NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Shamrock, 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
No tropical storm or hurricane has passed within 75 miles of Shamrock, Texas since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 124 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 17 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 124
- EF3 or stronger
- 17
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
19 deaths in all
What the records show for Shamrock
The highest rating among the 124 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 4 times; the most recent, on June 8, 1995, came within 17 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on April 18, 1970, killed 16 people. Of the 124, 14 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 43 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 55. The most recent tornado was on June 6, 2025. Shamrock has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 64% of the 753 Texas cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 118 times since 1960, with stones up to 5.5 inches. Shamrock has more hail reports within 10 miles than 69% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Shamrock
By decade
- 2020s7
- 2010s18
- 2000s18(2 EF3+)
- 1990s36(4 EF3+)
- 1980s10
- 1970s14(5 EF3+)
- 1960s12(3 EF3+)
- 1950s9(3 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 1970 | F4 | 21 mi | 65 mi | 16 / 42 |
| May 25, 1955 | F4 | 11 mi | 45.1 mi | 2 / 18 |
| Jun 8, 1995 | F4 | 19 mi | 15 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 8, 1995 | F4 | 17 mi | 29 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 4, 1965 | F3 | 10 mi | 6.8 mi | 1 / 1 |
| May 5, 2007 | EF3 | 24 mi | 5.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 28, 2007 | EF3 | 17 mi | 7.99 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 11, 1997 | F3 | 6 mi | 9 mi | 0 / 13 |
| May 15, 1991 | F3 | 9 mi | 15 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 16, 1977 | F3 | 24 mi | 18.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 16, 1977 | F3 | 24 mi | 6.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 16, 1977 | F3 | 2 mi | 12.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 124, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Shamrock
The Storm Prediction Center has 118 hail reports within 10 miles of Shamrock since 1960, made on 79 separate days. Of these, 84 were 1 inch across or larger, and 21 reached 2 inches. The largest, 5.5 inches, fell on June 13, 2023. The most recent report is from April 27, 2024. May has the most reports, 45.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Shamrock
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Shamrock #2, TX, 2 miles southeast of Shamrock at 2,360 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 94°F and low of 68°F; January is the coolest, at 50°F and 24°F. June is the wettest at 3.7 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.8 inches; the year adds up to 25.2 inches over 43 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 82 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 97 nights a year. Snowfall averages 9.1 inches a year, most of it in January. That 25.2 inches is more than at 79 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (25%). Wellington, 26 miles south, has its own station (Wellington, TX): 22.2 inches a year, 3.0 less than here, and a July average high of 99°F against 94°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 50 | 24 | 0.8 | 2 | 2.7 |
| Feb | 55 | 27 | 0.9 | 3 | 2.1 |
| Mar | 64 | 35 | 1.7 | 3 | 1.6 |
| Apr | 72 | 43 | 2.5 | 4 | 0.0 |
| May | 81 | 53 | 3.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 89 | 63 | 3.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 94 | 68 | 2.4 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 93 | 66 | 2.8 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 85 | 58 | 2.4 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 73 | 45 | 2.3 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 61 | 34 | 1.3 | 3 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 51 | 26 | 1.0 | 2 | 1.9 |
| Year | 72 | 45 | 25.2 | 43 | 9.1 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Shamrock #2, TX (2,360 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 Shamrock
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 32 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Shamrock: 27 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 flash floods, 2 heavy rain events and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $283,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on February 26, 2023.
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
Wheeler County, which includes Shamrock, has been named in 14 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1998, 7 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 fires, 3 hurricanes, 2 biological emergencies, 2 ice storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, on February 19, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Wheeler County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes and hail; Very Low for hurricanes, inland flooding, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $9.0 million a year, the 152nd highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $1.2 million (13%), 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).
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