Hutchinson County, Texas
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1951 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
79
Tornado reports
570
Hail reports
29
Floods since 1996
1,233
All events
7
Deaths
$56.3M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Hutchinson County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 79 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
The 687 Reamer fire started 7.6 miles south of Stinnett and grew to 2000 acres. The fire was initially reported at 1:23pm but not reported to Texas Forest Service until after 10:30pm. It was within close proximity to the Smokehouse creek fire and did eventually merge into that fi…
Wind chill values fell into the minus 15 to minus 20 degree range on the morning of the 3rd. Although the mesonet near Borger measured close to or right around minus 15 for several hours, the mesonet located near Stinnett measured wind chill values well into the minus 15 to minus…
The National Park Service said around 12:45 a.m. Sunday morning, 57-year-old Carl Kaiser was trying to load his swamped tracker boat near the Fritch Fortress boat dock when it suddenly capsized.
Nearly two inches of rain fell at the Borger ASOS station located two miles north of Borger Texas between 1630 CST and 1800 CST. Local officials closed the intersection of Farm to Market Road 1551 and Texas State Highway 136 due to flooding. The accident occurred at about 1730 CS…
During the morning of Monday, February 26th, a decayed power pole broke at ground level and caused the three-wire power line atop it to fall and make contact with fine grassy fuels, igniting what would become the Smokehouse Creek Fire. At approximately 2:20 pm on February 26, 202…
The number of residents affected were 6482. There were 117 business that also reported economic injuries. Damages and economic impact also resulted from: debris cleanup (downed trees, etc), numerous downed power lines and broken power poles, and damaged to roads and bridges.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A 73 mph wind gust was measured at 806pm CDT. Maximum wind gust of 75 mph measured at 8:07pm CDT.
High Wind High Wind
As storms continued to decay across the area, a wind gust associated with a heat burst occurred under dissipating light showers. The temperatures rose 14 degrees due to the heat burst.
Hail Hail
Ping pong sized hail fell at Grandview RV Park west of Stinnett.
Hail Hail
Hailstones up to golf ball sized fell 5 miles north of Stinnett off of Highway 207. In addition, mostly pea to penny size hail fell at the intersection of Texas Highways 136 and 207, with some quarter size hail mixed in.
Hail Hail
Hail fell across Stinnett with sizes ranging from quarter size to golfball.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Heavy rainfall led to several inches of water against at least two houses. An estimated 8 inches of water accumulated on a road, and one to two feet of water accumulated in a low-lying portion of a road all in and around Stinnett.
Drought Drought
Most of this region was in Extreme (D3) to Exceptional (D4) drought to begin June. Normal to well above normal precipitation was observed through most of the June except for a dry middle of the month. Well above normal precipitation was observed for the month across eastern porti…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Drought Drought
Much of Hutchinson, Roberts, and Hemphill counties were in Exceptional Drought (D3) at the start of the month. Conversely much of Hansford, Ochiltree, and Lipscomb counties started the month in Severe Drought (D2). With a continually growing deficit in rainfall, the cluster of co…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
The mesonet site located seven miles east of Borger measured a wind gust of 58mph at 8:09pm CDT. However, the strongest wind gust occurred at 8:29pm which was 65mph.
Wildfire Wildfire
The North Twin Fire was reported around 12:30 pm CDT about 2 miles northeast of Bugbee, TX. The fire is believed to be human caused by a vehicle. The fire would go on to burn 518 acres.
Wildfire Wildfire
The South Twin fire ignited 2 miles northwest of Sanford, TX and would go on to burn 365 acres. The cause of the fire was unknown. Both North and South Twin fires were noted as contained by the evening of the 5th.
Drought Drought
Severe Drought (D2) continued into April as the area still lacked any significant precipitation. This lack of rain continued through much of the month, but there were a few showers and storms that moved through the county. In total, the county measured around 0.10 inches of rain …
Wildfire Wildfire
The Hutchinson Fire sparked on March 24th shortly before noon and ignited about 2.5 northeast of Sanford Texas. The fire was human caused and believed to be connected to an electrical transmission distribution system. The fire would go on to burn about 2,937 acres. This would als…
Drought Drought
Drought conditions worsened in the northeast Texas Panhandle during March, escalating from Moderate Drought (D1) to Severe Drought (D2) in counties including Hansford, Hutchinson, Ochiltree, Roberts, and Hemphill. This deterioration was attributed to a growing rainfall deficit, w…
High Wind High Wind
The Stinnett mesonet measured a gust of 71 mph while the Borger ASOS measured 59 mph.
