Bosque County, Texas
County storm and disaster record · FIPS 48035 · population 18,211 · 983 sq mi
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 650 records for Bosque County, Texas from 1950 through June 30, 2026, on 425 days; the most frequent are hail reports (249 records). The deadliest single record is the May 15, 2023 lightning: 2 deaths. FEMA has issued 25 declarations naming the county since 1989, 23 of them for natural hazards; the latest for a natural hazard was “Hydra Fire” on September 15, 2026.
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
- 650on 425 days, 1950 to June 30, 2026
- Deaths recorded
- 58 injuries
- Damage, 2025 dollars
- $17Mas filed (scale steps before 1993)
- Tornadoes
- 39strongest F3
- FEMA declarations
- 25latest 2026
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 Bosque County most?
The most frequent records are hail reports: 249 since 1957. 63% of its hail reports since 1957 fell in April and May. 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.
| Hazard | Records | Days | First, last | Killed | Injured | Damage | Rank in state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 249 | 137 | 1957-2026 | 0 | 0 | $559K | 107 of 254 |
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 114 | 92 | 1958-2023 | 0 | 2 | $1.5M | 137 of 254 |
| Drought | 84 | 84 | 1996-2023 | 0 | 0 | $3.2M | 111 of 254 |
| Floods | 64 | 42 | 1996-2025 | 1 | 0 | $1.8M | 116 of 254 |
| Heat | 51 | 49 | 1998-2026 | 0 | 0 | – | 71 of 254 |
| Tornadoes | 39 | 28 | 1954-2021 | 2 | 3 | $9.3M | 142 of 254 |
| Winter storms | 26 | 26 | 1996-2026 | 0 | 0 | $61K | 148 of 254 |
| Extreme cold | 8 | 8 | 2019-2026 | 0 | 0 | $145K | 93 of 254 |
| Heavy rain | 6 | 6 | 1997-2015 | 0 | 0 | – | 53 of 254 |
| Wildfires | 4 | 4 | 2011-2022 | 0 | 2 | $27K | 114 of 254 |
| Lightning | 3 | 3 | 1996-2023 | 2 | 0 | $11K | 81 of 254 |
| High wind and dust storms | 2 | 2 | 2005-2007 | 0 | 1 | $30K | 164 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 Bosque County had?
NOAA records 39 tornadoes in Bosque County from 1954 to 2021, the strongest rated F3, with 2 deaths and 3 injuries recorded in the county. 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 40 tornadoes whose track touched Bosque County since 1950 (NOAA's county records number 39: 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.
| Date | Tornado | Rating | Path | Killed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-05-12 16:10, as SPC files it | Whitney | F3 | 7 mi | 2 |
| 1973-05-06 19:25, as SPC files it | Valley Mills | F5 | 10.6 mi | 0 |
Map of the strongest tornado tracks in Texas.
Every tornado record filed for Bosque County (39)
| Date | Place | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-24 | Norse, Bosque County | EFU 0.53 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2017-01-15 | Laguna Park, Bosque County | EF0 0.7 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $12K |
| 2017-01-15 | Clifton, Bosque County | EF1 1.38 mi x 120 yd | 0 | 0 | $108K |
| 2017-01-15 | Moshiem, Bosque County | EF0 4.77 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 0 | $241K |
| 2016-04-29 | Iredell, Bosque County | EF0 0.3 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2006-12-29 | Clifton, Bosque County | F0 0.7 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $3K |
| 2006-12-29 | Clifton, Bosque County | F2 7.14 mi x 300 yd | 0 | 0 | $586K |
| 2006-12-29 | Clifton, Bosque County | F0 1.5 mi x 75 yd | 0 | 0 | $15K |
| 2006-12-29 | Valley Mills, Bosque County | F0 1 mi x 75 yd | 0 | 0 | $3K |
| 2001-10-12 | Valley Mills, Bosque County | F1 1.5 mi x 75 yd | 0 | 0 | $50K |
| 2001-10-12 | Valley Mills, Bosque County | F0 2 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2001-05-05 | Kopperl, Bosque County | F0 1.7 mi x 75 yd | 0 | 0 | $33K |
| 2000-05-12 | Laguna Park, Bosque County | F3 7 mi x 400 yd | 2 | 0 | $5.1M |
| 1999-03-08 | Meridian, Bosque County | F0 0.1 mi x 0 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1998-03-16 | Valley Mills, Bosque County | F0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1996-10-21 | Kopperl, Bosque County | F0 0.1 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1994-04-26 | Morgan, Bosque County | F1 0.1 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | $995K |
| 1994-04-26 | Meridian, Bosque County | F0 0.1 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1994-04-26 | Meridian, Bosque County | F0 0.1 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1994-04-26 | Iredell, Bosque County | F2 1 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 1 | $995K |
| 1990-05-02 | Bosque County | F2 0.2 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1990-04-27 | Bosque County | F2 0.2 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1990-04-14 | Bosque County | F1 1 mi x 440 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1988-09-17 | Bosque County | F0 0.2 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1987-06-02 | Bosque County | F0 0.3 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1980-06-20 | Bosque County | F2 4.3 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 1 | $250K step |
| 1978-04-30 | Bosque County | F2 | 0 | 0 | $3K step |
| 1977-09-13 | Bosque County | F1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1976-06-18 | Bosque County | F1 | 0 | 0 | $3K step |
| 1976-05-25 | Bosque County | F2 4.1 mi x 33 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1971-05-09 | Bosque County | F2 0.1 mi x 67 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1970-10-26 | Bosque County | F0 0.5 mi x 33 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1970-10-26 | Bosque County | F0 0.1 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $250 step |
| 1966-04-19 | Bosque County | F1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1966-04-19 | Bosque County | F2 2 mi x 880 yd | 0 | 0 | $3K step |
| 1961-04-11 | Bosque County | F1 13.7 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1958-08-15 | Bosque County | F1 0.5 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $3K step |
| 1954-05-18 | Bosque County | F1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1954-04-28 | Bosque County | F1 2 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 1 | – |
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 Bosque County?
