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Angelina County, Texas

County storm and disaster record · FIPS 48005 · population 86,270 · 798 sq mi

NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 738 records for Angelina County, Texas from 1950 through June 30, 2026, on 469 days; the most frequent are severe thunderstorm wind events (222 records). The deadliest single record is the July 1, 1998 heat, filed for the forecast zone Angelina, which covers the county: 5 deaths. FEMA has issued 23 declarations naming the county since 1989, 20 of them for natural hazards; the latest for a natural hazard was “Hurricane Beryl” on July 9, 2024.

The record, 1950 to 2026

Storm records filed for the county each year (2026 to June 30, 2026). Before 1996 NOAA recorded only tornadoes (from 1950), thunderstorm wind and hail (from 1955).

  • recorded, no damage figure
  • under $100,000
  • $100,000 or more
  • $1 million or more
  • $10 million or more, or a death
  • $100 million or more, or 10 deaths
  • a year's colour: its recorded damage or deaths
  • a year with a death
  • 1955: wind and hail recorded from 1955
  • 1996: all 48 event types from 1996
Storm records
738on 469 days, 1950 to June 30, 2026
Deaths recorded
1547 injuries
Damage, 2025 dollars
$75Mas filed (scale steps before 1993)
Tornadoes
43strongest EF3
FEMA declarations
23latest 2024

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026 (file revision 20260918); damage converted to 2025 dollars with the BLS CPI-U. Search the record at NCEI. BLS consumer price index.

What hazards hit Angelina County most?

The most frequent records are severe thunderstorm wind events: 222 since 1958. The rank column places the county among Texas's counties by days with a record per 1,000 square miles of land over each hazard's complete period.

Angelina County: records by hazard, 1950 to June 30, 2026
HazardRecordsDaysFirst, lastKilledInjuredDamageRank in state
Severe thunderstorm wind 222 157 1958-2026 2 3 $6.3M 44 of 254
Hail 181 112 1958-2026 0 0 $100K 106 of 254
Floods 118 57 1997-2025 0 0 $1.5M 60 of 254
Heat 89 88 1998-2025 8 2 – 21 of 254
Drought 43 42 1998-2026 0 0 – 187 of 254
Tornadoes 43 41 1953-2021 2 41 $67M 48 of 254
Winter storms 26 23 1997-2026 0 0 – 134 of 254
Extreme cold 6 6 2010-2026 0 0 $102K 108 of 254
Hurricanes and tropical storms 5 5 2005-2024 1 0 – 28 of 254
High wind and dust storms 2 2 2021-2021 1 0 – 152 of 254
Lightning 2 2 1997-2013 1 1 – 92 of 254
Fog, smoke and funnel clouds 1 1 1999-1999 0 0 – 131 of 254

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (county and forecast-zone records attributed to the county; a zone record shows its own totals on each county it covers). Days: dates with at least one record of the hazard in the county. Ranks: days with a record per 1,000 square miles of land (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer), since 1950 for tornadoes, 1955 for hail and thunderstorm wind, 1996 for the rest.

How many tornadoes has Angelina County had?

NOAA records 43 tornadoes in Angelina County from 1953 to 2021, the strongest rated EF3, with 2 deaths and 41 injuries recorded in the county. That is 48th of 254 Texas counties by days with tornadoes per 1,000 square miles since 1950. A tornado that crossed a county line is counted in each county it touched, with the length of its path inside the county.

Counted as whole tornadoes rather than county records, the Storm Prediction Center's database holds 44 tornadoes whose track touched Angelina County since 1950 (NOAA's county records number 43: they file a crossing tornado once per county segment, and the two databases differ on some tracks); along their whole tracks they killed 2 people.

The deadliest and strongest tornadoes that touched Angelina County, whole tracks
DateTornadoRatingPathKilled
1972-11-13 02:45, as SPC files itUnnamedF23.3 mi2
2009-12-23 21:56, as SPC files itLufkinEF34.06 mi0
2002-03-30 18:50, as SPC files itUnnamedF349 mi0
1990-01-19 15:40, as SPC files itHudsonF313 mi0
1974-03-20 18:35, as SPC files itHudsonF30.1 mi0

Map of the strongest tornado tracks in Texas.

