NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Olney, 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
1 tropical system has passed within 75 miles of Olney, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1900. Since 1950, 80 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 8 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 80
- EF3 or stronger
- 8
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
5 deaths in all
What the records show for Olney
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Olney; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 52 mph winds when its centre passed 55 miles away. Of the 753 Texas cities on this site, 87% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Olney. The strongest of the 80 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on May 18, 1951; its path came within 4 miles, and it killed 2 people. The deadliest, an F3 on April 21, 1985, killed 3 people. Of the 80, 10 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 29 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 33. The most recent tornado was on June 3, 2025. Of the 753 Texas cities, 69% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Olney. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 102 times since 1961, with stones up to 3.1 inches. Olney has more hail reports within 10 miles than 63% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Olney
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 10 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Olney: 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 Olney
By decade
- 2020s4
- 2010s8
- 2000s17(1 EF3+)
- 1990s19(1 EF3+)
- 1980s10(2 EF3+)
- 1970s8(1 EF3+)
- 1960s5(1 EF3+)
- 1950s9(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 1951 | F4 | 4 mi | 2 mi | 2 / 100 |
| Apr 21, 1985 | F3 | 13 mi | 4.5 mi | 3 / 0 |
| Apr 30, 2000 | F3 | 1 mi | 13 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 29, 1994 | F3 | 5 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 14, 1986 | F3 | 12 mi | 20 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Jun 6, 1979 | F3 | 13 mi | 7.1 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 8, 1961 | F3 | 18 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 6, 1955 | F3 | 21 mi | 21.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 6, 2015 | EF2 | 19 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 26, 1994 | F2 | 10 mi | 9.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 21, 1985 | F2 | 6 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Oct 30, 1979 | F2 | 16 mi | 29.1 mi | 0 / 5 |
The strongest 12 of 80, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Olney
The Storm Prediction Center has 102 hail reports within 10 miles of Olney since 1961, made on 75 separate days. Of these, 77 were 1 inch across or larger, and 13 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3.1 inches, fell on May 22, 2025, the most recent report. April has the most reports, 33.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Olney
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Olney, TX, 1 mile northwest of Olney at 1,195 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 97°F and low of 72°F; January is the coolest, at 55°F and 30°F. May and October are the wettest at 3.9 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.4 inches; the year adds up to 29.2 inches over 44 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 108 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 56 nights a year. That 29.2 inches is more than at 109 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (35%). Graham, 21 miles southeast, has its own station (Graham, TX): 30.0 inches a year, 0.8 more than here, and a July average high of 98°F against 97°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 55 | 30 | 1.4 | 3 |
| Feb | 60 | 33 | 1.5 | 3 |
| Mar | 69 | 41 | 2.6 | 4 |
| Apr | 77 | 49 | 2.0 | 3 |
| May | 84 | 59 | 3.9 | 5 |
| Jun | 92 | 68 | 3.4 | 5 |
| Jul | 97 | 72 | 2.3 | 4 |
| Aug | 97 | 71 | 2.2 | 3 |
| Sep | 89 | 64 | 2.5 | 4 |
| Oct | 78 | 52 | 3.9 | 4 |
| Nov | 66 | 40 | 1.9 | 3 |
| Dec | 57 | 32 | 1.6 | 3 |
| Year | 77 | 51 | 29.2 | 44 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Olney, TX (1,195 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 Olney
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 57 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Olney: 39 thunderstorm wind reports, 14 flash floods, 3 floods and 1 heavy rain event. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $661,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on July 13, 2000. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 298 have had fewer than Olney.
July 13, 2000: thunderstorm wind in Olney — $200,000 damage.
NWS: “A straight line wind was estimated at 90 mph. The wind blew down a large building under construction; crushing a truck.”
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
Young County, which includes Olney, has been named in 21 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1978, 11 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 fires, 4 severe storms, 3 hurricanes, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, on February 19, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Young County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail and strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes 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 $10.8 million a year, the 140th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.9 million (36%), 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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