Bastrop County tornado history

35 tornadoes touched Bastrop County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Apr 7, 1980). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 11 people.

35tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 11 injured

40.5 milongest path · 1957

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

By rating

(E)F018

(E)F16

(E)F27

(E)F33

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated1

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 7, 1980	F3	31.7 mi	100 yd	5	1
Apr 24, 1957	F3	14.7 mi	880 yd	1	0
Apr 28, 1953	F3	0.5 mi	200 yd	3	0
Apr 26, 1957	F2	40.5 mi	10 yd	0	0
Nov 17, 1971	F2	31.7 mi	33 yd	0	0
Aug 10, 1980	F2	18.8 mi	77 yd	0	0
May 2, 1977	F2	17.7 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 21, 2022	EF2	12 mi	500 yd	0	0
Jan 14, 1991	F2	5 mi	60 yd	0	0
May 18, 1965	F2	1 mi	17 yd	0	0
May 25, 2015	EF1	3 mi	440 yd	1	0
Mar 20, 1974	F1	1.1 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Mar 21, 2022	EF2	12 mi	500 yd	0
Mar 21, 2022	EF0	5.5 mi	50 yd	0
May 28, 2021	EF0	1.4 mi	50 yd	0
May 12, 2020	EF0	2.6 mi	20 yd	0
May 12, 2020	unrated	0.1 mi	20 yd	0
May 23, 2017	EF0	1.8 mi	200 yd	0
May 25, 2015	EF1	3 mi	440 yd	1
May 23, 2015	EF1	0.8 mi	200 yd	0
May 26, 2014	EF0	0.5 mi	30 yd	0
Jan 25, 2012	EF0	2.9 mi	30 yd	0
Mar 25, 2005	F0	0.2 mi	100 yd	0
Nov 12, 2000	F0	1 mi	30 yd	0

Deadliest: Apr 7, 1980, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Travis County, TX71 Lee County, TX31 Caldwell County, TX26 Fayette County, TX31 Williamson County, TX72 Hays County, TX30 Gonzales County, TX21 Burleson County, TX24

Questions

How many tornadoes has Bastrop County, Texas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Bastrop County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Apr 7, 1980, with a 31.7-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Bastrop County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (12 of 35). 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).