Gillespie 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.
17
Tornado reports
235
Hail reports
101
Floods since 1996
568
All events
4
Deaths
$6.2M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Gillespie County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 17 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.
The strongest of the Friday night tornadoes struck the town of Stonewall. This tornado, rated F3 on the Fujita Scale, was preceded by brief gusty winds of 30 to 40 miles per hour, very heavy rainfall and spotty .5-inch hail. The tornado formed around 830 pm CST near the intersect…
Tornado F3 Tornado
At 9:26 p.m. CDT Saturday, March 21, the Gillespie County Sheriff's Office and Fredericksburg Fire EMS responded to a report of a vehicle that had been swept away by fast-moving water at the Pedernales River crossing on Alfred Petsch Road. Upon arrival, it was determined that the…
Continued periods of showers and thunderstorms through the nighttime hours produced general 3 to 4 inch rain amounts over much of Gillespie County. Amounts as high as 6 inches were reported near Willow City and also southwest of Fredericksburg. Most rural roads were closed throug…
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Fredericksburg.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced two inch diameter hail in Stonewall. There was a picture of the hail on Facebook.
Flood Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flooding. Several roads in Gillespie County were reported as impassable due to floodwaters including RM 783 and Doss-Cherry Spring Rd.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced nickel size hail in Doss.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced hail up to the size of ping pong balls southwest of Willow City.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced baseball size hail in Eckert.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced baseball size hail in Eckert.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail near the intersection of Pressler Rd. and FM 1323 east of Willow City.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced 1.75-2.00 inch diameter hail northeast of Willow City.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced baseball size hail near the intersection of Althaus Davis Rd. and Althaus Acres Rd. northeast of Willow City.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced chicken egg size hail in Willow City.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
The wind chill temperature in Fredericksburg dropped to 1 degree.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
The wind chill temperature in Fredericksburg dropped to -2 degrees.
Ice Storm Ice Storm
Freezing rain began during the early morning hours of the 24th. By the afternoon a trained spotter in Fredericksburg reported 0.15 of ice. Hwy 87 was closed due to icing from Fredericksburg to the Mason County line on the morning of the 25th.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
The wind chill temperature in Fredericksburg dropped to 5 degree.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding sending water from Sandy Creek over RM 965 near Enchanted Rock State Park.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding closing several points on Hayden Ranch Rd. west of Fredericksburg.
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 …
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. The Banta Branch of the Pedernales River was out of its banks southwest of Harper.
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 three inch diameter hail west of Fredericksburg. The broke some windows in a house.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced penny size hail in Fredericksburg.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail in Fredericksburg.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Fredericksburg.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail in Fredericksburg.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail on the northwest side of Fredericksburg.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced baseball size hail northwest of Fredericksburg.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced 2.25 inch diameter hail in Fredericksburg.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail in downtown Fredericksburg.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced tennis ball size hail in Fredericksburg.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail northeast of Fredericksburg.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced three inch diameter hail west of Fredericksburg. The hail broke some windows.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced tennis ball size hail in Stonewall.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail southeast of Willow City.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that broke tree branches southeast of Willow City.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced three inch diameter hail north of the Lyndon Baines Johnson State Historical Park.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced baseball size hail west of Lyndon Baines Johnson State Historical Park.
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…
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced two inch diameter hail just west of Harper.
Wildfire Wildfire
The Crabapple Wildfire started during the afternoon of the 15th. At the time the fire started relative humidity was less than 15% and sustained winds were 16-31 mph. There was a peak wind of 43 mph. A Red Flag Warning was in effect. Originally approximately 50 structures were thr…
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…
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Light freezing rain led to a glaze of ice on vehicles in Fredericksburg.
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…
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 0 |
| 2025 | 32 | 0 |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 |
| 2023 | 53 | 0 |
| 2022 | 21 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15 | 1 |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 11 | 0 |
| 2015 | 26 | 1 |
| 2014 | 23 | 0 |
| 2013 | 35 | 0 |
| 2012 | 18 | 0 |
| 2011 | 20 | 0 |
| 2010 | 8 | 0 |
| 2009 | 6 | 0 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 |
| 2007 | 16 | 1 |
| 2006 | 26 | 0 |
| 2005 | 14 | 0 |
| 2004 | 11 | 2 |
| 2003 | 9 | 0 |
| 2002 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 1 |
| 2000 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 1 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 15 | 0 |
| 1996 | 14 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 1 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 6 | 2 |
| 1975 | 4 | 0 |
| 1973 | 1 | 1 |
| 1972 | 2 | 2 |
| 1970 | 1 | 1 |
| 1969 | 4 | 0 |
| 1968 | 2 | 0 |
| 1965 | 2 | 1 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | 1 | 0 |
| 1962 | 2 | 2 |
| 1959 | 1 | 0 |
| 1957 | 1 | 0 |
| 1956 | 1 | 0 |
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