Bosque County tornado history

40 tornadoes touched Bosque County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F5 (May 6, 1973). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 5 people.

40tornadoes since 1950

F5strongest rating

2killed · 5 injured

13.8 milongest path · 1976

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

By rating

(E)F015

(E)F112

(E)F210

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F51

unrated1

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 6, 1973	F5	10.6 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 12, 2000	F3	7 mi	400 yd	0	2
May 25, 1976	F2	13.8 mi	33 yd	0	0
Jan 15, 2017	EF2	12.9 mi	200 yd	0	0
Dec 29, 2006	F2	7.1 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 1980	F2	4.3 mi	100 yd	1	0
Apr 19, 1966	F2	2 mi	880 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 1994	F2	1 mi	100 yd	1	0
Apr 27, 1990	F2	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 2, 1990	F2	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 9, 1971	F2	0.1 mi	67 yd	0	0
Apr 30, 1978	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Mar 24, 2021	unrated	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
Jan 15, 2017	EF2	12.9 mi	200 yd	0
Jan 15, 2017	EF1	1.4 mi	120 yd	0
Jan 15, 2017	EF1	6.5 mi	200 yd	2
Apr 29, 2016	EF0	0.3 mi	20 yd	0
Dec 29, 2006	F0	1 mi	75 yd	0
Dec 29, 2006	F0	1.5 mi	75 yd	0
Dec 29, 2006	F2	7.1 mi	300 yd	0
Dec 29, 2006	F0	0.7 mi	50 yd	0
Oct 12, 2001	F1	1.5 mi	75 yd	0
Oct 12, 2001	F0	2 mi	50 yd	0
May 5, 2001	F0	1.7 mi	75 yd	0

Deadliest: May 12, 2000, F3, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Somervell County, TX6 Hill County, TX61 Hamilton County, TX26 McLennan County, TX69 Coryell County, TX36 Johnson County, TX107 Hood County, TX30 Erath County, TX46

Questions

How many tornadoes has Bosque County, Texas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Bosque County?

The strongest rating recorded was F5 on May 6, 1973, with a 10.6-mile path.

When is tornado season in Bosque County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (12 of 40). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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