Bosque County, Texas severe weather history spans 470 recorded events between 1954 and 2026. The dominant hazard is hail, accounting for 53.0% of all recorded events. It ranks #980 nationally and #92 in Texas.
470
Recorded events
5
Direct deaths
5
Direct injuries
$8.0M
Property damage
The record
What the Bosque County, Texas severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Bosque County, Texas severe weather history averages 6.5 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 1990s, with 136 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 69 events fall before 1990 and 401 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The deadliest hazard in the Bosque County, Texas record is tornado, responsible for 2 direct deaths. The costliest is tornado, with $5.0M in reported property damage. In total, 7 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in Bosque County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 249 | 0 | $522K | 5 | 1957–2026 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 114 | 0 | $1.1M | 78 | 1958–2023 |
| Flash Flood | 55 | 1 | $1.3M | 0 | 1996–2025 |
| Tornado | 39 | 2 | $5.0M | F3 | 1954–2021 |
| Flood | 9 | 0 | $131K | 0 | 2006–2020 |
| Lightning | 3 | 2 | $7K | 0 | 1996–2023 |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2015–2015 |
Decade by decade
Bosque County, Texas severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
41 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 37 touched down inside it and 4 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973-05-06 | EF5 | 0 | 0 | 10.6 mi | Crossed in |
| 2017-01-15 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 12.9 mi | Crossed in |
| 2006-12-29 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 2001-10-12 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 mi | Touched down here |
| 1994-04-26 | EF2 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1990-04-27 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 mi | Touched down here |
| 1990-05-02 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 mi | Touched down here |
| 1980-06-20 | EF2 | 0 | 1 | 4.3 mi | Touched down here |
| 1978-04-30 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 1976-05-25 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 13.8 mi | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Bosque County
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2023 | Lightning | WEST WOMACK ARPT | 2 | 0 | $0 |
| May 12, 2000 | Tornado | LAGUNA PARK | 2 | 0 | $3.0M |
| Apr 30, 2016 | Flash Flood | KOPPERL | 1 | 0 | $20K |
| Apr 26, 1994 | Tornado | Iredell | 0 | 1 | $500K |
| Jun 14, 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 | 1 | $0 | |
| Jun 7, 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 | 1 | $0 | |
| Jun 21, 1980 | Tornado | 0 | 1 | $250K | |
| Apr 28, 1954 | Tornado | 0 | 1 | $0 |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A tornado formed over the central part of Lake Whitney at approximately 1610 CST. The tornado moved south and dissipated near the dam at 1625 CST. The tornado caused two deaths, both of which occurred in the same home, but no other injuries. The most significant damaged occurred at the Lakewood Harbor Subdivision, three miles northwest of the Dam, around 1615 CST. 38 homes were destroyed and 27 others were damaged.
According to late published newspaper reports, a man was found dead inside his truck which was submerged in a creek that feeds into the upper end of Lake Whitney / Brazos River in Bosque County. Reports suggest the truck was driving on Bosque County Road 1190, when the vehicle was swept off the roadway.
Tornado number one was on the ground intermittently for about one mile. A grain silo was unroofed, one house destroyed, two mobile homes destroyed, a barn was destroyed, and at least 20 telephone poles were blown down. There was one minor injury.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
18,687
Population (ACS)
$201K
Median home value
24
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2024 | Flood | SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING | DR |
| Jul 7, 2022 | Fire | HARD CASTLE FIRE | FM |
| 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 |
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Bosque County, Texas?
470 events are on record between 1954 and 2026, causing 5 direct deaths and $8.0M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Bosque County?
Hail, with 249 recorded events — 53.0% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Bosque County?
41 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 37 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Bosque County?
24 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Bosque County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Bosque County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Bosque County as very low risk, placing it in the 37 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Bosque 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
- Borden County 210
- Bowie County 849
- Blanco County 249
- Brazoria County 549
- Bexar County 1,409
- Brazos County 454
Cite this page
“Bosque County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/bosque-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.