NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Stockdale, 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
23 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Stockdale, Texas since 1851, 5 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Harvey in 2017. Since 1950, 48 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 5
- Tropical storms
- 18
- Tornadoes
- 48
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Stockdale
The strongest storm to pass near Stockdale was Celia in 1970, a Category 2 hurricane with 97 mph winds when its centre passed 70 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1942, whose centre came within 7 miles. The record near Stockdale begins with an unnamed storm in 1851; the most recent system was Harvey in 2017, a tropical storm 22 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1960s, with 4 systems, one of them at hurricane strength. Of the 23 systems, 4 have come since 2000. Stockdale has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 75% of the 753 Texas cities on this site. The strongest of the 48 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F3 on December 1, 1953; its path came within 18 miles. Of the 48, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 16 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 17. The most recent tornado was on October 26, 2023. Of the 753 Texas cities, 89% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Stockdale. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 23 times since 1974, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Of the 753 Texas cities, 90% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Stockdale.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Stockdale
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | HarveyAug 27 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2015 | BillJun 17 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2010 | HermineSep 7 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2003 | ClaudetteJul 15 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1998 | FrancesSep 11 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1973 | DeliaSep 6 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1970 | CeliaAug 4 | 70 mi | Category 2 (97 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1968 | CandyJun 24 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1964 | AbbyAug 8 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1961 | CarlaSep 12 | 49 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1960 | Unnamed 1960 stormJun 24 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1942 | Unnamed 1942 stormAug 30 | 7 mi | Category 1 (84 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1936 | Unnamed 1936 stormJun 28 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormJul 25 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormJun 29 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormOct 17 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 27 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormSep 24 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormAug 20 | 13 mi | Category 1 (94 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1875 | Unnamed 1875 stormSep 17 | 48 mi | Category 1 (77 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1869 | Unnamed 1869 stormAug 17 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1866 | Unnamed 1866 stormJul 16 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1851 | Unnamed 1851 stormJun 26 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Stockdale: 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 Stockdale
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s6
- 2000s8
- 1990s10
- 1980s3
- 1970s5
- 1960s8
- 1950s6(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 1953 | F3 | 18 mi | 5.1 mi | 0 / 10 |
| Oct 30, 2015 | EF2 | 12 mi | 5.26 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 21, 2007 | EF2 | 14 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 19, 1991 | F2 | 20 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 8, 1967 | F2 | 15 mi | 8.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 18, 1965 | F2 | 24 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 18, 1965 | F2 | 11 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 10, 1959 | F2 | 23 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 20, 1956 | F2 | 24 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 3, 2003 | F1 | 21 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 15, 2001 | F1 | 22 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 19, 2000 | F1 | 12 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 48, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Stockdale
The Storm Prediction Center has 23 hail reports within 10 miles of Stockdale since 1974, made on 19 separate days. Of these, 16 were 1 inch across or larger, and 4 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4 inches (softball size), fell on May 20, 2001. The most recent report is from March 23, 2025. April has the most reports, 9.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Stockdale
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Nixon, TX, 12 miles east of Stockdale at 340 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 97°F and low of 72°F; January is the coolest, at 65°F and 38°F. May is the wettest at 4.4 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 2.1 inches; the year adds up to 34.5 inches over 44 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 51% of the year's precipitation (17.6 of 34.5 inches); the other six months are drier. June has brought the most of the 23 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (7); a normal June there has highs of 93°F and 3.6 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 120 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 21 nights a year. That 34.5 inches is more than at 149 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (48%). La Vernia, 12 miles northwest, has its own station (Floresville, TX): 31.7 inches a year, 2.8 less than here, and an August average high of 98°F against 97°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 65 | 38 | 2.1 | 4 |
| Feb | 68 | 43 | 2.2 | 4 |
| Mar | 74 | 49 | 2.7 | 4 |
| Apr | 81 | 56 | 3.1 | 3 |
| May | 87 | 65 | 4.4 | 5 |
| Jun | 93 | 70 | 3.6 | 4 |
| Jul | 95 | 72 | 2.5 | 3 |
| Aug | 97 | 72 | 3.1 | 3 |
| Sep | 91 | 67 | 3.0 | 4 |
| Oct | 84 | 57 | 3.2 | 4 |
| Nov | 74 | 48 | 2.2 | 4 |
| Dec | 66 | 41 | 2.4 | 3 |
| Year | 81 | 56 | 34.5 | 44 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Nixon, TX (340 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 Stockdale
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 16 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Stockdale: 10 thunderstorm wind reports and 6 flash floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $515,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 70 mph, on May 13, 2024. August has had the most flash floods, 2 of 6. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 91 have had fewer than Stockdale.
March 19, 2002: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Stockdale — $300,000 damage.
March 13, 2007: thunderstorm wind in Stockdale — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Severe thunderstorm winds blew down trees and knocked over power lines near Stockdale.”
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 Stockdale's ZIP code 78160 have filed 10 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1992, and were paid $218,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 30% 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, 0 have fewer than Stockdale.
Wilson County, which includes Stockdale, has been named in 18 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1993, 9 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 hurricanes, 3 fires, 3 floods, 3 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, on February 19, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Wilson County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding and lightning; Relatively Low for hurricanes, strong wind and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $31.9 million a year, the 59th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $22.8 million (71%), 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.
Cities near Stockdale
- Nixon, TX12 mi
- La Vernia, TX12 mi
- Floresville, TX15 mi
- Adkins, TX17 mi
- Falls City, TX20 mi
- Saint Hedwig, TX20 mi
- Seguin, TX23 mi
- Karnes City, TX24 mi
- Elmendorf, TX25 mi
- Mc Queeney, TX26 mi
- Marion, TX26 mi
- Converse, TX28 mi
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