Texas, 2024
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 2024 was 5,673 against 7,686 in 2023.
Counties with the most recorded events
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May 2024 | Harris | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | — | 8 | — |
| 25 May 2024 | Cooke | Tornado | EF3 | $15,000,000 | 7 | 80 |
| 24 Dec 2024 | Grayson | Flood | — | $50,000 | 2 | — |
| 26 Feb 2024 | Hemphill | Wildfire | — | $300,000,000 | 1 | — |
| 13 Aug 2024 | Denton | Heat | — | — | 1 | 21 |
| 16 Aug 2024 | Denton | Excessive Heat | — | — | 1 | 15 |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Grayson | Thunderstorm Wind | 49 mph | — | 1 | 7 |
| 28 Dec 2024 | Brazoria | Tornado | EF2 | — | 1 | 5 |
| 28 Apr 2024 | Trinity | Tornado | EF1 | $100,000 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 Jun 2024 | Van Zandt | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $5,000 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 Jan 2024 | Webb | Ice Storm | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 23 Oct 2024 | Jim Wells | Dense Fog | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 28 May 2024 | Montgomery | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $50,000 | 1 | — |
| 17 Dec 2024 | Fannin | Dense Fog | — | $50,000 | 1 | — |
| 16 May 2024 | Harris | Lightning | — | $50,000 | 1 | — |
| 9 Apr 2024 | Bell | Flash Flood | — | $40,000 | 1 | — |
| 5 May 2024 | Johnson | Flash Flood | — | $20,000 | 1 | — |
| 24 Jan 2024 | Trinity | Flash Flood | — | — | 1 | — |
| 3 May 2024 | Montgomery | Lightning | — | — | 1 | — |
| 27 Jun 2024 | Brazos | Lightning | — | — | 1 | — |
| 17 Aug 2024 | Hood | Excessive Heat | — | — | 1 | — |
| 13 Aug 2024 | Dallas | Heat | — | — | 1 | — |
| 21 Aug 2024 | Victoria | Heat | — | — | 1 | — |
| 20 Aug 2024 | Forecast zone | Excessive Heat | — | — | 1 | — |
| 21 Aug 2024 | Bee | Heat | — | — | 1 | — |
| 4 Nov 2024 | Medina | Flash Flood | — | — | 1 | — |
| 3 Sep 2024 | Runnels | Flash Flood | — | — | 1 | — |
| 27 Feb 2024 | Hutchinson | Wildfire | — | — | 1 | — |
| 22 May 2024 | Bell | Tornado | EF2 | $5,000,000 | — | 30 |
| 24 Jun 2024 | Denton | Heat | — | — | — | 26 |
| 29 May 2024 | Hockley | Thunderstorm Wind | 120 mph | $35,000,000 | — | 13 |
| 2 Jun 2024 | Terrell | Tornado | EF3 | $400,000 | — | 12 |
| 1 Jul 2024 | Denton | Heat | — | — | — | 10 |
| 28 Dec 2024 | Montgomery | Tornado | EF3 | — | — | 10 |
| 7 Aug 2024 | Denton | Heat | — | — | — | 9 |
| 9 May 2024 | Delta | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $150,000 | — | 7 |
| 16 May 2024 | Harris | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $70,000,000 | — | — |
| 23 May 2024 | Henderson | Tornado | EF1 | $300,000 | — | 6 |
| 29 Jul 2024 | Denton | Heat | — | — | — | 4 |
| 2 May 2024 | Jones | Tornado | EF3 | — | — | 4 |
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 2024
| Declared | Number | Type | Incident | Title | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jul 2024 | DR-4798 | Major disaster | Hurricane | Hurricane Beryl | 67 |
| 17 May 2024 | DR-4781 | Major disaster | Flood | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding | 83 |
| 27 Feb 2024 | FM-5488 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Smokehouse Creek Fire | 3 |
| 27 Feb 2024 | FM-5487 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Windy Deuce Fire | 1 |
Flood insurance claims with a 2024 date of loss
4,718 NFIP claims, 3,152 of them paid, for $162,436,407.
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.