NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Leonard, 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
4 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Leonard, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 141 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 12 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 4
- Tornadoes
- 141
- EF3 or stronger
- 12
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
8 deaths in all
What the records show for Leonard
None of the 4 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Leonard; the strongest was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm with 44 mph winds when its centre passed 75 miles away. The record near Leonard begins with an unnamed storm in 1902; the most recent system was Ike in 2008. Of the 4 systems, one has come since 2000. Of the 753 Texas cities on this site, 67% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Leonard. The highest rating among the 141 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 12 times; the most recent, on May 9, 2006, came within 10 miles. Of the 141, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 32 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 38. The most recent tornado was on June 8, 2025. Leonard has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 75% of the 753 Texas cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 108 times since 1958, with stones up to 4.25 inches. Leonard has more hail reports within 10 miles than 66% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Leonard
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 13 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1961 | CarlaSep 13 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1918 | Unnamed 1918 stormAug 7 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Leonard: 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 Leonard
By decade
- 2020s11
- 2010s12
- 2000s9(1 EF3+)
- 1990s22
- 1980s24(1 EF3+)
- 1970s25(2 EF3+)
- 1960s24(4 EF3+)
- 1950s14(4 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2006 | F3 | 10 mi | 9.3 mi | 3 / 10 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F3 | 17 mi | 32 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Apr 6, 1955 | F3 | 15 mi | 30.2 mi | 1 / 27 |
| Mar 12, 1971 | F3 | 20 mi | 5.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 12, 1971 | F3 | 20 mi | 5.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 12, 1969 | F3 | 16 mi | 45.9 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Dec 21, 1967 | F3 | 21 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 23, 1966 | F3 | 10 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Apr 22, 1964 | F3 | 23 mi | 5.9 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Oct 4, 1959 | F3 | 20 mi | 27.6 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Jun 6, 1958 | F3 | 23 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 2, 1957 | F3 | 19 mi | 10.7 mi | 0 / 4 |
The strongest 12 of 141, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Leonard
The Storm Prediction Center has 108 hail reports within 10 miles of Leonard since 1958, made on 70 separate days. Of these, 80 were 1 inch across or larger, and 8 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.25 inches, fell on June 13, 2012. The most recent report is from March 25, 2025. April has the most reports, 39.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Leonard
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Greenville Kgvl Radio, TX, 17 miles southeast of Leonard at 545 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 98°F and low of 73°F; January is the coolest, at 58°F and 33°F. May is the wettest at 5.8 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 2.4 inches; the year adds up to 47.2 inches over 60 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 97 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 50 nights a year. That 47.2 inches is more than at 251 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (80%). Trenton, 6 miles northwest, has its own station (Bonham 3NNE, TX): 45.6 inches a year, 1.6 less than here, and an August average high of 94°F against 98°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 58 | 33 | 3.2 | 5 |
| Feb | 62 | 37 | 3.5 | 6 |
| Mar | 69 | 44 | 4.4 | 6 |
| Apr | 77 | 52 | 4.1 | 5 |
| May | 85 | 62 | 5.8 | 6 |
| Jun | 93 | 70 | 4.2 | 5 |
| Jul | 97 | 74 | 3.2 | 4 |
| Aug | 98 | 73 | 2.4 | 3 |
| Sep | 91 | 66 | 3.8 | 5 |
| Oct | 81 | 54 | 5.0 | 5 |
| Nov | 68 | 43 | 3.6 | 5 |
| Dec | 60 | 36 | 4.0 | 5 |
| Year | 78 | 54 | 47.2 | 60 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Greenville Kgvl Radio, TX (545 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 Leonard
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 96 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Leonard: 72 thunderstorm wind reports, 15 flash floods, 7 floods and 2 lightning strikes. They killed 0 people and injured 3, and the NWS estimated $3.8 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on May 29, 2019. May has had the most flash floods, 4 of 15. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 332 have had fewer than Leonard.
June 13, 2012: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Leonard — 3 injured, $600,000 damage.
May 23, 2024: thunderstorm wind in Leonard — $1.8 million damage.
NWS: “Emergency management reported significant damage in Leonard with downed trees, trees on vehicles, and damages to the Leonard ISD campuses. 5 million.”
May 29, 2019: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Leonard — $300,000 damage.
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 Leonard's ZIP code 75452 have filed 14 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 2015, and were paid $137,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. Of the 433 Texas cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 40 have fewer than Leonard.
Fannin County, which includes Leonard, has been named in 20 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1966, 14 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 severe storms, 4 floods, 3 fires, 3 hurricanes). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on May 17, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Fannin County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail, strong wind and heat waves; Relatively Low for inland flooding and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $26.9 million a year, the 70th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $5.9 million (22%), 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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