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Tornadoes in Texas

Texas has recorded 9,610 tornadoes from 1950 through 2025, about 129.8 per year over the last 30 years. They killed 609 people and injured 9,829. May is the most active month.

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Tornadoes per year

96: 1389613897: 1919719198: 1209812099: 1659916500: 1470014701: 1370113702: 1740217403: 1550315504: 1780417805: 1050510506: 1150611507: 2060720608: 1200812009: 1280912810: 1081010811: 1031110312: 1151211513: 83138314: 46144615: 2421524216: 1001610017: 1671716718: 53185319: 1671916720: 84208421: 94219422: 1182211823: 78237824: 1312413125: 12525125
Texas tornadoes per year, 1996–2025
50s: 62250s62260s: 1,18360s1,18370s: 1,43170s1,43180s: 1,40780s1,40790s: 1,68890s1,68800s: 1,46500s1,46510s: 1,18410s1,18420s: 63020s630
Tornadoes per decade (the 2020s are partial)

When tornadoes happen in Texas

Jan: 226Jan226Feb: 214Feb214Mar: 769Mar769Apr: 1,686Apr1,686May: 2,946May2,946Jun: 1,405Jun1,405Jul: 359Jul359Aug: 419Aug419Sep: 484Sep484Oct: 489Oct489Nov: 358Nov358Dec: 255Dec255
Tornadoes by month, 1950–2025
EF0: 4,947EF04,947EF1: 2,727EF12,727EF2: 1,291EF21,291EF3: 344EF3344EF4: 51EF451EF5: 6EF56
Tornadoes by (E)F rating

Ratings before February 2007 use the original Fujita (F) scale; later tornadoes use the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale. How the EF scale works.

Deadliest tornadoes in Texas

DateRatingCountyPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
May 11, 1953F5McLennan County20.9 mi583 yd114597
April 10, 1979F4—46.9 mi1,320 yd421740
May 22, 1987F4Reeves County3 mi1,000 yd30121
May 27, 1997F5Williamson County5.1 mi650 yd2712
May 11, 1970F5Lubbock County8.4 mi1,333 yd26500
May 15, 1957F4Briscoe County17 mi300 yd2180
March 13, 1953F4Haskell County13.9 mi50 yd1725
April 18, 1970F4Swisher County65 mi880 yd1642
May 11, 1953F4Tom Green County9.9 mi880 yd13159
April 10, 1979F4—39.7 mi880 yd1168

Strongest tornadoes in Texas

DateRatingCountyPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
May 11, 1953F5McLennan County20.9 mi583 yd114597
May 27, 1997F5Williamson County5.1 mi650 yd2712
May 11, 1970F5Lubbock County8.4 mi1,333 yd26500
April 3, 1964F5Wichita County4.7 mi500 yd7111
May 6, 1973F5McLennan County10.6 mi100 yd00
April 19, 1976F5Brown County10.5 mi440 yd011
April 10, 1979F4—46.9 mi1,320 yd421740
May 22, 1987F4Reeves County3 mi1,000 yd30121
May 15, 1957F4Briscoe County17 mi300 yd2180
March 13, 1953F4Haskell County13.9 mi50 yd1725

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingCountyPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
November 24, 2025EF2Harris County3.8 mi400 yd00
November 24, 2025EF1Harris County2.6 mi500 yd00
November 20, 2025EF1Cherokee County0.7 mi120 yd00
October 28, 2025EF1Gregg County2.5 mi169 yd00
October 28, 2025EF1Smith County4.4 mi137 yd00
October 27, 2025?Cameron County0 mi10 yd00
October 25, 2025EF0Grimes County9.9 mi100 yd00
October 24, 2025EF1Kendall County20.1 mi300 yd00
September 8, 2025?Ochiltree County0.1 mi25 yd00
August 28, 2025?Denton County0 mi20 yd00

Counties with the most tornadoes

CountyTornadoes since 1950Per 1,000 sq mi
Harris County253383872290.6
Hale County137353064676.6
Galveston County126861055409
Tarrant County113338346820.8
Jefferson County111327810718.4
Dallas County108320412371.1
Nueces County108333396901.1
Johnson County107382248275.9
Lubbock County99286171875
Brazoria County98186221570.1
Pecos County9853278757.3
Lamb County97247273622
Carson County96270260869.6
Gray County91254524838
Randall County90255312157.7
Castro County88254944071.6
Jones County88245339074.3
Harrison County84241733333.3
Hockley County80228193832.6
Hutchinson County80233596392.3

About this data

Tornado records come from the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database of confirmed tornadoes, 1950–2025. Tornadoes that crossed state lines are counted in the state where they began. Counts in the early decades are lower partly because many weak tornadoes went unreported before Doppler radar and storm spotter networks.