Coastal Willacy County, Texas
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 2008 and 2026, 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
2
Floods since 1996
168
All events
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Deaths
$80.9M
Property damage
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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.
Hurricane Hanna moved across the western Gulf of Mexico and made landfall on the mid-Kenedy County coastline at around 5 PM Central Time Saturday, July 25th, carrying sustained 90 mph winds with gusts over 100 mph in a small portion of the inner eye wall. While there aren't many …
After edging northward just off the Cameron County coastline during the early to mid morning, the intensifying inner western eyewall nudged into Willacy County along the Laguna side shoreline from Port Mansfield to the Cameron County line at approximately Noon CDT. The eyewall co…
Heat Heat
The third day of a trifecta of dangerous heat saw the Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) at Cameron County Airport record a peak heat index value 112.6F during the mid afternoon (12 miles south of the Willacy County line). By proxy, it is generally assumed that coastal Wil…
Heat Heat
By proxy with observations in coastal Cameron County, the estimated heat index one and two counties north (Willacy and Kenedy) likely achieved similar values for about 7:30 hours from late morning through late afternoon reaching advisory levels (111 to 114F in this case).. The Au…
Heat Heat
The combination of hot temperatures near of just above 100 degrees and high humidity, a remnant of rainfall associated with tropical moisture as Tropical Storm Arthur began to form, created heat index values estimated to be between 111 and 114, with a peak of and estimated 115, i…
Drought Drought
Extreme (D3, level 3 of 4) Drought arrived in coastal Willacy County on March 24, and would prevail until the end of the month.
Drought Drought
Beginning on March 3, D2 (Severe Drought) developed in northern coastal Willacy County, and continued through Through March 16, before spreading to cover all of coastal Willacy County. These conditions would continue through March 23rd.
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
Proxy observations between the Yturria Ranch near the Willacy/Kenedy line, and Rincon del San Jose (Texas Coastal Ocean Observing Network) suggested freezing temperatures for around 4 hours in Coastal Willacy County west of Laguna Madre early on January 27th, 2026. a hard freeze …
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Extreme Cold Warning Criteria (Wind chills at or below 20F) was reached at Port Isabel Airport (PIL) for about 7 hours from 3am - 10am CST Monday January 26th. By proxy with observations at Rincon del San Jose (TCOON, southeast Kenedy), it can be assumed that there were 7 hours o…
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Interpolation between the The Texas Coastal Ocean Observation Network (TCOON) site at Rincon del San Jose along Laguna Madre in southeast Kenedy County, with a TCOON site at Realitos Peninsula in northeast Cameron, suggested up to 12 hours of wind chill at or below 30F (Cold Weat…
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
Port Mansfield recorded freezing temperatures (32F degrees or lower) for 10.5 hours from 11 AM -9:30 AM CST on Monday January 26th. The freeze is also determined by proxy observations with southeastern Kenedy (Rincon del San Jose) and northeastern Cameron County. Minimum temperat…
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Port Isabel Airport (PIL) ASOS recorded about 47.5 hours of wind chills at or below 30F degrees from 10:30pm on February 19 to 1:35pm on February 20th, from 3:25pm on February 20th to 10:53am on February 21st, and from 3:50am to 4:40pm on February 22. Minimum wind chill temperatu…
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Harlingen ASOS recorded 33 hours of wind chills at or below 30F degrees from 11:30pm on January 20 to 9:45am on January 22, 2025. This includes 7 hours of wind chills at or below 20F degrees from 3:52am to 11:05 am on January 21, and 9.5 hours of the same from 10:30pm on January …
Heat Heat
The Cameron County Airport near Bayview recorded an estimated 5 hours of heat index between 111F and 114F. By proxy, and accounting for slightly lower temperatures and heat index in inland Kenedy County, the likely time of dangerous heat (111F to 115F) was one hour less on each s…
Heat Heat
The Cameron County Airport Automated Surface Observing Sensor near Bayview recorded around 4.5 hours of heat index values between 111 and 115F between 1153 AM CDT and 430 PM CDT. Peak values of 115 occurred between 253 and 353 PM. By proxy, it can be interpolated that Coastal Wil…
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
Rincon del San Jose in Coastal Kenedy County recorded temperatures at or below freezing for 5.5 hours (between 330 AM and 9 AM on the 17th). A minimum temperature of 29F was recorded at 8 AM on the 17th. By proxy, and based on interpolation of temperatures from northeast coastal …
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
