Parmer County, Texas
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1955 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
50
Tornado reports
196
Hail reports
15
Floods since 1996
693
All events
1
Deaths
$44.7M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Parmer County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 49 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.
Storm survey indicated a strong tornado swept across the southern and eastern edge of Friona destroying 14 homes and damaging another 25. Another 25 businesses were destroyed or heavily damaged. Of the 12 injuries only one was critical, a 68-year-old male. The largest employer in…
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A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Friona measured severe wind gusts from 1801 CST through 1807 CST. A peak wind gust of 73 mph was measured at 1807 CST.
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A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Friona measured severe wind gusts from 2209 CST through 2216 CST. A peak wind gust of 64 mph was measured at 2214 CST.
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A storm chaser reported at least three snapped power poles along Farm to Market Road 1731 north of Bovina.
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A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Friona measured severe wind gusts from 1537 CST through 1542 CST. A peak wind gust of 63 mph was measured at 1537 CST. Additionally, local broadcast media relayed a report of a wooden light pole snapped at the athletic fields i…
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A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Friona measured severe wind gusts from 2150 CST through 2151 CST. A peak wind gust of 60 mph was measured at 2151 CST.
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Late on the evening of the fifth, additional thunderstorms developed across far eastern New Mexico and moved into the extreme southwestern Texas Panhandle. These storms were oriented in a way that they trained over portions of Parmer County mostly affecting areas in and around Fr…
Hail Hail
A storm chaser reported quarter size hail southeast of Friona along Farm to Market Road 1172.
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Rain showers and thunderstorms moving out of New Mexico early on the morning of the second repeatedly trained over Parmer County producing nearly four inches of rain within a few hours. Law enforcement in Parmer County as well as pictures from social media showed water over US Hi…
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A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Friona measured a wind gust to 58 mph.
Hail Hail
The fire department chief in the town of Rhea reported quarter size hail.
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Hail Hail
A storm chaser reported ping pong ball size hail just to the southwest of Friona.
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A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Friona measured a severe wind gust of 62 mph.
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The volunteer fire chief in Friona and the NWS cooperative weather observer reported extensive damage to the south of Friona due to large hail and wind. At least six pivot irrigation system sprinklers were overturned in addition to downed utility poles along State Highway 86 west…
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The volunteer fire chief in Friona and the NWS cooperative weather observer reported extensive damage to the south of Friona due to large hail and wind. At least six pivot irrigation system sprinklers were overturned in addition to downed utility poles along State Highway 86 west…
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A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Friona measured severe wind gusts from 2022 CST through 2032 CST. A peak wind gust of 68 mph was measured at 2029 and 2030 CST.
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A Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet site near Friona measured a wind gust of 58 mph.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 16 | 0 |
| 2024 | 16 | 0 |
| 2023 | 26 | 0 |
| 2022 | 18 | 0 |
| 2021 | 21 | 0 |
| 2020 | 13 | 0 |
| 2019 | 14 | 1 |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13 | 1 |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 |
| 2015 | 15 | 0 |
| 2014 | 25 | 0 |
| 2013 | 45 | 0 |
| 2012 | 24 | 0 |
| 2011 | 33 | 0 |
| 2010 | 20 | 0 |
| 2009 | 22 | 0 |
| 2008 | 21 | 0 |
| 2007 | 24 | 3 |
| 2006 | 17 | 0 |
| 2005 | 21 | 0 |
| 2004 | 14 | 0 |
| 2003 | 30 | 5 |
| 2002 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 19 | 1 |
| 2000 | 17 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 17 | 0 |
| 1997 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 1 |
| 1995 | 9 | 2 |
| 1994 | 9 | 1 |
| 1992 | 15 | 6 |
| 1991 | 13 | 6 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 1 |
| 1987 | 4 | 2 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 2 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 3 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 1 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 3 | 1 |
| 1974 | 1 | 0 |
| 1971 | 4 | 0 |
| 1970 | 1 | 1 |
| 1969 | 2 | 2 |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 |
| 1967 | 3 | 1 |
| 1965 | 2 | 1 |
| 1964 | 5 | 4 |
| 1963 | 2 | 0 |
| 1961 | 1 | 0 |
| 1960 | 4 | 2 |
| 1959 | 3 | 0 |
| 1957 | 1 | 1 |
| 1955 | 1 | 1 |
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