NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Port Lavaca, TX
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
47 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Port Lavaca, Texas since 1851, 22 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Beryl in 2024. Since 1950, 76 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 22
- Tropical storms
- 25
- Tornadoes
- 76
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
Tropical storms and hurricanes near Port Lavaca
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | BerylJul 8 | 38 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2021 | NicholasSep 14 | 44 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2020 | BetaSep 22 | 1 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2019 | ImeldaSep 17 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2017 | HarveyAug 28 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2015 | BillJun 16 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2003 | ClaudetteJul 15 | 8 mi | Category 1 (84 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2002 | FaySep 7 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1998 | FrancesSep 11 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1998 | CharleyAug 22 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1989 | AllisonJun 26 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1980 | DanielleSep 6 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1979 | ElenaSep 1 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1973 | DeliaSep 5 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1971 | FernSep 10 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1970 | CeliaAug 3 | 62 mi | Category 4 (137 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1968 | CandyJun 24 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1964 | AbbyAug 8 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1961 | CarlaSep 11 | overhead | Category 3 (122 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormOct 4 | 62 mi | Category 2 (109 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1945 | Unnamed 1945 stormAug 27 | 15 mi | Category 2 (108 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1942 | Unnamed 1942 stormAug 30 | 14 mi | Category 2 (109 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 23 | 64 mi | Category 3 (127 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1936 | Unnamed 1936 stormJun 27 | 52 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormJul 25 | 36 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1933 | Unnamed 1933 stormJul 23 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormAug 14 | 71 mi | Category 2 (97 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormJun 28 | 8 mi | Category 1 (84 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1921 | Unnamed 1921 stormJun 22 | 44 mi | Category 1 (87 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormOct 17 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormJul 21 | 48 mi | Category 1 (78 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 27 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormJul 10 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1891 | Unnamed 1891 stormJul 5 | 66 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormJul 5 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormJun 17 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormSep 24 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormAug 20 | 33 mi | Category 4 (142 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1881 | Unnamed 1881 stormAug 13 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1880 | Unnamed 1880 stormJun 24 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1875 | Unnamed 1875 stormSep 17 | 41 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1874 | Unnamed 1874 stormJul 4 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1869 | Unnamed 1869 stormAug 17 | 35 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1866 | Unnamed 1866 stormJul 15 | 6 mi | Category 2 (96 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1863 | Unnamed 1863 stormSep 29 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1854 | Unnamed 1854 stormSep 19 | 52 mi | Category 1 (77 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1851 | Unnamed 1851 stormJun 25 | 30 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Port Lavaca: 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 Port Lavaca
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2010s6
- 2000s11
- 1990s16
- 1980s2
- 1970s14
- 1960s24(1 EF3+)
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 1968 | F3 | 12 mi | 14.4 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Oct 29, 1972 | F2 | 5 mi | 10.8 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 7, 1972 | F2 | 1 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Aug 3, 1970 | F2 | 20 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 20, 1967 | F2 | 9 mi | 15.4 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Nov 2, 1961 | F2 | 1 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 13, 2024 | EF1 | 3 mi | 13.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 29, 2018 | EF1 | 14 mi | 0.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 16, 2006 | F1 | 6 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 20, 2004 | F1 | 17 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 1, 1991 | F1 | 12 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 13, 1982 | F1 | 22 mi | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 76, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
How to read this page
A storm is listed when the centre of its track passed within 75 miles of Port Lavaca while it was at least a tropical storm, which is the reach of damaging wind and rain for a typical hurricane. Being on the list does not mean the city took a direct hit; the "closest" column says how near the centre came. Tornadoes are counted when any part of the path came within 25 miles.
Tornado records before the 1990s are thinner, because weak tornadoes in open country often went unreported before Doppler radar and mobile phones. A rise in the decade counts is mostly better reporting, not a change in the weather.
Tracks come from the National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database, tornadoes from the Storm Prediction Center's database. Both are the official federal records and both are revised as old storms are re-analysed.