Bowie County, Texas: 6 FEMA declarations and the hail record
Since 2014 FEMA has named Bowie County 6 times, split 3 storm-type, 1 flood, 2 winter, 0 fire. Over the same stretch NOAA counts 26 hail days of 1 in or more, spread over 12 of 12 full years.
- 6declarations
- 3storm-type
- #42 of 174in TX
- 9 of 12hail years undeclared
Rank #42 of 174 in TX goes to Bowie County on 6 declarations (above the TX median of 4). Storm, tornado and wind leads with 3.
Widest gap: 1,914 days (5.2 years), DR-4223 (May 29, 2015) to DR-3540 (August 24, 2020). Since DR-4798 the file has run another 798 days.
By NOAA's count, 12 full years had 1 in hail. No storm declaration began in 9 of them, 2014 to 2025. The most days, 4, came in 2021.
NOAA lists 12 tornadoes here, the strongest EF3, November 4, 2022, near Bassett. Top gust 96 mph (May 9, 2016). Peaks land inside 2 of 3 storm windows.
Year by year
| Bowie County year | Storm-type | Other | Hail days 1 in+, Bowie | Hail reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | – | – | 4 | 9 |
| 2015 | 1 | – | 2 | 5 |
| 2016 | – | – | 2 | 16 |
| 2017 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | – | – | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | – | – | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | – | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 2022 | – | – | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | – | – | 3 | 9 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
All 6 declarations
| Bowie County # | DR | Declared | Hail days that year, Bowie | Incident | Kind | Days after prior | NOAA inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 of 6 | 4798 | 2024-07-09 | 2 | 2024-07-05 to 2024-07-09 | Hurricane DR | 53 | EF1 tornado |
| 5 of 6 | 4781 | 2024-05-17 | 2 | 2024-04-26 to 2024-06-05 | Flood DR | 1183 | EF1 tornado |
| 4 of 6 | 4586 | 2021-02-19 | 4 | 2021-02-11 to 2021-02-21 | Severe Ice Storm DR | 5 | – |
| 3 of 6 | 3554 | 2021-02-14 | 4 | 2021-02-11 to 2021-02-21 | Severe Ice Storm EM | 174 | – |
| 2 of 6 | 3540 | 2020-08-24 | 1 | 2020-08-23 to 2020-08-27 | Hurricane EM | 1914 | – |
| 1 of 6 | 4223 | 2015-05-29 | 2 | 2015-05-04 to 2015-06-22 | Severe Storm DR | first | 1.75 in hail |
Hail reports on the map
Roofers we list: Texarkana.
Bowie County questions
How many FEMA declarations name Bowie County?
6 since 2014. First: DR-4223, May 29, 2015. Latest: DR-4798, July 9, 2024. Storm 3, flood 1, winter 2, fire 0.
Which Bowie County hail years have no storm declaration?
9 of 12; the latest is 2025.
Was the biggest Bowie County hail day declared?
The biggest stone, 1.75 in hail on May 9, 2016, falls inside none of the 6 declaration windows.
Nearby in TX
- Harris County (12)
- Hidalgo County (10)
- Cameron County (9)
- Jefferson County (7)
- Smith County (7)
Method and limits. Sources: OpenFEMA, NOAA Storm Events.