Storm History: Zavala County, Texas
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Zavala 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
- 287
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 28
- Damage
- $27 million
- Episodes
- 242
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drought | 105 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 60 | 0 | 7 | $680,000 |
| Tornado | 50 | 0 | 1 | $5.2 million |
| Hail | 46 | 0 | 0 | $255,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 12 | 0 | 0 | $420,000 |
| Flood | 5 | 0 | 20 | $20 million |
| Winter Storm | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | $150,000 |
| Winter Weather | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flood, October 28, 1996
- Tornado, March 29, 1993
- Flash Flood, April 4, 2004
- Hail, February 12, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 19, 2002
- Tropical Storm, July 15, 2003
- Flood, August 23, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 24, 2000
- Flood, August 18, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 1998
- Tornado, February 25, 1998
- Hail, May 24, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 7, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 14, 1999
- Tornado, May 27, 1994
- Flash Flood, August 23, 1998
- Hail, March 12, 1999
- Flash Flood, October 24, 2002
- Tornado, March 18, 1964
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2009
- Hail, May 24, 2022
- Hail, May 13, 2024
- Hail, May 30, 2019
- Flash Flood, April 4, 2004
- Hail, May 4, 2023
- Hail, March 31, 2013
- Flash Flood, April 2, 2013
- Hail, April 29, 2009
- Hail, April 24, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2007
- Hail, May 26, 1980
- Hail, May 2, 1968
- Hail, April 23, 2010
- Hail, February 12, 1998
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Tornado, May 26, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Hail, February 14, 2026
- Drought, February 1, 2026
- Drought, January 1, 2026
- Drought, December 1, 2025
- Drought, November 11, 2025
- Drought, July 1, 2025
- Drought, June 1, 2025
- Drought, May 1, 2025
- Drought, April 1, 2025
- Drought, March 1, 2025
- Drought, February 1, 2025
- Drought, January 1, 2025
- Drought, December 1, 2024
- Drought, November 26, 2024
- Drought, June 1, 2024
- Hail, May 13, 2024
- Drought, May 1, 2024
- Drought, April 23, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 11, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 10, 2023
- Excessive Heat, June 14, 2023
- Hail, May 4, 2023
- Drought, May 1, 2023
- Hail, April 4, 2023
- Drought, April 1, 2023
- Drought, March 1, 2023
- Drought, February 1, 2023
- Drought, January 1, 2023
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 2022
- Drought, August 1, 2022
- Drought, July 1, 2022
- Drought, June 1, 2022
- Hail, May 24, 2022
- Drought, May 1, 2022
- Drought, April 1, 2022
- Drought, March 1, 2022
- Drought, February 1, 2022
- Drought, January 1, 2022
- Drought, May 1, 2021
- Drought, April 1, 2021
- Drought, March 1, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 13, 2021
- Drought, February 1, 2021
- Drought, January 1, 2021
- Drought, December 1, 2020
- Drought, November 1, 2020
- Drought, October 1, 2020
- Drought, September 1, 2020
- Drought, August 1, 2020
- Drought, July 1, 2020
- Drought, April 1, 2020
- Drought, March 1, 2020
- Drought, February 1, 2020
- Drought, January 1, 2020
- Drought, December 1, 2019
- Drought, November 1, 2019
- Drought, October 1, 2019
- Drought, September 1, 2019
- Drought, August 13, 2019
- Hail, May 30, 2019
- Hail, April 17, 2019
- Drought, April 1, 2019
- Drought, March 19, 2019
- Drought, September 1, 2018
- Drought, August 1, 2018
- Drought, June 1, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 7, 2017
- Flash Flood, September 26, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 20, 2016
- Hail, April 1, 2016
- Tornado, March 8, 2016
- Hail, February 22, 2016
- Flash Flood, October 8, 2015
- Drought, October 1, 2015
- Drought, September 1, 2015
- Tornado, May 23, 2015
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2015
- Tornado, April 24, 2015
- Flash Flood, November 22, 2014
- Drought, May 1, 2014
- Hail, April 3, 2014
- Drought, April 1, 2014
- Flash Flood, October 12, 2013
- Drought, August 1, 2013
- Drought, July 1, 2013
- Tornado, June 14, 2013
- Drought, June 1, 2013
- Hail, May 11, 2013
- Drought, May 1, 2013
- Flash Flood, April 2, 2013
