Lightning TrackerCypress storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history
Live watches and warnings for Cypress, TX, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.
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Severe weather in Cypress by the numbers
Cypress gets regular severe thunderstorms: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 307 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 119 hail reports, 161 damaging-wind reports and 27 tornado reports. On average that is 8.6 days a year with at least one report.
Storm season here peaks in April, May, June, when 65% of all reports were filed.
In the last 12 months there were 3 hail reports, 6 wind reports and 2 tornado reports around Cypress; the largest hail was 1.00″ (quarter) on May 9, 2026.
Latest storm reports near Cypress
| Date | Report | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 | Damaging wind | 10 mi E · Harris Co. |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Hail 1.00″ | 17 mi E · Harris Co. |
| Jul 12, 2026 | Damaging wind | 7 mi SE · Harris Co. |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Hail 1.00″ | 8 mi E · Harris Co. |
| May 26, 2026 | Damaging wind | 18 mi E · Harris Co. |
| May 10, 2026 | Damaging wind | 20 mi N · Montgomery Co. |
| May 9, 2026 | Hail 1.00″ | 20 mi S · Fort Bend Co. |
| Feb 14, 2026 | Damaging wind | 23 mi S · Fort Bend Co. |
| Nov 24, 2025 | Tornado EF1 | 3 mi S |
| Oct 25, 2025 | Damaging wind | 9 mi NE |
One line per day and type — the closest report that day. Distance and direction from the city centre. The latest SPC reports are preliminary until NOAA finalises them.
Storm reports by year
Storm season in Cypress
All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.
Hail in Cypress
Cypress averages 3.1 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 2.50 inches — about the size of a tennis ball — reported 16 miles from the city centre on May 9, 2019. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.
Tornadoes near Cypress
There have been 27 tornado reports within 25 miles of Cypress since 2016; the strongest was rated EF2 (Nov 24, 2025, 9 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.
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Questions about storms in Cypress
Does Cypress get a lot of severe storms?
Cypress averages 8.6 days a year with at least one hail, damaging-wind or tornado report within 25 miles, based on NOAA Storm Prediction Center reports 2016–2025.
When is storm season in Cypress?
Most severe-weather reports around Cypress come in April, May, June.
What is the biggest hail recorded near Cypress?
2.50 inches (tennis ball size) on May 9, 2019, 16 miles from the city centre.
Have tornadoes hit near Cypress?
Yes — 27 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF2 on Nov 24, 2025.
How do I get storm alerts for Cypress?
The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Cypress, TX. For alerts on your phone, Lightning Tracker for iPhone shows storm risk and warnings for your location.
How this page works: storm reports are NOAA Storm Prediction Center local storm reports (final database 2016–2025, preliminary daily reports after that) within 25 miles of Cypress, TX. They are reports of hail, damaging wind and tornadoes — not lightning strike counts, which no free public dataset provides at city level. Live alerts come from the National Weather Service API, the outlook from Open-Meteo forecast models. Updated Oct 27, 2026.