Orange County, Texas
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1952 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
31
Tornado reports
77
Hail reports
81
Floods since 1996
366
All events
17
Deaths
$3.8B
Property damage
Tornado paths in Orange County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 31 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 4 year old child was left in a car for several hours resulting in the death of the child. The child was found about 8 PM local time.
Widespread 30 to 50 inches of rainfall fell across Orange County during Harvey. This resulted in 27,742 homes being flooded. The hardest hit areas were Orange, Vidor, Orangefield, Pine Forest, West Orange, Rose City, Mauriceville, Rose City, and Lake View. Record crests occurred …
The line of slow moving storms finally departed Southeast Texas in the early morning hours. As water receded a car was found in a ditch in Orange near the Lake Cypress-Mauriceville High School the next day. The driver had driven into the ditch after the rain had stopped during th…
An 84 year old Pine Forest resident was killed at his residence on Hulett Street by a fallen tree limb. As the man arrived home at his residence and exited a vehicle, a tree limb as large as a car was blown out of a 60 foot tall pine tree and crushed both him and the vehicle.
A storm surge as high as 10 to 12 feet reached Bridge City and downtown Orange. A 40 year old man died in Bridge City when his truck was washed off Highway 73 near the Rainbow Bridge. Over 8000 homes were flooded.
Hurricane Humberto moved into Orange County around 3:15 am between Vidor and Bridge City. Hurricane force winds were confined to a 15 mile wide area. Cities that saw the highest winds of 50 to 70 mph include Vidor, Bridge City, and Mauriceville. Damage was primarily trees blown d…
A tornado touched down south of Old Hwy 90 near the Hwy 62 exit on I-10, severely damaging a brick home. A large building in the backyard was destroyed, an RV was tossed 25 yards, a truck flipped over, and 3 other vehicles were pushed out of the driveway. An ATV stored in the bui…
A large tornado began near Hwy 1130, flipping a double wide mobile home that was tied down. A woman inside was critically injured. Other homes along Hwy 1130 had trees fall on them, roofs ripped off, and wind blown debris damage. The tornado continued north on South Teal Road, bl…
The center of Hurricane Delta passed east of Orange County, however hurricane force gusts were common across much of Orange County. Rainfall totals ranged from 5 to 6.5 inches across the county. Tide levels reached 1.25 MHHW at the Rainbow Bridge near Bridge City.
There was a mandatory evacuation for Orange County, Texas. Storm surge backed up the Sabine and Neches waterways, as well as Adams and Cow Bayous. Numerous trees, power lines, and poles were blown down across the entire county. Homes and businesses were damaged from trees falling…
Heavy rain from the slowly moving remnants of Imelda produced flooding across portions of Orange County. The first report in the county was of FM 105 impassable with water entering many homes in Vidor. The highest storm total in Orange County was 31.68 inches near Mauriceville. C…
Flood water from heavy rain on the 9th and 10th gradually flowed down the Sabine River to Orange County. The river at Orange crested on the 17th at 7.62 feet. This was 2.24 feet below the record set during Hurricane Ike in 2008 and was the second highest crest recorded. Areas nor…
Thunderstorms trained over the same area through the afternoon and evening across portions of Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana. Between 10 and 14 inches of rain caused water to rise 1 to 2 feet deep in some yards and on some roadways. Reports of flooded road ways where rec…
Hurricane Ike caused category 1 wind damage across Orange County. Many trees and power lines were downed, some landing on homes and businesses.
Two day rain totals of 12 to 16 inches resulted in long duration flooding across portions of Orange County. The hardest hit areas were near Mauriceville, and along the Neches River near Lakeview. At least 40 homes were destroyed and another 60 were damaged.
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Numerous roads flooded in Bridge City with some closed.
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Large tree limbs downed onto a home and carport.
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An outdoor play area was destroyed.
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A tree fell onto a power line causing a transformer fire.
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A large tree limb was blown onto the roof of a home.
