NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Comanche, 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
2 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Comanche, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Carla in 1961. Since 1950, 93 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 2
- Tornadoes
- 93
- EF3 or stronger
- 4
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Comanche
None of the 2 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Comanche; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre passed 62 miles away. The record near Comanche begins with an unnamed storm in 1900; the most recent system was Carla in 1961, a tropical storm 60 miles away. Of the 753 Texas cities on this site, 84% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Comanche. The strongest of the 93 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on April 19, 1976; its path came within 20 miles. Of the 93, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 23 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 34. The most recent tornado was on March 13, 2019. Of the 753 Texas cities, 59% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Comanche. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 106 times since 1962, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Comanche has more hail reports within 10 miles than 65% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Comanche
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CarlaSep 12 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 9 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Comanche: 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 Comanche
By decade
- 2010s16
- 2000s7
- 1990s15
- 1980s23(1 EF3+)
- 1970s13(2 EF3+)
- 1960s9
- 1950s10(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 1976 | F5 | 20 mi | 10.5 mi | 0 / 11 |
| May 12, 1982 | F3 | 5 mi | 13 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Apr 19, 1976 | F3 | 20 mi | 2.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 28, 1958 | F3 | in town | 4.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 12, 1993 | F2 | 15 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 12 |
| Apr 25, 1990 | F2 | 14 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 12, 1982 | F2 | 8 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 12, 1982 | F2 | 14 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 10, 1979 | F2 | 18 mi | 24 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Apr 19, 1976 | F2 | 13 mi | 11.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 26, 1970 | F2 | 9 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Oct 13, 1960 | F2 | 18 mi | 4.3 mi | 0 / 1 |
The strongest 12 of 93, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Comanche
The Storm Prediction Center has 106 hail reports within 10 miles of Comanche since 1962, made on 84 separate days. Of these, 66 were 1 inch across or larger, and 10 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on June 18, 1969. The most recent report is from June 12, 2023. April has the most reports, 34.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Comanche
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Proctor Rsvr, TX, 8 miles northeast of Comanche at 1,221 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 97°F and low of 72°F; January is the coolest, at 59°F and 34°F. May is the wettest at 4.4 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.7 inches; the year adds up to 31.8 inches over 47 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 109 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 56 nights a year. That 31.8 inches is more than at 129 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (41%). Dublin, 19 miles northeast, has its own station (Dublin 2SE, TX): 38.1 inches a year, 6.3 more than here, and a July average high of 94°F against 97°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 59 | 34 | 1.7 | 3 |
| Feb | 63 | 38 | 2.1 | 4 |
| Mar | 71 | 46 | 2.5 | 4 |
| Apr | 79 | 53 | 2.5 | 4 |
| May | 85 | 63 | 4.4 | 6 |
| Jun | 92 | 70 | 4.0 | 5 |
| Jul | 97 | 72 | 1.8 | 3 |
| Aug | 97 | 72 | 2.3 | 4 |
| Sep | 90 | 66 | 3.0 | 4 |
| Oct | 80 | 54 | 3.6 | 4 |
| Nov | 69 | 45 | 2.1 | 3 |
| Dec | 60 | 37 | 1.8 | 3 |
| Year | 78 | 54 | 31.8 | 47 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Proctor Rsvr, TX (1,221 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 Comanche
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 61 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Comanche: 43 thunderstorm wind reports, 10 flash floods, 5 floods, 2 lightning strikes and 1 heavy rain event. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $1.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on June 11, 2009. June has had the most flash floods, 4 of 10. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 201 have had fewer than Comanche.
May 5, 2006: lightning strike 10 miles from the centre of Comanche — $580,000 damage.
NWS: “Lightning struck a newly built vacant house on Merrill Drive around 3:30 AM. The fire burned the roof off and damage was estimated at $180,000.”
June 28, 2007: flood in Comanche — $300,000 damage.
NWS: “CR 396 was impassable due to high water. Numerous other county roads were damaged by flood waters and closed.”
October 10, 2014: thunderstorm wind in Comanche — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “The Comanche County Sheriff's Office reported a roof blown off of a building in Comanche. This same storm damaged several transformers, power lines and significant tree damage.”
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 Comanche's ZIP code 76442 have filed 11 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1988, and were paid $45,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 18% 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, 13 have fewer than Comanche.
Comanche County, which includes Comanche, has been named in 20 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1989, 12 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 severe storms, 3 fires, 3 floods, 3 hurricanes). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, on February 19, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Comanche County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes and hail; Relatively Low for inland flooding, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $11.0 million a year, the 139th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $5.1 million (46%), 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).
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