NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Glen Rose, 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
4 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Glen Rose, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Carla in 1961. Since 1950, 118 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 5 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 118
- EF3 or stronger
- 5
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
6 deaths in all
What the records show for Glen Rose
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Glen Rose; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre passed 10 miles away. The record near Glen Rose begins with an unnamed storm in 1897; the most recent system was Carla in 1961, a tropical storm 15 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1900s, with 2 systems. None of the 4 systems has come since 2000. Of the 753 Texas cities on this site, 67% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Glen Rose. The strongest of the 118 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF4 on May 15, 2013; its path came within 13 miles, and it killed 6 people. Of the 118, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 41 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 52. The most recent tornado was on April 19, 2025. Glen Rose has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 60% of the 753 Texas cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 90 times since 1962, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Glen Rose has more hail reports within 10 miles than 55% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Glen Rose
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CarlaSep 12 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 27 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 9 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1897 | Unnamed 1897 stormSep 13 | 73 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 Glen Rose: 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 Glen Rose
By decade
- 2020s6
- 2010s22(2 EF3+)
- 2000s13
- 1990s22
- 1980s17
- 1970s23(3 EF3+)
- 1960s11
- 1950s4
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2013 | EF4 | 13 mi | 2.5 mi | 6 / 54 |
| May 15, 2013 | EF3 | 16 mi | 7.79 mi | 0 / 7 |
| May 26, 1976 | F3 | 22 mi | 3.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 24, 1973 | F3 | 23 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 23, 1973 | F3 | 25 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Apr 19, 2025 | EF2 | 13 mi | 13.61 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 3, 2021 | EF2 | 19 mi | 3.36 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 29, 2006 | F2 | 24 mi | 7.95 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 26, 1994 | F2 | 12 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 12, 1991 | F2 | 18 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 12, 1991 | F2 | 14 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 12, 1991 | F2 | 18 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 118, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Glen Rose
The Storm Prediction Center has 90 hail reports within 10 miles of Glen Rose since 1962, made on 68 separate days. Of these, 53 were 1 inch across or larger, and 8 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4 inches (softball size), fell on April 12, 1991. The most recent report is from May 1, 2024. April has the most reports, 44.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Glen Rose
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Rainbow, TX, 5 miles northeast of Glen Rose at 648 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 96°F and low of 73°F; January is the coolest, at 57°F and 31°F. May is the wettest at 4.2 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 1.8 inches; the year adds up to 34.1 inches over 49 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 109 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 63 nights a year. That 34.1 inches is more than at 146 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (47%). Bluff Dale, 17 miles west, has its own station (Stephenville, TX): 34.1 inches a year, the same as here, and a July average high of 97°F against 96°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57 | 31 | 2.1 | 4 |
| Feb | 61 | 36 | 2.3 | 4 |
| Mar | 69 | 43 | 3.0 | 5 |
| Apr | 77 | 52 | 3.0 | 4 |
| May | 84 | 62 | 4.2 | 6 |
| Jun | 92 | 69 | 3.8 | 5 |
| Jul | 96 | 73 | 1.8 | 3 |
| Aug | 96 | 72 | 2.7 | 3 |
| Sep | 89 | 64 | 3.0 | 4 |
| Oct | 79 | 52 | 3.8 | 4 |
| Nov | 67 | 42 | 2.2 | 4 |
| Dec | 59 | 33 | 2.2 | 4 |
| Year | 77 | 52 | 34.1 | 49 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Rainbow, TX (648 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 Glen Rose
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 48 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Glen Rose: 35 thunderstorm wind reports, 6 flash floods, 4 floods, 2 lightning strikes and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 2 people and injured 4, and the NWS estimated $1.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 85 mph, on June 4, 1998. July has had the most flash floods, 3 of 6. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 91 have had fewer than Glen Rose.
May 29, 2007: flood 1 mile from the centre of Glen Rose — 2 killed.
NWS: “A sixteen-year-old girl was pulled under by strong flood waters after her and her friends went swimming in the swollen Paluxy River. The girl's body was found early Friday morning.”
August 18, 2012: heavy rain event 2 miles from the centre of Glen Rose — 3 injured, $20,000 damage.
NWS: “Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms throughout the day produced rain-slicked roads across the area. A three-vehicle accident occurred in Glen Rose near the Sonic Drive-In.”
April 27, 2015: flood 9 miles from the centre of Glen Rose — 1 injured, $200,000 damage.
NWS: “Extensive flooding continued in Johnson County after over 3 hours of heavy rain fell across mainly the southern half of the county. The area around Rio Vista was one of the hardest areas impacted after a tornadic supercell stalled over that part of the county for over 3 hours.”
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 Glen Rose's ZIP code 76043 have filed 25 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1981, and were paid $460,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 48% 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, 102 have fewer than Glen Rose.
Somervell County, which includes Glen Rose, has been named in 21 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1989, 11 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 fires, 4 severe storms, 3 hurricanes, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, on February 19, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Somervell County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes, inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $7.7 million a year, the 164th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.7 million (49%), 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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Cities near Glen Rose
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- Tolar, TX15 mi
- Bluff Dale, TX17 mi
- Godley, TX21 mi
- Meridian, TX22 mi
- Rio Vista, TX22 mi
- Cleburne, TX23 mi
- Cresson, TX23 mi
- Hico, TX25 mi
- Lipan, TX25 mi
- Stephenville, TX26 mi
- Joshua, TX27 mi
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