NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Lamesa, 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
No tropical storm or hurricane has passed within 75 miles of Lamesa, Texas since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 79 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 79
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Lamesa
The highest rating among the 79 tornadoes within 25 miles is F2, reached 7 times; the most recent, on May 5, 2006, came within 18 miles. Of the 79, 9 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 22 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 40. The most recent tornado was on May 29, 2025. Of the 753 Texas cities on this site, 70% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Lamesa. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 83 times since 1963, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Lamesa has more hail reports within 10 miles than 52% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Lamesa
By decade
- 2020s4
- 2010s5
- 2000s13
- 1990s20
- 1980s19
- 1970s7
- 1960s9
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2006 | F2 | 18 mi | 6.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 7, 1991 | F2 | 18 mi | 3.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 19, 1980 | F2 | 11 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 8, 1971 | F2 | 13 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 31, 1970 | F2 | 5 mi | 18.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 8, 1965 | F2 | 13 mi | 19.4 mi | 0 / 8 |
| Jun 16, 1962 | F2 | 24 mi | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 29, 2025 | EF1 | 6 mi | 4.36 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 29, 2025 | EF1 | 5 mi | 6.82 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 5, 2019 | EF1 | 24 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 2, 2000 | F1 | 8 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 10, 1997 | F1 | 19 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 79, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Lamesa
The Storm Prediction Center has 83 hail reports within 10 miles of Lamesa since 1963, made on 61 separate days. Of these, 65 were 1 inch across or larger, and 16 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on June 4, 1995. The most recent report is from May 18, 2021. May has the most reports, 26.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Lamesa
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Lamesa 1 SSE, TX, in Lamesa at 2,965 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 94°F and low of 66°F; January is the coolest, at 55°F and 26°F. September is the wettest at 2.9 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.6 inches; the year adds up to 16.9 inches over 31 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 94 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 93 nights a year. Snowfall averages 2.6 inches a year, most of it in January. That 16.9 inches is more than at 15 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (5%). Tahoka, 34 miles north, has its own station (Tahoka, TX): 20.6 inches a year, 3.7 more than here, and a July average high of 93°F against 94°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 55 | 26 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.8 |
| Feb | 60 | 29 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.6 |
| Mar | 69 | 36 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 77 | 44 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.0 |
| May | 85 | 55 | 2.1 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 92 | 64 | 2.4 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 94 | 66 | 1.5 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 93 | 65 | 1.6 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 85 | 58 | 2.9 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 76 | 47 | 1.4 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 65 | 35 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 56 | 27 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.5 |
| Year | 76 | 46 | 16.9 | 31 | 2.6 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Lamesa 1 SSE, TX (2,965 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 Lamesa
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 81 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Lamesa: 58 thunderstorm wind reports and 23 flash floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $30.8 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 115 mph, on June 26, 2021. June has had the most flash floods, 9 of 23. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 481 have had fewer than Lamesa.
June 26, 2021: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of Lamesa — $10.0 million damage.
NWS: “A thunderstorm moved across Dawson County and produced wind damage in and near Lamesa. Significant wind damage was discovered on the north and northeast sides of Lamesa, Texas.”
June 26, 2021: flash flood 3 miles from the centre of Lamesa — $10.0 million damage.
NWS: “Heavy rain resulted in flash flooding in Lamesa. There was a video of at least a foot of flowing water over roads in Lamesa.”
June 26, 2021: flash flood 3 miles from the centre of Lamesa — $10.0 million damage.
NWS: “Heavy rain resulted in flash flooding in Lamesa. There was a video of street flooding in Lamesa submitted via social media.”
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 Lamesa's ZIP code 79331 have filed 10 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1980, and were paid $143,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. Of the 433 Texas cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 0 have fewer than Lamesa.
Dawson County, which includes Lamesa, has been named in 16 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1992, 9 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 fires, 4 hurricanes, 3 ice storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, on February 19, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Dawson County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail and strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes; Very Low for hurricanes, inland flooding, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $8.4 million a year, the 156th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $1.6 million (19%), 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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