NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Taylor, 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
14 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Taylor, Texas since 1851, 1 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Alicia in 1983. Since 1950, 103 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 8 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 1
- Tropical storms
- 13
- Tornadoes
- 103
- EF3 or stronger
- 8
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
30 deaths in all
What the records show for Taylor
The strongest storm to pass near Taylor was an unnamed storm in 1900, a Category 1 hurricane with 77 mph winds when its centre passed 42 miles away. The record near Taylor begins with an unnamed storm in 1854; the most recent system was Alicia in 1983, a tropical storm 69 miles away. None of the 14 systems has come since 2000. Taylor has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 56% of the 753 Texas cities on this site. The strongest of the 103 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on May 27, 1997; its path came within 21 miles, and it killed 27 people. Of the 103, 9 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 36 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 28. The most recent tornado was on April 28, 2024. Of the 753 Texas cities, 51% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Taylor. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 53 times since 1957, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Of the 753 Texas cities, 67% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Taylor.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Taylor
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | AliciaAug 18 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1973 | DeliaSep 6 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1968 | CandyJun 24 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1961 | CarlaSep 12 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1945 | Unnamed 1945 stormAug 29 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1943 | Unnamed 1943 stormJul 29 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormAug 14 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 18 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 27 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 9 | 42 mi | Category 1 (77 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1897 | Unnamed 1897 stormSep 13 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormJun 18 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1875 | Unnamed 1875 stormSep 17 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1854 | Unnamed 1854 stormSep 20 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 2 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Taylor: 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 Taylor
By decade
- 2020s6
- 2010s13
- 2000s17
- 1990s16(2 EF3+)
- 1980s13(2 EF3+)
- 1970s16
- 1960s7
- 1950s15(4 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 1997 | F5 | 21 mi | 5.1 mi | 27 / 12 |
| May 17, 1989 | F3 | 18 mi | 3 mi | 1 / 28 |
| Apr 7, 1980 | F3 | 10 mi | 31.7 mi | 1 / 5 |
| May 27, 1997 | F3 | 24 mi | 9.2 mi | 0 / 15 |
| May 10, 1959 | F3 | 16 mi | 11 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 24, 1957 | F3 | 15 mi | 14.7 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 30, 1954 | F3 | 8 mi | 139.9 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Dec 2, 1953 | F3 | 25 mi | 3.3 mi | 0 / 4 |
| May 25, 2015 | EF2 | 24 mi | 8.88 mi | 1 / 6 |
| Mar 21, 2022 | EF2 | 16 mi | 11.97 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 21, 2022 | EF2 | 8 mi | 34.62 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 20, 2017 | EF2 | 4 mi | 4.24 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 103, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Taylor
The Storm Prediction Center has 53 hail reports within 10 miles of Taylor since 1957, made on 38 separate days. Of these, 43 were 1 inch across or larger, and 6 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4 inches (softball size), fell on May 30, 2024. The most recent report is from April 30, 2025. April has the most reports, 19.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Taylor
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Taylor 1NW, TX, in Taylor at 571 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 97°F and low of 73°F; January is the coolest, at 61°F and 37°F. May is the wettest at 4.6 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.1 inches; the year adds up to 37.2 inches over 49 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 51% of the year's precipitation (18.9 of 37.2 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 14 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (6); a normal September there has highs of 91°F and 3.6 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 115 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 32 nights a year. That 37.2 inches is more than at 183 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (59%). Granger, 10 miles north, has its own station (Granger Dam, TX): 35.3 inches a year, 1.9 less than here, and the same August average high, 97°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 61 | 37 | 2.8 | 4 |
| Feb | 64 | 41 | 2.1 | 4 |
| Mar | 71 | 48 | 3.1 | 5 |
| Apr | 78 | 55 | 2.7 | 4 |
| May | 85 | 64 | 4.6 | 5 |
| Jun | 92 | 71 | 3.2 | 4 |
| Jul | 95 | 73 | 2.7 | 3 |
| Aug | 97 | 73 | 2.7 | 3 |
| Sep | 91 | 67 | 3.6 | 4 |
| Oct | 82 | 56 | 3.9 | 5 |
| Nov | 70 | 46 | 2.8 | 4 |
| Dec | 62 | 39 | 3.0 | 4 |
| Year | 79 | 56 | 37.2 | 49 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Taylor 1NW, TX (571 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 Taylor
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 50 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Taylor: 27 flash floods, 22 thunderstorm wind reports and 1 lightning strike. They killed 1 person and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $8.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 115 mph, on February 20, 2017. April has had the most flash floods, 6 of 27. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 527 have had fewer than Taylor.
May 25, 2015: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Taylor — 1 killed, $7.0 million damage.
February 20, 2017: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Taylor — 2 injured.
NWS: “A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 115 mph that significantly damaged a metal building system, at least 10 homes, at least a dozen farm buildings, mobile homes, and RVs north of Thrall. A couple suffered minor injuries when their RV was blown over.”
August 25, 2009: thunderstorm wind in Taylor — $250,000 damage.
NWS: “A thunderstorm produced wind gusts, estimated at 80 mph, that tore the metal roof off a building at Jones and Maresh Streets. Numerous trees were blown down across the town of Taylor.”
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 Taylor's ZIP code 76574 have filed 60 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1980, and were paid $1.5 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Early summer storms in 2015: 12 claims (20% of all) and $558,000. 42% 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, 184 have fewer than Taylor.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Early summer storms2015 | 12 | $558,000 |
Williamson County, which includes Taylor, has been named in 26 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1974, 13 of them major disasters (by incident: 8 fires, 4 hurricanes, 4 severe storms, 3 floods). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding, on July 6, 2025. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Williamson County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes, hail and lightning; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Relatively Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $136.6 million a year, the 18th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $71.0 million (52%), 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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