Bailey 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.
57
Tornado reports
187
Hail reports
26
Floods since 1996
611
All events
1
Deaths
$13.5M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Bailey County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 57 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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Year by year
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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.
Tornado F3 Tornado
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LANDSPOUT. Location: 34.309, -102.620. A landspout tornado was reported approximately six miles south of Lazbuddie.
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LANDSPOUT. Location: 34.190N/102.680W. Local broadcast media relayed a video of a brief landspout tornado southeast of Muleshoe in an open field. No known damage occurred.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Muleshoe measured a severe wind gust of 58 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Muleshoe measured severe wind gusts from 0009 CST to 0010 CST. A peak wind gust of 65 mph was measured at 0009 CST.
Hail Hail
Storm chasers and a hail research group reported hail along Farm to Market Road 596 south of Maple. Hail reports ranged between 2.90 inches and 3.10 inches in diameter. No damage was reported at the time.
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Hail Hail
A report on mPing indicated tennis ball size hail west of Needmore. No damage was reported.
Hail Hail
Local broadcast media relayed a report and an NWS cooperative weather observer observed golf ball size hail in Muleshoe.
Hail Hail
A public report was received of two inch size hail west of Sudan in Bailey County. No damage was reported.
Tornado EFU Tornado
Numerous storm chasers and Texas Tech University researchers observed a large dusty tornado that tracked from eastern Bailey County into western Lamb County. The tornado became multi-vortex for a short time, then became occluded toward the end of its life cycle. Several small gus…
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Dust Storm Dust Storm
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Hail Hail
Local broadcast media relayed a report of quarter size hail northeast of Needmore. Wind driven hail also damaged vinyl siding to a home.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
An individual's personal weather station measured a wind gust of 66 mph northeast of Needmore.
Flood Flood
A storm chaser reported water over the roadway near the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 1731 and 1760.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Severe downburst winds southeast of Muleshoe caused a train to derail.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Muleshoe measured severe wind gusts from 2143 CST through 2147 CST. A peak wind gust of 63 mph was measured at 2143 CST.
Hail Hail
Multiple storm chasers reported a swath of hail approximately seven to nine miles northwest of Needmore. Hail ranged in sizes from golf ball size to tennis ball size. No damage was reported.
Hail Hail
Several storm chasers reported hail along Texas State Highway 214 south of Enochs. Reported hail ranged in size from half dollar to two inches in diameter. No damage was reported.
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Hail Hail
A member of the public reported ping pong ball size hail in rural western Bailey County.
Hail Hail
Law enforcement in Muleshoe reported quarter size hail as an isolated thunderstorm moved over the city.
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Wildfire Wildfire
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 20 | 1 |
| 2024 | 14 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11 | 0 |
| 2022 | 16 | 2 |
| 2021 | 16 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10 | 0 |
| 2019 | 17 | 3 |
| 2018 | 12 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7 | 1 |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 |
| 2015 | 12 | 0 |
| 2014 | 23 | 0 |
| 2013 | 16 | 0 |
| 2012 | 24 | 0 |
| 2011 | 26 | 1 |
| 2010 | 12 | 0 |
| 2009 | 21 | 0 |
| 2008 | 16 | 0 |
| 2007 | 19 | 1 |
| 2006 | 16 | 0 |
| 2005 | 18 | 0 |
| 2004 | 18 | 0 |
| 2003 | 33 | 2 |
| 2002 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | 28 | 0 |
| 2000 | 19 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 13 | 1 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 20 | 4 |
| 1991 | 9 | 4 |
| 1989 | 3 | 1 |
| 1988 | 5 | 4 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 4 |
| 1985 | 1 | 1 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 1 |
| 1982 | 3 | 2 |
| 1981 | 3 | 2 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 1 |
| 1978 | 4 | 3 |
| 1977 | 2 | 1 |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 |
| 1974 | 2 | 1 |
| 1973 | 1 | 1 |
| 1972 | 5 | 1 |
| 1971 | 7 | 5 |
| 1970 | 2 | 0 |
| 1969 | 4 | 2 |
| 1968 | 1 | 1 |
| 1965 | 3 | 1 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | 3 | 2 |
| 1962 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | 4 | 0 |
| 1960 | 2 | 1 |
| 1958 | 2 | 0 |
| 1957 | 1 | 1 |
| 1955 | 1 | 1 |
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