NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Kirbyville, 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
43 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Kirbyville, Texas since 1851, 9 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Delta in 2020. Since 1950, 85 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 9
- Tropical storms
- 34
- Tornadoes
- 85
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
4 deaths in all
What the records show for Kirbyville
The strongest storm to pass near Kirbyville was Laura in 2020, a Category 3 hurricane with 117 mph winds when its centre passed 38 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1918, whose centre came within 8 miles. The record near Kirbyville begins with an unnamed storm in 1863; the most recent system was Delta in 2020, a Category 1 hurricane 72 miles away. Of the 43 systems, 9 have come since 2000. Kirbyville has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 81% of the 753 Texas cities on this site. The highest rating among the 85 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 2 times; the most recent, on March 2, 1999, came within 16 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on November 23, 2004, killed 1 person. Of the 85, 13 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 46 have come since 2000. April and May have had the most tornadoes, 15 each. The most recent tornado was on July 8, 2024. Of the 753 Texas cities, 65% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Kirbyville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 37 times since 1980, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 753 Texas cities, 78% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Kirbyville.
Compare Kirbyville's storm record with another city →
Tropical storms and hurricanes near Kirbyville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | DeltaOct 10 | 72 mi | Category 1 (84 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2020 | LauraAug 27 | 38 mi | Category 3 (117 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2019 | BarryJul 14 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2017 | HarveyAug 30 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2017 | CindyJun 22 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2008 | GustavSep 2 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2008 | EdouardAug 5 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2007 | HumbertoSep 13 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2005 | RitaSep 24 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1989 | JerryOct 16 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1989 | ChantalAug 1 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1987 | Unnamed 1987 stormAug 10 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1986 | BonnieJun 26 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1982 | ChrisSep 11 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1979 | ClaudetteJul 25 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1974 | CarmenSep 9 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1973 | Unnamed 1973 stormSep 12 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1963 | CindySep 18 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1959 | DebraJul 26 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1957 | BerthaAug 10 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1957 | AudreyJun 27 | 26 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1955 | Unnamed 1955 stormAug 27 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1954 | BarbaraJul 29 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormOct 4 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 20 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 24 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1940 | Unnamed 1940 stormSep 24 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1940 | Unnamed 1940 stormAug 8 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1938 | Unnamed 1938 stormAug 15 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormAug 27 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1918 | Unnamed 1918 stormAug 6 | 8 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1908 | Unnamed 1908 stormAug 1 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormSep 28 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1897 | Unnamed 1897 stormSep 13 | 60 mi | Category 1 (83 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1891 | Unnamed 1891 stormJul 6 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormOct 13 | 17 mi | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJun 14 | 39 mi | Category 1 (84 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormSep 15 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormAug 23 | 17 mi | Category 1 (83 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1875 | Unnamed 1875 stormSep 18 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormJun 10 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1865 | Unnamed 1865 stormSep 14 | 26 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1863 | Unnamed 1863 stormSep 30 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Kirbyville: 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 Kirbyville
By decade
- 2020s6
- 2010s27
- 2000s13
- 1990s22(1 EF3+)
- 1980s8(1 EF3+)
- 1970s4
- 1960s4
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 1999 | F3 | 16 mi | 12 mi | 1 / 6 |
| May 13, 1982 | F3 | 4 mi | 8.5 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Nov 23, 2004 | F2 | 11 mi | 8 mi | 1 / 0 |
| Jan 2, 1999 | F2 | 14 mi | 4.5 mi | 1 / 10 |
| Jul 8, 2024 | EF2 | 14 mi | 8.63 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Dec 23, 2020 | EF2 | 14 mi | 1.23 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 22, 2020 | EF2 | 18 mi | 36.42 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 30, 2016 | EF2 | 6 mi | 9.86 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Nov 23, 2004 | F2 | in town | 15 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 23, 2004 | F2 | 9 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 29, 1999 | F2 | 7 mi | 17 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 23, 1997 | F2 | 22 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 4 |
The strongest 12 of 85, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Kirbyville
The Storm Prediction Center has 37 hail reports within 10 miles of Kirbyville since 1980, made on 29 separate days. Of these, 24 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on May 11, 1999. The most recent report is from May 12, 2024. April has the most reports, 14.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Kirbyville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Town Bluff Dam, TX, 17 miles northwest of Kirbyville at 214 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 71°F; January is the coolest, at 60°F and 38°F. December is the wettest at 5.8 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 4.2 inches; the year adds up to 59.3 inches over 72 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 50% of the year's precipitation (29.8 of 59.3 inches). September has brought the most of the 43 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (16); a normal September there has highs of 88°F and 5.3 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 86 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 28 nights a year. That 59.3 inches is more than at 301 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (96%). Buna, 17 miles south, has its own station (Lumberton, TX): 63.3 inches a year, 4.0 more than here, and an August average high of 93°F against 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 60 | 38 | 5.0 | 7 |
| Feb | 64 | 42 | 4.9 | 6 |
| Mar | 71 | 49 | 4.6 | 6 |
| Apr | 77 | 55 | 4.5 | 5 |
| May | 83 | 63 | 4.7 | 6 |
| Jun | 89 | 70 | 5.2 | 7 |
| Jul | 91 | 72 | 4.2 | 7 |
| Aug | 92 | 71 | 5.0 | 6 |
| Sep | 88 | 67 | 5.3 | 6 |
| Oct | 79 | 56 | 5.0 | 5 |
| Nov | 69 | 47 | 5.1 | 6 |
| Dec | 62 | 40 | 5.8 | 7 |
| Year | 77 | 56 | 59.3 | 72 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Town Bluff Dam, TX (214 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 Kirbyville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 69 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Kirbyville: 53 thunderstorm wind reports, 15 flash floods and 1 heavy rain event. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $1.2 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 62 mph, on March 30, 2022. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 332 have had fewer than Kirbyville.
April 10, 2024: flash flood in Kirbyville — $750,000 damage.
NWS: “Over one foot of rain occurred around the Kirbyville area in a short period of time. Several feet of flood water inundated numerous homes.”
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 Kirbyville's ZIP code 75956 have filed 98 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $4.0 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Hurricane Harvey in 2017: 31 claims (32% of all) and $1.7 million. 59% 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, 224 have fewer than Kirbyville.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Harvey2017 | 31 | $1.7 million |
Jasper County, which includes Kirbyville, has been named in 32 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 21 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 hurricanes, 6 fires, 6 floods, 5 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Beryl, on July 9, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Jasper County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hurricanes, tornadoes, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Low for hail, inland flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $15.5 million a year, the 106th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $5.4 million (35%), 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 Kirbyville
- Newton, TX16 mi
- Buna, TX17 mi
- Jasper, TX20 mi
- Merryville, LA23 mi
- Silsbee, TX24 mi
- Warren, TX28 mi
- Woodville, TX29 mi
- Colmesneil, TX30 mi
- Brookeland, TX30 mi
- Kountze, TX31 mi
- Lumberton, TX34 mi
- Dequincy, LA35 mi
All Texas cities →All hurricanes since 1851 →Compare Kirbyville with another place →