NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Marble Falls, 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
7 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Marble Falls, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Delia in 1973. Since 1950, 59 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 7
- Tornadoes
- 59
- EF3 or stronger
- 4
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
2 deaths in all
What the records show for Marble Falls
None of the 7 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Marble Falls; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1886, a tropical storm with 67 mph winds when its centre passed 55 miles away. The record near Marble Falls begins with an unnamed storm in 1886; the most recent system was Delia in 1973, a tropical storm 19 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1960s, with 2 systems. None of the 7 systems has come since 2000. Of the 753 Texas cities on this site, 57% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Marble Falls. The strongest of the 59 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on May 27, 1997; its path came within 22 miles, and it killed 1 person. Of the 59, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 21 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 17. The most recent tornado was on April 12, 2020. Of the 753 Texas cities, 84% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Marble Falls. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 95 times since 1967, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Marble Falls has more hail reports within 10 miles than 59% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Marble Falls
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | DeliaSep 6 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1968 | CandyJun 24 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1961 | CarlaSep 12 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormAug 14 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 27 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1897 | Unnamed 1897 stormSep 13 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormAug 21 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Marble Falls: 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 Marble Falls
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s6
- 2000s13
- 1990s10(2 EF3+)
- 1980s4
- 1970s11(1 EF3+)
- 1960s11(1 EF3+)
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 1997 | F4 | 22 mi | 5.6 mi | 1 / 5 |
| May 13, 1994 | F3 | 2 mi | 3.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Mar 10, 1973 | F3 | 12 mi | 7.8 mi | 0 / 40 |
| May 6, 1969 | F3 | 1 mi | 38.9 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jul 4, 1970 | F2 | 25 mi | 1.5 mi | 1 / 4 |
| Jun 12, 2014 | EF2 | 23 mi | 1.68 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 14, 1977 | F2 | 24 mi | 41 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 7, 1975 | F2 | 11 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 12, 2020 | EF1 | 6 mi | 6.96 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 12, 2020 | EF1 | 24 mi | 11.56 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 23, 2015 | EF1 | 23 mi | 3.08 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 23, 2015 | EF1 | 20 mi | 1.29 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 59, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Marble Falls
The Storm Prediction Center has 95 hail reports within 10 miles of Marble Falls since 1967, made on 55 separate days. Of these, 79 were 1 inch across or larger, and 13 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.75 inches (baseball size), was reported on 3 days, most recently April 9, 2024. The most recent report is from May 28, 2025. April has the most reports, 36.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Marble Falls
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Burnet Municipal Airport, TX, 13 miles north of Marble Falls at 1,288 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 38°F. May is the wettest at 3.7 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.6 inches; the year adds up to 28.6 inches over 42 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 103 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 26 nights a year. That 28.6 inches is more than at 101 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (32%). Kingsland, 11 miles northwest, has its own station (Llano, TX): 27.6 inches a year, 1.0 less than here, and an August average high of 97°F against 96°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 61 | 38 | 1.7 | 3 |
| Feb | 64 | 42 | 1.6 | 3 |
| Mar | 72 | 49 | 2.7 | 4 |
| Apr | 79 | 56 | 2.1 | 3 |
| May | 85 | 64 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Jun | 92 | 71 | 2.9 | 4 |
| Jul | 95 | 73 | 1.8 | 3 |
| Aug | 96 | 73 | 1.8 | 3 |
| Sep | 89 | 68 | 2.9 | 4 |
| Oct | 80 | 58 | 3.2 | 4 |
| Nov | 69 | 47 | 2.3 | 3 |
| Dec | 61 | 40 | 1.9 | 3 |
| Year | 78 | 57 | 28.6 | 42 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Burnet Municipal Airport, TX (1,288 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 Marble Falls
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 84 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Marble Falls: 42 thunderstorm wind reports, 39 flash floods and 3 floods. They killed 4 people and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $168.7 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on November 21, 2004. June has had the most flash floods, 9 of 39. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 621 have had fewer than Marble Falls.
June 26, 2007: flash flood 2 miles from the centre of Marble Falls — 2 killed, $137.0 million damage.
NWS: “Two lines of thunderstorms, one moving south from the Dallas area and one moving southeast from the Abilene area, intersected and stalled near Marble Falls, producing a sustained heavy rainfall over Burnet County from just before midnight into the early and mid morning hours.”
July 5, 2025: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Marble Falls — 1 killed.
July 5, 2025: flash flood 2 miles from the centre of Marble Falls — 1 killed.
NWS: “Heavy rain from slow-moving thunderstorms fell into the Hamilton Creek watershed contributing to a rapid rise of the creek that moved downstream near Marble Falls into the Colorado River. While only 1 to 2 inches of rain fell over Marble Falls, a swath of over 10 inches of rain occurred within the watershed upstream.”
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 Marble Falls's ZIP code 78654 have filed 372 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $14.8 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Fall 2018 Texas Flooding in 2018: 161 claims (43% of all) and $10.6 million, then Thunderstorms in 2007 with 65 and Flooding in 1997 with 44. 78% 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, 326 have fewer than Marble Falls.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2018 Texas Flooding2018 | 161 | $10.6 million |
| Thunderstorms2007 | 65 | $2.4 million |
| Flooding1997 | 44 | $1.4 million |
Burnet County, which includes Marble Falls, has been named in 24 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 15 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 fires, 5 floods, 4 severe storms, 3 hurricanes). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding, on July 6, 2025. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Burnet County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail, 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 $25.8 million a year, the 73rd highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $15.4 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).
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Cities near Marble Falls
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