Roberts County, Texas severe weather history spans 346 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The dominant hazard is hail, accounting for 63.3% of all recorded events. It ranks #1,516 nationally and #144 in Texas.
346
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
6
Direct injuries
$3.7M
Property damage
The record
What the Roberts County, Texas severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Roberts County, Texas severe weather history averages 5.1 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2000s, with 120 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 40 events fall before 1990 and 306 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The costliest is tornado, with $3.3M in reported property damage. In total, 5 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in Roberts County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 219 | 0 | $268K | 4.5 | 1960–2025 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 76 | 0 | $221K | 78 | 1960–2025 |
| Tornado | 42 | 0 | $3.3M | F3 | 1957–2025 |
| Flash Flood | 6 | 0 | $1K | 0 | 2001–2025 |
| Heavy Rain | 3 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2013–2013 |
Decade by decade
Roberts County, Texas severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
51 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 43 touched down inside it and 8 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-16 | EF3 | 0 | 0 | 31.9 mi | Crossed in |
| 1968-05-06 | EF3 | 0 | 6 | 0.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 2019-05-23 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 17.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 1995-06-08 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 mi | Crossed in |
| 1990-05-31 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 mi | Crossed in |
| 1974-04-19 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 mi | Touched down here |
| 1973-04-13 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 90.1 mi | Crossed in |
| 1957-05-16 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 2025-04-24 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 11.3 mi | Touched down here |
| 2019-05-23 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 mi | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Roberts County
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 1968 | Tornado | 0 | 6 | $2.5M |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Two homes received moderate damage from the tornado while several storage sheds and a detached garage were completely destroyed. A few trees were snapped and numerous power poles were downed. No injuries or deaths were reported. One person whose home was struck by the tornado took shelter in the basement.
Damage was reported at a lumberyard in the town of Miami. The damage was to an east facing lumber shed which was not open faced…but was also empty at the time. The roof was lifted off the shed which blew into power poles immediately west of the shed. The power poles were knocked down which hit a small power station causing power outages for a while throughout the town. No injuries or fatalities were reported.
A small old wooden barn was destroyed. Sections of sheet metal were stripped off a larger barn. Several large tree limbs were broken. Several free-standing old fence posts were snapped. A large horse trailer (28 feet long) which included living quarters was flipped and pushed 8 feet. This event occurred 20 miles southwest of Wolf Creek Park.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
832
Population (ACS)
$162K
Median home value
14
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2024 | Fire | SMOKEHOUSE CREEK 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 |
| Sep 9, 2011 | Fire | WILDFIRES | DR |
Within the county
Most affected places
- Miami 198
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Roberts County, Texas?
346 events are on record between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths and $3.7M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Roberts County?
Hail, with 219 recorded events — 63.3% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Roberts County?
51 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 43 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Roberts County?
14 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Roberts County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Roberts County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Roberts County as very low risk, placing it in the 3 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Roberts 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
- Refugio County 153
- Robertson County 204
- Reeves County 400
- Rockwall County 229
- Red River County 459
- Runnels County 520
Cite this page
“Roberts County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/roberts-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.