Edwards County, Texas
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1962 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
4
Tornado reports
119
Hail reports
94
Floods since 1996
382
All events
2
Deaths
$1.4M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Edwards County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 4 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.
Rainfall redeveloped on the morning of the 15th over the Edward Plateau and western Hill Country. In addition to the accumulations on the evening of the 14th, general 3 to 4 inch totals fell across Edwards County, bringing total amounts since the 14th to as much as 10 to 12 inche…
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail north of Barksdale.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail north of Barksdale.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced chicken egg size hail in Barksdale.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced 5 diameter hail (picture on X) south of Camp Wood.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that blew down a large, free-standing flagpole south of Carta Valley.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that peeled sheets of corrugated metal off the roof and walls of an unused hangar at the Edwards County Airport.
Hail Hail
A COOP observer estimated up to quarter sized hail from a thunderstorm in southeastern Edwards County.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
The wind chill temperature in Rocksprings dropped to 1 degree.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
The wind chill temperature in Rocksprings dropped to -4 degrees.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Sleet began in the early morning hours on the 24th. A trained spotter near Devil's Sinkhole State Natural Area reported total sleet accumulation of 0.3.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. RM 674 was impassable with 3-4 feet of water over the roadway north of Kickapoo Cavern State Park.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding closing RM 335. The emergency manager estimated four feet of water over the road.
Drought Drought
Nearly all of South-Central Texas received above normal rainfall in July. A large part of the area had four to six times normal. The drought improved in nearly every county. Kerr County improved from Exceptional (D4) drought category to no drought. Gillespie County improved from …
Drought Drought
A large portion of the eastern half of South-Central Texas received above normal rainfall in June. This led to drought improvement in a number of counties and no change in all of the others. Atascosa, Bexar, and Kendall improved from Exceptional (D4) drought category to Extreme (…
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced nickel size hail at he CoCoRAHS site 11.8 ENE of Rocksprings.
Drought Drought
Most of South-Central Texas received above normal precipitation during the month. Some places had two to three times their normal. As a result, drought conditions improved in most of our counties and remained the same everywhere else. Blanco, Frio, Gillespie, Kinney, Maverick, Re…
Hail Hail
Drought Drought
Most of South-Central Texas had near to below normal precipitation in April, and the drought mostly was unchanged or worsened. Only Burnet, Lavaca, and Williamson Counties improved from Extreme (D3) Drought category to Severe (D2) Drought. Kinney, Maverick, Uvalde, Val Verde, and…
Drought Drought
Most of South-Central Texas had another month of near to below normal precipitation, and the drought worsened or remained the same. Wilson County saw the biggest change from Severe (D2) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Frio, Gillespi…
Drought Drought
Another dry month led to worsening drought conditions for South-Central Texas. Most of the region saw 50% or less of normal precipitation in February. Medina County went from Extreme (D3) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Frio, Maverick, Real, and Zavala cou…
Drought Drought
Most of South-Central Texas had below normal precipitation again in January and the drought remained unchanged or worsened. Blanco and Gillespie Counties worsened from Moderate (D1) Drought category to Extreme (D3) Drought. Kerr and Uvalde Counties went from Severe (D2) Drought c…
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Light freezing rain left a glaze of ice on tree limbs in Rocksprings.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding closing RR 674 southwest of Rocksprings.
Drought Drought
Nearly all of South-Central Texas had above normal rainfall during the month and the drought improved. Parts of the Hill Country and southern Edwards Plateau received 300% of normal. In Kerr, Medina, and Real Counties the drought improved from Severe Drought (D2) category to Mode…
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail west of Rocksprings.
Drought Drought
Most of South-Central Texas had near normal rainfall during the month and the drought was mostly unchanged. Kinney County remained in Extreme (D3) drought, Edwards, Kerr, Medina, Real, Uvalde, and Val Verde stayed in Severe (D2) drought. There was enough rain in Bandera (changed …
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail northeast of Rocksprings.