The most recent record with damage, injuries or deaths is the May 16, 2025 hail ($12,000 in damage in 2025 dollars).
Broadcast media relayed a photo of measured 2.76 inch hail.
National Weather Service event narrative, NOAA Storm Events Database (search the full record, event 1262026)
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-18 | HeatBosque County · forecast zone Bosque | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-04-28 | HailSmiths Bend, Bosque County | 1.50 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-04-28 | HailWalnut Spgs, Bosque County | 1.50 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-04-18 | HailClifton, Bosque County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-01-28 | Cold/Wind ChillBosque County · forecast zone Bosque | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-01-24 | Winter StormBosque County · forecast zone Bosque | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-01-24 | Extreme Cold/Wind ChillBosque County · forecast zone Bosque | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2025-08-19 | HeatBosque County · forecast zone Bosque | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2025-07-14 | Flash FloodMorgan, Bosque County | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2025-07-06 | Flash FloodBrazos Pt, Bosque County | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2025-07-06 | Flash FloodIredell, Bosque County | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2025-05-16 | HailKopperl, Bosque County | 1.00 in hail | 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
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-15 | LightningWest Womack Airport, Bosque County A father and his son were struck by lightning walking home from the bus stop. The father died the same day but the son died weeks later, in June. | 2 | 0 | – | |
| 2000-05-12 | TornadoLaguna Park, Bosque County A tornado formed over the central part of Lake Whitney at approximately 1610 CST. The tornado moved south and dissipated near the dam at 1625 CST. The tornado caused two deaths, both of which occurred in the same home, but no other injuries. The most significant damaged occurred at the Lakewood Harbor Subdivision, ... | F3 7 mi x 400 yd | 2 | 0 | $5.1M |
| 2016-04-29 | Flash FloodKopperl, Bosque County According to late published newspaper reports, a man was found dead inside his truck which was submerged in a creek that feeds into the upper end of Lake Whitney / Brazos River in Bosque County. Reports suggest the truck was driving on Bosque County Road 1190, when the vehicle was swept off the roadway. | 1 | 0 | $25K | |
| 2011-03-11 | WildfireBosque County · forecast zone Bosque The Big Trickle Ranch Fire began 2-3 miles northeast of Walnut Springs and burned 4044 acres. The fire jumped County Road 2007 in Somervell County. The Texas Department of Emergency Management reported one barn was lost in the fire and two firefighters were injured. | 0 | 2 | $16K | |
| 2007-02-24 | High WindBosque County · forecast zone Bosque Winds were between 20 to 30 MPH sustained and gusted between 50 and 60 MPH for hours. A huge cloud of dust overspread the county, causing visibilities to fall dramatically. A hundred-year-old grocery store in Valley Mills suffered major damage. Plywood and rocks were blown down at the front of the building. One store ... | 50 kt wind | 0 | 1 | $28K |
| 1994-04-26 | TornadoIredell, Bosque County Tornado number one was on the ground intermittently for about one mile. A grain silo was unroofed, one house destroyed, two mobile homes destroyed, a barn was destroyed, and at least 20 telephone poles were blown down. There was one minor injury. | F2 1 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 1 | $995K |
| 1989-06-14 | Thunderstorm WindBosque County | 0 | 1 | – | |
| 1989-06-07 | Thunderstorm WindBosque County | 0 | 1 | – |
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-05-12 | TornadoLaguna Park, Bosque County | F3 7 mi x 400 yd | 2 | 0 | $5.1M |
| 2016-04-17 | Flash FloodClifton, Bosque County | 0 | 0 | $615K | |
| 2006-12-29 | TornadoClifton, Bosque County | F2 7.14 mi x 300 yd | 0 | 0 | $586K |
| 2007-07-03 | Flash FloodMeridian, Bosque County | 0 | 0 | $356K | |
| 2017-01-15 | TornadoMoshiem, Bosque County | EF0 4.77 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 0 | $241K |
| 2022-08-17 | Thunderstorm WindMeridian, Bosque County | 65 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $202K |
| 2009-02-10 | Thunderstorm WindLaguna Park, Bosque County | 70 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $138K |
| 2017-01-15 | TornadoClifton, Bosque County | EF1 1.38 mi x 120 yd | 0 | 0 | $108K |
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 $250K, in the dollars of the day) holds: June 20, 1980 (tornado, Bosque 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 Bosque 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).
