Hidalgo 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.
43
Tornado reports
163
Hail reports
116
Floods since 1996
784
All events
6
Deaths
$720.4M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Hidalgo County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 42 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 F3 Tornado
Torrential rains moved out from the McAllen/metro into the mid-Valley section of Hidalgo County, to include locations east of Edinburg, including Elsa/Edcouch, then south through San Juan, Alamo, and Donna, extending south to around Military Highway (US 281) east of Pharr and nea…
US Border Patrol reported the death of one undocumented immigrant near the City of Hidalgo during the afternoon of December 7, due to hypothermia, as indicated by medical staff who discovered the bodies. Border Patrol Search Trauma and Rescue (BORSTAR) agents and other medics fro…
Flooding of the Lower Rio Grande Valley Flood Control Project floodway/levee system (spillway), which includes the Banker Floodway (from near Granjeno to just south of Pharr), the Main Floodway (from just south of Pharr to the split at the Arroyo Colorado just southwest of Merced…
Damage report and survey determined that an F1 tornado touched down in Penitas at the intersection of Seven Mile Road and Tom Gill Road. Thirty-seven mobile homes and other structures sustained damage or were destroyed. Several larger trailers were pushed from their foundations a…
Torrential rainfall the began just before the morning commute would soon add up to notable flash flooding across Weslaco, parts of Mercedes, and extending westward to the east side of Donna and southward to near US 281 (Progreso). Rainfall totals of near 7 inches were recorded al…
Significant to locally devastating flash flooding began in the McAllen/Mission metropolitan area during mid-afternoon. Rainfall rates of at least 3 in 30 minutes were too much for the city's drainage infrastructure to handle, and soon after, city fire/rescue/police reported more …
Torrential rains associated with both the eastern and southern eyewall (late evening of July 25th) and persistent southeast to northwest feeder bands that followed (after midnight through late afternoon of July 26th) created widespread flash and areal flooding across many portion…
Measured and estimated rainfall between 6 and 15 inches that fell predominantly from early evening June 24th through a bit after midnight on June 25th produced widespread flash flooding across southeastern Hidalgo County. Hardest hit locations were near the Cameron and Willacy Co…
State and local emergency management officials, as well as ground truth rainfall totals, reported widespread flooding in south-central Hidalgo County, focused on the Mission/Alton/West McAllen area as a firehose of thunderstorms persisted for more than five hours through the morn…
Heavy rainfall measured and estimated between 4 and 7 inches in a general 3 to 4 hour period produced flash flooding, mainly in the east half of McAllen stretching east to the Donna area, mostly during the pre-dawn hours through a bit after daybreak on June 20th. Between 2 and 4 …
Heavy rainfall measured and estimated between 7 and 18 inches in a 3 to 5 hour period produced locally devastating flooding in Weslaco and Mercedes, just north of the expressway. Measured rainfall at the Weslaco Cooperative station was 15.57 inches for the event, with 11.36 of it…
Initial damage to tree limbs and some poorly built roofs in the Mission/Palmview area would intensify by the time the downburst reached the Madero and Granjeno communities, where more than 100 homes sustained varying levels of damage, dozens of power poles were felled, and hundre…
After hours of rainfall the nuisance flooding became a flash flood. Several inches to at least a foot of water rose into homes in the Las Brisas subdivision on the east side of town, with three to five feet of water on neighborhood streets. At least three feet of water submerged …
Numerous roads were closed in east Edinburg and the surrounding colonias, including San Carlos, as 6 to 18 inches of water covered roadways. Numerous vehicles became stalled in the waters. Water entered numerous homes and businesses. City of Edinburg officials reported that nearl…
An estimated 2 to 4 inches of rainfall fell quickly across the San Carlos area caused flash flooding across the colonia. Several families evacuated flooded homes after daybreak on the 18th, with one report stating that up to 60 homes were surrounded by water, with water reaching …
Hidalgo County EM reported flash flooding along and near FM 1017 and extending southeast to north and east of Edinburg, including Faysville, Monte Alto, and Linn-San Manuel. Water Along and near Farm to Market Road 1017 and extending southeast to areas north and east of Edinburg,…
Golf ball to baseball size hail was reported over a swath of the heavily populated urban center of Mission and McAllen.
