Donley County, Texas
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1955 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
64
Tornado reports
407
Hail reports
26
Floods since 1996
811
All events
17
Deaths
$19.0M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Donley County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 63 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.
Tornado F4 Tornado
Tornado F4 Tornado
Tornado F4 Tornado
The tornado formed in the northwest part of Donley county at 1839 CST three miles south southwest of Jericho and tracked north northwest for about three miles before exiting Donley county one and a half miles west northwest of Jericho at 1848 CST.The tornado continued in Gray cou…
Heavy rain over Donley County indirectly caused a fatal car wreck around 3 pm CST 2 miles east of Clarendon (Donley County). A 2012 Cadillac SRX was traveling in the eastbound lane of U.S. Highway 287 when it encountered heavy rain from a thunderstorm. Visibility was restricted t…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A crop pivot was blown over and appeared to be a total loss.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought was observed to begin the month for much of Donley and Collingsworth counties while Extreme (D3) to Exceptional (D4) was observed elsewhere in this region. Normal to above normal precipitation was observed for 3 of the 4 weeks of June, with a mostly dry period…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Power poles were brought down in town.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
The peak wind gust was 62 mph at 2037CDT. The first gust was 58 mph at 2036CDT.
Drought Drought
Much of the central to southeastern Texas Panhandle, including Carson, Wheeler, Armstrong and Collingsworth counties, ended the month of May with a 120 day rainfall deficit around 3 to 5. The driest of these counties, northeast Gray, southeast Carson and northwest Armstrong devel…
Wildfire Wildfire
The Paper Wings wildfire ignited due to dry lightning and burned 439 acres. Prior to the dry lightning we had several hours of critical Fire Weather that started around 1 in the afternoon. So add that to the dry fuels and it makes for easy ignition from either humans or lightning…
Drought Drought
Severe Drought (D2) continued into April as the area still lacked any significant precipitation. This lack of rain continued through much of the month, but there were a few showers and storms that moved through the county. In total, the county measured mostly around one tenth of …
Hail Hail
Hail fell southwest of Hedley for about an hour and a half. Hail ranged from dime to quarter size, although damage occurred to skylights which would suggest that some larger hailstones also fell.
Hail Hail
Nickel to quarter size hail fell and accumulated. Hail fell for at least 15 minutes.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree broke on Blair Street and the roof was partially blown off a trailer house on Adamson Street.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Significant flooding occurred on Indian Creek, which was over 100 yards wide and likely 12 feet deep during the peak of the flooding. The flooding washed out ranch fencing in the area.
Drought Drought
Severe Drought (D2) began in Southern Donley County in the first week of March. By the end of the third week, D2 covered all of Donley, Collingsworth, Wheeler, and Gray Counties, plus the northeastern half of Carson and far southeast Armstrong County. All these counties had a 120…
Wildfire Wildfire
On March 15th we had critical fire weather conditions, but it wasn't your typical fire weather day. We had strong north winds that had frequent gusts over 50 mph and some gusts got up to 60 mph near the fire area. While temperatures were cool, in the 50s the RH values were still …
High Wind High Wind
The peak wind gust in Donley County was 59 mph, which was observed at the mesonet site located two miles west-southwest of Clarendon at 1355CST. Gusts greater than 58 mph were observed in the county from about 1300CST through 1400CST.
Wildfire Wildfire
The 8 Ball Fire ignited on February 17, 2026, approximately 12 miles west of Clarendon, or ten miles west of Howardwick, along the US 287 corridor in Armstrong County. The fire was fueled by freeze-cured tall grasses and brush, driven by critical fire weather conditions including…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Donley County observed the heaviest band of snow, which occurred mainly from the afternoon of January 24th through the early morning hours of January 25th. Much of the county received 8 to 11 inches of snow. The northwest, especially where I-40 dips in and out of the county recei…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A collapsing thunderstorm brought damaging winds to locations northeast of Howardwick. Irrigation pivots were blown over and a barn was damaged. Tree branches were also snapped and torn off of trees.