Multiple sites in Coastal Cameron County recorded temperatures at or below freezing between 10-11 hours (spanning between 120 AM and 112 PM on the 16th, while north of the county line, 18 to 19 hours were recorded at Rincon del San Jose along Laguna Madre in south-central Kenedy.…
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
A Minimum Wind Chill value of 11F and 13F degrees was recorded in Bayview and Realitos at 6:55 AM and 7:54 AM, respectively. By proxy, it is assumed that similar conditions occurred in coastal Willacy County, including Port Mansfield. The duration of temperatures within the wind …
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
The cooperative observer at Port Mansfield recorded a low temperature of 32 degrees F by early to mid morning of the 15th. Based on proxy observations to the north and west (in northwest wind flow), it was assumed that freezing temperatures lasted for several hours before creepin…
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
An estimated minimum Wind Chill value of 14F and 17F degrees was likely in coastal Willacy County from early morning through early afternoon, based on proxy with observations in Harlingen (Cameron County) as well as locations along Laguna Madre in Kenedy County (Rincon del San Jo…
Heat Heat
The Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) at the Cameron County Airport near Bayview generally reported 2 to 2.5 hours of heat index of 111 or higher, peaking just above 114 degrees just before 2 PM Central Daylight Time. By proxy, it can be assumed that similar values occurr…
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) Drought continued across the northern third of coastal Willacy County, including Port Mansfield, through October 9th. Drought improved to Moderate (D1) levels on the 10th courtesy of thunderstorm rains that dropped an estimated 1 to 3 inches of rainfall across these a…
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) Drought arrived in northern Coastal Willacy County on the 26th of September, as positive effects from 1 to nearly 3 inches of rainfall associated with Tropical Storm Harold dried up in the record heat and low monthly rainfall (10-25 percent of average).
Heat Heat
The Cameron County Airport Automated Surface Observing System recorded four hours of apparent temperature of 111 or higher, with values peaking at just under 116 degrees between noon and 1 PM. By proxy, it can be inferred through extrapolation that Coastal Willacy County had simi…
Heat Heat
The Cameron County Airport Automated Surface Observing System recorded approximately four hours of apparent temperature of 111 or higher, with values peaking at 115 degrees just before 2 pm. By proxy, similar values can be extrapolated to locations in Coastal Willacy County.
Heat Heat
The Cameron County Airport Automated Surface Observing System recorded just under three hours of apparent temperature of 111 or higher, with values peaking at 114 degrees. By proxy, it can be assumed that Coastal Willacy County also reached at least 111 degrees for a similar peri…
Heat Heat
The Cameron County Airport ASOS station recorded heat indices at or above 111 degrees from 11:53AM CDT until 3:53PM CDT. By proxy, it can be inferred that Coastal Willacy County also reached or exceeded 111 degrees for several hours.
Heat Heat
The Cameron County Airport ASOS reported a heat index of 111 by 12:53 PM CDT, with 111 or higher values persisting until approximately 4:53 PM CDT on September 6th. By proxy with this location, it can be inferred that Coastal Willacy County had similar conditions.
Heat Heat
The Cameron County Airport ASOS reported a heat index of 111 by 12:53 PM CDT, with 111 or higher values persisting until approximately 3:53 PM CDT on September 5th. By proxy, and interpolating among observations across the Texas Coastal Plains, it can be inferred that Coastal Wil…
Heat Heat
The Cameron County Airport ASOS reported a heat index of 111 by 11:53 AM CDT, with 111 or higher values persisting until approximately 4:53 PM CDT on September 4th. By proxy, it can be inferred that Coastal Willacy County also received five hours of heat index of 111 or higher.
Heat Heat
The Cameron County Airport ASOS reported a heat index of 111 by 10:53 AM CDT, with 111 or higher values persisting until approximately 4:53 PM CDT on August 19th. By proxy, it can be assumed that Coastal Willacy County had similar conditions.
Heat Heat
The Cameron County Airport ASOS reported a heat index of 111 by 11:53 AM CDT, with 111 or higher values persisting until approximately 3:53 PM CDT on August 13th. By proxy, it can be assumed that Coastal Willacy County had similar conditions.
Heat Heat
The Cameron County Airport ASOS reported a heat index of 111 by 12:53 PM CDT, with 111 or higher values persisting until approximately 4:53 PM CDT on August 11th. By proxy, it can be assumed that Coastal Willacy County had similar conditions.
Heat Heat
The Cameron County Airport ASOS reported a heat index of 111 by 12:53 PM CDT, with 111 or higher values persisting until approximately 4:53 PM CDT on August 10th. By proxy, it can be assumed that Coastal Willacy County had similar conditions.
