Bee County, Texas severe weather history spans 284 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The dominant hazard is hail, accounting for 30.3% of all recorded events. It ranks #1,876 nationally and #164 in Texas.
284
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
6
Direct injuries
$15.8M
Property damage
The record
What the Bee County, Texas severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Bee County, Texas severe weather history averages 4.1 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2000s, with 66 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 66 events fall before 1990 and 218 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The costliest is thunderstorm wind, with $11.5M in reported property damage. In total, 8 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in Bee County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 86 | 0 | $335K | 2.75 | 1956–2025 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 86 | 0 | $11.5M | 87 | 1960–2025 |
| Flash Flood | 59 | 0 | $1.0M | 0 | 1996–2022 |
| Tornado | 36 | 0 | $3.0M | F3 | 1962–2019 |
| Funnel Cloud | 7 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 1997–2024 |
| Flood | 5 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2010–2021 |
| Heavy Rain | 4 | 0 | $20K | 0 | 2012–2025 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | $20K | 0 | 2009–2009 |
Decade by decade
Bee County, Texas severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
38 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 37 touched down inside it and 1 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-04-29 | EF3 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1968-09-17 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 mi | Touched down here |
| 1963-06-29 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 2010-06-02 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 mi | Crossed in |
| 2001-11-15 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 2001-11-15 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 mi | Touched down here |
| 1996-09-16 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1994-02-23 | EF1 | 0 | 5 | 1.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1991-09-24 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1988-09-16 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 mi | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Bee County
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 1994 | Tornado | Beeville | 0 | 5 | $500K |
| May 8, 1980 | Tornado | 0 | 1 | $25K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
NWS Storm Survey team concluded a macroburst of straight line winds impacted Bee County. The greatest concentration of damage occurred from 10 miles northwest of Beeville to Beeville to Skidmore to east of Papalote. Peak wind speeds were estimated to be between 80 and 85 mph in Beeville and between 85 to 90 mph in Skidmore. This caused extensive and widespread tree damage, crop damage, and numerous bent or blown down utility poles. Many homes and mobile homes were damaged, mainly from falling tree limbs. A grain silo was blown down and damage occurred to the Bonnie plant farm on the south side of Beeville. Large trees were blown down in Skidmore.
The Sheriff's Department reported damage across much of the county. Thunderstorms moving through Bee County knocked down numerous trees and more than 30 power lines. Ten mobile homes suffered structural damage or were destroyed, and a house was damaged. The damage was very sporadic across the county, leading some to question whether a tornado might have occurred. No funnels or tornadoes, however, were reported to have been sighted. No injuries were indicated.
The tornado touched down on Chase Field southeast of Beeville and traveled about a half of a mile across the airport property before dissipating. The tornado damaged around 50 unsecured recreational vehicles (RVs) and severely damaged or destroyed 12 RVs. Several hangars had roof damage with asphalt roofing materials blown off on to the airport tarmac. Several unsecured, full sized single-wide mobile homes were blown over also.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
31,083
Population (ACS)
$111K
Median home value
23
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 2021 | Severe Ice Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORMS | DR |
| Feb 14, 2021 | Severe Ice Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORM | EM |
| Jul 26, 2020 | Hurricane | HURRICANE HANNA | EM |
| Mar 25, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 PANDEMIC | DR |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 | EM |
| Aug 25, 2017 | Hurricane | HURRICANE HARVEY | DR |
Within the county
Most affected places
- Beeville 116
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Bee County, Texas?
284 events are on record between 1956 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths and $15.8M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Bee County?
Hail, with 86 recorded events — 30.3% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Bee County?
38 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 37 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Bee County?
23 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Bee County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Bee County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Bee County as relatively low risk, placing it in the 63 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Bee County, Texas severe weather history data come from?
Every figure is drawn from United States federal public-domain records: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events for the event archive, NOAA SPC SVRGIS for mapped tornado paths, FEMA for disaster declarations and risk ratings, and the U.S. Census for population context. Dates are shown in UTC and recent entries may still be revised by NOAA.
Nearby
Neighbouring counties
- Baylor County 361
- Bell County 965
- Bastrop County 378
- Bexar County 1,409
- Bandera County 309
- Blanco County 249
Cite this page
“Bee County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/bee-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.