Falls County, Texas severe weather history spans 245 recorded events between 1954 and 2026. The dominant hazard is hail, accounting for 39.2% of all recorded events. It ranks #2,137 nationally and #182 in Texas.
245
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$2.1M
Property damage
The record
What the Falls County, Texas severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Falls County, Texas severe weather history averages 3.4 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 208 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The deadliest hazard in the Falls County, Texas record is flood, responsible for 1 direct deaths. The costliest is thunderstorm wind, with $1.2M 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 Falls County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 96 | 0 | $383K | 4.5 | 1960–2026 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 86 | 0 | $1.2M | 70 | 1956–2025 |
| Flash Flood | 36 | 0 | $240K | 0 | 1996–2025 |
| Tornado | 19 | 0 | $235K | F1 | 1954–2024 |
| Flood | 5 | 1 | $0 | 0 | 2013–2023 |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | $16K | 0 | 1997–2020 |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | $30K | 0 | 2013–2013 |
Decade by decade
Falls County, Texas severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
19 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 19 touched down inside it and 0 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-23 | EF1 | 0 | 2 | 2.8 mi | Touched down here |
| 1996-09-15 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 mi | Touched down here |
| 1971-04-16 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 mi | Touched down here |
| 1971-11-17 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1962-06-12 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1954-06-02 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 2024-05-23 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 18.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 2024-05-23 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 2023-04-02 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 2022-03-21 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 mi | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Falls County
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2016 | Flood | MARLIN ARPT | 1 | 0 | $0 |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The body of a rancher was found in flood waters along Big Creek after the creek rose up onto the rancher's property. The rancher disappeared on the evening of the 9th when we went out to move cattle out of the flood waters. His body was recovered on his property under 5 feet of water on the 11th.
Thunderstorm winds caused damage to a large, new wood and metal airplane hanger located southwest of Lott. Many of the metal panels were removed from the barn and part of the barn collapsed. Many of the vintage internal contents were damaged. Wind driven hail also cracked and shattered windows and windshields, but no hail size could be obtained.
A tornado formed southeast of Eddy, TX, just south of State Highway 7, in Falls County. The tornado moved northward, causing scattered tree damage as it crossed Highway 7. Several homes and outbuildings sustained minor structural damage as the tornado paralleled Falls County Road 436. One manufactured home sustained EF-1 type damage (DI 2, DOD 7) near the county line with McLennan. The tornado traveled farther north, approximately half a mile inside the limits of McLennan County, dissipating before it reached Bruceville and Interstate 35. The tornado was rated an EF-1 in Falls County with maximum estimated winds of 100 mph. It traveled about 2.33 miles in Falls County before exiting the county around 532 pm CDT.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
17,291
Population (ACS)
$111K
Median home value
16
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2024 | Flood | SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING | DR |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Winter Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORM | DR |
| 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 Falls County, Texas?
245 events are on record between 1954 and 2026, causing 1 direct deaths and $2.1M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Falls County?
Hail, with 96 recorded events — 39.2% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Falls County?
19 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 19 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Falls County?
16 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Falls County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Falls County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Falls County as very low risk, placing it in the 26 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Falls 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
- Erath County 545
- Fannin County 613
- El Paso County 442
- Fayette County 277
- Ellis County 926
- Fisher County 389
Cite this page
“Falls County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/falls-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.