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Texas, 2001

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

3,487events recorded4,286 in 2000
54deaths recorded314 injuries
$5.5Bproperty damage (estimates)$570M crop damage
4disaster declarations29,242 NFIP claims, $1.0B paid
← 20002002 →

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders.

Events by hazard

Hail1,258
Wind966
Flood543
Drought240
Winter216
Tornado142
Other51
Lightning21
Heat20
Tropical17
Fog13

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2001 was 3,487 against 4,286 in 2000.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2001
Harris County82
Lubbock County72
Hockley County64
Tarrant County64
Carson County50
Potter County49
Lamb County46
Denton County44
Dallas County39
Bell County38
Castro County36
Hutchinson County36
Randall County35
Terry County35
Clay County33
Hale County33
Wise County33
Briscoe County32
Childress County32
Hall County32
Cochran County31
Cooke County31
Grayson County31
Palo Pinto County31
Parker County31

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
5 Jun 2001HarrisTropical Storm—$5,030,000,00022—
15 Nov 2001TravisFlash Flood—$500,000250
15 Nov 2001WilliamsonFlash Flood—$500,000210
15 Nov 2001LlanoFlash Flood—$100,000120
15 Nov 2001BlancoFlash Flood—$100,000110
15 Nov 2001GuadalupeFlash Flood—$80,00015
15 Nov 2001EdwardsFlash Flood—$80,00015
10 Apr 2001Forecast zoneHigh Wind71 mph$500,00013
24 Feb 2001BrownThunderstorm Wind—$10,0001—
19 Jul 2001HarrisHeat——1—
6 Aug 2001HarrisHeat——1—
3 Aug 2001HarrisHeat——1—
1 Aug 2001HarrisHeat——1—
22 Aug 2001HarrisHeat——1—
2 Aug 2001HarrisHeat——1—
12 Aug 2001HarrisHeat——1—
6 Aug 2001TarrantLightning——1—
5 Jul 2001HarrisHeat——1—
7 Jul 2001HarrisHeat——1—
11 Jul 2001HarrisHeat——1—
12 Jul 2001HarrisHeat——1—
5 Aug 2001HarrisHeat——1—
8 Aug 2001HarrisHeat——1—
9 Aug 2001HarrisHeat——1—
13 Aug 2001HarrisHeat——1—
14 Aug 2001HarrisHeat——1—
16 Aug 2001HarrisHeat——1—
11 Jun 2001HarrisHeat——1—
14 Jun 2001HarrisHeat——1—
27 Jun 2001HarrisHeat——1—
16 Dec 2001McLennanFlash Flood——1—
12 Oct 2001MedinaTornadoF2$20,000,000—25
31 Aug 2001DeWittFlash Flood—$250,000—20
15 Nov 2001HaysFlash Flood—$200,000—20
15 Nov 2001CaldwellFlash Flood—$80,000—20
6 May 2001BexarHail4.00 in$120,000,000——
20 May 2001TravisThunderstorm Wind—$2,000,000—10
15 Nov 2001BexarFlash Flood—$100,000—10
15 Nov 2001ComalFlash Flood—$80,000—10
15 Nov 2001LeeFlash Flood—$50,000—10

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 2001

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
9 Jun 2001DR-1379Major disasterCoastal StormTx-Tropical Storm Allison-06-06-200131
8 Jan 2001DR-1356Major disasterSevere Ice StormSevere Winter Ice Storm46
5 Jan 2001FM-2352Fire management assistanceFireTx - Amhurst Street Fire - 09/04/001
5 Jan 2001FM-2351Fire management assistanceFireTx - Alsbury Fire - 08/29/001

Flood insurance claims with a 2001 date of loss

29,242 NFIP claims, 25,539 of them paid, for $1,004,074,397.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.