Baylor County tornado history

30 tornadoes touched Baylor County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 2, 1980).

30tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

0killed · 1 injured

16.3 milongest path · 2005

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

By rating

(E)F010

(E)F18

(E)F26

(E)F32

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated3

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Peak month: May.

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Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Apr 2, 1980	F4	8.4 mi	250 yd	0
May 13, 2005	F3	16.3 mi	1,000 yd	0
Apr 29, 2025	EF3	3.7 mi	650 yd	0
Apr 29, 2025	EF2	11.8 mi	1,000 yd	0
Apr 10, 1979	F2	10.4 mi	300 yd	0
Oct 7, 1957	F2	2 mi	10 yd	0
Aug 12, 1957	F2	0.4 mi	100 yd	0
Jul 6, 1971	F2	0.3 mi	10 yd	1
Apr 15, 1976	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 27, 2024	EF1	12.7 mi	300 yd	0
Oct 12, 1993	F1	7 mi	40 yd	0
Mar 7, 1981	F1	4.1 mi	100 yd	0

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Apr 29, 2025	EF2	11.8 mi	1,000 yd
Apr 29, 2025	EF3	3.7 mi	650 yd
Apr 27, 2024	EF1	12.7 mi	300 yd
Apr 27, 2024	unrated	0.6 mi	20 yd
May 1, 2019	unrated	1.3 mi	200 yd
Mar 28, 2017	unrated	3 mi	50 yd
Apr 13, 2007	EF0	6 mi	880 yd
May 13, 2005	F3	16.3 mi	1,000 yd
May 13, 2005	F0	0.2 mi	50 yd
Oct 12, 1993	F1	7 mi	40 yd
May 8, 1993	F0	8 mi	80 yd
Mar 8, 1992	F0	0.2 mi	10 yd

How many tornadoes has Baylor County, Texas had?

30 tornadoes touched Baylor County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Baylor County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 2, 1980, with a 8.4-mile path.

When is tornado season in Baylor County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (12 of 30). 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).