NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Wharton, TX
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
54 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Wharton, Texas since 1851, 19 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Beryl in 2024. Since 1950, 114 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 19
- Tropical storms
- 35
- Tornadoes
- 114
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
2 deaths in all
Tropical storms and hurricanes near Wharton
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | BerylJul 8 | 6 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2021 | NicholasSep 14 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2020 | BetaSep 22 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2019 | ImeldaSep 17 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2017 | HarveyAug 28 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2015 | BillJun 17 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2003 | GraceAug 31 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2003 | ClaudetteJul 15 | 65 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2002 | FaySep 7 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2001 | AllisonJun 6 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1995 | DeanJul 31 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1989 | JerryOct 16 | 66 mi | Category 1 (85 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1989 | AllisonJun 26 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1983 | AliciaAug 18 | 44 mi | Category 1 (94 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1980 | DanielleSep 6 | overhead | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1979 | ElenaSep 1 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1973 | DeliaSep 6 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1971 | FernSep 10 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1970 | FeliceSep 16 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1964 | AbbyAug 8 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1961 | CarlaSep 12 | 52 mi | Category 2 (105 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1959 | DebraJul 25 | 54 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormOct 4 | 33 mi | Category 2 (107 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormAug 25 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1945 | Unnamed 1945 stormAug 28 | 4 mi | Category 1 (77 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1943 | Unnamed 1943 stormJul 28 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1942 | Unnamed 1942 stormAug 30 | 71 mi | Category 2 (106 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 24 | 30 mi | Category 1 (89 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1940 | Unnamed 1940 stormSep 23 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1934 | Unnamed 1934 stormAug 28 | 63 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1933 | Unnamed 1933 stormJul 23 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormAug 14 | 12 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormJun 28 | 66 mi | Category 1 (83 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1921 | Unnamed 1921 stormJun 22 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 17 | 23 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormJul 21 | 9 mi | Category 1 (85 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 27 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormJul 10 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 9 | 32 mi | Category 3 (112 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormJun 27 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1897 | Unnamed 1897 stormSep 13 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1895 | Unnamed 1895 stormOct 7 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1891 | Unnamed 1891 stormJul 5 | 42 mi | Category 1 (82 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormJul 5 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormJun 17 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormSep 24 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1880 | Unnamed 1880 stormJun 24 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1875 | Unnamed 1875 stormSep 17 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1874 | Unnamed 1874 stormJul 4 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormJun 9 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormJun 4 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1866 | Unnamed 1866 stormJul 15 | 56 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1863 | Unnamed 1863 stormSep 29 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1854 | Unnamed 1854 stormSep 19 | 7 mi | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 2 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Wharton: 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 Wharton
By decade
- 2020s3
- 2010s9
- 2000s24
- 1990s31
- 1980s6
- 1970s15
- 1960s21(3 EF3+)
- 1950s5
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 1965 | F3 | 11 mi | 0.2 mi | 1 / 3 |
| Mar 28, 1966 | F3 | 8 mi | 9.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 22, 1961 | F3 | 6 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 7, 1993 | F2 | 14 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 9, 1981 | F2 | 21 mi | 3.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 20, 1972 | F2 | 2 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 23, 1970 | F2 | 12 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 23, 1970 | F2 | 6 mi | 1.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 14, 1966 | F2 | in town | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 15, 1964 | F2 | in town | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 4, 1964 | F2 | 24 mi | 3.8 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Sep 11, 1961 | F2 | 24 mi | 0.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 114, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
How to read this page
A storm is listed when the centre of its track passed within 75 miles of Wharton while it was at least a tropical storm, which is the reach of damaging wind and rain for a typical hurricane. Being on the list does not mean the city took a direct hit; the "closest" column says how near the centre came. Tornadoes are counted when any part of the path came within 25 miles.
Tornado records before the 1990s are thinner, because weak tornadoes in open country often went unreported before Doppler radar and mobile phones. A rise in the decade counts is mostly better reporting, not a change in the weather.
Tracks come from the National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database, tornadoes from the Storm Prediction Center's database. Both are the official federal records and both are revised as old storms are re-analysed.