NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Crowley, 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
3 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Crowley, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Carla in 1961. Since 1950, 240 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 11 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 240
- EF3 or stronger
- 11
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
9 deaths in all
What the records show for Crowley
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Crowley; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 56 mph winds when its centre passed 16 miles away. The record near Crowley begins with an unnamed storm in 1900; the most recent system was Carla in 1961, a tropical storm 4 miles away. Of the 753 Texas cities on this site, 73% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Crowley. The highest rating among the 240 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on May 15, 2013, came within 22 miles. Of the 240, 12 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 90 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 85. The most recent tornado was on December 13, 2022. Crowley has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 96% of the 753 Texas cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 303 times since 1967, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Crowley has more hail reports within 10 miles than 93% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Crowley
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CarlaSep 12 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 27 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 9 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Crowley: 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 Crowley
By decade
- 2020s14
- 2010s44(2 EF3+)
- 2000s32(3 EF3+)
- 1990s23
- 1980s18
- 1970s67(4 EF3+)
- 1960s28(2 EF3+)
- 1950s14
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2013 | EF4 | 22 mi | 2.5 mi | 6 / 54 |
| May 26, 1976 | F4 | 22 mi | 18.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 28, 2000 | F3 | 12 mi | 4 mi | 2 / 80 |
| May 15, 2013 | EF3 | 16 mi | 7.79 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Apr 16, 2002 | F3 | 12 mi | 2.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 28, 2000 | F3 | 19 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 26, 1976 | F3 | 13 mi | 3.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 24, 1973 | F3 | 16 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 23, 1973 | F3 | 14 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Mar 26, 1961 | F3 | 7 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 4, 1960 | F3 | 16 mi | 7.4 mi | 0 / 12 |
| Apr 4, 2022 | EF2 | 7 mi | 9.72 mi | 0 / 1 |
The strongest 12 of 240, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Crowley
The Storm Prediction Center has 303 hail reports within 10 miles of Crowley since 1967, made on 150 separate days. Of these, 210 were 1 inch across or larger, and 32 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4 inches (softball size), fell on June 12, 2023. The most recent report is from October 18, 2025. May has the most reports, 83.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Crowley
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Burleson, TX, 5 miles southeast of Crowley at 762 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 95°F and low of 72°F; January is the coolest, at 57°F and 34°F. October is the wettest at 4.4 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 2.2 inches; the year adds up to 36.6 inches over 52 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 98 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 39 nights a year. That 36.6 inches is more than at 175 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (56%). Benbrook, 8 miles northwest, has its own station (Benbrook Dam, TX): 36.2 inches a year, 0.4 less than here, and an August average high of 98°F against 95°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57 | 34 | 2.3 | 4 |
| Feb | 61 | 37 | 2.6 | 4 |
| Mar | 68 | 44 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Apr | 76 | 52 | 3.0 | 5 |
| May | 83 | 61 | 4.2 | 6 |
| Jun | 91 | 69 | 3.5 | 5 |
| Jul | 95 | 72 | 2.2 | 3 |
| Aug | 95 | 72 | 2.3 | 3 |
| Sep | 89 | 65 | 3.1 | 4 |
| Oct | 78 | 54 | 4.4 | 5 |
| Nov | 67 | 44 | 2.7 | 4 |
| Dec | 58 | 35 | 2.6 | 4 |
| Year | 76 | 53 | 36.6 | 52 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Burleson, TX (762 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 Crowley
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 158 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Crowley: 110 thunderstorm wind reports, 33 flash floods, 9 lightning strikes, 5 floods and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 2 people and injured 18, and the NWS estimated $8.6 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 96 mph, on September 21, 2009. May has had the most flash floods, 10 of 33. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 590 have had fewer than Crowley.
November 27, 2015: flash flood 7 miles from the centre of Crowley — 1 killed, $10,000 damage.
November 27, 2015: flash flood 5 miles from the centre of Crowley — 1 killed, $10,000 damage.
June 1, 2025: lightning strike 6 miles from the centre of Crowley — 14 injured, $5,000 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
Flood insurance policyholders in Crowley's ZIP code 76036 have filed 16 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1981, and were paid $385,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 50% 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, 51 have fewer than Crowley.
Tarrant County, which includes Crowley, has been named in 28 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1966, 14 of them major disasters (by incident: 8 hurricanes, 5 fires, 5 severe storms, 3 floods). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, on February 19, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Tarrant County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for tornadoes and hail; Relatively High for inland flooding, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Moderate for strong wind; Relatively Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $608.1 million a year, the 5th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $258.1 million (42%), 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.
Cities near Crowley
- Burleson, TX5 mi
- Joshua, TX8 mi
- Benbrook, TX8 mi
- Kennedale, TX11 mi
- Godley, TX12 mi
- Keene, TX13 mi
- Fort Worth, TX13 mi
- Mansfield, TX15 mi
- Cresson, TX15 mi
- Alvarado, TX15 mi
- Cleburne, TX16 mi
- Aledo, TX17 mi
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