NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Seagoville, 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
5 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Seagoville, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Carla in 1961. Since 1950, 145 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 13 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 5
- Tornadoes
- 145
- EF3 or stronger
- 13
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
25 deaths in all
What the records show for Seagoville
None of the 5 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Seagoville; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 56 mph winds when its centre passed 65 miles away. The record near Seagoville begins with an unnamed storm in 1871; the most recent system was Carla in 1961, a tropical storm 52 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1900s, with 2 systems. None of the 5 systems has come since 2000. Of the 753 Texas cities on this site, 63% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Seagoville. The highest rating among the 145 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on December 26, 2015, came within 12 miles. Of the 145, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 40 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 37. The most recent tornado was on March 30, 2022. Seagoville has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 77% of the 753 Texas cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 97 times since 1966, with stones up to 3.5 inches. Seagoville has more hail reports within 10 miles than 60% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Seagoville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CarlaSep 12 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 18 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 27 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 9 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormJun 5 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Seagoville: 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 Seagoville
By decade
- 2020s3
- 2010s29(5 EF3+)
- 2000s8
- 1990s43(1 EF3+)
- 1980s10(1 EF3+)
- 1970s34(1 EF3+)
- 1960s9(2 EF3+)
- 1950s9(3 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2015 | EF4 | 12 mi | 13.04 mi | 10 / 468 |
| Apr 25, 1994 | F4 | 8 mi | 6 mi | 3 / 48 |
| Apr 2, 1957 | F3 | 23 mi | 17.2 mi | 10 / 200 |
| Oct 20, 2019 | EF3 | 24 mi | 15.76 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 26, 2015 | EF3 | 18 mi | 8.52 mi | 0 / 46 |
| Apr 3, 2012 | EF3 | 21 mi | 3.34 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Apr 3, 2012 | EF3 | 9 mi | 7.73 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Dec 13, 1984 | F3 | 8 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 28 |
| May 26, 1976 | F3 | 25 mi | 4.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Oct 12, 1969 | F3 | 16 mi | 45.9 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Mar 11, 1963 | F3 | 14 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 4, 1959 | F3 | 10 mi | 27.6 mi | 0 / 5 |
The strongest 12 of 145, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Seagoville
The Storm Prediction Center has 97 hail reports within 10 miles of Seagoville since 1966, made on 69 separate days. Of these, 82 were 1 inch across or larger, and 11 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3.5 inches, fell on April 20, 2023. The most recent report is from May 16, 2025. April has the most reports, 27.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Seagoville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Ferris, TX, 10 miles southwest of Seagoville at 470 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 97°F and low of 73°F; January is the coolest, at 58°F and 36°F. October is the wettest at 4.9 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 2.0 inches; the year adds up to 41.0 inches over 52 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 106 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 40 nights a year. That 41.0 inches is more than at 221 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (71%). Crandall, 6 miles east, has its own station (Terrell Municipal Airport, TX): 38.4 inches a year, 2.6 less than here, and an August average high of 96°F against 97°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 58 | 36 | 3.0 | 4 |
| Feb | 62 | 39 | 3.1 | 5 |
| Mar | 69 | 45 | 4.0 | 5 |
| Apr | 77 | 53 | 3.9 | 5 |
| May | 84 | 63 | 4.3 | 6 |
| Jun | 92 | 71 | 4.0 | 4 |
| Jul | 96 | 74 | 2.0 | 3 |
| Aug | 97 | 73 | 2.8 | 3 |
| Sep | 90 | 66 | 2.7 | 3 |
| Oct | 80 | 55 | 4.9 | 5 |
| Nov | 67 | 45 | 2.8 | 4 |
| Dec | 59 | 37 | 3.5 | 4 |
| Year | 77 | 55 | 41.0 | 52 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Ferris, TX (470 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 Seagoville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 79 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Seagoville: 54 thunderstorm wind reports, 19 flash floods, 5 floods and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 4, and the NWS estimated $502.2 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on March 29, 2017. August 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 Seagoville.
December 26, 2018: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Seagoville — 3 injured.
NWS: “Turbulence produced by a thunderstorm over the Dallas area injured 3 people on an aircraft inbound to Dallas, 2 of which required emergency medical care.”
May 11, 2016: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Seagoville — 1 injured, $10,000 damage.
August 22, 2022: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Seagoville — $500.0 million 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
Dallas County, which includes Seagoville, has been named in 28 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1966, 15 of them major disasters (by incident: 8 hurricanes, 6 severe storms, 4 fires, 4 floods). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on May 17, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Dallas County a Very High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for tornadoes, 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 $973.2 million a year, the 2nd highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $323.7 million (33%), 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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