Armstrong County tornado history

48 tornadoes touched Armstrong County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 18, 1970). Tornadoes here killed 17 and injured 57 people.

48tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

17killed · 57 injured

130 milongest path · 1970

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

By rating

(E)F032

(E)F19

(E)F23

(E)F30

(E)F42

(E)F50

unrated2

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
Apr 18, 1970	F4	65 mi	880 yd	42	16
Apr 17, 1970	F4	130 mi	880 yd	13	1
Apr 13, 1973	F2	90.1 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jul 1, 1987	F2	9 mi	150 yd	2	0
May 25, 1987	F2	6 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 22, 2010	EF1	10.3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 13, 2021	EF1	8.2 mi	800 yd	0	0
May 17, 1977	F1	6.4 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jul 23, 1995	F1	4 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 2007	EF1	3.3 mi	440 yd	0	0
May 10, 2017	EF1	2.8 mi	180 yd	0	0
May 17, 1977	F1	1 mi	20 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jun 21, 2023	unrated	0.9 mi	100 yd
Mar 13, 2021	EF1	8.2 mi	800 yd
Mar 13, 2021	EF0	13 mi	1,000 yd
Mar 13, 2021	unrated	3.1 mi	800 yd
Jun 22, 2019	EF0	2.5 mi	50 yd
Jun 22, 2019	EF0	2.1 mi	200 yd
May 23, 2019	EF0	0.7 mi	50 yd
May 7, 2019	EF0	11.5 mi	100 yd
May 10, 2017	EF1	2.8 mi	180 yd
Nov 16, 2015	EF0	0.4 mi	50 yd
Apr 22, 2010	EF0	1.8 mi	50 yd
Apr 22, 2010	EF1	10.3 mi	100 yd

Deadliest: Apr 18, 1970, F4, 16 killed.

Nearby counties

Carson County, TX96 Randall County, TX88 Donley County, TX60 Briscoe County, TX51 Swisher County, TX78 Potter County, TX42 Gray County, TX89 Hall County, TX55

Questions

How many tornadoes has Armstrong County, Texas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Armstrong County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 18, 1970, with a 65-mile path and 16 deaths.

When is tornado season in Armstrong County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (18 of 48). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).