NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Aledo, TX
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
3 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Aledo, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Carla in 1961. Since 1950, 208 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 8 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 208
- EF3 or stronger
- 8
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
9 deaths in all
What the records show for Aledo
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Aledo; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 55 mph winds when its centre passed 2 miles away. The record near Aledo begins with an unnamed storm in 1900; the most recent system was Carla in 1961, a tropical storm 12 miles away. Of the 753 Texas cities on this site, 73% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Aledo. The highest rating among the 208 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on May 15, 2013, came within 18 miles. Of the 208, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 66 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 64. The most recent tornado was on May 18, 2025. Aledo has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 92% of the 753 Texas cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 177 times since 1959, with stones up to 3.5 inches. Aledo has more hail reports within 10 miles than 82% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Aledo
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CarlaSep 12 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 27 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 9 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Aledo: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Aledo
By decade
- 2020s16
- 2010s28(1 EF3+)
- 2000s22(2 EF3+)
- 1990s32(1 EF3+)
- 1980s22
- 1970s51(1 EF3+)
- 1960s26(2 EF3+)
- 1950s11(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2013 | EF4 | 18 mi | 2.5 mi | 6 / 54 |
| Apr 25, 1990 | F4 | 13 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 28, 2000 | F3 | 17 mi | 4 mi | 2 / 80 |
| Apr 16, 2002 | F3 | 17 mi | 2.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 26, 1976 | F3 | 23 mi | 3.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 26, 1961 | F3 | 21 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 4, 1960 | F3 | 14 mi | 7.4 mi | 0 / 12 |
| Apr 2, 1957 | F3 | 24 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 19, 2025 | EF2 | 21 mi | 13.61 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 4, 2022 | EF2 | 19 mi | 9.72 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 3, 2012 | EF2 | 25 mi | 6.4 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Apr 23, 2008 | EF2 | 16 mi | 0.31 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 208, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Aledo
The Storm Prediction Center has 177 hail reports within 10 miles of Aledo since 1959, made on 100 separate days. Of these, 127 were 1 inch across or larger, and 21 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3.5 inches, fell on April 5, 1990. The most recent report is from June 1, 2025. May has the most reports, 58.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Aledo
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Weatherford, TX, 9 miles northwest of Aledo at 955 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 95°F and low of 73°F; January is the coolest, at 56°F and 32°F. May is the wettest at 4.4 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 1.9 inches; the year adds up to 35.4 inches over 50 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 90 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 61 nights a year. That 35.4 inches is more than at 156 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (50%). Benbrook, 9 miles east, has its own station (Benbrook Dam, TX): 36.2 inches a year, 0.8 more than here, and a July average high of 97°F against 95°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56 | 32 | 2.0 | 3 |
| Feb | 60 | 36 | 2.6 | 4 |
| Mar | 68 | 44 | 3.0 | 5 |
| Apr | 76 | 51 | 2.7 | 4 |
| May | 82 | 61 | 4.4 | 6 |
| Jun | 90 | 69 | 3.9 | 5 |
| Jul | 95 | 73 | 1.9 | 3 |
| Aug | 95 | 72 | 2.6 | 4 |
| Sep | 88 | 64 | 3.2 | 4 |
| Oct | 78 | 53 | 3.8 | 5 |
| Nov | 66 | 42 | 3.0 | 4 |
| Dec | 58 | 34 | 2.3 | 4 |
| Year | 76 | 53 | 35.4 | 50 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Weatherford, TX (955 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Aledo
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 79 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Aledo: 61 thunderstorm wind reports, 6 flash floods, 6 floods and 6 lightning strikes. They killed 1 person and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $2.2 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 85 mph, on April 10, 2011. May has had the most flash floods, 3 of 6. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 91 have had fewer than Aledo.
August 18, 2012: flood 8 miles from the centre of Aledo — 1 killed.
March 4, 2025: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Aledo — 1 injured, $75,000 damage.
NWS: “RVs were overturned due to high winds near the 14500 block of White Settlement Rd in Parker County. One woman was injured and taken to the hospital.”
June 1, 2025: lightning strike 4 miles from the centre of Aledo — 1 injured, $5,000 damage.
NWS: “One person suffered severe injuries from electrocution due to a lightning strike on Circle Court in the Willow Park area.”
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Flood insurance policyholders in Aledo's ZIP code 76008 have filed 12 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1981, and were paid $185,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 25% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 433 Texas cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 25 have fewer than Aledo.
Parker County, which includes Aledo, has been named in 26 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1974, 15 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 floods, 5 fires, 5 severe storms, 4 hurricanes). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, on February 19, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Parker County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes; Relatively Moderate for hail, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for inland flooding and strong wind; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $52.8 million a year, the 32nd highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $18.1 million (34%), is from tornadoes.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
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