Storm History: Yoakum County, Texas
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Yoakum 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
- 499
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- $468 million
- Episodes
- 412
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 108 | 0 | 1 | $8.9 million |
| Drought | 99 | 0 | 0 | $451 million |
| Tornado | 75 | 0 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| High Wind | 45 | 0 | 0 | $275,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 30 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Flash Flood | 27 | 0 | 0 | $5.4 million |
| Wildfire | 24 | 0 | 0 | $75,000 |
| Winter Storm | 18 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
| Dust Storm | 17 | 0 | 0 | $500,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 16 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Flood | 15 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Winter Weather | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 3 | 0 | 0 | $35,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $16,000 |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | $75,000 |
| Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Drought, December 1, 1998
- Flash Flood, June 11, 1997
- Hail, June 2, 1996
- Hail, June 17, 2008
- Hail, October 21, 2010
- Hail, October 1, 2002
- Drought, May 1, 1996
- Drought, June 1, 1996
- Hail, June 2, 1996
- Dust Storm, December 17, 2016
- Hail, September 9, 2003
- Hail, June 26, 2007
- Tornado, June 14, 1997
- High Wind, December 7, 2009
- Tornado, May 31, 2007
- Tornado, April 30, 2000
- Hail, September 11, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 24, 1999
- Hail, October 16, 2000
- Hail, July 13, 1994
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2026
- Hail, May 23, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 2026
- Wildfire, February 17, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 23, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 23, 2025
- Hail, June 13, 2025
- Hail, May 26, 2025
- Hail, May 6, 2025
- Hail, May 4, 2025
- Hail, April 22, 2025
- Dust Storm, March 18, 2025
- Dust Storm, March 14, 2025
- Dust Storm, March 4, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 2024
- Hail, July 7, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 31, 2024
- Hail, May 30, 2024
- Hail, May 16, 2024
- High Wind, April 6, 2024
- High Wind, March 24, 2024
- High Wind, February 27, 2024
- Tornado, May 28, 2023
- Tornado, May 27, 2023
- Flood, May 24, 2023
- Wildfire, April 4, 2023
- Dust Storm, February 26, 2023
- High Wind, February 22, 2023
- High Wind, February 15, 2023
- High Wind, February 14, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 24, 2023
- Winter Weather, November 25, 2022
- Drought, September 1, 2022
- Drought, August 1, 2022
- Drought, July 1, 2022
- Drought, June 1, 2022
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2022
- Flood, May 10, 2022
- Drought, May 1, 2022
- Hail, May 1, 2022
- Drought, April 1, 2022
- High Wind, March 29, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2022
- High Wind, January 1, 2022
- Flood, June 26, 2021
- Drought, June 1, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 2021
- Flash Flood, May 14, 2021
- Hail, May 7, 2021
- Hail, May 3, 2021
- Drought, May 1, 2021
- Drought, April 1, 2021
- Tornado, March 22, 2021
- Drought, March 1, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 16, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2021
- Drought, February 1, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 9, 2021
- Drought, January 1, 2021
- Drought, December 1, 2020
- Drought, November 1, 2020
- Ice Storm, October 25, 2020
- Drought, October 1, 2020
- Drought, September 1, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 2020
- Drought, August 1, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2020
- Drought, July 1, 2020
- Heavy Snow, February 4, 2020
- High Wind, November 26, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2019
- Tornado, May 25, 2019
- Tornado, May 23, 2019
- High Wind, April 10, 2019
- High Wind, March 13, 2019
- High Wind, February 23, 2019
- High Wind, February 11, 2019
- High Wind, December 13, 2018
- Heavy Snow, December 7, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 4, 2018
- Drought, August 1, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2018
- Drought, July 1, 2018
- Drought, June 1, 2018
- Hail, May 17, 2018
- Drought, May 1, 2018
- Drought, April 1, 2018
- Drought, March 1, 2018
- Drought, January 1, 2018
- Hail, October 21, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2017
- Hail, April 12, 2017
- Hail, March 23, 2017
