Maverick County, Texas
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1960 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
14
Tornado reports
99
Hail reports
63
Floods since 1996
333
All events
14
Deaths
$85.6M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Maverick 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.
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 …
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. The Eagle Pass FD evacuated some homes across the city, and several vehicles were trapped by floodwater.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. A video on social media showed several inches of water over El Indio Hwy. south of Eagle Pass.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. FM 1021 was closed due to flooding north of El Indio.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 65 mph that knocked down power lines in the Deer Run area of Elm Creek. Up to 1800 customers were without power.
Drought Drought
The I-35 Corridor, Coastal Plains, and southern Rio Grande Plains received greater than normal rainfall in June leading to improvement in drought conditions. Fayette County improved from Extreme (D3) Drought to Moderate (D1) drought. Medina County went from Severe (D2) Drought to…
Tornado EF0 Tornado
The National Weather Service received reports of a brief tornado across rural portions of Maverick County several miles north of Quemado. Several storm chasers had reported that a funnel cloud moved across US Highway 277 and briefly fully condensed to the ground just east of the …
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail in Normandy.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail in Quemado.
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 or maintenance of the drought. Dimmit, Medina, and Travis Counties all improved from Extreme (D3) Droug…
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…
Winter Weather Winter Weather
A mix of sleet and freezing rain began during the evening of the 24th. There were some icy patches on Hwy 277 in Eagle Pass along with a light glazing on elevated metal surfaces, overall impacts were insignificant.
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
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.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 1 |
| 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 | 11 | 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 |
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