Dallas storm history
Storm events recorded in Dallas, Texas between 1950 and 2025.
2,223
Total events
109
Tornadoes
809
Hail
297
Floods
175
Deaths
$5.3B
Property damage
Most significant events
Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.
The Garland and Rowlett tornado began in Sunnyvale, where several mobile homes were destroyed along a wide and long path. The full tornado length was a little over 13 miles, with nearly ten miles within Dallas County. Nine people lost their lives in vehicles as the tornado crosse…
The Lancaster tornado was on the ground for approximately 6 miles and was 1/2 mile wide, producing upper F3 to lower F4 damage. Two hundred twenty-three homes were destroyed, 227 damaged, 58 businesses destroyed. Severe damage was done to one elementary and one junior high school…
The tornado formed in northwest Dallas, near State Highway 348 and Luna Road, where large tree damage and minor roof damage was initially observed. This tornado tracked toward the east-northeast, crossing I-35E and impacted numerous commercial structures between this freeway and …
The Midlothian / Ovilla / Glenn Heights tornado began near Midlothian, before ending on the city border of DeSoto and Glenn Heights. In Dallas County, the tornado damaged approximately 35 homes, along with an additional 10 mobile homes. The strongest portion of the tornado occurr…
Tornado F3 Tornado
Tornado F3 Tornado
Fire Department reported that two vehicles were submerged in high water near 12900 Park Central Drive at the LBJ bridge. One person was killed.
Heat index values met or exceeded 105 across much of the county from August 13 to August 24 2024. An elderly woman died from heat related contributions on August 15th.
Broadcast media reported that a woman was found dead after her car was swept away by flood waters of South Mesquite Creek along the service road of Loop 635.
A social media report indicated 2.5 inches of a sleet/snow mix about 2 miles south of Farmers Branch, TX. Half an inch of sleet was also measured in Richardson, TX. Local Broadcast media reported one male died on the I-45/I-30 interchange when his 18-wheeler jackknifed on slick r…
A woman drowned after her car was surrounded by water while trying to cross Spring Creek on Holford Drive in Garland. Her car was swept downstream.
Extreme cold gripped the county for several days. Overnight lows were near or below 20 degrees Fahrenheit almost all week. The period of February 15-16th was the coldest with low temperatures in the single digits, and the maximum temperature on the 15th was only in the mid teens.…
A historic winter storm impacted the region from February 13-19 with a combination of extreme cold/wind chills, freezing drizzle, and then 2 rounds of snow, ice and sleet. In Dallas County, the first round of winter weather during this period (February 13-15) resulted in snow acc…
Broadcast media reported that a single vehicle accident along Interstate 45 and Illinois Avenue led to 2 fatalities and a major injury. The accident happened when the vehicle lost control on an icy patch along the highway. Another fatality was attributed to the winter weather in …
Dallas Police Department reported a multiple vehicle pile-up along Interstate 45 near Lamar Street in Dallas, TX resulting in one fatality. The accident occurred in an icy area along the highway.
A 16 year old male was struck by lightning while under a tree in a yard. He died from his injuries on July 9th.
Per hospital personnel, a 61 year old female was admitted to a hospital in Dallas on June 28th with injuries sustained from a lightning strike. She died from her injuries on July 2nd. No other information was provided or could be found.
Thunderstorm winds caused a crane collapse onto an apartment complex in the city of Dallas, TX, killing one person and injuring 6 others. The collapse also cause severe damage to an adjoining parking garage.
Broadcast Media reported that 1 person was killed and 5 others injured when the frame of a residential structure which was under construction collapsed due to strong outflow winds from a thunderstorm.
Two homeless people were found dead in the city of Dallas. One woman was found at a light rail station, while a man was found in a city park.
Cold conditions during the overnight hours led to the death of a homeless person outside of a South Dallas building. Temperatures fell into the teens across the Dallas-Fort Worth area that Monday morning.
A two year old boy died after being left inside a hot car outside a church in East Dallas on the afternoon of Sunday, July 24.
A two year old girl died after being left in a car during the afternoon of July 18.
A Southern Methodist University police officer drowned after his vehicle was washed off the road by high water near the Fitzhugh Avenue crossing over Turtle Creek in Dallas, TX.
One person died due to heat related complications, according to the Dallas County medical examiner's office. This was the first heat-related death of the year in Dallas County.
Several high water crossings remained closed and barricaded per the Dallas Alert Gage Network after several inches of rain fell in the county. A social media report indicated that the intersections of Brand/Campbell roads and Pleasant Valley/Miles Roads were closed due to high wa…
A young girl died after being left in a car during the late afternoon hours of July 18.
The Mesquite Fire Department responded to a call about vehicles being swept from the road by flood water on La Prada Drive, west of Interstate 635 in Mesquite. The vehicles had a total of five people in the cars, one of which drowned.
Emergency management and media reports high water rose quickly near the intersection of Northwest Highway / Loop 12 / and US 114 in the eastern sections of the city of Irving. Several cars were stranded in this area, especially near the intersection of California Crossing and Nor…
A DeSoto teenager and his dog were found dead Monday Morning in a storm drain. He was last seen Sunday afternoon.
A vehicle crashed into a tree on rain-slicked roads, resulting in the death of a 19-year-old female passenger.
A firefighter fell to his death off an icy overpass along Walton Walker Boulevard in southwest Dallas. He was attending responding to a wreck on the bridge and was hit by an oncoming car that was also sliding on the icy bridge.