- Drought, April 1, 2013
- Hail, March 31, 2013
- Drought, March 1, 2013
- Drought, February 1, 2013
- Tornado, September 28, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 18, 2012
- Drought, June 1, 2012
- Drought, February 1, 2012
- Drought, January 1, 2012
- Drought, December 1, 2011
- Drought, November 1, 2011
- Drought, October 1, 2011
- Hail, September 29, 2011
- Drought, September 1, 2011
- Drought, August 1, 2011
- Tornado, July 19, 2011
- Drought, July 1, 2011
- Drought, June 1, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 11, 2011
- Drought, May 1, 2011
- Hail, April 23, 2010
- Flash Flood, October 21, 2009
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2009
- Hail, April 29, 2009
- Tornado, May 13, 2008
- Hail, April 17, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 9, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 7, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2007
- Hail, April 24, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2006
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2005
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2005
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2005
- Hail, November 23, 2004
- Tornado, November 23, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 29, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 29, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 27, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 8, 2004
- Flash Flood, April 4, 2004
- Flash Flood, March 29, 2004
- Flash Flood, October 11, 2003
- Tropical Storm, July 15, 2003
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 25, 2003
- Flash Flood, October 24, 2002
- Flash Flood, October 9, 2002
- Flash Flood, September 15, 2002
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2002
- Flash Flood, July 15, 2002
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2002
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 7, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 19, 2002
- Flood, November 17, 2001
- Hail, May 24, 2001
- Drought, October 1, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 24, 2000
- Drought, September 1, 2000
- Drought, August 1, 2000
- Drought, July 1, 2000
- Drought, June 1, 2000
- Tornado, May 19, 2000
- Drought, May 1, 2000
- Drought, April 1, 2000
- Drought, March 1, 2000
- Drought, February 1, 2000
- Flash Flood, June 14, 1999
- Flash Flood, June 13, 1999
- Hail, March 12, 1999
- Tornado, March 12, 1999
- Flash Flood, September 16, 1998
- Flood, August 23, 1998
- Flash Flood, August 23, 1998
- Flood, August 18, 1998
- Flood, August 18, 1998
- Flash Flood, August 18, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 1998
- Flash Flood, March 16, 1998
- Tornado, February 25, 1998
- Hail, February 12, 1998
- Tornado, February 10, 1998
- Hail, June 6, 1997
- Drought, June 1, 1997
- Drought, May 1, 1997
- Drought, April 1, 1997
- Drought, March 1, 1997
- Drought, February 1, 1997
- Winter Storm, January 11, 1997
- Drought, January 1, 1997
- Drought, December 1, 1996
- Drought, November 1, 1996
- Flood, October 28, 1996
- Drought, October 1, 1996
- Drought, September 1, 1996
- Flash Flood, August 24, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 1996
- Drought, August 1, 1996
- Drought, July 1, 1996
- Drought, June 1, 1996
- Flash Flood, May 31, 1996
- Drought, May 1, 1996
- Drought, April 1, 1996
- Hail, March 25, 1996
- Tornado, May 28, 1995
- Tornado, March 12, 1995
- Tornado, May 27, 1994
- Tornado, March 29, 1993
- Tornado, March 3, 1992
- Hail, April 14, 1991
- Hail, September 1, 1990
- Tornado, May 9, 1989
- Hail, May 13, 1987
- Tornado, March 16, 1987
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 28, 1986
- Hail, May 21, 1985
- Tornado, April 21, 1985
- Hail, April 20, 1985
- Tornado, June 6, 1983
- Hail, May 1, 1981
- Hail, April 25, 1981
- Hail, May 26, 1980
- Tornado, May 15, 1980
- Hail, April 12, 1980
- Tornado, April 20, 1979
- Hail, April 9, 1979
- Tornado, October 4, 1976
- Tornado, May 8, 1975
- Tornado, May 1, 1972
- Tornado, April 19, 1971
- Tornado, April 18, 1970
- Tornado, May 6, 1969
- Hail, May 2, 1968
- Tornado, May 23, 1966
- Tornado, March 28, 1966
- Tornado, May 29, 1964
- Tornado, March 18, 1964
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 1958
- Tornado, October 18, 1956
More
Tornadoes in Zavala CountyEvery warning in Zavala 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.