NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Kingsville, 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
38 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Kingsville, Texas since 1851, 12 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Harold in 2023. Since 1950, 103 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 12
- Tropical storms
- 26
- Tornadoes
- 103
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
2 deaths in all
What the records show for Kingsville
The strongest storm to pass near Kingsville was an unnamed storm in 1886, a Category 4 hurricane with 137 mph winds when its centre passed 74 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1919, whose centre came within 9 miles. The record near Kingsville begins with an unnamed storm in 1851; the most recent system was Harold in 2023, a tropical storm 20 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1910s, with 5 systems, 2 of them at hurricane strength. Of the 38 systems, 7 have come since 2000. Kingsville has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 85% of the 753 Texas cities on this site. The highest rating among the 103 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 2 times; the most recent, on June 24, 1970, came within 7 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on October 24, 2002, killed 1 person. Of the 103, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 30 have come since 2000. September has had the most tornadoes, 22. The most recent tornado was on August 23, 2022. Of the 753 Texas cities, 51% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Kingsville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 50 times since 1968, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Of the 753 Texas cities, 69% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Kingsville.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Kingsville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | HaroldAug 22 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2020 | HannaJul 26 | 57 mi | Category 1 (85 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2017 | HarveyAug 26 | 67 mi | Category 3 (124 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2011 | DonJul 30 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2010 | HermineSep 7 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2008 | DollyJul 24 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 2 |
| 2003 | ClaudetteJul 15 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1999 | BretAug 23 | 27 mi | Category 1 (77 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1998 | FrancesSep 11 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1998 | CharleyAug 22 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1993 | ArleneJun 20 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1980 | AllenAug 10 | 53 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1978 | AmeliaJul 31 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1971 | FernSep 11 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1970 | CeliaAug 3 | 39 mi | Category 3 (119 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1968 | CandyJun 23 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1967 | BeulahSep 21 | 33 mi | Category 1 (82 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1960 | Unnamed 1960 stormJun 24 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1958 | EllaSep 6 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1945 | Unnamed 1945 stormAug 27 | 53 mi | Category 3 (115 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1936 | Unnamed 1936 stormSep 13 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1936 | Unnamed 1936 stormJun 27 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormJul 25 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1931 | Unnamed 1931 stormJun 28 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1919 | Unnamed 1919 stormSep 14 | 9 mi | Category 1 (90 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormAug 19 | 15 mi | Category 2 (99 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1913 | Unnamed 1913 stormJun 28 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormOct 16 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1910 | Unnamed 1910 stormSep 15 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 26 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormSep 23 | 23 mi | Category 1 (83 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormAug 20 | 74 mi | Category 4 (137 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1881 | Unnamed 1881 stormAug 13 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1875 | Unnamed 1875 stormSep 16 | 43 mi | Category 3 (115 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1874 | Unnamed 1874 stormSep 5 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1869 | Unnamed 1869 stormAug 17 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1857 | Unnamed 1857 stormSep 30 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1851 | Unnamed 1851 stormJun 26 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Kingsville: 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 Kingsville
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s19
- 2000s9
- 1990s14
- 1980s7
- 1970s16(1 EF3+)
- 1960s28(1 EF3+)
- 1950s8
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 1970 | F3 | 7 mi | 1.5 mi | 1 / 15 |
| Jun 5, 1965 | F3 | 20 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 24, 2002 | F2 | 22 mi | 2.5 mi | 1 / 20 |
| Aug 10, 1980 | F2 | 22 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Aug 10, 1980 | F2 | 7 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 9, 1980 | F2 | 7 mi | 5.9 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Apr 28, 1976 | F2 | 7 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 12, 1969 | F2 | 20 mi | 4.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 9, 1968 | F2 | 22 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 1, 1962 | F2 | 17 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 31, 2016 | EF1 | 2 mi | 2.25 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 31, 2016 | EF1 | in town | 0.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 103, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Kingsville
The Storm Prediction Center has 50 hail reports within 10 miles of Kingsville since 1968, made on 32 separate days. Of these, 28 were 1 inch across or larger, and 6 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4 inches (softball size), fell on March 30, 1997. The most recent report is from November 1, 2025. May has the most reports, 29.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Kingsville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Kingsville, TX, 3 miles northeast of Kingsville at 57 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 97°F and low of 76°F; January is the coolest, at 68°F and 47°F. September is the wettest at 6.0 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.3 inches; the year adds up to 31.0 inches over 42 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 62% of the year's precipitation (19.3 of 31.0 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 38 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (12); a normal September there has highs of 92°F and 6.0 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 145 days a year, almost all from March to November. Lows fall below freezing on about 5 nights a year. That 31.0 inches is more than at 120 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (38%). Bishop, 9 miles northeast, has its own station (Bishop, TX): 28.9 inches a year, 2.1 less than here, and the same August average high, 97°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 68 | 47 | 1.5 | 3 |
| Feb | 72 | 51 | 1.3 | 3 |
| Mar | 78 | 57 | 1.9 | 3 |
| Apr | 84 | 63 | 1.5 | 3 |
| May | 89 | 70 | 4.0 | 4 |
| Jun | 94 | 75 | 3.0 | 4 |
| Jul | 96 | 76 | 2.3 | 4 |
| Aug | 97 | 76 | 2.8 | 3 |
| Sep | 92 | 72 | 6.0 | 7 |
| Oct | 86 | 64 | 3.3 | 3 |
| Nov | 77 | 55 | 1.9 | 3 |
| Dec | 70 | 49 | 1.5 | 3 |
| Year | 84 | 63 | 31.0 | 42 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Kingsville, TX (57 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 Kingsville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 77 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Kingsville: 44 thunderstorm wind reports, 29 flash floods, 2 floods and 2 heavy rain events. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $3.5 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on June 6, 2019. May has had the most flash floods, 9 of 29. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 553 have had fewer than Kingsville.
May 31, 2016: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Kingsville — $1.5 million damage.
NWS: “Damaging straight line winds impacted an area from just west of Kingsville Naval Air Station and then extended northwest into the south central part of the city of Kingsville. |Hundreds of large tree limbs were snapped and several trees were uprooted.”
July 23, 2008: heavy rain event 7 miles from the centre of Kingsville — $500,000 damage.
NWS: “Between 3 and 7 inches of rain fell across the southern Coastal Bend of South Texas over a two period. This rainfall was associated with rain bands from Hurricane Dolly.”
May 15, 2010: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Kingsville — $500,000 damage.
NWS: “Several large mesquite trees and one full tree were snapped by winds.”
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 Kingsville's ZIP code 78363 have filed 259 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1980, and were paid $2.1 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Hurricane Allen in 1980: 92 claims (36% of all) and $374,000, then Early summer severe storms in 2016 with 21 and Flooding in 1999 with 17. 51% 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, 307 have fewer than Kingsville.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Allen1980 | 92 | $374,000 |
| Early summer severe storms2016 | 21 | $405,000 |
| Flooding1999 | 17 | $22,000 |
Kleberg County, which includes Kingsville, has been named in 24 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1967, 13 of them major disasters (by incident: 15 hurricanes, 2 biological emergencies, 2 fires, 2 ice storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Beryl, on July 9, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Kleberg County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for hurricanes; Relatively Moderate for hail and heat waves; Relatively Low for tornadoes, inland flooding, strong wind and lightning; Very Low for coastal flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $35.3 million a year, the 49th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $11.1 million (31%), is from hurricanes.
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).
Kingsville in the notable storm records: Hurricane Harvey (2017)
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Kingsville
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