Severe Weather History


Texas Funnel Cloud History: 727 Recorded Events

728

Recorded events

148

Counties affected

0

Direct deaths

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Property damage

Texas funnel cloud history: 728 recorded events across 148 counties between 1996 and 2026.

Decade by decade

Texas funnel cloud history by decade

Texas funnel cloud history: recorded events per decade
Texas funnel cloud history: recorded events per decade

The 2000s are the busiest decade on record with 307 reported funnel cloud 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 funnel cloud events in Texas

RankCountyEventsDeathsDamageSpan
#1Harris County620$01999–2024
#2Galveston County550$01999–2022
#3Brazoria County370$01999–2025
#4Wharton County280$02000–2019
#5Montgomery County250$01999–2015
#6Nueces County170$01997–2024
#7Fort Bend County160$01999–2024
#8Chambers County150$01999–2021
#9Matagorda County140$02000–2024
#10Washington County140$02001–2026
#11Jefferson County120$02007–2018
#12Polk County110$01999–2024
#13Jackson County110$02001–2025
#14Live Oak County100$01997–2015
#15Brazos County100$02003–2023
#16Colorado County100$02000–2015
#17Kleberg County90$01997–2013
#18Austin County90$02001–2021
#19Victoria County80$01997–2013
#20San Jacinto County80$02004–2024
#21Bowie County80$02003–2018
#22Calhoun County70$02004–2024
#23Williamson County70$01996–2011
#24Bee County70$01997–2024
#25Potter County70$02003–2024
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · ranked by recorded event count

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