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Grimes County, Texas severe weather history spans 207 recorded events between 1954 and 2025. The dominant hazard is thunderstorm wind, accounting for 40.6% of all recorded events. It ranks #2,403 nationally and #221 in Texas.
207
Recorded events
2
Direct deaths
5
Direct injuries
$4.2M
Property damage
The record
What the Grimes County, Texas severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Grimes County, Texas severe weather history averages 2.9 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2000s, with 62 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 25 events fall before 1990 and 182 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The deadliest hazard in the Grimes County, Texas record is thunderstorm wind, responsible for 1 direct deaths. The costliest is flash flood, with $1.9M 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 Grimes County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 84 | 1 | $915K | 70 | 1957–2025 |
| Hail | 55 | 0 | $225K | 2.5 | 1958–2020 |
| Flash Flood | 48 | 0 | $1.9M | 0 | 1997–2024 |
| Tornado | 15 | 0 | $1.1M | F2 | 1954–2025 |
| Funnel Cloud | 3 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2000–2024 |
| Lightning | 2 | 1 | $23K | 0 | 2006–2019 |
Decade by decade
Grimes County, Texas severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
20 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 19 touched down inside it and 1 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-26 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 mi | Touched down here |
| 1981-02-10 | EF2 | 0 | 2 | 2.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 1964-05-01 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 mi | Crossed in |
| 2024-04-28 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 mi | Touched down here |
| 2016-05-26 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 2015-11-17 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 9.3 mi | Touched down here |
| 2006-12-29 | EF1 | 0 | 3 | 15.9 mi | Touched down here |
| 1983-12-10 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1954-05-11 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 1954-07-26 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 mi | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Grimes County
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 1988 | Thunderstorm Wind | 1 | 2 | $0 | |
| Oct 12, 2006 | Lightning | ANDERSON | 1 | 0 | $8K |
| Feb 10, 1981 | Tornado | 0 | 2 | $250K | |
| Apr 28, 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 | 1 | $0 |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Water rescues were occurring through the county. FM 362 at Beason Creek was closed due to flooding. Washington Street at Foster Street, Buckingham Lane at FM 379 and Courtney Street in the town of Navasota were all impassable and closed as they were inundated with nearly two feet of water.
Large damage path extended from a large commercial metal building across a ranchers property and on east into a wooded area. The large metal building and a house of the property were destroyed. Around this area and in wooded area numerous large trees were uprooted and snapped. Worst of the damage was consistent with EF2 rating.
This EF-1 tornado produced a damage path that started three miles west of Carlos near Route 30 with damage to trees and structures along Ada Oaks Lane. The path continued to the north northeast crossing County Road 173 then ran more parallel to County Road 244, crossing County Road 244 twice along its over 9 mile path. Damage was intermittent with numerous large trees uprooted or with their trunks snapped. Two trailers were thrown and destroyed. Numerous barns, farm outbuildings and mobile homes suffered severe damage. In numerous cases, tin and lumber debris were thrown over half a mile.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
31,340
Population (ACS)
$237K
Median home value
27
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2024 | Hurricane | HURRICANE BERYL | DR |
| May 17, 2024 | Flood | SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING | DR |
| Feb 19, 2021 | Severe Ice Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORMS | DR |
| Feb 14, 2021 | Severe Ice Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORM | EM |
| Aug 24, 2020 | Hurricane | TROPICAL STORMS MARCO AND LAURA | EM |
| Mar 25, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 PANDEMIC | DR |
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Grimes County, Texas?
207 events are on record between 1954 and 2025, causing 2 direct deaths and $4.2M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Grimes County?
Thunderstorm Wind, with 84 recorded events — 40.6% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Grimes County?
20 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 Grimes County?
27 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Grimes County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Grimes County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Grimes County as relatively low risk, placing it in the 57 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Grimes 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
- Gregg County 635
- Guadalupe County 365
- Grayson County 1,075
- Hale County 715
- Gray County 847
- Hall County 467
Cite this page
“Grimes County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/grimes-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.