Storm History: Ward County, Texas
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Ward 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
- 285
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 20
- Damage
- $4.3 million
- Episodes
- 218
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 | 102 | 0 | 18 | $3.0 million |
| Hail | 80 | 0 | 1 | $184,000 |
| Flash Flood | 49 | 0 | 0 | $334,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 17 | 0 | 0 | $157,000 |
| Drought | 16 | 0 | 0 | $680,000 |
| High Wind | 8 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Winter Weather | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, April 19, 1977
- Drought, August 1, 1996
- Tornado, March 21, 2000
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2021
- Hail, September 30, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2026
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2003
- Tornado, September 13, 2002
- Tornado, March 13, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2005
- Tornado, August 13, 2002
- Hail, May 24, 2025
- Flash Flood, September 26, 2004
- Hail, June 25, 1995
- Hail, June 12, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2005
- Flash Flood, October 9, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2014
- High Wind, January 17, 1996
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Flash Flood, April 26, 2025
- Hail, May 17, 2010
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 16, 2024
- Tornado, May 28, 2021
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2007
- Hail, April 10, 2020
- Hail, May 25, 2019
- Hail, June 7, 2014
- Hail, October 31, 1995
- Hail, July 18, 1989
- Hail, June 5, 1959
- Hail, June 8, 2025
- Hail, June 3, 2018
- Hail, April 16, 2017
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 19, 1977
- Tornado, May 25, 1987
- Tornado, May 31, 1990
- Tornado, May 10, 1991
- Tornado, May 14, 2010
- Tornado, May 2, 1958
- Tornado, September 19, 1961
- Tornado, May 17, 1962
- Tornado, June 14, 1962
- Tornado, April 14, 1977
- Tornado, May 27, 1979
- Tornado, October 17, 1985
- Tornado, June 3, 1989
- Tornado, June 2, 1995
- Tornado, May 1, 2022
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2026
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2026
- Flash Flood, May 26, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 2026
- High Wind, March 10, 2026
- Flash Flood, February 13, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 20, 2025
- Flash Flood, October 23, 2025
- Hail, June 10, 2025
- Hail, June 8, 2025
- Tornado, May 29, 2025
- Hail, May 24, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 2025
- Flash Flood, April 26, 2025
- Hail, April 23, 2025
- High Wind, March 18, 2025
- Dust Storm, March 14, 2025
- High Wind, March 4, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 16, 2024
- High Wind, April 1, 2024
- Hail, September 11, 2023
- Hail, May 3, 2023
- High Wind, February 23, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 28, 2022
- Dust Storm, May 24, 2022
- Tornado, May 1, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2021
- Hail, June 9, 2021
- Tornado, May 28, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 13, 2021
- Hail, April 10, 2020
- Tornado, March 13, 2020
- Hail, August 27, 2019
- Excessive Heat, August 26, 2019
- Hail, May 25, 2019
- Tornado, May 3, 2019
- Hail, March 28, 2019
- High Wind, March 12, 2019
- Tornado, March 12, 2019
- Hail, June 3, 2018
- Hail, June 12, 2017
- Hail, April 16, 2017
- Tornado, September 16, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2016
- Blizzard, December 26, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 23, 2015
- Tornado, May 18, 2015
- Hail, May 14, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 4, 2015
- Hail, April 16, 2015
- Ice Storm, January 1, 2015
- Ice Storm, December 30, 2014
- Flash Flood, September 19, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2014
- Hail, June 7, 2014
- Hail, May 21, 2014
- Ice Storm, November 22, 2013
- Tornado, June 12, 2012
- Hail, April 11, 2012
- Heavy Snow, January 9, 2012
- Tornado, October 21, 2010
- Hail, June 19, 2010
- Tornado, June 14, 2010