Up to an hour of continuous hail, driven by frequent winds estimated at 70 to 75 mph, knocked at least one window out of every north'facing home, defoliated nearly every tree, left up to a half foot of accumulated hail on the ground, and produced hail drifts up to 4 feet high. Nu…
Torrential rain accompanied the hail; 4 to more than 6 inches fell in less than two hours, creating ice and water rivers with the height of the water as high as 4 to 6 feet in poor drainage locations. More than 100 vehicles were submerged and numerous others were abandoned during…
Incredible rainfall estimated to be more than 50 inches in around 10 days' time between June 30th and July 9th across the front range and peaks of the Sierra Madre Oriental in Coahuila Province, Mexico, ultimately flowed through the entire Lower Rio Grande basin for much of the s…
Incredible rainfall estimated to be more than 50 inches in around 10 days' time between June 30th and July 9th across the front range and peaks of the Sierra Madre Oriental in Coahuila Province, Mexico, ultimately flowed through the entire Lower Rio Grande basin for much of the s…
Incredible rainfall estimated to be more than 50 inches in around 10 days' time between June 30th and July 9th across the front range and peaks of the Sierra Madre Oriental in Coahuila Province, Mexico, ultimately flowed through the entire Lower Rio Grande basin for much of the s…
A wild fire, started by unknown causes, destroyed four buildings at the Moore Air Force Base (a former operating facility during World War II currently used for aerial pest control operations) near Alton, TX, during the early afternoon of January 19th. Gusty winds, very low humid…
Dolly's slow progression westward across south central Willacy County during the afternoon and evening of the 23rd delayed the onset of sustained tropical storm force winds into Hidalgo County, but by mid afternoon on the 23rd, the winds indeed arrived, and would continue well in…
A strong weather disturbance combined with abundant tropical moisture across the region to produce intense rainfall across Deep South Texas during the period. The heaviest rains fell across Brooks, Jim Hogg, Starr, Hidalgo, Cameron and Willacy counties. La Joya in western Hidalgo…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
The public reported a large tree limb down near Lincoln and Nebraska Roads in San Juan, TX.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
The ASOS at McAllen/Miller International Airport (KMFE) measured a wind gusts of 54 knots or 62 mph.
Flood Flood
Local broadcast media (KRGV Channel 5 News) provided video and still photos of street flooding in Weslaco, with 1 to 2 feet of water depth (estimated). Rainfall of 2.4 fell with a cluster of storms, including more than 2 inches in 90 minutes, at the Mid Valley Airport in Weslaco.…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Hidalgo County Fire Marshal reported a power pole leaning along FM 490 just west of US 281/IH-69C.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Hidalgo County Fire Marshal reported at least two large trees blown down, including on the road along FM 2825 near the intersections of Sunshine and Val Verde Road.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Weslaco Emergency Management reported a residence trailer rolled over during strong winds just north of the expressway near Mile 10 and Mile 4 1/2 West with no injuries.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Weslaco Mid-Valley Airport (AWOS) recorded a peak wind gust of 58 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A NWS Employee reported metal roofing structures and a fence blown over near the intersection of Benito Ramirez and Terry Road in Edinburg, TX.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Video (via Facebook) showing numerous homes and structures with minor damage in south Donna. A stop sign was reported to be blown over.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Just after 740 PM CDT on June 12, 2025, a strong microburst descended from a severe thunderstorm in North Alamo, near the city line with Muniz, causing damage to traffic lights, a stand alone tower, powerlines/poles, fences and trees as well as ripped off the roof of a house, fli…
Flood Flood
The San Antonio Express-News reported, via video reports on social media, urban flooding with water depths up to 2 feet in streets across portions of the McAllen metropolitan region during the early to mid evening. Rainfall totals ranged from 2.5 to nearly 3 inches, much which fe…
Hail Hail
Broadcast media shared a video from a resident with estimated quarter size hail at the intersection of Mile 9 and 1015 north of Weslaco.
Hail Hail
Broadcast media shared a resident report of estimated 1 inch hail in Weslaco. Time estimated based on radar data.
Hail Hail
A member of the public sent photos through Facebook showing approximately golf ball sized hail.
Hail Hail
There was a report received from a HAM Operator of 1 inch hail. The hail lasted for ten minutes at this location.
Hail Hail
A local EM reported ping pong size hail at his residence in north McAllen.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
An emergency manager reported 500 acres of corn destroyed in a farm field about 4.4 miles west-southwest of McCook.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Just after 7 PM CDT May 8, 2025, a strong microburst descended from a hail-producing supercell thunderstorm in North McAllen, near the city line with Edinburg. Damage, mainly to over 100 large mesquite and live oak tree limbs, occurred between north Taylor Road and north Ware Roa…
Hail Hail
A member of the public posted a Facebook photo of golf ball sized hail.
Hail Hail
A member of the public posted a photo on Facebook of 1 inch hail.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 33 | 1 |
| 2024 | 16 | 1 |
| 2023 | 51 | 1 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 |
| 2021 | 27 | 0 |
| 2020 | 28 | 0 |
| 2019 | 18 | 0 |
| 2018 | 13 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9 | 0 |
| 2015 | 42 | 0 |
| 2014 | 39 | 0 |
| 2013 | 25 | 0 |
| 2012 | 48 | 0 |
| 2011 | 35 | 1 |
| 2010 | 34 | 0 |
| 2009 | 45 | 0 |
| 2008 | 32 | 0 |
| 2007 | 14 | 2 |
| 2006 | 22 | 0 |
| 2005 | 11 | 4 |
| 2004 | 8 | 0 |
| 2003 | 17 | 1 |
| 2002 | 21 | 1 |
| 2001 | 23 | 3 |
| 2000 | 18 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 3 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 1 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 9 | 7 |
| 1987 | 1 | 1 |
| 1986 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 13 | 4 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 2 |
| 1980 | 4 | 1 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 1 | 1 |
| 1974 | 2 | 0 |
| 1972 | 4 | 0 |
| 1970 | 4 | 1 |
| 1969 | 4 | 0 |
| 1968 | 2 | 0 |
| 1967 | 2 | 2 |
| 1965 | 2 | 2 |
| 1963 | 2 | 0 |
| 1962 | 1 | 1 |
| 1961 | 1 | 0 |
| 1960 | 3 | 0 |
| 1956 | 1 | 0 |
| 1955 | 1 | 1 |
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