Brazos County tornado history

28 tornadoes touched Brazos County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Apr 5, 1956).

28tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
0killed · 5 injured
5.2 milongest path · 1956
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F015
(E)F18
(E)F24
(E)F31
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Apr 5, 1956F35.2 mi67 yd00
Apr 30, 1954F21.9 mi67 yd00
Apr 24, 2019EF21.7 mi100 yd00
Nov 19, 1983F21.1 mi100 yd00
Dec 2, 1953F20.2 mi67 yd00
Dec 29, 2006F14.5 mi200 yd30
Oct 5, 2003F14 mi400 yd10
Oct 17, 1998F13.5 mi80 yd00
May 13, 2004F13 mi50 yd00
May 26, 2016EF12.9 mi50 yd00
Feb 10, 1981F12 mi77 yd10
Oct 12, 2001F11 mi50 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Mar 21, 2022EF10.4 mi175 yd00
May 8, 2019EF00.9 mi15 yd00
Apr 24, 2019EF21.7 mi100 yd00
Aug 26, 2017EF00.2 mi20 yd00
May 26, 2016EF12.9 mi50 yd00
Apr 28, 2009EF03.2 mi10 yd00
Dec 29, 2006F14.5 mi200 yd30
May 13, 2004F13 mi50 yd00
Mar 17, 2004F00.2 mi30 yd00
Feb 24, 2004F00.2 mi50 yd00
Oct 5, 2003F14 mi400 yd10
Oct 5, 2003F00.3 mi50 yd00

Nearby counties

Grimes County, TX15Burleson County, TX24Robertson County, TX18Madison County, TX17Washington County, TX29Milam County, TX27Walker County, TX20Lee County, TX31

Questions

How many tornadoes has Brazos County, Texas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Brazos County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Apr 5, 1956, with a 5.2-mile path.

When is tornado season in Brazos County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (7 of 28). 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).