NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Kermit, 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
1 tropical system has passed within 75 miles of Kermit, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1942. Since 1950, 26 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 26
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Kermit
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Kermit; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1942, a tropical storm with 40 mph winds when its centre passed 7 miles away. Of the 753 Texas cities on this site, 87% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Kermit. The strongest of the 26 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF3 on May 14, 2010; its path came within 21 miles. Of the 26, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 7 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 13. The most recent tornado was on September 17, 2016. Of the 753 Texas cities, 95% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Kermit. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 97 times since 1959, with stones up to 5 inches. Kermit has more hail reports within 10 miles than 60% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Kermit
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Unnamed 1942 stormAug 31 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Kermit: 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 Kermit
By decade
- 2010s3(1 EF3+)
- 2000s4
- 1990s2
- 1980s8
- 1960s6
- 1950s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2010 | EF3 | 21 mi | 4.28 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 25, 1987 | F2 | 21 mi | 11 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 30, 1955 | F2 | 1 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 17, 2016 | EF1 | 23 mi | 5.87 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 15, 1995 | F1 | 8 mi | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 11, 1989 | F1 | 19 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 10, 1969 | F1 | 17 mi | 19.4 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Mar 7, 1958 | F1 | 14 mi | 1.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 17, 1954 | F1 | 24 mi | 4.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 14, 2010 | EF0 | 18 mi | 2.98 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 3, 2007 | EF0 | 18 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 3, 2007 | EF0 | 8 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 26, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Kermit
The Storm Prediction Center has 97 hail reports within 10 miles of Kermit since 1959, made on 76 separate days. Of these, 72 were 1 inch across or larger, and 12 reached 2 inches. The largest, 5 inches, fell on May 31, 1960. The most recent report is from May 4, 2025. May has the most reports, 32.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Kermit
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Winkler Co Airport, TX, 8 miles southwest of Kermit at 2,807 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 97°F and low of 72°F; January is the coolest, at 60°F and 30°F. September is the wettest at 1.6 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 0.4 inches; the year adds up to 11.5 inches over 23 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 142 days a year, almost all from March to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 65 nights a year. That 11.5 inches is more than at 5 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (2%). Monahans, 22 miles southeast, has its own station (Monahans, TX): 13.9 inches a year, 2.4 more than here, and a July average high of 98°F against 97°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 60 | 30 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Feb | 65 | 34 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Mar | 74 | 42 | 0.7 | 1 |
| Apr | 83 | 50 | 0.5 | 1 |
| May | 90 | 60 | 1.4 | 3 |
| Jun | 98 | 69 | 1.3 | 2 |
| Jul | 97 | 72 | 1.5 | 3 |
| Aug | 96 | 71 | 1.4 | 3 |
| Sep | 89 | 64 | 1.6 | 3 |
| Oct | 81 | 51 | 1.2 | 2 |
| Nov | 69 | 38 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Dec | 60 | 31 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Year | 80 | 51 | 11.5 | 23 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Winkler Co Airport, TX (2,807 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 Kermit
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 58 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Kermit: 48 thunderstorm wind reports and 10 flash floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $316,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on June 2, 1996. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 201 have had fewer than Kermit.
June 26, 2007: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Kermit — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “The Automated Surface Observing Station at Wink (KINK) recorded a wind gust of 67 mph. A local media outlet reported downed powerlines and trees in Kermit.”
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
Winkler County, which includes Kermit, has been named in 12 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1998, 6 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 fires, 3 hurricanes, 2 biological emergencies, 2 ice storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, on February 19, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Winkler County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for hail and strong wind; Very Low for hurricanes, tornadoes, inland flooding, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $2.4 million a year, the 233rd highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $552,000 (23%), 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.
Cities near Kermit
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- Pecos, TX41 mi
- Odessa, TX42 mi
- Eunice, NM42 mi
- Gardendale, TX44 mi
- Andrews, TX46 mi
- Crane, TX54 mi
- Midland, TX59 mi
- Hobbs, NM61 mi
- Seminole, TX64 mi
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