NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Weatherford, 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 Weatherford, Texas since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Carla in 1961. Since 1950, 169 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 3
- Tornadoes
- 169
- EF3 or stronger
- 4
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Weatherford
None of the 3 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Weatherford; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1900, a tropical storm with 54 mph winds when its centre passed 6 miles away. The record near Weatherford begins with an unnamed storm in 1900; the most recent system was Carla in 1961, a tropical storm 22 miles away. Of the 753 Texas cities on this site, 73% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Weatherford. The strongest of the 169 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on April 25, 1990; its path passed within a mile of the city centre. Of the 169, 17 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 60 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 51. The most recent tornado was on May 18, 2025. Weatherford has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 86% of the 753 Texas cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 236 times since 1963, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Weatherford has more hail reports within 10 miles than 90% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Weatherford
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | CarlaSep 12 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 27 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 9 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 4 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Weatherford: 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 Weatherford
By decade
- 2020s19
- 2010s24
- 2000s17
- 1990s28(1 EF3+)
- 1980s21(1 EF3+)
- 1970s32
- 1960s22(1 EF3+)
- 1950s6(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 1990 | F4 | in town | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 12, 1982 | F3 | 24 mi | 9 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 4, 1960 | F3 | 22 mi | 7.4 mi | 0 / 12 |
| Apr 2, 1957 | F3 | 21 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 19, 2025 | EF2 | 23 mi | 13.61 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 13, 2022 | EF2 | 23 mi | 9.71 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Oct 12, 2001 | F2 | 25 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 13, 1996 | F2 | 20 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 25, 1990 | F2 | 18 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 25, 1990 | F2 | 3 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 5, 1990 | F2 | 10 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 5, 1990 | F2 | 10 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 169, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Weatherford
The Storm Prediction Center has 236 hail reports within 10 miles of Weatherford since 1963, made on 131 separate days. Of these, 174 were 1 inch across or larger, and 24 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on April 2, 1980. The most recent report is from June 1, 2025. May has the most reports, 66.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Weatherford
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Weatherford, TX, 5 miles south of Weatherford at 955 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 95°F and low of 73°F; January is the coolest, at 56°F and 32°F. May is the wettest at 4.4 inches of precipitation on average and July the driest at 1.9 inches; the year adds up to 35.4 inches over 50 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 90 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 61 nights a year. That 35.4 inches is more than at 156 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (50%). Millsap, 13 miles southwest, has its own station (Mineral Wells Airport, TX): 31.9 inches a year, 3.5 less than here, and a July average high of 96°F against 95°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56 | 32 | 2.0 | 3 |
| Feb | 60 | 36 | 2.6 | 4 |
| Mar | 68 | 44 | 3.0 | 5 |
| Apr | 76 | 51 | 2.7 | 4 |
| May | 82 | 61 | 4.4 | 6 |
| Jun | 90 | 69 | 3.9 | 5 |
| Jul | 95 | 73 | 1.9 | 3 |
| Aug | 95 | 72 | 2.6 | 4 |
| Sep | 88 | 64 | 3.2 | 4 |
| Oct | 78 | 53 | 3.8 | 5 |
| Nov | 66 | 42 | 3.0 | 4 |
| Dec | 58 | 34 | 2.3 | 4 |
| Year | 76 | 53 | 35.4 | 50 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Weatherford, TX (955 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 Weatherford
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 77 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Weatherford: 62 thunderstorm wind reports, 10 flash floods, 2 floods, 2 lightning strikes and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 1 person and injured 3, and the NWS estimated $1.6 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 85 mph, on April 10, 2011. May has had the most flash floods, 4 of 10. Of the 745 Texas cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 201 have had fewer than Weatherford.
March 9, 2016: heavy rain event 9 miles from the centre of Weatherford — 1 killed, 2 injured, $18,000 damage.
June 1, 2025: lightning strike 9 miles from the centre of Weatherford — 1 injured, $5,000 damage.
June 26, 2007: flood 3 miles from the centre of Weatherford — $500,000 damage.
NWS: “Houses near the Brazos River were flooded as officials were forced to open flood gates at Possum Kingdom Lake. Some houses were flooded as much as eight feet and were not habitable for a week.”
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 Weatherford's 2 ZIP codes have filed 37 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $685,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1990: 21 claims (57% of all) and $299,000. 57% 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, 132 have fewer than Weatherford.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Flooding1990 | 21 | $299,000 |
Parker County, which includes Weatherford, has been named in 26 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1974, 15 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 floods, 5 fires, 5 severe storms, 4 hurricanes). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, on February 19, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Parker County a Relatively Moderate 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 $52.8 million a year, the 32nd highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $18.1 million (34%), 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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