Wood County, Texas
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1954 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
46
Tornado reports
164
Hail reports
71
Floods since 1996
708
All events
3
Deaths
$67.7M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Wood County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 46 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 44 year old white female was walking down CR 4583 when she fell and was swept off the road by swift flood waters. County Emergency officials tried to rescue her but she was unable to hold onto a lift rope and she drowned. Time of death was approximated around 330 pm cdt.
Two persons in a boat were struck and killed by lightning. (M56O, M??O)
The tornado touched down just inside the Rains County line on Highway 19, then moved northeast for 12 miles before lifting at FM 515 Lake Fork Reservoir. The tornado entered Wood County at 5 NNW Alba. One house and one church were destroyed, one house was unroofed, one RV unroofe…
Hail did approximately $8 million worth of damage to 2,500 cars, many homes, and businesses.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was blown down and blocking Hwy 37 near County Road 4830 just southwest of Winnsboro.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Tree downed onto a house in Quitman along with many other trees downed across Wood County.
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Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees were downed near Cope Ranch.
Hail Hail
Golf ball size hail fell near Cope Ranch.
Hail Hail
Quarter size hail fell in Quitman for 5 minutes.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees were downed near 180 County Road 3269.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A chicken truck was blown over in Hainesville.
Hail Hail
Quarter size hail fell in the Holly Lake Ranch community.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was downed near 304 Private Road 7976 near Gunstream Lake.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees were downed on County Road 3978 near Private Road 7979 just northwest of the Holly Lake Ranch community.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was downed near the intersection of Highway 154 and County Road 3978.
Hail Hail
Quarter size hail fell in Winnsboro.
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Hail Hail
Quarter size hail reported in Winnsboro.
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Hail Hail
Nickel to quarter size hail reported between the Alba and Golden communities.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Multiple trees and power lines downed across Wood County, including Quitman, Mineola, Winnsboro, Hawkins, and Alba.
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Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was blown down on FM 1647 near FM 852.
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Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trees were downed in the Hoard community about 1 mile east of FM 1801.
Hail Hail
Quarter size hail fell in the Hoard community about 1 mile east of FM 1801.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A tree was blown down near the Golden community.
Flood Flood
A creek overflowed resulting in water moving into a yard and basement of a home near Mineola.
This is a continuation of the Northeast Smith County tornado. This EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 110 mph tracked from the Sabine River bottoms across Highway 80 west of Hawkins and south of West Upper Lake, where a fairly intense and concentrated area of snapped …
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A metal southwest facing wall of a pole barn was blown down at a residence off of County Road 1600 near County Road 1609.
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 0 |
| 2025 | 13 | 1 |
| 2024 | 25 | 0 |
| 2023 | 41 | 0 |
| 2022 | 28 | 0 |
| 2021 | 22 | 0 |
| 2020 | 21 | 0 |
| 2019 | 29 | 2 |
| 2018 | 20 | 0 |
| 2017 | 10 | 1 |
| 2016 | 33 | 1 |
| 2015 | 33 | 0 |
| 2014 | 10 | 0 |
| 2013 | 18 | 1 |
| 2012 | 20 | 0 |
| 2011 | 33 | 2 |
| 2010 | 11 | 3 |
| 2009 | 22 | 1 |
| 2008 | 11 | 0 |
| 2007 | 11 | 1 |
| 2006 | 7 | 0 |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 |
| 2004 | 14 | 0 |
| 2003 | 9 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 19 | 0 |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | 21 | 0 |
| 1997 | 22 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 1 |
| 1995 | 22 | 0 |
| 1994 | 13 | 1 |
| 1993 | 12 | 2 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 1 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 1 |
| 1984 | 4 | 2 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 2 |
| 1981 | 3 | 2 |
| 1979 | 2 | 2 |
| 1978 | 5 | 1 |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 2 | 2 |
| 1971 | 1 | 1 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | 2 | 1 |
| 1967 | 1 | 1 |
| 1966 | 3 | 3 |
| 1964 | 1 | 1 |
| 1963 | 3 | 2 |
| 1962 | 3 | 3 |
| 1961 | 2 | 1 |
| 1958 | 1 | 0 |
| 1957 | 2 | 1 |
| 1955 | 2 | 0 |
| 1954 | 1 | 1 |
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