NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Flower Mound, 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
3 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Flower Mound, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Carla in 1961. Since 1950, 184 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 184
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
11 deaths in all
What the records show for Flower Mound
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Flower Mound; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 54 mph winds when its centre passed 38 miles away. The record near Flower Mound begins with an unnamed storm in 1900; the most recent system was Carla in 1961, a tropical storm 16 miles away. Of the 753 Texas cities on this site, 73% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Flower Mound. The highest rating among the 184 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 7 times; the most recent, on October 20, 2019, came within 15 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on April 2, 1957, killed 10 people. Of the 184, 10 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 82 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 46. The most recent tornado was on August 28, 2025. Flower Mound has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 88% of the 753 Texas cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 394 times since 1958, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Flower Mound has more hail reports within 10 miles than 96% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Flower Mound
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CarlaSep 13 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 9 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Flower Mound: 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 Flower Mound
By decade
- 2020s18
- 2010s39(1 EF3+)
- 2000s25(1 EF3+)
- 1990s16
- 1980s13
- 1970s41(1 EF3+)
- 1960s21(3 EF3+)
- 1950s11(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 1957 | F3 | 14 mi | 17.2 mi | 10 / 200 |
| Oct 20, 2019 | EF3 | 15 mi | 15.76 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 28, 2000 | F3 | 20 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 26, 1976 | F3 | 16 mi | 4.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Oct 12, 1969 | F3 | 25 mi | 45.9 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jun 12, 1966 | F3 | 19 mi | 3.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 4, 1960 | F3 | 18 mi | 7.4 mi | 0 / 12 |
| Nov 24, 2020 | EF2 | 21 mi | 5.05 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Oct 20, 2019 | EF2 | 25 mi | 2.48 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 3, 2012 | EF2 | 23 mi | 6.4 mi | 0 / 7 |
| May 24, 2011 | EF2 | 10 mi | 1.52 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 8, 2010 | EF2 | 19 mi | 2.69 mi | 0 / 1 |
The strongest 12 of 184, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Flower Mound
The Storm Prediction Center has 394 hail reports within 10 miles of Flower Mound since 1958, made on 163 separate days. Of these, 267 were 1 inch across or larger, and 51 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on October 21, 1996. The most recent report is from November 24, 2025. April has the most reports, 111.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Flower Mound
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Grapevine Dam, TX, 6 miles south of Flower Mound at 585 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 96°F and low of 74°F; January is the coolest, at 56°F and 34°F. May is the wettest at 4.7 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 2.1 inches; the year adds up to 39.0 inches over 55 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 44 nights a year. That 39.0 inches is more than at 205 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (66%). Hickory Creek, 7 miles northeast, has its own station (Denton 2 SE, TX): 38.5 inches a year, 0.5 less than here, and the same August average high, 96°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56 | 34 | 2.6 | 4 |
| Feb | 60 | 38 | 2.7 | 5 |
| Mar | 68 | 45 | 3.6 | 5 |
| Apr | 75 | 54 | 3.5 | 5 |
| May | 83 | 63 | 4.7 | 6 |
| Jun | 91 | 71 | 3.8 | 5 |
| Jul | 95 | 74 | 2.3 | 3 |
| Aug | 96 | 74 | 2.1 | 3 |
| Sep | 89 | 67 | 3.5 | 4 |
| Oct | 78 | 55 | 4.5 | 5 |
| Nov | 66 | 45 | 2.8 | 4 |
| Dec | 58 | 36 | 2.9 | 4 |
| Year | 76 | 55 | 39.0 | 55 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Grapevine Dam, TX (585 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 Flower Mound
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 255 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Flower Mound: 180 thunderstorm wind reports, 39 flash floods, 26 lightning strikes and 10 floods. They killed 6 people and injured 18, and the NWS estimated $31.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on March 2, 2023. May has had the most flash floods, 12 of 39. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 621 have had fewer than Flower Mound.
July 1, 2012: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Flower Mound — 2 killed.
July 7, 2012: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Flower Mound — 2 killed.
June 1, 2022: flood 4 miles from the centre of Flower Mound — 1 killed, 2 injured.
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 Flower Mound's 2 ZIP codes have filed 49 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1981, and were paid $1.1 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 22% 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, 160 have fewer than Flower Mound.
Denton County, which includes Flower Mound, has been named in 24 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1974, 12 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 severe storms, 5 fires, 5 hurricanes, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on May 17, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Denton County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for tornadoes and hail; Relatively High for inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Relatively Moderate for lightning; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $354.7 million a year, the 7th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $145.3 million (41%), is from tornadoes.
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 Flower Mound
- Highland Village, TX3 mi
- Lewisville, TX4 mi
- Coppell, TX7 mi
- Grapevine, TX7 mi
- Southlake, TX7 mi
- Hickory Creek, TX7 mi
- Argyle, TX7 mi
- Roanoke, TX9 mi
- Carrollton, TX11 mi
- Colleyville, TX11 mi
- The Colony, TX11 mi
- Denton, TX11 mi
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