NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Breckenridge, 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
1 tropical system has passed within 75 miles of Breckenridge, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1900. Since 1950, 60 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 60
- 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 Breckenridge
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Breckenridge; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 54 mph winds when its centre passed 71 miles away. Of the 753 Texas cities on this site, 87% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Breckenridge. The highest rating among the 60 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 3 times; the most recent, on May 29, 1994, came within 14 miles. Of the 60, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 28 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 21. The most recent tornado was on May 18, 2025. Of the 753 Texas cities, 83% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Breckenridge. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 148 times since 1955, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Breckenridge has more hail reports within 10 miles than 78% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Breckenridge
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 9 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Breckenridge: 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 Breckenridge
By decade
- 2020s5
- 2010s6
- 2000s17
- 1990s9(1 EF3+)
- 1980s9
- 1970s6(2 EF3+)
- 1960s2
- 1950s6
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 1994 | F3 | 14 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 30, 1979 | F3 | 5 mi | 18.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 21, 1979 | F3 | 15 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 18, 2025 | EF2 | 17 mi | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 28, 1963 | F2 | 15 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 5, 1955 | F2 | 20 mi | 43.7 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Mar 21, 2022 | EF1 | 24 mi | 9.73 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 17, 2013 | EF1 | 15 mi | 3.14 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 9, 2008 | EF1 | 2 mi | 7.06 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Mar 4, 2004 | F1 | 19 mi | 24 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 15, 2003 | F1 | 19 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1997 | F1 | 22 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 60, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Breckenridge
The Storm Prediction Center has 148 hail reports within 10 miles of Breckenridge since 1955, made on 108 separate days. Of these, 100 were 1 inch across or larger, and 23 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4 inches (softball size), fell on July 24, 1995. The most recent report is from May 6, 2025. May has the most reports, 47.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Breckenridge
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Breckenridge, TX, 1 mile southeast of Breckenridge at 1,170 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 96°F and low of 71°F; January is the coolest, at 57°F and 28°F. May is the wettest at 3.9 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.6 inches; the year adds up to 29.8 inches over 44 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 109 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 70 nights a year. Snowfall averages 1.6 inches a year, most of it in April. That 29.8 inches is more than at 112 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (36%). Albany, 21 miles west, has its own station (Albany, TX): 28.9 inches a year, 0.9 less than here, and a July average high of 95°F against 96°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57 | 28 | 1.6 | 3 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 61 | 33 | 1.9 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 70 | 41 | 2.4 | 4 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 78 | 49 | 2.3 | 4 | 0.5 |
| May | 85 | 59 | 3.9 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 92 | 68 | 3.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 96 | 71 | 2.3 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 96 | 70 | 2.5 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 89 | 62 | 2.6 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 79 | 51 | 2.9 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 67 | 38 | 1.9 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 59 | 30 | 1.8 | 3 | 0.4 |
| Year | 77 | 50 | 29.8 | 44 | 1.6 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Breckenridge, TX (1,170 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 Breckenridge
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 65 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Breckenridge: 47 thunderstorm wind reports, 16 flash floods, 1 flood and 1 lightning strike. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $1.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on August 11, 1996. May has had the most flash floods, 8 of 16. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 363 have had fewer than Breckenridge.
May 30, 2016: flood 7 miles from the centre of Breckenridge — 1 killed, $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Flooding continued across the southern half of Stephens County after several inches of rain fell in a short period of time as a squall line moved through the area. One person lost her life after the truck she was riding in was overcome by floodwaters near Hwy 183 along Gunsolus Creek.”
April 3, 2025: lightning strike 5 miles from the centre of Breckenridge — $400,000 damage.
NWS: “Fire and rescue reported that a storage building and guest house were struck by lightning and destroyed in a fire shortly after 6am. Two adjacent homes received heat damage.”
March 2, 2023: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Breckenridge — $200,000 damage.
NWS: “Notable damage was reported along FM 576 due to damaging straight line winds. A few roofs were removed from homes, metal doors were blown in, outbuilding and trees were damaged.”
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 Breckenridge's ZIP code 76424 have filed 58 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $855,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Early summer severe storms in 2016: 15 claims (26% of all) and $580,000. The year with the most claims was 1996, with 20. 53% 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, 181 have fewer than Breckenridge.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Early summer severe storms2016 | 15 | $580,000 |
Stephens County, which includes Breckenridge, has been named in 23 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1978, 10 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 fires, 3 floods, 3 hurricanes, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, on February 19, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Stephens County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail and strong wind; Very Low for hurricanes, inland flooding, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $4.6 million a year, the 204th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.3 million (49%), 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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