NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Hooks, 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
8 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Hooks, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 106 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 8 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 8
- Tornadoes
- 106
- EF3 or stronger
- 8
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
5 deaths in all
What the records show for Hooks
None of the 8 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Hooks; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1879, a tropical storm with 48 mph winds when its centre passed 52 miles away. The record near Hooks begins with an unnamed storm in 1865; the most recent system was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm 33 miles away. The 1940s and the 2000s were the busiest decades, with 2 systems each. Of the 8 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Of the 753 Texas cities on this site, 54% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Hooks. The strongest of the 106 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on March 12, 1971; its path came within 8 miles, and it killed 1 person. The deadliest, an EF2 on October 13, 2014, killed 1 person. Of the 106, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 44 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 29. The most recent tornado was on March 4, 2025. Hooks has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 50% of the 753 Texas cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 109 times since 1969, with stones up to 4.25 inches. Hooks has more hail reports within 10 miles than 67% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Hooks
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2005 | RitaSep 25 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 20 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 24 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1918 | Unnamed 1918 stormAug 7 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1891 | Unnamed 1891 stormJul 7 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormAug 23 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1865 | Unnamed 1865 stormSep 14 | 64 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 Hooks: 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 Hooks
By decade
- 2020s17(1 EF3+)
- 2010s11
- 2000s16
- 1990s14(1 EF3+)
- 1980s20(2 EF3+)
- 1970s17(2 EF3+)
- 1960s3
- 1950s8(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 1971 | F4 | 8 mi | 5.1 mi | 1 / 5 |
| May 4, 1999 | F3 | 16 mi | 71.5 mi | 1 / 22 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F3 | 10 mi | 52 mi | 1 / 4 |
| Nov 4, 2022 | EF3 | 9 mi | 15.65 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 15, 1987 | F3 | 20 mi | 12.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 1, 1977 | F3 | 1 mi | 5.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 30, 1954 | F3 | 4 mi | 111.6 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 30, 1954 | F3 | 21 mi | 86.3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Oct 13, 2014 | EF2 | 13 mi | 2.51 mi | 1 / 4 |
| Feb 12, 1950 | F2 | 9 mi | 8 mi | 1 / 8 |
| Jun 14, 2023 | EF2 | 17 mi | 8.92 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 4, 2022 | EF2 | 22 mi | 19.67 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 106, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Hooks
The Storm Prediction Center has 109 hail reports within 10 miles of Hooks since 1969, made on 78 separate days. Of these, 75 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.25 inches, fell on March 31, 2008. The most recent report is from May 8, 2024. May has the most reports, 29.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Hooks
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Texarkana, TX, 11 miles east of Hooks at 390 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 93°F and low of 73°F; January is the coolest, at 54°F and 33°F. May is the wettest at 5.3 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 2.8 inches; the year adds up to 52.6 inches over 69 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 82 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 46 nights a year. Snowfall averages 2.1 inches a year, most of it in January and February. That 52.6 inches is more than at 289 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (93%). New Boston, 9 miles west, has its own station (Dekalb, TX): 52.7 inches a year, 0.1 more than here, and the same July average high, 93°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 54 | 33 | 4.3 | 6 | 1.0 |
| Feb | 59 | 37 | 4.6 | 6 | 1.0 |
| Mar | 67 | 44 | 4.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 75 | 51 | 4.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| May | 82 | 62 | 5.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 89 | 70 | 4.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 93 | 73 | 3.4 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 94 | 72 | 2.8 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 87 | 65 | 3.9 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 77 | 53 | 4.8 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 65 | 42 | 4.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 56 | 36 | 5.2 | 7 | 0.1 |
| Year | 75 | 53 | 52.6 | 69 | 2.1 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Texarkana, TX (390 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 Hooks
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 119 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Hooks: 102 thunderstorm wind reports and 17 flash floods. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $968,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 96 mph, on May 9, 2016. May has had the most flash floods, 9 of 17. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 375 have had fewer than Hooks.
October 9, 2009: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Hooks — 1 injured, $50,000 damage.
May 9, 2016: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Hooks — $300,000 damage.
May 9, 2016: thunderstorm wind in Hooks — $125,000 damage.
NWS: “Widespread tree damage occurred along Garden Road in Hooks. Several trees were uprooted here, one tree fell on a home, and another fell on a vehicle.”
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 Hooks's ZIP code 75561 have filed 22 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $459,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 14% 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, 87 have fewer than Hooks.
Bowie County, which includes Hooks, has been named in 27 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1966, 15 of them major disasters (by incident: 8 hurricanes, 6 fires, 3 floods, 3 ice storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Beryl, on July 9, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Bowie County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes, hail and lightning; Relatively Moderate for strong wind and heat waves; Relatively Low for inland flooding; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $33.4 million a year, the 53rd highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $10.3 million (31%), 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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