NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Borger, 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
No tropical storm or hurricane has passed within 75 miles of Borger, Texas since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 151 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 151
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
2 deaths in all
What the records show for Borger
The highest rating among the 151 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on June 8, 1995, came within 25 miles. The deadliest, an F1 on June 9, 1983, killed 1 person. Of the 151, 20 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 46 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 57. The most recent tornado was on June 8, 2025. Borger has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 79% of the 753 Texas cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 279 times since 1955, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Borger has more hail reports within 10 miles than 92% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Borger
By decade
- 2020s6
- 2010s15
- 2000s25(1 EF3+)
- 1990s32(2 EF3+)
- 1980s21(1 EF3+)
- 1970s23(2 EF3+)
- 1960s17
- 1950s12(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 1970 | F4 | 23 mi | 130 mi | 1 / 13 |
| Jun 8, 1995 | F4 | 25 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Jun 27, 1992 | F4 | 10 mi | 20 mi | 0 / 7 |
| May 29, 2001 | F3 | 18 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 19, 1982 | F3 | 23 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 5, 1971 | F3 | 18 mi | 4.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 6, 1951 | F3 | 21 mi | 10.4 mi | 0 / 12 |
| Jun 13, 2016 | EF2 | 20 mi | 4.96 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 18, 2010 | EF2 | 17 mi | 4.99 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 21, 2007 | EF2 | 25 mi | 12.38 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 27, 1992 | F2 | 8 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 1, 1987 | F2 | 10 mi | 4.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 151, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Borger
The Storm Prediction Center has 279 hail reports within 10 miles of Borger since 1955, made on 149 separate days. Of these, 197 were 1 inch across or larger, and 35 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on June 18, 2019. The most recent report is from June 8, 2025. June has the most reports, 88.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Borger
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Borger, TX, in Borger at 3,053 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 95°F and low of 68°F; January is the coolest, at 54°F and 27°F. August is the wettest at 3.7 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 0.6 inches; the year adds up to 22.4 inches over 40 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 82 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 93 nights a year. Snowfall averages 15.0 inches a year, most of it in December. That 22.4 inches is more than at 60 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (19%). Fritch, 12 miles west, has its own station (Sanford Dam, TX): 19.3 inches a year, 3.1 less than here, and a July average high of 97°F against 95°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 54 | 27 | 0.7 | 2 | 3.6 |
| Feb | 59 | 29 | 0.6 | 2 | 1.9 |
| Mar | 68 | 37 | 1.3 | 3 | 2.4 |
| Apr | 76 | 44 | 2.0 | 4 | 0.6 |
| May | 84 | 54 | 2.7 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 93 | 63 | 2.8 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 95 | 68 | 3.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 93 | 66 | 3.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 87 | 59 | 1.8 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 76 | 47 | 2.0 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 64 | 35 | 0.9 | 2 | 2.2 |
| Dec | 53 | 27 | 0.9 | 2 | 4.0 |
| Year | 75 | 46 | 22.4 | 40 | 15.0 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Borger, TX (3,053 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 Borger
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 128 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Borger: 117 thunderstorm wind reports, 4 flash floods, 4 floods and 3 heavy rain events. They killed 2 people and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $1.7 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 94 mph, on June 27, 2013.
September 2, 2009: flood 7 miles from the centre of Borger — 2 killed, $39,000 damage.
NWS: “Nearly two inches of rain fell at the Borger ASOS station located two miles north of Borger Texas between 1630 CST and 1800 CST. Local officials closed the intersection of Farm to Market Road 1551 and Texas State Highway 136 due to flooding.”
July 27, 2002: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of Borger — $800,000 damage.
NWS: “Numerous trees and powerlines were reported down in the city of Borger. Major structural damage reported to buildings.”
June 27, 2013: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Borger — $250,000 damage.
NWS: “Two thunderstorms merged northwest of Borger (Hutchinson County) around the 9 PM CST hour before collapsing upon it's own updraft.”
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
Hutchinson County, which includes Borger, has been named in 19 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1989, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 9 fires, 3 hurricanes, 2 biological emergencies, 2 ice storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, on February 19, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Hutchinson County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail, strong wind and lightning; Very Low for inland flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $22.3 million a year, the 84th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.0 million (14%), 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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