NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Beeville, 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
33 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Beeville, Texas since 1851, 12 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Beta in 2020. Since 1950, 66 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 12
- Tropical storms
- 21
- Tornadoes
- 66
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Beeville
The strongest storm to pass near Beeville was an unnamed storm in 1886, a Category 3 hurricane with 119 mph winds when its centre passed 20 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1934, whose centre came within 19 miles. The record near Beeville begins with an unnamed storm in 1851; the most recent system was Beta in 2020, a tropical storm 63 miles away. The 1910s and the 1960s were the busiest decades, with 4 systems each. Of the 33 systems, 5 have come since 2000. Beeville has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 85% of the 753 Texas cities on this site. The strongest of the 66 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F3 on April 29, 1976; its path came within 13 miles. Of the 66, 14 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 22 have come since 2000. September has had the most tornadoes, 14. The most recent tornado was on June 12, 2025. Of the 753 Texas cities, 79% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Beeville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 40 times since 1957, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 753 Texas cities, 75% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Beeville.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Beeville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | BetaSep 22 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2017 | HarveyAug 26 | 32 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2015 | BillJun 16 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2010 | HermineSep 7 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2003 | ClaudetteJul 15 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1998 | FrancesSep 11 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1998 | CharleyAug 22 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1978 | AmeliaJul 31 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1971 | FernSep 11 | 56 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1970 | CeliaAug 4 | 22 mi | Category 2 (107 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1968 | CandyJun 24 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1964 | AbbyAug 8 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1961 | CarlaSep 12 | 65 mi | Category 2 (107 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1960 | Unnamed 1960 stormJun 24 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1958 | EllaSep 6 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1945 | Unnamed 1945 stormAug 27 | 62 mi | Category 3 (115 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1942 | Unnamed 1942 stormAug 30 | 38 mi | Category 1 (93 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1936 | Unnamed 1936 stormJun 27 | overhead | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormJul 25 | 19 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormJun 29 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1919 | Unnamed 1919 stormSep 15 | 72 mi | Category 1 (85 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormAug 19 | 72 mi | Category 1 (90 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1913 | Unnamed 1913 stormJun 28 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormOct 17 | 1 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 27 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormSep 24 | 20 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormAug 20 | 20 mi | Category 3 (119 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1881 | Unnamed 1881 stormAug 13 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1875 | Unnamed 1875 stormSep 17 | 27 mi | Category 1 (91 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1874 | Unnamed 1874 stormJul 5 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1869 | Unnamed 1869 stormAug 17 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1866 | Unnamed 1866 stormJul 16 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1851 | Unnamed 1851 stormJun 26 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Beeville: 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 Beeville
By decade
- 2020s3
- 2010s5
- 2000s14
- 1990s5
- 1980s12
- 1970s8(1 EF3+)
- 1960s16
- 1950s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 1976 | F3 | 13 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 3, 1970 | F2 | 24 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Sep 17, 1968 | F2 | 5 mi | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 1, 1964 | F2 | 16 mi | 6.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 29, 1963 | F2 | 13 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 20, 1962 | F2 | 24 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 20, 1956 | F2 | 21 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 2, 2010 | EF1 | 19 mi | 7.57 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 15, 2001 | F1 | 13 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 15, 2001 | F1 | 2 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 15, 2001 | F1 | 24 mi | 0.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 16, 1996 | F1 | 18 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 66, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Beeville
The Storm Prediction Center has 40 hail reports within 10 miles of Beeville since 1957, made on 33 separate days. Of these, 28 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 9 days, most recently February 23, 2016. The most recent report is from April 30, 2025. May has the most reports, 14.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Beeville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Beeville 5 NE, TX, 3 miles northeast of Beeville at 255 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 96°F and low of 73°F; January is the coolest, at 66°F and 44°F. September is the wettest at 4.1 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.6 inches; the year adds up to 32.1 inches over 43 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 59% of the year's precipitation (19.0 of 32.1 inches); the other six months are drier. August has brought the most of the 33 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (10); a normal August there has highs of 96°F and 2.8 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 123 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 9 nights a year. That 32.1 inches is more than at 131 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (42%). Mathis, 23 miles south, has its own station (Mathis 4 SSW, TX): 27.6 inches a year, 4.5 less than here, and the same August average high, 96°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 66 | 44 | 1.8 | 4 |
| Feb | 69 | 47 | 1.6 | 3 |
| Mar | 75 | 54 | 2.5 | 4 |
| Apr | 81 | 60 | 2.3 | 3 |
| May | 87 | 67 | 3.1 | 4 |
| Jun | 92 | 72 | 3.5 | 5 |
| Jul | 94 | 73 | 3.2 | 4 |
| Aug | 96 | 73 | 2.8 | 4 |
| Sep | 90 | 70 | 4.1 | 5 |
| Oct | 84 | 61 | 2.9 | 4 |
| Nov | 75 | 53 | 2.5 | 3 |
| Dec | 67 | 45 | 1.8 | 3 |
| Year | 81 | 60 | 32.1 | 43 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Beeville 5 NE, TX (255 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 Beeville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 59 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Beeville: 34 thunderstorm wind reports, 20 flash floods, 3 heavy rain events, 1 flood and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $7.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on May 23, 2017. May has had the most flash floods, 6 of 20. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 438 have had fewer than Beeville.
May 23, 2017: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Beeville — $6.0 million damage.
NWS: “NWS Storm Survey team concluded a macroburst of straight line winds impacted Bee County. The greatest concentration of damage occurred from 10 miles northwest of Beeville to Beeville to Skidmore to east of Papalote.”
May 15, 2015: flash flood 2 miles from the centre of Beeville — $200,000 damage.
NWS: “Several city streets were flooded in Beeville with vehicles stalled in high water. Several homes were flooded in town.”
June 14, 2021: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Beeville — $200,000 damage.
NWS: “Roof and awning damage occurred to several buildings near West 2nd Street and Jackson Street. Trees were blown down and roof damage occurred around the city of Beeville.”
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 Beeville's 2 ZIP codes have filed 75 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1981, and were paid $896,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Hurricane Harvey in 2017: 19 claims (25% of all) and $0. 41% 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, 209 have fewer than Beeville.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Harvey2017 | 19 | $0 |
Bee County, which includes Beeville, has been named in 23 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1967, 12 of them major disasters (by incident: 12 hurricanes, 2 biological emergencies, 2 fires, 2 floods). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, on February 19, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Bee County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hurricanes, tornadoes, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for hail, inland flooding and strong wind. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $16.2 million a year, the 102nd highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $6.6 million (41%), is from hurricanes.
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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Cities near Beeville
- Skidmore, TX13 mi
- Mathis, TX23 mi
- Kenedy, TX25 mi
- Three Rivers, TX26 mi
- George West, TX27 mi
- Sandia, TX27 mi
- Goliad, TX28 mi
- Sinton, TX29 mi
- Refugio, TX31 mi
- Karnes City, TX34 mi
- Odem, TX34 mi
- Orange Grove, TX38 mi
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