Deaf Smith 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.
41
Tornado reports
349
Hail reports
25
Floods since 1996
933
All events
0
Deaths
$3.0M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Deaf Smith County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 41 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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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.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
The initial wind gust of 59mph occurred at 1036pm CDT with the peak of 60mph being measured at 1038pm CDT.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Hail Hail
A supercell thunderstorm moved from Oldham County into Deaf Smith County, producing baseball size hail.
Drought Drought
Extreme (D3) to Exceptional (D4) drought was observed at the beginning of the month. Normal to above normal precipitation fell in roughly the first half of the month, followed by normal to below normal precipitation through much of the second half. Overall, normal to above normal…
Strong Wind Strong Wind
Landspout. Location: 34.820, -102.410. A landspout occurred in Hereford as a weak storm developed over town. No damage occurred with this landspout.
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Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
The mesonet site located two miles northwest of Hereford measured a wind gust of 63mph at 1712 CDT. Severe wind gusts lasted from 1705 to 1715.
Drought Drought
Oldham and Deaf Smith counties started the month of May in Severe Drought (D2), as well as the western halves of Potter and Randall counties. The eastern halves of Potter and Randall counties started the month in Extreme Drought (D3). A continued trend of a dry spring brought on …
High Wind High Wind
Two consecutive 61mph wind gusts were measured at the mesonet site located two miles west-northwest of Hereford.
Drought Drought
The eastern part of Deaf Smith County started April in Moderate Drought (D1) and the remainder of the county continued into April in Severe Drought (D2) as the area still lacked any significant precipitation. However, this area of Moderate Drought quickly eroded within the first …
Drought Drought
The SW TX Panhandle began March in Moderate Drought (D1), but by the end of week three, the northern third of Deaf Smith, the northwestern half to two-thirds of Potter County, and all of Oldham County worsened to Severe Drought (D2). This escalation was due to little to no measur…
High Wind High Wind
The peak wind gust in Deaf Smith County was 65 mph, which was observed at the mesonet site located two miles northwest of Hereford at 1441CST. Gusts greater than 58 mph were observed in the county from about 1200CST through 1500CST.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Two to three inches of snow fell from Hereford to Dawn in the southeastern part of the county. Areas across the west and northwest portions of the county, including Bootleg, received up to an inch.
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Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
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Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail fell that ranged mostly quarter size to ping pong ball size. However, there were some rogue 2 inch to tennis ball sized hailstones mixed in.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
Several visuals from storm spotters indicated that funnel clouds and perhaps brief touchdowns occurred before this tornado from the same supercell as it crossed western Deaf Smith County. However, this tornado did overturn a couple of pivots south of County Road 27 and east of Hi…
Flood Flood
There were some locations where three to five inches of moving water accumulated on the road. Other isolated spots had one to two inches. Ditches were full in several spots and fields were flooded.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Winds gusted between 59 and 68 mph between 2054CDT and 2059CDT.
Hail Hail
A supercell thunderstorm produced half dollar sized hail in Hereford.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail ranging from golfball size to hen egg size fell along Texas Highway 214.
Hail Hail
Tornado EF1 Tornado
This tornado touched down near County Road K and FM 1058. It caused damage to a property near this intersection, including some minor roofing damage and a few snapped trees. As this tornado crossed FM1058, seemingly tracking to the north to northwest, it broke a couple of power p…
Tornado EFU Tornado
This tornado was viewed by local fire department from the intersection of FM 1057 and FM 1058. Per collaboration with radar imagery it appeared to move slowly to the northeast before dissipating. No known damage occurred with this tornado and has been given the rating of EFU.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Six to eight inches of snow accumulated across the county, with the highest total measured occurring at Dawn of eight inches.
High Wind High Wind
Numerous wind gusts between 58 and 64 mph occurred between 1622CDT and 1751CDT.
High Wind High Wind
Each observation site had dozens of high wind gusts from 58 mph to 84 mph, with the highest concentration of high wind gusts between 0850CDT to 1430CDT. Estimated average sustained winds were 50-55 mph during that time.
High Wind High Wind
A few high wind gusts occurred at a couple of ground stations in the county. Wind gusts up to 60 mph were recorded. The event lasted for about 1 hour.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
At least 7 accidents reported in and around Hereford.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Three to six inches of snow fell across the western half of Deaf Smith County with this system. Deaf Smith County saw snow start early in the morning on the 9th with eastern portions receiving 8 to 10 by the time snow stopped falling.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Wind gusts of 58mph or greater occurred for three minutes with the peak being at 909pm.
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Hail Hail
High Wind High Wind
The 2WNW Hereford mesonet measured multiple wind gusts between 58 and 68 mph during this time period. In addition, the AWOS site at the Hereford airport measured a 58mph wind gust near the end of this time period.
High Wind High Wind
Mesonets across the county, and the AWOS at Hereford airport measured multiple wind gusts between 58 and 64 mph during this time period.
High Wind High Wind
Multiple wind gusts between 58 and 62 mph were measured by two different mesonet stations and one AWOS in Hereford during this time.
High Wind High Wind
The mesonet site located two miles northwest of Hereford measured a 60mph wind gust.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
The southern portion of Deaf Smith County observed around six to eight inches of snow. An observer in Dawn measured seven inches of snow. The snow amounts decreased further north in the county with two to three inches measured in the northern third of the county. Amounts near Her…
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 0 |
| 2025 | 25 | 3 |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 |
| 2023 | 37 | 0 |
| 2022 | 40 | 0 |
| 2021 | 29 | 0 |
| 2020 | 23 | 1 |
| 2019 | 63 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10 | 0 |
| 2017 | 24 | 0 |
| 2016 | 25 | 0 |
| 2015 | 31 | 1 |
| 2014 | 53 | 0 |
| 2013 | 77 | 2 |
| 2012 | 30 | 0 |
| 2011 | 23 | 0 |
| 2010 | 16 | 0 |
| 2009 | 60 | 0 |
| 2008 | 41 | 0 |
| 2007 | 27 | 0 |
| 2006 | 10 | 2 |
| 2005 | 24 | 2 |
| 2004 | 17 | 0 |
| 2003 | 25 | 2 |
| 2002 | 16 | 3 |
| 2001 | 21 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 1 |
| 1999 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 1 |
| 1996 | 10 | 1 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 13 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 1 |
| 1981 | 3 | 1 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 4 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 3 | 1 |
| 1975 | 3 | 0 |
| 1974 | 4 | 1 |
| 1972 | 4 | 3 |
| 1971 | 5 | 2 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | 3 | 1 |
| 1967 | 5 | 3 |
| 1965 | 2 | 0 |
| 1964 | 1 | 1 |
| 1963 | 1 | 0 |
| 1962 | 4 | 0 |
| 1961 | 1 | 0 |
| 1960 | 1 | 1 |
| 1959 | 1 | 0 |
| 1958 | 7 | 1 |
| 1957 | 2 | 1 |
| 1956 | 1 | 0 |
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