Waterspout in Texas
Every waterspout event the National Weather Service has filed in Texas, year by year, with the most significant episodes. A tornado over water. One that moves ashore is filed as a tornado from the coastline on.
The most significant on the map
The most significant waterspout episodes in Texas.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 22
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $75,000
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Texas, May 2 to 30, 1999Power poles down along Clay Rd., roof damage at Taylor H.S., and traffic signals damaged along Mason Rd. and Fry Rd.
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Texas, July 12, 1999Large waterspout over western Galveston Bay near Texas City.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 3 to 28, 1997NWS employee and numerous public reports of several roadways and surrounding fields flooded.
- Damaging Wind and Waterspout in Texas, July 30, 2000Waterspout reported near west end of Galveston Island.
- Damaging Wind and Waterspout in Texas, July 31, 2000Waterspout over Galveston Bay between Scholes Field and Tiki Island.
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Texas, September 11 to 23, 1997NWS spotter report of strong thunderstorm wind gust.
- Funnel Clouds and Waterspout in Texas, August 8 to 29, 1997Weather conditions along the South Texas Coastal Bend during mid-summer are often conducive to funnel cloud and waterspout development.
- Funnel Clouds and Waterspouts in Texas, September 3 to 28, 1999Waterspout reported by the Coast Guard.
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, June 7, 2001Hail reported in Calallen.
- Waterspout in Texas, September 2, 1999Funnel cloud reported near CR 469 just off of FM 2918.
- Funnel Cloud and Waterspout in Texas, July 5, 1999
- Waterspout in Texas, July 17, 1999Waterspout 1 mile off of 25th and Seawall Blvd.
- Waterspout in Texas, June 14, 1996
- Waterspout in Texas, June 4, 1996
- Waterspout in Texas, August 29, 1996
- Waterspout in Texas, October 16, 1996Coast Guard reported waterspout just north of Bolivar.
- Waterspout in Texas, February 11, 1999Two waterspouts sighted from a ship.
- Waterspout in Texas, August 23, 1999Waterspout near 14th St. and Seawall Blvd.
- Waterspout in Texas, June 16, 1999Pilot report and NWS observed short-lived waterspout over Corpus Christi Bay.
- Waterspout in Texas, July 26, 1999Waterspout near 19th and Seawall Blvd.
- Waterspout in Texas, July 4, 1999Waterspout 2 miles east of Stewart Beach.
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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.