Bowie County tornado history

58 tornadoes touched Bowie County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Mar 12, 1971). Tornadoes here killed 4 and injured 50 people.

58tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

4killed · 50 injured

111.6 milongest path · 1954

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

By rating

(E)F015

(E)F125

(E)F211

(E)F35

(E)F41

(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
Mar 12, 1971	F4	5.1 mi	880 yd	5	1
May 4, 1999	F3	71.5 mi	50 yd	22	1
Apr 2, 1982	F3	52 mi	233 yd	4	1
Apr 30, 1954	F3	111.6 mi	1,760 yd	2	0
Nov 4, 2022	EF3	15.7 mi	800 yd	0	0
Nov 1, 1977	F3	5.9 mi	50 yd	0	0
Feb 12, 1950	F2	8 mi	833 yd	8	1
May 14, 2003	F2	78.3 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 27, 1979	F2	10.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jan 21, 2018	EF2	7.1 mi	560 yd	0	0
Apr 10, 2008	EF2	5.5 mi	200 yd	1	0
Mar 4, 1983	F2	5 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Mar 4, 2025	EF1	18.6 mi	850 yd
Mar 4, 2025	EF1	18.9 mi	580 yd
Jul 8, 2024	EF1	0.2 mi	240 yd
May 24, 2024	EF1	1.8 mi	275 yd
Nov 4, 2022	EF3	15.7 mi	800 yd
May 16, 2020	unrated	2.6 mi	40 yd
May 16, 2020	EF1	0.2 mi	30 yd
Jan 21, 2018	EF2	7.1 mi	560 yd
Jan 21, 2018	EF0	0.5 mi	50 yd
May 9, 2016	EF1	2 mi	390 yd
May 9, 2016	EF1	0.1 mi	120 yd
Dec 27, 2015	EF0	2.9 mi	75 yd

Deadliest: Feb 12, 1950, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Little River County, AR22 Cass County, TX72 Morris County, TX18 Miller County, AR30 Titus County, TX27 Red River County, TX41 Sevier County, AR22 Marion County, TX22

Questions

How many tornadoes has Bowie County, Texas had?

58 tornadoes touched Bowie County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.8 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Bowie County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Mar 12, 1971, with a 5.1-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Bowie County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (18 of 58). 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).