NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Post, 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 Post, Texas since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 81 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 81
- EF3 or stronger
- 4
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Post
The strongest of the 81 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on April 21, 1957; its path came within 19 miles. The deadliest, an F1 on April 10, 1997, killed 1 person. Of the 81, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 21 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 31. The most recent tornado was on April 24, 2025. Of the 753 Texas cities on this site, 68% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Post. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 105 times since 1955, with stones up to 5 inches. Post has more hail reports within 10 miles than 64% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Post
By decade
- 2020s9
- 2010s5
- 2000s7(1 EF3+)
- 1990s10
- 1980s14(1 EF3+)
- 1970s15
- 1960s14
- 1950s7(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 1957 | F4 | 19 mi | 15.5 mi | 0 / 6 |
| May 12, 2005 | F3 | 24 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 6, 1989 | F3 | 22 mi | 30 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 24, 1957 | F3 | 16 mi | 37.3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 5, 2019 | EF2 | 22 mi | 17.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 7, 1981 | F2 | 16 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 12, 1970 | F2 | 12 mi | 6.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 5, 1969 | F2 | 11 mi | 4.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1962 | F2 | 3 mi | 11.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 5, 1961 | F2 | 2 mi | 5.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 10, 1997 | F1 | 22 mi | 0.2 mi | 1 / 1 |
| May 5, 2019 | EF1 | 23 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 81, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Post
The Storm Prediction Center has 105 hail reports within 10 miles of Post since 1955, made on 76 separate days. Of these, 85 were 1 inch across or larger, and 17 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 5 inches, was reported on 2 days, most recently May 22, 2016. The most recent report is from June 6, 2025. May has the most reports, 34.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Post
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Post, TX, 3 miles south of Post at 2,611 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 95°F and low of 70°F; January is the coolest, at 56°F and 29°F. June is the wettest at 3.3 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.8 inches; the year adds up to 22.2 inches over 35 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 105 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 68 nights a year. Snowfall averages 4.1 inches a year, most of it in February. That 22.2 inches is more than at 56 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (18%). Slaton, 21 miles northwest, has its own station (Lubbock, TX): 18.5 inches a year, 3.7 less than here, and a July average high of 93°F against 95°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56 | 29 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Feb | 61 | 32 | 1.0 | 2 | 1.5 |
| Mar | 69 | 39 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 77 | 47 | 1.7 | 3 | 0.0 |
| May | 85 | 57 | 2.7 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 93 | 66 | 3.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 95 | 70 | 2.4 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 94 | 69 | 2.5 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 86 | 61 | 2.8 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 78 | 50 | 1.7 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 66 | 38 | 1.3 | 2 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 57 | 31 | 1.0 | 2 | 1.2 |
| Year | 76 | 49 | 22.2 | 35 | 4.1 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Post, TX (2,611 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 Post
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 41 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Post: 30 thunderstorm wind reports, 6 flash floods, 3 floods and 2 heavy rain events. They killed 0 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $1.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on May 5, 2006. August has had the most flash floods, 3 of 6. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 91 have had fewer than Post.
May 5, 2006: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Post — 1 injured, $350,000 damage.
NWS: “A wet microburst produced destructive winds that spread south through a small mobile home community at Lake Alan Henry near the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 2458 and 3519. One resident of the community was injured during the storm.”
June 11, 1997: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Post — 1 injured, $15,000 damage.
August 27, 2005: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Post — $725,000 damage.
NWS: “An outbreak of severe thunderstorms developed across the NWS Lubbock forecast and warning area of responsibility during the late afternoon on Saturday and continued through the pre-midnight hours.”
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
Garza County, which includes Post, has been named in 17 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1992, 10 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 fires, 4 hurricanes, 3 ice storms, 3 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, on February 19, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Garza County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail; Relatively Low for tornadoes and strong wind; Very Low for hurricanes, inland flooding, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $4.7 million a year, the 203rd highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $542,000 (12%), is from hail.
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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