- Wildfire, February 28, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, January 1, 2017
- Dust Storm, December 17, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2016
- Dust Storm, May 29, 2016
- High Wind, March 23, 2016
- Blizzard, December 26, 2015
- Hail, August 21, 2015
- Hail, June 13, 2015
- Flood, June 12, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 24, 2015
- Flood, April 13, 2015
- Heavy Snow, March 4, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 27, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 22, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 16, 2015
- Heavy Snow, January 21, 2015
- Ice Storm, January 2, 2015
- Winter Weather, December 30, 2014
- Winter Weather, December 26, 2014
- Heavy Snow, November 16, 2014
- Flood, September 24, 2014
- Drought, September 1, 2014
- Drought, August 1, 2014
- Flood, July 2, 2014
- Drought, July 1, 2014
- Flood, June 7, 2014
- Drought, June 1, 2014
- Hail, May 24, 2014
- Drought, May 1, 2014
- Drought, April 1, 2014
- Dust Storm, March 11, 2014
- Drought, March 1, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 2, 2014
- Drought, February 1, 2014
- Drought, January 1, 2014
- Winter Weather, December 8, 2013
- Drought, December 1, 2013
- Ice Storm, November 22, 2013
- Drought, November 1, 2013
- Drought, October 1, 2013
- Drought, September 1, 2013
- Drought, August 1, 2013
- Drought, July 1, 2013
- Hail, June 21, 2013
- Hail, June 5, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 2013
- Drought, June 1, 2013
- Drought, May 1, 2013
- Drought, April 1, 2013
- Wildfire, March 23, 2013
- Drought, March 1, 2013
- Blizzard, February 24, 2013
- Drought, February 1, 2013
- Winter Weather, January 4, 2013
- Drought, January 1, 2013
- Dust Storm, December 19, 2012
- Drought, December 1, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Flood, June 12, 2012
- Drought, June 1, 2012
- Drought, May 1, 2012
- Hail, April 11, 2012
- Drought, April 1, 2012
- Drought, March 1, 2012
- Wildfire, February 28, 2012
- Dust Storm, February 20, 2012
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2012
- Drought, February 1, 2012
- Dust Storm, January 22, 2012
- Winter Storm, January 9, 2012
- Drought, January 1, 2012
- Winter Storm, December 23, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 5, 2011
- Drought, December 1, 2011
- High Wind, November 26, 2011
- Drought, November 1, 2011
- High Wind, October 26, 2011
- Wildfire, October 17, 2011
- Drought, October 1, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 13, 2011
- Drought, September 1, 2011
- Drought, August 1, 2011
- Drought, July 1, 2011
- Wildfire, June 18, 2011
- Drought, June 1, 2011
- Frost/Freeze, May 2, 2011
- Drought, May 1, 2011
- Wildfire, April 2, 2011
- Drought, April 1, 2011
- Drought, March 8, 2011
- Wildfire, February 27, 2011
- Wildfire, February 14, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2011
- Hail, October 21, 2010
- Tornado, June 14, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2010
- Hail, June 1, 2010
- Hail, May 14, 2010
- Wildfire, May 10, 2010
- High Wind, April 23, 2010
- Wildfire, March 26, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 22, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 11, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2010
- Wildfire, January 20, 2010
- Winter Weather, January 8, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2009
- Blizzard, December 23, 2009
- High Wind, December 7, 2009
- Winter Weather, December 3, 2009
- Heavy Snow, December 1, 2009
- Hail, July 18, 2009
- Hail, July 17, 2009
- Hail, June 10, 2009
- Hail, April 11, 2009
- High Wind, April 9, 2009
- Wildfire, April 4, 2009
- Wildfire, April 1, 2009
- High Wind, February 10, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 8, 2009
- High Wind, December 14, 2008
- High Wind, December 8, 2008
- Tornado, June 29, 2008
- Hail, June 24, 2008
- Hail, June 17, 2008
- Heat, June 1, 2008
- Dust Storm, May 25, 2008
- Tornado, May 14, 2008
- Drought, April 15, 2008
- High Wind, April 1, 2008
- High Wind, March 2, 2008
- Wildfire, January 28, 2008
- Wildfire, December 21, 2007
- Heavy Snow, November 25, 2007
- Heavy Snow, November 22, 2007
- Hail, June 26, 2007
- Hail, June 20, 2007
- Flood, June 3, 2007
- Tornado, May 31, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 2007
- Flood, May 8, 2007
- Hail, April 13, 2007
- Flash Flood, March 28, 2007
- High Wind, February 28, 2007
- Dust Storm, February 24, 2007
- Winter Weather, January 23, 2007
- Ice Storm, January 19, 2007
- Ice Storm, January 12, 2007
- High Wind, December 24, 2006
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Yoakum CountyEvery warning in Yoakum 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.