NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Wheeler, 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 Wheeler, Texas since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 105 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 15 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 105
- EF3 or stronger
- 15
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
4 deaths in all
What the records show for Wheeler
The highest rating among the 105 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on June 8, 1995, came within 12 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on May 25, 1955, killed 2 people. Of the 105, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 40 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 58. The most recent tornado was on June 6, 2025. Wheeler has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 49% of the 753 Texas cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 149 times since 1961, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Wheeler has more hail reports within 10 miles than 78% of the 753 Texas cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Wheeler
By decade
- 2020s6
- 2010s15
- 2000s19(4 EF3+)
- 1990s29(4 EF3+)
- 1980s6
- 1970s8(3 EF3+)
- 1960s13(2 EF3+)
- 1950s9(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 1955 | F4 | 16 mi | 45.1 mi | 2 / 18 |
| Jun 8, 1995 | F4 | 3 mi | 15 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 8, 1995 | F4 | 12 mi | 29 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 28, 2007 | EF3 | 23 mi | 7.77 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Jun 4, 1965 | F3 | 10 mi | 6.8 mi | 1 / 1 |
| May 5, 2007 | EF3 | 16 mi | 5.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 5, 2007 | EF3 | 19 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Mar 28, 2007 | EF3 | 22 mi | 7.99 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 11, 1997 | F3 | 17 mi | 9 mi | 0 / 13 |
| May 15, 1991 | F3 | 19 mi | 15 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 16, 1977 | F3 | 21 mi | 18.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 16, 1977 | F3 | 17 mi | 6.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 105, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Wheeler
The Storm Prediction Center has 149 hail reports within 10 miles of Wheeler since 1961, made on 75 separate days. Of these, 108 were 1 inch across or larger, and 17 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on May 22, 1995. The most recent report is from August 13, 2023. May has the most reports, 62.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Wheeler
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Shamrock #2, TX, 17 miles south of Wheeler at 2,360 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 94°F and low of 68°F; January is the coolest, at 50°F and 24°F. June is the wettest at 3.7 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.8 inches; the year adds up to 25.2 inches over 43 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 82 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 97 nights a year. Snowfall averages 9.1 inches a year, most of it in January. That 25.2 inches is more than at 79 of the 312 Texas stations used on this site (25%). Canadian, 29 miles north, has its own station (Miami, TX): 24.3 inches a year, 0.9 less than here, and a July average high of 92°F against 94°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 50 | 24 | 0.8 | 2 | 2.7 |
| Feb | 55 | 27 | 0.9 | 3 | 2.1 |
| Mar | 64 | 35 | 1.7 | 3 | 1.6 |
| Apr | 72 | 43 | 2.5 | 4 | 0.0 |
| May | 81 | 53 | 3.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 89 | 63 | 3.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 94 | 68 | 2.4 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 93 | 66 | 2.8 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 85 | 58 | 2.4 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 73 | 45 | 2.3 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 61 | 34 | 1.3 | 3 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 51 | 26 | 1.0 | 2 | 1.9 |
| Year | 72 | 45 | 25.2 | 43 | 9.1 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Shamrock #2, TX (2,360 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 Wheeler
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 47 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Wheeler: 42 thunderstorm wind reports, 3 flash floods, 1 flood and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $616,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on February 26, 2023.
June 22, 2018: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Wheeler — 1 injured.
NWS: “Multiple trees and power lines down throughout the town of Wheeler. 5 people trapped in a home, roof collapsed.”
June 25, 2026: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Wheeler — $350,000 damage.
NWS: “A combination of a storm survey, eyewitness reports, and radar data indicated that damage from a severe storm across western Wheeler County was caused by a strong rear-flank downdraft on the backside of a powerful supercell. The path of the most significant damage was approximately one mile wide.”
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
Wheeler County, which includes Wheeler, has been named in 14 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1998, 7 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 fires, 3 hurricanes, 2 biological emergencies, 2 ice storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms, on February 19, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Wheeler 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 $9.0 million a year, the 152nd highest of 254 Texas counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $1.2 million (13%), 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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