Sherman County, Texas severe weather history spans 321 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The dominant hazard is hail, accounting for 60.7% of all recorded events. It ranks #1,660 nationally and #151 in Texas.
321
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$748K
Property damage
The record
What the Sherman County, Texas severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Sherman County, Texas severe weather history averages 4.6 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2010s, with 97 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 61 events fall before 1990 and 260 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The costliest is tornado, with $537K 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 Sherman County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 195 | 0 | $25K | 3.6 | 1959–2025 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 79 | 0 | $186K | 103 | 1963–2025 |
| Tornado | 43 | 0 | $537K | F4 | 1955–2023 |
| Flood | 2 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2018–2024 |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2020–2020 |
| Flash Flood | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2000–2000 |
Decade by decade
Sherman County, Texas severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
40 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 35 touched down inside it and 5 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-03-18 | EF4 | 0 | 12 | 88.0 mi | Crossed in |
| 1971-06-09 | EF4 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 mi | Crossed in |
| 2007-04-21 | EF2 | 0 | 14 | 19.7 mi | Crossed in |
| 2003-05-15 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 mi | Crossed in |
| 1987-07-07 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 1980-05-27 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 1972-04-25 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 1972-05-13 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 1971-04-15 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 mi | Touched down here |
| 1967-06-15 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 43.2 mi | Crossed in |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A storm chaser reported significant damage to a center pivot system due to the strong thunderstorm wind gusts on the north side of Texas State Highway 15 east of Stratford, Texas. There were no reports of injuries or fatalities.
The tornado touched down about fifteen miles east of Stratford at 2227 CST. The tornado remained on the ground for about one mile with a maximum path width of eight hundred and eighty yards. The tornado dissipated at 2231 CST. A few irrigation pivots were damaged by the tornado.
A supercell thunderstorm moved southward across the Texas Panhandle during the evening hours of the 14th. A member of the public reported that horse trailers were blown over by a thunderstorm wind gust 15 miles east-southeast of Stratford (Sherman County). The thunderstorm continued moving southward after producing this gust.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
2,295
Population (ACS)
$147K
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 |
| Mar 14, 2008 | Fire | WILDFIRES | EM |
| Jan 11, 2006 | Fire | EXTREME WILDFIRE THREAT | DR |
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Sherman County, Texas?
321 events are on record between 1955 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths and $748K in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Sherman County?
Hail, with 195 recorded events — 60.7% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Sherman County?
40 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 35 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Sherman County?
12 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Sherman County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Sherman County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Sherman County as very low risk, placing it in the 30 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Sherman 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
- Shelby County 497
- Smith County 1,049
- Shackelford County 262
- Somervell County 167
- Scurry County 554
- Starr County 212
Cite this page
“Sherman County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/sherman-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.