Severe Weather History


Texas Wildfire History: 1,470 Recorded Events

1,480

Recorded events

14

Counties affected

33

Direct deaths

$992.2M

Property damage

Texas wildfire history: 1,480 recorded events across 14 counties between 1996 and 2026.

Decade by decade

Texas wildfire history by decade

Texas wildfire history: recorded events per decade
Texas wildfire history: recorded events per decade

The 1990s are the busiest decade on record with 10 reported wildfire events across Texas. Earlier decades are thinner because systematic reporting for this hazard expanded over time, not because the weather was calmer.

County ranking

Counties with the most wildfire events in Texas

RankCountyEventsDeathsDamageSpan
#1McCulloch County20$6K1999–2000
#2Ellis County10$01996–1996
#3Menard County10$2K1999–1999
#4Collin County10$01996–1996
#5Wichita County10$40K2000–2000
#6Haskell County10$01996–1996
#7Parker County10$01996–1996
#8Coryell County10$01996–1996
#9Jefferson County10$02003–2003
#10Clay County10$02000–2000
#11San Saba County10$10K2000–2000
#12Denton County10$01996–1996
#13Coke County10$2K1999–1999
#14Schleicher County10$10K1999–1999
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · ranked by recorded event count

All hazards in Texas · Wildfire across the U.S.