NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Tolar, 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 Tolar, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Carla in 1961. Since 1950, 99 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 99
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
6 deaths in all
What the records show for Tolar
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Tolar; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 56 mph winds when its centre passed 18 miles away. The record near Tolar begins with an unnamed storm in 1900; the most recent system was Carla in 1961, a tropical storm 26 miles away. Of the 753 Texas cities on this site, 73% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Tolar. The strongest of the 99 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF4 on May 15, 2013; its path came within 11 miles, and it killed 6 people. Of the 99, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 42 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 32. The most recent tornado was on May 18, 2025. Of the 753 Texas cities, 55% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Tolar. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 138 times since 1978, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Tolar has more hail reports within 10 miles than 75% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Tolar
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CarlaSep 12 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 27 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 9 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Tolar: 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 Tolar
By decade
- 2020s11
- 2010s19(1 EF3+)
- 2000s12
- 1990s14
- 1980s21(1 EF3+)
- 1970s14
- 1960s7
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2013 | EF4 | 11 mi | 2.5 mi | 6 / 54 |
| May 12, 1982 | F3 | 14 mi | 9 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 19, 2025 | EF2 | in town | 13.61 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 26, 1994 | F2 | 22 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 12, 1991 | F2 | 15 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 12, 1991 | F2 | 13 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 25, 1990 | F2 | 24 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 4, 1989 | F2 | 8 mi | 3.5 mi | 0 / 22 |
| Feb 2, 1986 | F2 | 18 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 12, 1982 | F2 | 22 mi | 20 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 12, 1982 | F2 | 16 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Jul 27, 1977 | F2 | 10 mi | 0.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 99, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Tolar
The Storm Prediction Center has 138 hail reports within 10 miles of Tolar since 1978, made on 83 separate days. Of these, 101 were 1 inch across or larger, and 10 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on May 27, 1999. The most recent report is from June 8, 2025. May has the most reports, 52.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Tolar
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Rainbow, TX, 16 miles southeast of Tolar at 648 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 96°F and low of 73°F; January is the coolest, at 57°F and 31°F. May is the wettest at 4.2 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 1.8 inches; the year adds up to 34.1 inches over 49 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 109 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 63 nights a year. That 34.1 inches is more than at 146 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (47%). Bluff Dale, 7 miles southwest, has its own station (Stephenville, TX): 34.1 inches a year, the same as here, and a July average high of 97°F against 96°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57 | 31 | 2.1 | 4 |
| Feb | 61 | 36 | 2.3 | 4 |
| Mar | 69 | 43 | 3.0 | 5 |
| Apr | 77 | 52 | 3.0 | 4 |
| May | 84 | 62 | 4.2 | 6 |
| Jun | 92 | 69 | 3.8 | 5 |
| Jul | 96 | 73 | 1.8 | 3 |
| Aug | 96 | 72 | 2.7 | 3 |
| Sep | 89 | 64 | 3.0 | 4 |
| Oct | 79 | 52 | 3.8 | 4 |
| Nov | 67 | 42 | 2.2 | 4 |
| Dec | 59 | 33 | 2.2 | 4 |
| Year | 77 | 52 | 34.1 | 49 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Rainbow, TX (648 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 Tolar
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 81 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Tolar: 55 thunderstorm wind reports, 15 flash floods, 9 floods and 2 heavy rain events. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $4.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on December 13, 2022. May has had the most flash floods, 7 of 15. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 332 have had fewer than Tolar.
September 15, 2005: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Tolar — 1 injured, $500,000 damage.
NWS: “36 homes were damaged; 2 homes and 4 barns were destroyed. A young girl was injured when her mobile home flipped 3 times.”
June 22, 2014: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Tolar — $1.8 million damage.
June 26, 2007: flood 10 miles from the centre of Tolar — $750,000 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
Hood County, which includes Tolar, has been named in 22 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1989, 12 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 fires, 5 severe storms, 3 floods, 3 hurricanes). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, on February 19, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Hood County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes; Relatively Moderate for hail, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for inland flooding and strong wind; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $29.1 million a year, the 65th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $9.7 million (33%), 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 Tolar
- Bluff Dale, TX7 mi
- Lipan, TX11 mi
- Granbury, TX11 mi
- Glen Rose, TX15 mi
- Stephenville, TX19 mi
- Cresson, TX20 mi
- Millsap, TX23 mi
- Godley, TX24 mi
- Willow Park, TX24 mi
- Aledo, TX27 mi
- Weatherford, TX30 mi
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