Guadalupe County, Texas
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1953 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
26
Tornado reports
112
Hail reports
104
Floods since 1996
507
All events
10
Deaths
$71.6M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Guadalupe County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 26 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.
Heavy rain during the evening of March 9 caused Santa Clara Creek to flood a low water crossing on the I-10 access road near exit 599. A car was swept off the road and a woman passenger was killed.
An 18 year old male was killed when he unsuccessfully tried to cross a rain swollen Cibolo Creek around 4 pm. His body was recovered that evening near the area where he went missing.
A three year old boy was discovered dead in the family car at his home in a rural part of Guadalupe County between New Berlin and La Vernia. High temperatures in the area were 99 at New Braunfels Airport, 99 at Randolf AFB, 101 at Stinson Municipal Airport, and 98 at San Antonio …
A three year old boy was found dead in a family vehicle in the Sand Hills area of Guadalupe County. The high temperature was around 90 degrees and the heat index was between 95 and 97.
Thunderstorms across the northern half of Guadalupe County produced general 2 inch rainfall with up to 6 inches near Kingsbury. Flash flooding closed FM20 and FM621, among many other area roads through the early morning hours. Three men and a woman were attempting to drive throug…
Rainfall through the late afternoon brought totals across the county to 2 to 3 inches, with isolated amounts in the Seguin area to near 6 inches. Widespread flash flooding swept cars into low water crossings across the county. The occupants of a mobile-home park were forced to ev…
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain while slowly moving west across Guadalupe County. Rainfall totals of 4 to 7 inches were recorded with radar estimated totals as high as 9 inches in the Seguin area. The high rain rates caused flash flooding of low-lying and poor drainage areas, l…
A flood wave went down the Guadalupe River and affect homes along the river from New Braunfels down to Seguin. Property damage including flooded homes, trailers, vehicles, and boats, was seen along the banks of the river including areas around Lake Dunlap and Lake McQueeney. A to…
The thunderstorms moved eastward from Bexar County into Comal and Guadalupe Counties shortly after 0100 CST, producing damaging wind at New Braunfels and large hail at Schertz and Cibolo. They reached the city of Seguin just before 0200 CST. The Guadalupe County Sheriff reported …
The thunderstorms moved eastward from Bexar County into Comal and Guadalupe Counties shortly after 0100 CST, producing damaging wind at New Braunfels and large hail at Schertz and Cibolo. They reached the city of Seguin just before 0200 CST. The Guadalupe County Sheriff reported …
The thunderstorms moved eastward from Bexar County into Comal and Guadalupe Counties shortly after 0100 CST, producing damaging wind at New Braunfels and large hail at Schertz and Cibolo. They reached the city of Seguin just before 0200 CST. The Guadalupe County Sheriff reported …
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…
Tornado EF1 Tornado
The National Weather Service conducted a damage survey of a line of thunderstorms that impacted portions of southern Guadalupe County during the late night hours of May 26th. The survey team found damage that supported the existence of a short-lived EF-1 tornado. A tornadic debri…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm produced wind gusts measured at 54 kts by the mesonet station TWB16 1.1 NE New Berlin.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. Numerous roads were closed in the Cibolo area due to flooding.
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…
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. There were multiple water rescues and flooded low water crossings across the county.
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…
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
The wind chill temperature dropped to 7 degrees at the New Braunfels National Airport and 10 degrees in Seguin.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
The wind chill temperature dropped to 7 degrees at the New Braunfels National Airport and 10 degrees in Seguin.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
A mix of sleet and freezing rain began during the afternoon of the 24th. Storm total accumulations included 0.1 of sleet at the NWS office in New Braunfels, 0.08 of ice at the ASOS at the New Braunfels National Airport, and 0.08 of ice in Geronimo.
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…
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Seguin. There were pictures of the hail on social media.
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
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 leading to flash flooding. The normally dry Walnut Branch overflowed northeast of McQueeney.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. One of our broadcast partners showed a photo of cars submerged on the main lanes of southbound I-35 at FM 3009.
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 ping pong ball size hail along FM 78 in Marion.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail near Lake Dunlap.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that knocked down some 2.5-3 inch diameter tree limbs near Lake Dunlap.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that blew down a fence in Seguin.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that snapped a large tree at its trunk and knocked down power lines in northern Seguin.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Seguin.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm produced wind gusts measured at 55 kts by the AWOS at Randolph AFB Auxiliary Field in Seguin.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Cibolo.
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…
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Light freezing rain led to a glaze of ice on vehicles and tree limbs in Geronimo. Several traffic accidents were reported on bridges on I-10 in Seguin. The ASOS at the New Braunfels National Airport reported 0.11 of ice.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 1 |
| 2025 | 25 | 0 |
| 2024 | 20 | 0 |
| 2023 | 28 | 1 |
| 2022 | 30 | 1 |
| 2021 | 18 | 0 |
| 2020 | 16 | 0 |
| 2019 | 25 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8 | 1 |
| 2016 | 9 | 0 |
| 2015 | 18 | 2 |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 |
| 2013 | 15 | 0 |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 |
| 2011 | 12 | 0 |
| 2010 | 9 | 0 |
| 2009 | 12 | 0 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 |
| 2007 | 20 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 20 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 20 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 1 |
| 2000 | 21 | 1 |
| 1999 | 8 | 1 |
| 1998 | 12 | 1 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 13 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 1 | 1 |
| 1973 | 3 | 1 |
| 1972 | 3 | 1 |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | 2 | 1 |
| 1967 | 3 | 3 |
| 1966 | 2 | 0 |
| 1962 | 4 | 2 |
| 1961 | 1 | 1 |
| 1960 | 2 | 1 |
| 1956 | 1 | 1 |
| 1955 | 2 | 1 |
| 1953 | 1 | 1 |
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