Every tornado record filed for Angelina County (43)
Every tornado recorded in Angelina County, newest first
DatePlaceCharacterKilledInjuredDamage
2021-05-20 Gilbert, Angelina County EF1 2.6 mi x 75 yd 0 0 $33K
2020-01-10 Pollok, Angelina County EF1 0.31 mi x 150 yd 0 0 $68K
2017-05-03 Lufkin, Angelina County EF0 5.74 mi x 300 yd 0 0 $120K
2011-04-25 Clawson, Angelina County EF0 0.67 mi x 25 yd 0 0 $3K
2011-04-25 Pollok, Angelina County EF1 4.72 mi x 250 yd 0 0 $394K
2009-12-23 Lufkin, Angelina County EF3 4.06 mi x 300 yd 0 2 $14M
2005-05-28 Huntington, Angelina County F0 4 mi x 30 yd 0 0 –
2003-04-06 Pollok, Angelina County F2 13.7 mi x 440 yd 0 0 $4.0M
2002-03-30 Diboll, Angelina County F3 24.3 mi x 440 yd 0 6 $8.2M
2000-11-03 Diboll, Angelina County F1 2.3 mi x 35 yd 0 2 $137K
1997-11-28 Huntington, Angelina County F1 0.8 mi x 75 yd 0 0 $221K
1997-10-23 Pollok, Angelina County F0 2.5 mi x 150 yd 0 0 –
1991-05-04 Angelina County F0 0.2 mi x 10 yd 0 0 –
1990-04-27 Angelina County F1 0.2 mi x 10 yd 0 0 –
1990-01-19 Angelina County F3 8 mi x 100 yd 0 2 $2.5M step
1988-11-19 Angelina County F1 0.2 mi x 10 yd 0 0 –
1986-11-04 Angelina County F1 1 mi x 30 yd 0 2 $250K step
1986-06-09 Angelina County F0 0.2 mi x 10 yd 0 0 –
1983-12-10 Angelina County F2 18 mi x 50 yd 0 2 $2.5M step
1982-04-19 Angelina County F1 0 0 $250 step
1980-06-20 Angelina County F0 0 0 $250 step
1979-11-21 Angelina County F1 6.2 mi x 100 yd 0 0 $25K step
1978-11-26 Angelina County F1 1 mi x 33 yd 0 0 $3K step
1978-11-26 Angelina County F0 0 0 $3K step
1976-04-20 Angelina County F1 0.1 mi x 33 yd 0 0 –
1976-03-30 Angelina County F1 0 0 –
1974-03-20 Angelina County F3 0 0 –
1972-11-13 Angelina County F2 3.3 mi x 100 yd 2 0 $250K step
1972-03-28 Angelina County F2 18.7 mi x 150 yd 0 13 $2.5M step
1971-10-03 Angelina County F0 0.5 mi x 7 yd 0 0 $250 step
1968-04-21 Angelina County F2 1 mi x 17 yd 0 0 $3K step
1964-11-19 Angelina County F1 0.2 mi x 33 yd 0 0 $25K step
1962-03-24 Angelina County F1 0.3 mi x 17 yd 0 0 $3K step
1962-02-23 Angelina County F1 1 mi x 50 yd 0 0 $3K step
1961-07-24 Angelina County F2 0.2 mi x 17 yd 0 0 –
1960-09-22 Angelina County F2 0.4 mi x 30 yd 0 0 $250K step
1960-06-26 Angelina County F2 0.7 mi x 100 yd 0 0 $25K step
1958-05-03 Angelina County F1 21.3 mi x 200 yd 0 0 $25K step
1958-04-14 Angelina County F1 3.3 mi x 50 yd 0 0 $250 step
1958-03-05 Angelina County F1 1 mi x 17 yd 0 0 $25K step
1955-05-19 Angelina County F2 0.5 mi x 67 yd 0 0 $3K step
1954-04-30 Angelina County F2 25.9 mi x 883 yd 0 12 $250K step
1953-12-02 Angelina County F1 2.7 mi x 100 yd 0 0 $3K step

A damage figure marked "step" is a record from before 1993: NOAA then filed damage by category, and the figure is the category as entered, in the dollars of that year, not an estimate of the loss.

