NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Littlefield, 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 Littlefield, Texas since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 179 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 10 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 179
- EF3 or stronger
- 10
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
9 deaths in all
What the records show for Littlefield
The highest rating among the 179 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 4 times; the most recent, on April 17, 1970, came within 8 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on April 17, 1970, killed 5 people. Of the 179, 12 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 42 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 70. The most recent tornado was on June 5, 2025. Littlefield has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 87% of the 753 Texas cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 99 times since 1963, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Littlefield has more hail reports within 10 miles than 61% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Littlefield
By decade
- 2020s18
- 2010s7
- 2000s17
- 1990s20(1 EF3+)
- 1980s23
- 1970s33(2 EF3+)
- 1960s50(5 EF3+)
- 1950s11(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 1970 | F4 | 21 mi | 96.6 mi | 5 / 51 |
| Jun 2, 1965 | F4 | 10 mi | 39.3 mi | 4 / 76 |
| Apr 17, 1970 | F4 | 8 mi | 30 mi | 0 / 24 |
| Apr 21, 1957 | F4 | 2 mi | 29.2 mi | 0 / 7 |
| May 10, 1991 | F3 | 15 mi | 8.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 16, 1969 | F3 | 10 mi | 0.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 6, 1969 | F3 | 22 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 17, 1965 | F3 | 6 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 3, 1961 | F3 | 6 mi | 25.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 17, 1956 | F3 | 10 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 5, 2025 | EF2 | 23 mi | 3.25 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 5, 2025 | EF2 | 13 mi | 8.82 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 179, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Littlefield
The Storm Prediction Center has 99 hail reports within 10 miles of Littlefield since 1963, made on 69 separate days. Of these, 74 were 1 inch across or larger, and 11 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4 inches (softball size), fell on April 25, 2025, the most recent report. May has the most reports, 38.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Littlefield
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Littlefield, TX, 4 miles southeast of Littlefield at 3,466 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 93°F and low of 64°F; January is the coolest, at 54°F and 23°F. June is the wettest at 2.9 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 0.6 inches; the year adds up to 18.2 inches over 35 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 86 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 109 nights a year. Snowfall averages 6.8 inches a year, most of it in December. That 18.2 inches is more than at 19 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (6%). Levelland, 20 miles south, has its own station (Levelland, TX): 18.4 inches a year, 0.2 more than here, and a July average high of 92°F against 93°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 54 | 23 | 0.7 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Feb | 58 | 26 | 0.6 | 2 | 1.5 |
| Mar | 67 | 33 | 1.2 | 2 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 75 | 41 | 1.1 | 2 | 0.1 |
| May | 83 | 52 | 2.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 91 | 61 | 2.9 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 93 | 64 | 2.2 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 91 | 63 | 2.4 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 84 | 55 | 2.3 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 75 | 43 | 1.3 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 63 | 32 | 0.7 | 2 | 1.1 |
| Dec | 54 | 24 | 0.8 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Year | 74 | 43 | 18.2 | 35 | 6.8 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Littlefield, TX (3,466 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 Littlefield
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 51 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Littlefield: 43 thunderstorm wind reports, 4 flash floods and 4 floods. They killed 0 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $1.4 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 91 mph, on May 31, 2024.
July 13, 2001: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Littlefield — 1 injured, $15,000 damage.
NWS: “Strong thunderstorm wind destroyed a large storage building, blew down power lines, and snapped two power poles. A man taking shelter from hail in the storage building was injured.”
June 24, 2026: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Littlefield — 1 injured.
NWS: “A wet microburst occurred across the city of Littlefield. Local broadcast media and emergency management officials reported downed trees and power lines.”
June 30, 2017: flash flood 10 miles from the centre of Littlefield — $750,000 damage.
NWS: “The Sheriff's Office reported that Anton was inaccessible due to flood waters up to three feet deep in locations. Several homes sustained flood damage from water inundation.”
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
Lamb County, which includes Littlefield, has been named in 16 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1970, 10 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 fires, 4 hurricanes, 3 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, on February 19, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Lamb County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for hail and strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes, inland flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $15.0 million a year, the 110th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $6.2 million (41%), 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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