NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Rogers, 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
14 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Rogers, Texas since 1851, 1 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Chantal in 1989. Since 1950, 90 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 1
- Tropical storms
- 13
- Tornadoes
- 90
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
33 deaths in all
What the records show for Rogers
The strongest storm to pass near Rogers was an unnamed storm in 1900, a Category 1 hurricane with 74 mph winds when its centre passed 19 miles away. The record near Rogers begins with an unnamed storm in 1871; the most recent system was Chantal in 1989, a tropical storm 67 miles away. None of the 14 systems has come since 2000. Rogers has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 56% of the 753 Texas cities on this site. The strongest of the 90 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on May 27, 1997; its path came within 25 miles, and it killed 27 people. Of the 90, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 30 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 32. The most recent tornado was on May 6, 2025. Of the 753 Texas cities, 61% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Rogers. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 31 times since 1976, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 753 Texas cities, 83% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Rogers.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Rogers
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | ChantalAug 2 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1983 | AliciaAug 18 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1973 | DeliaSep 6 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1968 | CandyJun 24 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1961 | CarlaSep 12 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1945 | Unnamed 1945 stormAug 29 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1943 | Unnamed 1943 stormJul 29 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormAug 14 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1921 | Unnamed 1921 stormJun 23 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 18 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 27 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 9 | 19 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1897 | Unnamed 1897 stormSep 13 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormJun 4 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Rogers: 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 Rogers
By decade
- 2020s15(1 EF3+)
- 2010s5
- 2000s10
- 1990s19(3 EF3+)
- 1980s10(1 EF3+)
- 1970s14(1 EF3+)
- 1960s10
- 1950s7(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 1997 | F5 | 25 mi | 5.1 mi | 27 / 12 |
| May 26, 1976 | F3 | 23 mi | 2 mi | 2 / 7 |
| May 17, 1989 | F3 | 24 mi | 3 mi | 1 / 28 |
| Apr 12, 2022 | EF3 | 24 mi | 16.55 mi | 0 / 23 |
| May 27, 1997 | F3 | 22 mi | 1.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 14, 1990 | F3 | 14 mi | 9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 30, 1954 | F3 | 23 mi | 139.9 mi | 0 / 6 |
| May 25, 2015 | EF2 | 10 mi | 8.88 mi | 1 / 6 |
| May 6, 1955 | F2 | 4 mi | 10.1 mi | 1 / 1 |
| May 22, 2024 | EF2 | 16 mi | 2.78 mi | 0 / 30 |
| Mar 21, 2022 | EF2 | 8 mi | 34.62 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 20, 2017 | EF2 | 21 mi | 9.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 90, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Rogers
The Storm Prediction Center has 31 hail reports within 10 miles of Rogers since 1976, made on 22 separate days. Of these, 18 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on November 11, 2022. The most recent report is from May 6, 2025. April has the most reports, 15.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Rogers
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Granger Dam, TX, 16 miles south of Rogers at 555 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 97°F and low of 72°F; January is the coolest, at 61°F and 37°F. May is the wettest at 5.0 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 2.0 inches; the year adds up to 35.3 inches over 51 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 48% of the year's precipitation (17.0 of 35.3 inches); the other six months are wetter. August has brought the most of the 14 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (5); a normal August there has highs of 97°F and 2.4 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 111 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 25 nights a year. That 35.3 inches is more than at 154 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (49%). Little River Academy, 9 miles northwest, has its own station (Stillhouse Hollow Dam, TX): 37.1 inches a year, 1.8 more than here, and an August average high of 96°F against 97°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 61 | 37 | 2.6 | 4 |
| Feb | 65 | 41 | 2.2 | 4 |
| Mar | 72 | 48 | 2.9 | 5 |
| Apr | 79 | 55 | 2.7 | 4 |
| May | 86 | 63 | 5.0 | 6 |
| Jun | 92 | 70 | 3.5 | 5 |
| Jul | 96 | 72 | 2.0 | 3 |
| Aug | 97 | 72 | 2.4 | 3 |
| Sep | 91 | 67 | 3.3 | 4 |
| Oct | 82 | 56 | 3.4 | 5 |
| Nov | 71 | 47 | 2.4 | 4 |
| Dec | 62 | 39 | 2.9 | 4 |
| Year | 79 | 56 | 35.3 | 51 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Granger Dam, TX (555 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 Rogers
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 38 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Rogers: 23 thunderstorm wind reports, 12 flash floods and 3 floods. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $1.5 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 85 mph, on September 18, 1996. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 250 have had fewer than Rogers.
January 13, 2007: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Rogers — 1 killed, $10,000 damage.
NWS: “A woman drowned after attempting to cross a flooded low-water crossing in her truck. The truck was found on January 15, but the woman's body was not located until the 18th.”
July 14, 2007: flash flood 7 miles from the centre of Rogers — $800,000 damage.
NWS: “Highway 77 between Burlington and Cameron, FM 485 at CR 255 near Maysfield, and Highway 190 in Cameron were all flooded by about eight inches of water. FM 485 was partially washed out.”
May 14, 2008: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Rogers — $350,000 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
Bell County, which includes Rogers, has been named in 23 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1974, 10 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 fires, 4 hurricanes, 3 floods, 3 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on May 17, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Bell County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for lightning; Relatively High for tornadoes and hail; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Relatively Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $107.0 million a year, the 22nd highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $37.9 million (35%), 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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Cities near Rogers
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- Troy, TX19 mi
- Granger, TX20 mi
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