Kinney 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.
14
Tornado reports
91
Hail reports
63
Floods since 1996
338
All events
0
Deaths
$9.5M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Kinney County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 14 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
As the thunderstorm moved out of Val Verde County and into Kinney County it continued to produce large hail. The Department of Public Safety reported baseball-size hail in Brackettville. Local insurance adjusters reported close to $1 million in damage. Some 200 mobile homes, 250 …
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. Comal County saw the greatest improvement going from Extreme (D3) Drought to Moderate (D1) Droug…
Tornado EFU Tornado
A brief tornado occurred over open country north of US-90 as observed and photographed by storm spotters along US-90. The tornado appears to have remained over open country with no damage reported. With no apparent damage, we could not determine a path length or width.
Hail Hail
Texas Parks and Wildlife reported quarter sized hail at Kickapoo Cavern State Park.
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…
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
Kinney and De Witt Counties received enough rain in October for drought conditions to improve from Severe (D2) Drought category to Moderate (D1).
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
Only one county changed drought category in August. There was enough rain in Medina County to improve from Exceptional (D4) drought to Extreme (D3) drought. All of the other counties stayed the same. Bexar County remained in D3. Atascosa, Frio, Kinney, and Val Verde all stayed in…
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding closing several roads in county including RM 481, RM 1572, and RM 334.
Drought Drought
The southern central part of South-Central Texas did not get the excessive rainfall that the Hill Country and Southern Edwards Plateau did and the drought only improved slightly. Atascosa, Frio, and Kinney counties improved from Extreme (D3) drought category to Severe (D2) drough…
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 in Alamo Village.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced two inch diameter hail in Alamo Village.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. There was 5-6 feet of water over FM 334 near Ox Ranch.
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…
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…
Drought Drought
Most of South-Central Texas had below normal precipitation again in January and the drought remained unchanged or worsened. Blanco and Gillespie Counties worsened from Moderate (D1) Drought category to Extreme (D3) Drought. Kerr and Uvalde Counties went from Severe (D2) Drought c…
Drought Drought
A few rain events over the last week of August led to above normal precipitation of the month over the western part of South-Central Texas and improvement in the drought. Kinney, Uvalde, and Val Verde Counties improved from Severe (D2) Drought category to Moderate (D1) Drought by…
Drought Drought
Nearly all of South-Central Texas had above normal rainfall during the month and the drought improved or remained the same. Parts of the Hill Country and southern Edwards Plateau received 300% of normal. The drought in Kinney County improved from Extreme Drought (D3) category to …
Drought Drought
Most of South-Central Texas had near normal rainfall during the month and the drought was mostly unchanged. Kinney County remained in Extreme (D3) drought, Edwards, Kerr, Medina, Real, Uvalde, and Val Verde stayed in Severe (D2) drought. There was enough rain in Bandera (changed …
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail in Brackettville.
Drought Drought
Most of South-Central Texas had below normal rain during the month, and most of the Rio Grande Plains region had less than 25% of normal. Most of the area saw no change in the drought, but Kinney County went from Severe (D2) drought category to Extreme (D3) drought on May 31. Ban…
Drought Drought
Most of the northern and western parts of South Central Texas had less than normal rainfall in April. A large swath of the area along the Rio Grande River received 25% or less than normal. This led to the drought worsening for many counties. Blanco County went from Severe (D2) Dr…
Drought Drought
Most of South Central Texas received less than normal rainfall in March, but the drought only worsened in Kinney County which went from Moderate (D1) Drought to Severe (D2) Drought. Bandera and Kendall Counties remained in Extreme (D3) Drought and Blanco, Gillespie, Kerr, and Med…
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced hail up to half dollar size at Fort Clark Springs in Brackettville. A broadcast media partner relayed a video of the hail storm.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm produced wind gusts measured at 68 mph by the ASOS at the Laughlin AFB Auxiliary field near Spofford.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Strong high pressure settled over South Central Texas, and temperatures and heat indices soared. The heat wave started on the 14th in Atascosa County where the heat index reached 113. The excessive heat expanded over the next several days until it reached its peak on the 21st whe…
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail in Brackettville.
