NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Canutillo, 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 Canutillo, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1929. Since 1950, 8 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 8
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Canutillo
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Canutillo; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1929, a tropical storm with 46 mph winds when its centre passed 6 miles away. Of the 753 Texas cities on this site, 87% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Canutillo. The highest rating among the 8 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1, reached 2 times; the most recent, on July 31, 1979, came within 5 miles. Of the 8, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 2 have come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on July 13, 2011. Of the 753 Texas cities, 98% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Canutillo. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 53 times since 1986, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 753 Texas cities, 67% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Canutillo.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Canutillo
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormJun 30 | 6 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 Canutillo: 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 Canutillo
By decade
- 2010s1
- 2000s1
- 1980s2
- 1970s3
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 1979 | F1 | 5 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 29, 1959 | F1 | 10 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 13, 2011 | EF0 | 10 mi | 0.42 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 2, 2007 | EF0 | 21 mi | 8.38 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 22, 1988 | F0 | 14 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 14, 1988 | F0 | 20 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 19, 1972 | F0 | 10 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 19, 1972 | F0 | 17 mi | 3.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 8 of 8, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Canutillo
The Storm Prediction Center has 53 hail reports within 10 miles of Canutillo since 1986, made on 27 separate days. Of these, 30 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2 inches (hen egg size), was reported on 2 days, most recently September 28, 2007. The most recent report is from September 13, 2025. October has the most reports, 11.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Canutillo
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is La Tuna 1 S, TX, 4 miles north of Canutillo at 3,870 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 94°F and low of 73°F; December is the coolest, at 56°F and 34°F. July is the wettest at 2.4 inches of precipitation on average and April the driest at 0.0 inches; the year adds up to 9.0 inches over 20 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 114 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 53 nights a year. That 9.0 inches is more than at 2 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (1%). Santa Teresa, NM, 8 miles southwest, has its own station (Santa Teresa Airport, NM): 10.2 inches a year, 1.2 more than here, and a July average high of 95°F against 94°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57 | 34 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Feb | 63 | 39 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Mar | 70 | 45 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Apr | 79 | 51 | 0.0 | 0 |
| May | 88 | 61 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Jun | 95 | 70 | 0.7 | 1 |
| Jul | 94 | 73 | 2.4 | 4 |
| Aug | 92 | 72 | 1.6 | 4 |
| Sep | 87 | 66 | 1.4 | 3 |
| Oct | 78 | 54 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Nov | 66 | 41 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Dec | 56 | 34 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Year | 77 | 53 | 9.0 | 20 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at La Tuna 1 S, TX (3,870 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 Canutillo
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 101 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Canutillo: 48 thunderstorm wind reports, 47 flash floods and 6 heavy rain events. They killed 2 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $2.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 72 mph, on July 26, 2017. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 658 have had fewer than Canutillo.
April 19, 2014: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Canutillo — 1 killed.
September 22, 2014: flash flood 7 miles from the centre of Canutillo — 1 killed.
NWS: “Very heavy rain occurred over northeast and central El Paso with over 5 inches of rain reported in about 4 hours. Several water rescues were reported including at the intersection of Alcan and Fairbanks.”
August 15, 2013: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Canutillo — 1 injured.
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
El Paso County, which includes Canutillo, has been named in 16 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1974, 7 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 hurricanes, 3 fires, 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 El Paso County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for hail and lightning; Relatively High for inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Relatively Low for tornadoes; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $120.8 million a year, the 20th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $69.9 million (58%), 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.