Oldham County, Texas
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1958 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
25
Tornado reports
310
Hail reports
8
Floods since 1996
770
All events
8
Deaths
$3.8M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Oldham County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 25 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.
One inch of ice accumulation from freezing rain was reported at Vaga. Some sleet also occurred. At 10:00 PM on the 26th, a vehicle accident was reported on Interstate 40 near Vega resulting in three fatalities. One quarter inch of ice accumulation was reported at that time.
Multi-vehicle accident on Interstate 40 near Vega. Eleven vehicles involded, 20 people hospitalized, and three fatalities.
Strong northerly winds along with one to two inches of snow combined to cause near whiteout conditions and very treacherous driving conditions. A twenty vehicle accident on eastbound Interstate 40 near Wildorado resulted in at least seven people injured...two of whom were in crit…
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Severe wind gusts occurred for six consecutive minutes with the peak wind gust of 68mph occurring at 841pm CDT.
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Hail Hail
A supercell thunderstorm moved slowly across Wildorado. Baseball size hail fell in a swath from three miles east of Wildorado to the Deaf Smith county line, and continued into Deaf Smith County.
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A 61 mph thunderstorm wind gust was measured at mesonet station located 11 miles south-southwest of Romero. Peak wind of 61 mph continued for about two minutes.
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A 63 mph wind gust was measured at the mesonet site located 11 miles southwest of Romero. Gusts above 58 MPH lasted from 1756 to 1800.
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A 58 mph wind gust was measured at the mesonet station located 11 miles south-southwest of Romero. Gusts at or above 58 mph lasted from 2125 to 2126.
Drought Drought
Extreme (D3) to Exceptional (D4) drought was observed at the beginning of the month. Normal to above normal precipitation fell in roughly the first half of the month, followed by normal to below normal precipitation through much of the second half. Overall, normal to above normal…
Wildfire Wildfire
The Blue Diamond Fire ignited on private ranch land near Boys Ranch. The fire would go on to burn 741 acres and did threaten the town of Boys Ranch for that evening. The fire was noted mostly contained by the evening of the 18th.
Wildfire Wildfire
A multistate fire known as the Line Fire which had a combined total burn area of 30,144 acres, burned about 10,000 of that was on the Texas side in Oldham and Hartley County. The fire started the afternoon of the 14th due to lightning, but wouldn't enter Texas until just after mi…
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Drought Drought
Oldham and Deaf Smith counties started the month of May in Severe Drought (D2), as well as the western halves of Potter and Randall counties. The eastern halves of Potter and Randall counties started the month in Extreme Drought (D3). A continued trend of a dry spring brought on …
Wildfire Wildfire
The Fushsia wildfire was ignited the night evening of the 23rd and would go on to burn 390 acres. The cause of this fire is unknown.
Wildfire Wildfire
Purple Monster wildfire sparked the evening of April 9th about 9 miles north of Vega, TX due to dry lightning. Gusty winds out of the thunderstorm would aid in the fire spread, as well as critically dry fuels and still low overall RH values. Part of the fire was on rugged and wou…
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 0.5 inches to 1.2 inches…
Drought Drought
The SW TX Panhandle began March in Moderate Drought (D1), but by the end of week three, the northern third of Deaf Smith, the northwestern half to two-thirds of Potter County, and all of Oldham County worsened to Severe Drought (D2). This escalation was due to little to no measur…
Wildfire Wildfire
Although we had elevated Fire Weather conditions on March 15th, the winds were still consistently in the 20 to 30 mph range through the afternoon. And with the fuels still critically dry across the Panhandles it wouldn't be hard for a wildfire to spark and be hard to control. Whi…
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This gusts was measured at the Romero mesonet.
Wildfire Wildfire
Critical fire weather conditions occurred in Oldham County on March 8th as observed relative humidity values were around 6% at the Vega West Texas Mesonet. RFTIs of 5-8 were observed for nearly 6 hours that afternoon. The Maroon fire was sparked due to a passenger motorized RV. T…
High Wind High Wind
The peak wind gust in Oldham County was 73 mph observed from the mesonet site located four miles east of Vega at 1313CST Gusts greater than 58 mph were observed in the county from about 1030CST through 1500CST.
