Morris County, Texas severe weather history spans 233 recorded events between 1954 and 2026. The dominant hazard is thunderstorm wind, accounting for 47.2% of all recorded events. It ranks #2,226 nationally and #194 in Texas.
233
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
8
Direct injuries
$7.4M
Property damage
The record
What the Morris County, Texas severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Morris County, Texas severe weather history averages 3.2 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 1990s, with 64 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 37 events fall before 1990 and 196 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The deadliest hazard in the Morris County, Texas record is tornado, responsible for 1 direct deaths. The costliest is tornado, with $5.9M 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 Morris County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 110 | 0 | $1.2M | 90 | 1970–2025 |
| Hail | 87 | 0 | $300K | 2.5 | 1966–2026 |
| Tornado | 17 | 1 | $5.9M | F3 | 1954–2025 |
| Flash Flood | 13 | 0 | $8K | 0 | 2001–2023 |
| Funnel Cloud | 4 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2010–2020 |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | $40K | 0 | 2008–2017 |
Decade by decade
Morris County, Texas severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
13 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 10 touched down inside it and 3 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-04 | EF3 | 1 | 8 | 16.9 mi | Touched down here |
| 1954-04-30 | EF3 | 0 | 1 | 86.3 mi | Touched down here |
| 2025-04-04 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 mi | Touched down here |
| 2000-04-23 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 16.8 mi | Crossed in |
| 2000-04-23 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1990-05-16 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 mi | Touched down here |
| 1975-01-10 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 mi | Touched down here |
| 1973-11-24 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1950-02-11 | EF2 | 0 | 6 | 4.5 mi | Crossed in |
| 2025-03-04 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 mi | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Morris County
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2022 | Tornado | CASON | 1 | 8 | $5.0M |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Winds reported by Storm Spotters. Roofs were torn from homes and businesses with numerous pines were snapped and fell onto homes and power lines. So many power lines were topped that power outages lasted for several weeks in many areas. Power companies from Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas and Texarkana, AR were called in to help with the repairs.
Several trees and powerlines were downed throughout the county. Damaging wind gusts downed one of the oldest trees in Naples, Texas to fall and cause extensive damage to one of the oldest in town. Other trees were reported down at the intersection of Hwy 338 and FM 161 along with others in the Omaha area as well. Wind also leveled the outfield fence at the Pewitt baseball field and uprooted the pole vault pit at the football field.
Lightning struck a cluster of trees at Daingerfield State Park from a thunderstorm that moved near the park. At least five trees showed signs of lightning damage, with the strike causing the main underground water and sewer lines to explode. It also blew the phone box off of the pump station and smoked all of the outlets in the Big Pine Bathhouse. Pieces of the concrete sidewalk blew at several joints leading to the bathhouse. The extent of this damage caused the closure of the park until repairs could be made.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
12,076
Population (ACS)
$120K
Median home value
18
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2024 | Hurricane | HURRICANE BERYL | DR |
| May 17, 2024 | Flood | SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING | DR |
| Feb 19, 2021 | Severe Ice Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORMS | DR |
| Feb 14, 2021 | Severe Ice Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORM | EM |
| Aug 24, 2020 | Hurricane | TROPICAL STORMS MARCO AND LAURA | EM |
| Mar 25, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 PANDEMIC | DR |
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Morris County, Texas?
233 events are on record between 1954 and 2026, causing 1 direct deaths and $7.4M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Morris County?
Thunderstorm Wind, with 110 recorded events — 47.2% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Morris County?
13 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 10 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Morris County?
18 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Morris County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Morris County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Morris County as very low risk, placing it in the 35 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Morris 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
- Moore County 654
- Motley County 310
- Montgomery County 583
- Nacogdoches County 587
- Montague County 615
- Navarro County 554
Cite this page
“Morris County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/morris-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.