Southern Hidalgo County, Texas
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 2018 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
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Tornado reports
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Hail reports
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Floods since 1996
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All events
9
Deaths
$305.1M
Property damage
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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.
The slowly weakening inner eyewall of Hurricane Hanna eased into southern Hidalgo County along the Willacy County line during the evening of July 25th and would exit the southwest corner of the county just before daybreak on the 26th. Widespread wind damage was noted in more than…
A New York Times article described potential heat-related deaths, as provided by United States Border Patrol (USBP), during the afternoon of June 23, 2019, in the brush inside the levee along the Rio Grande south of McAllen. One woman (age unknown but assumed to be in her 20s) an…
Heat Heat
The third day of a trifecta of dangerous heat saw the Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) at McAllen/Miller Int'l. Airport record a peak heat index value 114.65F during the mid afternoon, with four hours of values between 111 and 113F overall. Weslaco/Mid Valley Airport rec…
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
One of the hottest feels-like days in modern history occurred on June 18th across southern Hidalgo County, as searing heat combined with remnant high humidity from early week's rain to produce extreme heat of 116F or higher for 7 hours. Peak values exceeded 120 for several hours …
Heat Heat
The combination of hot temperatures near or just above 100 degrees and high humidity, a remnant of rainfall associated with tropical moisture as Tropical Storm Arthur began to form, created heat index values between 111 and 113, with a peak of 114, in southern Hidalgo County (McA…
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) Drought persisted across all but the southwest corner of southern Hidalgo County until May 11th, before the area shrunk back to cover the eastern third of southern Hidalgo County between May 12th and 25th. Thunderstorms early on May 9th cut back the area for the May 1…
Drought Drought
With the exception of southwestern Southern Hidalgo County, the remainder of Southern Hidalgo County was in Severe (D2) Drought during the April 14-20 timeframe and remained under D2 through the remainder of the month, thanks beneficial rainfall between the 10th and 12th.
Drought Drought
D3 (Extreme Drought) conditions were present across central and eastern Southern Hidalgo County from April 7-13 thanks to recent beneficial rains. Finally, D2 (Severe Drought) conditions were present over western Southern Hidalgo County from April 7-13 thanks to recent beneficial…
Drought Drought
D4 (Exceptional Drought) conditions persisted from April 1 to April 6 across central Southern Hidalgo County. D3 (Extreme Drought) conditions persisted across eastern and western Southern Hidalgo County.
Drought Drought
Persistent dryness, heat, wind, and low humidity during the final week of March were enough to push Exceptional (D4) Drought into a large portion of the crop-rich sections of southern Hidalgo County. Extreme (D3) conditions continued from Weslaco to Mercedes, and west of McAllen.…
Drought Drought
Extreme (D3) covered all of southern Hidalgo County by the 17th, continuing throug the 30th.
Drought Drought
Through March 16, most of Southern Hidalgo County was under a D3 (Extreme Drought) with the exception of the east-southeastern parts, which held on at Severe (D2) conditions.
Drought Drought
Extreme (D3) Drought expanded to cover the western two-thirds of southern Hidalgo County, with Severe (D2) Drought expanding into the remainder of southern (southeastern) Hidalgo County. In this farm-rich area, spring planting was delayed due to the lack of rainfall, and citrus b…
Drought Drought
Extreme (D3) Drought expanded into southwest Hidalgo County, from near Mission to the Starr line, with a remaining area of Severe (D2) from McAllen/Edinburg and points west to Citrus City (where D3 began, and extended west). D2 conditions also expanded along and south of the Inte…
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) Drought covered the western half of southern Hidalgo County through February 9th.
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
Observations from several locations in southern Hidalgo County recorded a shorter-lived freeze event (than on the prior morning), with minimum temperatures ranging from 28 to 31F in most areas. Duration of freezing temperatures (32F or lower) was around 2.5 to 3.5 hours.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Extreme Cold Warning Criteria (temperatures at or below 20F degrees) was reached at Weslaco/Mid Valley Airport for 4 hours from 5:15-9:15am CST on Monday January 26th.
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
A combination of observing platforms in southern Hidalgo County (City of Edinburg, McAllen, Mission, Weslaco, etc) recorded minimum temperatures in the upper 20s on January 26th. Freezing (32F or lower) temperatures arrived around 4 AM, and continued through around 930 AM before …
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
McAllen/Miller International Airport (MFE) recorded minimum wind chill values at or below 30F degrees (Cold Weather Advisory Criteria) for 2.5 hours from 6:25-9:10am CST on Sunday January 25th.
