NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Trinity, 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
33 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Trinity, Texas since 1851, 3 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Beryl in 2024. Since 1950, 56 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 3
- Tropical storms
- 30
- Tornadoes
- 56
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
7 deaths in all
What the records show for Trinity
The strongest storm to pass near Trinity was an unnamed storm in 1900, a Category 1 hurricane with 91 mph winds when its centre passed 73 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was Ike in 2008, whose centre came within 5 miles. The record near Trinity begins with an unnamed storm in 1854; the most recent system was Beryl in 2024, a tropical storm 8 miles away. The 1940s and the 1980s were the busiest decades, with 6 systems each. Of the 33 systems, 4 have come since 2000. Trinity has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 69% of the 753 Texas cities on this site. The highest rating among the 56 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 3 times; the most recent, on April 22, 2020, came within 11 miles. Of the 56, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 22 have come since 2000. April and May have had the most tornadoes, 12 each. The most recent tornado was on April 28, 2024. Of the 753 Texas cities, 85% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Trinity. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 38 times since 1987, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Of the 753 Texas cities, 77% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Trinity.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Trinity
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | BerylJul 8 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2008 | IkeSep 13 | 5 mi | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2008 | EdouardAug 5 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2005 | RitaSep 24 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1989 | JerryOct 16 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1989 | ChantalAug 1 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1989 | AllisonJun 27 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1987 | Unnamed 1987 stormAug 10 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1986 | BonnieJun 26 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1983 | AliciaAug 18 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1970 | FeliceSep 16 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1963 | CindySep 18 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1959 | DebraJul 26 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1957 | BerthaAug 10 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormOct 4 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1945 | Unnamed 1945 stormAug 28 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1943 | Unnamed 1943 stormJul 28 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1942 | Unnamed 1942 stormAug 22 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 24 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1940 | Unnamed 1940 stormAug 8 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1921 | Unnamed 1921 stormJun 23 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1918 | Unnamed 1918 stormAug 7 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 18 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 9 | 73 mi | Category 1 (91 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1897 | Unnamed 1897 stormSep 13 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1891 | Unnamed 1891 stormJul 6 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormJul 6 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormSep 15 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1879 | Unnamed 1879 stormAug 23 | 68 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1875 | Unnamed 1875 stormSep 17 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormJun 10 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormJun 4 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1854 | Unnamed 1854 stormSep 20 | 60 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 Trinity: 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 Trinity
By decade
- 2020s5(1 EF3+)
- 2010s10(1 EF3+)
- 2000s7
- 1990s16
- 1980s7
- 1970s4
- 1960s3
- 1950s4(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2020 | EF3 | 11 mi | 28.51 mi | 3 / 33 |
| May 16, 1953 | F3 | 24 mi | 5.2 mi | 1 / 8 |
| Dec 25, 2012 | EF3 | 15 mi | 9.72 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 21, 2022 | EF2 | 24 mi | 19.07 mi | 1 / 10 |
| Feb 10, 1981 | F2 | 9 mi | 19.9 mi | 1 / 8 |
| Apr 13, 2019 | EF2 | 17 mi | 6.03 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 16, 2001 | F2 | 14 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jan 1, 1999 | F2 | 8 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 10, 1983 | F2 | 9 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 28, 1982 | F2 | 15 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 30, 1976 | F2 | 15 mi | 22.1 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 4, 1973 | F2 | 5 mi | 26.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 56, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Trinity
The Storm Prediction Center has 38 hail reports within 10 miles of Trinity since 1987, made on 25 separate days. Of these, 25 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on April 18, 2020. The most recent report is from May 9, 2024. April has the most reports, 16.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Trinity
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Huntsville Municipal Airport, TX, 20 miles southwest of Trinity at 366 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 95°F and low of 74°F; January is the coolest, at 61°F and 41°F. June is the wettest at 4.6 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 2.8 inches; the year adds up to 43.7 inches over 58 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 51% of the year's precipitation (22.5 of 43.7 inches); the other six months are drier. August has brought the most of the 33 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (11); a normal August there has highs of 95°F and 3.2 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 111 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 19 nights a year. That 43.7 inches is more than at 232 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (74%). Lovelady, 13 miles northwest, has its own station (Crockett, TX): 47.3 inches a year, 3.6 more than here, and the same August average high, 95°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 61 | 41 | 3.6 | 5 |
| Feb | 65 | 45 | 2.9 | 5 |
| Mar | 72 | 51 | 3.4 | 5 |
| Apr | 79 | 58 | 3.2 | 4 |
| May | 86 | 66 | 4.0 | 5 |
| Jun | 92 | 73 | 4.6 | 6 |
| Jul | 94 | 75 | 2.8 | 5 |
| Aug | 95 | 74 | 3.2 | 4 |
| Sep | 90 | 69 | 3.2 | 5 |
| Oct | 81 | 59 | 4.4 | 5 |
| Nov | 70 | 49 | 4.3 | 5 |
| Dec | 62 | 43 | 4.1 | 5 |
| Year | 79 | 59 | 43.7 | 58 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Huntsville Municipal Airport, TX (366 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 Trinity
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 56 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Trinity: 43 thunderstorm wind reports and 13 flash floods. They killed 1 person and injured 4, and the NWS estimated $1.6 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 77 mph, on February 10, 1998. May has had the most flash floods, 7 of 13. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 275 have had fewer than Trinity.
September 3, 2000: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Trinity — 1 killed, 2 injured, $1.0 million damage.
NWS: “Downburst winds of 80 to 100 mph caused a three mile wide swath of damage along FM 356 between Trinity and Sebastopol near White Rock Creek. A woman was killed when the front porch collapsed at her home in the Hillwood Acres subdivision.”
May 9, 2013: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Trinity — 1 injured, $40,000 damage.
NWS: “A roof was blown off a residential home. There were numerous trees and power lines downed in town, as well.”
May 2, 2007: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of Trinity — 1 injured, $8,000 damage.
NWS: “Trees blown down upon a home along FM 356. One person pinned underneath a fallen tree.”
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 Trinity's ZIP code 75862 have filed 190 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $3.9 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1991: 15 claims (8% of all) and $224,000, then Tropical Storm Allison in 2001 with 14 and Texas Spring Flooding in 2024 with 13. 32% 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, 287 have fewer than Trinity.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Flooding1991 | 15 | $224,000 |
| Tropical Storm Allison2001 | 14 | $226,000 |
| Texas Spring Flooding2024 | 13 | $791,000 |
Trinity County, which includes Trinity, has been named in 28 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1989, 18 of them major disasters (by incident: 8 hurricanes, 5 floods, 5 severe storms, 4 fires). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Beryl, on July 9, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Trinity County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for lightning; Relatively Moderate for hurricanes and strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes, inland flooding and heat waves; Very Low for hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $12.9 million a year, the 129th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.9 million (23%), 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 Trinity
- Lovelady, TX13 mi
- Onalaska, TX16 mi
- Huntsville, TX17 mi
- Groveton, TX18 mi
- Midway, TX23 mi
- Coldspring, TX25 mi
- Crockett, TX27 mi
- New Waverly, TX29 mi
- Livingston, TX30 mi
- Corrigan, TX32 mi
- Goodrich, TX33 mi
- Madisonville, TX35 mi
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