NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Highland Village, 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
3 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Highland Village, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Carla in 1961. Since 1950, 169 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 169
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
11 deaths in all
What the records show for Highland Village
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Highland Village; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 54 mph winds when its centre passed 40 miles away. The record near Highland Village begins with an unnamed storm in 1900; the most recent system was Carla in 1961, a tropical storm 17 miles away. Of the 753 Texas cities on this site, 73% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Highland Village. The highest rating among the 169 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 7 times; the most recent, on October 20, 2019, came within 16 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on April 2, 1957, killed 10 people. Of the 169, 10 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 79 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 41. The most recent tornado was on August 28, 2025. Highland Village has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 86% of the 753 Texas cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 402 times since 1958, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Highland Village has more hail reports within 10 miles than 97% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Highland Village
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CarlaSep 13 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 9 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Highland Village: 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 Highland Village
By decade
- 2020s17
- 2010s35(1 EF3+)
- 2000s27(1 EF3+)
- 1990s11
- 1980s13
- 1970s37(2 EF3+)
- 1960s19(2 EF3+)
- 1950s10(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 1957 | F3 | 13 mi | 17.2 mi | 10 / 200 |
| Oct 20, 2019 | EF3 | 16 mi | 15.76 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 28, 2000 | F3 | 23 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 26, 1976 | F3 | 17 mi | 4.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Mar 12, 1971 | F3 | 25 mi | 5.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 12, 1966 | F3 | 16 mi | 3.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 4, 1960 | F3 | 21 mi | 7.4 mi | 0 / 12 |
| Nov 24, 2020 | EF2 | 25 mi | 5.05 mi | 0 / 5 |
| May 24, 2011 | EF2 | 9 mi | 1.52 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 8, 2010 | EF2 | 21 mi | 2.69 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 19, 1995 | F2 | 25 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 13, 1993 | F2 | 24 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 5 |
The strongest 12 of 169, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Highland Village
The Storm Prediction Center has 402 hail reports within 10 miles of Highland Village since 1958, made on 175 separate days. Of these, 280 were 1 inch across or larger, and 49 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on October 21, 1996. The most recent report is from November 24, 2025. April has the most reports, 111.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Highland Village
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Grapevine Dam, TX, 9 miles south of Highland Village at 585 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 96°F and low of 74°F; January is the coolest, at 56°F and 34°F. May is the wettest at 4.7 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 2.1 inches; the year adds up to 39.0 inches over 55 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 104 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 44 nights a year. That 39.0 inches is more than at 205 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (66%). Hickory Creek, 4 miles northeast, has its own station (Denton 2 SE, TX): 38.5 inches a year, 0.5 less than here, and the same August average high, 96°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56 | 34 | 2.6 | 4 |
| Feb | 60 | 38 | 2.7 | 5 |
| Mar | 68 | 45 | 3.6 | 5 |
| Apr | 75 | 54 | 3.5 | 5 |
| May | 83 | 63 | 4.7 | 6 |
| Jun | 91 | 71 | 3.8 | 5 |
| Jul | 95 | 74 | 2.3 | 3 |
| Aug | 96 | 74 | 2.1 | 3 |
| Sep | 89 | 67 | 3.5 | 4 |
| Oct | 78 | 55 | 4.5 | 5 |
| Nov | 66 | 45 | 2.8 | 4 |
| Dec | 58 | 36 | 2.9 | 4 |
| Year | 76 | 55 | 39.0 | 55 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Grapevine Dam, TX (585 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 Highland Village
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 216 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Highland Village: 136 thunderstorm wind reports, 40 flash floods, 27 lightning strikes and 13 floods. They killed 6 people and injured 3, and the NWS estimated $25.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 96 mph, on May 28, 2024. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 629 have had fewer than Highland Village.
July 1, 2012: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Highland Village — 2 killed.
NWS: “Two teenage brothers drowned at Lake Lewisville after 40 MPH outflow winds moved across the lake. The boys were swimming at the time and one brother was swept out due to the strong winds.”
July 7, 2012: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Highland Village — 2 killed.
June 1, 2022: flood 4 miles from the centre of Highland Village — 1 killed, 2 injured.
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 Highland Village's ZIP code 75077 have filed 70 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $788,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 1990, with 12. 21% 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, 201 have fewer than Highland Village.
Denton County, which includes Highland Village, has been named in 24 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1974, 12 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 severe storms, 5 fires, 5 hurricanes, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on May 17, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Denton County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for tornadoes and hail; Relatively High for inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Relatively Moderate for lightning; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $354.7 million a year, the 7th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $145.3 million (41%), is from tornadoes.
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.