Bee County tornado history

33 tornadoes touched Bee County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Apr 29, 1976).

33tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
0killed · 6 injured
7.6 milongest path · 2010
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F015
(E)F115
(E)F22
(E)F31
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: September.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Apr 29, 1976F31 mi33 yd00
Jun 29, 1963F23 mi33 yd00
Sep 17, 1968F20.8 mi100 yd00
Jun 2, 2010EF17.6 mi440 yd00
Jun 1, 1962F12 mi100 yd00
Mar 19, 1964F12 mi33 yd00
Sep 16, 1996F12 mi25 yd00
Sep 24, 1991F11 mi10 yd00
Feb 23, 1994F11 mi10 yd50
Aug 30, 1981F10.8 mi43 yd00
Sep 16, 1988F10.8 mi23 yd00
Jul 16, 1969F10.5 mi17 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Apr 7, 2019EF00.6 mi30 yd00
May 10, 2012EF00.3 mi50 yd00
May 10, 2012EF00.3 mi50 yd00
May 10, 2012EF00.9 mi75 yd00
Jun 2, 2010EF17.6 mi440 yd00
Mar 13, 2007EF00.5 mi50 yd00
Dec 30, 2002F00.5 mi75 yd00
Sep 8, 2002F00.5 mi500 yd00
Nov 15, 2001F00.3 mi100 yd00
Nov 15, 2001F10.2 mi50 yd00
Nov 15, 2001F10.5 mi200 yd00
Sep 16, 1996F12 mi25 yd00

Nearby counties

Live Oak County, TX35Goliad County, TX15San Patricio County, TX59Karnes County, TX21Refugio County, TX25Nueces County, TX105McMullen County, TX5Aransas County, TX16

Questions

How many tornadoes has Bee County, Texas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Bee County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Apr 29, 1976, with a 1-mile path.

When is tornado season in Bee County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in September (9 of 33). 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).