NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Atascosa, 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
12 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Atascosa, Texas since 1851, 3 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Harvey in 2017. Since 1950, 84 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 3
- Tropical storms
- 9
- Tornadoes
- 84
- EF3 or stronger
- 4
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
7 deaths in all
What the records show for Atascosa
The strongest storm to pass near Atascosa was an unnamed storm in 1886, a Category 1 hurricane with 84 mph winds when its centre passed 20 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1942, whose centre came within 11 miles. The record near Atascosa begins with an unnamed storm in 1851; the most recent system was Harvey in 2017, a tropical storm 68 miles away. The 1930s and the 2010s were the busiest decades, with 2 systems each. Of the 12 systems, 3 have come since 2000. Atascosa has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 69% of the 753 Texas cities on this site. The strongest of the 84 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on April 28, 1953; its path came within 20 miles, and it killed 2 people. The deadliest, an F3 on April 29, 1975, killed 3 people. Of the 84, 11 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 33 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 17. The most recent tornado was on October 26, 2023. Of the 753 Texas cities, 66% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Atascosa. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 66 times since 1959, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 753 Texas cities, 57% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Atascosa.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Atascosa
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | HarveyAug 27 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2010 | HermineSep 7 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2003 | ClaudetteJul 16 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1970 | CeliaAug 4 | 57 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1942 | Unnamed 1942 stormAug 30 | 11 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1936 | Unnamed 1936 stormJun 28 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormJul 26 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormJun 29 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1913 | Unnamed 1913 stormJun 28 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormAug 20 | 20 mi | Category 1 (84 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1869 | Unnamed 1869 stormAug 17 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1851 | Unnamed 1851 stormJun 26 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Atascosa: 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 Atascosa
By decade
- 2020s4
- 2010s7
- 2000s22
- 1990s6
- 1980s16
- 1970s10(1 EF3+)
- 1960s12(1 EF3+)
- 1950s7(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 1953 | F4 | 20 mi | 1 mi | 2 / 15 |
| Apr 29, 1975 | F3 | 25 mi | 8.3 mi | 3 / 5 |
| Apr 28, 1953 | F3 | 22 mi | 4.9 mi | 1 / 5 |
| Nov 22, 1961 | F3 | 14 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 19, 2017 | EF2 | 20 mi | 4.64 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 19, 2012 | EF2 | 3 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Mar 19, 2012 | EF2 | 15 mi | 3.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 19, 2002 | F2 | 2 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 30 |
| Sep 17, 1988 | F2 | 10 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Aug 10, 1980 | F2 | 11 mi | 12.2 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Sep 13, 1970 | F2 | 19 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 16, 1969 | F2 | 17 mi | 4.3 mi | 0 / 3 |
The strongest 12 of 84, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Atascosa
The Storm Prediction Center has 66 hail reports within 10 miles of Atascosa since 1959, made on 41 separate days. Of these, 54 were 1 inch across or larger, and 5 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on October 12, 1993. The most recent report is from March 31, 2025. April has the most reports, 27.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Atascosa
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Lytle 3W, TX, 8 miles southwest of Atascosa at 722 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 96°F and low of 73°F; January is the coolest, at 66°F and 42°F. September is the wettest at 4.1 inches of precipitation on average and December the driest at 1.6 inches; the year adds up to 29.7 inches over 46 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 56% of the year's precipitation (16.6 of 29.7 inches); the other six months are drier. August has brought the most of the 12 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (5); a normal August there has highs of 96°F and 2.1 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 120 days a year, almost all from March to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 17 nights a year. That 29.7 inches is more than at 111 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (36%). Von Ormy, 8 miles southeast, has its own station (San Antonio Stinson Airport, TX): 29.8 inches a year, 0.1 more than here, and the same July average high, 96°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 66 | 42 | 1.7 | 4 |
| Feb | 70 | 45 | 1.9 | 3 |
| Mar | 77 | 52 | 2.2 | 4 |
| Apr | 83 | 59 | 2.3 | 3 |
| May | 87 | 67 | 3.4 | 5 |
| Jun | 94 | 72 | 3.0 | 5 |
| Jul | 96 | 73 | 2.1 | 3 |
| Aug | 96 | 73 | 2.1 | 3 |
| Sep | 91 | 69 | 4.1 | 5 |
| Oct | 84 | 60 | 3.4 | 5 |
| Nov | 74 | 51 | 1.9 | 3 |
| Dec | 67 | 43 | 1.6 | 3 |
| Year | 82 | 59 | 29.7 | 46 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Lytle 3W, TX (722 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 Atascosa
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 73 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Atascosa: 39 thunderstorm wind reports, 31 flash floods and 3 floods. They killed 2 people and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $6.5 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 122 mph, on May 27, 1997. May has had the most flash floods, 9 of 31. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 571 have had fewer than Atascosa.
May 3, 2007: flash flood 3 miles from the centre of Atascosa — 1 killed.
NWS: “Between 2 and 3 inches of rain fell on the western side of San Antonio from midnight into the early morning hours. Elm Creek quickly inundated Shepherd Road in Southwest Bexar County.”
May 18, 2015: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Atascosa — 1 killed.
April 25, 2015: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Atascosa — $5.0 million 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
Flood insurance policyholders in Atascosa's ZIP code 78002 have filed 15 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1998, and were paid $192,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 33% 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, 45 have fewer than Atascosa.
Bexar County, which includes Atascosa, has been named in 31 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1988, 12 of them major disasters (by incident: 12 hurricanes, 8 fires, 4 floods, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, on February 19, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Bexar County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for tornadoes, hail and inland flooding; Relatively High for strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Moderate for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $619.4 million a year, the 4th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $364.8 million (59%), 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.