Frio County, Texas
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1959 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
16
Tornado reports
104
Hail reports
78
Floods since 1996
348
All events
6
Deaths
$2.0M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Frio County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 16 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.
Extreme cold temperatures and breezy winds combined to produce wind chill values of -5 to -10 degrees F. Fatality information was obtained by the emergency manager, 91 year old female that was discovered by hospice care worker in the the Dilley area.
General 2 to 3 inch rainfall was indicated across the county with amounts averaging 5 inches along FM140 from Frio Town through Pearsall to the Atascosa County line. A large part of the highway from Pearsall to the Atascosa County line received up to 8 inches of rain, with isolat…
Drought Drought
The I-35 Corridor, Coastal Plains, and southern Rio Grande Plains received greater than normal rainfall in June leading to improvement in drought conditions. Fayette County improved from Extreme (D3) Drought to Moderate (D1) drought. Medina County went from Severe (D2) Drought to…
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Pearsall.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail on Hwy 85 southeast of Pearsall.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm produced wind gusts measured at 60 mph by a storm chaser five miles east of Pearsall.
Drought Drought
Rainfall was above normal across the area in May. The Hill Country, Coastal Plains, and Winter Garden areas received up to three times normal rain. This resulted in improvement or maintenance of the drought. Dimmit, Medina, and Travis Counties all improved from Extreme (D3) Droug…
Hail Hail
We received a report on social media that a thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Derby.
Drought Drought
Nearly all of South-Central Texas had above normal rainfall during the month. More than half of the area had two to three times normal. This led to improvement in the ongoing drought. Dimmit County improved from Exceptional (D4) Drought to Extreme (D3) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop,…
Drought Drought
While nearly all of South-Central Texas had less than 50% of normal precipitation this month, drought conditions were mostly unchanged. Only in Val Verde County did drought conditions worsen. They went from Moderate (D1) Drought to Severe (D2) Drought. All of the other counties r…
Drought Drought
Nearly all of South-Central Texas received less than 50% of normal precipitation during the month, and most counties stayed in the same drought category. The one change was Dimmit County which went from Extreme (D3) Drought to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, C…
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Light freezing rain began during the evening of the 24th. A CoCoRaHS observer 0.01 of ice on the morning of the 25th.
Drought Drought
The I-35 Corridor, Rio Grande and Coastal Plains received less than normal precipitation during the month, and the drought worsened or remained unchanged. Caldwell, Fayette, Guadalupe, Hays, Lavaca, Maverick, Travis, and Zavala Counties went from Severe (D2) Drought category to E…
Drought Drought
Most of South-Central Texas outside of the Hill Country received less than 50% of normal precipitation during the month. This led to worsening drought conditions in 13 counties and unchanged conditions in 11. De Witt and Lee Counties had the largest changes from Moderate (D1) Dro…
Drought Drought
Nearly all of South-Central Texas received less than normal precipitation during November. Most of the area saw less than 25% of normal. This worsened the drought in some locations and maintained it most other places. However, Fayette and Gonzales Counties received enough rain to…
Drought Drought
October rainfall was less than 50% of normal across most of South-Central Texas and drought conditions worsened in four counties. Fayette and Gonzales Counties changed from Severe (D2) Drought category to Extreme (D3) Drought while Dimmit and Lavaca went from Moderate (D1) Drough…
Drought Drought
September rainfall was less than 50% of normal across most of South-Central Texas and drought conditions worsened in most counties. De Witt and Fayette Counties saw the worst change from no drought to Severe (D2) Drought category. Bastrop, Gonzales, Hays, and Travis Counties went…
Drought Drought
Only one county changed drought category in August. There was enough rain in Medina County to improve from Exceptional (D4) drought to Extreme (D3) drought. All of the other counties stayed the same. Bexar County remained in D3. Atascosa, Frio, Kinney, and Val Verde all stayed in…
Drought Drought
The southern central part of South-Central Texas did not get the excessive rainfall that the Hill Country and Southern Edwards Plateau did and the drought only improved slightly. Atascosa, Frio, and Kinney counties improved from Extreme (D3) drought category to Severe (D2) drough…
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 (…
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…
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…
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Freezing rain began to fall during the evening on the 20th. By late evening light icing was reported on decks in Moore.
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…
Drought Drought
Most of South-Central Texas had another month of below normal precipitation, and the drought was unchanged. Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Hays, Kendall, Medina, and Travis Counties remained in Extreme (D3) Drought category. Atascosa, Caldwell, Frio, Guadalupe, Kerr, Real, Uvalde, Willia…
Drought Drought
Most of South-Central Texas received less than normal rainfall during the month, and the drought worsened or was unchanged. Fayette, Karnes, and Zavala Counties worsened from Moderate (D1) drought category to Severe (D2) drought. Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Hays, Kendall, Medina, and …
Drought Drought
Nearly all of South-Central Texas had less than 10% of normal rainfall in October, and the drought worsened. Hays County saw the worst change from Abnormally Dry (D0) category to Extreme (D3) drought category. Bexar, Comal, Kendall, Medina, and Travis Counties went from Moderate …
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail in Moore.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Bigfoot.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 65 mph that blew the corrugated metal roof off of a building south the Hwy 57/I-35 intersection southwest of Moore.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that knocked down some large tree branches in Moore.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced nickel size hail near the intersection of FM 140 and I-35 in Pearsall.
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 …
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Strong high pressure settled over South Central Texas, and temperatures soared. The heat wave started on the 10th when temperatures in Blanco, Caldwell, De Witt, Hays, Llano and Travis Counties reached 105 degrees, and the heat index in Maverick County reached 114. The heat sprea…
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…
Funnel Cloud Funnel Cloud
A thunderstorm produced a funnel cloud near I-35 and FM 117 in Dilley. The Frio County Emergency Manager relayed a video of the funnel cloud to our office.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
An NWS Storm Survey found that an EF-0 tornado initially touched down on the west side of Dilley where damage to hardwood trees was noted. The tornado then moved in a northeasterly direction, causing damage to roofs of buildings on either side of I-35. The tornado lifted on the e…
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…
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail southeast of Frio Town.
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…
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced softball size hail off of Hwy 117 west of Dilley. Hail broke through the roofs of mobile homes and truck windshields.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced two inch diameter hail in Dilley.
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 …
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Temperatures dropped to 20 degrees with wind speeds 8-15 mph producing wind chill temperatures as low as 8 degrees. These are estimates based on nearby county observations.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
A small EF0 tornado formed as a cluster of storms was moving northward through northern Frio County. An NWS damage survey found a small tornado touched down along CR 2537 on the south side of Moore and then moved NW for about a quarter mile before dissipating. Two residences on C…
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 0 |
| 2025 | 13 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 |
| 2023 | 13 | 1 |
| 2022 | 13 | 1 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 |
| 2013 | 17 | 0 |
| 2012 | 12 | 0 |
| 2011 | 9 | 0 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 |
| 2009 | 9 | 0 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 |
| 2007 | 17 | 0 |
| 2006 | 6 | 0 |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 |
| 2004 | 19 | 0 |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | 18 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 1 |
| 1998 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 18 | 1 |
| 1996 | 18 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 1 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 11 | 4 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1975 | 2 | 1 |
| 1974 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | 4 | 1 |
| 1970 | 2 | 2 |
| 1968 | 3 | 2 |
| 1967 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 1 | 0 |
| 1964 | 2 | 0 |
| 1959 | 1 | 0 |
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