Crane County, Texas severe weather history spans 190 recorded events between 1954 and 2025. The dominant hazard is hail, accounting for 60.0% of all recorded events. It ranks #2,499 nationally and #229 in Texas.
190
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$986K
Property damage
The record
What the Crane County, Texas severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Crane County, Texas severe weather history averages 2.7 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 1990s, with 61 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 34 events fall before 1990 and 156 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The costliest is flash flood, with $500K in reported property damage. In total, 4 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in Crane County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 114 | 0 | $391K | 4.5 | 1956–2025 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 40 | 0 | $92K | 65 | 1957–2025 |
| Tornado | 20 | 0 | $3K | F2 | 1954–2008 |
| Flash Flood | 16 | 0 | $500K | 0 | 1996–2017 |
Decade by decade
Crane County, Texas severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
20 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 18 touched down inside it and 2 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-10-15 | EF2 | 0 | 2 | 1.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 1962-07-10 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 1954-05-29 | EF2 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 1992-05-24 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 mi | Crossed in |
| 1992-06-08 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1990-06-01 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 mi | Touched down here |
| 1990-06-01 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 mi | Touched down here |
| 1989-06-03 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1981-04-22 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 2008-05-05 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 mi | Crossed in |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Crane County
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 1954 | Tornado | 0 | 2 | $0 |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Extensive flooding near Crane and points south closed highways and caused damage. The Crane Country Club sustained damage to the golf course as well as the building and equipment. The damage was so extensive that the county nearly decided to permanently shut down it operations. All roads in and out of Crane were closed overnight with U.S. Highway 385 sustaining some damage.
A thunderstorm moved across Crane County and produced baseball sized hail in Crane. A damage survey was conducted the next day. Many vehicles had hail damage ranging from broken windshields to numerous dents. The majority of the damage was to vehicles, however there was damage noted at several homes. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.
The two supercells that hammered northern Pecos County moved east-northeast into southern Crane County. The first storm had golf ball-size hail in the city of Crane that lasted about 15 minutes and the second storm, which hit Tubbs Corner, had hail up to softball-size that lasted 10 minutes.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
4,610
Population (ACS)
$129K
Median home value
12
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 |
| Mar 25, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 PANDEMIC | DR |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 | EM |
| Jul 1, 2011 | Fire | WILDFIRES | DR |
| Mar 14, 2008 | Fire | WILDFIRES | EM |
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Crane County, Texas?
190 events are on record between 1954 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths and $986K in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Crane County?
Hail, with 114 recorded events — 60.0% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Crane County?
20 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 18 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Crane County?
12 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Crane County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Crane County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Crane County as very low risk, placing it in the 1 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Crane 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
- Cottle County 360
- Crockett County 221
- Coryell County 457
- Crosby County 402
- Cooke County 716
- Culberson County 139
Cite this page
“Crane County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/crane-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.