- Hail, June 12, 2010
- Hail, May 21, 2010
- Hail, May 17, 2010
- Tornado, May 14, 2010
- Hail, June 14, 2009
- Flash Flood, October 5, 2008
- Tornado, May 27, 2008
- Hail, May 25, 2008
- Tornado, May 5, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2007
- Tornado, June 1, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 8, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2007
- Tornado, April 29, 2007
- Flash Flood, March 25, 2007
- Tornado, March 23, 2007
- Hail, March 21, 2007
- Flash Flood, October 14, 2006
- Flash Flood, August 27, 2006
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2006
- Drought, August 1, 2006
- Hail, May 27, 2006
- Tornado, April 22, 2006
- Flash Flood, March 28, 2006
- Flash Flood, October 9, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2005
- Hail, June 6, 2005
- Hail, June 5, 2005
- Hail, June 2, 2005
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2005
- Hail, May 10, 2005
- Heavy Snow, November 2, 2004
- Flash Flood, October 5, 2004
- Hail, October 5, 2004
- Hail, September 30, 2004
- Flash Flood, September 27, 2004
- Flash Flood, September 26, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 25, 2004
- Hail, June 12, 2004
- Tornado, June 5, 2004
- Tornado, April 3, 2004
- Winter Weather, February 12, 2004
- Flash Flood, August 30, 2003
- Hail, June 14, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2003
- Tornado, June 5, 2003
- Hail, October 27, 2002
- Flash Flood, October 18, 2002
- Flash Flood, October 6, 2002
- Tornado, September 13, 2002
- Tornado, August 13, 2002
- Hail, June 19, 2002
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2002
- Hail, May 11, 2001
- Flash Flood, May 31, 2000
- Tornado, March 21, 2000
- Hail, June 18, 1999
- Tornado, May 26, 1999
- Drought, April 1, 1999
- Drought, March 1, 1999
- Drought, February 1, 1999
- Drought, January 1, 1999
- Heavy Snow, December 11, 1998
- Drought, December 1, 1998
- Drought, November 1, 1998
- Tornado, October 27, 1998
- Drought, October 1, 1998
- Drought, September 1, 1998
- Drought, August 1, 1998
- Drought, July 1, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 1998
- Drought, June 1, 1998
- Drought, May 1, 1998
- Drought, April 1, 1998
- Lightning, June 8, 1997
- Hail, May 28, 1997
- Flash Flood, September 2, 1996
- Drought, August 1, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 1996
- Hail, June 2, 1996
- Hail, June 2, 1996
- Hail, June 2, 1996
- Hail, May 9, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 9, 1996
- Hail, May 8, 1996
- Drought, May 1, 1996
- High Wind, January 17, 1996
- Hail, October 31, 1995
- Hail, June 25, 1995
- Tornado, June 2, 1995
- Tornado, May 15, 1995
- Hail, May 2, 1995
- Hail, July 7, 1994
- Tornado, May 11, 1994
- Hail, April 13, 1993
- Tornado, September 6, 1992
- Tornado, May 24, 1992
- Tornado, April 15, 1992
- Tornado, April 9, 1992
- Tornado, June 21, 1991
- Tornado, June 6, 1991
- Tornado, June 5, 1991
- Tornado, May 29, 1991
- Tornado, May 28, 1991
- Tornado, May 22, 1991
- Hail, May 21, 1991
- Tornado, May 11, 1991
- Tornado, May 10, 1991
- Tornado, May 31, 1990
- Tornado, April 1, 1990
- Hail, July 18, 1989
- Tornado, June 3, 1989
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 1989
- Tornado, May 11, 1989
- Hail, May 7, 1989
- Hail, March 27, 1988
- Tornado, May 25, 1987
- Tornado, October 1, 1986
- Tornado, October 17, 1985
- Tornado, June 4, 1985
- Hail, May 31, 1985
- Hail, October 6, 1983
- Tornado, June 4, 1983
- Tornado, May 25, 1982
- Tornado, May 21, 1982
- Tornado, June 8, 1979
- Tornado, May 27, 1979
- Hail, June 2, 1978
- Tornado, May 26, 1978
- Tornado, May 25, 1978
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 1977
- Tornado, August 24, 1977
- Hail, June 27, 1977
- Tornado, April 19, 1977
- Tornado, April 14, 1977
- Tornado, May 24, 1975
- Tornado, May 17, 1974
- Hail, May 20, 1971
- Hail, June 11, 1966
- Hail, May 27, 1964
- Tornado, May 22, 1964
- Tornado, June 14, 1962
- Tornado, May 17, 1962
- Tornado, September 19, 1961
- Tornado, May 31, 1960
- Hail, June 5, 1959
- Tornado, May 2, 1958
More
Tornadoes in Ward CountyEvery warning in Ward 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.