Guadalupe County, Texas severe weather history spans 365 recorded events between 1953 and 2025. The dominant hazard is thunderstorm wind, accounting for 35.3% of all recorded events. It ranks #1,408 nationally and #133 in Texas.
365
Recorded events
8
Direct deaths
546
Direct injuries
$36.6M
Property damage
The record
What the Guadalupe County, Texas severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Guadalupe County, Texas severe weather history averages 5.1 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2000s, with 98 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 70 events fall before 1990 and 295 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The deadliest hazard in the Guadalupe County, Texas record is flash flood, responsible for 8 direct deaths. The costliest is hail, with $10.1M 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 Guadalupe County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 129 | 0 | $6.7M | 70 | 1960–2025 |
| Hail | 110 | 0 | $10.1M | 4 | 1955–2025 |
| Flash Flood | 95 | 8 | $9.1M | 0 | 1997–2025 |
| Tornado | 25 | 0 | $513K | F3 | 1953–2023 |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | $110K | 0 | 2009–2015 |
| Funnel Cloud | 2 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 1997–2012 |
| Flood | 2 | 0 | $10.0M | 0 | 2007–2010 |
Decade by decade
Guadalupe County, Texas severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
26 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-09-20 | EF3 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1953-12-01 | EF3 | 0 | 10 | 5.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 2022-03-21 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 mi | Touched down here |
| 2015-10-30 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 mi | Touched down here |
| 2007-07-21 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1969-05-22 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 1967-05-01 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 1961-09-04 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 mi | Touched down here |
| 1956-10-20 | EF2 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 2015-10-30 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 mi | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Guadalupe County
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 1998 | Flash Flood | COUNTYWIDE | 4 | 500 | $5.0M |
| Nov 15, 2001 | Flash Flood | COUNTYWIDE | 1 | 5 | $80K |
| Mar 10, 2017 | Flash Flood | MARION | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| May 25, 2013 | Flash Flood | SENERTZ | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| Mar 12, 2007 | Flash Flood | SEGUIN | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 22, 1997 | Flash Flood | COUNTYWIDE | 0 | 20 | $300K |
| Dec 2, 1953 | Tornado | 0 | 10 | $250K | |
| Sep 5, 2001 | Flash Flood | NORTH PORTION | 0 | 4 | $80K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Rainfall through the late afternoon brought totals across the county to 2 to 3 inches, with isolated amounts in the Seguin area to near 6 inches. Widespread flash flooding swept cars into low water crossings across the county. The occupants of a mobile-home park were forced to evacuate when flood waters threatened their area. Some buildings of the Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City school district were flooded. A 19-year old woman was drowned after the car she was riding in became stranded at a low water crossing across Geronimo Creek. The driver was rescued. Another vehicle was stalled in the deep water at the same time, but all occupants of that vehicle were able to be rescued.
Thunderstorms across the northern half of Guadalupe County produced general 2 inch rainfall with up to 6 inches near Kingsbury. Flash flooding closed FM20 and FM621, among many other area roads through the early morning hours. Three men and a woman were attempting to drive through a low area on Laubach Road around 0120 am CST on Laubach Road that was experiencing flash flooding from nearby Geronimo Creek. Their car stalled and the three men attempted to push the car to safety while the woman steered. Unfamiliar with this area, and in the dark, they became confused and moved the car the wrong direction, causing it to be swept into Geronimo Creek. The men escaped the flash flooding safely but the young woman was swept downstream and drowned.
A flood wave went down the Guadalupe River and affect homes along the river from New Braunfels down to Seguin. Property damage including flooded homes, trailers, vehicles, and boats, was seen along the banks of the river including areas around Lake Dunlap and Lake McQueeney. A total of 231 homes were damaged in Guadalupe County along the Guadalupe River. No damage estimate was available.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Relatively Moderate
FEMA NRI risk rating
183,642
Population (ACS)
$304K
Median home value
23
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 2025 | Flood | SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING | 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 |
| 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 Guadalupe County, Texas?
365 events are on record between 1953 and 2025, causing 8 direct deaths and $36.6M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Guadalupe County?
Thunderstorm Wind, with 129 recorded events — 35.3% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Guadalupe County?
26 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 26 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Guadalupe County?
23 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Guadalupe County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Guadalupe County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Guadalupe County as relatively moderate risk, placing it in the 92 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Guadalupe 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
- Grimes County 207
- Hale County 715
- Gregg County 635
- Hall County 467
- Grayson County 1,075
- Hamilton County 389
Cite this page
“Guadalupe County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/guadalupe-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.