NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Cookville, 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
5 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Cookville, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 111 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 9 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 5
- Tornadoes
- 111
- EF3 or stronger
- 9
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
3 deaths in all
What the records show for Cookville
None of the 5 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Cookville; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1918, a tropical storm with 44 mph winds when its centre passed 2 miles away. The record near Cookville begins with an unnamed storm in 1918; the most recent system was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm 7 miles away. The 1940s and the 2000s were the busiest decades, with 2 systems each. Of the 5 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Of the 753 Texas cities on this site, 63% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Cookville. The highest rating among the 111 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 9 times; the most recent, on November 4, 2022, came within 11 miles. Of the 111, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 42 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 29. The most recent tornado was on April 4, 2025. Cookville has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 54% of the 753 Texas cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 92 times since 1955, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Cookville has more hail reports within 10 miles than 57% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Cookville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 13 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2005 | RitaSep 25 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 20 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 24 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1918 | Unnamed 1918 stormAug 7 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Cookville: 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 Cookville
By decade
- 2020s13(2 EF3+)
- 2010s15
- 2000s14
- 1990s22(1 EF3+)
- 1980s18(1 EF3+)
- 1970s12
- 1960s11(3 EF3+)
- 1950s6(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2022 | EF3 | 11 mi | 16.91 mi | 1 / 8 |
| May 4, 1999 | F3 | 9 mi | 71.5 mi | 1 / 22 |
| Nov 4, 2022 | EF3 | 17 mi | 15.65 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 15, 1987 | F3 | 21 mi | 12.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 26, 1961 | F3 | 6 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 9 |
| Mar 26, 1961 | F3 | 14 mi | 13 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Mar 26, 1961 | F3 | 6 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 30, 1954 | F3 | 17 mi | 111.6 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 30, 1954 | F3 | 23 mi | 86.3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Oct 18, 1984 | F2 | 5 mi | 5 mi | 1 / 2 |
| Apr 4, 2025 | EF2 | 21 mi | 4.27 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 4, 2022 | EF2 | 20 mi | 19.67 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 111, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Cookville
The Storm Prediction Center has 92 hail reports within 10 miles of Cookville since 1955, made on 69 separate days. Of these, 63 were 1 inch across or larger, and 4 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.75 inches (baseball size), was reported on 3 days, most recently November 25, 1988. The most recent report is from May 6, 2025. April has the most reports, 31.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Cookville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Mt Pleasant, TX, 11 miles southwest of Cookville at 425 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 94°F and low of 71°F; January is the coolest, at 56°F and 32°F. May is the wettest at 5.2 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 2.7 inches; the year adds up to 48.7 inches over 55 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 99 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 61 nights a year. Snowfall averages 1.9 inches a year, most of it in February. That 48.7 inches is more than at 260 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (83%). Naples, 13 miles east, has its own station (Dekalb, TX): 52.7 inches a year, 4.0 more than here, and the same August average high, 94°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56 | 32 | 3.6 | 5 | 0.6 |
| Feb | 60 | 36 | 4.2 | 6 | 1.0 |
| Mar | 68 | 43 | 4.4 | 5 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 75 | 50 | 4.6 | 5 | 0.0 |
| May | 82 | 60 | 5.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 90 | 68 | 4.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 93 | 71 | 2.9 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 94 | 71 | 2.7 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 88 | 63 | 3.6 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 78 | 51 | 4.6 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 66 | 41 | 3.8 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 58 | 34 | 4.8 | 5 | 0.2 |
| Year | 76 | 52 | 48.7 | 55 | 1.9 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Mt Pleasant, TX (425 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 Cookville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 97 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Cookville: 81 thunderstorm wind reports, 15 flash floods and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $2.6 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 115 mph, on June 13, 1997. July 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 Cookville.
June 13, 1997: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Cookville — 1 injured, $1.5 million damage.
June 28, 2011: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Cookville — $750,000 damage.
April 10, 2008: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Cookville — $150,000 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
Titus County, which includes Cookville, has been named in 21 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1966, 13 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 hurricanes, 4 fires, 4 severe storms, 3 ice storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on May 17, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Titus County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail and strong wind; Relatively Low for lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes and inland flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $11.8 million a year, the 136th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.0 million (25%), 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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