Angelina County tornado history

44 tornadoes touched Angelina County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Mar 30, 2002). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 68 people.

44tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

2killed · 68 injured

68.8 milongest path · 1954

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

By rating

(E)F09

(E)F120

(E)F211

(E)F34

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 30, 2002	F3	49 mi	440 yd	6	0
Jan 19, 1990	F3	13 mi	100 yd	2	0
Dec 23, 2009	EF3	4.1 mi	300 yd	2	0
Mar 20, 1974	F3	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Nov 13, 1972	F2	3.3 mi	100 yd	0	2
Apr 30, 1954	F2	68.8 mi	883 yd	25	0
May 17, 1989	F2	31 mi	400 yd	14	0
Apr 6, 2003	F2	27.5 mi	440 yd	0	0
Mar 28, 1972	F2	18.7 mi	150 yd	13	0
Dec 10, 1983	F2	18 mi	50 yd	2	0
Apr 21, 1968	F2	1 mi	17 yd	0	0
Jun 26, 1960	F2	0.7 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 20, 2021	EF1	2.6 mi	75 yd	0
Jan 10, 2020	EF1	0.3 mi	150 yd	0
May 3, 2017	EF0	5.7 mi	300 yd	0
Apr 25, 2011	EF1	7.7 mi	250 yd	0
Apr 25, 2011	EF0	0.7 mi	25 yd	0
Dec 23, 2009	EF3	4.1 mi	300 yd	2
May 28, 2005	F0	4 mi	30 yd	0
Apr 6, 2003	F2	27.5 mi	440 yd	0
Mar 30, 2002	F3	49 mi	440 yd	6
Nov 3, 2000	F1	2.3 mi	30 yd	2
Nov 28, 1997	F1	0.8 mi	73 yd	0
Oct 23, 1997	F0	11 mi	150 yd	0

Deadliest: Nov 13, 1972, F2, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Nacogdoches County, TX51 San Augustine County, TX21 Trinity County, TX26 Polk County, TX30 Tyler County, TX23 Sabine County, TX22 Shelby County, TX48 Houston County, TX31

Questions

How many tornadoes has Angelina County, Texas had?

44 tornadoes touched Angelina County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.6 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Angelina County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Mar 30, 2002, with a 49-mile path.

When is tornado season in Angelina County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (9 of 44). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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