NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Fredericksburg, 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
7 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Fredericksburg, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Hermine in 2010. Since 1950, 39 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 7
- Tornadoes
- 39
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Fredericksburg
None of the 7 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Fredericksburg; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1886, a tropical storm with 67 mph winds when its centre passed 15 miles away. The record near Fredericksburg begins with an unnamed storm in 1851; the most recent system was Hermine in 2010, a tropical storm 63 miles away. Of the 7 systems, one has come since 2000. Of the 753 Texas cities on this site, 57% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Fredericksburg. The highest rating among the 39 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 3 times; the most recent, on October 12, 2001, came within 13 miles. Of the 39, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 12 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 17. The most recent tornado was on April 12, 2020. Of the 753 Texas cities, 92% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Fredericksburg. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 106 times since 1957, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Fredericksburg has more hail reports within 10 miles than 65% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Fredericksburg
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | HermineSep 7 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1973 | DeliaSep 6 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1968 | CandyJun 24 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1942 | Unnamed 1942 stormAug 30 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormJun 29 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormAug 21 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1851 | Unnamed 1851 stormJun 27 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Fredericksburg: 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 Fredericksburg
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2010s2
- 2000s9(1 EF3+)
- 1990s5(1 EF3+)
- 1980s5
- 1970s9
- 1960s6(1 EF3+)
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2001 | F3 | 13 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 5 |
| May 11, 1999 | F3 | 18 mi | 3.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 6, 1969 | F3 | 22 mi | 38.9 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 17, 1989 | F2 | 5 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 10, 1980 | F2 | 21 mi | 47.7 mi | 0 / 20 |
| Mar 30, 1976 | F2 | 23 mi | 15.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 15, 1970 | F2 | 17 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 16, 1965 | F2 | 17 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 28, 1962 | F2 | 2 mi | 5.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 3, 1959 | F2 | 17 mi | 9.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 12, 2020 | EF1 | 4 mi | 11.56 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 25, 2015 | EF1 | 5 mi | 2.39 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 39, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Fredericksburg
The Storm Prediction Center has 106 hail reports within 10 miles of Fredericksburg since 1957, made on 55 separate days. Of these, 89 were 1 inch across or larger, and 15 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 3 inches (tea cup size), was reported on 2 days, most recently May 26, 2025. The most recent report is from May 26, 2025. May has the most reports, 44.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Fredericksburg
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Fredericksburg, TX, 3 miles southwest of Fredericksburg at 1,685 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 94°F and low of 70°F; January is the coolest, at 60°F and 34°F. May is the wettest at 4.3 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.6 inches; the year adds up to 30.7 inches over 45 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 104 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 42 nights a year. That 30.7 inches is more than at 118 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (38%). Comfort, 21 miles south, has its own station (Kerrville 3 NNE, TX): 30.6 inches a year, 0.1 less than here, and an August average high of 93°F against 94°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 60 | 34 | 1.6 | 3 |
| Feb | 64 | 39 | 1.8 | 3 |
| Mar | 71 | 46 | 2.5 | 4 |
| Apr | 78 | 53 | 2.6 | 4 |
| May | 84 | 63 | 4.3 | 5 |
| Jun | 90 | 69 | 3.0 | 4 |
| Jul | 93 | 71 | 1.9 | 3 |
| Aug | 94 | 70 | 2.4 | 3 |
| Sep | 88 | 64 | 3.3 | 4 |
| Oct | 79 | 54 | 3.1 | 4 |
| Nov | 68 | 44 | 2.2 | 4 |
| Dec | 61 | 36 | 2.0 | 3 |
| Year | 78 | 53 | 30.7 | 45 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Fredericksburg, TX (1,685 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 Fredericksburg
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 37 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Fredericksburg: 19 flash floods and 18 thunderstorm wind reports. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $247,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on May 9, 2013. May has had the most flash floods, 7 of 19. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 414 have had fewer than Fredericksburg.
March 21, 2020: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Fredericksburg — 1 killed, $10,000 damage.
NWS: “m. CDT Saturday, March 21, the Gillespie County Sheriff's Office and Fredericksburg Fire EMS responded to a report of a vehicle that had been swept away by fast-moving water at the Pedernales River crossing on Alfred Petsch Road.”
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 Fredericksburg's ZIP code 78624 have filed 17 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1980, and were paid $737,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 65% 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, 58 have fewer than Fredericksburg.
Gillespie County, which includes Fredericksburg, has been named in 20 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1991, 11 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 floods, 4 fires, 3 hurricanes, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on September 1, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Gillespie County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail and lightning; Relatively Low for inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $17.0 million a year, the 101st highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $10.5 million (62%), 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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