Bailey County tornado history

58 tornadoes touched Bailey County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (May 10, 1991).

58tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
0killed · 1 injured
42.8 milongest path · 1969
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F031
(E)F114
(E)F26
(E)F32
(E)F40
(E)F50
unrated5

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 10, 1991F38.5 mi450 yd00
May 21, 1963F35.9 mi50 yd00
Jun 9, 1965F220.8 mi10 yd00
May 29, 1963F210.3 mi67 yd10
Jun 3, 1989F28 mi880 yd00
Apr 18, 1971F24.3 mi200 yd00
May 23, 2022EF22.9 mi1,400 yd00
Jun 27, 1992F20.9 mi100 yd00
May 6, 1969F126.7 mi100 yd00
Apr 18, 1971F14.3 mi200 yd00
May 4, 1974F13 mi30 yd00
Jun 10, 1982F12.2 mi20 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Apr 25, 2025unrated4.3 mi300 yd00
May 23, 2022EF22.9 mi1,400 yd00
May 23, 2022unrated0.7 mi50 yd00
May 26, 2019EF05 mi50 yd00
May 4, 2019unrated—30 yd00
May 4, 2019unrated—30 yd00
May 9, 2017unrated—20 yd00
Apr 26, 2011EF00.8 mi50 yd00
Mar 23, 2007EF00.3 mi50 yd00
May 24, 2003F00.1 mi30 yd00
May 24, 2003F00.1 mi30 yd00
Jul 5, 1997F00.1 mi10 yd00

Nearby counties

Lamb County, TX91Cochran County, TX34Parmer County, TX52Roosevelt County, NM61Hockley County, TX80Curry County, NM53Castro County, TX80Hale County, TX132

Questions

How many tornadoes has Bailey County, Texas had?

58 tornadoes touched Bailey County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.8 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Bailey County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on May 10, 1991, with a 8.5-mile path.

When is tornado season in Bailey County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (29 of 58). 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).