Drought Drought
Most of South-Central Texas had below normal rain during the month, and most of the Rio Grande Plains region had less than 25% of normal. Most of the area saw no change in the drought, but Kinney County went from Severe (D2) drought category to Extreme (D3) drought. Bandera and K…
Drought Drought
Most of the northern and western parts of South Central Texas had less than normal rainfall in April. A large swath of the area along the Rio Grande River received 25% or less than normal. This led to the drought worsening for many counties. Blanco County went from Severe (D2) Dr…
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Cold temperatures and breezy winds combined to produce wind chill temperatures below 0 degrees during the night of the 16th and morning of the 17th. The lowest wind chill was -2.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Cold temperatures and breezy winds combined to produce wind chill temperatures below 0 degrees during the night of the 15th and morning of the 16th. The wind chill in Edwards County dropped to -2.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Cold temperatures and breezy winds combined to produce wind chill temperatures between 10 and 0 degrees during the night of the 14th and morning of the 15th.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced locally heavy rain that led to flash flooding sending three feet of water over RM 335 near and downstream of the Ben Williams crossing on the Nueces River.
Drought Drought
September was generally dry across South Central Texas and most of the area had no change in drought status. However, a few counties had enough rain to improve one category. Edwards and Frio went from Severe (D2) drought to Moderate (D1).
Drought Drought
The hot, dry summer continued this month. Nearly all of South Central Texas had less than normal rainfall. Most of the area northeast of a line from Kerrville to Karnes City received less than 25% of normal, and for most of our counties the drought worsened. Frio and Edwards went…
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Excessive heat was observed nearly every day of August across parts of South Central Texas. The heat wave started on the 1st in Blanco, Caldwell, De Witt, Lavaca, Llano, Gonzales, Guadalupe, and Travis Counties when temperatures reached 105 to 107. The heat spread to most of the …
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph by a trained spotter in Rocksprings. The storm also produced half inch diameter hail.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Strong high pressure settled over South Central Texas, and temperatures and heat indices soared. The heat wave started on the 14th in Atascosa County where the heat index reached 113. The excessive heat expanded over the next several days until it reached its peak on the 21st whe…
Drought Drought
May was a wet month across nearly all of South Central Texas. The area south of I-10/Hwy 90 received 150% to 400% of normal precipitation. This improved the drought category from Extreme (D3) to less than Severe (D2) in Bexar, Burnet, Dimmit, Llano, Uvalde, and Zavala Counties. E…
Drought Drought
Drought conditions generally improved in April. Most of the eastern half of South Central Texas received normal or greater precipitation. Hays County improved from Exceptional (D4) drought to Severe (D2) drought. Bexar, Comal, and Gillespie Counties improved from D4 to Extreme (D…
Drought Drought
Nearly all of South Central Texas saw below normal precipitation in March and the drought worsened in 17 counties. Bandera, Bexar, Gillespie, Hays, Kerr, and Medina Counties went from Extreme (D3) drought to Exceptional (D4). Dimmit and Guadalupe went from Severe (D2) drought to …
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Freezing rain began around midnight on January 31 and continued off and on through February 2. By 8 AM on the 1st a quarter of an inch of ice had accumulated near Devil's Sinkhole State Park. The Pedernales Electric Cooperative which provides electricity to most of Blanco and Bur…
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Temperatures dropped to 9 degrees with wind speeds 10-25 mph producing wind chill temperatures as low as -9 degrees.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding in Edwards County. The Edwards County Sheriff's Office reported several low water crossings on Hwy 55 near Barksdale were flooded and impassable.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding in Edwards County along the Nueces River. A video on social media showed swiftly flowing water through a low water crossing on Dry Creek Rd. near Barksdale.
Drought Drought
Several heavy rain episodes during August led to above normal precipitation across South Central Texas. Much of the western half of the area received three to four times their normal. The result was improvement on the drought in all but two counties. Atascosa, Karnes, and Zavala …
Drought Drought
July was another month with below normal precipitation across nearly all of South Central Texas and the drought continued to worsen. Bexar, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kinney, Maverick, Uvalde, Wilson, and Zavala Counties moved from Extreme (D3) to Exceptional (D4) drought. Cald…
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 |
| 2022 | 15 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020 | 16 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 14 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 |
| 2015 | 14 | 0 |
| 2014 | 22 | 0 |
| 2013 | 26 | 0 |
| 2012 | 15 | 1 |
| 2011 | 11 | 0 |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 |
| 2009 | 7 | 0 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 |
| 2007 | 15 | 0 |
| 2006 | 7 | 0 |
| 2005 | 8 | 0 |
| 2004 | 17 | 0 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 1 |
| 2000 | 17 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 19 | 0 |
| 1996 | 21 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 | 1 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1975 | 2 | 0 |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 |
| 1962 | 1 | 0 |
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