NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Canadian, 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 Canadian, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Erin in 2007. Since 1950, 109 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 8 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 109
- EF3 or stronger
- 8
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Canadian
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Canadian; the strongest was Erin in 2007, a tropical storm with 40 mph winds when its centre passed 66 miles away. Of the 753 Texas cities on this site, 87% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Canadian. The highest rating among the 109 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on June 8, 1995, came within 22 miles. The deadliest, an EF3 on March 28, 2007, killed 1 person. Of the 109, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 48 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 53. The most recent tornado was on June 17, 2025. Canadian has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 52% of the 753 Texas cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 144 times since 1968, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Canadian has more hail reports within 10 miles than 77% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Canadian
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | ErinAug 19 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Canadian: 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 Canadian
By decade
- 2020s7
- 2010s25(1 EF3+)
- 2000s16(1 EF3+)
- 1990s21(2 EF3+)
- 1980s18(2 EF3+)
- 1970s6
- 1960s12(2 EF3+)
- 1950s4
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 1995 | F4 | 18 mi | 15 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 8, 1995 | F4 | 22 mi | 29 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 28, 2007 | EF3 | 12 mi | 7.77 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Nov 16, 2015 | EF3 | 24 mi | 31.86 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 22, 1987 | F3 | 23 mi | 30 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 7, 1986 | F3 | 8 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 6, 1968 | F3 | 22 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Jul 3, 1967 | F3 | 24 mi | 2.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 17, 2025 | EF2 | 20 mi | 14.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 23, 2019 | EF2 | 21 mi | 17.51 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 27, 2015 | EF2 | 10 mi | 1.39 mi | 0 / 3 |
| May 23, 2007 | EF2 | 25 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 109, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Canadian
The Storm Prediction Center has 144 hail reports within 10 miles of Canadian since 1968, made on 88 separate days. Of these, 96 were 1 inch across or larger, and 8 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.75 inches (baseball size), was reported on 3 days, most recently June 13, 2017. The most recent report is from April 22, 2025. May has the most reports, 53.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Canadian
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Miami, TX, 22 miles southwest of Canadian at 2,747 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 66°F; January is the coolest, at 49°F and 22°F. May is the wettest at 3.5 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 0.6 inches; the year adds up to 24.3 inches over 41 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 66 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 116 nights a year. Snowfall averages 13.4 inches a year, most of it in December. That 24.3 inches is more than at 72 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (23%). Wheeler, 29 miles south, has its own station (Shamrock #2, TX): 25.2 inches a year, 0.9 more than here, and a July average high of 94°F against 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49 | 22 | 0.9 | 2 | 2.9 |
| Feb | 53 | 25 | 0.6 | 2 | 1.8 |
| Mar | 62 | 33 | 1.4 | 3 | 2.5 |
| Apr | 70 | 41 | 2.2 | 4 | 0.0 |
| May | 79 | 52 | 3.5 | 5 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 88 | 62 | 2.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 92 | 66 | 2.6 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 91 | 65 | 3.2 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 83 | 57 | 2.1 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 73 | 44 | 2.9 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 60 | 32 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 50 | 23 | 1.1 | 2 | 5.7 |
| Year | 71 | 44 | 24.3 | 41 | 13.4 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Miami, TX (2,747 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 Canadian
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 67 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Canadian: 60 thunderstorm wind reports, 4 floods, 2 flash floods and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 2 people and injured 7, and the NWS estimated $488,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 115 mph, on June 6, 2014.
June 23, 2014: flood 6 miles from the centre of Canadian — 2 killed.
NWS: “Reports state two female horseback riders (one 24 years old the other 6 years old) traveling along the banks went missing prior to noon on Monday June 23rd.”
August 19, 2006: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Canadian — 4 injured, $32,000 damage.
May 15, 1998: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Canadian — 3 injured, $25,000 damage.
NWS: “An unofficial report from the public of 91 knot winds in the Gem community of Hemphill county about 15 miles southeast of Canadian as reported in the Canadian newspaper. There was tree damage reported in the county.”
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
Hemphill County, which includes Canadian, has been named in 14 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1998, 7 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 fires, 3 hurricanes, 3 ice storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, on February 19, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Hemphill 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 $6.2 million a year, the 184th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $1.3 million (20%), 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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- Shamrock, TX44 mi
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