Concho County, Texas
County storm and disaster record · FIPS 48095 · population 2,289 · 984 sq mi
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 373 records for Concho County, Texas from 1950 through June 30, 2026, on 249 days; the most frequent are hail reports (173 records). The most damaging was the August 1, 1998 drought ($10.9 million in 2025 dollars). FEMA has issued 15 declarations naming the county since 1993, 13 of them for natural hazards; the latest for a natural hazard was “Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding” on July 6, 2025.
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
- 373on 249 days, 1950 to June 30, 2026
- Deaths recorded
- 02 injuries
- Damage, 2025 dollars
- $16Mas filed (scale steps before 1993)
- Tornadoes
- 29strongest EF2
- FEMA declarations
- 15latest 2025
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 Concho County most?
The most frequent records are hail reports: 173 since 1957. 76% 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 | 173 | 106 | 1957-2026 | 0 | 0 | $4.3M | 148 of 254 |
| Drought | 56 | 56 | 1998-2025 | 0 | 0 | $11M | 176 of 254 |
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 56 | 44 | 1973-2026 | 0 | 2 | $338K | 210 of 254 |
| Winter storms | 35 | 35 | 1996-2026 | 0 | 0 | $80K | 107 of 254 |
| Tornadoes | 29 | 19 | 1960-2024 | 0 | 0 | $295K | 187 of 254 |
| Floods | 12 | 12 | 1998-2024 | 0 | 0 | $193K | 229 of 254 |
| Extreme cold | 6 | 6 | 2007-2021 | 0 | 0 | – | 136 of 254 |
| High wind and dust storms | 3 | 3 | 2007-2025 | 0 | 0 | $3K | 144 of 254 |
| Wildfires | 2 | 2 | 2011-2016 | 0 | 0 | – | 168 of 254 |
| Hurricanes and tropical storms | 1 | 1 | 2007-2007 | 0 | 0 | – | 112 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 Concho County had?
NOAA records 29 tornadoes in Concho County from 1960 to 2024, the strongest rated EF2, with 0 deaths and 0 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 29 tornadoes whose track touched Concho County since 1950 (NOAA's county records number 29, the same count); along their whole tracks they killed 0 people.
Map of the strongest tornado tracks in Texas.
Every tornado record filed for Concho County (29)
| Date | Place | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-02 | Concho County | EF2 6.11 mi x 395 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2019-06-24 | Eden, Concho County | EFU 0.1 mi x 250 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2012-05-30 | Millersview, Concho County | EF0 0.15 mi x 25 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2012-05-30 | Concho County | EF0 0.1 mi x 25 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2006-05-04 | Vick, Concho County | F0 0.3 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2002-05-04 | Eden, Concho County | F0 2 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2002-05-04 | Eden, Concho County | F0 2 mi x 75 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2002-05-04 | Eola, Concho County | F0 1 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1998-05-26 | Lowake, Concho County | F0 0.1 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | $2K |
| 1996-05-10 | Eden, Concho County | F0 0.1 mi x 80 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1995-05-31 | Lowake, Concho County | F0 0.1 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1995-05-31 | Paint Rock, Concho County | F0 0.1 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1995-05-28 | Vick, Concho County | F0 0.2 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | $19K |
| 1995-05-14 | Eola, Concho County | F0 0.2 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | $39K |
| 1995-05-14 | Lowake, Concho County | F0 0.2 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | $97K |
| 1995-05-07 | Eden, Concho County | F0 0.2 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | $29K |
| 1989-05-15 | Concho County | F1 2 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1989-05-14 | Concho County | F1 0.5 mi x 150 yd | 0 | 0 | $3K step |
| 1988-09-17 | Concho County | F0 1.5 mi x 40 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1988-09-17 | Concho County | F0 1 mi x 40 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1988-09-17 | Concho County | F0 2 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1988-09-17 | Concho County | F0 0.5 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1988-09-17 | Concho County | F0 1 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1988-09-17 | Concho County | F0 3.5 mi x 80 yd | 0 | 0 | $3K step |
| 1986-07-11 | Concho County | F0 0.2 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1981-04-20 | Concho County | F0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1978-04-09 | Concho County | F0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1977-09-10 | Concho County | F1 | 0 | 0 | $3K step |
| 1960-04-26 | Concho County | F1 1.3 mi x 13 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 Concho County?
The most recent record with damage, injuries or deaths is the April 20, 2011 hail ($6,560 in damage in 2025 dollars).
