Summary: Gulf hurricanes. Pan Handle tornados. Hail from hell. Freezing winter storms and scorching summer heat waves. Which part of the state has the "worst weather." [Hint: Why would Willow Park Civics be interested if it weren't close?]
Latest Update: Thursday, 12 October, 2023
Who Has the Worst Weather in Texas?
Gulf hurricanes. Pan Handle tornados. Hail from hell. Freezing winter storms and scorching summer heat waves. Which part of the state has the "worst weather." [Hint: Why would Willow Park Civics be interested if it weren't close?]
• Can you guess which city in Texas has the worst weather? A meteorologist did the math, Tex as Standard, 19 September 2023, Excerpts
Texans know that living in the Lone Star State means being prepared for pretty much anything when it comes to the weather.
Those living on the Gulf Coast are practiced at preparing for hurricanes. Those up north are accustomed to the wail of tornado sirens... Texas has also seen unprecedented freezing winter storms and scorching summer heat waves in recent years.
But have you ever asked yourself which part of the state has the worst weather?
“We only looked at the top five cities and counties based on population. So we looked at those categories for San Antonio, Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth and Austin.”
Based on those metrics, the city with the worst weather in Texas is Fort Worth.
They’ve [Fort Worth has] seen the most severe hail reports since the year 2000, and it’s not particularly close.
Tarrant County has seen the No. 1 damaging wind reports of all five major cities since the year 2000.
Fort Worth is also located in tornado country, which contributes to the rate of damaging storms.
And Tarrant County is also “further off to the east enough that you see more frequent storms that they don’t see in areas of the western half of the state,”
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• Texas town listed as the US lightning strike capital, Texas Department of Insurance, 28 January 2022 [Flatonia, in Fayette County]
• Allstate releases list of Texas counties with the most hail, wind claims, KXAN, 28 February 2018. 5. Parker 6. Tarrant 7. Dallas
• 10 Texas Cities Safest From Severe Weather, Coverage, 21 August 2015 Excerpts, Huntsville, Amarillo, Rockwall, Laredo, El Paso, Schertz, Victoria, Nacogdoches, College Station, Midland.
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