NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Coppell, 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
4 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Coppell, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Carla in 1961. Since 1950, 184 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 9 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 184
- EF3 or stronger
- 9
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
12 deaths in all
What the records show for Coppell
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Coppell; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 54 mph winds when its centre passed 43 miles away. The record near Coppell begins with an unnamed storm in 1871; the most recent system was Carla in 1961, a tropical storm 22 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1900s, with 2 systems. None of the 4 systems has come since 2000. Of the 753 Texas cities on this site, 67% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Coppell. The highest rating among the 184 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 9 times; the most recent, on October 20, 2019, came within 8 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on April 2, 1957, killed 10 people. Of the 184, 14 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 77 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 41. The most recent tornado was on August 28, 2025. Coppell has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 88% of the 753 Texas cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 315 times since 1961, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Coppell has more hail reports within 10 miles than 94% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Coppell
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CarlaSep 13 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 9 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormJun 5 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Coppell: 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 Coppell
By decade
- 2020s15
- 2010s38(1 EF3+)
- 2000s24(1 EF3+)
- 1990s18
- 1980s12(1 EF3+)
- 1970s45(1 EF3+)
- 1960s21(3 EF3+)
- 1950s11(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 1957 | F3 | 9 mi | 17.2 mi | 10 / 200 |
| Oct 20, 2019 | EF3 | 8 mi | 15.76 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 28, 2000 | F3 | 15 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 13, 1984 | F3 | 22 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 28 |
| May 26, 1976 | F3 | 9 mi | 4.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Oct 12, 1969 | F3 | 18 mi | 45.9 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jun 12, 1966 | F3 | 23 mi | 3.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 4, 1960 | F3 | 21 mi | 7.4 mi | 0 / 12 |
| Jun 12, 1957 | F3 | 21 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 9, 1993 | F2 | 24 mi | 12 mi | 1 / 63 |
| Nov 24, 2020 | EF2 | 18 mi | 5.05 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Oct 20, 2019 | EF2 | 19 mi | 2.48 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 184, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Coppell
The Storm Prediction Center has 315 hail reports within 10 miles of Coppell since 1961, made on 142 separate days. Of these, 214 were 1 inch across or larger, and 37 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on October 21, 1996. The most recent report is from March 29, 2025. April has the most reports, 90.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Coppell
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Grapevine Dam, TX, 4 miles west of Coppell at 585 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 96°F and low of 74°F; January is the coolest, at 56°F and 34°F. May is the wettest at 4.7 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 2.1 inches; the year adds up to 39.0 inches over 55 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 104 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 44 nights a year. That 39.0 inches is more than at 205 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (66%). Carrollton, 6 miles east, has its own station (Richardson, TX): 42.0 inches a year, 3.0 more than here, and an August average high of 95°F against 96°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56 | 34 | 2.6 | 4 |
| Feb | 60 | 38 | 2.7 | 5 |
| Mar | 68 | 45 | 3.6 | 5 |
| Apr | 75 | 54 | 3.5 | 5 |
| May | 83 | 63 | 4.7 | 6 |
| Jun | 91 | 71 | 3.8 | 5 |
| Jul | 95 | 74 | 2.3 | 3 |
| Aug | 96 | 74 | 2.1 | 3 |
| Sep | 89 | 67 | 3.5 | 4 |
| Oct | 78 | 55 | 4.5 | 5 |
| Nov | 66 | 45 | 2.8 | 4 |
| Dec | 58 | 36 | 2.9 | 4 |
| Year | 76 | 55 | 39.0 | 55 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Grapevine Dam, TX (585 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 Coppell
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 302 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Coppell: 192 thunderstorm wind reports, 70 flash floods, 26 lightning strikes, 12 floods and 2 heavy rain events. They killed 10 people and injured 22, and the NWS estimated $69.7 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 115 mph, on June 14, 1996. May has had the most flash floods, 14 of 70. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 714 have had fewer than Coppell.
July 1, 2012: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Coppell — 2 killed.
July 7, 2012: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Coppell — 2 killed.
June 1, 2022: flood 4 miles from the centre of Coppell — 1 killed, 2 injured.
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 Coppell's ZIP code 75019 have filed 23 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1989, and were paid $1.6 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 48% 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, 93 have fewer than Coppell.
Dallas County, which includes Coppell, has been named in 28 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1966, 15 of them major disasters (by incident: 8 hurricanes, 6 severe storms, 4 fires, 4 floods). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on May 17, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Dallas County a Very High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $973.2 million a year, the 2nd highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $323.7 million (33%), 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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