NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Dublin, 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
2 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Dublin, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Carla in 1961. Since 1950, 84 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 2
- Tornadoes
- 84
- 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 Dublin
None of the 2 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Dublin; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre passed 45 miles away. The record near Dublin begins with an unnamed storm in 1900; the most recent system was Carla in 1961, a tropical storm 47 miles away. Of the 753 Texas cities on this site, 84% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Dublin. The highest rating among the 84 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 2 times; the most recent, on May 12, 1982, came within 22 miles. Of the 84, 12 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 19 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 28. The most recent tornado was on April 19, 2025. Of the 753 Texas cities, 66% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Dublin. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 104 times since 1955, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Dublin has more hail reports within 10 miles than 64% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Dublin
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CarlaSep 12 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 9 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Dublin: 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 Dublin
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s9
- 2000s8
- 1990s16
- 1980s26(1 EF3+)
- 1970s10
- 1960s5
- 1950s8(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 1982 | F3 | 22 mi | 13 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Apr 28, 1958 | F3 | 15 mi | 4.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 13, 2022 | EF2 | 22 mi | 11.13 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 12, 1993 | F2 | 16 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 12 |
| Apr 25, 1990 | F2 | 5 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 12, 1982 | F2 | 10 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 10, 1979 | F2 | 16 mi | 24 mi | 0 / 3 |
| May 31, 1976 | F2 | 17 mi | 4.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 19, 1976 | F2 | 5 mi | 11.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 28, 1971 | F2 | 13 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 4, 1960 | F2 | 3 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 19, 1954 | F2 | 21 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 2 |
The strongest 12 of 84, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Dublin
The Storm Prediction Center has 104 hail reports within 10 miles of Dublin since 1955, made on 76 separate days. Of these, 74 were 1 inch across or larger, and 20 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), was reported on 2 days, most recently April 26, 1994. The most recent report is from March 29, 2025. April has the most reports, 40.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Dublin
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Dublin 2SE, TX, 3 miles east of Dublin at 1,468 feet. July 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 5.1 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.9 inches; the year adds up to 38.1 inches over 48 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 83 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 49 nights a year. That 38.1 inches is more than at 195 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (63%). De Leon, 13 miles west, has its own station (Proctor Rsvr, TX): 31.8 inches a year, 6.3 less than here, and a July average high of 97°F against 94°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56 | 32 | 1.9 | 4 |
| Feb | 60 | 37 | 2.9 | 4 |
| Mar | 68 | 44 | 3.0 | 5 |
| Apr | 75 | 51 | 2.8 | 4 |
| May | 83 | 60 | 5.1 | 5 |
| Jun | 89 | 68 | 3.9 | 5 |
| Jul | 94 | 71 | 2.0 | 3 |
| Aug | 94 | 70 | 3.3 | 4 |
| Sep | 86 | 64 | 4.5 | 4 |
| Oct | 77 | 54 | 4.0 | 5 |
| Nov | 65 | 43 | 2.5 | 4 |
| Dec | 56 | 35 | 2.2 | 3 |
| Year | 75 | 52 | 38.1 | 48 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Dublin 2SE, TX (1,468 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 Dublin
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 31 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Dublin: 20 thunderstorm wind reports, 7 flash floods and 4 floods. They killed 3 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $255,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on April 23, 2011. July has had the most flash floods, 2 of 7. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 115 have had fewer than Dublin.
April 24, 2019: flash flood 4 miles from the centre of Dublin — 3 killed, 1 injured, $10,000 damage.
NWS: “Erath County Sheriff's Department reported that a vehicle was swept off the road after driving into high water along Highway 1702 approximately 3 miles south of the city of Dublin, TX. A mother and her two children drowned.”
April 10, 2008: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of Dublin — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Structural damage was reported along Highways 108 and 426 and along CR 128. Tarleton State University's livestock building suffered a roof collapse, with metal roofing and beams scattered.”
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
Erath County, which includes Dublin, has been named in 18 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1990, 11 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 fires, 4 severe storms, 3 hurricanes, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, on February 19, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Erath County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Low for hail, inland flooding and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $33.9 million a year, the 51st highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $14.2 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.
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