Jim Hogg County, Texas
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1980 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
4
Tornado reports
28
Hail reports
16
Floods since 1996
437
All events
0
Deaths
$1.9M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Jim Hogg County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 4 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.
A tornado was reported in the Hebbronville area by the border patrol and public. A tornado touched down in the Hebbronville area just after 5 pm, flipping a tractor trailer, uprooting trees, snapping large limbs, and causing a gas leak. The tornado knocked out power to at least 1…
Heat Heat
The Automated Weather Observing System at the Jim Hogg Co. Airport recorded heat index values ranging from 111 to 115F, with a brief peak of 116F as the final day of a three-day mini June heat wave continued to produce dangerous, though not extreme, feels like temperatures across…
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
The Automated Weather Observing System at the Jim Hogg Co. Airport recorded heat index values ranging from 111 to 116.98F, as the final day of a three-day mini June heat wave continued to produce dangerous, extreme feels like temperatures across the area. The period of extreme va…
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
The hottest feels-like day in modern history occurred on June 18th across Jim Hogg County, as searing heat combined with remnant high humidity from early week's rain to produce extreme heat of 116F or higher for more than 9 hours. Peak values exceeded 120 for several hours in the…
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) Drought persisted on June 1st, but would be ended on June 2nd, as late May rains finally finished off the prolonged period of Severe, Extreme (D3) and Exceptional (D4) Drought that was dominant through most of spring 2026 in northwest Jim Hogg County.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) Drought persisted in northwest Jim Hogg County through the second and third weeks of May, before torrential rainfall of 3+ inches fell overnight May 20 into May 21, erasing the last of mentionable (D2) conditions for Storm Data beginning on May 26th.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) Drought persisted across all but the eastern/southeastern third of Jim Hogg County to begin May, with a small sliver of Extreme (D3) holding on across the northwest portion of the county, through the 11th. Rains late on May 8/early on May 9 would improve drought by on…
Drought Drought
While the southeastern part of Jim Hogg improved to Moderate Drought (D1), northwestern Jim Hogg County remained under Severe (D2) Drought conditions during the April 21-30 timeframe.
Drought Drought
Most of Jim Hogg County had improved to Severe (D2) Drought conditions with a pocket of Extreme (D3) Drought over northern Jim Hogg County during the April 14-20 timeframe.
Drought Drought
D4 (Exceptional Drought) conditions persisted across extreme northwestern Jim Hogg County from April 7 to April 13. D3 (Extreme Drought) conditions were present across much of Jim Hogg County from April 7-13 thanks to recent beneficial rains. Finally, D2 (Severe Drought) conditio…
Drought Drought
D4 (Exceptional Drought) conditions persisted from April 1 to April 6 across all of Jim Hogg County.
Drought Drought
Exceptional (D4) Drought would expand to cover all of Jim Hogg County on March 3rd and persist through the end of the month. Cattle ranchers continued to cull herds due to the lack of sufficient grazing land, which became dusty in many spots. Water hauling was required to maintai…
Drought Drought
D4 (Exceptional Drought) conditions continued across a portion of central and southern Jim Hogg County, with D3 (Extreme) elsewhere, through the 2nd.
Drought Drought
Exceptional (D4) Drought conditions arrived in east-central and parts of southern Jim Hogg County on the 17th, continuing through the end of the month, while Extreme (D3) conditions prevailed elsewhere. The introduction of D4, for the first time in five years for the Brush Countr…
Drought Drought
Extreme (D3) Drought covered all of Jim Hogg County through the 9th.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Cold Weather Advisory Criteria (Wind chills at or below 25F) was reached at Hebbronville for 8 hours from 12:15-8:15am CST Tuesday January 27th.
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
Hebbronville recorded freezing temperatures (32F degrees or lower) for 11.5 hours from 9:15pm CST on January 26th to 8:35am CST January 27th. A Hard Freeze (temperatures at or below 27F degrees) occurred for 6 hours from 1:55-7:55am CST January 27th.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Extreme Cold Warning Criteria (Wind chills at or below 15F) was reached at Hebbronville for 3 hours from 5:35-8:35am CST Monday January 26th.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Hebbronville recorded minimum wind chill values at or below 25F degrees (Cold Weather Advisory Criteria) for 8.5 hours from 3:15-11:35am CST on the morning of Sunday January 25th. Minimum temperatures were in the lower 20s.
