Moore County, Texas
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1957 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
58
Tornado reports
420
Hail reports
19
Floods since 1996
993
All events
7
Deaths
$32.7M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Moore County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 58 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
Storm total snow of 4.0 inches in Dumas, and fatal wreck.
Icy road conditions resulted in a string of vehicle accidents that caused one fatality and one injury on U.S. Highway 87 near Dumas (Moore County). A Chevrolet pickup lost control after encountering icy conditions on the overpass and crashed. A passing motorist stopped to render …
A van traveling north on U.S. 287 when the driver lost control on the icy road and the vehicle skidded into the center median where it rolled over. Two women...whose ages were not known...were killed in the accident and five other passengers were injured.
This tornado formed ten miles west southwest of Dumas at 1816 CST and tracked northeast for about twenty miles before exiting Moore county one half of a mile north of Cactus at 1840 CST. The tornado continued in Sherman county for about another four miles...before dissipating at …
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
This 72mph wind gust, that persisted for two minutes, occurred as a result of an outflow boundary moving south from nearby thunderstorms.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3) drought was observed in early June, but around normal to slightly above normal precipitation was observed for 3 of the 4 weeks of June. A very dry week around mid-June managed to reduce or flip any normal to above normal rainfall that had been present …
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Drought Drought
A small section of northern Dallam and Sherman counties up against the Oklahoma Panhandle started the month of May in Extreme Drought (D3). The rest of Dallam and Sherman, and all of Hartley and Moore, counties started the month in Severe Drought (D2). Around half way through the…
High Wind High Wind
A 64mph wind gust occurred at the mesonet site located two miles to the west northwest of Fritch.
Drought Drought
Severe Drought (D2) continued through April as the area still lacked any significant precipitation. This lack of rain continued through much of the month, but there were a few showers and storms that moved through the county. In total, the county measured 0.2 inches in the far so…
Drought Drought
Moderate Drought (D1) conditions persisted in the NW TX Panhandle until the third week of March. At that point, the drought intensified, with Dallam, Hartley, Sherman, and Moore Counties all escalating to Severe Drought (D2). This transition was marked by an additional 1 to 2 bei…
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Wildfire Wildfire
On March 10th, a high based thunderstorm with dry lightning ignited a wildfire in far southwest Moore County. The fire, which would be named Yellow Fire, sparked around 6:30pm and occurred near the border of Moore, Oldham and Hartley counties. Gusty, erratic winds occurred at the…
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High Wind High Wind
The peak wind gust in Moore County was 70 mph and this was observed at the mesonet site located one mile west-northwest of Fritch at 1217CST. Most gusts greater than 58 mph were observed in the county from about 1145CST through 1400CST, with a couple more high wind gusts in Dumas…
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The mesonet site located three miles southeast of Dumas measured a single 60mph wind gust.
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A severe thunderstorm moved across portions of Moore County during the early morning hours of August 3, 2025. It produced significant, widespread damage to portions of the county from north of Dumas and especially across the town of Sunray. Based on pictures and radar imagery, it…
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Two semi trucks were blown over at the rest stop on Highway 287 south of Dumas.
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The mesonet site located three miles southeast of Dumas measured two severe wind gusts in consecutive minutes. The first was 71mph at 2312 CDT and the second was 61mph at 2313CDT.
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A trained spotter estimated wind gusts at the leading edge of a line of storms to be around 65mph.
Hail Hail
A supercell thunderstorm tracked across Dumas, producing hail up to tennis ball size. Windows were blown out of patrol vehicles due to the hail.
High Wind High Wind
During this 30 minute span, numerous wind gusts in excess of 58 mph occurred at the mesonet located three miles east of Dumas. A wind gust of 65 mph was the peak at 1301 CST.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
The southeastern corner of Moore County near Lake Meredith received upwards of 1.5 of snow.
High Wind High Wind
Numerous wind gusts in excess of 58 mph were measured during the afternoon and evening hours.
High Wind High Wind
Each observation site had dozens of high wind gusts from 58 mph to 78 mph, with the highest concentration of high wind gusts between 0930CDT to 1330CDT. Semi-truck overturned on US Highway 287 3 miles south of Dumas.
High Wind High Wind
Multiple ground stations measured high wind gusts, up to 75 mph, somewhat continuously for approximately 7 hours.
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Multiple ground stations measured high wind gusts, up to 60 mph, intermittently for approximately 3 hours.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Several auto accidents. Many were reported along U.S.HWY 287 north of Dumas. Freezing drizzle and very little snow.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
The southeastern third of Moore County was part of the much larger swath of snow to impact the Texas Panhandle with a total of 6 to 8. The central part of the county received 4 to 6 of snow while the northwestern corner tapered off to around an inch.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Light snow fell across the county on the morning of the 5th with accumulations just over half an inch but under one inch.
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This wind gust was in association with the outflow boundary moving through the area.
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Hail Hail
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This gust was from decaying thunderstorms, not so much from a strong/severe storm that had a strong updraft. This gust is assumed to be from rain falling through a dry low level layer creating cooling and sinking air.
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A three inch diameter tree limb was snapped. A couple of dead or diseased trees were uprooted. One of these trees fell on and damaged a resident's chain link fence.
Hail Hail
Quarter to half dollar size hail fell in Sunray.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 0 |
| 2025 | 17 | 0 |
| 2024 | 25 | 0 |
| 2023 | 33 | 0 |
| 2022 | 49 | 1 |
| 2021 | 23 | 0 |
| 2020 | 23 | 0 |
| 2019 | 33 | 1 |
| 2018 | 14 | 0 |
| 2017 | 34 | 0 |
| 2016 | 19 | 3 |
| 2015 | 24 | 0 |
| 2014 | 54 | 1 |
| 2013 | 43 | 0 |
| 2012 | 30 | 0 |
| 2011 | 16 | 0 |
| 2010 | 61 | 4 |
| 2009 | 30 | 0 |
| 2008 | 27 | 1 |
| 2007 | 41 | 7 |
| 2006 | 29 | 0 |
| 2005 | 14 | 0 |
| 2004 | 27 | 0 |
| 2003 | 18 | 1 |
| 2002 | 26 | 1 |
| 2001 | 23 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 14 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 27 | 2 |
| 1996 | 38 | 1 |
| 1995 | 16 | 1 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 18 | 7 |
| 1991 | 6 | 1 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 13 | 5 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 1 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 1 |
| 1983 | 1 | 1 |
| 1982 | 2 | 2 |
| 1981 | 5 | 2 |
| 1980 | 5 | 1 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 4 | 2 |
| 1975 | 2 | 0 |
| 1974 | 2 | 1 |
| 1972 | 1 | 0 |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | 3 | 0 |
| 1967 | 6 | 3 |
| 1966 | 6 | 1 |
| 1965 | 3 | 2 |
| 1964 | 2 | 1 |
| 1963 | 1 | 0 |
| 1962 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | 2 | 0 |
| 1960 | 1 | 1 |
| 1959 | 2 | 2 |
| 1958 | 3 | 0 |
| 1957 | 1 | 0 |
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