NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Denver City, 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
1 tropical system has passed within 75 miles of Denver City, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1942. Since 1950, 64 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 64
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Denver City
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Denver City; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1942, a tropical storm with 40 mph winds when its centre passed 68 miles away. Of the 753 Texas cities on this site, 87% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Denver City. The strongest of the 64 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F3 on April 19, 1969; its path came within 22 miles. Of the 64, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 10 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 17. The most recent tornado was on June 2, 2023. Of the 753 Texas cities, 80% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Denver City. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 68 times since 1968, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Of the 753 Texas cities, 56% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Denver City.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Denver City
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Unnamed 1942 stormAug 31 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Denver City: 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 Denver City
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s1
- 2000s7
- 1990s11
- 1980s13
- 1970s9
- 1960s15(1 EF3+)
- 1950s6
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 1969 | F3 | 22 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 12, 1982 | F2 | 19 mi | 21 mi | 0 / 17 |
| Jun 14, 1972 | F2 | 23 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 15, 1957 | F2 | 14 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 6, 1997 | F1 | 23 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 2, 1989 | F1 | 23 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 28, 1982 | F1 | 21 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 9 |
| Oct 10, 1978 | F1 | 21 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 20, 1977 | F1 | 21 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 19, 1977 | F1 | 9 mi | 5.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 19, 1977 | F1 | 6 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 19, 1977 | F1 | 8 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 64, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Denver City
The Storm Prediction Center has 68 hail reports within 10 miles of Denver City since 1968, made on 47 separate days. Of these, 48 were 1 inch across or larger, and 9 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4 inches (softball size), fell on June 2, 1996. The most recent report is from May 4, 2025. May has the most reports, 21.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Denver City
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Denver City, TX, 2 miles southeast of Denver City at 3,590 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 93°F and low of 65°F; January is the coolest, at 56°F and 27°F. September is the wettest at 2.7 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.7 inches; the year adds up to 19.1 inches over 37 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 88 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 88 nights a year. Snowfall averages 4.9 inches a year, most of it in December. That 19.1 inches is more than at 28 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (9%). Seminole, 19 miles south, has its own station (Seminole, TX): 17.3 inches a year, 1.8 less than here, and a July average high of 94°F against 93°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56 | 27 | 0.7 | 2 | 1.2 |
| Feb | 61 | 29 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.9 |
| Mar | 69 | 36 | 1.1 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 77 | 43 | 1.2 | 2 | 0.0 |
| May | 84 | 54 | 2.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 92 | 63 | 2.3 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 93 | 65 | 2.5 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 91 | 65 | 2.4 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 85 | 58 | 2.7 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 76 | 47 | 1.6 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 65 | 35 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 57 | 28 | 0.8 | 2 | 1.9 |
| Year | 75 | 46 | 19.1 | 37 | 4.9 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Denver City, TX (3,590 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 Denver City
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 42 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Denver City: 39 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 floods and 1 flash flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $487,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 91 mph, on June 13, 2015.
June 14, 1997: thunderstorm wind in Denver City — $250,000 damage.
June 24, 1999: thunderstorm wind in Denver City — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Strong wind removed portions of the roof of the Denver City post office and damaged the community center.”
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 Denver City's ZIP code 79323 have filed 13 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $66,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. Of the 433 Texas cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 31 have fewer than Denver City.
Yoakum County, which includes Denver City, has been named in 12 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1992, 6 of them major disasters (by incident: 3 fires, 3 hurricanes, 2 biological emergencies, 2 ice storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, on February 19, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Yoakum County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail and strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes, inland flooding and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $8.5 million a year, the 155th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.5 million (29%), 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.
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