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Multiple trees were blown down on 37th Street in the Pinehurst neighborhood of Orange County.
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Multiple streets flooded in Bridge City including East Young Drive and Katherine Avenue. Water also covered yards and approached homes.
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The gage at Terry Gully and FM 1442 reached minor flood stage and continued to rise. The gully overflowed into neighboring fields and streets.
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Flooding was reported in Vidor with Main Street and the I-10 underpass being closed due to high water.
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Cow Bayou, Cole Creek, and Terry Gully all reached moderate flood stage during a slow moving line of thunderstorms. This caused flooding of nearby areas including roads in Mauriceville.
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Streets and yards were flooded along FM 1130 and 1078.
Hail Hail
Hail slightly larger than 1 inch was reported via social media.
Hail Hail
Quarter size hail was reported near Mauriceville.
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Several trees were uprooted in the Vidor area.
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A water gage on Terry Gully measured water levels consistent with minor flooding.
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Stream gages on Cow Bayou and Terry Ditch measured water levels consistent with minor flooding.
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Construction barriers were blown onto interstate along with multiple signs blown down.
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Streets flooded after several inches of rain. One car was stalled in the intersection of Amaryllis St. and Bluebonnet Dr.
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A tin roof was blown off a hair salon. Numerous power outages were also reported.
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A mesonet recorded a wind gust of 59 mph.
The Orange-Calcasieu Tornado touched down near Orangefield Road and quickly produced EF-2 damage a few blocks northwest of Orangefield High School. This area sustained the most severe damage from this tornado, where winds were estimated to max out at 120 mph. Numerous homes were …
Tornado EF1 Tornado
A brief tornado developed over the Bessie Heights Marsh producing damage to trees and roofs from Nora Circle across Round Bunch Road, Edgar Drive to Turner Road. The tornado damaged electrical transmission lines as it weakened before Bessie Heights Road. Max estimated winds were …
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Several inches of rainfall provided mostly minor flooding in Orange and Bridge City, however several streets were closed during the event.
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A spotter reported damage to Wright's BBQ on Main Street in Vidor.
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Multiple streets in Orange County were flooded while Nicholas moved through the region. Most flooded roads were in West Orange.
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Several roads along Interstate 10 including the service roads were flooded after several inches of rain. Main Street near Walmart was also flooded.
Ice Storm Ice Storm
Freezing rain moved into the region during the early morning of the 17th. Ice accumulations of up to one tenth of an inch occurred coating the already in place sleet and snow from the event just 2 days prior. This also created more hazardous driving conditions.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Temperatures fell through the afternoon and evening across Orange County as showers developed. Rain turned to freezing rain during the evening and then quickly over to sleet. Light snow mixed in by the end of the event. Accumulations ranged from 1 to 2 inches. Bridges and overpas…
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A tree was uprooted and fell into a street.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7 | 2 |
| 2020 | 11 | 1 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 11 | 0 |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 |
| 2013 | 9 | 1 |
| 2012 | 8 | 0 |
| 2011 | 12 | 0 |
| 2010 | 8 | 0 |
| 2009 | 13 | 0 |
| 2008 | 12 | 0 |
| 2007 | 9 | 0 |
| 2006 | 10 | 0 |
| 2005 | 8 | 0 |
| 2004 | 8 | 0 |
| 2003 | 6 | 0 |
| 2002 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | 17 | 0 |
| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 22 | 2 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 17 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 2 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 2 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 2 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 1 |
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1975 | 2 | 1 |
| 1974 | 1 | 1 |
| 1973 | 2 | 2 |
| 1972 | 2 | 1 |
| 1971 | 1 | 1 |
| 1970 | 1 | 1 |
| 1968 | 2 | 1 |
| 1967 | 1 | 1 |
| 1966 | 2 | 2 |
| 1963 | 1 | 0 |
| 1958 | 2 | 0 |
| 1957 | 5 | 3 |
| 1952 | 1 | 1 |
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