NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Alpine, 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
1 tropical system has passed within 75 miles of Alpine, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1929. Since 1950, 4 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 4
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Alpine
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Alpine; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1929, a tropical storm with 52 mph winds when its centre passed 52 miles away. Of the 753 Texas cities on this site, 87% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Alpine. The strongest of the 4 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F1 on May 7, 1981; its path came within 22 miles. The most recent tornado was on May 28, 2021. Of the 753 Texas cities, 99% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Alpine. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 4 times since 1995, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 753 Texas cities, 99% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Alpine.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Alpine
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormJun 29 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Alpine: 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 Alpine
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2010s1
- 1980s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 1981 | F1 | 22 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 13, 2013 | EF0 | 21 mi | 2.61 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 31, 1987 | F0 | 22 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 28, 2021 | Unrated | 14 mi | 1.08 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 4 of 4, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Alpine
The Storm Prediction Center has 4 hail reports within 10 miles of Alpine since 1995. Of these, 2 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on May 29, 1995. The most recent report is from April 2, 2013.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Alpine
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Marathon, TX, 22 miles northeast of Alpine at 3,989 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 91°F and low of 62°F; January is the coolest, at 62°F and 27°F. July is the wettest at 2.3 inches of precipitation on average and February and December the driest at 0.3 inches; the year adds up to 12.8 inches over 26 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 95 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 75 nights a year. That 12.8 inches is more than at 8 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (3%).
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 62 | 27 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Feb | 66 | 30 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Mar | 73 | 38 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Apr | 81 | 44 | 0.7 | 1 |
| May | 87 | 53 | 1.6 | 3 |
| Jun | 92 | 60 | 1.6 | 4 |
| Jul | 91 | 62 | 2.3 | 4 |
| Aug | 91 | 62 | 1.7 | 3 |
| Sep | 85 | 57 | 1.6 | 3 |
| Oct | 79 | 47 | 1.3 | 2 |
| Nov | 69 | 34 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Dec | 62 | 27 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Year | 78 | 45 | 12.8 | 26 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Marathon, TX (3,989 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.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Flood insurance policyholders in Alpine's ZIP code 79830 have filed 12 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1983, and were paid $52,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 8% 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 Alpine.
Brewster County, which includes Alpine, has been named in 14 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1998, 6 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 fires, 3 hurricanes, 2 biological emergencies, 2 ice storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, on February 19, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Brewster County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for lightning; Relatively Low for hail and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes, tornadoes, inland flooding and strong wind. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $6.7 million a year, the 176th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.5 million (52%), is from inland flooding.
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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