Somervell County, Texas
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1971 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
6
Tornado reports
72
Hail reports
20
Floods since 1996
351
All events
4
Deaths
$2.5M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Somervell County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 6 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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All storm eventsTornadoes
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 sixteen-year-old girl was pulled under by strong flood waters after her and her friends went swimming in the swollen Paluxy River. The girl's body was found early Friday morning. A game warden drowned while searching for her body after the search boat capsized.
Up to 3 of ice and sleet accumulated in Somervell County. Most of the accumulations were due to sleet. A few traffic accidents occurred on the icy streets and numerous tree branches broke due to the weight of the ice. Some power lines also snapped due to the weight of the ice. A …
Heat Heat
Heat index values between 105 and 110 degrees occurred across the county on June 18.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Wind chills dropped below 0 degrees across the county between Saturday evening and Tuesday morning, January 24th through 27th. The lowest wind chill of -1 was recorded at TWDB observation site north of Glen Rose the morning of January 25th.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Sleet and snow totals up to 1 fell in Somervell County.
Heat Heat
A Heat Advisory was in effect for heat index values up to 108 degrees in the afternoon and early evening hours.
Heat Heat
A Heat Advisory was in effect for temperatures at or above 103 degrees and/or heat index values over 105 degrees.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
The Somervell County Emergency Manager reported a vehicle stuck in high water on FM 202 southeast of Glen Rose.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Wind Chills as low at 5 degrees occurred a few more nights across parts of the region.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Wind chill values dropped below zero across the county the night of February 18 through the morning of February 20.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Wind chill values were as low as 5 degrees during the overnight and morning hours.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Wind chill values between 5-10 degrees were observed across the region during the overnight and morning hours of January 6, 2025.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A roof was removed off a building and fences were damaged at Glen Lake Camp.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
RV trailers were overturned at an RV park in Rainbow.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Temperatures reached or exceeded 105 and/or heat index values reached or exceeded 110 across much of the county on August 23 2024.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Temperatures reached or exceeded 105, or heat index values reached or exceeded 110 degrees across the county each afternoon from August 17 through August 20 2024.
Heat Heat
Heat index values met or exceeded 105 across much of the county from August 13 to August 24 2024.
Heat Heat
High temperatures of 103 or greater, and/or heat index values of 105 or greater impacted much of the county during the afternoon hours of August 7 and 8.
Heat Heat
Temperatures reached or exceeded 103, and/or heat index values reached or exceeded 105 across the county each afternoon on August 1 and 2.
Heat Heat
Heat index values reached or exceeded 105 degrees at the end of July, extending into early August.
Heat Heat
Heat index values reached or exceeded 105 degrees across the county during the afternoon hours of July 15th and 16th.
Heat Heat
Heat index values reached or exceeded 105 degrees across the county during the afternoon hours from late June through July 4th.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Heat index values at or above 110 occurred across much of the county from June 27 through June 29.
Heat Heat
Above average temperatures stretched from June 24th through the end of the month and into July. Several prolonged Heat Advisories were in effect, and at times Excessive Heat Warnings were needed, as temperatures soared over 100 degrees and/or heat index values recorded over 105 d…
Hail Hail
Heat Heat
High temperatures reached or exceeded 103 and/or maximum heat index values reached or exceeded 105 each afternoon over the weekend of September 23-24.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Temperatures reached or exceeded 105 and/or heat index values reached or exceeded 110 each afternoon across the county on September 7 and 8 2023.
Heat Heat
High temperatures reached at least 103 and/or heat index values reached or exceeded 105 across the county each afternoon from Tuesday September 5 through Saturday September 9 2023.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought conditions impacted the county but showed slight improvement during the middle of the month.
Heat Heat
Temperatures reached 103 or greater and/or heat indices reached 105 or greater across the county each afternoon from August 17 through August 27 2023.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Temperatures on several afternoons from August 17th though the 27th either reached or exceeded 105 degrees or heat indices climbed over 110 degree. In addition to Heat Advisories in effect during this period, Excessive Heat Warnings were also needed at times.
Drought Drought
Severe to extreme drought conditions impacted the county through the end of the month.
Heat Heat
Temperatures either reached or exceeded 103 or heat indices climbed into the 105-110 range across the county each afternoon from August 1 through August 14 2023.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Temperatures on several afternoons from August 1st through August 14th either reached or exceeded 105 degrees or heat indices climbed over 110 degree. In addition to several Heat Advisories in effect during this period, Excessive Heat Warnings were also needed at times.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions impacted western portions of the county through the end of the month.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Another round of excessive heat affected the region, creating high temperatures of 105 or greater along with heat indices of 110 or greater.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Excessive heat returned to the region with temperatures at or above 105 along with heat indices at or above 110.
Heat Heat
Above average temperatures stretched from July 10th through the end of the month and into August. Several prolonged Heat Advisories were in effect, and at times Excessive Heat Warnings were needed, as temperatures soared over 100 degrees and/or heat index values recorded over 105…
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Another round of Excessive Heat plagued the region in late June with ambient temperatures near or above 105 degrees and/or heat index values near or above 110 degrees.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Excessive Heat plagued the region with ambient temperatures near or above 105 degrees and/or heat index values near or above 110 degrees.
Heat Heat
Heat indices met or exceeded 105 and/or ambient temperatures reached 103 or higher on most afternoons from June 15 through June 29 across Somervell County.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
A social media picture indicated half-dollar sized hail about a mile west-southwest of Glen Rose.
Ice Storm Ice Storm
Freezing rain/ice totals across the county ranged up to 0.50.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Sleet totals across the county ranged up to 0.5 during this time frame.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions affected the county but improved by the end of the month.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions affected the county for the entire month.
Drought Drought
Severe to extreme drought conditions affected the county through the end of the month.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 13 | 0 |
| 2023 | 21 | 0 |
| 2022 | 20 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 17 | 1 |
| 2014 | 11 | 0 |
| 2013 | 14 | 0 |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 |
| 2011 | 15 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 |
| 2008 | 6 | 1 |
| 2007 | 11 | 0 |
| 2006 | 16 | 0 |
| 2005 | 9 | 0 |
| 2004 | 5 | 0 |
| 2003 | 5 | 0 |
| 2002 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 18 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 2 |
| 1990 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 1 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1971 | 2 | 0 |
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