Weather played a role in the death of a person who crashed their truck in the 4500 block of Davis Street near Cockrell Hill Rd. The roads were slick due to rain at the time of the accident. No other information about the deceased could be found.
A vehicle lost control on I-35E due to slick roads from rain and crashed through a guardrail. The driver of the vehicle was killed and the passenger was injured.
An average of 1-3 of ice and sleet accumulated in Dallas County. Most of the accumulations were due to sleet and the heaviest amounts fell in the northwestern portions of the county. 2.5 of sleet was reported on Coppell, and 0.30 of freezing rain was reported in Mesquite. Irving …
A one year old child died on May 17th after being left in a car on the parking lot of an elementary school. Temperatures on the 17th only reached the lower 90s in the city of Dallas. However, heat was determined to be the cause of death.
Two homeless people in the city of Dallas died from hypothermia as temperatures plunged into the lower 20s and wind chills fell into the teens. A 50-year old woman and a 60-year old man were found in different locations of the city, but both were found outside.
Numerous high water rescues were reported around the city of Dallas as the roadways filled with water from heavy rainfall. Rainfall totals as high as 2 in 30 minutes were measured during the heavy rain event. It was also reported that the entrance to Dallas Love Field (KDAL) was …
A three-year-old boy was found inside a day care van during the afternoon hours and died shortly later. The child was left inside the van for at least two hours, and temperatures at the time were near 106 degrees. This occurred at the intersection of Buckner Boulevard and Cordell…
Outflow from thunderstorms to the east produced wind gusts in excess of 45 MPH on the campus of The University of Texas-Dallas, in the city of Richardson. This outflow caused the collapse of a crane which was being dismantled at a construction project. Two workers, a 58 year old …
Triple digit temperatures were recorded nearly every day during the month of August. According to the medical examiner, after the excessive heat ended on the 5th, another four people people died as a result of the heat. In addition, the medical examiner reported an additional app…
Excessive Heat Warning conditions occurred across the region August 1st through the 5th. In Dallas County, daytime high temperatures ranged approximately from 104-111 degrees with very warm overnight lows in the 80s. On the 3rd, Dallas Love Field (KDAL) and Dallas Executive Airpo…
Triple digit temperatures were recorded 30 out of 31 days during the month of July. According to the medical examiner, a total of 9 people died as a result of the heat. Most of the deceased were over the age of 65 and all but one were found inside their homes. All of deaths occur…
The medical examiner ruled a 21-year old male, a 43-year old male and a 50-year old male all died from hyperthermia in Dallas County. The 21-year old male was found inside a home on the 28th when temperatures were around 99 degrees.The 50-year old male was found in his home on th…
A NWS Storm Survey determined that straight-line winds damaged several trees at an apartment complex in the Oak Lawn area of Dallas, located southeast of Dallas Love Field Airport (KDAL). Power lines were also knocked down, and a man died of electrocution from the fallen power li…
Events by year
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 93 | 1 |
| 2024 | 84 | 0 |
| 2023 | 79 | 2 |
| 2022 | 59 | 0 |
| 2021 | 56 | 2 |
| 2020 | 32 | 1 |
| 2019 | 70 | 5 |
| 2018 | 38 | 0 |
| 2017 | 39 | 1 |
| 2016 | 35 | 0 |
| 2015 | 101 | 4 |
| 2014 | 47 | 1 |
| 2013 | 27 | 0 |
| 2012 | 86 | 5 |
| 2011 | 99 | 2 |
| 2010 | 19 | 2 |
| 2009 | 68 | 0 |
| 2008 | 34 | 1 |
| 2007 | 48 | 2 |
| 2006 | 33 | 0 |
| 2005 | 37 | 1 |
| 2004 | 27 | 0 |
| 2003 | 31 | 1 |
| 2002 | 25 | 0 |
| 2001 | 39 | 1 |
| 2000 | 43 | 2 |
| 1999 | 51 | 0 |
| 1998 | 37 | 0 |
| 1997 | 31 | 0 |
| 1996 | 102 | 9 |
| 1995 | 45 | 3 |
| 1994 | 62 | 8 |
| 1993 | 37 | 1 |
| 1992 | 54 | 1 |
| 1991 | 19 | 0 |
| 1990 | 19 | 1 |
| 1989 | 20 | 0 |
| 1988 | 25 | 0 |
| 1987 | 21 | 1 |
| 1986 | 23 | 0 |
| 1985 | 22 | 1 |
| 1984 | 17 | 3 |
| 1983 | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 | 16 | 3 |
| 1981 | 12 | 2 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 24 | 4 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 1 |
| 1976 | 21 | 3 |
| 1975 | 7 | 2 |
| 1974 | 14 | 2 |
| 1973 | 13 | 1 |
| 1972 | 11 | 2 |
| 1971 | 16 | 7 |
| 1970 | 7 | 1 |
| 1969 | 3 | 2 |
| 1968 | 13 | 2 |
| 1967 | 4 | 1 |
| 1966 | 7 | 1 |
| 1965 | 4 | 0 |
| 1964 | 2 | 0 |
| 1963 | 11 | 3 |
| 1962 | 13 | 0 |
| 1961 | 14 | 1 |
| 1960 | 11 | 2 |
| 1959 | 8 | 1 |
| 1958 | 6 | 1 |
| 1957 | 5 | 4 |
| 1956 | 5 | 0 |
| 1955 | 7 | 0 |
| 1952 | 1 | 1 |