NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Irving, 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
4 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Irving, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Carla in 1961. Since 1950, 225 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 14 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 225
- EF3 or stronger
- 14
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
27 deaths in all
What the records show for Irving
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Irving; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 55 mph winds when its centre passed 43 miles away. The record near Irving begins with an unnamed storm in 1871; the most recent system was Carla in 1961, a tropical storm 25 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1900s, with 2 systems. None of the 4 systems has come since 2000. Of the 753 Texas cities on this site, 67% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Irving. The highest rating among the 225 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on December 26, 2015, came within 22 miles. Of the 225, 10 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 91 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 55. The most recent tornado was on March 4, 2025. Irving has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 94% of the 753 Texas cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 324 times since 1955, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Irving has more hail reports within 10 miles than 94% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Irving
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CarlaSep 13 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 27 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 9 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormJun 5 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Irving: 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 Irving
By decade
- 2020s15
- 2010s42(3 EF3+)
- 2000s34(3 EF3+)
- 1990s33(1 EF3+)
- 1980s16(1 EF3+)
- 1970s52(1 EF3+)
- 1960s19(2 EF3+)
- 1950s14(3 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2015 | EF4 | 22 mi | 13.04 mi | 10 / 468 |
| Apr 25, 1994 | F4 | 21 mi | 6 mi | 3 / 48 |
| Apr 2, 1957 | F3 | 8 mi | 17.2 mi | 10 / 200 |
| Mar 28, 2000 | F3 | 23 mi | 4 mi | 2 / 80 |
| Oct 20, 2019 | EF3 | 3 mi | 15.76 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 26, 2015 | EF3 | 21 mi | 8.52 mi | 0 / 46 |
| Apr 16, 2002 | F3 | 23 mi | 2.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 28, 2000 | F3 | 7 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 13, 1984 | F3 | 19 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 28 |
| May 26, 1976 | F3 | 7 mi | 4.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Oct 12, 1969 | F3 | 13 mi | 45.9 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 4, 1960 | F3 | 21 mi | 7.4 mi | 0 / 12 |
The strongest 12 of 225, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Irving
The Storm Prediction Center has 324 hail reports within 10 miles of Irving since 1955, made on 165 separate days. Of these, 231 were 1 inch across or larger, and 43 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on October 21, 1996. The most recent report is from August 3, 2025. May has the most reports, 90.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Irving
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Dallas Fort Worth Airport, TX, 4 miles northwest of Irving at 560 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 96°F and low of 76°F; January is the coolest, at 57°F and 36°F. May is the wettest at 4.8 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 2.1 inches; the year adds up to 37.0 inches over 52 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 106 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 29 nights a year. Snowfall averages 1.6 inches a year, most of it in February. That 37.0 inches is more than at 178 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (57%). Coppell, 8 miles north, has its own station (Grapevine Dam, TX): 39.0 inches a year, 2.0 more than here, and the same August average high, 96°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57 | 36 | 2.5 | 4 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 61 | 40 | 2.8 | 4 | 1.0 |
| Mar | 69 | 48 | 3.3 | 5 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 76 | 55 | 3.2 | 5 | 0.0 |
| May | 84 | 65 | 4.8 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 92 | 72 | 3.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 96 | 76 | 2.1 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 96 | 76 | 2.2 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 89 | 69 | 2.7 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 78 | 57 | 4.4 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 67 | 46 | 2.5 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 58 | 38 | 2.8 | 4 | 0.2 |
| Year | 77 | 56 | 37.0 | 52 | 1.6 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Dallas Fort Worth Airport, TX (560 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 Irving
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 326 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Irving: 198 thunderstorm wind reports, 96 flash floods, 21 lightning strikes, 9 floods and 2 heavy rain events. They killed 14 people and injured 31, and the NWS estimated $112.2 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on May 8, 2014. May has had the most flash floods, 22 of 96. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 728 have had fewer than Irving.
April 25, 2026: lightning strike 10 miles from the centre of Irving — 2 killed, 1 injured, $750,000 damage.
October 8, 2018: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Irving — 1 killed, 5 injured, $10,000 damage.
May 29, 2015: flash flood 2 miles from the centre of Irving — 1 killed, $125,000 damage.
NWS: “Emergency management and media reports high water rose quickly near the intersection of Northwest Highway / Loop 12 / and US 114 in the eastern sections of the city of Irving. Several cars were stranded in this area, especially near the intersection of California Crossing and Northwest Highway.”
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 Irving's 5 ZIP codes have filed 196 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $2.2 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1989: 27 claims (14% of all) and $84,000. The year with the most claims was 1995, with 36. 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, 289 have fewer than Irving.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Flooding1989 | 27 | $84,000 |
Dallas County, which includes Irving, has been named in 28 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1966, 15 of them major disasters (by incident: 8 hurricanes, 6 severe storms, 4 fires, 4 floods). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on May 17, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Dallas County a Very High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $973.2 million a year, the 2nd highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $323.7 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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