NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Comfort, 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
6 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Comfort, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Hermine in 2010. Since 1950, 47 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 6
- Tornadoes
- 47
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Comfort
None of the 6 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Comfort; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1886, a tropical storm with 70 mph winds when its centre passed 3 miles away. The record near Comfort begins with an unnamed storm in 1851; the most recent system was Hermine in 2010, a tropical storm 4 miles away. Of the 6 systems, one has come since 2000. Of the 753 Texas cities on this site, 59% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Comfort. The highest rating among the 47 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 2 times; the most recent, on October 12, 2001, came within 24 miles. Of the 47, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 11 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 19. The most recent tornado was on October 24, 2025. Of the 753 Texas cities, 90% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Comfort. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 62 times since 1970, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Of the 753 Texas cities, 60% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Comfort.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Comfort
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | HermineSep 7 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1973 | DeliaSep 6 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1942 | Unnamed 1942 stormAug 30 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormJun 29 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormAug 20 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1851 | Unnamed 1851 stormJun 27 | 61 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 Comfort: 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 Comfort
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s1
- 2000s8(1 EF3+)
- 1990s4
- 1980s8
- 1970s11
- 1960s6(1 EF3+)
- 1950s7
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2001 | F3 | 24 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 5 |
| May 6, 1969 | F3 | 22 mi | 38.9 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Mar 4, 1983 | F2 | 7 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Aug 10, 1980 | F2 | 23 mi | 47.7 mi | 0 / 20 |
| Mar 30, 1976 | F2 | 3 mi | 15.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 28, 1962 | F2 | 22 mi | 5.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 3, 1959 | F2 | 3 mi | 9.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 3, 1958 | F2 | 22 mi | 21 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 31, 1957 | F2 | 14 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 15, 1950 | F2 | 14 mi | 18 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 24, 2025 | EF1 | 20 mi | 20.05 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 12, 2020 | EF1 | 23 mi | 11.56 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 47, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Comfort
The Storm Prediction Center has 62 hail reports within 10 miles of Comfort since 1970, made on 46 separate days. Of these, 51 were 1 inch across or larger, and 12 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on May 3, 1987. The most recent report is from May 26, 2025. May has the most reports, 22.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Comfort
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Kerrville 3 NNE, TX, 14 miles northwest of Comfort at 1,797 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 93°F and low of 69°F; January is the coolest, at 59°F and 34°F. May is the wettest at 4.3 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.6 inches; the year adds up to 30.6 inches over 46 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 95 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 46 nights a year. Snowfall averages 0.5 inches a year, most of it in February. That 30.6 inches is more than at 116 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (37%). Boerne, 17 miles southeast, has its own station (Boerne, TX): 37.5 inches a year, 6.9 more than here, and an August average high of 94°F against 93°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 59 | 34 | 1.7 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 63 | 38 | 1.6 | 3 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 70 | 45 | 2.4 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 76 | 52 | 2.3 | 4 | 0.0 |
| May | 82 | 62 | 4.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 89 | 68 | 3.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 92 | 70 | 2.1 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 93 | 69 | 1.9 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 87 | 63 | 3.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 78 | 54 | 3.2 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 67 | 44 | 2.2 | 4 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 60 | 36 | 1.9 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Year | 76 | 53 | 30.6 | 46 | 0.5 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Kerrville 3 NNE, TX (1,797 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 Comfort
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 28 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Comfort: 15 flash floods and 13 thunderstorm wind reports. They killed 11 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $6.5 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on June 1, 2005. May has had the most flash floods, 5 of 15. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 332 have had fewer than Comfort.
July 4, 2025: flash flood 10 miles from the centre of Comfort — 10 killed.
May 29, 2016: flash flood in Comfort — 1 killed.
NWS: “A young lady drowned on Cypress Creek near the intersection of Highway 27 and Water Street in Comfort. The car was swept off into the creek due to heavy rain.”
July 23, 2003: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Comfort — 1 injured, $50,000 damage.
NWS: “The east-west oriented line of thunderstorms associated with the cold front continued to move southward through Blanco County. As it moved into the southern part of the county, it produced a downburst between Warning and Sisterdale that knocked over many trees.”
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 Comfort's ZIP code 78013 have filed 125 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $2.4 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Torrential rain in 2002: 37 claims (30% of all) and $657,000, then Tropical Storm Erin in 2007 with 24 and Flooding in 1991 with 15. 87% 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, 246 have fewer than Comfort.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Torrential rain2002 | 37 | $657,000 |
| Tropical Storm Erin2007 | 24 | $769,000 |
| Flooding1991 | 15 | $57,000 |
| 2026-07-Texas-Flooding2026 | 11 | $556,000 |
| 2025 July Central TX Flooding2025 | 10 | $48,000 |
| Early summer severe storms2016 | 10 | $115,000 |
Kendall County, which includes Comfort, has been named in 24 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1978, 15 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 floods, 5 fires, 3 hurricanes, 3 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on September 1, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Kendall County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Low for heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $26.1 million a year, the 72nd highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $17.0 million (65%), 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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Cities near Comfort
- Center Point, TX9 mi
- Kerrville, TX15 mi
- Boerne, TX17 mi
- Bandera, TX20 mi
- Fredericksburg, TX21 mi
- Pipe Creek, TX23 mi
- Ingram, TX24 mi
- Helotes, TX27 mi
- Mico, TX29 mi
- Blanco, TX30 mi
- Spring Branch, TX31 mi
- Bulverde, TX32 mi
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