NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Levelland, 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 Levelland, Texas since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 152 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 6 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 152
- EF3 or stronger
- 6
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Levelland
The highest rating among the 152 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on April 17, 1970, came within 6 miles. Of the 152, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 50 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 62. The most recent tornado was on June 6, 2025. Levelland has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 80% of the 753 Texas cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 122 times since 1963, with stones up to 5 inches. Levelland has more hail reports within 10 miles than 71% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Levelland
By decade
- 2020s21
- 2010s8
- 2000s21
- 1990s12(1 EF3+)
- 1980s26
- 1970s16(1 EF3+)
- 1960s36(2 EF3+)
- 1950s12(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 1970 | F4 | 6 mi | 30 mi | 0 / 24 |
| Apr 21, 1957 | F4 | 6 mi | 29.2 mi | 0 / 7 |
| May 10, 1991 | F3 | 18 mi | 8.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 16, 1969 | F3 | 22 mi | 0.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 17, 1965 | F3 | 22 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 17, 1956 | F3 | 20 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 5, 2025 | EF2 | 18 mi | 3.25 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 5, 2025 | EF2 | 7 mi | 8.82 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 5, 2025 | EF2 | 21 mi | 9.92 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 23, 2022 | EF2 | 5 mi | 7.55 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 19, 2013 | EF2 | 9 mi | 5.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 29, 1987 | F2 | 23 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 3 |
The strongest 12 of 152, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Levelland
The Storm Prediction Center has 122 hail reports within 10 miles of Levelland since 1963, made on 92 separate days. Of these, 97 were 1 inch across or larger, and 16 reached 2 inches. The largest, 5 inches, fell on May 28, 2024. The most recent report is from August 11, 2025. May has the most reports, 39.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Levelland
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Levelland, TX, 5 miles southeast of Levelland at 3,514 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 66°F; January is the coolest, at 54°F and 25°F. June is the wettest at 2.7 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 0.6 inches; the year adds up to 18.4 inches over 35 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 87 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 98 nights a year. Snowfall averages 6.2 inches a year, most of it in December. That 18.4 inches is more than at 22 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (7%). Littlefield, 20 miles north, has its own station (Littlefield, TX): 18.2 inches a year, 0.2 less than here, and a July average high of 93°F against 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 54 | 25 | 0.7 | 2 | 1.3 |
| Feb | 59 | 28 | 0.6 | 2 | 1.5 |
| Mar | 67 | 35 | 1.1 | 2 | 0.5 |
| Apr | 75 | 43 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| May | 84 | 53 | 2.4 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 91 | 63 | 2.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 92 | 66 | 2.1 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 91 | 64 | 2.3 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 84 | 57 | 2.3 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 75 | 45 | 1.5 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 63 | 34 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.9 |
| Dec | 54 | 27 | 0.8 | 2 | 1.9 |
| Year | 74 | 45 | 18.4 | 35 | 6.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Levelland, TX (3,514 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 Levelland
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 86 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Levelland: 68 thunderstorm wind reports, 7 floods, 6 heavy rain events and 5 flash floods. They killed 0 people and injured 14, and the NWS estimated $37.6 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 120 mph, on May 29, 2024. June has had the most flash floods, 4 of 5. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 68 have had fewer than Levelland.
May 29, 2024: thunderstorm wind in Levelland — 13 injured, $35.0 million damage.
NWS: “An NWS storm survey team observed damage to utility poles, trees, and center pivots in and around Levelland. Damage escalated in both coverage and intensity east of US Highway 385 with a concentrated area of damage noted in and around Kauffman Park.”
July 4, 2017: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of Levelland — 1 injured, $1.0 million damage.
NWS: “A significant downburst with winds estimated as high as 110 mph struck the northern half of the city of Levelland causing widespread damage to buildings, trees, utility poles, and even rolling two cars from the road. 5 miles east of downtown Levelland.”
April 29, 2012: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Levelland — $500,000 damage.
NWS: “Fences were blown down at FM 1585 and FM 3261. The blown down fences allowed between 50 and 60 head of cattle to become loose and block a roadway.”
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 Levelland's ZIP code 79336 have filed 11 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1986, and were paid $92,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 9% 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, 13 have fewer than Levelland.
Hockley County, which includes Levelland, has been named in 16 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1970, 10 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 fires, 3 hurricanes, 3 severe storms, 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 Hockley County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for hail; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes and strong wind; Relatively Low for lightning; Very Low for hurricanes, inland flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $13.8 million a year, the 122nd highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.9 million (36%), is from hail.
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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