Texas tornado history

9,485 tornadoes in Texas from 1950 to 2025, killing 609 people. Choose a county to see every track on a map.

Harris County252 Hale County132 Galveston County123 Tarrant County113 Jefferson County111 Dallas County108 Johnson County107 Nueces County105 Lubbock County99 Brazoria County98 Carson County96 Pecos County96 Lamb County91 Gray County89 Harrison County89 Randall County88 Jones County86 Castro County80 Hockley County80 Swisher County78 Parker County75 Hutchinson County74 Rusk County74 Smith County74 Bell County72 Cass County72 Williamson County72 Bexar County71 Ochiltree County71 Travis County71 Grayson County70 McLennan County69 Wharton County69 Cameron County68 Hansford County67 Taylor County66 Ellis County64 Liberty County64 Wichita County64 Wise County63 Fort Bend County62 Cooke County61 Floyd County61 Hill County61 Hunt County61 Donley County60 Haskell County60 Denton County59 San Patricio County59 Wheeler County59 Bailey County58 Bowie County58 Crosby County58 Fannin County58 Jasper County58 Eastland County57 Moore County57 Tom Green County57 Collin County56 Montague County56 Dawson County55 Hall County55 Montgomery County54 Panola County54 Runnels County54 Mitchell County53 Wilbarger County53 Parmer County52 Young County52 Briscoe County51 Fisher County51 Hemphill County51 Nacogdoches County51 Navarro County51 Howard County50 Nolan County49 Armstrong County48 Callahan County48 Lamar County48 Shelby County48 Matagorda County47 Reeves County47 Erath County46 Jim Wells County46 Lipscomb County46 Cherokee County45 Ector County45 Lynn County45 Palo Pinto County45 Wood County45 Angelina County44 Collingsworth County44 Dickens County44 Val Verde County44 Coleman County42 Hardeman County42 Potter County42 Roberts County42 Scurry County42 Throckmorton County42 Van Zandt County42 Dallam County41 Hidalgo County41 Red River County41 Sherman County41 Bosque County40 Clay County40 Deaf Smith County40 Jackson County40 Brown County39 Comanche County39 Kaufman County39 Henderson County38 Cottle County37 Gregg County37 Martin County37 Midland County37 Anderson County36 Coryell County36 Gaines County36 Hopkins County36 Victoria County36 Bastrop County35 Burnet County35 Hartley County35 Live Oak County35 Chambers County34 Cochran County34 Newton County34 Terry County34 Bee County33 Lavaca County33 Orange County32 Archer County31 Calhoun County31 Fayette County31 Houston County31 Knox County31 Lee County31 Limestone County31 Baylor County30 Hardin County30 Hays County30 Hood County30 Kleberg County30 Polk County30 Colorado County29 Concho County29 McCulloch County29 Washington County29 Brazos County28 Jack County28 Motley County28 Childress County27 Medina County27 Milam County27 Stonewall County27 Titus County27 Caldwell County26 Guadalupe County26 Hamilton County26 Shackelford County26 Trinity County26 Upshur County26 Andrews County25 Garza County25 Glasscock County25 Oldham County25 Refugio County25 Yoakum County25 Austin County24 Burleson County24 Kent County24 Foard County23 King County23 Leon County23 Tyler County23 Marion County22 Sabine County22 Stephens County22 Brewster County21 Gonzales County21 Karnes County21 Kendall County21 San Augustine County21 San Jacinto County21 Willacy County21 Upton County20 Walker County20 Crane County19 Falls County19 Rockwall County19 Sterling County19 Waller County19 Wilson County19 Blanco County18 Duval County18 Franklin County18 Gillespie County18 Morris County18 Robertson County18 Atascosa County17 Madison County17 Rains County17 Aransas County16 Coke County16 Comal County16 Reagan County16 San Saba County16 Ward County16 DeWitt County15 Freestone County15 Frio County15 Goliad County15 Grimes County15 Camp County14 Irion County14 Lampasas County14 Uvalde County14 Crockett County13 Kinney County13 Maverick County13 Mills County13 Borden County11 Hudspeth County11 Jeff Davis County11 Kerr County11 Llano County11 Mason County11 Schleicher County11 Winkler County11 Terrell County10 Zavala County10 La Salle County9 Webb County9 Delta County8 Kimble County7 Loving County7 Bandera County6 Culberson County6 El Paso County6 Kenedy County6 Somervell County6 Brooks County5 McMullen County5 Presidio County5 Sutton County5 Zapata County5 Edwards County4 Jim Hogg County4 Menard County4 Starr County4 Dimmit County3 Real County2

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Deadliest tornadoes in Texas

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 11, 1953	F5	20.9 mi	583 yd	597	114
Apr 10, 1979	F4	46.9 mi	1,320 yd	1,740	42
May 22, 1987	F4	3 mi	1,000 yd	121	30
May 27, 1997	F5	5.1 mi	650 yd	12	27
May 11, 1970	F5	8.4 mi	1,333 yd	500	26
May 15, 1957	F4	17 mi	300 yd	80	21
Mar 13, 1953	F4	13.9 mi	50 yd	25	17
Apr 18, 1970	F4	65 mi	880 yd	42	16
May 11, 1953	F4	9.9 mi	880 yd	159	13
Apr 10, 1979	F4	39.7 mi	880 yd	68	11