NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Trenton, 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
2 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Trenton, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Carla in 1961. Since 1950, 136 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 10 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 2
- Tornadoes
- 136
- EF3 or stronger
- 10
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
8 deaths in all
What the records show for Trenton
None of the 2 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Trenton; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1902, a tropical storm with 40 mph winds when its centre passed 3 miles away. The record near Trenton begins with an unnamed storm in 1902; the most recent system was Carla in 1961, a tropical storm 51 miles away. Of the 753 Texas cities on this site, 84% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Trenton. The highest rating among the 136 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 10 times; the most recent, on May 25, 2024, came within 25 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on May 9, 2006, killed 3 people. Of the 136, 9 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 33 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 33. The most recent tornado was on June 8, 2025. Trenton has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 72% of the 753 Texas cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 99 times since 1958, with stones up to 4.25 inches. Trenton has more hail reports within 10 miles than 61% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Trenton
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CarlaSep 13 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 28 | 3 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 Trenton: 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 Trenton
By decade
- 2020s12(1 EF3+)
- 2010s12
- 2000s9(1 EF3+)
- 1990s20
- 1980s22(1 EF3+)
- 1970s25(2 EF3+)
- 1960s22(2 EF3+)
- 1950s14(3 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2006 | F3 | 4 mi | 9.3 mi | 3 / 10 |
| Apr 2, 1982 | F3 | 14 mi | 32 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Apr 6, 1955 | F3 | 12 mi | 30.2 mi | 1 / 27 |
| May 25, 2024 | EF3 | 25 mi | 0.71 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 12, 1971 | F3 | 14 mi | 5.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 12, 1971 | F3 | 14 mi | 5.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 12, 1969 | F3 | 16 mi | 45.9 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 23, 1966 | F3 | 16 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Oct 4, 1959 | F3 | 22 mi | 27.6 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Apr 2, 1957 | F3 | 14 mi | 10.7 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Dec 26, 2015 | EF2 | 21 mi | 5.29 mi | 2 / 119 |
| Dec 13, 2022 | EF2 | 5 mi | 17.61 mi | 0 / 2 |
The strongest 12 of 136, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Trenton
The Storm Prediction Center has 99 hail reports within 10 miles of Trenton since 1958, made on 61 separate days. Of these, 75 were 1 inch across or larger, and 7 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.25 inches, fell on June 13, 2012. The most recent report is from March 25, 2025. April has the most reports, 32.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Trenton
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Bonham 3NNE, TX, 17 miles northeast of Trenton at 592 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 94°F and low of 73°F; January is the coolest, at 53°F and 33°F. May is the wettest at 4.9 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 2.8 inches; the year adds up to 45.6 inches over 59 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 78 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 55 nights a year. Snowfall averages 1.1 inches a year, most of it in February. That 45.6 inches is more than at 243 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (78%). Leonard, 6 miles southeast, has its own station (Greenville Kgvl Radio, TX): 47.2 inches a year, 1.6 more than here, and a July average high of 97°F against 94°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 53 | 33 | 2.8 | 5 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 57 | 36 | 3.1 | 5 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 65 | 44 | 4.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 73 | 51 | 4.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| May | 81 | 61 | 4.9 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 89 | 70 | 4.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 94 | 73 | 3.2 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 94 | 72 | 2.9 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 87 | 65 | 4.1 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 77 | 53 | 4.6 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 65 | 42 | 3.5 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 55 | 35 | 3.7 | 5 | 0.3 |
| Year | 74 | 53 | 45.6 | 59 | 1.1 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Bonham 3NNE, TX (592 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 Trenton
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 86 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Trenton: 63 thunderstorm wind reports, 14 flash floods, 7 floods and 2 lightning strikes. They killed 0 people and injured 3, and the NWS estimated $3.9 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on May 29, 2019. May has had the most flash floods, 5 of 14. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 298 have had fewer than Trenton.
June 13, 2012: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Trenton — 3 injured, $600,000 damage.
NWS: “5 miles north of Randolph to 2 miles east-southeast of Leonard. Many trees were snapped or uprooted along the path and several barns and outbuildings either lost much of their roofs or were overturned.”
May 23, 2024: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Trenton — $1.8 million damage.
May 29, 2019: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Trenton — $300,000 damage.
NWS: “A severe thunderstorm produced a long, narrow swath of straight line wind and tornado damage across southern Fannin County. This path of damage extended approximately 25 miles, from southeast of Trenton to south of Honey Grove.”
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
Fannin County, which includes Trenton, has been named in 20 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1966, 14 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 severe storms, 4 floods, 3 fires, 3 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 Fannin County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail, 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 $26.9 million a year, the 70th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $5.9 million (22%), 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).
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