NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Azle, 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
3 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Azle, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Carla in 1961. Since 1950, 183 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 5 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 183
- EF3 or stronger
- 5
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
3 deaths in all
What the records show for Azle
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Azle; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 54 mph winds when its centre passed 10 miles away. The record near Azle begins with an unnamed storm in 1900; the most recent system was Carla in 1961, a tropical storm 9 miles away. Of the 753 Texas cities on this site, 73% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Azle. The strongest of the 183 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on April 25, 1990; its path came within 12 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on March 28, 2000, killed 2 people. Of the 183, 9 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 67 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 54. The most recent tornado was on April 19, 2025. Azle has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 88% of the 753 Texas cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 242 times since 1960, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Azle has more hail reports within 10 miles than 90% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Azle
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CarlaSep 12 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 27 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 9 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Azle: 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 Azle
By decade
- 2020s16
- 2010s25
- 2000s26(2 EF3+)
- 1990s28(1 EF3+)
- 1980s20
- 1970s41
- 1960s19(1 EF3+)
- 1950s8(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 1990 | F4 | 12 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 28, 2000 | F3 | 16 mi | 4 mi | 2 / 80 |
| Apr 16, 2002 | F3 | 16 mi | 2.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 4, 1960 | F3 | 10 mi | 7.4 mi | 0 / 12 |
| Apr 2, 1957 | F3 | 9 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Dec 13, 2022 | EF2 | 16 mi | 9.71 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 3, 2012 | EF2 | 24 mi | 6.4 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Oct 12, 2001 | F2 | 23 mi | 9 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Oct 12, 2001 | F2 | 17 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 13, 1996 | F2 | 11 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 19, 1995 | F2 | 15 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 25, 1990 | F2 | 24 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 183, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Azle
The Storm Prediction Center has 242 hail reports within 10 miles of Azle since 1960, made on 123 separate days. Of these, 173 were 1 inch across or larger, and 26 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), was reported on 2 days, most recently April 1, 2024. The most recent report is from March 29, 2025. April has the most reports, 84.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Azle
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Fort Worth NAS, TX, 11 miles southeast of Azle at 608 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 97°F and low of 77°F; January is the coolest, at 59°F and 37°F. June is the wettest at 4.2 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 1.8 inches; the year adds up to 32.6 inches over 44 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 114 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 26 nights a year. That 32.6 inches is more than at 138 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (44%). Newark, 8 miles northeast, has its own station (Fort Worth Alliance Airport, TX): 36.7 inches a year, 4.1 more than here, and the same July average high, 97°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 59 | 37 | 1.9 | 3 |
| Feb | 63 | 41 | 2.1 | 4 |
| Mar | 70 | 49 | 3.2 | 4 |
| Apr | 78 | 56 | 2.5 | 4 |
| May | 85 | 65 | 3.6 | 5 |
| Jun | 92 | 73 | 4.2 | 4 |
| Jul | 97 | 77 | 2.0 | 3 |
| Aug | 97 | 76 | 1.8 | 3 |
| Sep | 90 | 70 | 2.6 | 3 |
| Oct | 79 | 58 | 3.9 | 4 |
| Nov | 68 | 48 | 2.6 | 4 |
| Dec | 60 | 40 | 2.2 | 3 |
| Year | 78 | 57 | 32.6 | 44 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Fort Worth NAS, TX (608 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 Azle
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 134 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Azle: 100 thunderstorm wind reports, 20 flash floods, 9 lightning strikes, 4 floods and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 2 people and injured 4, and the NWS estimated $34.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on August 29, 2020. June has had the most flash floods, 7 of 20. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 438 have had fewer than Azle.
March 9, 2016: heavy rain event 10 miles from the centre of Azle — 1 killed, 2 injured, $18,000 damage.
June 9, 2019: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Azle — 1 killed.
NWS: “A woman drowned on Eagle Mountain Lake after the sailboat she was riding in capsized due to thunderstorm winds.”
March 4, 2025: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Azle — 1 injured, $75,000 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
Flood insurance policyholders in Azle's ZIP code 76020 have filed 154 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1980, and were paid $3.3 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1990: 51 claims (33% of all) and $1.3 million. 42% 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, 266 have fewer than Azle.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Flooding1990 | 51 | $1.3 million |
Parker County, which includes Azle, has been named in 26 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1974, 15 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 floods, 5 fires, 5 severe storms, 4 hurricanes). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, on February 19, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Parker County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes; Relatively Moderate for hail, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for inland flooding and strong wind; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $52.8 million a year, the 32nd highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $18.1 million (34%), 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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