The large hail shattered four windows, the siding and the roof of a mobile home. The hail also broke all of the windows on a truck.
National Weather Service event narrative, NOAA Storm Events Database (search the full record, event 298303)
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-10 | Thunderstorm WindMillersview, Concho County | 58 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-04-18 | HailConcho County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-04-15 | HailLowake, Concho County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-01-23 | Winter WeatherConcho County · forecast zone Concho | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2025-11-01 | DroughtConcho County · forecast zone Concho | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2025-05-26 | HailEden, Concho County | 1.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-05-01 | DroughtConcho County · forecast zone Concho | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2025-04-01 | DroughtConcho County · forecast zone Concho | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2025-03-04 | High WindConcho County · forecast zone Concho | 54 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-03-04 | Thunderstorm WindMillersview, Concho County | 51 kt wind | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025-03-01 | DroughtConcho County · forecast zone Concho | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2024-05-04 | HailMillersview, Concho County | 2.50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-05-14 | Thunderstorm WindConcho County | 0 | 2 | – |
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-08-01 | DroughtConcho County · forecast zone Concho | 0 | 0 | $11M | |
| 2008-05-14 | HailEden, Concho County | 3.50 in hail | 0 | 0 | $4.1M |
| 1995-05-14 | TornadoLowake, Concho County | F0 0.2 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | $97K |
| 1995-05-14 | TornadoEola, Concho County | F0 0.2 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | $39K |
| 1995-05-14 | Thunderstorm WindVick, Concho County | 0 | 0 | $39K | |
| 1995-06-10 | Thunderstorm WindEola, Concho County | 0 | 0 | $39K | |
| 1995-05-07 | TornadoEden, Concho County | F0 0.2 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | $29K |
| 1995-05-07 | HailVick, Concho County | 2.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | $19K |
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 $25K, in the dollars of the day) holds: May 15, 1989 (tornado, Concho 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 Concho 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 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 64 | 26 | 24 |
| Drought | – | – | – | – | 2 | 10 | 23 | 21 |
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
| Winter storms | – | – | – | – | 3 | 8 | 15 | 9 |
| Tornadoes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Floods | – | – | – | – | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records per calendar decade; zone records from the CZ_TYPE field (Z).
What time of year?
76% of its hail reports since 1957 fell in April and May. The two busiest months are in violet.
The values, month by month
Jan 16 · Feb 20 · Mar 26 · Apr 57 · May 147 · Jun 40 · Jul 7 · Aug 10 · Sep 17 · Oct 8 · Nov 13 · Dec 12 (records).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began.
Federal disaster declarations for Concho County
FEMA's register lists 15 declarations that include Concho County: 8 major disasters, 7 emergencies and 0 fire management assistance declarations. Most were for fire (4) and hurricane (3).
| Declared | Number | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-06 | DR-4879 | Flood | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding |
| 2024-05-17 | DR-4781 | Flood | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding |
| 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 |
| 2011-07-01 | DR-1999 | Fire | Wildfires |
| 2008-03-14 | EM-3284 | Fire | Wildfires |
| 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 |
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 Concho County had?
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 12 flood or flash flood records for Concho County from 1998 to 2024, on 12 days, with 0 deaths. By flood insurance claims since 1978 (OpenFEMA, as of September 8, 2026), Concho County ranks 2830th of 2,942 U.S. counties.
The National Flood Insurance Program has paid $26,000 on 1 claim filed in Concho County; the most in one year was 1 in 2013. Claims count insured losses only: uninsured flood damage is not in this file.
The values, year by year
2013: 1; 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 Concho County
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Concho County Very Low overall, with an expected annual loss of $2.4 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.
| Hazard | Risk rating | Expected annual loss | Modeled frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drought | Relatively Moderate | $1.2M | 55 modeled event-days a year |
| Hail | Relatively Low | $215K | 4.1 a year (modeled) |
| Wildfire | Very Low | $82K | once in about 494 years (modeled) |
| Hurricane | Very Low | $9K | once in about 107 years (modeled) |
| Tornado | Very Low | $169K | once in about 2 years (modeled) |
| Heat Wave | Very Low | $40K | 9.2 modeled event-days a year |
| Lightning | Very Low | $49K | 46 a year (modeled) |
| Winter Weather | Very Low | $12K | 4.3 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 Concho County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau county adjacency file; NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records since 1950. The Census Bureau's adjacency file.
Next
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