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Sabine County, Texas severe weather history spans 219 recorded events between 1957 and 2026. The dominant hazard is thunderstorm wind, accounting for 52.5% of all recorded events. It ranks #2,325 nationally and #210 in Texas.
219
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$19.0M
Property damage
The record
What the Sabine County, Texas severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Sabine County, Texas severe weather history averages 3.2 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2010s, with 61 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 22 events fall before 1990 and 197 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The deadliest hazard in the Sabine County, Texas record is thunderstorm wind, responsible for 1 direct deaths. The costliest is thunderstorm wind, with $16.3M 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 Sabine County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 115 | 1 | $16.3M | 100 | 1957–2026 |
| Hail | 47 | 0 | $5K | 2 | 1975–2026 |
| Flash Flood | 34 | 0 | $2.0M | 0 | 2001–2022 |
| Tornado | 22 | 0 | $728K | F3 | 1959–2025 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2016–2016 |
Decade by decade
Sabine County, Texas severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
23 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-03-20 | EF3 | 1 | 9 | 85.2 mi | Crossed in |
| 1974-03-20 | EF3 | 0 | 18 | 44.7 mi | Touched down here |
| 1966-08-12 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1959-04-08 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 mi | Touched down here |
| 2013-02-21 | EF1 | 1 | 2 | 4.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 2025-03-04 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 mi | Touched down here |
| 2024-07-08 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 2024-07-08 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 mi | Touched down here |
| 2022-03-30 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 2010-01-20 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 mi | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Sabine County
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | HEMPHILL | 1 | 0 | $50K |
| May 3, 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | MILAM | 0 | 1 | $40K |
| May 28, 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | HEMPHILL | 0 | 1 | $0 |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Hundreds of trees were uprooted across the area including several that fell across homes and automobiles. Nearly all secondary and Farm to Market roads were closed. Over 300 million board feet of timber was destroyed accounting for 6 million dollars in private timber loss while 10 million dollars damage occurred to homes and property.
Highway 87 was flooded north of Hemphill, Texas. Many roads across the northern part of the county were flooded. Many roads and bridges also washed out. Numerous homes and businesses were flooded throughout the county as well.
An EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 110 mph touched down along the western sections of Toledo Bend Reservoir near Holly Park Marina off of Carters Ferry Road. The tornado initially touched down as a waterspout on Toledo Bend, before moving ashore just south of Holly Park Marina, where it tossed and overturned a couple of RV's at an RV park. The tornado also threw a few boats, destroyed a boat dock, and a small fish cleaning station while also snapping a number of large hardwood trees. The tornado then moved back out over the open water before coming back ashore south of Nine Mile Road. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted along East Hamilton Road as well as nearby privately owned land, before the tornado again moved back over the water and lifted.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
10,023
Population (ACS)
$153K
Median home value
26
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 Sabine County, Texas?
219 events are on record between 1957 and 2026, causing 1 direct deaths and $19.0M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Sabine County?
Thunderstorm Wind, with 115 recorded events — 52.5% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Sabine County?
23 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 22 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Sabine County?
26 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Sabine County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Sabine County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Sabine County as very low risk, placing it in the 22 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Sabine 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
- Rusk County 778
- San Augustine County 187
- Runnels County 520
- San Jacinto County 223
- Rockwall County 229
- San Patricio County 359
Cite this page
“Sabine County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/sabine-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.