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
Hebbronville recorded freezing temperatures (32F degrees or lower) for 13.5 hours from 8:35pm Sunday January 25th to 9:55am CST Monday January 26th. A Hard Freeze (temperatures at or below 27F degrees) occurred for 6 hours from 2:35-8:35am CST January 26th. Minimum temperatures f…
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
Hebbronville recorded freezing temperatures (32F degrees or lower) for 2 hours from 5:35-7:35am CST on January 18th.
Drought Drought
By mid January, Extreme (D3) Drought encompassed all of Jim Hogg County with D3 Drought persisting through the remainder of the month. Ranchers began to report difficulty maintaining cattle herds and needing to haul water to the ranch to sustain them. Hay availability was becomin…
Drought Drought
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, D3 (Extreme Drought) was seen over much of Jim Hogg County with D2 (Severe Drought) over northwestern Jim Hogg and extreme southeastern Jim Hogg, at the start of January, continuing through the 12th.
Drought Drought
Extreme Drought in Jim Hogg County expanded markedly by December 23, with approximately 75% of the County under this condition, up from around 25% beforehand in December. Far western and the southeast corner of the county remained at Severe (D2), based on small pockets of rain du…
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) Drought would prevail across the western and southern portions of Jim Hogg County, with an area of Extreme (D3) Drought across northeastern portions of the County, to the edge of Hebbronville, through the 22nd.
Drought Drought
Extreme (D3) Drought developed across the eastern third of Jim Hogg County, including Hebbronville and ranches along and south of State Highway 285, on November 18th and continued through and beyond month's end. The combination of dryness, warm to hot temperatures, and very low s…
Drought Drought
Due to prolonged dryness, Severe (D2) Drought conditions developed across all of Jim Hogg County that included Hebbronville. Drought conditions persisted through the remainder of the month for all but the northeast corner, where Extreme (D3) conditions would develop on the 18th.
Drought Drought
Following locally heavy rainfall before daybreak on May 7th, and again during the afternoon no May 8th, which dropped pockets of 2-4+ inches of rain across much of Zapata and western/southern Jim Hogg County, Drought Improved to Moderate (D1) and Abnormally Dry (D0) across all bu…
Hail Hail
There was a report from a trained spotter of baseball size hail at the intersection of FM2687 and FM649.
Drought Drought
Due to the continued combination of dry and hot conditions with a strong sun angle and evaporation rates, Severe (D2) Drought continued across northern and western Jim Hogg County to begin May. A band of thunderstorms with 1 to 2 inches (estimated) of rain on May 2nd covered extr…
Drought Drought
Due to the continued combination of dry and hot conditions with a strong sun angle and evaporation rates, Severe (D2) Drought continued across either a large portion of Jim Hogg County, including the city of Hebbronville through the month of April, from April 1st to April 30th.
Drought Drought
The combination of humidity averaging 10-15 percent each afternoon for a week (March 9-17), occasional heat spikes, and gusty winds moved conditions into flash drought territory, and the drought monitor was adjusted to Extreme (D3) on the 18th for all but the eastern one-fifth of…
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) Drought was designated for all but southeastern Jim Hogg County on March 4, which continued through March 17, 2025, as a combination of very dry air, repeated dry fronts that produced northerly winds, and warmer than average temperatures created a flash drought condit…
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
Hebbronville AWOS recorded 6 hours, from 3:46pm to 9:46am on February 20, of freezing temperatures (temperatures at or below 32F degrees).
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Hebbronville AWOS recorded 15 hours (from 11:46pm on February 19 to 10:46am on February 20 and from 6:46am to 10:46am on February 21) of wind chill values at or below 25F degrees. Minimum wind chill values of 21F degrees occurred from 5:46am to 8:46am on February 20.
