NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Goodrich, 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
39 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Goodrich, Texas since 1851, 4 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Beryl in 2024. Since 1950, 64 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 4
- Tropical storms
- 35
- Tornadoes
- 64
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
5 deaths in all
What the records show for Goodrich
The strongest storm to pass near Goodrich was an unnamed storm in 1886, a Category 2 hurricane with 98 mph winds when its centre passed 74 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was Ike in 2008, whose centre came within 16 miles. The record near Goodrich begins with an unnamed storm in 1854; the most recent system was Beryl in 2024, a tropical storm 39 miles away. The 1940s and the 1980s were the busiest decades, with 6 systems each. Of the 39 systems, 7 have come since 2000. Goodrich has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 73% of the 753 Texas cities on this site. The highest rating among the 64 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 3 times; the most recent, on April 22, 2020, came within 18 miles. Of the 64, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 31 have come since 2000. May and December have had the most tornadoes, 11 each. The most recent tornado was on December 26, 2024. Of the 753 Texas cities, 80% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Goodrich. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 55 times since 1960, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Of the 753 Texas cities, 65% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Goodrich.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Goodrich
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | BerylJul 8 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2021 | NicholasSep 14 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2017 | CindyJun 22 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2008 | IkeSep 13 | 16 mi | Category 1 (90 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2008 | EdouardAug 5 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2007 | HumbertoSep 13 | 74 mi | Category 1 (85 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2005 | RitaSep 24 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1989 | JerryOct 16 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1989 | ChantalAug 1 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1989 | AllisonJun 27 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1987 | Unnamed 1987 stormAug 10 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1986 | BonnieJun 26 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1983 | AliciaAug 18 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1979 | ClaudetteJul 25 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1973 | Unnamed 1973 stormSep 12 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1970 | FeliceSep 16 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1963 | CindySep 18 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1959 | DebraJul 25 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1957 | BerthaAug 10 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormOct 4 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormAug 25 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1943 | Unnamed 1943 stormJul 28 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1942 | Unnamed 1942 stormAug 21 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 24 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1940 | Unnamed 1940 stormAug 8 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1938 | Unnamed 1938 stormOct 17 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1921 | Unnamed 1921 stormJun 23 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1918 | Unnamed 1918 stormAug 7 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormSep 28 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1897 | Unnamed 1897 stormSep 13 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1891 | Unnamed 1891 stormJul 6 | 1 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormJul 6 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJun 14 | 74 mi | Category 2 (98 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormSep 15 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormAug 23 | 42 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1875 | Unnamed 1875 stormSep 18 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormJun 10 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormJun 4 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1854 | Unnamed 1854 stormSep 20 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Goodrich: 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 Goodrich
By decade
- 2020s4(1 EF3+)
- 2010s9
- 2000s18
- 1990s13(1 EF3+)
- 1980s12
- 1970s6
- 1960s1
- 1950s1(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2020 | EF3 | 18 mi | 28.51 mi | 3 / 33 |
| Nov 21, 1992 | F3 | 14 mi | 32 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Oct 22, 1957 | F3 | 24 mi | 4.3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Feb 10, 1981 | F2 | 23 mi | 19.9 mi | 1 / 8 |
| Apr 29, 2006 | F2 | 12 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Dec 16, 2001 | F2 | 19 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Nov 21, 1992 | F2 | 9 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 17, 1989 | F2 | 15 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 6, 1987 | F2 | 20 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 6, 1987 | F2 | 6 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 10, 1983 | F2 | 24 mi | 26 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Apr 18, 1979 | F2 | 24 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 64, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Goodrich
The Storm Prediction Center has 55 hail reports within 10 miles of Goodrich since 1960, made on 42 separate days. Of these, 28 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on April 27, 1960. The most recent report is from June 12, 2025. May has the most reports, 16.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Goodrich
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Livingston 2 NNE, TX, 10 miles north of Goodrich at 178 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 95°F and low of 75°F; January is the coolest, at 62°F and 40°F. June is the wettest at 5.1 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 3.2 inches; the year adds up to 51.0 inches over 62 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 49% of the year's precipitation (25.2 of 51.0 inches); the other six months are wetter. September has brought the most of the 39 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (13); a normal September there has highs of 90°F and 4.4 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 103 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 37 nights a year. That 51.0 inches is more than at 282 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (90%). Shepherd, 8 miles southwest, has its own station (Cleveland, TX): 55.8 inches a year, 4.8 more than here, and a July average high of 91°F against 95°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 62 | 40 | 4.5 | 5 |
| Feb | 66 | 43 | 3.8 | 5 |
| Mar | 73 | 51 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Apr | 79 | 57 | 4.3 | 4 |
| May | 85 | 66 | 4.5 | 5 |
| Jun | 92 | 72 | 5.1 | 6 |
| Jul | 95 | 75 | 3.2 | 5 |
| Aug | 96 | 74 | 3.4 | 5 |
| Sep | 90 | 68 | 4.4 | 5 |
| Oct | 81 | 58 | 4.6 | 5 |
| Nov | 71 | 49 | 4.5 | 5 |
| Dec | 63 | 42 | 5.0 | 6 |
| Year | 79 | 58 | 51.0 | 62 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Livingston 2 NNE, TX (178 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 Goodrich
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 62 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Goodrich: 46 thunderstorm wind reports, 15 flash floods and 1 heavy rain event. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $1.2 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 77 mph, on March 10, 2013. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 332 have had fewer than Goodrich.
May 27, 2016: flash flood in Goodrich — $500,000 damage.
NWS: “Five structures damaged in the Goodrich area. Roads damaged near Corrigan and over eastern part of county.”
May 13, 2004: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Goodrich — $135,000 damage.
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 Goodrich's ZIP code 77335 have filed 73 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1983, and were paid $3.1 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Hurricane Harvey in 2017: 17 claims (23% of all) and $1.1 million, then Texas Spring Flooding in 2024 with 17 and Flooding in 1994 with 13. The year with the most claims was 2024, with 18. 79% 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, 206 have fewer than Goodrich.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Harvey2017 | 17 | $1.1 million |
| Texas Spring Flooding2024 | 17 | $1.4 million |
| Flooding1994 | 13 | $225,000 |
Polk County, which includes Goodrich, has been named in 30 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 20 of them major disasters (by incident: 9 hurricanes, 7 floods, 4 fires, 4 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Beryl, on July 9, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Polk County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind and lightning; Relatively Moderate for hurricanes and tornadoes; Relatively Low for inland flooding and heat waves; Very Low for hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $24.5 million a year, the 77th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $7.2 million (30%), 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.