Maverick County, Texas
County storm and disaster record · FIPS 48323 · population 57,872 · 1,279 sq mi
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 333 records for Maverick County, Texas from 1950 through June 30, 2026, on 261 days; the most frequent are hail reports (99 records). The deadliest single record is the April 24, 2007 tornado: 7 deaths and $114 million in damage in 2025 dollars. FEMA has issued 16 declarations naming the county since 1990, 14 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
- 333on 261 days, 1950 to June 30, 2026
- Deaths recorded
- 145 injuries
- Damage, 2025 dollars
- $131Mas filed (scale steps before 1993)
- Tornadoes
- 14strongest EF3
- FEMA declarations
- 16latest 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 Maverick County most?
The most frequent records are hail reports: 99 since 1960. 81% of its hail reports since 1960 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 | 99 | 68 | 1960-2026 | 0 | 0 | $276K | 218 of 254 |
| Drought | 98 | 98 | 1996-2026 | 0 | 0 | – | 135 of 254 |
| Floods | 63 | 50 | 1997-2026 | 3 | 3 | $11M | 124 of 254 |
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 41 | 38 | 1964-2026 | 0 | 0 | $630K | 232 of 254 |
| Tornadoes | 14 | 12 | 1966-2026 | 7 | 2 | $119M | 224 of 254 |
| Heat | 7 | 7 | 2000-2023 | 4 | 0 | – | 138 of 254 |
| Winter storms | 5 | 5 | 1997-2026 | 0 | 0 | – | 242 of 254 |
| Extreme cold | 3 | 3 | 2021-2024 | 0 | 0 | – | 186 of 254 |
| Wildfires | 3 | 3 | 2022-2022 | 0 | 0 | – | 155 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 Maverick County had?
NOAA records 14 tornadoes in Maverick County from 1966 to 2026, the strongest rated EF3, with 7 deaths and 2 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 13 tornadoes whose track touched Maverick County since 1950 (NOAA's county records number 14: they file a crossing tornado once per county segment, and the two databases differ on some tracks); along their whole tracks they killed 7 people.
| Date | Tornado | Rating | Path | Killed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-04-24 18:01, as SPC files it | Rosita | EF3 | 4 mi | 7 |
Map of the strongest tornado tracks in Texas.
Every tornado record filed for Maverick County (14)
| Date | Place | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-26 | Quemado, Maverick County | EF0 0.52 mi x 25 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2007-04-24 | Eagle Pass, Maverick County | EF3 4 mi x 400 yd | 7 | 0 | $114M |
| 2004-11-23 | Eagle Pass, Maverick County | F0 0.5 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2004-11-23 | Eagle Pass, Maverick County | F0 0.3 mi x 30 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2004-11-23 | Eagle Pass, Maverick County | F0 0.1 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2001-05-05 | El Indio, Maverick County | F0 0.2 mi x 20 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1988-09-17 | Maverick County | F0 0.2 mi x 10 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1981-05-24 | Maverick County | F2 2 mi x 50 yd | 0 | 0 | $250K step |
| 1980-05-15 | Maverick County | F1 8.9 mi x 33 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1972-05-06 | Maverick County | F2 6.5 mi x 17 yd | 0 | 2 | $250K step |
| 1970-08-24 | Maverick County | 0 | 0 | $3K step | |
| 1969-05-06 | Maverick County | F2 0.1 mi x 17 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1969-04-17 | Maverick County | F1 0.8 mi x 33 yd | 0 | 0 | $3K step |
| 1966-04-17 | Maverick County | F1 17.5 mi x 1,000 yd | 0 | 0 | $250K 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 Maverick County?
The most recent record with damage, injuries or deaths is the June 6, 2026 thunderstorm wind ($20,000 in damage in 2025 dollars).
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | Flash FloodEl Indio, Maverick County | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-06-15 | Flash FloodEagle Pass Municipal Airport, Maverick County | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-06-15 | Flash FloodEagle Pass, Maverick County | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-06-06 | Thunderstorm WindLa Gloria, Maverick County | 56 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $20K |
| 2026-06-01 | DroughtMaverick County · forecast zone Maverick | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-05-26 | HailQuemado, Maverick County | 1.50 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-05-26 | HailNormandy, Maverick County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-05-26 | TornadoQuemado, Maverick County | EF0 0.52 mi x 25 yd | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-05-01 | DroughtMaverick County · forecast zone Maverick | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-04-01 | DroughtMaverick County · forecast zone Maverick | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-03-01 | DroughtMaverick County · forecast zone Maverick | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 2026-02-01 | DroughtMaverick County · forecast zone Maverick | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-04-24 | TornadoEagle Pass, Maverick County A supercell thunderstorm formed in the Mexican mountains west of Piedras Negras, across the Rio Grande from Eagle Pass. Reports from west of the Rio Grande indicate that a large and devastating tornado stuck Piedras Negras from the west, then dissipated on the west side of the Rio Grande. The supercell crossed the Rio ... | EF3 4 mi x 400 yd | 7 | 0 | $114M |
| 2015-10-08 | Flash FloodEagle Pass, Maverick County Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. Flooding was first reported in Eagle Pass at 9:32 PM and the emergency manager began evacuating people from low lying areas in the city. By 11:30 PM several evacuations and swift water rescues had been reported and many creeks were out of their banks ... | 2 | 0 | $1.2M | |