Heat Heat
The Cameron County Airport ASOS reported a heat index of 111 by 11:53 AM CDT, with 111 or higher values persisting until approximately 2:53 PM CDT on August 9th.By proxy, it can be assumed that Coastal Willacy County had similar conditions.
Heat Heat
The Cameron County Airport ASOS reported a heat index of 111 by 11:53 AM CDT, with 111 or higher values persisting until approximately 3:53 PM CDT on August 8th. By proxy, it can be assumed that Coastal Willacy County had similar conditions.
Heat Heat
The Cameron County Airport ASOS reported a heat index of 111 by 11:53 AM CDT, with 111 or higher values persisting until approximately 4:53 PM CDT on August 7th. By proxy, it can be assumed that Coastal Willacy County had similar conditions.
Heat Heat
The Cameron County Airport ASOS reported a heat index of 111 by 12:53 PM CDT, with 111 or higher values persisting until approximately 4:53 PM CDT on August 6th. By proxy, it can be assumed that Coastal Willacy County had similar conditions.
Heat Heat
The Cameron County Airport ASOS reported a heat index of 111 by 2:53 PM CDT, with 111 or higher values persisting until approximately 4:53 PM CDT on August 5th. By proxy, it can be assumed that Coastal Willacy had similar conditions.
Heat Heat
The Cameron County Airport ASOS reported a heat index of 111 by 1:53 PM CDT, with 111 or higher values persisting until approximately 3:53 PM CDT on August 3rd. By proxy, it can be assumed that Coastal Willacy County had similar conditions.
Heat Heat
The Cameron County Airport ASOS reported a heat index of 111 by 1:53 PM CDT, with 111 or higher values persisting until approximately 4:53 PM CDT on July 13th. The Mesowest location a bit farther north, closer to the Willacy line, recorded similar values generally between 122 PM …
Heat Heat
The Cameron County Airport ASOS reported a heat index of 111 by approximately 1:30 PM CDT, with 111 or higher values persisting until approximately 3:30 PM CDT on June 27th. Peak heat index was 112 at 1:53 PM CDT. By proxy, these values can be extended northward along the west si…
Heat Heat
The Cameron County Airport ASOS reported a heat index of 111 by approximately 230 PM CDT, with 111 or higher values persisting until approximately 430 PM CDT on June 26th. Peak values were just under 113 degrees at 353 PM CDT. By proxy, it can be assumed that these or similar val…
Heat Heat
The Cameron County Airport ASOS reported a heat index of 111 by approximately 1:30 PM CDT, with 111 or higher values persisting until approximately 3:30 PM CDT on June 25th. By proxy, these values likely extended northward near the coast of Willacy County.
Heat Heat
The Cameron County Airport ASOS reported a heat index of 111 by 12:53 PM CDT, with 111 or higher values persisting until approximately 5:30 PM CDT on June 23rd. By proxy, these values likely extended northward through coastal Willacy County as well.
Heat Heat
It can be assumed that, by proxy, Coastal Willacy County had at least three hours of heat index at or above 111 degrees. The Cameron County Airport ASOS reported a heat index of 111 as early as 10:30 AM CDT, with 111 or higher values persisting until approximately 2:30 PM CDT on …
Heat Heat
It can be assumed that, by proxy, Coastal Willacy County had at least two hours of heat index at or above 111 degrees. The Cameron County Airport ASOS reported a heat index of 111 as early as 3:30 PM CDT, with 111 or higher values persisting until approximately 5:30 PM CDT on Jun…
Heat Heat
It can be assumed that, by proxy, Coastal Willacy County had at least three hours of heat index at or above 111 degrees. The Cameron County Airport ASOS reported a heat index of 111 as early as 12:30 PM CDT, with 111 or higher values persisting until approximately 5:30 PM CDT on …
Heat Heat
It can be assumed that, by proxy, Coastal Willacy County had at least two hours of heat index at or above 111 degrees. The Cameron County Airport ASOS reported a heat index of 111 as early as 12:30 PM CDT, with 111 or higher values persisting until approximately 5:30 PM CDT on Ju…
Heat Heat
It can be assumed that, by proxy, Coastal Willacy County had at least two hours of heat index at or above 111 degrees. The Cameron County Airport ASOS reported a heat index of 111 as early as 1:30 PM CDT, with 111 or higher values persisting until approximately 3:30 PM CDT on Jun…
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 |
| 2023 | 36 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 19 | 0 |
| 2012 | 22 | 0 |
| 2011 | 21 | 0 |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 |
| 2009 | 10 | 0 |
| 2008 | 10 | 0 |
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