Storm History: Washington County, Texas
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Washington 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
- 263
- Deaths
- 9
- Injuries
- 15
- Damage
- $183 million
- Episodes
- 193
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 | 71 | 9 | 15 | $168 million |
| Hail | 66 | 0 | 0 | $343,000 |
| Flash Flood | 49 | 0 | 0 | $326,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 21 | 0 | 0 | $147,000 |
| Drought | 13 | 0 | 0 | $8.3 million |
| Funnel Cloud | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 7 | 0 | 0 | $307,000 |
| Heat | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | $15,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 3 | 0 | 0 | $150,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Winter Weather | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | $5.6 million |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | 0 | $200,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, August 25, 2017
- Tornado, May 26, 2016
- Drought, August 1, 1998
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 2021
- Tornado, March 30, 1976
- Tornado, May 20, 1983
- Tornado, May 16, 2024
- Tornado, May 13, 1994
- Tornado, December 10, 1983
- Ice Storm, December 13, 2000
- Tornado, June 5, 1950
- Wildfire, August 7, 2022
- Tropical Storm, September 7, 1998
- Tornado, May 27, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 4, 2000
- Tornado, November 5, 2000
- Flash Flood, April 17, 2009
- Tornado, January 25, 2012
- Hail, June 16, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 1, 1994
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, April 19, 2015
- Hail, July 19, 2009
- Flash Flood, April 7, 2002
- Flash Flood, March 12, 2007
- Hail, July 25, 1996
- Hail, May 11, 1995
- Hail, May 9, 2026
- Hail, June 10, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2015
- Hail, April 27, 2014
- Hail, March 19, 2013
- Hail, April 26, 2010
- Hail, May 17, 2010
- Hail, August 12, 2009
- Hail, November 23, 2004
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, December 2, 1953
- Tornado, June 5, 1950
- Tornado, March 20, 1957
- Tornado, May 9, 1981
- Tornado, May 13, 1982
- Tornado, May 13, 1994
- Tornado, May 29, 1994
- Tornado, March 10, 2000
- Tornado, May 26, 2016
- Tornado, May 20, 1983
- Tornado, December 10, 1983
- Tornado, May 1, 1964
- Tornado, May 10, 1965
- Tornado, February 25, 1971
- Tornado, March 30, 1976
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, May 9, 2026
- Funnel Cloud, April 2, 2026
- Tornado, October 25, 2025
- Hail, May 5, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2025
- Tornado, May 16, 2024
- Flash Flood, January 23, 2024
- Drought, October 1, 2023
- Heat, September 5, 2023
- Drought, September 1, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 23, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 5, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 31, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 12, 2023
- Excessive Heat, June 24, 2023
- Excessive Heat, June 16, 2023
- Hail, June 10, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 28, 2023
- Hail, April 25, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 24, 2022
- Wildfire, August 7, 2022
- Drought, August 1, 2022
- Drought, July 1, 2022
- Ice Storm, February 3, 2022
- Hail, June 2, 2021
- Ice Storm, February 17, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 10, 2021
- Hail, August 2, 2020
- Tornado, May 27, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 18, 2019
- Tornado, October 31, 2018
- Tornado, March 29, 2018
- Heavy Snow, December 7, 2017
- Tornado, August 25, 2017
- Tornado, March 24, 2017
- Funnel Cloud, August 13, 2016
- Tornado, May 26, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 14, 2016
- Tornado, October 24, 2015
- Funnel Cloud, August 31, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2015
- Tropical Storm, June 15, 2015
- Funnel Cloud, May 28, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 25, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 18, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 6, 2015
- Hail, April 27, 2015
- Hail, April 19, 2015
- Hail, April 18, 2015
- Flash Flood, March 21, 2015
- Funnel Cloud, November 22, 2014
