NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Floydada, 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 Floydada, Texas since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 142 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 5 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 142
- EF3 or stronger
- 5
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
5 deaths in all
What the records show for Floydada
The strongest of the 142 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on June 2, 1965; its path came within 25 miles, and it killed 4 people. Of the 142, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 46 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 56. The most recent tornado was on April 24, 2025. Floydada has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 75% of the 753 Texas cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 125 times since 1960, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Floydada has more hail reports within 10 miles than 72% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Floydada
By decade
- 2020s7
- 2010s9
- 2000s30(2 EF3+)
- 1990s14
- 1980s39(1 EF3+)
- 1970s22
- 1960s14(1 EF3+)
- 1950s7(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 1965 | F4 | 25 mi | 39.3 mi | 4 / 76 |
| Jun 9, 2005 | F3 | 5 mi | 15 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 12, 2005 | F3 | 21 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 1, 1984 | F3 | 23 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 24, 1957 | F3 | 15 mi | 37.3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 12, 2005 | F2 | 15 mi | 4.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 12, 2005 | F2 | 19 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 5, 1995 | F2 | 9 mi | 13 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 7, 1981 | F2 | 17 mi | 2.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 7, 1981 | F2 | 17 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 7, 1981 | F2 | 13 mi | 6.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 8, 1978 | F2 | 24 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 142, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Floydada
The Storm Prediction Center has 125 hail reports within 10 miles of Floydada since 1960, made on 88 separate days. Of these, 96 were 1 inch across or larger, and 16 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on April 10, 1981. The most recent report is from June 17, 2025. June has the most reports, 42.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Floydada
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Floydada, TX, 4 miles northwest of Floydada at 3,220 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 68°F; January is the coolest, at 52°F and 25°F. June is the wettest at 3.4 inches of precipitation on average and January and February the driest at 0.7 inches; the year adds up to 20.3 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 97 nights a year. Snowfall averages 4.4 inches a year, most of it in February. That 20.3 inches is more than at 41 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (13%). Idalou, 28 miles southwest, has its own station (Lubbock, TX): 18.5 inches a year, 1.8 less than here, and a July average high of 93°F against 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 52 | 25 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Feb | 57 | 28 | 0.7 | 2 | 1.2 |
| Mar | 65 | 36 | 1.3 | 3 | 0.5 |
| Apr | 73 | 44 | 1.5 | 3 | 0.1 |
| May | 82 | 54 | 3.1 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 90 | 64 | 3.4 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 92 | 68 | 1.8 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 91 | 67 | 2.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 84 | 59 | 2.6 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 74 | 47 | 1.5 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 62 | 35 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 53 | 27 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Year | 73 | 46 | 20.3 | 36 | 4.4 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Floydada, TX (3,220 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 Floydada
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 69 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Floydada: 55 thunderstorm wind reports, 4 flash floods, 4 floods, 4 heavy rain events and 2 lightning strikes. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $904,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 84 mph, on May 17, 2010.
June 4, 2002: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Floydada — $150,000 damage.
NWS: “Spotters affiliated with the Floyd County Sheriff's office estimated 60 to 70 mph winds in town. The wind damaged the roofs of several homes and businesses, destroyed several center pivot irrigation systems, snapped at least 56 power poles and blew down trees.”
September 9, 2010: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Floydada — $115,000 damage.
NWS: “At 20:15 CST, local law enforcement officials estimated that thunderstorm wind gusts exceeded 65 mph in Floydada. S.”
May 28, 2007: flash flood 3 miles from the centre of Floydada — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “60 inches of rainfall in a thirty minute period just before 22:00 CST. By 22:05 CST, the heavy rainfall began to cause a rapid rise of water in the city.”
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
Floyd County, which includes Floydada, has been named in 16 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1992, 9 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 hurricanes, 3 fires, 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 Floyd County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for hail; Relatively Moderate for strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes; Very Low for hurricanes, inland flooding, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $7.8 million a year, the 161st highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.1 million (40%), 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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