Lightning TrackerFort Worth storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history
Live watches and warnings for Fort Worth, 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 Fort Worth by the numbers
Fort Worth sits in one of the most active severe-weather areas in the country: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 1,161 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 752 hail reports, 375 damaging-wind reports and 34 tornado reports. On average that is 17.0 days a year with at least one report.
Storm season here peaks in March, April, May, when 64% of all reports were filed.
In the last 12 months there were 32 hail reports, 35 wind reports and 1 tornado report around Fort Worth; the largest hail was 4.50″ (grapefruit) on Apr 28, 2026.
Latest storm reports near Fort Worth
| Date | Report | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | Hail 1.00″ | 20 mi W · Parker Co. |
| Sep 27, 2026 | Damaging wind | 22 mi W · Parker Co. |
| Sep 21, 2026 | Damaging wind | 14 mi NE · Tarrant Co. |
| Sep 21, 2026 | Hail 1.00″ | 15 mi N · Tarrant Co. |
| Sep 20, 2026 | Damaging wind | 12 mi SE · Tarrant Co. |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Hail 1.00″ | 6 mi W · Tarrant Co. |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Damaging wind | 13 mi SE · Tarrant Co. |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Damaging wind | 10 mi E · Tarrant Co. |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Hail 1.50″ | 14 mi N · Tarrant Co. |
| Jul 6, 2026 | Hail 1.50″ | 18 mi W · Parker Co. |
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 Fort Worth
All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.
Hail in Fort Worth
Fort Worth averages 11.4 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 5.00 inches — about the size of a grapefruit — reported 16 miles from the city centre on Jun 12, 2023. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.
Tornadoes near Fort Worth
There have been 34 tornado reports within 25 miles of Fort Worth since 2016; the strongest was rated EF2 (Apr 4, 2022, 18 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 Fort Worth
Does Fort Worth get a lot of severe storms?
Fort Worth averages 17.0 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 Fort Worth?
Most severe-weather reports around Fort Worth come in March, April, May.
What is the biggest hail recorded near Fort Worth?
5.00 inches (grapefruit size) on Jun 12, 2023, 16 miles from the city centre.
Have tornadoes hit near Fort Worth?
Yes — 34 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF2 on Apr 4, 2022.
How do I get storm alerts for Fort Worth?
The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Fort Worth, 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 Fort Worth, 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 Sep 30, 2026.