Wildfire Wildfire
The Lavender Fire ignited on February 17, 2026, approximately five miles south of Boys Ranch in Oldham County. The fire began along the U.S. Highway 385 corridor. The fire was fueled by critically dry, waist-high grass and extreme wind conditions. It exhibited rapid growth initia…
Winter Weather Winter Weather
An estimated one inch of snow fell around Boys Ranch. Overall the snow accumulation was minor across the county with most locations not seeing much over an inch.
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Hail Hail
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Severe wind gusts started at 2017CDT and continued through 2037CDT with peak wind gust of 64mph occurring at 2031CDT.
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An outflow boundary moved through the mesonet site located six miles west-southwest of Adrian and produced a wind gust of 58mph.
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The first severe wind gust of 59mph occurred at 2010 CDT, with another 58mph wind gust measured at 2012 CDT and the last 59mph wind gust at 2014 CDT.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail dented cars as well as some windows were knocked out of a house.
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A large tree was blown down in the front yard of a residence. Multiple trees were blown down in the area.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail fell around Vega. Most of the hailstones were quarter size but a few were up to golfball size.
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High Wind High Wind
The mesonet site located 11 miles south of Romero measured multiple wind gusts in excess of 58 mph between 1339 CST and 1526 CST. The peak wind gust was 64mph and this occurred at 1449 CST.
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The Vega 4E mesonet recorded a wind gust of 58mph at 1544 CST.
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Each observation site had dozens of high wind gusts from 58 mph to 78 mph, with the highest concentration of high wind gusts between 0830CDT to 1330CDT. The estimated average sustained wind speed in that period was 45-50 mph.
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A few high wind gusts occurred at a couple of ground stations in the county. Wind gusts up to 66 mph were recorded. The event lasted for about 2 hours.
High Wind High Wind
Multiple ground stations measured high wind gusts, up to 66 mph, intermittently for approximately 2 hours.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
At least a dozen auto accidents occurred in the county. Some were along Interstate 40 from mile marker 9 to mile marker 44. There was an accident at U.S. Highway 385 and FM 1061.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
A swath of 6 to 12 of snow fell across much of the I-40 corridor through Oldham County with 2 to 5 found towards the New Mexico state line. Amounts decreased to the north and northwest as well.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Most of Potter County fell within the much larger swath of snow that impacted the Texas Panhandle with the southern half seeing 8 to 12 of snow. While the norther saw 6 to 8. There may have been a slightly higher amount above 12 just northeast of the Amarillo Airport going into C…
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 0 |
| 2025 | 23 | 0 |
| 2024 | 18 | 0 |
| 2023 | 31 | 0 |
| 2022 | 38 | 0 |
| 2021 | 35 | 1 |
| 2020 | 31 | 0 |
| 2019 | 40 | 4 |
| 2018 | 10 | 0 |
| 2017 | 20 | 0 |
| 2016 | 14 | 1 |
| 2015 | 19 | 0 |
| 2014 | 35 | 0 |
| 2013 | 39 | 0 |
| 2012 | 39 | 1 |
| 2011 | 7 | 0 |
| 2010 | 15 | 0 |
| 2009 | 18 | 1 |
| 2008 | 23 | 0 |
| 2007 | 24 | 1 |
| 2006 | 13 | 0 |
| 2005 | 26 | 0 |
| 2004 | 26 | 0 |
| 2003 | 14 | 0 |
| 2002 | 16 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 17 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 16 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 17 | 1 |
| 1993 | 7 | 1 |
| 1992 | 6 | 1 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 19 | 5 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 1 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1975 | 2 | 1 |
| 1974 | 6 | 1 |
| 1972 | 1 | 0 |
| 1971 | 2 | 1 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | 2 | 0 |
| 1967 | 2 | 2 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 2 | 0 |
| 1963 | 4 | 0 |
| 1962 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | 3 | 1 |
| 1960 | 1 | 0 |
| 1959 | 2 | 0 |
| 1958 | 1 | 1 |
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