NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Alvarado, 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
5 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Alvarado, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Alicia in 1983. Since 1950, 225 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 11 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 5
- Tornadoes
- 225
- EF3 or stronger
- 11
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
2 deaths in all
What the records show for Alvarado
None of the 5 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Alvarado; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 56 mph winds when its centre passed 25 miles away. The record near Alvarado begins with an unnamed storm in 1871; the most recent system was Alicia in 1983, a tropical storm 69 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1900s, with 2 systems. None of the 5 systems has come since 2000. Of the 753 Texas cities on this site, 63% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Alvarado. The strongest of the 225 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on May 26, 1976; its path came within 10 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on March 28, 2000, killed 2 people. Of the 225, 14 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 88 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 86. The most recent tornado was on March 5, 2024. Alvarado has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 94% of the 753 Texas cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 125 times since 1961, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Alvarado has more hail reports within 10 miles than 72% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Alvarado
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | AliciaAug 19 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1961 | CarlaSep 12 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 27 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 9 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormJun 5 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Alvarado: 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 Alvarado
By decade
- 2020s16
- 2010s33(2 EF3+)
- 2000s39(3 EF3+)
- 1990s29
- 1980s15
- 1970s56(4 EF3+)
- 1960s20(2 EF3+)
- 1950s17
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 1976 | F4 | 10 mi | 18.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 28, 2000 | F3 | 25 mi | 4 mi | 2 / 80 |
| Dec 26, 2015 | EF3 | 18 mi | 8.52 mi | 0 / 46 |
| May 15, 2013 | EF3 | 12 mi | 7.79 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Apr 16, 2002 | F3 | 25 mi | 2.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 28, 2000 | F3 | 23 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 26, 1976 | F3 | 14 mi | 3.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 24, 1973 | F3 | 12 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 23, 1973 | F3 | 10 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Mar 26, 1961 | F3 | 25 mi | 9.1 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Mar 26, 1961 | F3 | 11 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 4, 2022 | EF2 | 5 mi | 9.72 mi | 0 / 1 |
The strongest 12 of 225, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Alvarado
The Storm Prediction Center has 125 hail reports within 10 miles of Alvarado since 1961, made on 86 separate days. Of these, 84 were 1 inch across or larger, and 11 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.75 inches (baseball size), was reported on 6 days, most recently April 9, 2021. The most recent report is from October 18, 2025. April has the most reports, 54.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Alvarado
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Burleson, TX, 10 miles northwest of Alvarado at 762 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 95°F and low of 72°F; January is the coolest, at 57°F and 34°F. October is the wettest at 4.4 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 2.2 inches; the year adds up to 36.6 inches over 52 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 98 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 39 nights a year. That 36.6 inches is more than at 175 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (56%). Venus, 7 miles east, has its own station (Waxahachie, TX): 40.8 inches a year, 4.2 more than here, and the same August average high, 95°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57 | 34 | 2.3 | 4 |
| Feb | 61 | 37 | 2.6 | 4 |
| Mar | 68 | 44 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Apr | 76 | 52 | 3.0 | 5 |
| May | 83 | 61 | 4.2 | 6 |
| Jun | 91 | 69 | 3.5 | 5 |
| Jul | 95 | 72 | 2.2 | 3 |
| Aug | 95 | 72 | 2.3 | 3 |
| Sep | 89 | 65 | 3.1 | 4 |
| Oct | 78 | 54 | 4.4 | 5 |
| Nov | 67 | 44 | 2.7 | 4 |
| Dec | 58 | 35 | 2.6 | 4 |
| Year | 76 | 53 | 36.6 | 52 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Burleson, TX (762 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 Alvarado
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 91 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Alvarado: 66 thunderstorm wind reports, 22 flash floods, 2 lightning strikes and 1 flood. They killed 2 people and injured 4, and the NWS estimated $9.2 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 110 mph, on April 23, 2003. May has had the most flash floods, 7 of 22. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 466 have had fewer than Alvarado.
May 5, 2024: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Alvarado — 1 killed, $20,000 damage.
November 27, 2015: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Alvarado — 1 killed, $5,000 damage.
June 1, 2004: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Alvarado — 2 injured, $50,000 damage.
NWS: “A mobile home was destroyed by high winds, and two residents inside were seriously injured.”
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 Alvarado's ZIP code 76009 have filed 27 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1989, and were paid $516,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 2015, with 13. 37% 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, 109 have fewer than Alvarado.
Johnson County, which includes Alvarado, has been named in 19 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1989, 9 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 fires, 4 severe storms, 3 hurricanes, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, on February 19, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Johnson County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes; Relatively Moderate for hail, inland flooding, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $70.7 million a year, the 24th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $28.0 million (40%), 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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