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, tornado records by county (path length in the county, maximum width); ratings as published: F scale before February 1, 2007, EF scale after. Whole-track figures: NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database (1950-2025). SPC severe weather database.

When was the last damaging storm in Angelina County?

The most recent record with damage, injuries or deaths is the May 20, 2021 tornado ($33,000 in damage in 2025 dollars).

An EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds near 100 mph touched down on the south end of a large property along Old Bonner Road and tracked north-northwest for at least an estimated 2.5 miles through rural areas of Northwest Angelina County. Much of the damage was observed in this large property area, with damage mainly confined to numerous trees being uprooted, trunks snapped, or losing large branches. One outbuilding did receive minor damage on the outskirts of the tornado on this property. The tornadic damage extended as far as the eye could see south of the south boundary of the aforementioned property, although access to survey farther south was unavailable due to a lack of road access. The tornado continued north across Blackburn Switch Road, where a narrow swath of EF-0 tree damage was observed. …
National Weather Service event narrative, NOAA Storm Events Database (search the full record, event 952531)
The 12 most recent records kept for Angelina County
DateRecordCharacterKilledInjuredDamage
2026-06-02 Thunderstorm WindZavalla, Angelina County 52 kt wind 0 0 –
2026-05-01 DroughtAngelina County · forecast zone Angelina 0 0 –
2026-04-29 HailDunagan Station, Angelina County 1.00 in hail 0 0 –
2026-04-02 DroughtAngelina County · forecast zone Angelina 0 0 –
2026-03-11 Thunderstorm WindDonovan, Angelina County 52 kt wind 0 0 –
2026-03-11 Thunderstorm WindShawnee, Angelina County 52 kt wind 0 0 –
2026-03-11 Thunderstorm WindShawnee, Angelina County 52 kt wind 0 0 –
2026-03-01 DroughtAngelina County · forecast zone Angelina 0 0 –
2026-02-01 DroughtAngelina County · forecast zone Angelina 0 0 –
2026-01-24 Cold/Wind ChillAngelina County · forecast zone Angelina 0 0 –
2026-01-24 Winter StormAngelina County · forecast zone Angelina 0 0 –
2026-01-15 DroughtAngelina County · forecast zone Angelina 0 0 –

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database; every record of 2025-2026 is listed, earlier ones when they caused deaths, injuries or $250,000 of damage (2025 dollars), and every tornado.

The deadliest and costliest records

Records with deaths or injuries in Angelina County, most deaths first
DateRecordCharacterKilledInjuredDamage
1998-07-01 HeatAngelina County · forecast zone Angelina Northeast Texas saw much of the same heat in July as they did in June with record or near record heat. July was the hottest month for most of northeast Texas since 1980. 5 0 –
2019-04-13 Thunderstorm WindCentral, Angelina County A tree fell on the vehicle in the 1800 block of Dewitt Henson Road near Pollok, killing an 8 year old boy and a 3 year old boy sitting in the backseat. The two parents sitting in the front seat sustained minor injuries. 61 kt wind 2 2 –
1972-11-13 TornadoAngelina County F2 3.3 mi x 100 yd 2 0 $250K step
2021-05-10 Strong WindAngelina County · forecast zone Angelina A tree fell on a home on Lafayette Street in Lufkin, killing an 80 year old woman inside. Saturated soils from recent heavy rainfall during the evening was the likely cause for the tree to fall. 22 kt wind 1 0 –
2013-05-21 LightningLufkin, Angelina County A woman was struck by lightning and killed outside an eating establishment during the nighttime hours of May 21st. She was standing outside adjacent to the restaurant holding an umbrella when she was struck. According to a Lufkin Police spokesman, lightning entered her upper torso and exited her feet. A chunk of ... 1 0 –
2010-08-24 Excessive HeatAngelina County · forecast zone Angelina The ambient temperature in the Lufkin, Texas area during the afternoon of August 24th was 103 degrees. An infant was left inside a vehicle and was later found that afternoon deceased from the excessive heat inside the vehicle. Heat index values at the time were near 105 degrees. 1 0 –
2010-08-02 Excessive HeatAngelina County · forecast zone Angelina The excessive heat resulted in the death of a 61 year old male during the afternoon of August 2nd. The man died of a heat stroke while outside. 1 0 –
2005-09-24 Hurricane (Typhoon)Angelina County · forecast zone Angelina Hurricane Rita moved onshore the Southeast Texas/Southwest Louisiana coast during the early morning hours of September 24, 2005 and moved northward into portions of East Central Texas during the predawn hours. The hurricane remained a category two storm as it moved northward into extreme eastern Angelina County, ... 1 0 –

