Funnel Cloud in Harris County, Texas

Funnel Cloud in Harris County, Texas: 62 recorded events between 1999 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #5 nationally and #1 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for funnel cloud in Harris County is the 2000s, when 46 of the county's 62 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.

Within the Harris County archive, funnel cloud makes up 3.2% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #5 for this hazard and #1 within Texas, putting it in the 99.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for funnel cloud in Harris County with 12 recorded events, while Feb is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.

• Thunderstorm Wind 713
• Hail 603
• Tornado 254
• Flash Flood 217
• Lightning 72

How many funnel cloud events are on record in Harris County, Texas?

62 funnel cloud events are recorded in Harris County between 1999 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest funnel cloud recorded in Harris County?

The strongest funnel cloud on record in Harris County measured 0.

Where does the funnel cloud data for Harris County come from?

All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.