Carson County, Texas severe weather history spans 910 recorded events between 1951 and 2025. The dominant hazard is hail, accounting for 67.8% of all recorded events. It ranks #200 nationally and #24 in Texas.
910
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
24
Direct injuries
$28.5M
Property damage
The record
What the Carson County, Texas severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Carson County, Texas severe weather history averages 12.3 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2000s, with 286 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 113 events fall before 1990 and 797 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The costliest is tornado, with $26.5M in reported property damage. In total, 8 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in Carson County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 617 | 0 | $1.1M | 4.5 | 1958–2025 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 168 | 0 | $816K | 87 | 1959–2025 |
| Tornado | 92 | 0 | $26.5M | F4 | 1951–2025 |
| Flash Flood | 16 | 0 | $2K | 0 | 2000–2025 |
| Flood | 9 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2018–2021 |
| Heavy Rain | 6 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2013–2013 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | $125K | 0 | 1999–1999 |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2018–2018 |
Decade by decade
Carson County, Texas severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
100 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 94 touched down inside it and 6 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-04-17 | EF4 | 1 | 13 | 130.0 mi | Crossed in |
| 1992-06-27 | EF4 | 0 | 7 | 20.0 mi | Crossed in |
| 2001-05-29 | EF3 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1971-10-17 | EF3 | 0 | 2 | 2.3 mi | Touched down here |
| 1951-06-06 | EF3 | 0 | 12 | 10.4 mi | Touched down here |
| 2016-06-13 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 mi | Crossed in |
| 2015-11-16 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 10.4 mi | Touched down here |
| 2007-04-21 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 12.4 mi | Touched down here |
| 1992-06-27 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 mi | Crossed in |
| 1990-06-08 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 mi | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Carson County
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 1951 | Tornado | 0 | 12 | $250K | |
| Jul 12, 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | CONWAY | 0 | 4 | $0 |
| Apr 30, 1973 | Tornado | 0 | 3 | $250K | |
| Jul 2, 1987 | Tornado | 0 | 2 | $25K | |
| Oct 18, 1971 | Tornado | 0 | 2 | $0 | |
| Apr 29, 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | CONWAY | 0 | 1 | $50K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The tornado destroyed an office building associated with a grain elevator…unroofed and severely damaged a nearby home…and tossed a pickup truck and suburban about fifty and one hundred yards respectively. Several cattle and one horse were reported killed or injured from the tornado. As many as fifty power poles and transmission lines were brought down from the storm. The tornado path and width were estimated and an official damage survey was made on the tornado.
This tornado formed nine miles east northeast of Claude at 2035 CST and entered Carson county at 2037 CST one and a half miles southwest of Groom. The tornado tracked north and traveled about another ten miles before dissipating at 2110 CST ten miles east of Panhandle. In Carson county…the tornado plowed through a storage area for tractors and other farm equipment. Tractors…turbines…vehicles…cotton presser box cars similar to railroad cars were moved and thrown about in the tornado for considerable distances. Power poles were also damaged. No injuries were reported.
Local law enforcement officials reported that three eighteen wheeler tractor trailer rigs were either rolled over or blown into a ditch along Interstate 40 between Amarillo and Groom. There was one minor injury reported.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
5,801
Population (ACS)
$143K
Median home value
15
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 2021 | Fire | NORTH 207 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 |
| Jul 1, 2011 | Fire | WILDFIRES | DR |
Within the county
Most affected places
- Panhandle 262
- White Deer 124
- Pantex 112
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Carson County, Texas?
910 events are on record between 1951 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths and $28.5M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Carson County?
Hail, with 617 recorded events — 67.8% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Carson County?
100 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 94 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Carson County?
15 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Carson County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Carson County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Carson County as very low risk, placing it in the 25 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Carson 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
- Camp County 221
- Cass County 653
- Cameron County 547
- Castro County 453
- Chambers County 227
- Callahan County 453
Cite this page
“Carson County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/carson-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.