NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Wellington, 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
No tropical storm or hurricane has passed within 75 miles of Wellington, Texas since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 101 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 101
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
3 deaths in all
What the records show for Wellington
The strongest of the 101 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on May 25, 1955; its path came within 10 miles, and it killed 2 people. Of the 101, 9 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 26 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 53. The most recent tornado was on February 26, 2023. Of the 753 Texas cities on this site, 53% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Wellington. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 150 times since 1961, with stones up to 5.5 inches. Wellington has more hail reports within 10 miles than 79% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Wellington
By decade
- 2020s5
- 2010s13
- 2000s8
- 1990s19(1 EF3+)
- 1980s19(1 EF3+)
- 1970s18(2 EF3+)
- 1960s10(1 EF3+)
- 1950s9(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 1955 | F4 | 10 mi | 45.1 mi | 2 / 18 |
| May 15, 1991 | F3 | 15 mi | 15 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 11, 1982 | F3 | 24 mi | 15 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 16, 1977 | F3 | 22 mi | 12.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 16, 1977 | F3 | 10 mi | 16.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 3, 1965 | F3 | in town | 8.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 17, 1955 | F3 | in town | 16.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 25, 1987 | F2 | 12 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 13, 1983 | F2 | 16 mi | 15 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 1, 1981 | F2 | 10 mi | 5.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 29, 1980 | F2 | in town | 16.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 6, 1968 | F2 | 16 mi | 4.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 101, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Wellington
The Storm Prediction Center has 150 hail reports within 10 miles of Wellington since 1961, made on 92 separate days. Of these, 111 were 1 inch across or larger, and 20 reached 2 inches. The largest, 5.5 inches, fell on May 20, 2019. The most recent report is from July 8, 2025. May has the most reports, 62.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Wellington
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Wellington, TX, 1 mile south of Wellington at 2,040 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 99°F and low of 70°F; January is the coolest, at 56°F and 28°F. June is the wettest at 3.3 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.7 inches; the year adds up to 22.2 inches over 32 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 113 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 79 nights a year. Snowfall averages 4.0 inches a year, most of it in January. That 22.2 inches is more than at 56 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (18%). Hollis, OK, 21 miles southeast, has its own station (Hollis 5E, OK): 26.0 inches a year, 3.8 more than here, and a July average high of 97°F against 99°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56 | 28 | 0.7 | 2 | 1.3 |
| Feb | 60 | 31 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Mar | 70 | 39 | 1.3 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 79 | 47 | 1.9 | 3 | 0.0 |
| May | 87 | 57 | 3.2 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 95 | 66 | 3.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 99 | 70 | 2.2 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 98 | 69 | 1.9 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 90 | 62 | 2.4 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 79 | 50 | 2.3 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 66 | 38 | 1.2 | 2 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 56 | 30 | 0.9 | 1 | 1.1 |
| Year | 78 | 49 | 22.2 | 32 | 4.0 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Wellington, TX (2,040 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 Wellington
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 47 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Wellington: 37 thunderstorm wind reports, 5 floods, 3 flash floods and 2 heavy rain events. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $703,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 85 mph, on June 19, 2007.
April 13, 1999: thunderstorm wind in Wellington — $300,000 damage.
NWS: “There was extensive damage all across the town of Wellington by downburst winds.”
April 15, 2003: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Wellington — $125,000 damage.
NWS: “The roof off of an apartment building was blown off and damage was reported to vehicles in the parking lot.”
June 19, 2007: thunderstorm wind in Wellington — $108,000 damage.
NWS: “Downburst winds resulted in extensive damage throughout the town of Wellington and across much of Collingsworth County. and at least one semi truck blew over.”
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
Collingsworth County, which includes Wellington, has been named in 14 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1968, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 3 fires, 3 hurricanes, 3 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, on February 19, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Collingsworth County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes and hail; Very Low for hurricanes, inland flooding, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $7.5 million a year, the 166th highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $533,000 (7%), 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
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