Lee 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.
30
Tornado reports
82
Hail reports
52
Floods since 1996
316
All events
3
Deaths
$7.0M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Lee County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 30 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
Extreme cold temperatures and breezy winds combined to produce wind chill values of -5 to -10 degrees F.
A vehicle was swept off the road due to swift water. The driver was found deceased the next day due to apparent drowning.
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that caused flash flooding of FM 1624 at West Yegua Creek near Fedor where a vehicle was swept off the road by flood waters. The driver of the vehicle was found dead.
Heavy rainfall continued to spread eastward during the mid afternoon, and by early evening, accumulations over the northwestern portion of Lee County was approaching 4 inches. Flash flooding formed just before sunset and continued into the early morning hours of the 16th. Maximum…
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 in the drought. Bexar, Lavaca, Lee, and Williamson Counties improved from Severe (D2) Drought to Modera…
Tornado EF0 Tornado
The National Weather Service determined an EF-0 tornado touched down in Lee County this morning based on photos and drone footage received by the Lee County office of emergency management, combined with radar analysis. The tornado formed roughly six miles southwest of Giddings, r…
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 8 degrees in Giddings.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
The wind chill temperature dropped to 8 degrees in Giddings.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
A mix of sleet and freezing rain began during the evening of the 24th. Storm total accumulation of ice in Giddings was 0.25. There was also 0.1 of sleet in Lincoln.
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…
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail at CR 326 and CR 109 in Lincoln.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Loebau.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Snow started falling during the evening on the 20th. A CoCoRaHS observer reported total accumulation of 0.5 in Dime Box.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced half dollar size hail in Lexington.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Lexington.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm produced wind gust estimated at 60 mph that knocked down numerous tree limbs along Hwy 21 near Private Rd. 8043 east of Manheim.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Lexington.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced hail up to two inches in diameter in Giddings.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that knocked down several trees west of Blue.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm produced wind gusts of 56 kts measured by a personal weather station in Manheim.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Cold temperatures and breezy winds combined to produce wind chill temperatures between 10 and 0 degrees during the night of the 16th and morning of the 17th.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Cold temperatures and breezy winds combined to produce wind chill temperatures between 10 and 0 degrees during the night of the 15th and morning of the 16th.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Cold temperatures and breezy winds combined to produce wind chill temperatures between 10 and 0 degrees during the night of the 14th and morning of the 15th.
Drought Drought
While most of South Central Texas had another month of less than normal rainfall, there was enough in some places to bring some drought relief. De Witt County saw improvement from Extreme (D3) drought to Moderate (D1) drought. Fayette, Lavaca, and Lee Counties went from Severe (D…
Drought Drought
Much of South Central Texas received above normal rainfall in October, and there was improvement in the drought. The most improvement was in Bastrop, Fayette, Lee, and Williamson Counties all of which went from Exceptional (D4) category to Severe (D2). Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Cald…
Drought Drought
September was generally dry across South Central Texas and most of the area had no change in drought status. However, a few counties had enough rain to improve one category. Bandera, Llano, and Kerr went from Exceptional (D4) to Extreme (D3). Real went from D3 to Severe (D2). Bas…
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Excessive heat was observed nearly every day of August across parts of South Central Texas. The heat wave started on the 1st in Blanco, Caldwell, De Witt, Lavaca, Llano, Gonzales, Guadalupe, and Travis Counties when temperatures reached 105 to 107. The heat spread to most of the …
Drought Drought
The hot, dry summer continued this month. Nearly all of South Central Texas had less than normal rainfall. Most of the area northeast of a line from Kerrville to Karnes City received less than 25% of normal, and for most of our counties the drought worsened. Frio and Edwards went…
Drought Drought
Dry weather continued in July. Most of South Central Texas had less than normal rainfall with the Hill Country and I-35 corridor less than 25% of normal. The lack of rain made the drought worse across the region. Gillespie and Kerr Counties went from Extreme (D3) drought to Excep…
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 quarter size hail in Giddings.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced nickel size hail west of Fedor.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Light freezing rain and freezing drizzle began on the afternoon of the 30th and continued off and on until February 2. The icing was mainly on trees and elevated surfaces. The cost of damage was estimated at $370,000.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Temperatures dropped to 14 degrees with wind speeds 10-24 mph producing wind chill temperatures as low as -2 degrees.
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. Atascosa, Karnes, and Zavala …
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…
Tornado EF1 Tornado
The supercell thunderstorm that produced this tornado had already produced a tornado earlier in the day near Kingsbury in Guadalupe County. After that tornado dissipated the storm moved northeastward through Bastrop County into southwestern Lee County. The tornado developed south…
Tornado EF0 Tornado
Additional data from spotter reports, the Texas Department of Emergency Management, the Texas Department of Public Safety and radar data from the Texas A&M Aggie Doppler Radar (ADRAD) confirmed a second tornado in northern Bastrop County. The tornado touched down in far northeast…
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Light snow was reported in Lexington. There were no impacts.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9 | 2 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | 13 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 |
| 2015 | 10 | 1 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 |
| 2013 | 14 | 0 |
| 2012 | 15 | 1 |
| 2011 | 17 | 0 |
| 2009 | 7 | 0 |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 |
| 2007 | 9 | 0 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 |
| 2005 | 6 | 0 |
| 2004 | 7 | 0 |
| 2003 | 6 | 0 |
| 2002 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 6 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 1 |
| 1994 | 3 | 2 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 1 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 1 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 1 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 1 |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | 2 | 1 |
| 1972 | 1 | 1 |
| 1971 | 2 | 2 |
| 1966 | 2 | 0 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | 2 | 0 |
| 1962 | 2 | 2 |
| 1961 | 1 | 1 |
| 1958 | 2 | 1 |
| 1957 | 2 | 2 |
| 1954 | 1 | 1 |
| 1953 | 1 | 1 |
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