Brown County tornado history

39 tornadoes touched Brown County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F5 (Apr 19, 1976).

39tornadoes since 1950
F5strongest rating
0killed · 13 injured
14.2 milongest path · 1970
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F012
(E)F123
(E)F23
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F51

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Apr 19, 1976F510.5 mi440 yd110
Apr 26, 1970F214.2 mi440 yd00
Oct 13, 1960F24.3 mi17 yd10
Jun 4, 1955F22 mi100 yd00
Dec 6, 2004F16 mi75 yd00
May 7, 1995F15 mi10 yd00
May 2, 2007EF14.8 mi110 yd00
May 18, 2017EF14.4 mi880 yd00
May 20, 2013EF13.6 mi350 yd00
May 18, 2017EF13.3 mi450 yd00
Apr 24, 1964F12 mi400 yd00
May 29, 1994F12 mi100 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Mar 13, 2019EF11.4 mi230 yd00
May 18, 2017EF13.3 mi450 yd00
May 18, 2017EF00.4 mi50 yd00
May 18, 2017EF14.4 mi880 yd00
Apr 26, 2015EF03.3 mi50 yd00
Apr 26, 2015EF11 mi175 yd00
May 20, 2013EF01.2 mi50 yd00
May 20, 2013EF13.6 mi350 yd00
May 20, 2013EF00.2 mi50 yd00
Apr 10, 2008EF11.5 mi125 yd00
May 2, 2007EF14.8 mi110 yd00
Dec 6, 2004F16 mi75 yd00

Nearby counties

Coleman County, TX42Comanche County, TX39Mills County, TX13Eastland County, TX57Callahan County, TX48San Saba County, TX16McCulloch County, TX29Hamilton County, TX26

Questions

How many tornadoes has Brown County, Texas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Brown County?

The strongest rating recorded was F5 on Apr 19, 1976, with a 10.5-mile path.

When is tornado season in Brown County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (16 of 39). 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).