Drought Drought
May was a wet month across nearly all of South Central Texas. The area south of I-10/Hwy 90 received 150% to 400% of normal precipitation. This improved the drought category from Extreme (D3) to less than Severe (D2) in Bexar, Burnet, Dimmit, Llano, Uvalde, and Zavala Counties. E…
Drought Drought
Drought conditions generally improved in April. Most of the eastern half of South Central Texas received normal or greater precipitation. Hays County improved from Exceptional (D4) drought to Severe (D2) drought. Bexar, Comal, and Gillespie Counties improved from D4 to Extreme (D…
Drought Drought
Nearly all of South Central Texas saw below normal precipitation in March and the drought worsened in 17 counties. Bandera, Bexar, Gillespie, Hays, Kerr, and Medina Counties went from Extreme (D3) drought to Exceptional (D4). Dimmit and Guadalupe went from Severe (D2) drought to …
Drought Drought
February was another dry month across South Central Texas. Most of the area received less than 50% of normal precipitation. This worsened the drought in several counties. Burnet and Uvalde Counties went from Severe (D2) drought to Extreme (D3) drought and Llano and Real went from…
Drought Drought
Most of the area along and west of Hwy 281 had less than 50% of normal precipitation during January. This worsened the drought in Burnet, Dimmit, Uvalde, and Zavala Counties all of which went into Severe (D2) drought. All of the other counties remained unchanged. Guadalupe and Ki…
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Temperatures dropped to 19 degrees with wind speeds 9-16 mph producing wind chill temperatures as low as 6 degrees. These are estimates based on nearby county observations.
Drought Drought
Overall December was another dry month across South Central Texas, but there was enough rain in a few spots to produce some drought improvement. Hays County moved from Exceptional (D4) drought to Extreme (D3) drought and Guadalupe County from D3 to Severe (D2) drought. The rest o…
Drought Drought
Parts of South Central Texas received above normal rainfall in November including the northern Hill Country, the northern part of the I-35 corridor, and the Coastal Plains. Most of the rest of the area continued to have below normal rain. This had mixed results on the drought. Gu…
Drought Drought
Rainfall was a bit of a mixed bag in October. A swath of the central part of the area had 10-50% of normal. The area along the Rio Grande had 100-200% of normal. The rest of the area was in between. There was enough rainfall in Bandera County for that county to improve from Extre…
Drought Drought
After beneficial rain in August, dry weather returned in September. Most of South Central Texas had below normal precipitation and drought conditions worsened or remained the same. Guadalupe and Hays Counties worsened from Extreme (D3) category to Exceptional (D4) category. Bande…
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding in rural Kinney County. A trained storm spotter reported 2 to 2.5 feet of fast-moving water through a low water crossing on FM 334 at Live Oak Creek.
Drought Drought
Several heavy rain episodes during August led to above normal precipitation across South Central Texas. Much of the western half of the area received three to four times their normal. The result was improvement on the drought in all but two counties. The central part of the area …
Drought Drought
July was another month with below normal precipitation across nearly all of South Central Texas and the drought continued to worsen. Bexar, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kinney, Maverick, Uvalde, Wilson, and Zavala Counties moved from Extreme (D3) to Exceptional (D4) drought. Cald…
Drought Drought
June was another month with below normal precipitation across South Central Texas and the drought continued to worsen. Atascosa and Edwards Counties moved from Extreme (D3) to Exceptional (D4) drought. Comal, De Witt, Gonzales, and Guadalupe moved from Severe (D2) to D3. Caldwell…
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced baseball size hail near Spofford.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 15 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 |
| 2022 | 22 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11 | 0 |
| 2016 | 12 | 0 |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 |
| 2013 | 12 | 0 |
| 2012 | 9 | 0 |
| 2011 | 11 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 |
| 2007 | 12 | 0 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005 | 6 | 0 |
| 2004 | 11 | 3 |
| 2003 | 5 | 0 |
| 2002 | 7 | 2 |
| 2001 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 13 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 1 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 1 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 1 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 1 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | 3 | 1 |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | 2 | 1 |
| 1969 | 2 | 0 |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 |
| 1967 | 3 | 0 |
| 1966 | 2 | 0 |
| 1965 | 1 | 1 |
| 1964 | 2 | 1 |
| 1962 | 1 | 0 |
| 1956 | 1 | 0 |
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