NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Brady, 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
3 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Brady, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1942. Since 1950, 36 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 36
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Brady
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Brady; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1886, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre passed 18 miles away. The record near Brady begins with an unnamed storm in 1851; the most recent system was an unnamed storm in 1942, a tropical storm 75 miles away. Of the 753 Texas cities on this site, 73% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Brady. The highest rating among the 36 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 3 times; the most recent, on March 2, 1979, came within 24 miles. Of the 36, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 14 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 18. The most recent tornado was on March 15, 2024. Of the 753 Texas cities, 93% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Brady. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 145 times since 1957, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Brady has more hail reports within 10 miles than 77% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Brady
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Unnamed 1942 stormAug 31 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormAug 21 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1851 | Unnamed 1851 stormJun 27 | 51 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 Brady: 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 Brady
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s4
- 2000s8
- 1990s5
- 1980s9
- 1970s4(2 EF3+)
- 1960s2(1 EF3+)
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 1979 | F3 | 24 mi | 7.1 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 30, 1976 | F3 | 7 mi | 3.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 6, 1969 | F3 | 13 mi | 41.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 15, 2017 | EF2 | 8 mi | 1.99 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 12, 1999 | F2 | 18 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 12, 1999 | F2 | 13 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 14, 1989 | F2 | in town | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 15, 1981 | F2 | 23 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 30, 1971 | F2 | 5 mi | 3.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 15, 2024 | EF1 | 7 mi | 0.02 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 12, 2020 | EF1 | 14 mi | 5.12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 8, 2016 | EF1 | 16 mi | 1.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 36, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Brady
The Storm Prediction Center has 145 hail reports within 10 miles of Brady since 1957, made on 84 separate days. Of these, 110 were 1 inch across or larger, and 19 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4 inches (softball size), fell on November 22, 1961. The most recent report is from May 31, 2024. May has the most reports, 61.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Brady
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Brady, TX, 2 miles north of Brady at 1,711 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 94°F and low of 72°F; January is the coolest, at 58°F and 35°F. May is the wettest at 3.8 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.3 inches; the year adds up to 27.4 inches over 42 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 107 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 43 nights a year. That 27.4 inches is more than at 92 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (29%). Mason, 26 miles south, has its own station (Mason, TX): 28.9 inches a year, 1.5 more than here, and an August average high of 96°F against 94°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 58 | 35 | 1.3 | 3 |
| Feb | 62 | 39 | 1.7 | 3 |
| Mar | 70 | 46 | 2.3 | 4 |
| Apr | 77 | 53 | 2.1 | 3 |
| May | 84 | 63 | 3.8 | 5 |
| Jun | 90 | 69 | 2.9 | 4 |
| Jul | 93 | 72 | 2.1 | 3 |
| Aug | 94 | 72 | 2.2 | 3 |
| Sep | 87 | 65 | 2.8 | 4 |
| Oct | 78 | 55 | 2.7 | 4 |
| Nov | 67 | 45 | 1.9 | 3 |
| Dec | 60 | 37 | 1.6 | 3 |
| Year | 77 | 54 | 27.4 | 42 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Brady, TX (1,711 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 Brady
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 47 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Brady: 33 thunderstorm wind reports, 12 flash floods, 1 heavy rain event and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $6.4 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 78 mph, on June 12, 2014. July has had the most flash floods, 4 of 12. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 250 have had fewer than Brady.
May 21, 2026: lightning strike 1 mile from the centre of Brady — $6.0 million damage.
NWS: “A lightning strike started a fire at a hotel in Brady. The Texas State Fire Marshal has ruled the building a total loss due to the extensive fire, smoke, and water damage.”
April 20, 1997: thunderstorm wind in Brady — $250,000 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
McCulloch County, which includes Brady, has been named in 19 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1989, 11 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 fires, 3 floods, 3 hurricanes, 3 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding, on July 6, 2025. FEMA's National Risk Index gives McCulloch County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, strong wind and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes, inland flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $3.7 million a year, the 216th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $1.5 million (42%), 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
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