NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Victoria, 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
40 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Victoria, Texas since 1851, 16 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Beryl in 2024. Since 1950, 75 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 16
- Tropical storms
- 24
- Tornadoes
- 75
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Victoria
The strongest storm to pass near Victoria was an unnamed storm in 1886, a Category 3 hurricane with 127 mph winds when its centre passed 30 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1929, whose centre came within 5 miles. The record near Victoria begins with an unnamed storm in 1851; the most recent system was Beryl in 2024, a Category 1 hurricane 61 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1880s, with 5 systems, one of them at hurricane strength. Of the 40 systems, 7 have come since 2000. Victoria has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 89% of the 753 Texas cities on this site. The highest rating among the 75 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 2 times; the most recent, on November 5, 1968, came within 1 mile. Of the 75, 10 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 15 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 18. The most recent tornado was on May 13, 2024. Of the 753 Texas cities, 73% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Victoria. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 69 times since 1960, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 753 Texas cities, 56% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Victoria.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Victoria
Of the 40 tracks on the map, 16 were moving northwest as they passed Victoria, 11 north and 9 west. The unnamed 1886 storm, the strongest pass, was heading northwest and came ashore 51 miles south of Victoria. Within 75 miles of Victoria, 26 of the 40 came ashore, 16 of them as hurricanes. In the last 30 seasons (1996–2025), 9 came near Victoria: 3.0 a decade, against 2.1 a decade from 1851 to 1995.
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | BerylJul 8 | 61 mi | Category 1 (89 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2021 | NicholasSep 14 | 71 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2020 | BetaSep 22 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2017 | HarveyAug 27 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2015 | BillJun 16 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2003 | ClaudetteJul 15 | 15 mi | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2002 | FaySep 7 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1998 | FrancesSep 11 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1998 | CharleyAug 22 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1980 | DanielleSep 6 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1973 | DeliaSep 5 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1971 | FernSep 10 | 49 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1970 | CeliaAug 3 | 66 mi | Category 3 (122 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1968 | CandyJun 24 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1964 | AbbyAug 8 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1961 | CarlaSep 12 | 12 mi | Category 2 (106 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1960 | Unnamed 1960 stormJun 24 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1945 | Unnamed 1945 stormAug 27 | 42 mi | Category 2 (109 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1942 | Unnamed 1942 stormAug 30 | 9 mi | Category 2 (100 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1936 | Unnamed 1936 stormJun 27 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormJul 25 | 49 mi | Category 1 (85 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1933 | Unnamed 1933 stormJul 23 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormAug 14 | 74 mi | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormJun 28 | 5 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1921 | Unnamed 1921 stormJun 22 | 65 mi | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormOct 17 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormJul 22 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 27 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormJul 10 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormJun 17 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormSep 24 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormAug 20 | 30 mi | Category 3 (127 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1881 | Unnamed 1881 stormAug 13 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1880 | Unnamed 1880 stormJun 24 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1875 | Unnamed 1875 stormSep 17 | 16 mi | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1874 | Unnamed 1874 stormJul 5 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1869 | Unnamed 1869 stormAug 17 | 47 mi | Category 1 (90 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1866 | Unnamed 1866 stormJul 15 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1854 | Unnamed 1854 stormSep 19 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1851 | Unnamed 1851 stormJun 26 | 42 mi | Category 1 (78 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Victoria: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Victoria
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s2
- 2000s11
- 1990s16
- 1980s10
- 1970s15
- 1960s18(2 EF3+)
