On May 25, 2024, an outbreak of powerful tornadoes and severe weather caused devastating damage and loss of life for residents in Valley View, Texas, part of Cooke County.

On March 17, 2022, a series of wildfires, collectively known as the Eastland Complex, erupted southwest of Eastland in Central Texas. The Eastland Complex fires burned over 54,000 acres across Eastland and Brown Counties before being contained on March 31, 2022.

On December 10, 2021, a violent EF4 tornado moved across Western Kentucky, causing severe damage in numerous towns, including Mayfield. The tornado was the deadliest and longest-tracked in an outbreak that produced numerous strong tornadoes in several states.

Hurricane Harvey was a devastating tropical cyclone that made landfall in Texas and Louisiana in August 2017, causing catastrophic flooding in Greater Houston and Southeast Texas.

On the night of December 26, 2015, a deadly EF4 tornado struck the Dallas, Texas suburbs of Sunnyvale, Garland, and Rowlett. Good Shepherd's DRR team organized a community drive to provide basic necessities and supplies to those in Garland, as well as set-up a mobile food unit to feed first responders and others. 

On May 15, 2013, Cleburne, Texas experienced a significant tornado event during a larger North Texas tornado outbreak. The tornado, later rated as an EF3, caused substantial damage, particularly east of Lake Pat Cleburne.