NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Bartlett, 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
11 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Bartlett, Texas since 1851, 1 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Alicia in 1983. Since 1950, 109 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 8 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 1
- Tropical storms
- 10
- Tornadoes
- 109
- EF3 or stronger
- 8
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
33 deaths in all
What the records show for Bartlett
The strongest storm to pass near Bartlett was an unnamed storm in 1900, a Category 1 hurricane with 75 mph winds when its centre passed 34 miles away. The record near Bartlett begins with an unnamed storm in 1897; the most recent system was Alicia in 1983, a tropical storm 62 miles away. None of the 11 systems has come since 2000. Bartlett has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 56% of the 753 Texas cities on this site. The strongest of the 109 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on May 27, 1997; its path came within 12 miles, and it killed 27 people. Of the 109, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 31 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 40. The most recent tornado was on May 23, 2024. Bartlett has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 52% of the 753 Texas cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 28 times since 1968, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 753 Texas cities, 86% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Bartlett.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Bartlett
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | AliciaAug 18 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1973 | DeliaSep 6 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1968 | CandyJun 24 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1961 | CarlaSep 12 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1945 | Unnamed 1945 stormAug 29 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1943 | Unnamed 1943 stormJul 29 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormAug 14 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 18 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 27 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 9 | 34 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1897 | Unnamed 1897 stormSep 13 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Bartlett: 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 Bartlett
By decade
- 2020s9(1 EF3+)
- 2010s10
- 2000s12
- 1990s19(3 EF3+)
- 1980s13(2 EF3+)
- 1970s21(1 EF3+)
- 1960s15
- 1950s10(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 1997 | F5 | 12 mi | 5.1 mi | 27 / 12 |
| May 26, 1976 | F3 | 24 mi | 2 mi | 2 / 7 |
| May 17, 1989 | F3 | 11 mi | 3 mi | 1 / 28 |
| Apr 7, 1980 | F3 | 24 mi | 31.7 mi | 1 / 5 |
| Apr 12, 2022 | EF3 | 19 mi | 16.55 mi | 0 / 23 |
| May 27, 1997 | F3 | 23 mi | 1.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 14, 1990 | F3 | 19 mi | 9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 30, 1954 | F3 | 21 mi | 139.9 mi | 0 / 6 |
| May 25, 2015 | EF2 | 18 mi | 8.88 mi | 1 / 6 |
| May 6, 1955 | F2 | 16 mi | 10.1 mi | 1 / 1 |
| May 22, 2024 | EF2 | 21 mi | 2.78 mi | 0 / 30 |
| Mar 21, 2022 | EF2 | 3 mi | 34.62 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 109, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Bartlett
The Storm Prediction Center has 28 hail reports within 10 miles of Bartlett since 1968, made on 17 separate days. Of these, 22 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on November 23, 2004. The most recent report is from April 30, 2025. April has the most reports, 12.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Bartlett
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Granger Dam, TX, 8 miles southeast of Bartlett at 555 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 97°F and low of 72°F; January is the coolest, at 61°F and 37°F. May is the wettest at 5.0 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 2.0 inches; the year adds up to 35.3 inches over 51 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 48% of the year's precipitation (17.0 of 35.3 inches); the other six months are wetter. Highs reach 90°F on about 111 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 25 nights a year. That 35.3 inches is more than at 154 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (49%). Jarrell, 10 miles west, has its own station (Georgetown Lake, TX): 37.1 inches a year, 1.8 more than here, and the same August average high, 97°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 61 | 37 | 2.6 | 4 |
| Feb | 65 | 41 | 2.2 | 4 |
| Mar | 72 | 48 | 2.9 | 5 |
| Apr | 79 | 55 | 2.7 | 4 |
| May | 86 | 63 | 5.0 | 6 |
| Jun | 92 | 70 | 3.5 | 5 |
| Jul | 96 | 72 | 2.0 | 3 |
| Aug | 97 | 72 | 2.4 | 3 |
| Sep | 91 | 67 | 3.3 | 4 |
| Oct | 82 | 56 | 3.4 | 5 |
| Nov | 71 | 47 | 2.4 | 4 |
| Dec | 62 | 39 | 2.9 | 4 |
| Year | 79 | 56 | 35.3 | 51 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Granger Dam, TX (555 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 Bartlett
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 51 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Bartlett: 24 thunderstorm wind reports, 20 flash floods, 6 floods and 1 lightning strike. They killed 1 person and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $486,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on May 26, 2025. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 438 have had fewer than Bartlett.
June 17, 2015: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Bartlett — 1 killed, $150,000 damage.
August 30, 2015: lightning strike 9 miles from the centre of Bartlett — 1 injured.
October 31, 2013: flash flood 7 miles from the centre of Bartlett — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Several county roads across the northern part of the county were impassable due to flash flooding. Heavy thunderstorms produced 3-7 of rain across the northern half of the county resulting in flash flooding.”
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
Bell County, which includes Bartlett, has been named in 23 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1974, 10 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 fires, 4 hurricanes, 3 floods, 3 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on May 17, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Bell County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for lightning; Relatively High for tornadoes and hail; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Relatively Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $107.0 million a year, the 22nd highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $37.9 million (35%), 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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