NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Hamlin, 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
1 tropical system has passed within 75 miles of Hamlin, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1886. Since 1950, 139 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 139
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Hamlin
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Hamlin; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1886, a tropical storm with 40 mph winds when its centre passed 69 miles away. Of the 753 Texas cities on this site, 87% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Hamlin. The highest rating among the 139 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 3 times; the most recent, on May 2, 2024, came within 24 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on May 25, 1962, killed 1 person. Of the 139, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 52 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 59. The most recent tornado was on May 25, 2025. Hamlin has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 74% of the 753 Texas cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 81 times since 1974, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Hamlin has more hail reports within 10 miles than 50% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Hamlin
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormAug 21 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Hamlin: 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 Hamlin
By decade
- 2020s10(1 EF3+)
- 2010s14
- 2000s28
- 1990s25(1 EF3+)
- 1980s27
- 1970s10
- 1960s18(1 EF3+)
- 1950s7
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 1962 | F3 | 9 mi | 4.1 mi | 1 / 1 |
| May 2, 2024 | EF3 | 24 mi | 3.29 mi | 0 / 4 |
| May 14, 1990 | F3 | 15 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Feb 2, 2024 | EF2 | 15 mi | 2.31 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 23, 2023 | EF2 | 23 mi | 4.61 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jun 13, 2009 | EF2 | 24 mi | 3.56 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 2, 1991 | F2 | in town | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 14, 1990 | F2 | 9 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 3 |
| May 14, 1990 | F2 | 8 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 14, 1990 | F2 | 8 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 5, 1990 | F2 | 25 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 13, 1989 | F2 | 24 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 139, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Hamlin
The Storm Prediction Center has 81 hail reports within 10 miles of Hamlin since 1974, made on 55 separate days. Of these, 61 were 1 inch across or larger, and 10 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on June 4, 2013. The most recent report is from May 23, 2024. May and June have the most reports, 27 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Hamlin
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Anson, TX, 16 miles southeast of Hamlin at 1,717 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 96°F and low of 71°F; January is the coolest, at 57°F and 29°F. June is the wettest at 3.6 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.0 inches; the year adds up to 25.6 inches over 41 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 111 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 56 nights a year. Snowfall averages 3.8 inches a year, most of it in November. That 25.6 inches is more than at 82 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (26%). Stamford, 19 miles east, has its own station (Stamford 1, TX): 25.9 inches a year, 0.3 more than here, and a July average high of 97°F against 96°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57 | 29 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.9 |
| Feb | 62 | 33 | 1.4 | 3 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 69 | 40 | 1.5 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 78 | 49 | 2.0 | 4 | 0.5 |
| May | 86 | 59 | 3.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 93 | 67 | 3.6 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 96 | 71 | 2.5 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 95 | 71 | 2.6 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 88 | 63 | 2.3 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 79 | 51 | 2.5 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 67 | 40 | 1.5 | 3 | 1.2 |
| Dec | 58 | 32 | 1.4 | 2 | 0.8 |
| Year | 77 | 50 | 25.6 | 41 | 3.8 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Anson, TX (1,717 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 Hamlin
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 34 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Hamlin: 24 thunderstorm wind reports, 5 flash floods and 5 floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $32.5 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 96 mph, on April 26, 2016. August has had the most flash floods, 2 of 5. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 68 have had fewer than Hamlin.
August 18, 2007: flash flood in Hamlin — $25.0 million damage.
NWS: “About 215 homes in Hamlin were flooded at low lying areas located near California Creek. Several residents had to be evacuated as the water level in their homes increase to 3 to 4 feet.”
October 17, 2018: flood 6 miles from the centre of Hamlin — $6.3 million damage.
NWS: “Prolonged heavy rainfall flooded roads across Jones County and this flooding damaged some roads in the county. This damage and flooding was exasperated by all of the rainfall since September.”
June 20, 1998: thunderstorm wind in Hamlin — $1.0 million damage.
NWS: “Winds estimated at 80 mph destroyed a barn and knocked down trees and power poles across 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
Flood insurance policyholders in Hamlin's ZIP code 79520 have filed 48 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1980, and were paid $3.0 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Tropical Storm Erin in 2007: 21 claims (44% of all) and $1.7 million. 44% 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, 158 have fewer than Hamlin.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical Storm Erin2007 | 21 | $1.7 million |
Jones County, which includes Hamlin, has been named in 24 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1990, 16 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 severe storms, 5 fires, 5 floods, 3 hurricanes). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on May 17, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Jones County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail and strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes, inland flooding and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes and lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $8.9 million a year, the 153rd highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.6 million (40%), 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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