Texas experienced quite a bit of weird weather last year as tornadoes, hailstorms, and record heat splashed across our state. And, as 2024 is in the rearview mirror, here's a look at the top five weather events last year according to the National Weather Service in San Angelo.

As we all know, Texas weather can change at the drop of a hat. You might drive to work with the heater on, only to drive home later in the day with the A/C blasting. There are weeks when we'll experience 70-degree weather, only to drop down to 32 degrees the very next day.

Yep, it gets weird here in Texas when it comes to weather. So, it's not much of a surprise to have several weather phenomena in the year.

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Most Impactful Texas Weather Events Of 2024

According to the National Weather Service out of San Angelo, Texas, the top five weather events had a mix of just about everything you can imagine weatherwise. You can click on the links to find out more information on these weather events.

Tornado Outbreak

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A tornado and severe weather outbreak occurred across West Central Texas from May 2nd through May 4th, and this included several tornadoes. Tornadoes touched down in Hawley, Silver, Robert Lee, Ballinger, Doole, and extreme southern Crockett County. The strongest was an EF-3 tornado in Hawley. Very large to giant hail also occurred, and caused significant damage to some locations.

MORE: How The Strength Of A Tornado Is Measured 

Massive Flooding

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A heavy rain and flooding event occurred on September 2nd and 3rd. Flash floods, river floods, and areal floods occurred from Schleicher to Mason County north to the I-20 corridor.

A truck was swept off the road near Miles. A family of 5 was rescued from flood waters. A person near Miles was killed by floodwaters. There were numerous reports of flooded roadways and closed roads, including in San Angelo and Abilene. West Central Texas received 300 to over 600% of normal rainfall for that time frame.

San Angelo Hailstorm

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A severe thunderstorm moved through the San Angelo area on May 23rd, bringing baseball-sized hail and 73 mph winds, causing widespread damage in the city.

Record Heat

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Abilene set a new record high not only for August (113° on Aug. 21st), but also the all-time hottest temperature on record. Also in August, Abilene tied the highest number of days in any month with highs 110° or above, with 3 such days. Climate records for Abilene date back to 1885.

San Angelo set a new record high temperature for the month of August with 112° on Aug. 22nd. Additionally in August, San Angelo tied the second highest number of days in any month with highs 110° or above, with 3 days. Climate records for San Angelo date back to 1907.

Train Derailment

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Very strong thunderstorm winds (estimated wind speeds of 80 mph) Apr. 23rd caused a partial train derailment in Taylor County near Trent, with 20 to 25 train cars blown over.

We experienced tornados, record heat, earthquakes, flooding, hailstorms, and more. The only thing we didn't get in Texas in 2024 was a tsunami.

As they say in Texas, "If you don't like the weather, just wait five minutes". So true.

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