NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Marshall, 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 Marshall, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Barry in 2019. Since 1950, 165 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 10 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 13
- Tornadoes
- 165
- EF3 or stronger
- 10
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Marshall
None of the 13 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Marshall; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1886, a tropical storm with 58 mph winds when its centre passed 52 miles away. The record near Marshall begins with an unnamed storm in 1865; the most recent system was Barry in 2019, a tropical storm 46 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1940s, with 4 systems. Of the 13 systems, 4 have come since 2000. Marshall has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 59% of the 753 Texas cities on this site. The highest rating among the 165 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 10 times; the most recent, on January 20, 2010, came within 11 miles. Of the 165, 14 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 78 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 45. The most recent tornado was on March 4, 2025. Marshall has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 85% of the 753 Texas cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 143 times since 1958, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Marshall has more hail reports within 10 miles than 77% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Marshall
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | BarryJul 14 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2017 | CindyJun 22 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2008 | IkeSep 13 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2005 | RitaSep 24 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormOct 5 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 20 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 24 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1940 | Unnamed 1940 stormAug 9 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1918 | Unnamed 1918 stormAug 7 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1891 | Unnamed 1891 stormJul 6 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormOct 13 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormAug 23 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1865 | Unnamed 1865 stormSep 14 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 2 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Marshall: 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 Marshall
By decade
- 2020s18
- 2010s40(1 EF3+)
- 2000s20(1 EF3+)
- 1990s23
- 1980s14
- 1970s15(2 EF3+)
- 1960s21(2 EF3+)
- 1950s14(4 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 2010 | EF3 | 11 mi | 15.56 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 23, 2000 | F3 | 19 mi | 32.5 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Apr 1, 1979 | F3 | 25 mi | 5.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 22, 1972 | F3 | 5 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Sep 22, 1965 | F3 | 24 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 24, 1964 | F3 | 20 mi | 20.6 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Nov 4, 1959 | F3 | 7 mi | 15.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 3, 1958 | F3 | in town | 59.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 26, 1957 | F3 | 22 mi | 14.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 18, 1954 | F3 | 18 mi | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 13, 2022 | EF2 | 15 mi | 9.15 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 21, 2022 | EF2 | 25 mi | 11.92 mi | 0 / 1 |
The strongest 12 of 165, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Marshall
The Storm Prediction Center has 143 hail reports within 10 miles of Marshall since 1958, made on 112 separate days. Of these, 104 were 1 inch across or larger, and 12 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.75 inches (baseball size), was reported on 6 days, most recently March 11, 2018. The most recent report is from May 5, 2024. April has the most reports, 44.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Marshall
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Marshall, TX, 3 miles south of Marshall at 302 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 94°F and low of 71°F; January is the coolest, at 57°F and 33°F. March is the wettest at 5.1 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 3.1 inches; the year adds up to 51.6 inches over 67 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 47% of the year's precipitation (24.0 of 51.6 inches); the other six months are wetter. September has brought the most of the 13 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (5); a normal September there has highs of 88°F and 3.5 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 83 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 39 nights a year. Snowfall averages 0.8 inches a year, most of it in February. That 51.6 inches is more than at 286 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (92%). Hallsville, 13 miles west, has its own station (Hallsville 4 S, TX): 50.7 inches a year, 0.9 less than here, and a July average high of 93°F against 94°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57 | 33 | 4.2 | 6 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 62 | 37 | 4.0 | 6 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 69 | 44 | 5.1 | 7 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 76 | 51 | 4.8 | 6 | 0.0 |
| May | 83 | 60 | 4.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 90 | 68 | 4.7 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 94 | 71 | 3.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 94 | 70 | 3.1 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 88 | 64 | 3.5 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 78 | 52 | 4.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 67 | 42 | 4.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 59 | 35 | 4.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Year | 76 | 52 | 51.6 | 67 | 0.8 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Marshall, TX (302 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 Marshall
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 168 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Marshall: 127 thunderstorm wind reports, 39 flash floods and 2 heavy rain events. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $1.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 115 mph, on April 26, 1999. March has had the most flash floods, 8 of 39. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 621 have had fewer than Marshall.
October 11, 2001: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Marshall — 1 injured.
NWS: “A tree was blown over onto a man causing extensive injuries.”
April 26, 1999: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Marshall — $250,000 damage.
May 27, 1998: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of Marshall — $200,000 damage.
NWS: “Assisted living center under construction in east Marshall was torn down by high thunderstorm winds.”
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 Marshall's 2 ZIP codes have filed 47 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1980, and were paid $825,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 1991, with 13. 11% 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, 154 have fewer than Marshall.
Harrison County, which includes Marshall, has been named in 28 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1966, 18 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 hurricanes, 6 fires, 4 floods, 4 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Beryl, on July 9, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Harrison County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes; Relatively Moderate for hail, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for hurricanes and inland flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $28.7 million a year, the 66th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $7.7 million (27%), 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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