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San Patricio County, Texas severe weather history spans 359 recorded events between 1954 and 2025. The dominant hazard is thunderstorm wind, accounting for 29.5% of all recorded events. It ranks #1,436 nationally and #138 in Texas.
359
Recorded events
2
Direct deaths
43
Direct injuries
$23.8M
Property damage
The record
What the San Patricio County, Texas severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, San Patricio County, Texas severe weather history averages 5.1 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2010s, with 106 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 66 events fall before 1990 and 293 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The deadliest hazard in the San Patricio County, Texas record is flood, responsible for 2 direct deaths. The costliest is flash flood, with $10.4M in reported property damage. In total, 8 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in San Patricio County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 106 | 0 | $5.8M | 95 | 1956–2025 |
| Flash Flood | 102 | 0 | $10.4M | 0 | 1997–2024 |
| Hail | 66 | 0 | $1.2M | 2.75 | 1958–2025 |
| Tornado | 58 | 0 | $6.3M | F3 | 1954–2022 |
| Flood | 13 | 2 | $125K | 0 | 2007–2021 |
| Funnel Cloud | 6 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 1997–2013 |
| Heavy Rain | 6 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2008–2025 |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | $50K | 0 | 2005–2017 |
Decade by decade
San Patricio County, Texas severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
56 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 51 touched down inside it and 5 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-10-22 | EF3 | 0 | 25 | 20.5 mi | Crossed in |
| 1980-08-09 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1976-05-26 | EF2 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 1967-09-22 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 18.2 mi | Crossed in |
| 1962-08-20 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 1961-04-29 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 mi | Crossed in |
| 1960-10-16 | EF2 | 0 | 11 | 5.9 mi | Touched down here |
| 2012-05-10 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 2012-04-16 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 mi | Crossed in |
| 2010-06-02 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 mi | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in San Patricio County
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2010 | Flood | ST PAUL | 2 | 0 | $0 |
| Oct 23, 1954 | Tornado | 0 | 25 | $250K | |
| Oct 16, 1960 | Tornado | 0 | 11 | $25K | |
| May 15, 2015 | Tornado | GREGORY | 0 | 3 | $100K |
| Jun 19, 1956 | Tornado | 0 | 3 | $3K | |
| May 26, 1976 | Tornado | 0 | 1 | $25K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Between 5 and 8 inches of rain from Hurricane Alex left several flooded County and Farm to Market roadways across San Patricio county for a few days after the event. An elderly couple's vehicle stalled in flood waters near CR 696 & CR 1441. The couple abandoned their vehicle, and swept into floodwaters and drowned.
Spur 202 and Farm to Market Road 3284 were flooded in Gregory. Water depth reached 3 feet in some portions of Gregory. There were 8 families that were rescued from the high water. There were 28 people that were placed in a local shelter due to the flooding. ||The flood devastated the city of Gregory and the Tradewinds Subdivision 5 miles north of Gregory. In Gregory, 80 percent of the homes were flooded. There were 496 homes with minor damage and 16 homes with major damage. There were 28 businesses in Gregory that received minor damage. In the Tradewinds Subdivision, 26 homes were flooded.
Flooding across the entire county caused damage to roads and infrastructure. Flooding also damaged a hotel in Aransas Pass with 23 rooms receiving damage. A total of 78 homes were flooded in the cities of Sinton, Ingleside, and Aransas Pass. Sixteen residents in Sinton were evacuated from their homes during the flooding. 17 homes and 3 business were affected by flooding in Ingleside.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Relatively Moderate
FEMA NRI risk rating
70,181
Population (ACS)
$192K
Median home value
34
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2025 | Fire | WELDER FIRE | FM |
| Jul 9, 2024 | Hurricane | HURRICANE BERYL | 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 |
| Jul 26, 2020 | Hurricane | HURRICANE HANNA | EM |
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in San Patricio County, Texas?
359 events are on record between 1954 and 2025, causing 2 direct deaths and $23.8M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in San Patricio County?
Thunderstorm Wind, with 106 recorded events — 29.5% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed San Patricio County?
56 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 51 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover San Patricio County?
34 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include San Patricio County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is San Patricio County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates San Patricio County as relatively moderate risk, placing it in the 85 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the San Patricio 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
- San Jacinto County 223
- San Saba County 258
- San Augustine County 187
- Schleicher County 148
- Sabine County 219
- Scurry County 554
Cite this page
“San Patricio County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/san-patricio-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.