Callahan County tornado history

48 tornadoes touched Callahan County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 28, 1950). Tornadoes here killed 5 and injured 26 people.

48tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

5killed · 26 injured

40.5 milongest path · 1982

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

By rating

(E)F021

(E)F118

(E)F24

(E)F33

(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
Apr 28, 1950	F4	1.3 mi	233 yd	5	5
Mar 14, 1982	F3	40.5 mi	173 yd	14	0
May 25, 1976	F3	20.3 mi	300 yd	1	0
May 31, 1962	F3	2 mi	33 yd	2	0
Apr 20, 1977	F2	9.7 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 7, 1989	F2	6 mi	80 yd	0	0
Apr 22, 1973	F2	0.3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 1, 1962	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	1	0
Mar 4, 2004	F1	12 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 30, 2002	F1	9 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 14, 1982	F1	5 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 10, 1959	F1	4.7 mi	150 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
May 18, 2025	unrated	3 mi	50 yd
Apr 24, 2011	EF0	1.2 mi	30 yd
Apr 24, 2011	EF0	1.7 mi	30 yd
Apr 24, 2011	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd
Apr 24, 2011	EF0	6 mi	500 yd
Mar 4, 2004	F1	12 mi	100 yd
Mar 4, 2004	F0	30 mi	75 yd
May 7, 2003	F1	3 mi	500 yd
Mar 30, 2002	F1	9 mi	200 yd
Mar 30, 2002	F0	0.3 mi	30 yd
Sep 8, 2001	F1	0.1 mi	30 yd
Sep 8, 2001	F0	0.1 mi	20 yd

Deadliest: Apr 28, 1950, F4, 5 killed.

Nearby counties

Coleman County, TX42 Taylor County, TX66 Shackelford County, TX26 Eastland County, TX57 Brown County, TX39 Jones County, TX86 Stephens County, TX22 Runnels County, TX54

Questions

How many tornadoes has Callahan County, Texas had?

48 tornadoes touched Callahan County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.6 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Callahan County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 28, 1950, with a 1.3-mile path and 5 deaths.

When is tornado season in Callahan County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (19 of 48). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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