NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Lockney, 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 Lockney, Texas since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 151 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 5 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 151
- EF3 or stronger
- 5
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
36 deaths in all
What the records show for Lockney
The highest rating among the 151 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on April 17, 1970, came within 11 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on May 15, 1957, killed 21 people. Of the 151, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 43 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 49. The most recent tornado was on April 24, 2025. Lockney has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 79% of the 753 Texas cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 88 times since 1963, with stones up to 5.2 inches. Lockney has more hail reports within 10 miles than 54% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Lockney
By decade
- 2020s6
- 2010s8
- 2000s29(1 EF3+)
- 1990s23
- 1980s31
- 1970s22(2 EF3+)
- 1960s22(1 EF3+)
- 1950s10(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 1957 | F4 | 20 mi | 17 mi | 21 / 80 |
| Apr 17, 1970 | F4 | 11 mi | 96.6 mi | 5 / 51 |
| Jun 2, 1965 | F4 | 11 mi | 39.3 mi | 4 / 76 |
| Apr 15, 1973 | F3 | 14 mi | 7.6 mi | 2 / 26 |
| Jun 9, 2005 | F3 | 22 mi | 15 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 25, 2019 | EF2 | 18 mi | 1.69 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 12, 2005 | F2 | 4 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 5, 1995 | F2 | 17 mi | 13 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 6, 1989 | F2 | 15 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 17, 1977 | F2 | 18 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 22, 1971 | F2 | 23 mi | 2.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 10, 1971 | F2 | 24 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 151, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Lockney
The Storm Prediction Center has 88 hail reports within 10 miles of Lockney since 1963, made on 71 separate days. Of these, 71 were 1 inch across or larger, and 17 reached 2 inches. The largest, 5.2 inches, fell on April 24, 2025, the most recent report. May has the most reports, 32.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Lockney
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Floydada, TX, 15 miles south of Lockney at 3,220 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 68°F; January is the coolest, at 52°F and 25°F. June is the wettest at 3.4 inches of precipitation on average and January and February the driest at 0.7 inches; the year adds up to 20.3 inches over 36 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 78 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 97 nights a year. Snowfall averages 4.4 inches a year, most of it in February. That 20.3 inches is more than at 41 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (13%). Plainview, 19 miles west, has its own station (Plainview Wtr Productn, TX): 18.5 inches a year, 1.8 less than here, and a July average high of 91°F against 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 52 | 25 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Feb | 57 | 28 | 0.7 | 2 | 1.2 |
| Mar | 65 | 36 | 1.3 | 3 | 0.5 |
| Apr | 73 | 44 | 1.5 | 3 | 0.1 |
| May | 82 | 54 | 3.1 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 90 | 64 | 3.4 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 92 | 68 | 1.8 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 91 | 67 | 2.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 84 | 59 | 2.6 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 74 | 47 | 1.5 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 62 | 35 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 53 | 27 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Year | 73 | 46 | 20.3 | 36 | 4.4 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Floydada, TX (3,220 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 Lockney
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 25 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Lockney: 22 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 flash floods and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $174,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on May 9, 1999.
June 21, 2004: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Lockney — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Strong thunderstorm wind snapped 9 power poles and destroyed several center pivot irrigation systems.”
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
Floyd County, which includes Lockney, has been named in 16 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1992, 9 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 hurricanes, 3 fires, 3 ice storms, 3 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, on February 19, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Floyd County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for hail; Relatively Moderate for 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 $7.8 million a year, the 161st highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.1 million (40%), 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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