NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Eastland, 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 Eastland, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1900. Since 1950, 86 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 6 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 86
- EF3 or stronger
- 6
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Eastland
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Eastland; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 56 mph winds when its centre passed 67 miles away. Of the 753 Texas cities on this site, 87% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Eastland. The highest rating among the 86 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 6 times; the most recent, on May 9, 2015, came within 11 miles. Of the 86, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 23 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 31. The most recent tornado was on May 18, 2025. Of the 753 Texas cities, 64% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Eastland. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 109 times since 1966, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Eastland has more hail reports within 10 miles than 67% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Eastland
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 9 | 67 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 Eastland: 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 Eastland
By decade
- 2020s3
- 2010s3(1 EF3+)
- 2000s17
- 1990s10(1 EF3+)
- 1980s19(1 EF3+)
- 1970s17(3 EF3+)
- 1960s6
- 1950s11
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2015 | EF3 | 11 mi | 3.79 mi | 1 / 2 |
| May 29, 1994 | F3 | 23 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 12, 1982 | F3 | 24 mi | 13 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Oct 30, 1979 | F3 | 19 mi | 18.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 21, 1979 | F3 | 12 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 19, 1976 | F3 | 23 mi | 2.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 25, 2024 | EF2 | 23 mi | 2.46 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 13, 2022 | EF2 | 10 mi | 11.13 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 12, 1993 | F2 | 22 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 12 |
| Apr 20, 1977 | F2 | 20 mi | 9.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 17, 1975 | F2 | 6 mi | 8.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 22, 1970 | F2 | 2 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 86, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Eastland
The Storm Prediction Center has 109 hail reports within 10 miles of Eastland since 1966, made on 77 separate days. Of these, 79 were 1 inch across or larger, and 15 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4 inches (softball size), fell on June 19, 1969. The most recent report is from April 1, 2024. May has the most reports, 37.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Eastland
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Eastland, TX, 1 mile west of Eastland at 1,438 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 96°F and low of 70°F; January is the coolest, at 58°F and 30°F. May is the wettest at 3.8 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.2 inches; the year adds up to 29.2 inches over 44 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 97 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 68 nights a year. Snowfall averages 1.6 inches a year, most of it in December. That 29.2 inches is more than at 110 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (35%). De Leon, 24 miles southeast, has its own station (Proctor Rsvr, TX): 31.8 inches a year, 2.6 more than here, and a July average high of 97°F against 96°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 58 | 30 | 1.2 | 3 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 61 | 33 | 2.0 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 70 | 42 | 2.4 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 77 | 49 | 1.8 | 3 | 0.1 |
| May | 84 | 60 | 3.8 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 91 | 67 | 3.4 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 96 | 70 | 2.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 96 | 68 | 3.1 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 88 | 61 | 2.8 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 79 | 50 | 3.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 67 | 39 | 1.9 | 4 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 59 | 31 | 1.8 | 3 | 0.7 |
| Year | 77 | 50 | 29.2 | 44 | 1.6 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Eastland, TX (1,438 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 Eastland
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 53 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Eastland: 44 thunderstorm wind reports, 5 flash floods, 3 lightning strikes and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $2.2 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 76 mph, on April 3, 2025. May has had the most flash floods, 3 of 5. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 68 have had fewer than Eastland.
June 27, 2007: flood 4 miles from the centre of Eastland — $1.2 million damage.
NWS: “Flooding of residences around Lake Leon continued from residual floodwaters flowing into the lake. Over 200 homes sustained flood damage.”
April 23, 2019: thunderstorm wind in Eastland — $600,000 damage.
NWS: “Local news reported that a car dealership suffered approximately 600,000 dollars in damage from severe thunderstorm winds in the city of Eastland, TX.”
May 16, 2003: lightning strike 8 miles from the centre of Eastland — $100,000 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 Eastland's ZIP code 76448 have filed 154 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1986, and were paid $4.8 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Early summer severe storms in 2016: 64 claims (42% of all) and $2.3 million, then Thunderstorms in 2007 with 52 and Early summer storms in 2015 with 12. 87% 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, 266 have fewer than Eastland.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Early summer severe storms2016 | 64 | $2.3 million |
| Thunderstorms2007 | 52 | $1.9 million |
| Early summer storms2015 | 12 | $66,000 |
Eastland County, which includes Eastland, has been named in 27 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1990, 14 of them major disasters (by incident: 9 fires, 5 floods, 4 severe storms, 3 hurricanes). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on May 17, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Eastland County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes and hail; Relatively Low for inland flooding, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $9.5 million a year, the 148th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.0 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).
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