Colorado County, Texas severe weather history spans 233 recorded events between 1954 and 2025. The dominant hazard is hail, accounting for 35.6% of all recorded events. It ranks #2,226 nationally and #194 in Texas.
233
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
24
Direct injuries
$31.1M
Property damage
The record
What the Colorado County, Texas severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Colorado County, Texas severe weather history averages 3.3 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 1990s, with 73 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 34 events fall before 1990 and 199 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The deadliest hazard in the Colorado County, Texas record is tornado, responsible for 1 direct deaths. The costliest is tornado, with $26.1M in reported property damage. In total, 7 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in Colorado County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 83 | 0 | $795K | 2.75 | 1955–2025 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 78 | 0 | $1.3M | 80 | 1965–2025 |
| Tornado | 32 | 1 | $26.1M | F3 | 1954–2019 |
| Flash Flood | 27 | 0 | $2.8M | 0 | 1997–2022 |
| Funnel Cloud | 10 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2000–2015 |
| Flood | 2 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2021–2024 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | $75K | 0 | 1998–1998 |
Decade by decade
Colorado County, Texas severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
28 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 28 touched down inside it and 0 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-05-10 | EF2 | 0 | 8 | 0.6 mi | Touched down here |
| 1967-09-21 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1964-02-04 | EF2 | 0 | 1 | 3.8 mi | Touched down here |
| 1955-06-05 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 1991-01-14 | EF1 | 1 | 11 | 1.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 1991-01-18 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 1970-09-01 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1967-09-19 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 1967-09-20 | EF1 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 1967-09-19 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Colorado County
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 1991 | Tornado | 1 | 11 | $25.0M | |
| May 10, 2012 | Tornado | WEIMAR | 0 | 8 | $500K |
| Jul 14, 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | COLUMBUS | 0 | 4 | $100K |
| Feb 5, 1964 | Tornado | 0 | 1 | $250K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Numerous roads and bridges were closed and water rescues were performed due to flooding across northern portions of the county. The FM 109 bridge over Cummings Creek, just north of Brunes Mill Road north of Columbus, was completely washed out.
The tornado touched down near a railroad track producing a small area of EF-2 damage when boxcars of a parked train were overturned. The tornado tracked toward the north northeast across a cemetery. Extensive tree damage occurred with numerous large trees snapped and debris deposited in different directions. The tornado then continued onto the grounds of Weimar High School where the press box of the football field was destroyed, stadium light poles were snapped, and a metal storage building was damaged. Eight injuries were reported, most of them occurring when a food service truck was overturned in the school parking lot.
Strong winds collapsed one barn roof along County Road 210 and damaged another barn along FM 2434. There were numerous reports of trees downed over roadways along County Road 215 near the entrance of Oakridge Ranch and County Road 213.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
21,006
Population (ACS)
$210K
Median home value
20
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2024 | Hurricane | HURRICANE BERYL | DR |
| Feb 19, 2021 | Severe Ice Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORMS | DR |
| Feb 14, 2021 | Severe Ice Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORM | EM |
| Mar 25, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 PANDEMIC | DR |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 | EM |
| Aug 25, 2017 | Hurricane | HURRICANE HARVEY | DR |
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Colorado County, Texas?
233 events are on record between 1954 and 2025, causing 1 direct deaths and $31.1M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Colorado County?
Hail, with 83 recorded events — 35.6% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Colorado County?
28 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 28 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Colorado County?
20 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Colorado County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Colorado County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Colorado County as relatively low risk, placing it in the 62 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Colorado 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
- Collingsworth County 403
- Comal County 414
- Collin County 1,297
- Comanche County 453
- Coleman County 506
- Concho County 268
Cite this page
“Colorado County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/colorado-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.