Val Verde County, Texas
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1956 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
43
Tornado reports
319
Hail reports
150
Floods since 1996
878
All events
11
Deaths
$129.8M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Val Verde County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 40 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 man was found dead in his trailer home in Del Rio. The high temperature was 93 degrees and the heat index reached around 100.
In Del Rio, a boy was found in a vehicle and taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead at 7:35PM CST. The high temperature in Del Rio on this day was 98 degrees.
The tornado was first spotted by public and later confirmed by the sheriff and a spotter. It caused only minor damage. It was the larger of the two tornadoes that formed that evening. Residents near the tornado reported hail the size of a quarter before the tornado arrived, then …
A thunderstorm produced four inch diameter hail in Del Rio. The large hail that hit the City of Del Rio likely caused in excess of 10 million dollars in damage but as of this writing do not have an accurate estimate of damage from city/county/state officials or private insurance …
Scattered showers and thunderstorms again added moisture to soils across South Central Texas. As in the past several months, the rain was mainly along and northeast of Kerrville to San Antonio to Karnes City line. Southwest of this area, drought conditions continued through the m…
Damage was reported to over 1,400 vehicles and to more than 2,200 homes and businesses in the Del Rio area.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph that knocked down several tree limbs 3 inches in diameter or larger. There was also minor structural damage in town. Several thousand were without power across Del Rio.
Hail Hail
A severe thunderstorm produced hail up to golf ball size at Laughlin AFB.
Hail Hail
A severe thunderstorm produced up to quarter-size hail in Val Verde Park.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail off Spur 406 on the north side of Lake Amistad.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced golf ball size hail near Lake View.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced chicken egg size hail between Del Rio and Lake View.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail in Comstock.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail on the north shore of Lake Amistad.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph on the north shore of Lake Amistad.
Drought Drought
Nearly all of South-Central Texas had above normal rainfall during the month. More than half of the area had two to three times normal. This led to improvement in the ongoing drought. Comal County saw the greatest improvement going from Extreme (D3) Drought to Moderate (D1) Droug…
Drought Drought
While nearly all of South-Central Texas had less than 50% of normal precipitation this month, drought conditions were mostly unchanged. Only in Val Verde County did drought conditions worsen. They went from Moderate (D1) Drought to Severe (D2) Drought. All of the other counties r…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm produced wind gusts measured at 64 kts by the ASOS at Del Rio International Airport.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced up to golf ball sized hail in Del Rio.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced up to quarter sized hail in Del Rio.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced hail up to near 1.25 inches in diameter in the Val Verde Park area.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
A mix of sleet and freezing rain began during the evening of the 24th. Storm total accumulations included 0.03 of ice at Del Rio International Airport and 0.3 of sleet in Del Rio.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm produced wind gusts measured at 50 kts by the mesonet station 10.5 northeast of Juno.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm produced wind gusts measured at 50 kts by the mesonet station 1.8 miles east of the Devils River State Natural Area Del Norte Unit.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail in Val Verde Park Estates near the Val Verde County jail near Hamilton Ln. and Hwy 90.
Tornado EFU Tornado
Video confirmed a landspout formed under a developing shower close to the east end of Amistad Reservoir, north of Loop 79. The landspout appears to have remained over open country with no damage reported. With no apparent damage, we could not determine a path length or width.
Drought Drought
Only one county changed drought category in August. There was enough rain in Medina County to improve from Exceptional (D4) drought to Extreme (D3) drought. All of the other counties stayed the same. Bexar County remained in D3. Atascosa, Frio, Kinney, and Val Verde all stayed in…
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Emergency Manager reported Dolan Creek Rd. was impassable in some spots due to flooding from Dolan Creek.
Drought Drought
The southern central part of South-Central Texas did not get the excessive rainfall that the Hill Country and Southern Edwards Plateau did and the drought only improved slightly. Atascosa, Frio, and Kinney counties improved from Extreme (D3) drought category to Severe (D2) drough…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm produced wind gusts measured at 52 kts by a mesonet station east of Langtry.
Hail Hail
A thunderstorm produced penny size hail east of Langtry.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm produced wind gusts measured at 55 kts by a mesonet station at Gray Ranch northwest of Comstock.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm produced wind gusts measured at 57 kts by the ASOS at Del Rio International Airport.
Drought Drought
A large portion of the eastern half of South-Central Texas received above normal rainfall in June. This led to drought improvement in a number of counties and no change in all of the others. Atascosa, Bexar, and Kendall improved from Exceptional (D4) drought category to Extreme (…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm produced wind gusts measured at 51 kts by the mesonet station at Gray Ranch north of Comstock.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 65 mph that blew a semi-trailer truck onto the shoulder of US 90 east of Langtry.
Drought Drought
Most of South-Central Texas received above normal precipitation during the month. Some places had two to three times their normal. As a result, drought conditions improved in most of our counties and remained the same everywhere else. Blanco, Frio, Gillespie, Kinney, Maverick, Re…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm produced wind gusts measured at 52 kts by the ASOS at the Del Rio International Airport.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 65 mph. The wind damaged the roofs of several buildings at an apartment complex, peeled sheet metal off another structure, and downed a tree. The damage was near Del Rio High School along Memorial Dr. and Avondale St.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 0 |
| 2025 | 26 | 1 |
| 2024 | 14 | 0 |
| 2023 | 23 | 0 |
| 2022 | 32 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16 | 0 |
| 2020 | 39 | 0 |
| 2019 | 18 | 1 |
| 2018 | 13 | 1 |
| 2017 | 19 | 1 |
| 2016 | 16 | 0 |
| 2015 | 19 | 0 |
| 2014 | 21 | 0 |
| 2013 | 22 | 0 |
| 2012 | 21 | 0 |
| 2011 | 14 | 0 |
| 2010 | 31 | 0 |
| 2009 | 27 | 0 |
| 2008 | 16 | 0 |
| 2007 | 30 | 2 |
| 2006 | 13 | 0 |
| 2005 | 12 | 0 |
| 2004 | 41 | 4 |
| 2003 | 16 | 0 |
| 2002 | 16 | 5 |
| 2001 | 13 | 0 |
| 2000 | 24 | 2 |
| 1999 | 14 | 1 |
| 1998 | 15 | 0 |
| 1997 | 26 | 1 |
| 1996 | 24 | 1 |
| 1995 | 23 | 3 |
| 1994 | 12 | 1 |
| 1993 | 14 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 1 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 21 | 2 |
| 1988 | 7 | 4 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 11 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 16 | 1 |
| 1982 | 32 | 6 |
| 1981 | 9 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 1 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 |
| 1974 | 3 | 0 |
| 1973 | 3 | 0 |
| 1972 | 6 | 0 |
| 1971 | 2 | 0 |
| 1969 | 3 | 0 |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 2 | 0 |
| 1964 | 5 | 4 |
| 1962 | 2 | 0 |
| 1960 | 1 | 0 |
| 1957 | 3 | 0 |
| 1956 | 1 | 0 |
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