Bexar County tornado history

71 tornadoes touched Bexar County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.9 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 28, 1953). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 64 people.

71tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

3killed · 64 injured

21 milongest path · 1958

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

By rating

(E)F030

(E)F125

(E)F214

(E)F31

(E)F41

(E)F50

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 28, 1953	F4	1 mi	1,760 yd	15	2
Nov 22, 1961	F3	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 3, 1958	F2	21 mi	67 yd	0	0
May 2, 1958	F2	20.8 mi	200 yd	0	0
Aug 10, 1980	F2	12.2 mi	100 yd	2	0
Sep 17, 1988	F2	5 mi	50 yd	3	0
Mar 19, 2012	EF2	5 mi	100 yd	4	0
May 2, 1959	F2	4.6 mi	1,200 yd	0	0
Feb 19, 2017	EF2	4.6 mi	600 yd	0	0
May 16, 1969	F2	4.3 mi	100 yd	3	0
Mar 19, 2002	F2	1.5 mi	50 yd	30	0
Jul 12, 1954	F2	1 mi	33 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Oct 26, 2023	EF0	5.2 mi	150 yd	0
May 24, 2020	EF1	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
Feb 19, 2017	EF2	4.6 mi	600 yd	0
Feb 19, 2017	EF0	1.6 mi	100 yd	0
Feb 19, 2017	EF1	3 mi	200 yd	0
May 23, 2015	EF1	0.4 mi	150 yd	0
May 25, 2013	EF0	0.4 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 19, 2012	EF2	5 mi	100 yd	4
Mar 19, 2012	EF0	0.8 mi	10 yd	0
Mar 19, 2012	EF0	0.3 mi	10 yd	0
Jan 25, 2012	EF0	0.3 mi	30 yd	0
Oct 9, 2011	EF1	1.9 mi	50 yd	0

Deadliest: Apr 28, 1953, F4, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Comal County, TX16 Wilson County, TX19 Guadalupe County, TX26 Kendall County, TX21 Medina County, TX27 Atascosa County, TX17 Bandera County, TX6 Hays County, TX30

Questions

How many tornadoes has Bexar County, Texas had?

71 tornadoes touched Bexar County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.9 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Bexar County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 28, 1953, with a 1-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Bexar County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (14 of 71). 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).