A damage figure marked "step" is a record from before 1993: NOAA then filed damage by category, and the figure is the category as entered, in the dollars of that year, not an estimate of the loss.

The costliest records in Angelina County since 1993, damage in 2025 dollars
DateRecordCharacterKilledInjuredDamage
2009-12-23 TornadoLufkin, Angelina County EF3 4.06 mi x 300 yd 0 2 $14M
2002-03-30 TornadoDiboll, Angelina County F3 24.3 mi x 440 yd 0 6 $8.2M
1998-02-10 Thunderstorm WindLufkin, Angelina County 0 0 $4.5M
2003-04-06 TornadoPollok, Angelina County F2 13.7 mi x 440 yd 0 0 $4.0M
2000-11-03 Flash FloodLufkin, Angelina County 0 0 $857K
2011-04-25 TornadoPollok, Angelina County EF1 4.72 mi x 250 yd 0 0 $394K
2009-10-29 Flash FloodDiboll, Angelina County 0 0 $344K
2011-04-25 Thunderstorm WindPollok, Angelina County 78 kt wind 0 0 $328K

Before 1993 NOAA filed damage by category, not amount, so the list above starts in 1993. The highest category filed here before then (entered as $2.5M, in the dollars of the day) holds: March 28, 1972 (tornado, Angelina County); December 10, 1983 (tornado, Angelina County); January 19, 1990 (tornado, Angelina County).

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: deaths and injuries direct and indirect; damage is property plus crops as estimated by the National Weather Service, converted to 2025 dollars.

Is it getting more frequent?

Records per decade for Angelina County's most frequent hazards. Counts rose everywhere after 1996, when NOAA began recording every event type, so compare decades within a hazard's complete period only (the shaded cells come before it).

Angelina County: records per decade (the 2020s to June 30, 2026)
Hazard1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020-26
Severe thunderstorm wind16101455366238
Hail2621552514211
Floods––––7256224
Heat––––212759
Drought––––212020
Tornadoes67965532

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records per calendar decade; zone records from the CZ_TYPE field (Z).

What time of year?

Records by month in Angelina County. The two busiest months are in violet.

The values, month by month

Jan 41 · Feb 37 · Mar 59 · Apr 112 · May 118 · Jun 65 · Jul 95 · Aug 69 · Sep 23 · Oct 29 · Nov 37 · Dec 53 (records).

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began.

Federal disaster declarations for Angelina County

FEMA's register lists 23 declarations that include Angelina County: 13 major disasters, 10 emergencies and 0 fire management assistance declarations. Most were for hurricane (8) and severe storm (4).

