Kendall County, Texas
County storm and disaster record · FIPS 48259 · population 44,221 · 662 sq mi
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 435 records for Kendall County, Texas from 1950 through June 30, 2026, on 352 days; the most frequent are hail reports (128 records). The deadliest single record is the August 16, 2007 flash flood: 2 deaths and $427,000 in damage in 2025 dollars. FEMA has issued 24 declarations naming the county since 1978, 22 of them for natural hazards; the latest for a natural hazard was “Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding” on September 1, 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
- 435on 352 days, 1950 to June 30, 2026
- Deaths recorded
- 724 injuries
- Damage, 2025 dollars
- $35Mas filed (scale steps before 1993)
- Tornadoes
- 21strongest F3
- FEMA declarations
- 24latest 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 Kendall County most?
The most frequent records are hail reports: 128 since 1970. 62% of its hail reports since 1970 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 | 128 | 84 | 1970-2026 | 0 | 0 | $305K | 122 of 254 |
| Drought | 119 | 119 | 1996-2026 | 0 | 0 | – | 15 of 254 |
| Floods | 88 | 81 | 1996-2026 | 6 | 20 | $17M | 19 of 254 |
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 39 | 35 | 1980-2025 | 0 | 1 | $2.0M | 200 of 254 |
| Winter storms | 31 | 31 | 1996-2026 | 0 | 0 | – | 69 of 254 |
| Tornadoes | 21 | 18 | 1950-2025 | 0 | 3 | $15M | 154 of 254 |
| Extreme cold | 5 | 5 | 2021-2024 | 1 | 0 | – | 106 of 254 |
| Heat | 3 | 3 | 2018-2023 | 0 | 0 | – | 145 of 254 |
| Wildfires | 1 | 1 | 2011-2011 | 0 | 0 | $656K | 175 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 Kendall County had?
NOAA records 21 tornadoes in Kendall County from 1950 to 2025, the strongest rated F3, with 0 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 21 tornadoes whose track touched Kendall County since 1950 (NOAA's county records number 21, the same count); along their whole tracks they killed 0 people.
| Date | Tornado | Rating | Path | Killed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969-05-06 12:30, as SPC files it | Marble Falls | F3 | 38.9 mi | 0 |
Map of the strongest tornado tracks in Texas.
Every tornado record filed for Kendall County (21)
| Date | Place | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-24 | Kendalia, Kendall County | EF0 9.76 mi x 300 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2007-08-16 | Boerne, Kendall County | EF1 0.5 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $14K |
| 2005-06-01 | Comfort, Kendall County | F0 0.3 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2003-03-25 | Comfort, Kendall County | F0 0.7 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2001-11-15 | Boerne, Kendall County | F0 1.2 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $17K |
| 2001-11-15 | Boerne, Kendall County | F0 4 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 2 | $167K |
| 2001-03-08 | Kendalia, Kendall County | F0 0.2 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1997-05-27 | Sisterdale, Kendall County | F0 0.7 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1984-04-07 | Kendall County | F0 0.1 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | $30 step |
| 1983-03-04 | Kendall County | F0 1 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | $250 step |
| 1983-03-04 | Kendall County | F2 4 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 1 | $250K step |
| 1983-03-04 | Kendall County | F1 4 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1979-03-02 | Kendall County | F1 3.6 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1976-03-30 | Kendall County | F2 15.2 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 0 | $2.5M step |
| 1975-05-19 | Kendall County | F0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1969-05-06 | Kendall County | F3 2.3 mi x 100 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K step |
| 1963-04-28 | Kendall County | F0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1959-05-01 | Kendall County | F1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1957-03-31 | Kendall County | F2 1.5 mi x 880 yd | 0 | 0 | $3K step |
| 1957-03-20 | Kendall County | F1 1 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $3K step |
| 1950-05-15 | Kendall County | F2 18 mi x 33 yd | 0 | 0 | $25K 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 Kendall County?
The most recent record with damage, injuries or deaths is the June 15, 2026 flash flood ($50,000 in damage in 2025 dollars).
