NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Anson, 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 Anson, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1886. Since 1950, 142 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 142
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Anson
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Anson; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1886, a tropical storm with 40 mph winds when its centre passed 70 miles away. Of the 753 Texas cities on this site, 87% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Anson. The highest rating among the 142 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 7 times; the most recent, on May 2, 2024, came within 9 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on May 25, 1962, killed 1 person. Of the 142, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 45 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 67. The most recent tornado was on May 25, 2025. Anson has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 75% of the 753 Texas cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 98 times since 1961, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Anson has more hail reports within 10 miles than 61% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Anson
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormAug 21 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Anson: 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 Anson
By decade
- 2020s11(1 EF3+)
- 2010s10
- 2000s24
- 1990s23(1 EF3+)
- 1980s26
- 1970s18(2 EF3+)
- 1960s15(3 EF3+)
- 1950s15
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 1962 | F3 | 8 mi | 4.1 mi | 1 / 1 |
| May 2, 2024 | EF3 | 9 mi | 3.29 mi | 0 / 4 |
| May 14, 1990 | F3 | 9 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 26, 1976 | F3 | 22 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 25, 1976 | F3 | 18 mi | 20.3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 15, 1965 | F3 | 16 mi | 9.3 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 7, 1961 | F3 | 22 mi | 3.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 2, 2024 | EF2 | 19 mi | 2.31 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 23, 2023 | EF2 | 7 mi | 4.61 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Mar 19, 2020 | EF2 | 20 mi | 5.38 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 18, 2019 | EF2 | 22 mi | 5.04 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 19, 1994 | F2 | 25 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 142, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Anson
The Storm Prediction Center has 98 hail reports within 10 miles of Anson since 1961, made on 73 separate days. Of these, 78 were 1 inch across or larger, and 16 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on May 8, 2016. The most recent report is from May 25, 2025. May has the most reports, 36.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Anson
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Anson, TX, in Anson at 1,717 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 96°F and low of 71°F; January is the coolest, at 57°F and 29°F. June is the wettest at 3.6 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.0 inches; the year adds up to 25.6 inches over 41 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 111 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 56 nights a year. Snowfall averages 3.8 inches a year, most of it in November. That 25.6 inches is more than at 82 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (26%). Stamford, 14 miles north, has its own station (Stamford 1, TX): 25.9 inches a year, 0.3 more than here, and a July average high of 97°F against 96°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57 | 29 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.9 |
| Feb | 62 | 33 | 1.4 | 3 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 69 | 40 | 1.5 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 78 | 49 | 2.0 | 4 | 0.5 |
| May | 86 | 59 | 3.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 93 | 67 | 3.6 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 96 | 71 | 2.5 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 95 | 71 | 2.6 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 88 | 63 | 2.3 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 79 | 51 | 2.5 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 67 | 40 | 1.5 | 3 | 1.2 |
| Dec | 58 | 32 | 1.4 | 2 | 0.8 |
| Year | 77 | 50 | 25.6 | 41 | 3.8 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Anson, TX (1,717 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 Anson
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 49 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Anson: 41 thunderstorm wind reports, 6 flash floods, 1 flood and 1 lightning strike. They killed 2 people and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $426,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 96 mph, on July 10, 2023. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 91 have had fewer than Anson.
September 9, 2020: flood 6 miles from the centre of Anson — 2 killed.
NWS: “Very heavy rains fell in a short time between 530 and 630 PM CDT, on September 8, and resulted in flash flooding across Jones County. On Wednesday September 9th, 2020, the Jones County Sheriff's Office responded to an abandoned vehicle call near FM1226 and County Road 266 on Red Mud Creek.”
June 3, 1996: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Anson — $200,000 damage.
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
Jones County, which includes Anson, has been named in 24 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1990, 16 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 severe storms, 5 fires, 5 floods, 3 hurricanes). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on May 17, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Jones County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail and strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes, inland flooding and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes and lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $8.9 million a year, the 153rd highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.6 million (40%), 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).
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