NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Blue Ridge, 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
2 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Blue Ridge, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Carla in 1961. Since 1950, 154 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 13 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 2
- Tornadoes
- 154
- EF3 or stronger
- 13
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
9 deaths in all
What the records show for Blue Ridge
None of the 2 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Blue Ridge; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1902, a tropical storm with 40 mph winds when its centre passed 3 miles away. The record near Blue Ridge begins with an unnamed storm in 1902; the most recent system was Carla in 1961, a tropical storm 50 miles away. Of the 753 Texas cities on this site, 84% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Blue Ridge. The highest rating among the 154 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 13 times; the most recent, on May 25, 2024, came within 20 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on May 9, 2006, killed 3 people. Of the 154, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 39 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 39. The most recent tornado was on June 8, 2025. Blue Ridge has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 81% of the 753 Texas cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 93 times since 1963, with stones up to 4.25 inches. Blue Ridge has more hail reports within 10 miles than 58% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Blue Ridge
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CarlaSep 13 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Blue Ridge: 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 Blue Ridge
By decade
- 2020s11(1 EF3+)
- 2010s15
- 2000s13(1 EF3+)
- 1990s19
- 1980s22(1 EF3+)
- 1970s28(3 EF3+)
- 1960s29(3 EF3+)
- 1950s17(4 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2006 | F3 | 7 mi | 9.3 mi | 3 / 10 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F3 | 22 mi | 32 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Apr 6, 1955 | F3 | 20 mi | 30.2 mi | 1 / 27 |
| May 25, 2024 | EF3 | 20 mi | 0.71 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 12, 1971 | F3 | 17 mi | 5.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 12, 1971 | F3 | 17 mi | 5.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 12, 1971 | F3 | 23 mi | 5.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 12, 1969 | F3 | 7 mi | 45.9 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Dec 21, 1967 | F3 | 23 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 23, 1966 | F3 | 19 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Oct 4, 1959 | F3 | 13 mi | 27.6 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Jun 6, 1958 | F3 | 25 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 154, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Blue Ridge
The Storm Prediction Center has 93 hail reports within 10 miles of Blue Ridge since 1963, made on 60 separate days. Of these, 71 were 1 inch across or larger, and 9 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.25 inches, fell on June 13, 2012. The most recent report is from September 21, 2025. April has the most reports, 27.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Blue Ridge
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Mckinney Municipal Airport, TX, 15 miles southwest of Blue Ridge at 580 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 95°F and low of 74°F; January is the coolest, at 56°F and 34°F. May is the wettest at 4.8 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 1.7 inches; the year adds up to 38.4 inches over 54 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 97 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 48 nights a year. That 38.4 inches is more than at 198 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (63%). Trenton, 9 miles northeast, has its own station (Bonham 3NNE, TX): 45.6 inches a year, 7.2 more than here, and a July average high of 94°F against 95°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56 | 34 | 2.7 | 4 |
| Feb | 60 | 38 | 2.6 | 4 |
| Mar | 68 | 46 | 3.5 | 5 |
| Apr | 75 | 53 | 3.6 | 5 |
| May | 83 | 62 | 4.8 | 6 |
| Jun | 91 | 70 | 3.6 | 5 |
| Jul | 95 | 74 | 2.0 | 3 |
| Aug | 96 | 73 | 1.7 | 3 |
| Sep | 88 | 66 | 2.8 | 4 |
| Oct | 78 | 54 | 4.4 | 5 |
| Nov | 66 | 44 | 3.2 | 4 |
| Dec | 57 | 36 | 3.5 | 4 |
| Year | 76 | 54 | 38.4 | 54 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Mckinney Municipal Airport, TX (580 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 Blue Ridge
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 75 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Blue Ridge: 58 thunderstorm wind reports, 12 flash floods, 3 floods and 2 lightning strikes. They killed 2 people and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $3.2 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on May 29, 2019. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 250 have had fewer than Blue Ridge.
August 23, 2013: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Blue Ridge — 2 killed, $10,000 damage.
May 23, 2024: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Blue Ridge — $1.8 million damage.
May 29, 2019: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Blue Ridge — $300,000 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
Collin County, which includes Blue Ridge, has been named in 20 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1966, 10 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 hurricanes, 4 severe storms, 3 fires, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on May 17, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Collin County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for tornadoes and hail; Relatively High for inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Relatively Moderate for lightning; Relatively Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $716.3 million a year, the 3rd highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $420.4 million (59%), 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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