NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Red Rock, 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
19 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Red Rock, Texas since 1851, 4 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Harvey in 2017. Since 1950, 70 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 4
- Tropical storms
- 15
- Tornadoes
- 70
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Red Rock
The strongest storm to pass near Red Rock was an unnamed storm in 1886, a Category 1 hurricane with 90 mph winds when its centre passed 69 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1942, whose centre came within 65 miles. The record near Red Rock begins with an unnamed storm in 1854; the most recent system was Harvey in 2017, a tropical storm 46 miles away. The 1880s and the 1900s were the busiest decades, with 3 systems each. Of the 19 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Red Rock has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 73% of the 753 Texas cities on this site. The highest rating among the 70 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 2 times; the most recent, on April 24, 1957, came within 22 miles. Of the 70, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 25 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 14. The most recent tornado was on October 26, 2023. Of the 753 Texas cities, 76% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Red Rock. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 33 times since 1967, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 753 Texas cities, 81% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Red Rock.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Red Rock
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | HarveyAug 27 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2015 | BillJun 17 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1973 | DeliaSep 6 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1968 | CandyJun 24 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1961 | CarlaSep 12 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1943 | Unnamed 1943 stormJul 28 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1942 | Unnamed 1942 stormAug 30 | 65 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormAug 14 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormJun 29 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 17 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormJul 22 | 71 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 27 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 9 | 68 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1897 | Unnamed 1897 stormSep 13 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormJun 18 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormSep 24 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormAug 20 | 69 mi | Category 1 (90 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1875 | Unnamed 1875 stormSep 17 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1854 | Unnamed 1854 stormSep 19 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 2 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Red Rock: 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 Red Rock
By decade
- 2020s7
- 2010s6
- 2000s12
- 1990s7
- 1980s8
- 1970s10
- 1960s12
- 1950s8(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 1957 | F3 | 22 mi | 14.7 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 28, 1953 | F3 | 16 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Mar 21, 2022 | EF2 | 21 mi | 11.97 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 21, 2022 | EF2 | 23 mi | 7.93 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 14, 1991 | F2 | 14 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 10, 1980 | F2 | 25 mi | 5.4 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Aug 10, 1980 | F2 | 8 mi | 18.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 2, 1977 | F2 | 17 mi | 17.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 11, 1973 | F2 | 16 mi | 8.2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Feb 25, 1971 | F2 | 3 mi | 11.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 28, 1965 | F2 | 14 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 18, 1965 | F2 | 16 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 70, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Red Rock
The Storm Prediction Center has 33 hail reports within 10 miles of Red Rock since 1967, made on 23 separate days. Of these, 22 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on April 19, 1992. The most recent report is from May 4, 2021. April has the most reports, 11.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Red Rock
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Cedar Creek 5 S, TX, 6 miles northwest of Red Rock at 436 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 97°F and low of 73°F; January is the coolest, at 62°F and 37°F. October is the wettest at 5.1 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.2 inches; the year adds up to 37.8 inches over 54 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 52% of the year's precipitation (19.5 of 37.8 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 19 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (7); a normal September there has highs of 91°F and 3.2 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 122 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 38 nights a year. That 37.8 inches is more than at 190 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (61%). Bastrop, 14 miles northeast, has its own station (Smithville, TX): 37.2 inches a year, 0.6 less than here, and the same August average high, 97°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 62 | 37 | 2.6 | 5 |
| Feb | 66 | 42 | 2.2 | 5 |
| Mar | 72 | 47 | 3.2 | 5 |
| Apr | 79 | 55 | 2.7 | 4 |
| May | 85 | 64 | 4.7 | 5 |
| Jun | 92 | 71 | 3.0 | 5 |
| Jul | 96 | 73 | 2.4 | 4 |
| Aug | 97 | 73 | 2.6 | 3 |
| Sep | 91 | 67 | 3.2 | 5 |
| Oct | 82 | 56 | 5.1 | 4 |
| Nov | 72 | 46 | 3.2 | 4 |
| Dec | 64 | 39 | 2.9 | 5 |
| Year | 80 | 56 | 37.8 | 54 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Cedar Creek 5 S, TX (436 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 Red Rock
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 38 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Red Rock: 19 flash floods and 19 thunderstorm wind reports. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $487,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on April 5, 2005. May has had the most flash floods, 5 of 19. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 414 have had fewer than Red Rock.
October 31, 2013: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Red Rock — 1 killed.
July 22, 2006: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Red Rock — $150,000 damage.
April 13, 2007: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Red Rock — $100,000 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
Bastrop County, which includes Red Rock, has been named in 31 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1991, 16 of them major disasters (by incident: 13 fires, 5 floods, 4 hurricanes, 3 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm, on April 21, 2023. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Bastrop County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes; Relatively Moderate for hail, inland flooding, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $42.5 million a year, the 43rd highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $26.7 million (63%), 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Red Rock
- Dale, TX8 mi
- Cedar Creek, TX13 mi
- Bastrop, TX14 mi
- Lockhart, TX16 mi
- Smithville, TX16 mi
- Del Valle, TX19 mi
- Luling, TX22 mi
- Flatonia, TX24 mi
- Maxwell, TX25 mi
- Buda, TX25 mi
- Kyle, TX25 mi
- Mc Dade, TX26 mi
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