Anderson County tornado history

36 tornadoes touched Anderson County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Nov 15, 1987). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 88 people.

36tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

2killed · 88 injured

15 milongest path · 1981

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F09

(E)F119

(E)F24

(E)F34

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Nov 15, 1987	F3	10.5 mi	250 yd	59	1
May 9, 1981	F3	15 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 12, 1955	F3	5.6 mi	300 yd	7	0
Oct 31, 1974	F3	2 mi	500 yd	4	0
May 9, 1981	F2	9.9 mi	73 yd	0	0
Nov 19, 1953	F2	5.6 mi	50 yd	0	0
Oct 16, 1980	F2	2 mi	50 yd	1	0
Feb 11, 1984	F2	1 mi	100 yd	3	0
Mar 17, 1987	F1	0.2 mi	10 yd	3	1
Dec 6, 1987	F1	11.5 mi	150 yd	0	0
Dec 29, 2006	F1	11.3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Oct 20, 1993	F1	7 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 6, 2025	EF0	4.8 mi	300 yd	1
Oct 6, 2008	EF0	7 mi	50 yd	0
Dec 29, 2006	F0	6.7 mi	50 yd	0
Dec 29, 2006	F1	4 mi	50 yd	0
Dec 29, 2006	F1	11.3 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 30, 2002	F0	0.1 mi	30 yd	0
May 4, 1999	F1	1 mi	150 yd	4
May 4, 1999	F0	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 26, 1999	F0	1 mi	—	1
Apr 26, 1999	F0	0.1 mi	—	0
Jan 23, 1997	F1	1 mi	30 yd	4
Apr 28, 1996	F0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0

Deadliest: Nov 15, 1987, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Henderson County, TX38 Cherokee County, TX45 Freestone County, TX15 Houston County, TX31 Leon County, TX23 Smith County, TX74 Navarro County, TX51 Van Zandt County, TX42

Questions

How many tornadoes has Anderson County, Texas had?

36 tornadoes touched Anderson County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Anderson County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Nov 15, 1987, with a 10.5-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Anderson County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (9 of 36). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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