Ice Storm Ice Storm
Law enforcement reported power outages in Hebbronville due to a power line being down from the combination of wind and 0.25 of ice. With temperatures at or below 32F degrees, it's likely that freezing rain was falling between 12:35am-7:35am on January 21.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Hebbronville recorded 31 hours (from 11:46pm on January 19 to 10:46am on January 20, from 3:36pm January 20 to 12:46am January 21, and from 8:46pm January 21 to 7:46am January 22) of wind chill values at or below 25F degrees. Within the time period from 11:46pm on January 21 to 7…
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
Hebbronville recorded freezing temperatures (32F degrees or lower) for 22 hours (from 9:46pm on January 19 to 3:46am on January 20, 9:46am, on January 20 to 12:46am on January 21, and from 7:46pm January 21 to 8:46am on January 22). Hard Freezing temperatures (28F degrees or belo…
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
The Automated Weather Observing System (AWOS) platform in Hebbronville recorded 5 hours of freezing temperatures (32 degrees or lower) from 246 AM to 746 AM CST on January 7, 2025. Winds chills ranged between 21F and 26F degrees during this timeframe. A minimum temperature of 28F…
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
The Automated Weather Observing System (AWOS) platform in Hebbronville recorded 5 hours of wind chills at or below 25F degrees from 246 AM to 746 AM CST on January 7, 2025. Winds chills were as low as 21F at 6:46am or during this timeframe.
Heat Heat
Hebbronville recorded max heat indices between 111-114F from 1:55-5:55 PM CDT on June 4, 2024.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Emergency Management reported a tree on a car in Hebbronville. Wind speed estimated.
Heat Heat
Hebbronville recorded max heat indices between 112-114F for 4 hours, from 1:50-5:50 PM CDT on May 27, 2024.
Heat Heat
Hebbronville recorded max heat indices between 111-116F for 3 hours, from 4:00-7:00 PM CDT on May 26, 2024.
Heat Heat
Hebbronville recorded max heat indices between 111-113F from 2:50-6:50 PM CDT on May 24, 2024.
Heat Heat
Rancho Los Comitos (Texas Mesonet) recorded max heat indices of 111F for a couple of hours from 2:55-4:55 PM CDT on May 21, 2024. By proxy, it can be interpolated to southern Jim Hogg County to have similar values at a similar time. Hebbronville, in northern Jim Hogg County, touc…
Heat Heat
Ranchos Los Comitos (Texas Mesonet) recorded peak heat indices between 111-115F for 3 hours, from 1:55-4:55 PM CDT. By proxy, southern Jim Hogg County likely observed the same values around the same time. Farther north, the Hebbronville Automated Weather Observing System recorded…
Heat Heat
Rancho Los Comitos (Texas Mesonet) recorded max heat indices between 111-115F for 3 hours, from 3:00-6:00 PM CDT (2 to 5 PM CST) on May 8, 2024. By proxy, southern Jim Hogg County (less than 10 miles north of this location) can be assumed to have observed similar values during th…
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
Hebbronville recorded temperatures at or below freezing between 14-15 hours (between 735 PM on the 16th and 945 AM on the 17th). A Hard Freeze (temperatures below 28 degrees for 2 or more hours) was observed at the site between 1135 PM on the 16th and 845 AM on the 17th. A minimu…
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
A Minimum Wind Chill value of 11F degrees was recorded in Hebbronville at 2:55 AM. The duration of temperatures within the wind chill criteria was between 8-9 hours.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 0 |
| 2025 | 17 | 0 |
| 2024 | 13 | 0 |
| 2023 | 29 | 0 |
| 2022 | 27 | 0 |
| 2021 | 22 | 0 |
| 2020 | 17 | 0 |
| 2019 | 12 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | 16 | 0 |
| 2013 | 28 | 0 |
| 2012 | 28 | 1 |
| 2011 | 31 | 0 |
| 2010 | 14 | 1 |
| 2009 | 26 | 0 |
| 2008 | 23 | 0 |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 8 | 0 |
| 2003 | 5 | 0 |
| 2002 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 19 | 0 |
| 2000 | 14 | 1 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
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