Maverick storm history
Storm events recorded in Maverick, Texas between 1950 and 2025.
314
Total events
13
Tornadoes
96
Hail
60
Floods
14
Deaths
$85.6M
Property damage
Most significant events
Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.
A supercell thunderstorm formed in the Mexican mountains west of Piedras Negras, across the Rio Grande from Eagle Pass. Reports from west of the Rio Grande indicate that a large and devastating tornado stuck Piedras Negras from the west, then dissipated on the west side of the Ri…
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding in Eagle Pass. There was water in homes and high water vehicle rescues. One vehicle was swept into a canal near Roosevelt St. and Austin St. The car became lodged under a bridge at Wilson St. The lone occupant, an 18 ye…
A 7 month old baby girl died of heat exhaustion after being accidentally left in a car at the Eagle Pass High School. The father is a teacher at the high school and forgot to drop the baby off at day care. High temperatures in Eagle Pass that day were near 100 degrees.
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. Flooding was first reported in Eagle Pass at 9:32 PM and the emergency manager began evacuating people from low lying areas in the city. By 11:30 PM several evacuations and swift water rescues had been reported and man…
A non-U.S. resident, the victim was found outside.
A non-U.S. resident, the victim was found outside.
Heavy rain over the central part of Maverick County from Quemado to Eagle Pass to El Indio caused severe flash flooding. Rainfall varied generally from 2 to 3 inches, with up to 6 inches in the city of Eagle Pass. Nearly 50 homes were evacuated in the northern part of Eagle Pass …
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
Nearly all of South-Central Texas received less than normal precipitation during November. Most of the area saw less than 25% of normal. This worsened the drought in some locations and maintained it most other places. However, Fayette and Gonzales Counties received enough rain to…
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. Two and half inches of rain fell in Eagle Pass, which led to flooding at the intersection of Royal Point Dr. and Royal Ridge Dr. A person was rescued from a car stranded in the flood water.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. Rising and fast moving water closed Roosevelt St. in Eagle Pass after 2.5 inches of rain fell.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding closing FM 1908 at the Maverick County Canal east of Quemado.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding closing Hwy 277 at Quemado Creek south of Normandy.
Drought Drought
Nearly all of South-Central Texas received above normal rainfall in July. A large part of the area had four to six times normal. The drought improved in nearly every county. Kerr County improved from Exceptional (D4) drought category to no drought. Gillespie County improved from …
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that knocked down tree limbs and caused power outages in Eagle Pass.
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 (…
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding in Eagle Pass. El Indio Highway was flooded near Memo Robinson Dr.
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
Tropical Storm Alberto brought much needed rain to southwestern parts of South-Central Texas making the monthly total 150%-200% of normal. This improved the drought in Maverick and Zavala Counties from Severe (D2) drought category to Moderate (D1) drought.
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. Bandera and K…
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…
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.
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 …
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Strong high pressure settled over South Central Texas, and temperatures soared. The heat wave started on the 10th when temperatures in Blanco, Caldwell, De Witt, Hays, Llano and Travis Counties reached 105 degrees, and the heat index in Maverick County reached 114. The heat sprea…
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…
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…
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Eagle Pass.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail in Eagle Pass.
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 …
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Temperatures dropped to 21 degrees with wind speeds 8-18 mph producing wind chill temperatures as low as 8 degrees.
Drought Drought
Rainfall along the Rio Grande was 100-200% of normal during October. The rainfall was enough to improve drought conditions in Maverick County to less than Severe (D2) category.
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 Eagle Pass. TxDOT reported flooding on El Indio Hwy just northwest of Memo Robinson Dr.
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…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm produced wind gusts measured at 50 kts by the AWOS at Maverick County Memorial International Airport outside Eagle Pass.
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 nickel size hail in Eagle Pass.
Drought Drought
May was another dry month across most of South Central Texas which exacerbated the ongoing drought. In Blanco, Karnes, Kendall, and Kerr Counties the drought worsened to Exceptional (D4) drought. Hays and Williamson Counties moved into Severe (D2) drought for the first time. Band…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm produced a wind gust measured at 62 mph and nickel size hail south of El Indio.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced nickel size hail and a wind gust measured at 62 mph south of El Indio.
Wildfire Wildfire
The second Burr Ranch Wildfire started on the evening of March 29 along the Maverick Kinney county line north of the area that burned earlier in the month. The fire burned until April 2, and there were Red Flag Warnings in effect each day from March 29 through April 1. It burned …
Drought Drought
Most of South Central Texas had another dry month in April with all but a few spots receiving less than normal rainfall. This led to a worsening of drought conditions for Atascosa, Bandera, Burnet, Gillespie, Llano, Medina, Real, and Uvalde Counties all of which went from Extreme…
Wildfire Wildfire
The second Burr Ranch Wildfire started on the evening of the 29th along the Maverick Kinney county line north of the area that burned earlier in the month. The fire burned until April 2, and there were Red Flag Warnings in effect each day from March 29 through April 1. It burned …
Events by year
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 |
| 2022 | 19 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 |
| 2020 | 17 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9 | 0 |
| 2015 | 17 | 0 |
| 2014 | 9 | 0 |
| 2013 | 11 | 0 |
| 2012 | 8 | 0 |
| 2011 | 12 | 0 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 |
| 2008 | 8 | 0 |
| 2007 | 13 | 1 |
| 2006 | 8 | 0 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 |
| 2004 | 9 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 |
| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 1 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 1 |
| 1980 | 6 | 1 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 |
| 1972 | 3 | 1 |
| 1970 | 2 | 1 |
| 1969 | 5 | 2 |
| 1966 | 1 | 1 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 |
| 1960 | 1 | 0 |