Severe Weather History


Texas Wildfire History: 1,470 Recorded Events

1,480

Recorded events

14

Counties affected

33

Direct deaths

$992.2M

Property damage

Texas wildfire history: 1,480 recorded events across 14 counties between 1996 and 2026.

Decade by decade

Texas wildfire history by decade

Texas wildfire history: recorded events per decade
Texas wildfire history: recorded events per decade

The 1990s are the busiest decade on record with 10 reported wildfire events across Texas. Earlier decades are thinner because systematic reporting for this hazard expanded over time, not because the weather was calmer.

County ranking

Counties with the most wildfire events in Texas

RankCountyEventsDeathsDamageSpan
#1McCulloch County20$6K1999–2000
#2Jefferson County10$02003–2003
#3Clay County10$02000–2000
#4San Saba County10$10K2000–2000
#5Denton County10$01996–1996
#6Coke County10$2K1999–1999
#7Schleicher County10$10K1999–1999
#8Ellis County10$01996–1996
#9Menard County10$2K1999–1999
#10Collin County10$01996–1996
#11Wichita County10$40K2000–2000
#12Haskell County10$01996–1996
#13Parker County10$01996–1996
#14Coryell County10$01996–1996
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · ranked by recorded event count

All hazards in Texas · Wildfire across the U.S.