NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Brackettville, 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
9 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Brackettville, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Claudette in 2003. Since 1950, 21 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 9
- Tornadoes
- 21
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Brackettville
None of the 9 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Brackettville; the strongest was Celia in 1970, a tropical storm with 66 mph winds when its centre passed 22 miles away. The record near Brackettville begins with an unnamed storm in 1851; the most recent system was Claudette in 2003, a tropical storm 40 miles away. Of the 9 systems, one has come since 2000. Of the 753 Texas cities on this site, 51% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Brackettville. The strongest of the 21 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on May 16, 1989; its path came within 2 miles. Of the 21, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 10 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 11. The most recent tornado was on May 10, 2017. Of the 753 Texas cities, 96% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Brackettville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 65 times since 1966, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Of the 753 Texas cities, 58% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Brackettville.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Brackettville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | ClaudetteJul 16 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1970 | CeliaAug 4 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1954 | AliceJun 26 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1942 | Unnamed 1942 stormAug 30 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormJul 26 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormJun 29 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormAug 19 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1880 | Unnamed 1880 stormAug 14 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1851 | Unnamed 1851 stormJun 27 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Brackettville: 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 Brackettville
By decade
- 2010s1
- 2000s9
- 1990s1
- 1980s5(1 EF3+)
- 1970s2(1 EF3+)
- 1960s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 1989 | F4 | 2 mi | 17 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 26, 1970 | F3 | 7 mi | 3.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 12, 1982 | F2 | 23 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 11, 1982 | F1 | 3 mi | 19 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 15, 1980 | F1 | 11 mi | 99.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 17, 1969 | F1 | 18 mi | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 23, 2007 | EF0 | 24 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 27, 2004 | F0 | 15 mi | 1.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 27, 2004 | F0 | 17 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 27, 2004 | F0 | 21 mi | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 27, 2004 | F0 | 24 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 28, 2004 | F0 | 4 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 21, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Brackettville
The Storm Prediction Center has 65 hail reports within 10 miles of Brackettville since 1966, made on 50 separate days. Of these, 58 were 1 inch across or larger, and 10 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), was reported on 2 days, most recently May 27, 1994. The most recent report is from May 2, 2025. April has the most reports, 25.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Brackettville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Brackettville, TX, in Brackettville at 1,120 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 97°F and low of 73°F; January is the coolest, at 64°F and 38°F. May is the wettest at 3.5 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.8 inches; the year adds up to 24.5 inches over 30 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 122 days a year, almost all from March to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 24 nights a year. That 24.5 inches is more than at 73 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (23%). Del Rio, 28 miles west, has its own station (Del Rio 4NW, TX): 20.9 inches a year, 3.6 less than here, and an August average high of 98°F against 97°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 64 | 38 | 0.8 | 2 |
| Feb | 69 | 42 | 1.0 | 2 |
| Mar | 76 | 50 | 1.9 | 2 |
| Apr | 83 | 56 | 1.4 | 3 |
| May | 88 | 65 | 3.5 | 4 |
| Jun | 93 | 70 | 3.4 | 3 |
| Jul | 95 | 73 | 2.3 | 3 |
| Aug | 97 | 73 | 2.5 | 3 |
| Sep | 90 | 68 | 3.1 | 4 |
| Oct | 82 | 58 | 2.4 | 3 |
| Nov | 72 | 48 | 1.3 | 2 |
| Dec | 64 | 40 | 0.9 | 2 |
| Year | 81 | 57 | 24.5 | 30 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Brackettville, TX (1,120 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 Brackettville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 37 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Brackettville: 19 flash floods and 18 thunderstorm wind reports. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $757,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 97 mph, on May 26, 2001. August has had the most flash floods, 6 of 19. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 414 have had fewer than Brackettville.
May 26, 2001: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Brackettville — $270,000 damage.
March 19, 2002: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Brackettville — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “High winds estimated at 50 to 60 knots, caused widespread minor damage to buildings and vehicles across much of Kinney County.”
June 20, 2014: flash flood 2 miles from the centre of Brackettville — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding. Some people in Brackettville and Fort Clark were evacuated from their homes due to 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
Flood insurance policyholders in Brackettville's ZIP code 78832 have filed 10 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 2013, and were paid $113,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 50% 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, 0 have fewer than Brackettville.
Kinney County, which includes Brackettville, has been named in 16 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1990, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 3 fires, 3 floods, 3 hurricanes, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on September 1, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Kinney County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for hail; Very Low for hurricanes, tornadoes, inland flooding, strong wind, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $1.3 million a year, the 249th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $527,000 (41%), 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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