Foard County, Texas severe weather history spans 290 recorded events between 1954 and 2026. The dominant hazard is hail, accounting for 62.8% of all recorded events. It ranks #1,832 nationally and #161 in Texas.
290
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$1.3M
Property damage
The record
What the Foard County, Texas severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Foard County, Texas severe weather history averages 4.0 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 1990s, with 81 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 63 events fall before 1990 and 227 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The costliest is tornado, with $1.1M in reported property damage. In total, 6 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in Foard County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 182 | 0 | $65K | 4.5 | 1964–2026 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 75 | 0 | $195K | 78 | 1976–2025 |
| Tornado | 24 | 0 | $1.1M | F4 | 1954–2022 |
| Flash Flood | 6 | 0 | $10K | 0 | 1999–2018 |
| Flood | 2 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2006–2006 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | $6K | 0 | 1999–1999 |
Decade by decade
Foard County, Texas severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
25 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-05-01 | EF4 | 0 | 2 | 68.6 mi | Touched down here |
| 2022-05-04 | EF3 | 0 | 0 | 23.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 1976-04-17 | EF3 | 0 | 1 | 14.7 mi | Touched down here |
| 1994-08-17 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1979-04-10 | EF2 | 0 | 1 | 22.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 1976-04-17 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 3.8 mi | Touched down here |
| 1999-05-16 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 1992-06-28 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 1980-04-25 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 11.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 1979-06-08 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Foard County
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 1979 | Tornado | 0 | 1 | $250K | |
| Apr 17, 1976 | 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
A barn, several sheds and grain storage bins were blown down on the south side of Crowell, while on the southeast side of Crowell, numerous power poles were downed; sheet metal was blown off a carport; house windows were blown out, and a tree was downed.
The Lockett tornado was observed by storm spotters and storm chasers to have developed in eastern Foard County to the southwest of Thalia. This tornado moved east and then northeast before crossing into Wilbarger County and eventually moving through Lockett TX. In Foard County, only tree damage was observed along County Road 183, otherwise the tornado moved through open or inaccessible ranchland.
This tornado developed southwest of Crowell and was observed by many storm spotters and storm chasers. Although information from storm chasers indicate that the tornado initially formed farther to the west-southwest in open ranchland, the damage found in a storm survey was generally confined to mesquite tree limb damage observed on FM-263 about 3 miles west of State Highway 6. Numerous storm chaser videos and observations show that the tornado turned more to just south of east after crossing FM-263 and narrowly missed wind turbines along FM-263 just west of Highway 6 before turning to the northeast and crossing State Highway 6 before dissipating.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
991
Population (ACS)
$71K
Median home value
17
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 |
| Feb 9, 2016 | Severe Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING | DR |
| Sep 9, 2011 | Fire | WILDFIRES | DR |
Within the county
Most affected places
- Crowell 157
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Foard County, Texas?
290 events are on record between 1954 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths and $1.3M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Foard County?
Hail, with 182 recorded events — 62.8% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Foard County?
25 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 24 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Foard County?
17 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Foard County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Foard County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Foard County as very low risk, placing it in the 4 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Foard 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
- Floyd County 462
- Fort Bend County 448
- Fisher County 389
- Franklin County 252
- Fayette County 277
- Freestone County 237
Cite this page
“Foard County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/foard-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.