NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Farwell, 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
No tropical storm or hurricane has passed within 75 miles of Farwell, Texas since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 110 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 5 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 110
- EF3 or stronger
- 5
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
3 deaths in all
What the records show for Farwell
The strongest of the 110 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on April 17, 1970; its path came within 16 miles, and it killed 1 person. The deadliest, an EF2 on March 23, 2007, killed 2 people. Of the 110, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 24 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 40. The most recent tornado was on May 23, 2023. Farwell has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 53% of the 753 Texas cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 92 times since 1959, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Farwell has more hail reports within 10 miles than 57% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Farwell
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s7
- 2000s15
- 1990s32(1 EF3+)
- 1980s17
- 1970s15(1 EF3+)
- 1960s17(2 EF3+)
- 1950s5(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 1970 | F4 | 16 mi | 130 mi | 1 / 13 |
| Jun 2, 1995 | F3 | 16 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 12 |
| May 21, 1963 | F3 | 6 mi | 5.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 11, 1960 | F3 | 20 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 24, 1957 | F3 | 15 mi | 1.9 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Mar 23, 2007 | EF2 | 16 mi | 12.45 mi | 2 / 33 |
| May 26, 2019 | EF2 | 24 mi | 8.03 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 27, 1992 | F2 | 25 mi | 0.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 27, 1992 | F2 | 6 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 10, 1991 | F2 | 13 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 3, 1989 | F2 | 16 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 18, 1971 | F2 | 16 mi | 4.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 110, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Farwell
The Storm Prediction Center has 92 hail reports within 10 miles of Farwell since 1959, made on 71 separate days. Of these, 66 were 1 inch across or larger, and 12 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4 inches (softball size), fell on May 25, 1961. The most recent report is from June 29, 2025. May and June have the most reports, 35 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Farwell
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Muleshoe #1, TX, 15 miles southeast of Farwell at 3,830 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 63°F; January is the coolest, at 53°F and 20°F. June and August are the wettest at 2.8 inches of precipitation on average and January and February the driest at 0.5 inches; the year adds up to 18.3 inches over 36 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 78 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 134 nights a year. Snowfall averages 7.5 inches a year, most of it in December. That 18.3 inches is more than at 21 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (7%). Clovis, NM, 19 miles west, has its own station (Clovis, NM): 20.0 inches a year, 1.7 more than here, and the same July average high, 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 53 | 20 | 0.5 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Feb | 58 | 23 | 0.5 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Mar | 66 | 30 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.7 |
| Apr | 74 | 38 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.0 |
| May | 82 | 48 | 1.8 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 90 | 59 | 2.8 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 92 | 63 | 2.5 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 90 | 61 | 2.8 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 83 | 54 | 2.4 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 74 | 41 | 1.8 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 62 | 28 | 0.6 | 2 | 1.3 |
| Dec | 54 | 21 | 0.7 | 2 | 2.1 |
| Year | 73 | 40 | 18.3 | 36 | 7.5 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Muleshoe #1, TX (3,830 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 Farwell
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 33 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Farwell: 20 thunderstorm wind reports, 8 flash floods, 4 floods and 1 heavy rain event. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $318,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on May 30, 2001. August has had the most flash floods, 3 of 8. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 138 have had fewer than Farwell.
June 1, 2016: flood 10 miles from the centre of Farwell — $200,000 damage.
October 1, 2019: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Farwell — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “50 of rainfall in 24 hours. Significant flooding impacted low lying areas around Clovis.”
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
Parmer County, which includes Farwell, has been named in 15 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1970, 9 of them major disasters (by incident: 3 fires, 3 hurricanes, 3 ice storms, 3 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, on February 19, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Parmer County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail; Relatively Low for tornadoes and strong wind; Very Low for hurricanes, inland flooding, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $47.9 million a year, the 34th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $1.4 million (3%), is from hail.
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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Cities near Farwell
- Muleshoe, TX14 mi
- Clovis, NM19 mi
- Friona, TX19 mi
- Portales, NM30 mi
- Dimmitt, TX32 mi
- Hereford, TX42 mi
- Olton, TX46 mi
- Littlefield, TX47 mi
- Levelland, TX61 mi
- Hale Center, TX62 mi
- Tulia, TX67 mi
- Plainview, TX68 mi
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