NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Duncanville, 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 Duncanville, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Carla in 1961. Since 1950, 210 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 11 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 210
- EF3 or stronger
- 11
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
24 deaths in all
What the records show for Duncanville
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Duncanville; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 56 mph winds when its centre passed 44 miles away. The record near Duncanville begins with an unnamed storm in 1871; the most recent system was Carla in 1961, a tropical storm 30 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 Duncanville. The highest rating among the 210 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on December 26, 2015, came within 21 miles. Of the 210, 9 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 78 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 63. The most recent tornado was on March 4, 2025. Duncanville has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 93% of the 753 Texas cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 229 times since 1955, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Duncanville has more hail reports within 10 miles than 89% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Duncanville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CarlaSep 12 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 27 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 9 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormJun 5 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Duncanville: 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 Duncanville
By decade
- 2020s19
- 2010s33(3 EF3+)
- 2000s26(1 EF3+)
- 1990s35(1 EF3+)
- 1980s14(1 EF3+)
- 1970s53(1 EF3+)
- 1960s16(1 EF3+)
- 1950s14(3 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2015 | EF4 | 21 mi | 13.04 mi | 10 / 468 |
| Apr 25, 1994 | F4 | 10 mi | 6 mi | 3 / 48 |
| Apr 2, 1957 | F3 | 15 mi | 17.2 mi | 10 / 200 |
| Oct 20, 2019 | EF3 | 15 mi | 15.76 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 26, 2015 | EF3 | 7 mi | 8.52 mi | 0 / 46 |
| Mar 28, 2000 | F3 | 8 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 13, 1984 | F3 | 17 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 28 |
| May 26, 1976 | F3 | 18 mi | 4.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Oct 12, 1969 | F3 | 5 mi | 45.9 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Oct 4, 1959 | F3 | 21 mi | 27.6 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Jun 12, 1957 | F3 | 3 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 4, 2022 | EF2 | 24 mi | 9.72 mi | 0 / 1 |
The strongest 12 of 210, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Duncanville
The Storm Prediction Center has 229 hail reports within 10 miles of Duncanville since 1955, made on 128 separate days. Of these, 165 were 1 inch across or larger, and 38 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on April 12, 1986. The most recent report is from June 1, 2025. May has the most reports, 64.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Duncanville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Dallas Redbird Airport, TX, 4 miles northeast of Duncanville at 658 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 96°F and low of 75°F; January is the coolest, at 57°F and 38°F. October is the wettest at 4.5 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 1.8 inches; the year adds up to 37.8 inches over 51 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 27 nights a year. That 37.8 inches is more than at 190 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (61%). Cedar Hill, 5 miles southwest, has its own station (Joe Pool Lake, TX): 41.1 inches a year, 3.3 more than here, and an August average high of 97°F against 96°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57 | 38 | 2.6 | 4 |
| Feb | 62 | 41 | 2.6 | 5 |
| Mar | 69 | 48 | 3.6 | 5 |
| Apr | 76 | 55 | 3.7 | 4 |
| May | 84 | 64 | 4.3 | 6 |
| Jun | 91 | 72 | 3.9 | 5 |
| Jul | 96 | 75 | 1.9 | 3 |
| Aug | 96 | 75 | 1.8 | 3 |
| Sep | 89 | 68 | 3.0 | 4 |
| Oct | 79 | 58 | 4.5 | 5 |
| Nov | 67 | 47 | 2.8 | 4 |
| Dec | 59 | 39 | 3.1 | 4 |
| Year | 77 | 57 | 37.8 | 51 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Dallas Redbird Airport, TX (658 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 Duncanville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 152 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Duncanville: 98 thunderstorm wind reports, 39 flash floods, 9 lightning strikes, 3 floods and 3 heavy rain events. They killed 6 people and injured 7, and the NWS estimated $502.9 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 96 mph, on April 11, 2011. May has had the most flash floods, 16 of 39. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 621 have had fewer than Duncanville.
October 8, 2018: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Duncanville — 1 killed, 5 injured, $10,000 damage.
December 21, 2013: heavy rain event 6 miles from the centre of Duncanville — 1 killed, 1 injured, $13,000 damage.
NWS: “A vehicle lost control on I-35E due to slick roads from rain and crashed through a guardrail. The driver of the vehicle was killed and the passenger was injured.”
December 21, 2013: heavy rain event 7 miles from the centre of Duncanville — 1 killed, $13,000 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 Duncanville's 2 ZIP codes have filed 91 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $829,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 1985, with 17. 19% 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, 218 have fewer than Duncanville.
Dallas County, which includes Duncanville, 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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