NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Henderson, 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
14 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Henderson, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Barry in 2019. Since 1950, 128 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 10 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 14
- Tornadoes
- 128
- EF3 or stronger
- 10
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
7 deaths in all
What the records show for Henderson
None of the 14 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Henderson; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1879, a tropical storm with 62 mph winds when its centre passed 55 miles away. The record near Henderson begins with an unnamed storm in 1871; the most recent system was Barry in 2019, a tropical storm 71 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1940s, with 4 systems. Of the 14 systems, 4 have come since 2000. Henderson has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 60% of the 753 Texas cities on this site. The highest rating among the 128 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 10 times; the most recent, on April 13, 2019, came within 18 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on November 15, 1987, killed 4 people. Of the 128, 9 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 63 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 32. The most recent tornado was on October 28, 2025. Henderson has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 67% of the 753 Texas cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 111 times since 1975, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Henderson has more hail reports within 10 miles than 68% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Henderson
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | BarryJul 14 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2017 | CindyJun 22 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2008 | IkeSep 13 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2005 | RitaSep 24 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormOct 5 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 20 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 24 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1940 | Unnamed 1940 stormAug 9 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1918 | Unnamed 1918 stormAug 7 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1891 | Unnamed 1891 stormJul 6 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormOct 13 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormAug 23 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormJun 10 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormJun 5 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Henderson: 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 Henderson
By decade
- 2020s14
- 2010s33(1 EF3+)
- 2000s16(1 EF3+)
- 1990s10
- 1980s13(2 EF3+)
- 1970s17(1 EF3+)
- 1960s17(1 EF3+)
- 1950s8(4 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 1987 | F3 | 22 mi | 33 mi | 4 / 81 |
| Apr 13, 2019 | EF3 | 18 mi | 41.13 mi | 2 / 20 |
| Nov 22, 1961 | F3 | 18 mi | 21.9 mi | 1 / 10 |
| Apr 6, 2003 | F3 | in town | 38.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 7, 1989 | F3 | 24 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 3, 1970 | F3 | 15 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 3, 1958 | F3 | 19 mi | 59.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 26, 1957 | F3 | 15 mi | 14.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 26, 1957 | F3 | 17 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 18, 1954 | F3 | 20 mi | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 5, 2022 | EF2 | 4 mi | 8.62 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Mar 21, 2022 | EF2 | 13 mi | 11.92 mi | 0 / 1 |
The strongest 12 of 128, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Henderson
The Storm Prediction Center has 111 hail reports within 10 miles of Henderson since 1975, made on 78 separate days. Of these, 79 were 1 inch across or larger, and 9 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 3 inches (tea cup size), was reported on 2 days, most recently April 9, 2021. The most recent report is from March 15, 2025. April has the most reports, 48.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Henderson
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Henderson, TX, 2 miles north of Henderson at 420 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 95°F and low of 71°F; January is the coolest, at 59°F and 36°F. June is the wettest at 4.8 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 3.4 inches; the year adds up to 50.4 inches over 67 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 47% of the year's precipitation (23.9 of 50.4 inches); the other six months are wetter. September has brought the most of the 14 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (4); a normal September there has highs of 89°F and 3.8 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 89 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 41 nights a year. Snowfall averages 0.6 inches a year, most of it in February. That 50.4 inches is more than at 274 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (88%). Kilgore, 17 miles north, has its own station (Longview E Tx Regional Airport, TX): 45.4 inches a year, 5.0 less than here, and the same August average high, 95°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 59 | 36 | 4.1 | 6 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 63 | 39 | 4.1 | 6 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 70 | 45 | 4.6 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 77 | 53 | 4.4 | 5 | 0.0 |
| May | 84 | 62 | 4.7 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 90 | 69 | 4.8 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 94 | 72 | 3.4 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 95 | 71 | 3.6 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 89 | 65 | 3.8 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 80 | 54 | 4.2 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 68 | 44 | 4.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 61 | 38 | 4.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Year | 77 | 54 | 50.4 | 67 | 0.6 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Henderson, TX (420 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 Henderson
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 184 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Henderson: 148 thunderstorm wind reports, 23 flash floods, 9 lightning strikes and 4 floods. They killed 1 person and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $751,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 115 mph, on November 7, 1996. March has had the most flash floods, 9 of 23. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 481 have had fewer than Henderson.
June 28, 2011: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Henderson — 1 killed, $10,000 damage.
NWS: “An 83 year old man was traveling northbound on FM. 225, a half mile north of CR.”
August 5, 2020: lightning strike 2 miles from the centre of Henderson — 1 injured.
NWS: “A 54 year old male groundskeeper was struck by lightning near a shed at the Henderson Country Club in Henderson. The lightning entered his head and came out through his left hand and leg.”
May 21, 2022: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Henderson — 1 injured.
NWS: “Vehicle collided with a downed tree at the intersection of Highway 42 and County Road 468 with one minor injury reported.”
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 Henderson's 2 ZIP codes have filed 49 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $359,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 18% 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, 160 have fewer than Henderson.
Rusk County, which includes Henderson, has been named in 27 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 18 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 fires, 6 hurricanes, 4 floods, 3 ice storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Beryl, on July 9, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Rusk County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for hurricanes, hail and inland flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $14.9 million a year, the 111th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.9 million (33%), 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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