NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Live Oak, 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
13 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Live Oak, Texas since 1851, 2 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Harvey in 2017. Since 1950, 93 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 2
- Tropical storms
- 11
- Tornadoes
- 93
- EF3 or stronger
- 4
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
4 deaths in all
What the records show for Live Oak
The strongest storm to pass near Live Oak was an unnamed storm in 1886, a Category 1 hurricane with 84 mph winds when its centre passed 8 miles away. The record near Live Oak begins with an unnamed storm in 1851; the most recent system was Harvey in 2017, a tropical storm 49 miles away. Of the 13 systems, 3 have come since 2000. Live Oak has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 62% of the 753 Texas cities on this site. The strongest of the 93 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on April 28, 1953; its path came within 20 miles, and it killed 2 people. Of the 93, 10 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 34 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 22. The most recent tornado was on October 26, 2023. Of the 753 Texas cities, 59% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Live Oak. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 186 times since 1957, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Live Oak has more hail reports within 10 miles than 84% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Live Oak
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | HarveyAug 27 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2010 | HermineSep 7 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2003 | ClaudetteJul 16 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1973 | DeliaSep 6 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1968 | CandyJun 24 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1961 | CarlaSep 12 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1942 | Unnamed 1942 stormAug 30 | 16 mi | Category 1 (77 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1936 | Unnamed 1936 stormJun 28 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormJun 29 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 27 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormSep 24 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormAug 20 | 8 mi | Category 1 (84 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1851 | Unnamed 1851 stormJun 26 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Live Oak: 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 Live Oak
By decade
- 2020s6
- 2010s12
- 2000s16
- 1990s5
- 1980s13
- 1970s15
- 1960s16(2 EF3+)
- 1950s10(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 1953 | F4 | 20 mi | 1 mi | 2 / 15 |
| Apr 28, 1953 | F3 | 6 mi | 4.9 mi | 1 / 5 |
| Sep 20, 1967 | F3 | 16 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 22, 1961 | F3 | 15 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 19, 2017 | EF2 | 4 mi | 4.64 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 30, 2015 | EF2 | 24 mi | 8.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 21, 2007 | EF2 | 25 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 17, 1988 | F2 | 14 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Aug 10, 1980 | F2 | 10 mi | 12.2 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Sep 13, 1970 | F2 | 23 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 18, 1970 | F2 | 20 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 16, 1969 | F2 | 9 mi | 4.3 mi | 0 / 3 |
The strongest 12 of 93, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Live Oak
The Storm Prediction Center has 186 hail reports within 10 miles of Live Oak since 1957, made on 88 separate days. Of these, 151 were 1 inch across or larger, and 23 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4 inches (softball size), fell on April 12, 2016. The most recent report is from May 2, 2025. April has the most reports, 68.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Live Oak
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is San Antonio International Airport, TX, 7 miles west of Live Oak at 789 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 96°F and low of 75°F; January is the coolest, at 63°F and 41°F. May is the wettest at 4.4 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.7 inches; the year adds up to 32.5 inches over 46 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 54% of the year's precipitation (17.7 of 32.5 inches); the other six months are drier. June has brought the most of the 13 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (5); a normal June there has highs of 92°F and 3.3 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 122 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 14 nights a year. That 32.5 inches is more than at 136 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (44%). Converse, 5 miles southeast, has its own station (San Antonio Incarnate Word, TX): 34.0 inches a year, 1.5 more than here, and an August average high of 95°F against 96°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 63 | 41 | 2.0 | 4 |
| Feb | 68 | 45 | 1.7 | 3 |
| Mar | 74 | 52 | 2.3 | 4 |
| Apr | 80 | 58 | 2.4 | 4 |
| May | 87 | 66 | 4.4 | 5 |
| Jun | 92 | 73 | 3.3 | 5 |
| Jul | 95 | 75 | 2.4 | 3 |
| Aug | 96 | 75 | 2.2 | 3 |
| Sep | 90 | 70 | 3.9 | 5 |
| Oct | 82 | 60 | 3.8 | 4 |
| Nov | 72 | 50 | 2.1 | 3 |
| Dec | 65 | 42 | 2.0 | 3 |
| Year | 80 | 59 | 32.5 | 46 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at San Antonio International Airport, TX (789 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 Live Oak
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 225 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Live Oak: 138 flash floods, 78 thunderstorm wind reports, 4 floods, 3 heavy rain events and 2 lightning strikes. They killed 19 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $25.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 92 mph, on July 15, 2007. June has had the most flash floods, 33 of 138. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 740 have had fewer than Live Oak.
June 12, 2025: flash flood 4 miles from the centre of Live Oak — 11 killed, $23.0 million damage.
NWS: “Training of thunderstorms with intense rainfall rates produced a swath of 3-8 inches of rain across San Antonio. Several vehicles were swept off the Loop 410 access road into Beitel Creek.”
May 25, 2013: flash flood 4 miles from the centre of Live Oak — 2 killed.
August 31, 2025: flash flood 7 miles from the centre of Live Oak — 2 killed.
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 Live Oak's ZIP code 78233 have filed 44 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $451,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 25% 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, 149 have fewer than Live Oak.
Bexar County, which includes Live Oak, has been named in 31 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1988, 12 of them major disasters (by incident: 12 hurricanes, 8 fires, 4 floods, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, on February 19, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Bexar County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for tornadoes, hail and inland flooding; Relatively High for strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Moderate for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $619.4 million a year, the 4th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $364.8 million (59%), 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Live Oak
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- Converse, TX5 mi
- Schertz, TX6 mi
- Garden Ridge, TX7 mi
- Cibolo, TX8 mi
- Fort Sam Houston, TX8 mi
- San Antonio, TX12 mi
- Saint Hedwig, TX13 mi
- Marion, TX13 mi
- Bulverde, TX15 mi
- Adkins, TX18 mi
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