NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Spring Branch, 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
9 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Spring Branch, Texas since 1851, 1 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Harvey in 2017. Since 1950, 60 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 1
- Tropical storms
- 8
- Tornadoes
- 60
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Spring Branch
The strongest storm to pass near Spring Branch was an unnamed storm in 1886, a Category 1 hurricane with 78 mph winds when its centre passed 23 miles away. The record near Spring Branch begins with an unnamed storm in 1886; the most recent system was Harvey in 2017, a tropical storm 63 miles away. The 1960s and the 2010s were the busiest decades, with 2 systems each. Of the 9 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Spring Branch has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 56% of the 753 Texas cities on this site. The highest rating among the 60 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 3 times; the most recent, on May 6, 1969, came within 18 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on April 28, 1953, killed 1 person. Of the 60, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 26 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 15. The most recent tornado was on October 24, 2025. Of the 753 Texas cities, 83% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Spring Branch. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 80 times since 1963, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Spring Branch has more hail reports within 10 miles than 50% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Spring Branch
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | HarveyAug 27 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2010 | HermineSep 7 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1973 | DeliaSep 6 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1968 | CandyJun 24 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1961 | CarlaSep 12 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1942 | Unnamed 1942 stormAug 30 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormJun 29 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 27 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormAug 20 | 23 mi | Category 1 (78 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Spring Branch: 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 Spring Branch
By decade
- 2020s7
- 2010s6
- 2000s13
- 1990s6
- 1980s4
- 1970s12
- 1960s6(2 EF3+)
- 1950s6(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 1953 | F3 | 22 mi | 4.9 mi | 1 / 5 |
| May 6, 1969 | F3 | 18 mi | 38.9 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Sep 20, 1967 | F3 | 24 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 4, 1983 | F2 | 23 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Aug 10, 1980 | F2 | 11 mi | 47.7 mi | 0 / 20 |
| Mar 30, 1976 | F2 | 21 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 30, 1976 | F2 | 17 mi | 15.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 18, 1970 | F2 | 23 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 21, 1966 | F2 | 23 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 3, 1958 | F2 | 12 mi | 21 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 31, 1957 | F2 | 22 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 12, 1954 | F2 | 22 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 60, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Spring Branch
The Storm Prediction Center has 80 hail reports within 10 miles of Spring Branch since 1963, made on 62 separate days. Of these, 63 were 1 inch across or larger, and 9 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on April 20, 1982. The most recent report is from May 2, 2025. April has the most reports, 24.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Spring Branch
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Canyon Dam, TX, 13 miles east of Spring Branch at 1,000 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 96°F and low of 73°F; January is the coolest, at 61°F and 40°F. October is the wettest at 4.9 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.0 inches; the year adds up to 37.9 inches over 53 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 103 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 18 nights a year. That 37.9 inches is more than at 192 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (62%). Bulverde, 10 miles south, has its own station (San Antonio International Airport, TX): 32.5 inches a year, 5.4 less than here, and the same August average high, 96°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 61 | 40 | 2.4 | 5 |
| Feb | 65 | 43 | 2.0 | 4 |
| Mar | 72 | 50 | 2.8 | 5 |
| Apr | 79 | 57 | 2.9 | 4 |
| May | 85 | 65 | 4.5 | 6 |
| Jun | 91 | 71 | 4.1 | 5 |
| Jul | 94 | 73 | 2.7 | 4 |
| Aug | 96 | 73 | 2.4 | 4 |
| Sep | 89 | 68 | 3.9 | 5 |
| Oct | 81 | 59 | 4.9 | 4 |
| Nov | 70 | 49 | 2.9 | 4 |
| Dec | 63 | 42 | 2.4 | 4 |
| Year | 79 | 58 | 37.9 | 53 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Canyon Dam, TX (1,000 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 Spring Branch
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 51 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Spring Branch: 32 flash floods and 19 thunderstorm wind reports. They killed 4 people and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $643,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on April 2, 2017. May has had the most flash floods, 13 of 32. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 580 have had fewer than Spring Branch.
May 2, 2007: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Spring Branch — 2 killed.
NWS: “General rainfall of 1 to 2 inches caused brief flash flooding in the area just east of Kendalia. Between 2100 CST and 2130CST, a woman was returning home and while driving on Crabapple Lane in eastern Kendall County and attempted to cross a low water crossing on her drive.”
May 23, 2015: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Spring Branch — 1 killed.
October 30, 2015: flash flood 3 miles from the centre of Spring Branch — 1 killed.
NWS: “A man drowned after his Nissan Sentra was swept off the road into Rebecca Creek near Spring Branch. The man went missing after he left for work around 7 am.”
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 Spring Branch's ZIP code 78070 have filed 56 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1991, and were paid $689,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1997: 17 claims (30% of all) and $257,000, then Torrential rain in 2002 with 15. The year with the most claims was 2002, with 15. 88% 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, 176 have fewer than Spring Branch.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Flooding1997 | 17 | $257,000 |
| Torrential rain2002 | 15 | $111,000 |
Comal County, which includes Spring Branch, has been named in 27 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1972, 14 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 fires, 6 floods, 6 hurricanes, 3 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm, on April 21, 2023. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Comal County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding and lightning; Relatively Moderate for strong wind and heat waves; Relatively Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $143.7 million a year, the 16th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $117.7 million (82%), 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.
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