NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Queen City, 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
10 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Queen City, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Barry in 2019. Since 1950, 123 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 8 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 10
- Tornadoes
- 123
- EF3 or stronger
- 8
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Queen City
None of the 10 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Queen City; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1879, a tropical storm with 51 mph winds when its centre passed 39 miles away. The record near Queen City begins with an unnamed storm in 1865; the most recent system was Barry in 2019, a tropical storm 70 miles away. The 1940s and the 2000s were the busiest decades, with 2 systems each. Of the 10 systems, 3 have come since 2000. Queen City has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 49% of the 753 Texas cities on this site. The highest rating among the 123 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 8 times; the most recent, on November 4, 2022, came within 25 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on February 12, 1950, killed 1 person. Of the 123, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 56 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 39. The most recent tornado was on April 2, 2025. Queen City has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 63% of the 753 Texas cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 96 times since 1957, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Queen City has more hail reports within 10 miles than 60% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Queen City
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | BarryJul 14 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2008 | IkeSep 13 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2005 | RitaSep 25 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 20 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 24 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1918 | Unnamed 1918 stormAug 7 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1891 | Unnamed 1891 stormJul 7 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormOct 13 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormAug 23 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1865 | Unnamed 1865 stormSep 14 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Queen City: 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 Queen City
By decade
- 2020s24(1 EF3+)
- 2010s12
- 2000s20(2 EF3+)
- 1990s19
- 1980s17(2 EF3+)
- 1970s17(1 EF3+)
- 1960s4
- 1950s10(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2022 | EF3 | 25 mi | 15.65 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 9, 2009 | EF3 | 13 mi | 9.89 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 23, 2000 | F3 | 10 mi | 16 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 15, 1987 | F3 | 18 mi | 12.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 23, 1985 | F3 | 22 mi | 13 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 1, 1977 | F3 | 19 mi | 5.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 30, 1954 | F3 | 15 mi | 111.6 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 30, 1954 | F3 | 1 mi | 86.3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Feb 12, 1950 | F2 | 19 mi | 8 mi | 1 / 8 |
| Jun 14, 2023 | EF2 | in town | 8.92 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 4, 2022 | EF2 | 16 mi | 19.67 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 21, 2022 | EF2 | 22 mi | 39.97 mi | 0 / 8 |
The strongest 12 of 123, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Queen City
The Storm Prediction Center has 96 hail reports within 10 miles of Queen City since 1957, made on 75 separate days. Of these, 70 were 1 inch across or larger, and 8 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on April 28, 2014. The most recent report is from April 8, 2024. April has the most reports, 27.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Queen City
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Atlanta, TX, 6 miles south of Queen City at 315 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 94°F and low of 72°F; January is the coolest, at 56°F and 33°F. May is the wettest at 5.2 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 3.1 inches; the year adds up to 50.5 inches over 64 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 45% of the year's precipitation (22.7 of 50.5 inches); the other six months are wetter. September has brought the most of the 10 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (5); a normal September there has highs of 88°F and 3.9 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 98 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 54 nights a year. Snowfall averages 0.9 inches a year, most of it in February. That 50.5 inches is more than at 276 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (88%). Maud, 13 miles northwest, has its own station (Wright Patman Dm & Lk, TX): 50.6 inches a year, 0.1 more than here, and a July average high of 92°F against 94°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56 | 33 | 4.1 | 6 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 60 | 37 | 4.7 | 6 | 0.6 |
| Mar | 69 | 43 | 4.5 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 76 | 51 | 4.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| May | 83 | 60 | 5.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 91 | 69 | 3.9 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 94 | 72 | 3.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 95 | 71 | 3.1 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 88 | 64 | 3.9 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 78 | 52 | 4.4 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 66 | 42 | 4.1 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 58 | 36 | 4.8 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Year | 76 | 52 | 50.5 | 64 | 0.9 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Atlanta, TX (315 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 Queen City
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 68 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Queen City: 58 thunderstorm wind reports and 10 flash floods. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $948,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 115 mph, on March 25, 2002. May has had the most flash floods, 3 of 10. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 201 have had fewer than Queen City.
June 14, 2023: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Queen City — 1 injured.
NWS: “Large tree down on an RV in Atlanta State Park, with occupant injured.”
July 28, 2009: flash flood 6 miles from the centre of Queen City — $500,000 damage.
July 28, 2009: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Queen City — $250,000 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
Cass County, which includes Queen City, has been named in 28 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1966, 19 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 hurricanes, 6 fires, 5 floods, 5 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Beryl, on July 9, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Cass County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail 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 $10.8 million a year, the 141st highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.1 million (29%), 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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