Declarations including Angelina County, newest first
DeclaredNumberTypeTitle
2024-07-09DR-4798HurricaneHurricane Beryl
2021-02-19DR-4586Severe Ice StormSevere Winter Storms
2021-02-14EM-3554Severe Ice StormSevere Winter Storm
2020-08-24EM-3540HurricaneTropical Storms Marco and Laura
2020-03-25DR-4485BiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
2020-03-13EM-3458BiologicalCovid-19
2016-03-19DR-4266FloodSevere Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding
2015-05-29DR-4223Severe StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds and Flooding
2008-09-13DR-1791HurricaneHurricane Ike
2008-09-10EM-3294HurricaneHurricane Ike
2008-08-29EM-3290HurricaneHurricane Gustav
2006-01-11DR-1624FireExtreme Wildfire Threat
2005-09-24DR-1606HurricaneHurricane Rita
2005-09-21EM-3261HurricaneHurricane Rita
2005-09-02EM-3216HurricaneHurricane Katrina Evacuation
2003-02-01EM-3171OtherLoss of the Space Shuttle Columbia
2001-06-09DR-1379Coastal StormTx-Tropical Storm Allison-06-06-2001
1999-09-01EM-3142FireExtreme Fire Hazards
1998-08-26DR-1239Severe StormTropical Storm Charley
1996-02-23EM-3117FireExtreme Fire Hazard
1994-10-18DR-1041FloodSevere Thunderstorms and Flooding
1990-05-02DR-863Severe StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding
1989-05-19DR-828Severe StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2), declarations through October 2, 2026; one declaration is counted once however many areas it names. OpenFEMA dataset page.

How many floods has Angelina County had?

NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 118 flood or flash flood records for Angelina County from 1997 to 2025, on 57 days, with 0 deaths. By flood insurance claims since 1978 (OpenFEMA, as of September 8, 2026), Angelina County ranks 703rd of 2,942 U.S. counties.

Named storms on Angelina County's flood and tropical record
StormBeganRecordsDeaths in the county
Hurricane Rita2005-09-2411

The National Flood Insurance Program has paid $5.4 million on 328 claims filed in Angelina County; the most in one year was 55 in 2004. Claims count insured losses only: uninsured flood damage is not in this file.

The values, year by year

1979: 4 · 1980: 5 · 1981: 1 · 1982: 10 · 1983: 4 · 1985: 9 · 1986: 4 · 1987: 6 · 1989: 2 · 1990: 7 · 1991: 3 · 1993: 2 · 1994: 5 · 1995: 43 · 1997: 3 · 1998: 5 · 1999: 15 · 2000: 5 · 2001: 3 · 2004: 55 · 2005: 3 · 2006: 1 · 2007: 3 · 2008: 2 · 2009: 32 · 2010: 4 · 2012: 3 · 2013: 1 · 2015: 40 · 2017: 3 · 2018: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2021: 17 · 2022: 3 · 2023: 1 · 2024: 4 · 2025: 15; the other years: 0.

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims, as of September 8, 2026; claims by year of loss, payments in the dollars of the year paid. OpenFEMA dataset page.

FEMA's modeled risk for Angelina County

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Angelina County Relatively Low overall, with an expected annual loss of $23.4 million. These are FEMA's model estimates of future loss from 18 hazards, not a count of what happened; they can differ from the record above.

National Risk Index ratings for Angelina County (December 2025 release), by FEMA's rating, then score
HazardRisk ratingExpected annual lossModeled frequency
LightningRelatively High$1.2M67 a year (modeled)
Strong WindRelatively High$1.9M2.5 a year (modeled)
Heat WaveRelatively Moderate$4.8M20 modeled event-days a year
Ice StormRelatively Moderate$240Kabout once a year (modeled)
Winter WeatherRelatively Moderate$117K2.3 a year (modeled)
TornadoRelatively Moderate$1.8Monce in about 2 years (modeled)
HurricaneRelatively Low$1.7Monce in about 11 years (modeled)
WildfireRelatively Low$326Konce in about 620 years (modeled)

Source: FEMA National Risk Index, county table, December 2025 release. FEMA's National Risk Index map.

Counties that share a border with Angelina County

  1. Nacogdoches County 758
  2. Cherokee County 752
  3. Angelina County 738
  4. Jasper County 446
  5. Houston County 414
  6. Polk County 364
  7. San Augustine County 344
  8. Tyler County 330
  9. Trinity County 276

Source: U.S. Census Bureau county adjacency file; NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records since 1950. The Census Bureau's adjacency file.

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