NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Krum, 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
3 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Krum, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Carla in 1961. Since 1950, 127 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 5 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 127
- EF3 or stronger
- 5
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
9 deaths in all
What the records show for Krum
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Krum; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 53 mph winds when its centre passed 30 miles away. The record near Krum begins with an unnamed storm in 1900; the most recent system was Carla in 1961, a tropical storm 3 miles away. Of the 753 Texas cities on this site, 73% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Krum. The highest rating among the 127 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 5 times; the most recent, on May 25, 2024, came within 14 miles. Of the 127, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 55 have come since 2000. April and May have had the most tornadoes, 32 each. The most recent tornado was on August 28, 2025. Krum has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 66% of the 753 Texas cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 272 times since 1971, with stones up to 5.9 inches. Krum has more hail reports within 10 miles than 92% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Krum
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CarlaSep 13 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 9 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Krum: 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 Krum
By decade
- 2020s10(1 EF3+)
- 2010s24
- 2000s21
- 1990s18(1 EF3+)
- 1980s9
- 1970s18
- 1960s16(1 EF3+)
- 1950s11(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2024 | EF3 | 14 mi | 47.27 mi | 7 / 80 |
| May 7, 1995 | F3 | 24 mi | 26 mi | 2 / 11 |
| Jun 12, 1966 | F3 | 15 mi | 3.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 2, 1957 | F3 | 24 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 6, 1955 | F3 | 21 mi | 15.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 13, 2022 | EF2 | 17 mi | 9.71 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 24, 2011 | EF2 | 9 mi | 1.52 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 12, 2001 | F2 | 16 mi | 9 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Oct 12, 2001 | F2 | 22 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 25, 1997 | F2 | 24 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 26, 1994 | F2 | 18 mi | 16 mi | 0 / 8 |
| Apr 28, 1991 | F2 | 23 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 127, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Krum
The Storm Prediction Center has 272 hail reports within 10 miles of Krum since 1971, made on 127 separate days. Of these, 174 were 1 inch across or larger, and 33 reached 2 inches. The largest, 5.9 inches, fell on June 15, 2023. The most recent report is from November 24, 2025. April has the most reports, 99.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Krum
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Denton Municipal Airport, TX, 5 miles southeast of Krum at 642 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 96°F and low of 73°F; January is the coolest, at 56°F and 32°F. May is the wettest at 4.5 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 1.8 inches; the year adds up to 35.7 inches over 49 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 104 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 52 nights a year. That 35.7 inches is more than at 161 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (52%). Denton, 10 miles southeast, has its own station (Denton 2 SE, TX): 38.5 inches a year, 2.8 more than here, and the same July average high, 96°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56 | 32 | 1.9 | 3 |
| Feb | 60 | 36 | 2.5 | 4 |
| Mar | 68 | 45 | 3.1 | 4 |
| Apr | 75 | 51 | 3.4 | 5 |
| May | 83 | 61 | 4.5 | 7 |
| Jun | 91 | 69 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Jul | 96 | 73 | 1.8 | 3 |
| Aug | 96 | 73 | 2.4 | 3 |
| Sep | 88 | 64 | 2.7 | 4 |
| Oct | 78 | 53 | 4.2 | 5 |
| Nov | 66 | 42 | 2.7 | 3 |
| Dec | 57 | 34 | 2.8 | 4 |
| Year | 76 | 53 | 35.7 | 49 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Denton Municipal Airport, TX (642 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 Krum
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 224 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Krum: 170 thunderstorm wind reports, 40 flash floods, 7 floods, 6 lightning strikes and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 2 people and injured 11, and the NWS estimated $16.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on August 10, 2001. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 629 have had fewer than Krum.
May 14, 2016: flood 8 miles from the centre of Krum — 1 killed.
July 9, 2017: flood 5 miles from the centre of Krum — 1 killed.
March 4, 2004: thunderstorm wind in Krum — 10 injured, $500,000 damage.
NWS: “Several houses were damaged, many RV trailers destroyed, trees, and power lines were blown down.”
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 Krum's ZIP code 76249 have filed 10 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1989, and were paid $108,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 10% 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, 0 have fewer than Krum.
Denton County, which includes Krum, has been named in 24 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1974, 12 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 severe storms, 5 fires, 5 hurricanes, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on May 17, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Denton County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for tornadoes and hail; Relatively High for inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Relatively Moderate for lightning; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $354.7 million a year, the 7th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $145.3 million (41%), is from tornadoes.
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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