NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Manor, 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
14 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Manor, Texas since 1851, 1 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Harvey in 2017. Since 1950, 122 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 5 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 1
- Tropical storms
- 13
- Tornadoes
- 122
- EF3 or stronger
- 5
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
2 deaths in all
What the records show for Manor
The strongest storm to pass near Manor was an unnamed storm in 1900, a Category 1 hurricane with 78 mph winds when its centre passed 57 miles away. The record near Manor begins with an unnamed storm in 1854; the most recent system was Harvey in 2017, a tropical storm 73 miles away. Of the 14 systems, one has come since 2000. Manor has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 56% of the 753 Texas cities on this site. The highest rating among the 122 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 5 times; the most recent, on May 27, 1997, came within 20 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on April 7, 1980, killed 1 person. Of the 122, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 40 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 32. The most recent tornado was on April 28, 2024. Manor has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 63% of the 753 Texas cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 119 times since 1955, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Manor has more hail reports within 10 miles than 69% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Manor
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | HarveyAug 27 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1973 | DeliaSep 6 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1968 | CandyJun 24 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1961 | CarlaSep 12 | overhead | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1945 | Unnamed 1945 stormAug 28 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1943 | Unnamed 1943 stormJul 29 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormAug 14 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 18 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 27 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 9 | 57 mi | Category 1 (78 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1897 | Unnamed 1897 stormSep 13 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormJun 18 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1875 | Unnamed 1875 stormSep 17 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1854 | Unnamed 1854 stormSep 19 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 2 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Manor: 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 Manor
By decade
- 2020s4
- 2010s16
- 2000s20
- 1990s11(1 EF3+)
- 1980s17(1 EF3+)
- 1970s26
- 1960s14
- 1950s14(3 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 1980 | F3 | 7 mi | 31.7 mi | 1 / 5 |
| May 27, 1997 | F3 | 20 mi | 9.2 mi | 0 / 15 |
| May 10, 1959 | F3 | 6 mi | 11 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 24, 1957 | F3 | 12 mi | 14.7 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 30, 1954 | F3 | 8 mi | 139.9 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Jul 4, 1970 | F2 | 23 mi | 1.5 mi | 1 / 4 |
| Mar 21, 2022 | EF2 | 8 mi | 11.97 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 21, 2022 | EF2 | 11 mi | 34.62 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 20, 2017 | EF2 | 18 mi | 4.24 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 20, 2017 | EF2 | 18 mi | 9.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 16, 2000 | F2 | 24 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 5, 1994 | F2 | 24 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 122, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Manor
The Storm Prediction Center has 119 hail reports within 10 miles of Manor since 1955, made on 60 separate days. Of these, 97 were 1 inch across or larger, and 22 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 3 inches (tea cup size), was reported on 2 days, most recently September 24, 2023. The most recent report is from May 28, 2025. April has the most reports, 34.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Manor
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Elgin 1 N, TX, 11 miles east of Manor at 594 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 96°F and low of 73°F; January is the coolest, at 61°F and 39°F. May is the wettest at 4.9 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 2.0 inches; the year adds up to 36.3 inches over 51 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 48% of the year's precipitation (17.4 of 36.3 inches); the other six months are wetter. September has brought the most of the 14 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (6); a normal September there has highs of 90°F and 3.0 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 117 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 18 nights a year. That 36.3 inches is more than at 170 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (54%). Pflugerville, 8 miles northwest, has its own station (Austin Great Hills, TX): 37.1 inches a year, 0.8 more than here, and the same August average high, 96°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 61 | 39 | 3.0 | 4 |
| Feb | 64 | 43 | 2.1 | 4 |
| Mar | 71 | 49 | 3.2 | 5 |
| Apr | 79 | 57 | 2.7 | 4 |
| May | 85 | 65 | 4.9 | 5 |
| Jun | 92 | 71 | 3.0 | 5 |
| Jul | 95 | 73 | 2.0 | 3 |
| Aug | 96 | 73 | 2.3 | 3 |
| Sep | 90 | 68 | 3.0 | 5 |
| Oct | 81 | 58 | 4.0 | 5 |
| Nov | 70 | 49 | 3.1 | 4 |
| Dec | 62 | 41 | 3.0 | 4 |
| Year | 79 | 57 | 36.3 | 51 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Elgin 1 N, TX (594 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 Manor
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 80 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Manor: 43 thunderstorm wind reports, 32 flash floods, 3 lightning strikes and 2 floods. They killed 3 people and injured 12, and the NWS estimated $13.2 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on May 14, 2008. May has had the most flash floods, 8 of 32. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 580 have had fewer than Manor.
May 25, 2015: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Manor — 1 killed, $10.0 million damage.
November 22, 2013: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Manor — 1 killed.
June 9, 2019: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Manor — 1 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
Travis County, which includes Manor, has been named in 37 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1991, 19 of them major disasters (by incident: 11 fires, 8 hurricanes, 7 floods, 5 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding, on July 6, 2025. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Travis County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for tornadoes and hail; Relatively High for inland flooding, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $376.3 million a year, the 6th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $214.2 million (57%), 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.
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