Drought Drought
Severe (Level 2) Drought expanded into most of the western third of Southern Hidalgo County on January 6th, and would continue through the end of the month with a slight expansion into the central portion of this region on the 13th, which would maintain through the 31st.
Heat Heat
The Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) at McAllen/Miller Airport recorded a peak heat index value of 113.8F at 453 PM CDT, with a nearly three hour period with values at or above 111F. The South Texas International Airport, 11 miles north-northeast of Edinburg, recorded a …
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) level drought expanded to cover all of southern Hidalgo County on March 18th, with these conditions continuing until March 26th before heavy rains put a notable dent into the drought. Between March 10-17, relative humidity averaged around 15 percent during the afterno…
Wildfire Wildfire
Local law enforcmement and state emergency management personnel, along with the Texas A&M Forest Service, reported a 130 acre wildfire along the Rio Grande 7 miles south-southeast of Donna, or immediately east of the Lower Rio Grande Wildlife Refuge at Santa Ana. The wildfire con…
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) Drought developed across the western half of southern Hidalgo County on March 11th, which would expand to the entire zone on the 18th and continue through the rest of the month. Increasing stressors were noted in agriculture, with emerging spring crops showing signs o…
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
McAllen ASOS recorded about 29 hours of wind chills at or below 30F degrees from 1:55am-11:55am on February 20th, from 11:25pm on February 20th to 1:16pm on February 21st, and from 2:40am to 8:40am on February 22. A minimum wind chill temperature between 25-27F degrees occurred o…
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
McAllen recorded about 24 hours of freezing temperatures (32 degrees or lower) from 8:45pm January 21 to 8:50pm January 22, 2025. A minimum temperature between 26-27F degrees occurred between 2:53am to 3:53am on January 22.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
McAllen recorded wind chills at or below 30F degrees for 8 hours from 10:53pm January 20 to 7:00am January 21. Minimum wind chills between 22-24F occurred between 12:53am to 9:53am on January 21.
Heat Heat
Heat index values reached 111 or higher at McAllen/Miller International Airport (KMFE) for a couple hours. Values occurred between 1:53 PM and 3:53 PM CDT.
Heat Heat
The Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) sensor at McAllen (KMFE) recorded a little more than 2 hours total of heat index values of 111F or higher between 2 PM and 530 PM CST, though the period was broken by a short break right around 4 PM (values just below 111F). Peak heat…
Heat Heat
Heat index values reached 111 or higher at McAllen/Miller International Airport (KMFE) for several hours. Values occurred between 1130 AM and 130 PM CST, and again from 330 to 5 PM CST. Peak values reached 114 at 1153 AM CST.
Heat Heat
McAllen International Airport (KMFE) recorded max heat indices between 112-118F for 4 hours, from 1:53-5:53 PM CDT on June 6, 2024.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
McAllen International Airport (KMFE) recorded max heat indices between 111-124F for 7 hours, from 10:53 AM-6:53 PM CDT on June 5, 2024. Heat indices reached excessive heat criteria with values between 116-124F for 6 hours, from 11:53-5:53 PM CDT. Event time shown is for Excessive…
Heat Heat
McAllen International Airport (KMFE) recorded max heat indices between 111-117F for 6 hours, from 11:53 AM-5:53 PM CDT on June 5, 2024.
Heat Heat
McAllen International Airport (KMFE) recorded max heat indices between 111-116F for 5 hours, from 12:53 AM-5:53 PM CDT on June 3, 2024. Weslaco/Mid Valley Airport recorded a brief period of 111F (estimated 1400 to 1430 CST) .
