Armstrong County, Texas
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1955 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
48
Tornado reports
318
Hail reports
23
Floods since 1996
779
All events
2
Deaths
$1.9M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Armstrong County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 46 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
Around 0500 CST on the 14th, Armstrong County saw wind chill values drop to -15F to -30F, which lasted until around 0800 CST on the 15th. Winds reached speeds of 15 to 25 mph while temperatures were near of below 0F. The coldest ambient temperature came in at -11F which was recor…
Slick roads during the morning hours due to freezing rain and freezing drizzle caused a fatality about one and a half miles from the rim of Palo Duro Canyon south of Claude. The vehicle went off State Road 207 between 0615 CST and 0630 CST.
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A 74mph wind gust was measured at the mesonet site located at Goodnight. In addition, a semi-truck was overturned on its side at the truck parking area just east of Goodnight on I-40.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought was observed to begin the month for much of Donley and Collingsworth counties while Extreme (D3) to Exceptional (D4) was observed elsewhere in this region. Normal to above normal precipitation was observed for 3 of the 4 weeks of June, with a mostly dry period…
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The peak wind gust of 77mph occurred at 2012CDT at the mesonet site located 15 miles west-southwest of Clarendon. Additional severe wind gusts of 73mph and 61mph occurred at 2015 and 2017 respectively.
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Drought Drought
Much of the central to southeastern Texas Panhandle, including Carson, Wheeler, Armstrong and Collingsworth counties, ended the month of May with a 120 day rainfall deficit around 3 to 5. The driest of these counties, northeast Gray, southeast Carson and northwest Armstrong devel…
Drought Drought
Severe Drought (D2) continued into April as the area still lacked any significant precipitation. This lack of rain continued through much of the month, but there were a few showers and storms that moved through the county. In total, the county measured around a few hundredths of …
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A 58mph wind gust was measured from a shower near the Goodnight mesonet site.
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Multiple mesonet ground stations measured gusts exceeding 60 mph. The peak gusts measured was 62 mph.
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A semi truck flipped in the high winds during the early morning hours of March 11th.
Wildfire Wildfire
Texas A&M Forest Service noted that this originated in Swisher County, but the fire still spread to Armstrong County. Cause Unknown. Acres burnt 1,300. Two homes were saved, but unfortunately one home was lost. This fire was called Dolly wildfire.
Wildfire Wildfire
The 8 Ball Fire ignited on February 17, 2026, approximately 12 miles west of Clarendon, or ten miles west of Howardwick, along the US 287 corridor in Armstrong County. The fire was fueled by freeze-cured tall grasses and brush, driven by critical fire weather conditions including…
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The peak wind gust in Armstrong County was 60 mph and this was observed at the Goodnight mesonet at 1307CST. Gusts greater than 58 mph were observed in the county from about 1200CST through 1400CST.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
An estimated three inches of snow fell in the far northwest corner of the county. The southeast third of the county observed six to seven inches of snow under the heavier swath of snowfall that mostly fell on the evening of January 24th. Some observed measurements included 4.5 in…
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A truck and camper flipped over on US 287 a mile east of Washburn.
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A peak wind gust of 64mph was measured at the mesonet site located ten miles east-northeast of Palo Duro Canyon. This occurred at 901pm. The first severe wind gust of 60mph was measured at 8:58pm and the last severe wind gust of 59mph was measured at 9:03pm.
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Highway 207 between Conway and Claude was closed due to three feet of water over the highway.
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Hail Hail
Hail Hail
A supercell thunderstorm slowly moved through and south of Claude. It produced a swath of hail ranging from quarter size to grapefruit size. The largest hailstones that measured 3.5 inches and 4.25 inches occurred around ten miles south of Claude.
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The mesonet station located 15 miles west southwest of Clarendon gusted to 65 mph at 1640CDT and continued to gust above 58 mph until 1646CDT. The peak gust of 83 mph occurred at 1642CDT.
Dust Storm Dust Storm
Visibility got down to 1/4 of a mile on U.S. Highway 287 northwest Claude.
