NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Ore City, 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
9 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Ore City, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Barry in 2019. Since 1950, 130 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 8 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 9
- Tornadoes
- 130
- EF3 or stronger
- 8
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Ore City
None of the 9 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Ore City; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1879, a tropical storm with 55 mph winds when its centre passed 61 miles away. The record near Ore City begins with an unnamed storm in 1879; the most recent system was Barry in 2019, a tropical storm 73 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1940s, with 3 systems. Of the 9 systems, 3 have come since 2000. Of the 753 Texas cities on this site, 51% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Ore City. The highest rating among the 130 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 8 times; the most recent, on November 4, 2022, came within 16 miles. Of the 130, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 53 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 47. The most recent tornado was on April 4, 2025. Ore City has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 68% of the 753 Texas cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 56 times since 1959, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Of the 753 Texas cities, 64% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Ore City.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Ore City
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | BarryJul 14 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2008 | IkeSep 13 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2005 | RitaSep 25 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 20 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 24 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1940 | Unnamed 1940 stormAug 9 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1918 | Unnamed 1918 stormAug 7 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1891 | Unnamed 1891 stormJul 6 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormAug 23 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 2 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Ore City: 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 Ore City
By decade
- 2020s13(1 EF3+)
- 2010s25
- 2000s15
- 1990s13
- 1980s22(2 EF3+)
- 1970s17(1 EF3+)
- 1960s14(1 EF3+)
- 1950s11(3 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2022 | EF3 | 16 mi | 16.91 mi | 1 / 8 |
| Apr 1, 1988 | F3 | 8 mi | 13 mi | 0 / 9 |
| Nov 15, 1987 | F3 | 21 mi | 12.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 1, 1979 | F3 | 11 mi | 5.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 22, 1965 | F3 | 15 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 3, 1958 | F3 | 23 mi | 59.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 26, 1957 | F3 | 23 mi | 14.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 30, 1954 | F3 | 8 mi | 86.3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 4, 2025 | EF2 | 8 mi | 4.27 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 4, 2022 | EF2 | 12 mi | 19.67 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 21, 2022 | EF2 | in town | 39.97 mi | 0 / 8 |
| Apr 29, 2016 | EF2 | 23 mi | 25.94 mi | 0 / 2 |
The strongest 12 of 130, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Ore City
The Storm Prediction Center has 56 hail reports within 10 miles of Ore City since 1959, made on 41 separate days. Of these, 38 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on January 18, 1995. The most recent report is from May 22, 2024. April has the most reports, 17.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Ore City
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Daingerfield 9 S, TX, 8 miles north of Ore City at 300 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 93°F and low of 73°F; January is the coolest, at 55°F and 35°F. May and December are the wettest at 4.7 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 2.7 inches; the year adds up to 47.3 inches over 63 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 96 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 34 nights a year. That 47.3 inches is more than at 253 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (81%). Harleton, 12 miles southeast, has its own station (Jefferson, TX): 49.7 inches a year, 2.4 more than here, and an August average high of 95°F against 93°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 55 | 35 | 3.5 | 5 |
| Feb | 59 | 38 | 4.1 | 6 |
| Mar | 66 | 46 | 4.6 | 6 |
| Apr | 75 | 53 | 4.2 | 6 |
| May | 82 | 63 | 4.7 | 6 |
| Jun | 89 | 71 | 3.9 | 5 |
| Jul | 92 | 74 | 3.1 | 4 |
| Aug | 93 | 73 | 2.7 | 4 |
| Sep | 87 | 66 | 3.7 | 4 |
| Oct | 77 | 55 | 4.3 | 5 |
| Nov | 65 | 44 | 3.8 | 5 |
| Dec | 57 | 37 | 4.7 | 6 |
| Year | 75 | 55 | 47.3 | 63 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Daingerfield 9 S, TX (300 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 Ore City
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 52 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Ore City: 48 thunderstorm wind reports, 3 flash floods and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $76,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on March 10, 2018.
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
Upshur County, which includes Ore City, has been named in 24 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1966, 15 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 hurricanes, 5 fires, 3 floods, 3 ice storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Beryl, on July 9, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Upshur County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes and strong wind; Relatively Moderate for hail and heat waves; Relatively Low for hurricanes, inland flooding and lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $21.4 million a year, the 86th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $7.2 million (33%), 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.