NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Nocona, 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
2 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Nocona, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Carla in 1961. Since 1950, 95 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 2
- Tornadoes
- 95
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
20 deaths in all
What the records show for Nocona
None of the 2 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Nocona; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 49 mph winds when its centre passed 6 miles away. The record near Nocona begins with an unnamed storm in 1900; the most recent system was Carla in 1961, a tropical storm 31 miles away. Of the 753 Texas cities on this site, 84% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Nocona. The strongest of the 95 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF4 on February 10, 2009; its path came within 9 miles, and it killed 8 people. Of the 95, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 36 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 44. The most recent tornado was on May 19, 2025. Of the 753 Texas cities, 57% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Nocona. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 100 times since 1964, with stones up to 5 inches. Nocona has more hail reports within 10 miles than 62% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Nocona
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CarlaSep 13 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 10 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Nocona: 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 Nocona
By decade
- 2020s13(1 EF3+)
- 2010s15
- 2000s8(1 EF3+)
- 1990s24(2 EF3+)
- 1980s7
- 1970s10(1 EF3+)
- 1960s8(1 EF3+)
- 1950s10(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2009 | EF4 | 9 mi | 36.99 mi | 8 / 46 |
| May 25, 2024 | EF3 | 21 mi | 47.27 mi | 7 / 80 |
| May 7, 1995 | F3 | 15 mi | 34.1 mi | 3 / 6 |
| May 7, 1995 | F3 | 15 mi | 26 mi | 2 / 11 |
| Apr 19, 1976 | F3 | 7 mi | 10.4 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 14, 1965 | F3 | 4 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 2, 1958 | F3 | 3 mi | 18.2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 19, 2025 | EF2 | 11 mi | 1.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 8, 2003 | F2 | 23 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 25, 1997 | F2 | 21 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 2, 1977 | F2 | 21 mi | 8.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 19, 1976 | F2 | 16 mi | 6.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 95, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Nocona
The Storm Prediction Center has 100 hail reports within 10 miles of Nocona since 1964, made on 69 separate days. Of these, 72 were 1 inch across or larger, and 12 reached 2 inches. The largest, 5 inches, fell on May 10, 1975. The most recent report is from May 19, 2025. May has the most reports, 37.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Nocona
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Bonita 7NW, TX, 2 miles west of Nocona at 980 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 95°F and low of 73°F; January is the coolest, at 54°F and 31°F. May is the wettest at 4.5 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.7 inches; the year adds up to 35.6 inches over 52 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 90 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 61 nights a year. That 35.6 inches is more than at 160 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (51%). Muenster, 21 miles southeast, has its own station (Gainesville 5 ENE, TX): 42.7 inches a year, 7.1 more than here, and a July average high of 94°F against 95°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 54 | 31 | 1.7 | 3 |
| Feb | 59 | 34 | 2.2 | 4 |
| Mar | 67 | 42 | 2.9 | 5 |
| Apr | 75 | 51 | 3.5 | 5 |
| May | 82 | 60 | 4.5 | 7 |
| Jun | 90 | 69 | 4.4 | 5 |
| Jul | 95 | 73 | 2.4 | 4 |
| Aug | 96 | 72 | 2.3 | 4 |
| Sep | 88 | 65 | 3.1 | 5 |
| Oct | 77 | 52 | 4.3 | 4 |
| Nov | 65 | 42 | 2.2 | 3 |
| Dec | 56 | 33 | 2.1 | 3 |
| Year | 75 | 52 | 35.6 | 52 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Bonita 7NW, TX (980 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 Nocona
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 34 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Nocona: 27 thunderstorm wind reports and 7 flash floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $268,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 86 mph, on May 10, 1999. April has had the most flash floods, 5 of 7. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 115 have had fewer than Nocona.
April 19, 2025: flash flood 3 miles from the centre of Nocona — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Amateur radio passed along reports of water coming into homes, water over roadways, and stranded cars in Nocona. The Montague County Sheriff's Office also reported that US Highway 82 was closed in both directions in Nocona.”
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 Nocona's ZIP code 76255 have filed 24 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1985, and were paid $680,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 2015, with 10. 58% 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, 98 have fewer than Nocona.
Montague County, which includes Nocona, has been named in 22 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1981, 14 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 fires, 5 severe storms, 3 hurricanes, 3 ice storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on May 17, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Montague County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes and strong wind; Relatively Low for hail and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes, inland flooding and lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $15.6 million a year, the 105th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.1 million (20%), 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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