Lampasas County, Texas severe weather history spans 243 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The dominant hazard is hail, accounting for 46.5% of all recorded events. It ranks #2,153 nationally and #185 in Texas.
243
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
7
Direct injuries
$7.6M
Property damage
The record
What the Lampasas County, Texas severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Lampasas County, Texas severe weather history averages 3.5 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2000s, with 82 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 30 events fall before 1990 and 213 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The costliest is thunderstorm wind, with $5.7M 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 Lampasas County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 113 | 0 | $765K | 4 | 1957–2025 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 76 | 0 | $5.7M | 71 | 1957–2025 |
| Flash Flood | 34 | 0 | $433K | 0 | 1997–2025 |
| Tornado | 15 | 0 | $333K | F2 | 1956–2016 |
| Flood | 3 | 0 | $300K | 0 | 2009–2016 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | $5K | 0 | 2008–2008 |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | $30K | 0 | 2015–2015 |
Decade by decade
Lampasas County, Texas severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
14 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973-05-24 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 2015-05-25 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 mi | Touched down here |
| 2015-05-25 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 1989-05-17 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 mi | Touched down here |
| 1981-05-15 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 1976-05-05 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 1968-01-18 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 mi | Touched down here |
| 1957-05-25 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 1956-05-01 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 2016-03-08 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 mi | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Lampasas County
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lometa | 0 | 6 | $5.0M |
| Jun 17, 2007 | Tornado | KEMPNER | 0 | 1 | $100K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A downburst that caused F2-like damage hit Lometa and areas up to three miles to the east. Wind speeds were estimated at 115 mph by the survey team, based on the damage pattern. Virtually every structure in town received damage, either from high winds or wind-driven baseball-size hail. The damage path through Lometa was north-to-south with buildings facing north having paint sand-blasted off from the wind. One house, one mile east of Lometa, had holes in steel siding from wind-driven hail. Trees three to four feet in diameter were blown down. On the west side of town, a tractor-semitrailer was blown over and pushed 20 feet before coming to rest. One mobile home, which was tied down, was not blown over by the wind, but in the center of the mobile home, where there were no tie downs, the damage was severe. The mobile home was still destroyed, but there were no injuries as the residents had taken shelter elsewhere before the storm struck.
The severe thunderstorm which struck Lometa was accompanied by wind-driven golf ball to baseball-size hail. Considerable damage was reported on the north side of structures, with penetration of roofs and even steel siding in one instance. Crops in the area of the wind-driven hail were destroyed.
Late newspaper reports indicated emergency personnel rescued nine people for high water after several residences were flooded by rain and heavy rain over the past few days. Approximately nine people were pulled from the flood waters. Water forced at least five additional persons to be displaced due to the flood.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
22,715
Population (ACS)
$250K
Median home value
19
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 Lampasas County, Texas?
243 events are on record between 1956 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths and $7.6M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Lampasas County?
Hail, with 113 recorded events — 46.5% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Lampasas County?
14 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 14 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Lampasas County?
19 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Lampasas County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Lampasas County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Lampasas County as very low risk, placing it in the 30 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Lampasas 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
- Lamb County 528
- La Salle County 165
- Lamar County 563
- Lavaca County 294
- Knox County 473
- Lee County 234
Cite this page
“Lampasas County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/lampasas-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.