Heat Heat
McAllen International Airport (KMFE) recorded max heat indices between 111-114F for 3 hours, from 12:53 AM-4:55 PM CDT on June 1, 2024. The Remote Automated Weather Station (RAWS) at Santa Ana NWR east of Pharr recorded a peak heat index of 113.6F at 145 PM CDT, with 112F+ contin…
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
McAllen International Airport (KMFE) recorded max heat indices between 111-118F for 7 hours, from 10:53 AM-5:53 PM CDT on May 28, 2024. Excessive heat criteria (116F or higher) were reached from 12:30 PM until approximately 4:45 PM). The South Texas International Airport, 11 mile…
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
McAllen International Airport (KMFE) recorded max heat indices between 111-122F for 7 hours, from 11:53 AM-6:53 PM CDT on May 27, 2024. Heat indices reached Excessive Heat Warning criteria with values between 117-122F for 4 hours, from 1:53-5:53 PM CDT. South Texas International …
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
McAllen International Airport (KMFE) recorded max heat indices between 112-125F for 7 hours, from 11:53 AM-6:53 PM CDT on May 26, 2024. Heat indices reached excessive heat criteria with values between 116-125F for 6 hours, from 12:53-6:53 PM CDT. South Texas International Airport…
Heat Heat
McAllen International Airport (KMFE) recorded max heat indices between 111-118F for 6 hours, from 11:30 AM-615 PM CDT on May 25, 2024. Peak value reached just below 118 at 353 PM, with values likely at 116 or higher from 330 and 430 PM. South Texas International Airport (11 miles…
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
McAllen International Airport (KMFE) recorded max heat indices between 113-121F for 5 hours, from 11:53 to around 6:30 PM CDT on May 24, 2024. Heat indices reached Excessive Heat Warning criteria with values between 116-121F for 4 hours, from around 130 until 530 PM. At South Tex…
Heat Heat
McAllen International Airport (KMFE) recorded max heat indices between 111 and just below 116F for 5.5 hours from around 1230 through 6 PM CDT on May 23, 2024. Weslaco, farther east, held below 110 through the afternoon, but South Texas International Airport 11 miles north of Edi…
Heat Heat
McAllen International Airport (KMFE) recorded max heat indices between 111 and just below 116F for 5.5 hours from around 1230 through 6 PM CDT on May 22, 2024. Weslaco, farther east, touched 111 at 255 PM CDT, but South Texas International Airport 11 miles north of Edinburg and a…
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
McAllen International Airport (KMFE) recorded max heat indices between 111-117F for 6 hours from 11:53 AM-5:53 PM CDT on May 21, 2024. A period of excessive heat - 116F or higher - lasted from 230 PM to 430 PM CDT.
Heat Heat
The Automated Weather Observing System at the South Texas International Airport, 11 miles north of Edinburg and along the south/north Hidalgo line, recorded 2.5 hours of heat index of 111 or higher, peaking at 113F, between 435 and 635 PM. McAllen/Miller International Airport had…
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
McAllen International Airport (KMFE) recorded heat indices between 117 and at least 122F for 7 hours, from 12:53-7:53 PM CDT on May 9, 2024. Peak value of 122F (hourly) was reached at 453 CDT. Between the hours of 11:53 AM to 8:35 PM CDT (9 hours), heat indices were at least 111F…
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Peak Heat Index reached 116F at McAllen/Miller Airport at around 130 PM CST and continue through around 630 PM CST on May 8th, peaking at 121F at 353 PM CST. Nearby Lower Rio Grande Valley Wildlife Refuge Remote Automated Weather Sensor (RAWS) along the Rio Grande southeast of Ph…
Heat Heat
McAllen International Airport (KMFE) recorded max heat indices between 111-114F for a couple of hours, from 3:30-5:40 PM CDT on May 7, 2024. Values peaked at 114F at 353 PM CST. The South Texas International Airport (11 miles north of Edinburg) along the edge of southern and nort…
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
Multiple sites in southern Hildago County recorded temperatures at or below freezing between 8-11 hours (spanning between 1205 AM and 1115 AM on the 16th. This included McAllen, Weslaco, Santa Ana, and Agriscience. A Hard Freeze (temperatures below 28 degrees for 2 or more hours)…
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
A few sites in Southern Hildago County including McAllen, Weslaco, Santa Ana, and Agriscience recorded temperatures at or below freezing for roughly 5-12 hours (between 7:45 PM on the 16th and 855 AM on the 17th). A Hard Freeze (temperatures below 28 degrees for 2 or more hours) …
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
A Minimum Wind Chill value of 13F degrees was recorded in McAllen and Weslaco at 5:35 AM and 4:55 AM, respectively. The duration of temperatures within the wind chill criteria lasted between 9-11 hours.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 0 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 25 | 0 |
| 2023 | 43 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 |
| 2021 | 21 | 0 |
| 2020 | 21 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 |
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