NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Tornillo, 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
1 tropical system has passed within 75 miles of Tornillo, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1929. Since 1950, 5 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 5
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Tornillo
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Tornillo; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1929, a tropical storm with 47 mph winds when its centre passed 14 miles away. Of the 753 Texas cities on this site, 87% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Tornillo. The highest rating among the 5 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1, reached 3 times; the most recent, on June 21, 1992, came within 17 miles. Of the 5, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and one has come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on April 22, 2019. Of the 753 Texas cities, 99% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Tornillo. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 18 times since 1969, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 753 Texas cities, 95% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Tornillo.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Tornillo
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormJun 29 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Tornillo: 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 Tornillo
By decade
- 2010s1
- 1990s3
- 1980s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 1992 | F1 | 20 mi | 0.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 21, 1992 | F1 | 17 mi | 1.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 21, 1992 | F1 | 17 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 22, 2019 | EF0 | 13 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 14, 1988 | F0 | 25 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 5 of 5, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Tornillo
The Storm Prediction Center has 18 hail reports within 10 miles of Tornillo since 1969, made on 15 separate days. Of these, 15 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on June 9, 1969. The most recent report is from June 4, 2019. June has the most reports, 6.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Tornillo
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Tornillo 2 SSE, TX, 4 miles southeast of Tornillo at 3,525 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 95°F and low of 67°F; December is the coolest, at 60°F and 29°F. July is the wettest at 1.7 inches of precipitation on average and April the driest at 0.2 inches; the year adds up to 8.5 inches over 22 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 110 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 81 nights a year. Snowfall averages 1.7 inches a year, most of it in December. That 8.5 inches is more than at 0 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (0%). Socorro, 18 miles northwest, has its own station (El Paso International Airport, TX): 8.7 inches a year, 0.2 more than here, and a July average high of 96°F against 95°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 61 | 29 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 67 | 33 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 75 | 40 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 83 | 47 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| May | 91 | 54 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 98 | 63 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 95 | 67 | 1.7 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 94 | 66 | 1.5 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 89 | 59 | 1.1 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 81 | 48 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 70 | 35 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 60 | 29 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.7 |
| Year | 80 | 47 | 8.5 | 22 | 1.7 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Tornillo 2 SSE, TX (3,525 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 Tornillo
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 10 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Tornillo: 6 thunderstorm wind reports and 4 flash floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $129,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 70 mph, on August 27, 2006.
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
El Paso County, which includes Tornillo, has been named in 16 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1974, 7 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 hurricanes, 3 fires, 2 biological emergencies, 2 ice storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, on February 19, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives El Paso County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for hail and lightning; Relatively High for inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Relatively Low for tornadoes; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $120.8 million a year, the 20th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $69.9 million (58%), 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.
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