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Each observation site had dozens of high wind gusts from 58 mph to 80 mph, with the highest concentration of high wind gusts between 1050CDT to 1410CDT. Estimated average sustained winds were 45-50 mph during that time.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
The heaviest snow fell across the northern half of the county, especially around Claude where 8 to 12 of snow was measured. Off the Caprock in the canyon is where less than 6 of snow fell.
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A few high wind gusts occurred at a couple of ground stations in the county. Wind gusts up to 58 mph were recorded. The event lasted for about 3 hour.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
One semi-truck layover on U.S. 287 northwest of Claude.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
This storm system produced snowfall that equated to a total of 5 to 8 northwest of Claude. The rest of the county received 1 to 5 of snow.
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A photo of a land spout was submitted via social media. No damage was reported.
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A landspout occurred in Armstrong County. Location: 34.98N/101.43W. No damage occurred with this landspout.
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Hail Hail
Large hail fell for about 15 minutes at an outdoor adventure park on the north rim of the canyon with the largest hail up to around ping pong size. At least 3 RVs were damaged and had skylights broken out. Porta potties were also blown about 40 feet from the thunderstorm winds.
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The Goodnight mesonet gusted to 58 mph while the Claude 12SW mesonet gusted to 59 mph during this time.
Wildfire Wildfire
Estimated containment based on incident updates.
Wildfire Wildfire
This wildfire, named Juliet Pass, occurred along Hwy 207 and Lima Road. The fire was estimated to be about 2963 acres. No records on the cost of the wildfire.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
A large swath of 4' to 7' of snow covered Armstrong County.
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The mesonet located near Texline measured several wind gusts exceeding 58 mph with a peak gust of 65 mph at 1344CST.
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Between 1505CST and 1817CST multiple wind gusts exceeding 58 mph occurred, and a peak gust of 65 mph was measured at 1610CST 12 miles SW of Claude. Windy conditions continued past midnight with a wind gust of 60 mph occurring at the mesonet located near Goodnight at 0041CST on th…
Drought Drought
Southern Carson County and northern Armstrong County were in Severe Drought (D2) at the beginning of December. The rest of these two Counties were in Moderate Drought (D1) to Abnormally Dry (D2). The far eastern part of Collingsworth County was in D2, with D1 and D0 in central to…
Drought Drought
A large swath of Severe Drought (D2) encompassed the southeastern third of Potter County into southwestern third of Carson County, and included the northern third or so of Armstrong County and the northeastern corner of Randall County through the month of November. Much of the so…
Drought Drought
Armstrong County started the month of October with the northwest corner of the county in Severe Drought (D2) with the rest of the county in Moderate Drought (D1) or Abnormally Dry (D0). By mid month the area of D2 increased with the rest of the northern third of the county degrad…
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 0 |
| 2025 | 17 | 0 |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 |
| 2023 | 22 | 1 |
| 2022 | 26 | 0 |
| 2021 | 27 | 3 |
| 2020 | 27 | 0 |
| 2019 | 43 | 4 |
| 2018 | 11 | 0 |
| 2017 | 15 | 1 |
| 2016 | 14 | 0 |
| 2015 | 28 | 1 |
| 2014 | 44 | 0 |
| 2013 | 50 | 0 |
| 2012 | 30 | 0 |
| 2011 | 8 | 0 |
| 2010 | 24 | 2 |
| 2009 | 16 | 0 |
| 2008 | 15 | 1 |
| 2007 | 43 | 3 |
| 2006 | 22 | 0 |
| 2005 | 27 | 4 |
| 2004 | 11 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 28 | 4 |
| 2001 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 19 | 0 |
| 1999 | 16 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | 21 | 2 |
| 1995 | 21 | 3 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 2 |
| 1986 | 2 | 2 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 2 |
| 1982 | 5 | 2 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 3 |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 2 | 1 |
| 1974 | 2 | 1 |
| 1973 | 3 | 2 |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | 1 | 1 |
| 1962 | 3 | 0 |
| 1961 | 2 | 0 |
| 1959 | 2 | 1 |
| 1955 | 2 | 2 |
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