NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Perryton, 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
No tropical storm or hurricane has passed within 75 miles of Perryton, Texas since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 136 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 136
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
5 deaths in all
What the records show for Perryton
The highest rating among the 136 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on March 18, 1982, came within 15 miles. The deadliest, an EF3 on June 15, 2023, killed 3 people. Of the 136, 15 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 65 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 58. The most recent tornado was on September 8, 2025. Perryton has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 72% of the 753 Texas cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 189 times since 1956, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Perryton has more hail reports within 10 miles than 84% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Perryton
By decade
- 2020s15(1 EF3+)
- 2010s32
- 2000s18
- 1990s22(1 EF3+)
- 1980s15(2 EF3+)
- 1970s11(2 EF3+)
- 1960s20(1 EF3+)
- 1950s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 1982 | F4 | 15 mi | 88 mi | 0 / 12 |
| Jun 9, 1971 | F4 | 22 mi | 15.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | EF3 | 5 mi | 6.31 mi | 3 / 100 |
| May 31, 1990 | F3 | 10 mi | 14 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 25, 1987 | F3 | 10 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 30, 1978 | F3 | 22 mi | 14.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 27, 1962 | F3 | 7 mi | 4.5 mi | 0 / 13 |
| May 4, 1950 | F2 | 5 mi | 1.9 mi | 1 / 13 |
| Jun 6, 2025 | EF2 | 21 mi | 9.48 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | EF2 | 10 mi | 17.35 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 23, 2019 | EF2 | 23 mi | 17.51 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 18, 2008 | EF2 | 13 mi | 12.02 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 136, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Perryton
The Storm Prediction Center has 189 hail reports within 10 miles of Perryton since 1956, made on 121 separate days. Of these, 121 were 1 inch across or larger, and 28 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 4 inches (softball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently June 7, 2022. The most recent report is from September 8, 2025. May has the most reports, 65.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Perryton
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Perryton, TX, 4 miles north of Perryton at 2,942 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 96°F and low of 68°F; January is the coolest, at 51°F and 24°F. July is the wettest at 3.5 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 0.6 inches; the year adds up to 22.9 inches over 39 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 74 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 131 nights a year. Snowfall averages 13.6 inches a year, most of it in January. That 22.9 inches is more than at 66 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (21%). Spearman, 23 miles southwest, has its own station (Gruver, TX): 20.7 inches a year, 2.2 less than here, and a July average high of 93°F against 96°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 51 | 24 | 0.7 | 2 | 3.1 |
| Feb | 55 | 26 | 0.6 | 2 | 2.4 |
| Mar | 65 | 34 | 1.5 | 3 | 2.7 |
| Apr | 73 | 42 | 1.9 | 3 | 0.6 |
| May | 82 | 53 | 2.8 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 91 | 64 | 3.2 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 96 | 68 | 3.5 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 93 | 67 | 3.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 87 | 59 | 1.9 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 74 | 46 | 2.0 | 3 | 0.8 |
| Nov | 62 | 33 | 0.8 | 2 | 1.1 |
| Dec | 51 | 25 | 1.0 | 2 | 2.9 |
| Year | 73 | 45 | 22.9 | 39 | 13.6 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Perryton, TX (2,942 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 Perryton
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 83 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Perryton: 72 thunderstorm wind reports, 5 flash floods, 4 floods and 2 heavy rain events. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $880,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 97 mph, on April 6, 2001. May has had the most flash floods, 4 of 5. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 68 have had fewer than Perryton.
July 22, 1996: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Perryton — $500,000 damage.
August 10, 2020: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Perryton — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Trailers totaled in Twichell, TX. Public reported and relayed by broadcast media.”
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
Ochiltree County, which includes Perryton, has been named in 14 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1989, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 fires, 3 hurricanes, 3 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, on February 19, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Ochiltree County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, strong wind and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes, inland flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $14.5 million a year, the 113th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $1.4 million (10%), is from tornadoes.
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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