NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Overton, 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
11 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Overton, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 151 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 10 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 11
- Tornadoes
- 151
- EF3 or stronger
- 10
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
4 deaths in all
What the records show for Overton
None of the 11 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Overton; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1879, a tropical storm with 61 mph winds when its centre passed 65 miles away. The record near Overton begins with an unnamed storm in 1871; the most recent system was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm 13 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1940s, with 4 systems. Of the 11 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Overton has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 52% of the 753 Texas cities on this site. The highest rating among the 151 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 10 times; the most recent, on April 6, 2003, came within 13 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on November 15, 1987, killed 4 people. Of the 151, 9 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 59 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 40. The most recent tornado was on November 20, 2025. Overton has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 79% of the 753 Texas cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 81 times since 1957, with stones up to 3.5 inches. Overton has more hail reports within 10 miles than 50% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Overton
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 13 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2005 | RitaSep 24 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormOct 5 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 20 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 24 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1940 | Unnamed 1940 stormAug 9 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1918 | Unnamed 1918 stormAug 7 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1891 | Unnamed 1891 stormJul 6 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormAug 23 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormJun 10 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormJun 5 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Overton: 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 Overton
By decade
- 2020s14
- 2010s30
- 2000s15(1 EF3+)
- 1990s17(1 EF3+)
- 1980s19(2 EF3+)
- 1970s28(3 EF3+)
- 1960s17
- 1950s11(3 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 1987 | F3 | 12 mi | 33 mi | 4 / 81 |
| Apr 6, 2003 | F3 | 13 mi | 38.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 26, 1991 | F3 | 22 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 1, 1988 | F3 | 19 mi | 13 mi | 0 / 9 |
| Apr 1, 1979 | F3 | 23 mi | 5.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 23, 1979 | F3 | 24 mi | 10.3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Mar 3, 1970 | F3 | 3 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 3, 1958 | F3 | 9 mi | 59.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 26, 1957 | F3 | 6 mi | 14.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 26, 1957 | F3 | 8 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 5, 2022 | EF2 | 14 mi | 8.62 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Mar 21, 2022 | EF2 | 25 mi | 11.92 mi | 0 / 1 |
The strongest 12 of 151, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Overton
The Storm Prediction Center has 81 hail reports within 10 miles of Overton since 1957, made on 54 separate days. Of these, 63 were 1 inch across or larger, and 13 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3.5 inches, fell on April 11, 1962. The most recent report is from February 11, 2024. April has the most reports, 30.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Overton
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Henderson, TX, 11 miles southeast of Overton at 420 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 95°F and low of 71°F; January is the coolest, at 59°F and 36°F. June is the wettest at 4.8 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 3.4 inches; the year adds up to 50.4 inches over 67 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 47% of the year's precipitation (23.9 of 50.4 inches); the other six months are wetter. September has brought the most of the 11 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (4); a normal September there has highs of 89°F and 3.8 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 89 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 41 nights a year. Snowfall averages 0.6 inches a year, most of it in February. That 50.4 inches is more than at 274 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (88%). Arp, 7 miles west, has its own station (Tyler, TX): 47.7 inches a year, 2.7 less than here, and an August average high of 94°F against 95°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 59 | 36 | 4.1 | 6 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 63 | 39 | 4.1 | 6 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 70 | 45 | 4.6 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 77 | 53 | 4.4 | 5 | 0.0 |
| May | 84 | 62 | 4.7 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 90 | 69 | 4.8 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 94 | 72 | 3.4 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 95 | 71 | 3.6 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 89 | 65 | 3.8 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 80 | 54 | 4.2 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 68 | 44 | 4.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 61 | 38 | 4.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Year | 77 | 54 | 50.4 | 67 | 0.6 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Henderson, TX (420 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 Overton
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 197 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Overton: 150 thunderstorm wind reports, 38 flash floods, 5 floods and 4 lightning strikes. They killed 0 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $1.9 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 115 mph, on November 7, 1996. May has had the most flash floods, 12 of 38. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 615 have had fewer than Overton.
July 14, 2022: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Overton — 2 injured.
January 21, 1999: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Overton — $640,000 damage.
March 29, 2008: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Overton — $500,000 damage.
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
Rusk County, which includes Overton, has been named in 27 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 18 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 fires, 6 hurricanes, 4 floods, 3 ice storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Beryl, on July 9, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Rusk County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for hurricanes, hail and inland flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $14.9 million a year, the 111th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.9 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).
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