| 2025-05-08 | Flash FloodEagle Pass Municipal Airport, Maverick County Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding in Eagle Pass. There was water in homes and high water vehicle rescues. One vehicle was swept into a canal near Roosevelt St. and Austin St. The car became lodged under a bridge at Wilson St. The lone occupant, an 18 year old male, was found deceased in the ... | 1 | 0 | – | |
| 2018-05-16 | HeatMaverick County · forecast zone Maverick A 7 month old baby girl died of heat exhaustion after being accidentally left in a car at the Eagle Pass High School. The father is a teacher at the high school and forgot to drop the baby off at day care. High temperatures in Eagle Pass that day were near 100 degrees. | 1 | 0 | – | |
| 2000-07-07 | HeatMaverick County · forecast zone Maverick A non-U.S. resident, the victim was found outside. | 1 | 0 | – | |
| 2000-05-31 | HeatMaverick County · forecast zone Maverick A non-U.S. resident, the victim was found outside. | 1 | 0 | – | |
| 2000-05-18 | HeatMaverick County · forecast zone Maverick ABoth were non-U.S. residents and were found outside. | 1 | 0 | – | |
| 1999-05-12 | Flash FloodEagle Pass, Maverick County Trees were blown down by severe winds at the Fish Hatchery at Uvalde. In the Quemado area, severe winds uprooted trees and damaged trailers. Heavy rain fell shortly afterward in the Eagle Pass area, with rainfall totals of up to 4 inches. This caused low water crossing to flood very quickly. The Eagle Pass Police ... | 0 | 3 | $18K |
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-04-24 | TornadoEagle Pass, Maverick County | EF3 4 mi x 400 yd | 7 | 0 | $114M |
| 2002-10-08 | Flash FloodNorthwest Portion, Maverick County | 0 | 0 | $3.3M | |
| 2004-10-05 | Flash FloodQuemado, Maverick County | 0 | 0 | $3.1M | |
| 2014-06-19 | Flash FloodQuemado, Maverick County | 0 | 0 | $1.2M | |
| 2015-10-08 | Flash FloodEagle Pass, Maverick County | 2 | 0 | $1.2M | |
| 2026-06-06 | Thunderstorm WindLa Gloria, Maverick County | 56 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $20K |
| 1999-05-12 | Flash FloodEagle Pass, Maverick County | 0 | 3 | $18K | |
| 2020-03-19 | Thunderstorm WindEagle Pass, Maverick County | 70 kt wind | 0 | 0 | $11K |
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: May 6, 1972 (tornado, Maverick County); April 17, 1966 (tornado, Maverick County); May 24, 1981 (tornado, Maverick 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 Maverick 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 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 25 | 31 | 10 |
| Drought | – | – | – | – | 15 | 9 | 29 z | 45 |
| Floods | – | – | – | – | 7 | 24 | 21 | 11 |
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 8 |
| Tornadoes | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Drought in the 2010s: 29 records against 9 in the decade before, 29 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 Maverick 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?
81% of its hail reports since 1960 fell in April and May. The two busiest months are in violet.
The values, month by month
Jan 11 · Feb 11 · Mar 26 · Apr 58 · May 104 · Jun 24 · Jul 22 · Aug 18 · Sep 18 · Oct 18 · Nov 16 · Dec 7 (records).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began.
Federal disaster declarations for Maverick County
FEMA's register lists 16 declarations that include Maverick County: 9 major disasters, 7 emergencies and 0 fire management assistance declarations. Most were for hurricane (4) and flood (2).
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2010-08-03 | DR-1931 | Hurricane | Hurricane Alex |
| 2008-03-14 | EM-3284 | Fire | Wildfires |
| 2007-05-01 | DR-1697 | Severe Storm | Severe Storms and Tornadoes |
| 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 |
| 1998-08-26 | DR-1239 | Severe Storm | Tropical Storm Charley |
| 1993-09-10 | EM-3113 | Drought | Extreme Fire Hazard |
| 1990-01-09 | DR-850 | Freezing | Severe Freeze |
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 Maverick County had?
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 63 flood or flash flood records for Maverick County from 1997 to 2026, on 50 days, with 3 deaths. By flood insurance claims since 1978 (OpenFEMA, as of September 8, 2026), Maverick County ranks 1048th of 2,942 U.S. counties.
| Storm | Began | Records | Deaths in the county |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Storm Charley | 1998-08-24 | 1 | 0 |
The National Flood Insurance Program has paid $5.6 million on 162 claims filed in Maverick County; the most in one year was 47 in 2013. Claims count insured losses only: uninsured flood damage is not in this file.
The values, year by year
1979: 1 · 1992: 4 · 1995: 1 · 1998: 2 · 1999: 1 · 2001: 6 · 2002: 1 · 2004: 15 · 2007: 2 · 2009: 21 · 2010: 3 · 2011: 1 · 2013: 47 · 2014: 8 · 2015: 44 · 2016: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2026: 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 Maverick County
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Maverick County Relatively Low overall, with an expected annual loss of $13.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heat Wave | Relatively Moderate | $1.8M | 6.9 modeled event-days a year |
| Drought | Relatively Moderate | $567K | 106 modeled event-days a year |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | $372K | 36 a year (modeled) |
| Riverine Flooding | Relatively Moderate | $8.4M | 1.6 a year (modeled) |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | $1.3M | once in about 9 years (modeled) |
| Hurricane | Relatively Low | $215K | once in about 27 years (modeled) |
| Winter Weather | Relatively Low | $37K | about once a year (modeled) |
| Hail | Relatively Low | $149K | about once 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 Maverick 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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