NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Clyde, 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 Clyde, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1886. Since 1950, 119 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 6 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 119
- EF3 or stronger
- 6
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
5 deaths in all
What the records show for Clyde
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Clyde; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1886, a tropical storm with 46 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 Clyde. The strongest of the 119 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on April 28, 1950; its path came within 6 miles, and it killed 5 people. Of the 119, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 37 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 47. The most recent tornado was on May 18, 2025. Clyde has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 61% of the 753 Texas cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 178 times since 1955, with stones up to 4.25 inches. Clyde has more hail reports within 10 miles than 83% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Clyde
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormAug 21 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Clyde: 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 Clyde
By decade
- 2020s3
- 2010s8
- 2000s26
- 1990s17
- 1980s23(1 EF3+)
- 1970s18(2 EF3+)
- 1960s12(2 EF3+)
- 1950s12(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 1950 | F4 | 6 mi | 1.3 mi | 5 / 5 |
| Mar 14, 1982 | F3 | 13 mi | 40.5 mi | 0 / 14 |
| May 26, 1976 | F3 | 15 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 25, 1976 | F3 | 11 mi | 20.3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 15, 1965 | F3 | 15 mi | 9.3 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 31, 1962 | F3 | 3 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Mar 19, 2020 | EF2 | 16 mi | 5.38 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 18, 2019 | EF2 | 16 mi | 5.04 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 4, 2004 | F2 | 17 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 15, 2003 | F2 | 18 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 15, 2003 | F2 | 16 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 5, 1990 | F2 | 15 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 119, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Clyde
The Storm Prediction Center has 178 hail reports within 10 miles of Clyde since 1955, made on 125 separate days. Of these, 127 were 1 inch across or larger, and 18 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.25 inches, fell on May 4, 2006. The most recent report is from November 23, 2025. May has the most reports, 66.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Clyde
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Abilene 6ESE, TX, 9 miles northwest of Clyde at 1,802 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 95°F and low of 70°F; January is the coolest, at 58°F and 30°F. May is the wettest at 3.7 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.1 inches; the year adds up to 27.8 inches over 42 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 103 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 59 nights a year. Snowfall averages 3.1 inches a year, most of it in February and December. That 27.8 inches is more than at 95 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (30%). Baird, 10 miles east, has its own station (Putnam, TX): 29.1 inches a year, 1.3 more than here, and a July average high of 96°F against 95°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 58 | 30 | 1.1 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 62 | 34 | 1.6 | 3 | 0.9 |
| Mar | 69 | 41 | 1.9 | 4 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 78 | 49 | 2.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| May | 85 | 59 | 3.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 92 | 67 | 3.5 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 95 | 70 | 2.5 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 95 | 70 | 3.2 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 88 | 62 | 2.9 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 79 | 51 | 2.7 | 4 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 67 | 40 | 1.5 | 3 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 59 | 32 | 1.2 | 2 | 0.9 |
| Year | 77 | 50 | 27.8 | 42 | 3.1 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Abilene 6ESE, TX (1,802 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 Clyde
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 75 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Clyde: 56 thunderstorm wind reports, 14 flash floods, 4 floods and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $13.7 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 104 mph, on May 1, 2011. May has had the most flash floods, 6 of 14. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 298 have had fewer than Clyde.
May 1, 2011: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Clyde — 1 injured, $2.0 million damage.
NWS: “A National Weather Survey found widespread significant wind damage in Callahan County and the community of Clyde. Winds were estimated to be around 90 mph.”
August 2, 2007: flash flood 10 miles from the centre of Clyde — $10.0 million damage.
October 17, 2018: flood 9 miles from the centre of Clyde — $1.1 million damage.
NWS: “Prolonged heavy rainfall flooded roads across Callahan County and this flooding damaged some roads and bridges in the county. This damage and flooding was exasperated by all of the rainfall since September.”
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
Callahan County, which includes Clyde, has been named in 24 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1990, 14 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 fires, 5 floods, 4 severe storms, 3 hurricanes). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, on February 19, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Callahan County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail; Relatively Low for tornadoes, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes, inland flooding and lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $4.8 million a year, the 202nd highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $1.4 million (29%), 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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