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Hail Hail
Quarter to golfball size hail fell on the north side of Howardwick.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
One inch hail fell across Clarendon, from about 4 miles west of town along Highway 287 to the east southeast of town.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Flood Flood
Many dry creeks had fast flowing water in them along Texas Highway 70 between Brice and Clarendon.
High Wind High Wind
High Wind High Wind
The observation site had dozens of high wind gusts from 58 mph to 77 mph, with the highest concentration between 1020CDT to 1420CDT.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Donley County received 6 to 10 of snow across much of the county with the exception of the southwestern corner in the lower terrain.
High Wind High Wind
Multiple ground stations measured high wind gusts, up to 62 mph, intermittently for approximately 4 hours.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Donley County received a range of 2 to 4 of snow with this storm system.
Drought Drought
November 2nd brought in quite the prolonged rain event to the combined OK/TX Panhandles, especially the southeastern half where 2 to 3 fell. This was 2 to 3 times the normal monthly rainfall for the area and allowed parts of Donley, Wheeler, and Collingsworth counties that were i…
Drought Drought
The far southeastern corner of Donley County into the southeastern third of Collingsworth County started the month of October in Severe Drought (D2). There was a small area of Extreme Drought (D3) in the far southeastern corner of Collingsworth County. By mid month, the extended …
Drought Drought
The Southeastern TX Panhandle remained one of the driest areas in the TX Panhandle at the start of September. The far south and southeastern part of Collingsworth County was already in Severe Drought (D2) at the end of August. During the month of September the far southeastern co…
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Hail Hail
A swath of large hail occurred across Clarendon, resulting from a supercell that formed just to the west of the city. Hail ranged from 1.5 inches up to 4 inches. The 4 inch hailstone occurred 4 miles west northwest of Clarendon just south of Highway 287.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
This tornado touched down briefly in ranch land to the west southwest of Clarendon. The damage appeared to be mostly from damaged mesquite brush and perhaps some fencing material. Survey information was obtained from local officials as access was hard due to private land and terr…
Tornado EF1 Tornado
This tornado touched down after the initial parent tornado occluded. Based on spotter/chaser video, it appears to have developed in about the same locations as the first Clarendon tornado. It became wide, likely going over the same locations as the previous tornado. It then start…
Hail Hail
Hail up to hen egg size fell between Leila Lake and Hedley.
High Wind High Wind
The Clarendon 2 WSW mesonet gusted to 58mph.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 0 |
| 2025 | 14 | 0 |
| 2024 | 14 | 2 |
| 2023 | 14 | 0 |
| 2022 | 14 | 0 |
| 2021 | 18 | 2 |
| 2020 | 15 | 0 |
| 2019 | 26 | 2 |
| 2018 | 15 | 1 |
| 2017 | 21 | 1 |
| 2016 | 46 | 2 |
| 2015 | 21 | 2 |
| 2014 | 55 | 0 |
| 2013 | 49 | 0 |
| 2012 | 59 | 2 |
| 2011 | 11 | 0 |
| 2010 | 16 | 2 |
| 2009 | 21 | 0 |
| 2008 | 21 | 0 |
| 2007 | 36 | 8 |
| 2006 | 36 | 0 |
| 2005 | 22 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 |
| 2003 | 8 | 3 |
| 2002 | 20 | 1 |
| 2001 | 28 | 0 |
| 2000 | 18 | 0 |
| 1999 | 21 | 2 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 21 | 1 |
| 1996 | 23 | 1 |
| 1995 | 14 | 3 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 1 |
| 1989 | 15 | 4 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 1 |
| 1986 | 5 | 3 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 2 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 1 |
| 1977 | 2 | 2 |
| 1976 | 2 | 2 |
| 1974 | 2 | 1 |
| 1972 | 1 | 0 |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | 5 | 4 |
| 1968 | 2 | 0 |
| 1965 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | 2 | 1 |
| 1960 | 2 | 1 |
| 1959 | 2 | 0 |
| 1958 | 1 | 0 |
| 1957 | 3 | 1 |
| 1955 | 2 | 2 |
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