NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Buffalo, TX
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
19 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Buffalo, Texas since 1851, 2 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Beryl in 2024. Since 1950, 39 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 2
- Tropical storms
- 17
- Tornadoes
- 39
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
4 deaths in all
Tropical storms and hurricanes near Buffalo
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | BerylJul 8 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2008 | IkeSep 13 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1994 | JohnSep 8 | 5 mi | Category 1 (78 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1989 | ChantalAug 2 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1983 | AliciaAug 18 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormOct 4 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1945 | Unnamed 1945 stormAug 29 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1943 | Unnamed 1943 stormJul 28 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1942 | Unnamed 1942 stormAug 22 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormSep 24 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1921 | Unnamed 1921 stormJun 23 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 18 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 27 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormSep 9 | 59 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1897 | Unnamed 1897 stormSep 13 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormJul 6 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormSep 15 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormJun 10 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormJun 5 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Buffalo: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Buffalo
By decade
- 2020s7
- 2010s7(1 EF3+)
- 2000s6
- 1990s8
- 1980s3(1 EF3+)
- 1970s1
- 1960s1
- 1950s6(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 1987 | F3 | 22 mi | 10.5 mi | 1 / 59 |
| Apr 13, 2019 | EF3 | 24 mi | 32.48 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 30, 1954 | F3 | 16 mi | 139.9 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Nov 15, 1987 | F2 | 23 mi | 10 mi | 3 / 2 |
| Dec 29, 2006 | F2 | 14 mi | 14.7 mi | 0 / 12 |
| Apr 13, 1967 | F2 | 19 mi | 8.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 24, 1957 | F2 | 18 mi | 4.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 11, 1953 | F2 | 6 mi | 9.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 13, 2019 | EF1 | 1 mi | 11.22 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 10, 2010 | EF1 | 24 mi | 2.81 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 29, 2006 | F1 | 23 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 21, 1998 | F1 | 25 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
The strongest 12 of 39, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
How to read this page
A storm is listed when the centre of its track passed within 75 miles of Buffalo while it was at least a tropical storm, which is the reach of damaging wind and rain for a typical hurricane. Being on the list does not mean the city took a direct hit; the "closest" column says how near the centre came. Tornadoes are counted when any part of the path came within 25 miles.
Tornado records before the 1990s are thinner, because weak tornadoes in open country often went unreported before Doppler radar and mobile phones. A rise in the decade counts is mostly better reporting, not a change in the weather.
Tracks come from the National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database, tornadoes from the Storm Prediction Center's database. Both are the official federal records and both are revised as old storms are re-analysed.