Cochran County, Texas
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1956 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
38
Tornado reports
133
Hail reports
12
Floods since 1996
525
All events
3
Deaths
$31.6M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Cochran County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 38 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.
While investigating a fatal plane crash near Lehman, broadcast media reported that a family nearby was caught in a hailstorm while in their car. The family estimated the hail was as large as ping pong balls which caused numerous dents to their vehicle after pulling off the road. …
A pair of slow moving and short-lived thunderstorms resulted in significant damage to cotton crops in northeastern Cochran County during the 17:00 CST hour of the 21st. Local newspaper reports and agricultural officials indicate that up to 15,000 acres of cotton were damaged or d…
The high-precipitation supercell that impacted Parmer and Bailey Counties continued southward over Cochran County during the 19:00 CST hour of the 17th. A swath of very intense damaging winds continued from southern Bailey County across northeastern Cochran County. The Texas Tech…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Sundown measured a wind gust of 59 mph.
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Thunderstorms trained over a portion of western Cochran County producing heavy rainfall for over an hour. A storm chaser reported water over the road at the intersection of Texas Highway 114 and County Road 55.
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An NWS storm survey revealed extensive flooding along Farm to Market 596 in northwestern Cochran County. Numerous locations along this road showed evidence of previous water over the roadway. Standing water still existed on portions of the road the next morning.
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Morton measured a severe wind gust of 58 mph.
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A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Morton measured a wind gust of 64 mph.
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A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Sundown measured a severe wind gust of 60 mph.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Several storm chasers reported hail south of Lehman along Texas State Highway 214 ranging in size from quarters to baseball size. No damage was reported at the time.
Hail Hail
Several storm chasers reported hail south of Whiteface ranging in size from ping pong ball to tennis ball size. No damage was reported at the time.
Hail Hail
Storm chasers reported a swath of hail along Farm to Market Road 597 southwest of Pep in Cochran County. Hail ranged in size from golf ball to 3.25 inches in diameter. No damage was reported at the time.
Tornado EFU Tornado
An intense cyclic supercell thunderstorm produced a total of eight known tornadoes over portions of Cochran, Hockley, and Lubbock Counties. This was the first of the tornadoes. At least one brief tornado was observed by storm chasers over far northwestern Cochran County that move…
Tornado EF2 Tornado
An intense cyclic supercell thunderstorm produced a total of eight known tornadoes over portions of Cochran, Hockley, and Lubbock Counties. This was the second of the tornadoes. Shortly after the first tornado, the supercell produced a strong wedge-type tornado several miles nort…
Tornado EFU Tornado
An intense cyclic supercell thunderstorm produced a total of eight known tornadoes over portions of Cochran, Hockley, and Lubbock Counties. This was the third of the tornadoes. No damage was observed or reported with this tornado, however, it was directly observed by mobile resea…
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A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Sundown measured severe wind gusts from 1601 CST through 1611 CST. A peak wind gust of 68 mph was measured at 1602 CST.
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A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Morton measured a wind gust to 59 mph.
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A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Sundown measured severe wind gusts from 2121 CST through 2127 CST. A peak wind gust of 59 mph was measured at 2127 CST.
Hail Hail
An off-duty NWS employee and several storm chasers reported hail in the vicinity of Bledsoe ranging from the size of quarters to golf balls.
Hail Hail
A storm chaser reported hail as large as two inches in diameter along Texas State Highway 214 north of the Cochran/Yoakum County line. No damage was reported.
Hail Hail
Storm chasers reported a swath of hail north of Morton with sizes ranging from quarters to two inches in diameter. No damage was reported.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Morton measured severe wind gusts from 2354 CST through 2355 CST. A peak wind gust of 62 mph was measured at 2354 CST.
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Hail Hail
An emergency management official reported hail up to golf ball size in Whiteface.
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LANDSPOUT. Location: 33.584, -102.615. An emergency management official reported a brief landspout spin-up south of Whiteface along an outflow boundary from a thunderstorm approaching Whiteface.
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A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Sundown measured severe wind gusts from 1903 CST through 1908 CST. A peak wind gust of 68 mph was measured at 1908 CST.
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A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Sundown measured severe wind gusts from 2147 CST through 2151 CST. A peak wind gust of 66 mph was measured at 2151 CST.
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 19 | 3 |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 |
| 2023 | 20 | 0 |
| 2022 | 24 | 5 |
| 2021 | 24 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | 11 | 0 |
| 2014 | 19 | 0 |
| 2013 | 21 | 0 |
| 2012 | 19 | 0 |
| 2011 | 26 | 0 |
| 2010 | 8 | 0 |
| 2009 | 16 | 0 |
| 2008 | 16 | 0 |
| 2007 | 16 | 2 |
| 2006 | 10 | 0 |
| 2005 | 13 | 0 |
| 2004 | 16 | 0 |
| 2003 | 28 | 1 |
| 2002 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 31 | 1 |
| 2000 | 16 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 2 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 1 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 5 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 2 | 0 |
| 1974 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | 4 | 3 |
| 1971 | 1 | 1 |
| 1970 | 1 | 1 |
| 1969 | 6 | 5 |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 |
| 1967 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 2 | 1 |
| 1961 | 6 | 5 |
| 1957 | 1 | 0 |
| 1956 | 2 | 1 |
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