NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit College Station, 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
28 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of College Station, Texas since 1851, 2 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Beryl in 2024. Since 1950, 71 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 2
- Tropical storms
- 26
- Tornadoes
- 71
- EF3 or stronger
- 4
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
5 deaths in all
What the records show for College Station
The strongest storm to pass near College Station was an unnamed storm in 1900, a Category 1 hurricane with 87 mph winds when its centre passed 12 miles away. The record near College Station begins with an unnamed storm in 1854; the most recent system was Beryl in 2024, a tropical storm 39 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1940s, with 6 systems. Of the 28 systems, 2 have come since 2000. College Station has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 62% of the 753 Texas cities on this site. The highest rating among the 71 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 4 times; the most recent, on March 10, 2000, came within 14 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on November 15, 1987, killed 2 people. Of the 71, 10 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 33 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 18. The most recent tornado was on October 25, 2025. Of the 753 Texas cities, 75% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than College Station. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 142 times since 1956, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). College Station has more hail reports within 10 miles than 76% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near College Station
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | BerylJul 8 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2008 | IkeSep 13 | 65 mi | Category 1 (87 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1989 | ChantalAug 2 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1989 | AllisonJun 27 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1983 | AliciaAug 18 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1973 | DeliaSep 6 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1970 | FeliceSep 16 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1961 | CarlaSep 12 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1959 | DebraJul 26 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormOct 4 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormAug 25 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1945 | Unnamed 1945 stormAug 28 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1943 | Unnamed 1943 stormJul 28 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1942 | Unnamed 1942 stormAug 22 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 24 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormAug 14 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1921 | Unnamed 1921 stormJun 23 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 17 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 27 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 9 | 12 mi | Category 1 (87 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1897 | Unnamed 1897 stormSep 13 | overhead | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1891 | Unnamed 1891 stormJul 6 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormJul 6 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormJun 18 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1875 | Unnamed 1875 stormSep 17 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormJun 10 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormJun 4 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1854 | Unnamed 1854 stormSep 20 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in College Station: 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 College Station
By decade
- 2020s4
- 2010s13
- 2000s16(1 EF3+)
- 1990s11
- 1980s10
- 1970s1
- 1960s6
- 1950s10(3 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2000 | F3 | 14 mi | 21 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 10, 1959 | F3 | 20 mi | 15.8 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Mar 20, 1957 | F3 | 24 mi | 16.9 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 5, 1956 | F3 | 6 mi | 5.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 15, 1987 | F2 | 22 mi | 10 mi | 2 / 12 |
| Dec 2, 1953 | F2 | 17 mi | 0.1 mi | 2 / 5 |
| Apr 24, 2019 | EF2 | 7 mi | 1.74 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 3, 2012 | EF2 | 8 mi | 0.51 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 17, 1998 | F2 | 22 mi | 3.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 7, 1989 | F2 | 18 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Nov 19, 1983 | F2 | 14 mi | 1.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 16, 1981 | F2 | 24 mi | 9.7 mi | 0 / 1 |
The strongest 12 of 71, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in College Station
The Storm Prediction Center has 142 hail reports within 10 miles of College Station since 1956, made on 64 separate days. Of these, 103 were 1 inch across or larger, and 10 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on January 22, 1999. The most recent report is from May 6, 2025. March has the most reports, 58.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in College Station
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is College Stn, TX, 3 miles west of College Station at 305 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 97°F and low of 75°F; January is the coolest, at 62°F and 41°F. October is the wettest at 4.9 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 2.0 inches; the year adds up to 41.7 inches over 55 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 50% of the year's precipitation (20.8 of 41.7 inches). September has brought the most of the 28 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (9); a normal September there has highs of 91°F and 3.5 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 117 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 16 nights a year. That 41.7 inches is more than at 224 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (72%). Iola, 17 miles northeast, has its own station (Madisonville, TX): 46.9 inches a year, 5.2 more than here, and an August average high of 96°F against 97°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 62 | 41 | 3.4 | 5 |
| Feb | 66 | 45 | 2.9 | 4 |
| Mar | 73 | 52 | 3.4 | 5 |
| Apr | 79 | 58 | 2.9 | 4 |
| May | 86 | 66 | 4.6 | 6 |
| Jun | 92 | 73 | 4.0 | 5 |
| Jul | 95 | 75 | 2.0 | 3 |
| Aug | 97 | 75 | 3.1 | 4 |
| Sep | 91 | 70 | 3.5 | 5 |
| Oct | 82 | 60 | 4.9 | 5 |
| Nov | 71 | 50 | 3.3 | 5 |
| Dec | 63 | 43 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Year | 80 | 59 | 41.7 | 55 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at College Stn, TX (305 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 College Station
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 143 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of College Station: 108 thunderstorm wind reports, 26 flash floods and 9 lightning strikes. They killed 1 person and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $2.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on April 25, 2007. June has had the most flash floods, 8 of 26. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 518 have had fewer than College Station.
June 27, 2024: lightning strike 9 miles from the centre of College Station — 1 killed.
July 8, 2008: lightning strike 6 miles from the centre of College Station — 2 injured.
May 16, 2024: flash flood 3 miles from the centre of College Station — $400,000 damage.
NWS: “Hwy 30 in College Station just to the east of Hwy 6 was inundated with floodwaters, making it impassable. Dollar damage estimates are cumulative including recent events within one month prior.”
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 College Station's 2 ZIP codes have filed 222 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1980, and were paid $1.6 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Hurricane Harvey in 2017: 46 claims (21% of all) and $56,000, then Flooding in 1994 with 40 and Hurricane Alicia in 1983 with 14. 56% 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, 299 have fewer than College Station.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Harvey2017 | 46 | $56,000 |
| Flooding1994 | 40 | $156,000 |
| Hurricane Alicia1983 | 14 | $46,000 |
Brazos County, which includes College Station, has been named in 19 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1991, 10 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 hurricanes, 3 fires, 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Beryl, on July 9, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Brazos County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for lightning; Relatively High for tornadoes and strong wind; Relatively Moderate for hurricanes, hail, inland flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $62.7 million a year, the 27th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $18.9 million (30%), 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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