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 1968 | F3 | 1 mi | 14.4 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Feb 9, 1966 | F3 | 23 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 29, 1972 | F2 | 20 mi | 10.8 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 11, 1969 | F2 | 20 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 13, 2024 | EF1 | 23 mi | 13.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 20, 2004 | F1 | 8 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 15, 2001 | F1 | 25 mi | 0.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 6, 1992 | F1 | 24 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 13, 1982 | F1 | 5 mi | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 22, 1981 | F1 | 21 mi | 5.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 10, 1980 | F1 | 8 mi | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 21, 1980 | F1 | 25 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 75, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Victoria
The Storm Prediction Center has 69 hail reports within 10 miles of Victoria since 1960, made on 46 separate days. Of these, 36 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.75 inches (baseball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently June 20, 1996. The most recent report is from May 13, 2024. April has the most reports, 16.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Victoria
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Victoria Fire Dept #5, TX, 3 miles north of Victoria at 101 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 94°F and low of 75°F; January is the coolest, at 65°F and 42°F. May is the wettest at 5.1 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 2.2 inches; the year adds up to 39.4 inches over 53 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 53% of the year's precipitation (20.8 of 39.4 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 40 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (11); a normal September there has highs of 90°F and 3.8 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 116 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 14 nights a year. That 39.4 inches is more than at 206 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (66%). Inez, 12 miles northeast, has its own station (Victoria Regional Airport, TX): 40.1 inches a year, 0.7 more than here, and the same August average high, 94°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 65 | 42 | 3.0 | 5 |
| Feb | 68 | 47 | 2.2 | 4 |
| Mar | 74 | 54 | 2.3 | 4 |
| Apr | 79 | 59 | 3.4 | 3 |
| May | 85 | 68 | 5.1 | 4 |
| Jun | 91 | 73 | 3.5 | 5 |
| Jul | 93 | 75 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Aug | 94 | 75 | 3.2 | 4 |
| Sep | 90 | 70 | 3.8 | 6 |
| Oct | 84 | 61 | 3.8 | 4 |
| Nov | 73 | 52 | 2.8 | 4 |
| Dec | 67 | 45 | 2.6 | 4 |
| Year | 80 | 60 | 39.4 | 53 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Victoria Fire Dept #5, TX (101 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 Victoria
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 123 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Victoria: 88 thunderstorm wind reports, 20 flash floods, 10 heavy rain events, 4 lightning strikes and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $12.7 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 105 mph, on May 1, 2026. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 438 have had fewer than Victoria.
July 6, 2021: heavy rain event 6 miles from the centre of Victoria — $10.0 million damage.
NWS: “Damage estimates due to sorghum, cotton, and corn losses in the county were around 10 million dollars across the county due to heavy rainfall. A 40 percent loss occurred with the sorghum crop, a 30 percent loss with the cotton crop, and 20 percent with the corn crop.”
July 2, 2007: flash flood 2 miles from the centre of Victoria — $1.0 million damage.
NWS: “Widespread flash flooding occurred across much of Victoria county during the early morning. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain fell across the southern half of the county and between 4 and 8 inches fell across the northern half of the county, with isolated amounts between 8 and 11 inches.”
May 1, 2026: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Victoria — $355,000 damage.
NWS: “Corn stripped and laid flat. Small shed destroyed.”
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 Victoria's 3 ZIP codes have filed 659 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $9.2 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1998: 192 claims (29% of all) and $3.4 million, then Hurricane Harvey in 2017 with 102 and Torrential rain in 2002 with 12. The year with the most claims was 2017, with 107. 50% 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, 348 have fewer than Victoria.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Flooding1998 | 192 | $3.4 million |
| Hurricane Harvey2017 | 102 | $1.8 million |
| Torrential rain2002 | 12 | $248,000 |
| Hurricane Claudette2003 | 11 | $27,000 |
Victoria County, which includes Victoria, has been named in 28 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1967, 17 of them major disasters (by incident: 13 hurricanes, 4 floods, 4 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Beryl, on July 9, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Victoria County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for hurricanes; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for hail, inland flooding and strong wind; Very Low for coastal flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $53.4 million a year, the 31st highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $25.5 million (48%), is from hurricanes.
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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Cities near Victoria
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- Edna, TX23 mi
- Goliad, TX26 mi
- Cuero, TX26 mi
- Port Lavaca, TX27 mi
- Yoakum, TX31 mi
- Yorktown, TX33 mi
- Ganado, TX33 mi
- Seadrift, TX34 mi
- Refugio, TX37 mi
- Hallettsville, TX39 mi
- Shiner, TX45 mi
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