Big Bend Area County, Texas
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1996 and 2017, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
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Tornado reports
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Hail reports
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Floods since 1996
22
All events
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Deaths
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Property damage
Year by year
All storm eventsTornadoes
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.
A New York man died while hiking in the Big Bend National Park on the afternoon of May 20th. The tourist set out on a hike alone in the north-central portions of the park around 10:00 AM CST. His body was recovered in the Grapevine Hills area, about five miles north of Panther Ju…
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
The Park Service reported 5 inches of snow in Chisos Basin.
High Wind High Wind
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Report of 7 inches of snow from the Persimmon Gap Cooperative Observer, and 5 inches of snow from the Big Bend Cooperative Observer.
Ice Storm Ice Storm
Law enforcement reported 1/2 inch ice accumulation on roads in and near Marathon. Power outages in Marathon, Alpine and south of Alpine. 4, 849 people were without power in Marfa, Alpine, Valentine, Fort Davis and Marathon.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Four to five inches of snow reported in Terlingua.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Ten inches of snow reported in Terlingua.
High Wind High Wind
A COOP Observer reported a downburst moved through Lajitas sometime between 1800-1830 CST. The wind damaged the roofs of some structures, although the type of these roofs was not available in the report.
High Wind High Wind
Several PVC tent poles were snapped.
High Wind High Wind
Ice Storm Ice Storm
One quarter of an inch of ice reported in Alpine.
Ice Storm Ice Storm
Big Bend National Park officials reported that the road to Study Butte was iced over.
Drought Drought
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Less significant snow accumulations accompanied the winter storm from the northern parts of the Big Bend and the Guadalupe Mountains northeast into the western low rolling plains of west Texas. Snowfall was at times heavy over these areas, and included a daily record snowfall at …
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
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