NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Avery, 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
4 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Avery, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 89 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 89
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
5 deaths in all
What the records show for Avery
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Avery; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1918, a tropical storm with 41 mph winds when its centre passed 10 miles away. The record near Avery begins with an unnamed storm in 1918; the most recent system was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm 4 miles away. The busiest decade was the 2000s, with 2 systems. Of the 4 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Of the 753 Texas cities on this site, 67% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Avery. The highest rating among the 89 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on November 4, 2022, came within 16 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on May 4, 1999, killed 1 person. Of the 89, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 34 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 24. The most recent tornado was on April 4, 2025. Of the 753 Texas cities, 62% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Avery. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 53 times since 1975, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 753 Texas cities, 67% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Avery.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Avery
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2005 | RitaSep 25 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 20 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1918 | Unnamed 1918 stormAug 7 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Avery: 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 Avery
By decade
- 2020s10(2 EF3+)
- 2010s12
- 2000s12
- 1990s15(1 EF3+)
- 1980s18(1 EF3+)
- 1970s12(2 EF3+)
- 1960s4
- 1950s6(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 1971 | F4 | 18 mi | 5.1 mi | 1 / 5 |
| Nov 4, 2022 | EF4 | 16 mi | 60.23 mi | 0 / 13 |
| May 4, 1999 | F3 | 7 mi | 71.5 mi | 1 / 22 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F3 | 5 mi | 52 mi | 1 / 4 |
| Nov 4, 2022 | EF3 | 20 mi | 15.65 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 22, 1972 | F3 | 23 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 30, 1954 | F3 | 14 mi | 111.6 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Oct 18, 1984 | F2 | 17 mi | 5 mi | 1 / 2 |
| Feb 12, 1950 | F2 | 22 mi | 8 mi | 1 / 8 |
| Apr 4, 2025 | EF2 | 13 mi | 21.11 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 21, 2018 | EF2 | 11 mi | 7.06 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 14, 2003 | F2 | 8 mi | 78.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 89, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Avery
The Storm Prediction Center has 53 hail reports within 10 miles of Avery since 1975, made on 45 separate days. Of these, 29 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on September 20, 1996. The most recent report is from May 9, 2024. April has the most reports, 14.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Avery
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Dekalb, TX, 11 miles southeast of Avery at 341 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 93°F and low of 70°F; January is the coolest, at 56°F and 32°F. April is the wettest at 5.4 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 3.0 inches; the year adds up to 52.7 inches over 66 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 87 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 49 nights a year. Snowfall averages 2.7 inches a year, most of it in January and February. That 52.7 inches is more than at 290 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (93%). Clarksville, 15 miles west, has its own station (Clarksville 2NE, TX): 49.5 inches a year, 3.2 less than here, and a July average high of 92°F against 93°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56 | 32 | 4.1 | 6 | 1.1 |
| Feb | 59 | 35 | 4.2 | 6 | 1.1 |
| Mar | 67 | 42 | 4.9 | 7 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 75 | 50 | 5.4 | 7 | 0.0 |
| May | 82 | 60 | 4.9 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 89 | 67 | 4.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 93 | 70 | 3.3 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 94 | 69 | 3.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 88 | 63 | 4.1 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 77 | 51 | 5.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 66 | 41 | 4.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 57 | 34 | 5.0 | 6 | 0.4 |
| Year | 75 | 51 | 52.7 | 66 | 2.7 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Dekalb, TX (341 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 Avery
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 64 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Avery: 38 thunderstorm wind reports, 19 flash floods, 6 floods and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $30.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on December 27, 2015. May has had the most flash floods, 9 of 19. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 414 have had fewer than Avery.
June 1, 2015: flood 8 miles from the centre of Avery — $29.9 million damage.
NWS: “Excessive heavy rainfall during the month of May resulted in very high water on the Red River bordering McCurtain County in Southeast Oklahoma and Red River and Bowie Counties in Northeast Texas during the entire month of June.”
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
Red River County, which includes Avery, has been named in 26 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1966, 19 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 fires, 5 floods, 5 severe storms, 4 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 Red River County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes; Relatively Low for hail, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes and inland flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $15.6 million a year, the 104th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $1.8 million (11%), 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).
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