| Hazard | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 2 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 71 | 60 | 46 | 37 |
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 40 | 29 | 24 | 3 |
| Drought | – | – | – | – | 2 | 18 | 41 | 23 |
| Floods | – | – | – | – | 14 | 22 | 18 | 10 |
| Heat | – | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 6 | 40 z |
| Tornadoes | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
Heat in the 2020-26: 40 records against 6 in the decade before, 40 of them forecast-zone records. Cells marked z rose mostly through zone records. The local National Weather Service office files these once per forecast zone, so a change in how it draws its zones or splits a storm into records moves this count as much as the weather does; read it beside the Bosque County days with a record above.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records per calendar decade; zone records from the CZ_TYPE field (Z).
What time of year?
63% of its hail reports since 1957 fell in April and May. The two busiest months are in violet.
The values, month by month
Jan 35 · Feb 28 · Mar 68 · Apr 140 · May 125 · Jun 58 · Jul 40 · Aug 42 · Sep 31 · Oct 43 · Nov 15 · Dec 25 (records).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began.
Federal disaster declarations for Bosque County
FEMA's register lists 25 declarations that include Bosque County: 15 major disasters, 7 emergencies and 3 fire management assistance declarations. Most were for fire (7) and severe storm (6).
| Declared | Number | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | FM-5677 | Fire | Hydra Fire |
| 2024-05-17 | DR-4781 | Flood | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding |
| 2022-07-07 | FM-5443 | Fire | Hard Castle Fire |
| 2021-02-19 | DR-4586 | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storms |
| 2021-02-14 | EM-3554 | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| 2020-03-25 | DR-4485 | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic |
| 2020-03-13 | EM-3458 | Biological | Covid-19 |
| 2016-06-11 | DR-4272 | Flood | Severe Storms and Flooding |
| 2016-04-25 | DR-4269 | Flood | Severe Storms and Flooding |
| 2015-11-25 | DR-4245 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding |
| 2015-05-29 | DR-4223 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds and Flooding |
| 2011-09-09 | DR-4029 | Fire | Wildfires |
| 2011-03-12 | FM-2870 | Fire | Big Trickle Ranch Fire |
| 2008-03-14 | EM-3284 | Fire | Wildfires |
| 2007-06-29 | DR-1709 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding |
| 2006-01-11 | DR-1624 | Fire | Extreme Wildfire Threat |
| 2005-09-24 | DR-1606 | Hurricane | Hurricane Rita |
| 2005-09-21 | EM-3261 | Hurricane | Hurricane Rita |
| 2005-09-02 | EM-3216 | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation |
| 1999-09-01 | EM-3142 | Fire | Extreme Fire Hazards |
| 1998-08-26 | DR-1239 | Severe Storm | Tropical Storm Charley |
| 1993-09-10 | EM-3113 | Drought | Extreme Fire Hazard |
| 1991-12-26 | DR-930 | Flood | Severe Thunderstorms |
| 1990-05-02 | DR-863 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding |
| 1989-05-19 | DR-828 | Severe Storm | Severe 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 Bosque County had?
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 64 flood or flash flood records for Bosque County from 1996 to 2025, on 42 days, with 1 death. By flood insurance claims since 1978 (OpenFEMA, as of September 8, 2026), Bosque County ranks 1731st of 2,942 U.S. counties.
The National Flood Insurance Program has paid $1.5 million on 43 claims filed in Bosque County; the most in one year was 8 in 1991. Claims count insured losses only: uninsured flood damage is not in this file.
The values, year by year
1979: 2 · 1983: 1 · 1989: 2 · 1990: 1 · 1991: 8 · 1997: 2 · 1998: 8 · 2000: 1 · 2001: 1 · 2003: 2 · 2007: 4 · 2016: 2 · 2018: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2024: 7; 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 Bosque County
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Bosque County Very Low overall, with an expected annual loss of $9.1 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.
| Hazard | Risk rating | Expected annual loss | Modeled frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning | Relatively High | $982K | 50 a year (modeled) |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | $2.1M | about once a year (modeled) |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | $531K | once in about 189 years (modeled) |
| Hail | Relatively Low | $298K | 6.3 a year (modeled) |
| Heat Wave | Relatively Low | $391K | 14 modeled event-days a year |
| Cold Wave | Relatively Low | $667K | about once a year (modeled) |
| Drought | Relatively Low | $65K | 61 modeled event-days a year |
| Riverine Flooding | Relatively Low | $3.8M | 1.4 a year (modeled) |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index, county table, December 2025 release. FEMA's National Risk Index map.
Counties that share a border with Bosque County
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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