Wildfire Wildfire
The Canadian River Bridge Fire occurred about five miles north of Borger, just off of Highway 136 at the Canadian River. This fire burned 428 acres and was caused by welding equipment use.
High Wind High Wind
The peak wind gust in Hutchinson County was 65 mph and this was observed at the mesonet site located seven miles east of Borger at 1414CST. Other gusts greater than 58 mph were observed in the county from just before 1200CST through 1500CST. In addition, around 1300CST, a fence w…
Winter Weather Winter Weather
A sharp gradient of snow occurred from northwest to southeast across the county. The lowest snowfall amounts of around one to two inches occurred in the northwest while amounts around three inches occurred in the southeast. Stinnett measured one inch of snow, 1.6 inches was measu…
High Wind High Wind
The mesonet site located two miles north of Stinnett measured 61mph.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Six to seven inch diameter tree branches were blown down in the area.
Hail Hail
Hail up to quarter size fell for around five minutes.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm moved over and just to the southwest of Stinnett and produced severe hail. Golfball hail fell over Stinnett. The ICECHIP research team measured several hailstones to the southwest of Stinnett, between one and four miles. These ranged from 24 to 33mm, which when con…
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
ICECHIP research team provided this measurement.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
This tornado produced minor shingle damage to a home near Boyd and Sterling street on the north side of Borger along with large tree branches down. It is unclear where the tornado initially began, but there was video to suggest it touched down somewhere over the Phillips Country …
Tornado EF1 Tornado
This tornado developed south of W 13th Avenue to the southeast of Spearman, producing its first signs of damage once it crossed CR Y just east of CR 27. EF-1 damage occurred in the area including two small pinyon trees being uprooted with others having branches snapped, as well a…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
The mesonet located two miles north of Stinnett was hit by an outflow from a thunderstorm that was located well to the north to northeast.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Multiple tree branches were snapped with some that measured one inch in diameter or larger.
Hail Hail
Nickel to quarter size hail fell for a few minutes in Fritch.
Hail Hail
A supercell thunderstorm produced a swath of hail across portions northern Hutchinson County to the northeast of Pringle. Initially hail of quarter size fell just outside of Pringle but the hail increased in size as the supercell continued to move to the north and east. Measured …
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
The mesonet located two miles north of Stinnett measured a 59mph wind gust.
High Wind High Wind
A few wind gusts reached 58 to 61 mph within this 30 minute time frame at the mesonet site located two miles north of Stinnett.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Three inches of snow accumulated in southern Hutchinson County around Borger.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 0 |
| 2025 | 26 | 2 |
| 2024 | 32 | 3 |
| 2023 | 50 | 0 |
| 2022 | 57 | 1 |
| 2021 | 43 | 0 |
| 2020 | 34 | 0 |
| 2019 | 63 | 3 |
| 2018 | 28 | 0 |
| 2017 | 40 | 0 |
| 2016 | 34 | 1 |
| 2015 | 22 | 1 |
| 2014 | 42 | 0 |
| 2013 | 61 | 1 |
| 2012 | 28 | 0 |
| 2011 | 19 | 0 |
| 2010 | 37 | 2 |
| 2009 | 30 | 0 |
| 2008 | 30 | 1 |
| 2007 | 51 | 2 |
| 2006 | 23 | 1 |
| 2005 | 31 | 0 |
| 2004 | 44 | 2 |
| 2003 | 8 | 1 |
| 2002 | 61 | 4 |
| 2001 | 36 | 1 |
| 2000 | 23 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 1 |
| 1998 | 15 | 0 |
| 1997 | 21 | 1 |
| 1996 | 39 | 2 |
| 1995 | 21 | 1 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 |
| 1992 | 19 | 6 |
| 1991 | 15 | 3 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 10 | 3 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 1 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 1 |
| 1983 | 7 | 2 |
| 1982 | 11 | 2 |
| 1981 | 2 | 1 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 1 |
| 1975 | 3 | 3 |
| 1974 | 6 | 0 |
| 1973 | 1 | 1 |
| 1971 | 11 | 10 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 |
| 1967 | 2 | 0 |
| 1966 | 4 | 2 |
| 1965 | 3 | 3 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | 1 | 1 |
| 1962 | 4 | 0 |
| 1960 | 1 | 0 |
| 1959 | 5 | 3 |
| 1958 | 2 | 2 |
| 1957 | 1 | 0 |
| 1955 | 2 | 1 |
| 1954 | 1 | 1 |
| 1951 | 1 | 1 |
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