NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Powderly, 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
3 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Powderly, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 95 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 12 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 95
- EF3 or stronger
- 12
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
13 deaths in all
What the records show for Powderly
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Powderly; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1918, a tropical storm with 40 mph winds when its centre passed 28 miles away. The record near Powderly begins with an unnamed storm in 1902; the most recent system was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm 40 miles away. Of the 753 Texas cities on this site, 73% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Powderly. The strongest of the 95 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on April 2, 1982; its path came within 22 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on April 2, 1982, killed 10 people. Of the 95, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 30 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 34. The most recent tornado was on May 20, 2025. Of the 753 Texas cities, 57% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Powderly. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 90 times since 1958, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Powderly has more hail reports within 10 miles than 55% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Powderly
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1918 | Unnamed 1918 stormAug 7 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Powderly: 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 Powderly
By decade
- 2020s11(1 EF3+)
- 2010s11(1 EF3+)
- 2000s8
- 1990s16
- 1980s23(5 EF3+)
- 1970s10
- 1960s10(4 EF3+)
- 1950s6(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 1982 | F5 | 22 mi | 53 mi | 0 / 29 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F4 | 10 mi | 23 mi | 10 / 170 |
| Nov 4, 2022 | EF4 | 3 mi | 44.71 mi | 0 / 11 |
| May 13, 1981 | F4 | 3 mi | 8.8 mi | 0 / 30 |
| May 4, 1960 | F4 | 19 mi | 30.8 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F3 | 16 mi | 32 mi | 1 / 1 |
| May 9, 2016 | EF3 | 20 mi | 13.8 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F3 | 22 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 27, 1969 | F3 | 15 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 12, 1961 | F3 | 21 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 5, 1961 | F3 | 15 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 30, 1954 | F3 | 14 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 12 |
The strongest 12 of 95, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Powderly
The Storm Prediction Center has 90 hail reports within 10 miles of Powderly since 1958, made on 57 separate days. Of these, 61 were 1 inch across or larger, and 14 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.75 inches (baseball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently April 19, 2011. The most recent report is from May 8, 2024. April has the most reports, 46.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Powderly
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Paris, TX, 9 miles south of Powderly at 542 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 96°F and low of 75°F; January is the coolest, at 54°F and 33°F. May is the wettest at 5.6 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 3.0 inches; the year adds up to 49.0 inches over 62 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 96 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 46 nights a year. That 49.0 inches is more than at 262 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (84%). Hugo, OK, 14 miles north, has its own station (Antlers, OK): 48.2 inches a year, 0.8 less than here, and a July average high of 93°F against 96°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 54 | 33 | 3.1 | 5 |
| Feb | 59 | 37 | 3.3 | 5 |
| Mar | 67 | 45 | 4.4 | 6 |
| Apr | 75 | 53 | 4.7 | 6 |
| May | 83 | 63 | 5.6 | 7 |
| Jun | 91 | 71 | 4.3 | 6 |
| Jul | 96 | 75 | 3.5 | 4 |
| Aug | 96 | 74 | 3.0 | 4 |
| Sep | 89 | 67 | 4.0 | 5 |
| Oct | 78 | 55 | 4.6 | 5 |
| Nov | 65 | 44 | 4.2 | 5 |
| Dec | 56 | 36 | 4.3 | 5 |
| Year | 76 | 54 | 49.0 | 62 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Paris, TX (542 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 Powderly
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 52 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Powderly: 29 thunderstorm wind reports, 18 flash floods, 4 floods and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $2.2 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 85 mph, on March 31, 2013. June has had the most flash floods, 7 of 18. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 394 have had fewer than Powderly.
June 17, 2023: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Powderly — 1 injured, $3,000 damage.
NWS: “A tree fell on a camper and tent at Pat Mayse Lake Camping area with a minor injury reported. There were also multiple reports of trees down across northern Lamar County.”
June 23, 2026: flash flood 10 miles from the centre of Powderly — $1.0 million damage.
July 30, 2007: lightning strike 6 miles from the centre of Powderly — $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
Lamar County, which includes Powderly, has been named in 24 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1966, 17 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 severe storms, 4 fires, 4 floods, 4 hurricanes). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on May 17, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Lamar County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes and hail; Relatively Moderate for strong wind and heat waves; Relatively Low for inland flooding and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $31.9 million a year, the 58th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $10.3 million (32%), 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Powderly
- Paris, TX10 mi
- Blossom, TX12 mi
- Hugo, OK14 mi
- Sumner, TX16 mi
- Detroit, TX17 mi
- Fort Towson, OK22 mi
- Boswell, OK26 mi
- Honey Grove, TX27 mi
- Valliant, OK29 mi
- Bogata, TX29 mi
- Clarksville, TX29 mi
- Antlers, OK30 mi
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