NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit New Braunfels, 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
12 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of New Braunfels, Texas since 1851, 2 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Harvey in 2017. Since 1950, 77 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 2
- Tropical storms
- 10
- Tornadoes
- 77
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for New Braunfels
The strongest storm to pass near New Braunfels was an unnamed storm in 1886, a Category 1 hurricane with 84 mph winds when its centre passed 27 miles away. The record near New Braunfels begins with an unnamed storm in 1875; the most recent system was Harvey in 2017, a tropical storm 43 miles away. The busiest decade was the 2010s, with 3 systems. Of the 12 systems, 3 have come since 2000. New Braunfels has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 62% of the 753 Texas cities on this site. The highest rating among the 77 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 3 times; the most recent, on September 20, 1967, came within 5 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on April 28, 1953, killed 1 person. Of the 77, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 33 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 19. The most recent tornado was on October 24, 2025. Of the 753 Texas cities, 71% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than New Braunfels. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 106 times since 1957, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). New Braunfels has more hail reports within 10 miles than 65% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near New Braunfels
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | HarveyAug 27 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2015 | BillJun 17 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2010 | HermineSep 7 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1973 | DeliaSep 6 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1968 | CandyJun 24 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1961 | CarlaSep 12 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1942 | Unnamed 1942 stormAug 30 | 32 mi | Category 1 (78 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormJun 29 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 27 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormSep 24 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormAug 20 | 27 mi | Category 1 (84 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1875 | Unnamed 1875 stormSep 17 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in New Braunfels: 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 New Braunfels
By decade
- 2020s9
- 2010s13
- 2000s11
- 1990s8
- 1980s3
- 1970s13
- 1960s12(1 EF3+)
- 1950s8(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 1953 | F3 | 23 mi | 4.9 mi | 1 / 5 |
| Sep 20, 1967 | F3 | 5 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 1, 1953 | F3 | 19 mi | 5.1 mi | 0 / 10 |
| Mar 21, 2022 | EF2 | 22 mi | 7.93 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 19, 2017 | EF2 | 23 mi | 4.64 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 30, 2015 | EF2 | 7 mi | 8.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 21, 2007 | EF2 | 19 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 10, 1980 | F2 | 17 mi | 47.7 mi | 0 / 20 |
| Mar 30, 1976 | F2 | 20 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 22, 1969 | F2 | 13 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 1, 1967 | F2 | 11 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 21, 1966 | F2 | 2 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 77, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in New Braunfels
The Storm Prediction Center has 106 hail reports within 10 miles of New Braunfels since 1957, made on 60 separate days. Of these, 66 were 1 inch across or larger, and 6 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on June 14, 1991. The most recent report is from May 2, 2025. May has the most reports, 35.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in New Braunfels
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is New Braunfels, TX, 4 miles southwest of New Braunfels at 720 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 95°F and low of 71°F; January is the coolest, at 62°F and 37°F. May and June are the wettest at 3.6 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.9 inches; the year adds up to 33.7 inches over 46 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 54% of the year's precipitation (18.1 of 33.7 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 12 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (5); a normal September there has highs of 89°F and 3.5 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 32 nights a year. That 33.7 inches is more than at 144 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (46%). Mc Queeney, 10 miles southeast, has its own station (Austin San Antonio, TX): 31.2 inches a year, 2.5 less than here, and an August average high of 98°F against 95°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 62 | 37 | 2.3 | 4 |
| Feb | 66 | 40 | 1.9 | 4 |
| Mar | 73 | 48 | 2.7 | 4 |
| Apr | 79 | 54 | 2.5 | 3 |
| May | 85 | 64 | 3.6 | 5 |
| Jun | 90 | 70 | 3.6 | 4 |
| Jul | 93 | 72 | 3.0 | 4 |
| Aug | 95 | 71 | 2.4 | 3 |
| Sep | 89 | 66 | 3.5 | 4 |
| Oct | 81 | 56 | 3.2 | 4 |
| Nov | 71 | 46 | 2.4 | 3 |
| Dec | 63 | 40 | 2.6 | 4 |
| Year | 79 | 55 | 33.7 | 46 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at New Braunfels, TX (720 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 New Braunfels
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 95 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of New Braunfels: 51 flash floods, 43 thunderstorm wind reports and 1 flood. They killed 2 people and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $21.4 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on May 31, 2004. May has had the most flash floods, 11 of 51. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 678 have had fewer than New Braunfels.
June 9, 2010: flash flood 3 miles from the centre of New Braunfels — 1 killed, $10.0 million damage.
NWS: “A storm survey along the Guadalupe River from River Road down into the city of New Braunfels showed devastation along the banks of the river. The river rose some 20+ feet in less than 2 hours sweeping campers, cars, trailers, tubes, and other debris down the river toward New Braunfels and Seguin.”
October 31, 2013: flash flood in New Braunfels — 1 killed, $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding in Comal County. People were evacuated along River Road in New Braunfels, and near Spring Branch, Elm Creek was running 40 to 50 feet wide where it is normally about four feet.”
June 9, 2010: flood 3 miles from the centre of New Braunfels — $10.0 million damage.
NWS: “A flood wave went down the Guadalupe River and affect homes along the river from New Braunfels down to Seguin. Property damage including flooded homes, trailers, vehicles, and boats, was seen along the banks of the river including areas around Lake Dunlap and Lake McQueeney.”
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 New Braunfels's 2 ZIP codes have filed 1,111 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $55.0 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Torrential rain in 2002: 323 claims (29% of all) and $16.7 million, then Flooding in 1998 with 287 and Fall severe storms in 2015 with 69. 63% 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, 377 have fewer than New Braunfels.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Torrential rain2002 | 323 | $16.7 million |
| Flooding1998 | 287 | $22.4 million |
| Fall severe storms2015 | 69 | $2.5 million |
Comal County, which includes New Braunfels, has been named in 27 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1972, 14 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 fires, 6 floods, 6 hurricanes, 3 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm, on April 21, 2023. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Comal County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding and lightning; Relatively Moderate for strong wind and heat waves; Relatively Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $143.7 million a year, the 16th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $117.7 million (82%), 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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