NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Miles, 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
3 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Miles, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1942. Since 1950, 102 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 6 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 102
- EF3 or stronger
- 6
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
15 deaths in all
What the records show for Miles
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Miles; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1886, a tropical storm with 48 mph winds when its centre passed 2 miles away. The record near Miles begins with an unnamed storm in 1851; the most recent system was an unnamed storm in 1942, a tropical storm 73 miles away. Of the 753 Texas cities on this site, 73% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Miles. The strongest of the 102 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on May 11, 1953; its path came within 14 miles, and it killed 13 people. Of the 102, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 32 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 54. The most recent tornado was on April 19, 2025. Of the 753 Texas cities, 52% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Miles. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 86 times since 1964, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Miles has more hail reports within 10 miles than 53% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Miles
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Unnamed 1942 stormAug 31 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormAug 21 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1851 | Unnamed 1851 stormJun 28 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Miles: 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 Miles
By decade
- 2020s3(1 EF3+)
- 2010s6(1 EF3+)
- 2000s23
- 1990s24(1 EF3+)
- 1980s21(1 EF3+)
- 1970s14
- 1960s3
- 1950s8(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 1953 | F4 | 14 mi | 9.9 mi | 13 / 159 |
| May 3, 2024 | EF3 | 23 mi | 3.53 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 18, 2019 | EF3 | 7 mi | 18.01 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 14, 1995 | F3 | 9 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 14, 1982 | F3 | 20 mi | 40.5 mi | 0 / 14 |
| Apr 30, 1952 | F3 | 19 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Mar 10, 1973 | F2 | 4 mi | 0.3 mi | 1 / 7 |
| May 2, 2024 | EF2 | 20 mi | 4.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 18, 2019 | EF2 | 15 mi | 17.58 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Sep 27, 1976 | F2 | 17 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 15, 1976 | F2 | 9 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 22, 1973 | F2 | 19 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 102, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Miles
The Storm Prediction Center has 86 hail reports within 10 miles of Miles since 1964, made on 62 separate days. Of these, 62 were 1 inch across or larger, and 11 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 3 inches (tea cup size), was reported on 2 days, most recently May 7, 2023. The most recent report is from May 9, 2024. May has the most reports, 40.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Miles
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Paint Rock, TX, 16 miles east of Miles at 1,654 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 96°F and low of 71°F; January is the coolest, at 60°F and 30°F. June is the wettest at 3.5 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.1 inches; the year adds up to 24.7 inches over 40 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 119 days a year, almost all from March to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 61 nights a year. That 24.7 inches is more than at 74 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (24%). Ballinger, 19 miles northeast, has its own station (Ballinger 2 NW, TX): 23.5 inches a year, 1.2 less than here, and the same July average high, 96°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 60 | 30 | 1.1 | 3 |
| Feb | 64 | 34 | 1.6 | 3 |
| Mar | 71 | 42 | 1.8 | 3 |
| Apr | 80 | 50 | 1.5 | 3 |
| May | 87 | 61 | 3.0 | 5 |
| Jun | 93 | 69 | 3.5 | 5 |
| Jul | 96 | 71 | 2.1 | 3 |
| Aug | 96 | 71 | 2.4 | 3 |
| Sep | 89 | 63 | 2.3 | 3 |
| Oct | 80 | 52 | 2.4 | 4 |
| Nov | 69 | 40 | 1.8 | 3 |
| Dec | 60 | 32 | 1.2 | 2 |
| Year | 79 | 51 | 24.7 | 40 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Paint Rock, TX (1,654 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 Miles
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 32 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Miles: 23 thunderstorm wind reports, 7 flash floods, 1 flood and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $588,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on May 26, 2016. September has had the most flash floods, 4 of 7. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 115 have had fewer than Miles.
September 3, 2024: flash flood 6 miles from the centre of Miles — 1 killed.
NWS: “Law Enforcement received a call of a fatality from flash flooding. A man was swept away by swiftly flowing water.”
May 18, 2015: flash flood 4 miles from the centre of Miles — $500,000 damage.
NWS: “This flash flood impacted Tom Green County and San Angelo, flooding several homes and numerous roads and low water crossings across the city and county. Loop 306 was flooded at Knickerbocker Road and Jefferson Street.”
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
Runnels County, which includes Miles, has been named in 13 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1993, 6 of them major disasters (by incident: 3 fires, 3 hurricanes, 2 biological emergencies, 2 ice storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, on February 19, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Runnels County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail and strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes, inland flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $7.0 million a year, the 173rd highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.2 million (31%), 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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