NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Somerville, 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
26 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Somerville, Texas since 1851, 1 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Beryl in 2024. Since 1950, 90 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 5 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 1
- Tropical storms
- 25
- Tornadoes
- 90
- EF3 or stronger
- 5
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
6 deaths in all
What the records show for Somerville
The strongest storm to pass near Somerville was an unnamed storm in 1900, a Category 1 hurricane with 89 mph winds when its centre passed 7 miles away. The record near Somerville begins with an unnamed storm in 1854; the most recent system was Beryl in 2024, a tropical storm 48 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1940s, with 5 systems. Of the 26 systems, one has come since 2000. Somerville has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 56% of the 753 Texas cities on this site. The highest rating among the 90 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 5 times; the most recent, on March 10, 2000, came within 3 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on November 15, 1987, killed 2 people. Of the 90, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 30 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 22. The most recent tornado was on March 21, 2022. Of the 753 Texas cities, 61% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Somerville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 49 times since 1991, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 753 Texas cities, 69% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Somerville.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Somerville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | BerylJul 8 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1989 | ChantalAug 2 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1989 | AllisonJun 27 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1983 | AliciaAug 18 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1980 | DanielleSep 6 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1973 | DeliaSep 6 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1970 | FeliceSep 16 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1968 | CandyJun 24 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1961 | CarlaSep 12 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormAug 25 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1945 | Unnamed 1945 stormAug 28 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1943 | Unnamed 1943 stormJul 28 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1942 | Unnamed 1942 stormAug 22 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 24 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormAug 14 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1921 | Unnamed 1921 stormJun 23 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 17 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormJul 22 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 27 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 9 | 7 mi | Category 1 (89 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1897 | Unnamed 1897 stormSep 13 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormJul 6 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormJun 18 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1875 | Unnamed 1875 stormSep 17 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormJun 4 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1854 | Unnamed 1854 stormSep 20 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 2 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Somerville: 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 Somerville
By decade
- 2020s3
- 2010s10
- 2000s17(1 EF3+)
- 1990s24
- 1980s10
- 1970s5
- 1960s9
- 1950s12(4 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2000 | F3 | 3 mi | 21 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Mar 20, 1957 | F3 | 11 mi | 16.9 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Mar 20, 1957 | F3 | 13 mi | 7.2 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 5, 1956 | F3 | 23 mi | 5.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 5, 1950 | F3 | 15 mi | 23.9 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Nov 15, 1987 | F2 | 17 mi | 10 mi | 2 / 12 |
| Dec 2, 1953 | F2 | 21 mi | 0.1 mi | 2 / 5 |
| Feb 3, 2012 | EF2 | 12 mi | 0.51 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 17, 1998 | F2 | 13 mi | 3.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 13, 1994 | F2 | 22 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 7, 1989 | F2 | 17 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Nov 19, 1983 | F2 | 18 mi | 1.1 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 Somerville
The Storm Prediction Center has 49 hail reports within 10 miles of Somerville since 1991, made on 35 separate days. Of these, 33 were 1 inch across or larger, and 6 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.75 inches (baseball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently January 21, 1998. The most recent report is from March 15, 2025. April has the most reports, 12.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Somerville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Somerville Dam, TX, 2 miles southwest of Somerville at 263 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 98°F and low of 70°F; January is the coolest, at 62°F and 35°F. May is the wettest at 4.7 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 1.9 inches; the year adds up to 40.9 inches over 58 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 49% of the year's precipitation (19.9 of 40.9 inches); the other six months are wetter. September has brought the most of the 26 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (9); a normal September there has highs of 92°F and 3.4 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 125 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 37 nights a year. That 40.9 inches is more than at 219 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (70%). Brenham, 15 miles southeast, has its own station (Brenham, TX): 48.2 inches a year, 7.3 more than here, and an August average high of 95°F against 98°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 62 | 35 | 3.2 | 5 |
| Feb | 66 | 39 | 2.9 | 5 |
| Mar | 73 | 46 | 3.2 | 5 |
| Apr | 80 | 53 | 3.3 | 4 |
| May | 87 | 62 | 4.7 | 6 |
| Jun | 93 | 68 | 3.9 | 5 |
| Jul | 97 | 70 | 1.9 | 4 |
| Aug | 98 | 70 | 2.8 | 4 |
| Sep | 92 | 64 | 3.4 | 4 |
| Oct | 83 | 53 | 4.3 | 5 |
| Nov | 72 | 44 | 3.6 | 5 |
| Dec | 64 | 37 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Year | 81 | 53 | 40.9 | 58 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Somerville Dam, TX (263 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 Somerville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 30 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Somerville: 25 thunderstorm wind reports, 4 flash floods and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $178,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 71 mph, on March 18, 2018.
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
Flood insurance policyholders in Somerville's ZIP code 77879 have filed 38 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1989, and were paid $1.2 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1994: 14 claims (37% of all) and $57,000. 58% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 433 Texas cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 134 have fewer than Somerville.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Flooding1994 | 14 | $57,000 |
Burleson County, which includes Somerville, has been named in 22 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1987, 15 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 hurricanes, 4 floods, 3 fires, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Beryl, on July 9, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Burleson County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for hurricanes, tornadoes, hail, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for inland flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $7.5 million a year, the 167th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.2 million (43%), 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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