NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Pipe Creek, 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
7 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Pipe Creek, Texas since 1851, 2 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Hermine in 2010. Since 1950, 58 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 2
- Tropical storms
- 5
- Tornadoes
- 58
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
2 deaths in all
What the records show for Pipe Creek
The strongest storm to pass near Pipe Creek was an unnamed storm in 1886, a Category 1 hurricane with 76 mph winds when its centre passed 13 miles away. The record near Pipe Creek begins with an unnamed storm in 1851; the most recent system was Hermine in 2010, a tropical storm 13 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1970s, with 2 systems, one of them at hurricane strength. Of the 7 systems, one has come since 2000. Pipe Creek has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 62% of the 753 Texas cities on this site. The strongest of the 58 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on April 28, 1953; its path came within 15 miles, and it killed 2 people. Of the 58, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 24 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 16. The most recent tornado was on May 24, 2020. Of the 753 Texas cities, 84% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Pipe Creek. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 54 times since 1968, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Of the 753 Texas cities, 66% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Pipe Creek.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Pipe Creek
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | HermineSep 7 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1973 | DeliaSep 6 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1970 | CeliaAug 4 | 75 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1942 | Unnamed 1942 stormAug 30 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormJun 29 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormAug 20 | 13 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1851 | Unnamed 1851 stormJun 27 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Pipe Creek: 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 Pipe Creek
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2010s3
- 2000s20
- 1990s1
- 1980s11
- 1970s12
- 1960s1
- 1950s9(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 1953 | F4 | 15 mi | 1 mi | 2 / 15 |
| Mar 19, 2012 | EF2 | 24 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Oct 12, 2001 | F2 | 24 mi | 1.2 mi | 0 / 25 |
| Sep 17, 1988 | F2 | 24 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Mar 4, 1983 | F2 | 18 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Aug 10, 1980 | F2 | 24 mi | 12.2 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Mar 30, 1976 | F2 | 20 mi | 15.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 18, 1970 | F2 | 16 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 3, 1959 | F2 | 22 mi | 9.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 3, 1958 | F2 | 16 mi | 21 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 2, 1958 | F2 | 13 mi | 20.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 31, 1957 | F2 | 17 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 58, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Pipe Creek
The Storm Prediction Center has 54 hail reports within 10 miles of Pipe Creek since 1968, made on 45 separate days. Of these, 42 were 1 inch across or larger, and 5 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on April 13, 2019. The most recent report is from May 26, 2025. May has the most reports, 20.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Pipe Creek
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Boerne, TX, 16 miles northeast of Pipe Creek at 1,445 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 94°F and low of 71°F; January is the coolest, at 62°F and 37°F. May is the wettest at 5.3 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.2 inches; the year adds up to 37.5 inches over 52 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 95 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 40 nights a year. That 37.5 inches is more than at 185 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (59%). Mico, 7 miles south, has its own station (San Antonio/Seaworld, TX): 31.5 inches a year, 6.0 less than here, and an August average high of 99°F against 94°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 62 | 37 | 2.3 | 4 |
| Feb | 66 | 41 | 2.2 | 4 |
| Mar | 72 | 47 | 2.8 | 5 |
| Apr | 79 | 54 | 2.5 | 4 |
| May | 84 | 63 | 5.3 | 6 |
| Jun | 90 | 69 | 3.8 | 5 |
| Jul | 93 | 71 | 2.8 | 3 |
| Aug | 94 | 71 | 2.8 | 3 |
| Sep | 89 | 65 | 3.9 | 5 |
| Oct | 81 | 56 | 3.9 | 4 |
| Nov | 70 | 45 | 2.9 | 4 |
| Dec | 63 | 38 | 2.3 | 4 |
| Year | 78 | 55 | 37.5 | 52 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Boerne, TX (1,445 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 Pipe Creek
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 40 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Pipe Creek: 28 flash floods, 11 thunderstorm wind reports and 1 flood. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $1.2 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 70 mph, on February 2, 2024. June has had the most flash floods, 9 of 28. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 543 have had fewer than Pipe Creek.
November 4, 2024: flash flood 5 miles from the centre of Pipe Creek — 1 killed.
NWS: “Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. Medina County 911 Dispatch received a call from an individual who was trapped in their vehicle that had been swept off Park Road 37 in high water at Mescal Creek.”
August 16, 2007: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Pipe Creek — $1.0 million 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
Flood insurance policyholders in Pipe Creek's ZIP code 78063 have filed 58 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $1.1 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1997: 17 claims (29% of all) and $419,000, then Torrential rain in 2002 with 16. 69% 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, 181 have fewer than Pipe Creek.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Flooding1997 | 17 | $419,000 |
| Torrential rain2002 | 16 | $284,000 |
Bandera County, which includes Pipe Creek, has been named in 18 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1978, 10 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 floods, 3 fires, 3 hurricanes, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on September 1, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Bandera County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for lightning; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding and strong wind; Relatively Low for heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $17.0 million a year, the 100th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $12.5 million (73%), 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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Cities near Pipe Creek
- Mico, TX7 mi
- Bandera, TX10 mi
- Helotes, TX12 mi
- Boerne, TX18 mi
- Castroville, TX20 mi
- Hondo, TX21 mi
- Center Point, TX22 mi
- Comfort, TX23 mi
- Lacoste, TX24 mi
- San Antonio, TX26 mi
- Jbsa Lackland, TX26 mi
- Atascosa, TX27 mi
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