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | Flash FloodBoerne Sabina Airport, Kendall County | 0 | 0 | $50K | |
| 2026-06-15 | Flash FloodBoerne, Kendall County | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-06-15 | Flash FloodBoerne Sabina Airport, Kendall County | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-04-01 | DroughtKendall County · forecast zone Kendall | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-03-10 | HailComfort, Kendall County | 2.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-03-01 | DroughtKendall County · forecast zone Kendall | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-02-01 | DroughtKendall County · forecast zone Kendall | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-01-24 | Winter StormKendall County · forecast zone Kendall | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-01-01 | DroughtKendall County · forecast zone Kendall | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2025-12-23 | DroughtKendall County · forecast zone Kendall | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2025-10-24 | Thunderstorm WindComfort, Kendall County | 52 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $10K |
| 2025-10-24 | TornadoKendalia, Kendall County | EF0 9.76 mi x 300 yd | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08-16 | Flash FloodBoerne, Kendall County The extremely heavy rainfall associated with the remains of Tropical Storm Erin moved into Kendall County in the afternoon, producing between 3 and 5 inches over most of the county. Highest rain totals were 8 inches between Boerne and Sisterdale. Most roads in the county were closed and several families had to be ... | 2 | 0 | $427K | |
| 2007-05-02 | Flash FloodKendalia, Kendall County General rainfall of 1 to 2 inches caused brief flash flooding in the area just east of Kendalia. Between 2100 CST and 2130CST, a woman was returning home and while driving on Crabapple Lane in eastern Kendall County and attempted to cross a low water crossing on her drive. The vehicle was apparently washed off the ... | 2 | 0 | – | |
| 2021-02-14 | Extreme Cold/Wind ChillKendall County · forecast zone Kendall Extreme cold temperatures and breezy winds combined to produce wind chill values of -5 to -10 degrees F. | 1 | 0 | – | |
| 2016-05-29 | Flash FloodComfort, Kendall County A young lady drowned on Cypress Creek near the intersection of Highway 27 and Water Street in Comfort. The car was swept off into the creek due to heavy rain. Two occupants made it to safety. One other occupant drowned and was recovered several miles downstream. | 1 | 0 | – | |
| 2002-07-03 | Flash FloodCountywide, Kendall County Nearly all of Kendall County received an additional 3 to 4 inches of rain on July 3. Amounts of up to 10 inches were reported in the northwest part of the county. Streams and creeks that had remained in flood through the day continued to build, with roads closed across the county. The flash flooding continued through ... | 1 | 0 | – | |
| 1998-10-17 | Flash FloodCountywide, Kendall County The Great October FloodIn advance of a very slow-moving upper level trough of low pressure over West Texas, a cold front drifted slowly southeastward into West Central Texas during the evening of Friday, October 16th. Deep moisture was in place across South Central Texas as the two systems approached, being fed at the ... | 0 | 10 | $181K | |
| 2001-11-15 | Flash FloodCountywide, Kendall County Along the edge of the Hill Country, rainfall began in the early morning hours, and by 0500 to 0600 CST, average accumulations were in the 2 to 3 inch range and still increasing. By sunrise, totals were up to 4 inches in many locations, with heavy rain continuing into the mid-morning. Widespread flash flooding ... | 0 | 5 | $83K | |
| 1997-06-22 | Flash FloodCountywide, Kendall County The heavy rain Friday night into Saturday afternoon had left South Central Texas soils saturated. The situation worsened Saturday evening into Sunday as heavy rain associated with the upper low pressure system redeveloped over the western Texas Hill Country. Very heavy rains over the Texas Hill Country Saturday night ... | 0 | 5 | $11M |
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-06-22 | Flash FloodCountywide, Kendall County | 0 | 5 | $11M | |
| 2025-07-04 | Flash FloodComfort, Kendall County | 0 | 0 | $5.0M | |
| 2023-07-23 | Thunderstorm WindWelfare, Kendall County | 61 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $969K |
| 2011-06-19 | WildfireKendall County · forecast zone Kendall | 0 | 0 | $656K | |
| 2007-08-16 | Flash FloodBoerne, Kendall County | 2 | 0 | $427K | |
| 1998-10-17 | Flash FloodCountywide, Kendall County | 0 | 10 | $181K | |
| 2001-11-15 | TornadoBoerne, Kendall County | F0 4 mi x 200 yd | 0 | 2 | $167K |
| 2003-03-25 | Thunderstorm WindComfort, Kendall County | 75 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $128K |
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 30, 1976 (tornado, Kendall 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 Kendall 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 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 26 | 26 | 35 |
| Drought | – | – | – | – | 8 | 5 | 52 z | 54 |
| Floods | – | – | – | – | 13 | 56 | 11 | 8 |
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 3 |
| Winter storms | – | – | – | – | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 |
| Tornadoes | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
Drought in the 2010s: 52 records against 5 in the decade before, 52 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 Kendall 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?
