NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Texarkana, 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
8 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Texarkana, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Ike in 2008. Since 1950, 104 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 8 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 8
- Tornadoes
- 104
- EF3 or stronger
- 8
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
10 deaths in all
What the records show for Texarkana
None of the 8 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Texarkana; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1879, a tropical storm with 48 mph winds when its centre passed 42 miles away. The record near Texarkana begins with an unnamed storm in 1865; the most recent system was Ike in 2008, a tropical storm 43 miles away. The busiest decade was the 2000s, with 2 systems. Of the 8 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Of the 753 Texas cities on this site, 54% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Texarkana. The strongest of the 104 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on March 12, 1971; its path came within 18 miles, and it killed 1 person. The deadliest, an F3 on April 2, 1982, killed 5 people. Of the 104, 9 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 42 have come since 2000. April and May have had the most tornadoes, 26 each. The most recent tornado was on April 5, 2025. Of the 753 Texas cities, 50% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Texarkana. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 198 times since 1956, with stones up to 4.25 inches. Texarkana has more hail reports within 10 miles than 85% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Texarkana
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | IkeSep 14 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2005 | RitaSep 25 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 24 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1918 | Unnamed 1918 stormAug 7 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1891 | Unnamed 1891 stormJul 7 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormOct 13 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormAug 23 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1865 | Unnamed 1865 stormSep 14 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Texarkana: 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 Texarkana
By decade
- 2020s17(1 EF3+)
- 2010s9
- 2000s16
- 1990s12(1 EF3+)
- 1980s17(2 EF3+)
- 1970s21(2 EF3+)
- 1960s2
- 1950s10(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 1971 | F4 | 18 mi | 5.1 mi | 1 / 5 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F3 | 21 mi | 18 mi | 5 / 4 |
| May 4, 1999 | F3 | 24 mi | 71.5 mi | 1 / 22 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F3 | 13 mi | 52 mi | 1 / 4 |
| Nov 4, 2022 | EF3 | 19 mi | 15.65 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 1, 1977 | F3 | 9 mi | 5.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 30, 1954 | F3 | 1 mi | 111.6 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 30, 1954 | F3 | 14 mi | 86.3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Oct 13, 2014 | EF2 | 17 mi | 2.51 mi | 1 / 4 |
| Feb 12, 1950 | F2 | 19 mi | 8 mi | 1 / 8 |
| Apr 5, 2025 | EF2 | 23 mi | 10.43 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 14, 2023 | EF2 | 15 mi | 8.92 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 104, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Texarkana
The Storm Prediction Center has 198 hail reports within 10 miles of Texarkana since 1956, made on 127 separate days. Of these, 133 were 1 inch across or larger, and 11 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.25 inches, fell on March 31, 2008. The most recent report is from May 8, 2024. April has the most reports, 50.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Texarkana
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Texarkana, TX, 1 mile east of Texarkana at 390 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 93°F and low of 73°F; January is the coolest, at 54°F and 33°F. May is the wettest at 5.3 inches of precipitation on average and August the driest at 2.8 inches; the year adds up to 52.6 inches over 69 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 82 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 46 nights a year. Snowfall averages 2.1 inches a year, most of it in January and February. That 52.6 inches is more than at 289 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (93%). Texarkana, AR, 6 miles east, has its own station (Texarkana Webb Field, AR): 48.9 inches a year, 3.7 less than here, and the same July average high, 93°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 54 | 33 | 4.3 | 6 | 1.0 |
| Feb | 59 | 37 | 4.6 | 6 | 1.0 |
| Mar | 67 | 44 | 4.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 75 | 51 | 4.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| May | 82 | 62 | 5.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 89 | 70 | 4.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 93 | 73 | 3.4 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 94 | 72 | 2.8 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 87 | 65 | 3.9 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 77 | 53 | 4.8 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 65 | 42 | 4.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 56 | 36 | 5.2 | 7 | 0.1 |
| Year | 75 | 53 | 52.6 | 69 | 2.1 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Texarkana, TX (390 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 Texarkana
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 236 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Texarkana: 165 thunderstorm wind reports, 62 flash floods, 6 lightning strikes, 2 floods and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 1 person and injured 5, and the NWS estimated $4.8 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on May 22, 2008. May has had the most flash floods, 22 of 62. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 698 have had fewer than Texarkana.
May 19, 2000: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Texarkana — 1 killed, 2 injured, $40,000 damage.
May 22, 2008: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Texarkana — 1 injured, $1.0 million damage.
NWS: “Two severe thunderstorms came together over the south side of the city. One severe storm was moving northeastward from southern Bowie County while the other was moving northwestward through Miller County.”
October 31, 2005: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Texarkana — 1 injured, $30,000 damage.
NWS: “One injury was reported at Loop 245 and I-30 when a billboard sign was blown over onto a man. A roof was also taken off a concrete building next to a truck stop in town.”
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 Texarkana's 2 ZIP codes have filed 178 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $3.7 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Early summer storms in 2015: 10 claims (6% of all) and $1.3 million. The year with the most claims was 2001, with 18. 7% 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, 281 have fewer than Texarkana.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Early summer storms2015 | 10 | $1.3 million |
Bowie County, which includes Texarkana, has been named in 27 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1966, 15 of them major disasters (by incident: 8 hurricanes, 6 fires, 3 floods, 3 ice storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Beryl, on July 9, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Bowie County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes, hail and lightning; Relatively Moderate for strong wind and heat waves; Relatively Low for inland flooding; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $33.4 million a year, the 53rd highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $10.3 million (31%), 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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