heavy Rain, February 12, 19971 event here
• Winter Weather, January 14, 19971 event here
• Winter Weather, January 12, 19971 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 19971 event here
• Winter Storm, November 24, 19961 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 7, 1996$40,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, October 21, 19960.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, October 21, 19960.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 19961 event here
• Hail, June 6, 19961.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 19, 19961.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 5, 1996$2,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 5, 19960.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 5, 19961 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 22, 19951.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 19, 1995F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 17, 1995F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, January 18, 1995F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 4, 1994$5,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 3, 1994F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 29, 1994$10,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 29, 1994$500 · F2 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 16, 1994$6,000 · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 18, 19931 death · $555,000 · F2 · 5 events here
• Tornado, April 19, 1993F0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 15, 1992F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 21, 1992F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 10, 19921.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 6, 1992F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 11, 1992$28,000 · F2 · 6 events here
• Tornado, September 24, 1991F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 4, 1991F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 27, 1991F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 1990F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 14, 1990F3 · 2 events here
• Hail, July 19, 19890.75 in hail · 1 event here

Earlier years, state by state:

• 1989
• 1988
• 1987
• 1986
• 1985
• 1984
• 1983
• 1973
• 1962
• 1954

Tornadoes in Rains CountyEvery warning in Rains 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.