Burleson County tornado history

24 tornadoes touched Burleson County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Mar 10, 2000). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 21 people.

24tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

2killed · 21 injured

40.5 milongest path · 1957

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

By rating

(E)F07

(E)F16

(E)F29

(E)F32

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: March.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 10, 2000	F3	21 mi	800 yd	2	0
Mar 20, 1957	F3	16.9 mi	1,760 yd	2	0
Nov 15, 1987	F2	10 mi	500 yd	12	2
Apr 26, 1957	F2	40.5 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 9, 1981	F2	22.3 mi	60 yd	0	0
May 10, 1959	F2	22.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 7, 1989	F2	10 mi	150 yd	4	0
May 16, 1981	F2	9.7 mi	73 yd	1	0
Apr 4, 1969	F2	9 mi	440 yd	0	0
Oct 17, 1998	F2	3.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Feb 3, 2012	EF2	0.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 30, 1976	F1	6.6 mi	200 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Mar 21, 2022	EF0	1 mi	50 yd	0
Mar 21, 2022	EF0	0.3 mi	175 yd	0
Jan 10, 2020	EF1	0.1 mi	100 yd	0
Feb 3, 2012	EF1	0.8 mi	75 yd	0
Feb 3, 2012	EF2	0.5 mi	100 yd	0
Jan 25, 2012	EF1	2.3 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 25, 2007	EF0	3 mi	50 yd	0
Mar 10, 2000	F3	21 mi	800 yd	2
Oct 17, 1998	F1	5 mi	80 yd	0
Oct 17, 1998	F2	3.5 mi	100 yd	0
Sep 20, 1996	F0	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
Sep 20, 1996	F0	1 mi	50 yd	0

Deadliest: Nov 15, 1987, F2, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Brazos County, TX28 Washington County, TX29 Lee County, TX31 Milam County, TX27 Robertson County, TX18 Grimes County, TX15 Fayette County, TX31 Austin County, TX24

Questions

How many tornadoes has Burleson County, Texas had?

24 tornadoes touched Burleson County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Burleson County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Mar 10, 2000, with a 21-mile path.

When is tornado season in Burleson County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in March (5 of 24). 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).