NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Huntsville, 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
32 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Huntsville, Texas since 1851, 2 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Beryl in 2024. Since 1950, 52 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 2
- Tropical storms
- 30
- Tornadoes
- 52
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
6 deaths in all
What the records show for Huntsville
The strongest storm to pass near Huntsville was an unnamed storm in 1900, a Category 1 hurricane with 92 mph winds when its centre passed 57 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was Ike in 2008, whose centre came within 16 miles. The record near Huntsville begins with an unnamed storm in 1854; the most recent system was Beryl in 2024, a tropical storm 4 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1940s, with 7 systems. Of the 32 systems, 3 have come since 2000. Huntsville has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 62% of the 753 Texas cities on this site. The strongest of the 52 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF3 on April 22, 2020; its path came within 20 miles, and it killed 3 people. Of the 52, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 22 have come since 2000. January and December have had the most tornadoes, 9 each. The most recent tornado was on October 25, 2025. Of the 753 Texas cities, 87% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Huntsville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 59 times since 1973, with stones up to 3.5 inches. Of the 753 Texas cities, 62% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Huntsville.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Huntsville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | BerylJul 8 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2008 | IkeSep 13 | 16 mi | Category 1 (85 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2008 | EdouardAug 5 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1989 | JerryOct 16 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1989 | ChantalAug 1 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1989 | AllisonJun 27 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1987 | Unnamed 1987 stormAug 10 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1986 | BonnieJun 26 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1983 | AliciaAug 18 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1973 | Unnamed 1973 stormSep 12 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1970 | FeliceSep 16 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1963 | CindySep 18 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1959 | DebraJul 26 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1957 | BerthaAug 10 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormOct 4 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormAug 25 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1945 | Unnamed 1945 stormAug 28 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1943 | Unnamed 1943 stormJul 28 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1942 | Unnamed 1942 stormAug 21 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 24 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1940 | Unnamed 1940 stormAug 8 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1921 | Unnamed 1921 stormJun 23 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 18 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 9 | 57 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1897 | Unnamed 1897 stormSep 13 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1891 | Unnamed 1891 stormJul 6 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormJul 6 | overhead | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormSep 15 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1875 | Unnamed 1875 stormSep 17 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormJun 10 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormJun 4 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1854 | Unnamed 1854 stormSep 20 | 42 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 Huntsville: 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 Huntsville
By decade
- 2020s5(1 EF3+)
- 2010s5
- 2000s12
- 1990s15
- 1980s5
- 1970s3
- 1960s4
- 1950s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2020 | EF3 | 20 mi | 28.51 mi | 3 / 33 |
| Feb 10, 1981 | F2 | 4 mi | 19.9 mi | 1 / 8 |
| Apr 13, 2019 | EF2 | 23 mi | 6.03 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 12, 2015 | EF2 | 18 mi | 2.24 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 29, 2006 | F2 | 23 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Dec 16, 2001 | F2 | 17 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jan 1, 1999 | F2 | 8 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 9, 1981 | F2 | 25 mi | 5.1 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Mar 30, 1976 | F2 | 23 mi | 22.1 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 4, 1973 | F2 | 8 mi | 26.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 1, 1967 | F2 | 23 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Mar 31, 1957 | F2 | 3 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 2 |
The strongest 12 of 52, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Huntsville
The Storm Prediction Center has 59 hail reports within 10 miles of Huntsville since 1973, made on 42 separate days. Of these, 40 were 1 inch across or larger, and 5 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3.5 inches, fell on April 18, 2020. The most recent report is from January 7, 2023. April has the most reports, 20.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Huntsville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Huntsville, TX, 3 miles southwest of Huntsville at 494 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 93°F and low of 72°F; January is the coolest, at 58°F and 39°F. June is the wettest at 5.5 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 3.1 inches; the year adds up to 51.5 inches over 67 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 51% of the year's precipitation (26.5 of 51.5 inches); the other six months are drier. Highs reach 90°F on about 96 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 17 nights a year. That 51.5 inches is more than at 285 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (91%). Trinity, 17 miles northeast, has its own station (Huntsville Municipal Airport, TX): 43.7 inches a year, 7.8 less than here, and an August average high of 95°F against 93°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 58 | 39 | 4.6 | 6 |
| Feb | 62 | 43 | 3.4 | 6 |
| Mar | 69 | 49 | 3.9 | 6 |
| Apr | 77 | 56 | 3.9 | 5 |
| May | 83 | 64 | 4.5 | 6 |
| Jun | 89 | 70 | 5.5 | 7 |
| Jul | 92 | 73 | 3.1 | 5 |
| Aug | 93 | 72 | 4.1 | 5 |
| Sep | 87 | 67 | 4.5 | 5 |
| Oct | 79 | 58 | 4.6 | 5 |
| Nov | 68 | 48 | 4.7 | 5 |
| Dec | 60 | 41 | 4.7 | 6 |
| Year | 76 | 57 | 51.5 | 67 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Huntsville, TX (494 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 Huntsville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 86 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Huntsville: 70 thunderstorm wind reports, 13 flash floods, 2 heavy rain events and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $1.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 84 mph, on April 26, 2011. April has had the most flash floods, 5 of 13. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 275 have had fewer than Huntsville.
April 16, 2015: flash flood 3 miles from the centre of Huntsville — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Heavy rain at Sam Houston State University collapsed a recreational building wall and allowed water to flow into the lower levels of the structure. Numerous parking lots were flooded.”
April 29, 2024: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Huntsville — $100,000 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 Huntsville's 2 ZIP codes have filed 302 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1980, and were paid $13.3 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Texas Spring Flooding in 2024: 102 claims (34% of all) and $8.9 million, then Hurricane Harvey in 2017 with 32 and Early summer storms in 2015 with 14. 62% 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, 312 have fewer than Huntsville.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Texas Spring Flooding2024 | 102 | $8.9 million |
| Hurricane Harvey2017 | 32 | $1.2 million |
| Early summer storms2015 | 14 | $309,000 |
| Flooding1994 | 14 | $159,000 |
Walker County, which includes Huntsville, has been named in 39 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1989, 25 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 hurricanes, 8 severe storms, 7 fires, 7 floods). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Beryl, on July 9, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Walker County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes and lightning; Relatively Moderate for hurricanes; Relatively Low for hail, inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $25.0 million a year, the 75th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $8.6 million (34%), 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.
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