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2014
- Hail, April 27, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 23, 2014
- Winter Weather, December 7, 2013
- Hail, October 27, 2013
- Flash Flood, September 28, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2013
- Hail, March 19, 2013
- Hail, August 10, 2012
- Flash Flood, February 18, 2012
- Tornado, January 25, 2012
- Hail, June 5, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 12, 2011
- Ice Storm, February 3, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 1, 2011
- Lightning, July 26, 2010
- Hail, May 17, 2010
- Hail, April 26, 2010
- Hail, April 7, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 23, 2010
- Hail, February 8, 2010
- Hail, August 22, 2009
- Hail, August 12, 2009
- Hail, July 19, 2009
- Heat, June 24, 2009
- Flash Flood, April 17, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 10, 2009
- Heavy Snow, December 10, 2008
- Tornado, April 25, 2007
- Hail, April 13, 2007
- Flash Flood, March 12, 2007
- Ice Storm, January 16, 2007
- Flash Flood, January 13, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 10, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2006
- Tornado, April 29, 2006
- Hail, April 20, 2006
- Ice Storm, December 7, 2005
- Tornado, November 23, 2004
- Hail, November 23, 2004
- Lightning, September 14, 2004
- Funnel Cloud, August 19, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 27, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2004
- Tornado, June 8, 2004
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2003
- Hail, August 11, 2003
- Hail, August 8, 2003
- Tornado, June 16, 2003
- Tornado, June 13, 2003
- Tornado, December 23, 2002
- Flash Flood, November 4, 2002
- Tornado, September 7, 2002
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2002
- Hail, June 16, 2002
- Flash Flood, April 7, 2002
- Tornado, October 12, 2001
- Funnel Cloud, July 1, 2001
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2001
- Tropical Storm, June 5, 2001
- Hail, March 27, 2001
- Ice Storm, December 13, 2000
- Tornado, November 5, 2000
- Drought, September 1, 2000
- Heat, September 1, 2000
- Heat, August 29, 2000
- Drought, August 1, 2000
- Heat, July 6, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 2000
- Flash Flood, May 4, 2000
- Tornado, March 10, 2000
- Heat, August 1, 1999
- Heat, June 26, 1999
- Flash Flood, June 25, 1999
- Tornado, April 3, 1999
- Winter Storm, December 23, 1998
- Flash Flood, November 14, 1998
- Flash Flood, November 13, 1998
- Flash Flood, November 12, 1998
- Tornado, October 18, 1998
- Tornado, October 17, 1998
- Tropical Storm, September 7, 1998
- Drought, August 1, 1998
- Drought, July 1, 1998
- Drought, June 1, 1998
- Drought, May 1, 1998
- Hail, April 27, 1998
- Flash Flood, February 25, 1998
- Hail, December 23, 1997
- Flash Flood, September 23, 1997
- Flash Flood, August 7, 1997
- Hail, June 17, 1997
- Flash Flood, June 10, 1997
- Flash Flood, June 6, 1997
- Hail, April 26, 1997
- Hail, April 25, 1997
- Flash Flood, February 20, 1997
- Ice Storm, January 12, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 20, 1996
- Tornado, September 20, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 20, 1996
- Hail, September 20, 1996
- Hail, September 20, 1996
- Hail, September 20, 1996
- Flash Flood, September 20, 1996
- Hail, September 18, 1996
- Hail, July 25, 1996
- Hail, July 24, 1996
- Drought, June 1, 1996
- Drought, May 1, 1996
- Drought, April 1, 1996
- Hail, June 11, 1995
- Hail, May 11, 1995
- Hail, May 8, 1995
- Hail, April 22, 1995
- Hail, September 8, 1994
- Tornado, May 29, 1994
- Tornado, May 13, 1994
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 1, 1994
- Tornado, April 19, 1992
- Tornado, May 4, 1991
- Tornado, February 1, 1990
- Tornado, December 10, 1983
- Tornado, May 20, 1983
- Tornado, May 13, 1982
- Tornado, May 18, 1981
- Tornado, May 16, 1981
- Hail, May 14, 1981
- Tornado, May 9, 1981
- Tornado, March 30, 1976
- Tornado, February 25, 1971
- Tornado, June 22, 1968
- Tornado, May 10, 1965
- Tornado, May 1, 1964
- Tornado, April 27, 1962
- Tornado, March 20, 1957
- Tornado, December 2, 1953
- Tornado, June 5, 1950
More
Tornadoes in Washington CountyEvery warning in Washington 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.