Cameron County tornado history

68 tornadoes touched Cameron County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.9 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (May 12, 1969). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 12 people.

68tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 12 injured

25.5 milongest path · 1970

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

By rating

(E)F049

(E)F111

(E)F23

(E)F32

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated3

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
May 12, 1969	F3	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 12, 1969	F3	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 24, 1970	F2	25.5 mi	100 yd	1	0
Aug 9, 1980	F2	4.6 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 12, 1969	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 13, 2023	EF1	0.5 mi	200 yd	11	1
Aug 20, 1967	F1	5.4 mi	1,760 yd	0	0
Aug 20, 1967	F1	1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 1, 1970	F1	0.5 mi	17 yd	0	0
Apr 16, 1977	F1	0.5 mi	10 yd	0	0
Sep 16, 1988	F1	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 4, 1997	F1	0.5 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Oct 27, 2025	unrated	—	10 yd	0	0
Mar 28, 2025	EF0	0.1 mi	75 yd	0	0
Jul 8, 2024	unrated	0.5 mi	20 yd	0	0
Aug 15, 2023	unrated	—	10 yd	0	0
May 13, 2023	EF1	0.5 mi	200 yd	11	1
Jul 26, 2020	EF0	3.4 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 26, 2019	EF0	—	15 yd	0	0
Jul 7, 2017	EF0	0.1 mi	1 yd	0	0
May 11, 2012	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 20, 2012	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Aug 12, 2010	EF0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jun 30, 2010	EF0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0

Deadliest: May 13, 2023, EF1, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Willacy County, TX21 Hidalgo County, TX41 Kenedy County, TX6 Brooks County, TX5 Starr County, TX4 Kleberg County, TX30 Jim Hogg County, TX4 Nueces County, TX105

Questions

How many tornadoes has Cameron County, Texas had?

68 tornadoes touched Cameron County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.9 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Cameron County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on May 12, 1969, with a 0.1-mile path.

When is tornado season in Cameron County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (15 of 68). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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