Titus County, Texas severe weather history spans 309 recorded events between 1955 and 2026. The dominant hazard is thunderstorm wind, accounting for 44.0% of all recorded events. It ranks #1,732 nationally and #154 in Texas.
309
Recorded events
2
Direct deaths
18
Direct injuries
$4.1M
Property damage
The record
What the Titus County, Texas severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Titus County, Texas severe weather history averages 4.4 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 1990s, with 71 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 63 events fall before 1990 and 246 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The deadliest hazard in the Titus County, Texas record is tornado, responsible for 2 direct deaths. The costliest is thunderstorm wind, with $2.7M 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 Titus County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 136 | 0 | $2.7M | 100 | 1958–2026 |
| Hail | 111 | 0 | $0 | 2.75 | 1955–2026 |
| Flash Flood | 28 | 0 | $130K | 0 | 1996–2025 |
| Tornado | 26 | 2 | $1.3M | F3 | 1957–2020 |
| Funnel Cloud | 6 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2005–2020 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | $5K | 0 | 2009–2009 |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 1997–1997 |
Decade by decade
Titus County, Texas severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
29 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 26 touched down inside it and 3 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-05-04 | EF3 | 1 | 22 | 71.5 mi | Crossed in |
| 1961-03-26 | EF3 | 0 | 1 | 13.0 mi | Crossed in |
| 1961-03-26 | EF3 | 0 | 9 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 1961-03-26 | EF3 | 0 | 2 | 0.2 mi | Touched down here |
| 1984-10-18 | EF2 | 1 | 2 | 5.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 2015-04-13 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 2000-04-23 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 16.8 mi | Touched down here |
| 1989-06-07 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1979-03-19 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1973-06-03 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Titus County
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 1984 | Tornado | 1 | 2 | $250K | |
| May 4, 1999 | Tornado | WINFIELD | 1 | 0 | $330K |
| Mar 27, 1961 | Tornado | 0 | 9 | $250K | |
| Nov 23, 1983 | Thunderstorm Wind | 0 | 4 | $0 | |
| Mar 26, 1961 | Tornado | 0 | 2 | $3K | |
| Jun 13, 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | MT PLEASANT | 0 | 1 | $1.5M |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
This tornado developed in a high precipitation supercell as it moved eastward across the county. Small to moderate pine and oak trees were snapped and broken. A mobile home dealership in Cookville, TX was moderately damaged and several homes suffered shingle loss. This tornado continued into Morris County, TX. The F2 rating is from the Morris County, TX segment of this tornado.
A brief but potent EF-2 tornado touched down east of Winfield, Texas during the afternoon of April 13th. This tornado struck the Mid America Pet Food Plant and damage consisted of tossing cars, trucks and trash dumpsters. One dumpster was tossed nearly 150 yards and 40 feet high, landing on top of the warehouse. A second dumpster hit the edge of another building nearly 75 yards away and landed on top of a truck parked below. A portion of the warehouse was completely destroyed when the winds entered open doors and lifted the roof.
An EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 100 mph touched down near the intersection of County Road 1220 and County Road 1230 in Western Titus County several miles northeast of the Winfield community, where it snapped and uprooted numerous trees along County Road 1230 as it moved north. This tornado then flipped a two ton cattle trailer numerous times about 75-80 yards from a pasture to the front yard of a home, with two other smaller trailers also thrown about 75 yards in front of the home as well. It is believed that these trailers knocked down the support beams of the front porch of the home, with a license plate to the cattle trailer found about 1.5 miles down the road adjacent to a pond at a nearby farm. Several more trees were snapped and uprooted along and north of the intersection of County Road 1230 and County Road 1165, before the tornado lifted in a pasture just to the west of County Road 1165.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
31,363
Population (ACS)
$174K
Median home value
21
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 | EM |
Within the county
Most affected places
- Mt Pleasant 121
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Titus County, Texas?
309 events are on record between 1955 and 2026, causing 2 direct deaths and $4.1M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Titus County?
Thunderstorm Wind, with 136 recorded events — 44.0% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Titus County?
29 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 Titus County?
21 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Titus County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Titus County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Titus County as relatively low risk, placing it in the 47 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Titus 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
- Throckmorton County 355
- Tom Green County 1,302
- Terry County 341
- Travis County 1,181
- Terrell County 211
- Trinity County 232
Cite this page
“Titus County, Texas.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/texas/titus-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.