NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Cedar Hill, 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
4 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Cedar Hill, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Carla in 1961. Since 1950, 214 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 10 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 214
- EF3 or stronger
- 10
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
14 deaths in all
What the records show for Cedar Hill
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Cedar Hill; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 56 mph winds when its centre passed 41 miles away. The record near Cedar Hill begins with an unnamed storm in 1871; the most recent system was Carla in 1961, a tropical storm 29 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1900s, with 2 systems. None of the 4 systems has come since 2000. Of the 753 Texas cities on this site, 67% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Cedar Hill. The strongest of the 214 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on April 25, 1994; its path came within 12 miles, and it killed 3 people. The deadliest, an F3 on April 2, 1957, killed 10 people. Of the 214, 12 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 80 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 67. The most recent tornado was on March 4, 2025. Cedar Hill has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 94% of the 753 Texas cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 295 times since 1955, with stones up to 5 inches. Cedar Hill has more hail reports within 10 miles than 93% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Cedar Hill
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CarlaSep 12 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 27 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 9 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormJun 5 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Cedar Hill: 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 Cedar Hill
By decade
- 2020s19
- 2010s31(2 EF3+)
- 2000s30(1 EF3+)
- 1990s37(1 EF3+)
- 1980s15(1 EF3+)
- 1970s52(1 EF3+)
- 1960s16(1 EF3+)
- 1950s14(3 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 1994 | F4 | 12 mi | 6 mi | 3 / 48 |
| Apr 2, 1957 | F3 | 19 mi | 17.2 mi | 10 / 200 |
| Oct 20, 2019 | EF3 | 19 mi | 15.76 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 26, 2015 | EF3 | 6 mi | 8.52 mi | 0 / 46 |
| Mar 28, 2000 | F3 | 11 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 13, 1984 | F3 | 21 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 28 |
| May 26, 1976 | F3 | 22 mi | 4.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Oct 12, 1969 | F3 | 9 mi | 45.9 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Oct 4, 1959 | F3 | 25 mi | 27.6 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Jun 12, 1957 | F3 | 8 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 4, 2022 | EF2 | 21 mi | 9.72 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 3, 2021 | EF2 | 20 mi | 5.43 mi | 0 / 8 |
The strongest 12 of 214, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Cedar Hill
The Storm Prediction Center has 295 hail reports within 10 miles of Cedar Hill since 1955, made on 139 separate days. Of these, 216 were 1 inch across or larger, and 37 reached 2 inches. The largest, 5 inches, fell on June 12, 2023. The most recent report is from June 1, 2025. April has the most reports, 88.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Cedar Hill
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Joe Pool Lake, TX, 4 miles north of Cedar Hill at 591 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 97°F and low of 73°F; January is the coolest, at 58°F and 33°F. October is the wettest at 5.0 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 2.3 inches; the year adds up to 41.1 inches over 54 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 101 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 52 nights a year. That 41.1 inches is more than at 222 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (71%). Duncanville, 5 miles northeast, has its own station (Dallas Redbird Airport, TX): 37.8 inches a year, 3.3 less than here, and an August average high of 96°F against 97°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 58 | 33 | 2.7 | 4 |
| Feb | 62 | 38 | 3.0 | 5 |
| Mar | 69 | 45 | 3.8 | 5 |
| Apr | 77 | 53 | 3.7 | 5 |
| May | 84 | 61 | 4.7 | 7 |
| Jun | 92 | 69 | 4.2 | 5 |
| Jul | 96 | 73 | 2.3 | 3 |
| Aug | 97 | 73 | 2.4 | 4 |
| Sep | 90 | 66 | 3.1 | 4 |
| Oct | 80 | 54 | 5.0 | 5 |
| Nov | 68 | 45 | 3.2 | 4 |
| Dec | 60 | 35 | 3.0 | 4 |
| Year | 78 | 54 | 41.1 | 54 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Joe Pool Lake, TX (591 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 Cedar Hill
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 176 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Cedar Hill: 116 thunderstorm wind reports, 43 flash floods, 10 floods, 6 lightning strikes and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 4 people and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $503.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on July 13, 2005. May has had the most flash floods, 15 of 43. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 646 have had fewer than Cedar Hill.
September 8, 2010: flash flood 10 miles from the centre of Cedar Hill — 1 killed, $400,000 damage.
June 3, 2022: flood 9 miles from the centre of Cedar Hill — 1 killed, $10,000 damage.
July 15, 2008: lightning strike 6 miles from the centre of Cedar Hill — 1 killed.
NWS: “A man died after he was struck by lightning at Lynn Creek Park on Joe Pool Lake. The man was struck in the picnic area.”
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 Cedar Hill's ZIP code 75104 have filed 40 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1984, and were paid $1.1 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 2004, with 11. 30% 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, 139 have fewer than Cedar Hill.
Dallas County, which includes Cedar Hill, has been named in 28 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1966, 15 of them major disasters (by incident: 8 hurricanes, 6 severe storms, 4 fires, 4 floods). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on May 17, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Dallas County a Very High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $973.2 million a year, the 2nd highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $323.7 million (33%), 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.