NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Sumner, 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
3 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Sumner, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 89 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 11 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 89
- EF3 or stronger
- 11
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
15 deaths in all
What the records show for Sumner
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Sumner; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1902, a tropical storm with 40 mph winds when its centre passed 20 miles away. The record near Sumner begins with an unnamed storm in 1902; the most recent system was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm 52 miles away. Of the 753 Texas cities on this site, 73% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Sumner. The highest rating among the 89 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 4 times; the most recent, on November 4, 2022, came within 6 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on April 2, 1982, killed 10 people. Of the 89, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 23 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 36. The most recent tornado was on May 20, 2025. Of the 753 Texas cities, 62% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Sumner. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 48 times since 1974, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 753 Texas cities, 70% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Sumner.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Sumner
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1918 | Unnamed 1918 stormAug 7 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Sumner: 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 Sumner
By decade
- 2020s13(1 EF3+)
- 2010s6(1 EF3+)
- 2000s4
- 1990s13
- 1980s25(4 EF3+)
- 1970s11
- 1960s8(3 EF3+)
- 1950s9(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 1982 | F4 | 10 mi | 23 mi | 10 / 170 |
| Nov 4, 2022 | EF4 | 6 mi | 44.71 mi | 0 / 11 |
| May 13, 1981 | F4 | 4 mi | 8.8 mi | 0 / 30 |
| May 4, 1960 | F4 | 20 mi | 30.8 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F3 | 7 mi | 32 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Apr 6, 1955 | F3 | 21 mi | 30.2 mi | 1 / 27 |
| May 9, 2016 | EF3 | 18 mi | 13.8 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F3 | 23 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 22, 1964 | F3 | 16 mi | 5.9 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 5, 1961 | F3 | 25 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 30, 1954 | F3 | 23 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 12 |
| Apr 2, 1957 | F2 | 13 mi | 0.1 mi | 1 / 2 |
The strongest 12 of 89, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Sumner
The Storm Prediction Center has 48 hail reports within 10 miles of Sumner since 1974, made on 40 separate days. Of these, 28 were 1 inch across or larger, and 6 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.75 inches (baseball size), was reported on 4 days, most recently May 9, 2016. The most recent report is from September 24, 2023. April and May have the most reports, 15 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Sumner
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Paris, TX, 12 miles east of Sumner at 542 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 96°F and low of 75°F; January is the coolest, at 54°F and 33°F. May is the wettest at 5.6 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 3.0 inches; the year adds up to 49.0 inches over 62 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 96 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 46 nights a year. That 49.0 inches is more than at 262 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (84%). Honey Grove, 13 miles southwest, has its own station (Bonham 3NNE, TX): 45.6 inches a year, 3.4 less than here, and a July average high of 94°F against 96°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 54 | 33 | 3.1 | 5 |
| Feb | 59 | 37 | 3.3 | 5 |
| Mar | 67 | 45 | 4.4 | 6 |
| Apr | 75 | 53 | 4.7 | 6 |
| May | 83 | 63 | 5.6 | 7 |
| Jun | 91 | 71 | 4.3 | 6 |
| Jul | 96 | 75 | 3.5 | 4 |
| Aug | 96 | 74 | 3.0 | 4 |
| Sep | 89 | 67 | 4.0 | 5 |
| Oct | 78 | 55 | 4.6 | 5 |
| Nov | 65 | 44 | 4.2 | 5 |
| Dec | 56 | 36 | 4.3 | 5 |
| Year | 76 | 54 | 49.0 | 62 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Paris, TX (542 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 Sumner
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 24 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Sumner: 16 thunderstorm wind reports, 4 flash floods and 4 floods. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $327,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on June 12, 1996.
April 24, 2007: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Sumner — 1 injured, $5,000 damage.
NWS: “One mobile home was destroyed and another damaged. One person was hit in the face and cut by flying debris from the mobile homes.”
May 6, 2009: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Sumner — $125,000 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
Lamar County, which includes Sumner, has been named in 24 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1966, 17 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 severe storms, 4 fires, 4 floods, 4 hurricanes). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on May 17, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Lamar County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes and hail; Relatively Moderate for strong wind and heat waves; Relatively Low for inland flooding and lightning; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $31.9 million a year, the 58th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $10.3 million (32%), 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Sumner
- Honey Grove, TX13 mi
- Paris, TX14 mi
- Powderly, TX16 mi
- Boswell, OK21 mi
- Blossom, TX23 mi
- Hugo, OK24 mi
- Cooper, TX25 mi
- Bonham, TX26 mi
- Detroit, TX29 mi
- Wolfe City, TX31 mi
- Commerce, TX34 mi
- Savoy, TX35 mi
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