62% of its hail reports since 1970 fell in April and May. The two busiest months are in violet.
The values, month by month
Jan 30 · Feb 30 · Mar 60 · Apr 58 · May 74 · Jun 47 · Jul 32 · Aug 22 · Sep 21 · Oct 26 · Nov 21 · Dec 14 (records).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began.
Federal disaster declarations for Kendall County
FEMA's register lists 24 declarations that include Kendall County: 15 major disasters, 8 emergencies and one fire management assistance declaration. Most were for flood (7) and fire (5).
| Declared | Number | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | DR-4935 | Flood | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding |
| 2026-07-18 | EM-3649 | Flood | Flooding |
| 2025-07-06 | DR-4879 | Flood | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding |
| 2023-04-21 | DR-4705 | Winter Storm | Severe Winter Storm |
| 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 |
| 2015-05-29 | DR-4223 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds and Flooding |
| 2011-09-09 | DR-4029 | Fire | Wildfires |
| 2008-03-14 | EM-3284 | Fire | Wildfires |
| 2007-10-02 | DR-1730 | Severe Storm | Tropical Storm Erin |
| 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 |
| 2002-07-04 | DR-1425 | Flood | Severe Storms and Flooding |
| 2000-09-07 | FM-2334 | Fire | Tx - Frost Fire - 09/08/00 |
| 1999-09-01 | EM-3142 | Fire | Extreme Fire Hazards |
| 1998-10-21 | DR-1257 | Flood | Tx-Flooding 10/18/98 |
| 1998-08-26 | DR-1239 | Severe Storm | Tropical Storm Charley |
| 1997-07-07 | DR-1179 | Flood | Severe Storms and Flooding |
| 1993-09-10 | EM-3113 | Drought | Extreme Fire Hazard |
| 1978-08-03 | DR-561 | Flood | Severe Storms & 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 Kendall County had?
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 88 flood or flash flood records for Kendall County from 1996 to 2026, on 81 days, with 6 deaths. By flood insurance claims since 1978 (OpenFEMA, as of September 8, 2026), Kendall County ranks 824th of 2,942 U.S. counties.
| Storm | Began | Records | Deaths in the county |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Storm Erin | 2007-08-16 | 1 | 2 |
The National Flood Insurance Program has paid $4.5 million on 253 claims filed in Kendall County; the most in one year was 53 in 2002. Claims count insured losses only: uninsured flood damage is not in this file.
The values, year by year
1978: 4 · 1980: 3 · 1981: 5 · 1985: 2 · 1987: 7 · 1990: 3 · 1991: 6 · 1997: 24 · 1998: 2 · 2000: 8 · 2001: 8 · 2002: 53 · 2004: 2 · 2006: 1 · 2007: 27 · 2010: 5 · 2012: 2 · 2015: 37 · 2016: 11 · 2017: 3 · 2018: 5 · 2019: 1 · 2025: 8 · 2026: 26; 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 Kendall County
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Kendall County Relatively Low overall, with an expected annual loss of $26.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | $1.5M | 3.6 a year (modeled) |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | $684K | 47 a year (modeled) |
| Winter Weather | Relatively Moderate | $184K | 3.9 a year (modeled) |
| Riverine Flooding | Relatively Moderate | $17M | 2.8 a year (modeled) |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | $3.0M | once in about 4 years (modeled) |
| Drought | Relatively Moderate | $642K | 130 modeled event-days a year |
| Strong Wind | Relatively Moderate | $861K | 1.1 a year (modeled) |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | $753K | once in about 682 years (modeled) |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index, county table, December 2025 release. FEMA's National Risk Index map.
Counties that share a border with Kendall 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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