Texas, 2010
The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.
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
Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2010 was 2,942 against 5,050 in 2009.
Counties with the most recorded events
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 2010 | Tarrant | Winter Weather | — | $80,000 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 Jul 2010 | San Patricio | Flood | — | — | 2 | — |
| 20 Jun 2010 | Dallas | Heat | — | — | 2 | — |
| 24 Apr 2010 | Van Zandt | Lightning | — | $200,000 | 1 | 9 |
| 14 May 2010 | Midland | Flash Flood | — | $175,000 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 Feb 2010 | Hale | Winter Weather | — | $50,000 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 Jun 2010 | Chambers | Lightning | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 9 Sep 2010 | Montgomery | Lightning | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 9 Jun 2010 | Comal | Flash Flood | — | $10,000,000 | 1 | — |
| 7 Sep 2010 | Bell | Flash Flood | — | $3,000,000 | 1 | — |
| 11 Feb 2010 | Kaufman | Heavy Snow | — | $1,000,000 | 1 | — |
| 8 Sep 2010 | Johnson | Flash Flood | — | $400,000 | 1 | — |
| 23 Feb 2010 | Anderson | Heavy Snow | — | $250,000 | 1 | — |
| 8 Jan 2010 | Newton | Cold/Wind Chill | — | $50,000 | 1 | — |
| 28 Jan 2010 | Bailey | Winter Storm | — | $20,000 | 1 | — |
| 15 Apr 2010 | Kerr | Flash Flood | — | $20,000 | 1 | — |
| 14 May 2010 | Harris | Flash Flood | — | $5,000 | 1 | — |
| 4 Feb 2010 | Bexar | Flash Flood | — | — | 1 | — |
| 15 Jul 2010 | Val Verde | Heat | — | — | 1 | — |
| 5 May 2010 | Val Verde | Heat | — | — | 1 | — |
| 2 Aug 2010 | Angelina | Excessive Heat | — | — | 1 | — |
| 24 Aug 2010 | Angelina | Excessive Heat | — | — | 1 | — |
| 4 Feb 2010 | Potter | Winter Weather | — | — | 1 | — |
| 1 Aug 2010 | Hidalgo | Flood | — | — | 1 | — |
| 29 Apr 2010 | Dallas | Heat | — | — | 1 | — |
| 27 May 2010 | Tarrant | Heat | — | — | 1 | — |
| 4 Jun 2010 | Guadalupe | Heat | — | — | 1 | — |
| 7 Sep 2010 | Travis | Flash Flood | — | — | 1 | — |
| 8 Sep 2010 | Bexar | Flash Flood | — | — | 1 | — |
| 8 Sep 2010 | Williamson | Flash Flood | — | — | 1 | — |
| 20 Sep 2010 | Nueces | Flash Flood | — | — | 1 | — |
| 7 Jan 2010 | Dallas | Winter Weather | — | $700,000 | — | 45 |
| 2 Jun 2010 | Nueces | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $250,000 | — | 6 |
| 11 Feb 2010 | Denton | Heavy Snow | — | $2,000,000 | — | 5 |
| 6 Jul 2010 | Tarrant | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $50,000 | — | 5 |
| 24 Oct 2010 | Navarro | Tornado | EF2 | $1,000,000 | — | 4 |
| 7 Jan 2010 | Hill | Winter Weather | — | $100,000 | — | 4 |
| 8 Jul 2010 | Starr | Flood | — | $37,000,000 | — | — |
| 11 Feb 2010 | Hunt | Heavy Snow | — | $500,000 | — | 3 |
| 24 Apr 2010 | Wood | Tornado | EF0 | $75,000 | — | 3 |
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 2010
| Declared | Number | Type | Incident | Title | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Aug 2010 | DR-1931 | Major disaster | Hurricane | Hurricane Alex | 21 |
| 29 Jun 2010 | EM-3313 | Emergency | Hurricane | Tropical Storm Alex | 25 |
Flood insurance claims with a 2010 date of loss
2,659 NFIP claims, 1,895 of them paid, for $72,469,695.
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.