Carson County tornado history

96 tornadoes touched Carson County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.3 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 17, 1970). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 39 people.

96tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

1killed · 39 injured

130 milongest path · 1970

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

By rating

(E)F066

(E)F111

(E)F211

(E)F33

(E)F42

(E)F50

unrated3

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 17, 1970	F4	130 mi	880 yd	13	1
Jun 27, 1992	F4	20 mi	1,583 yd	7	0
Jun 6, 1951	F3	10.4 mi	100 yd	12	0
May 29, 2001	F3	10 mi	440 yd	0	0
Oct 17, 1971	F3	2.3 mi	100 yd	2	0
Apr 13, 1973	F2	90.1 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 5, 1967	F2	16.2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 2007	EF2	12.4 mi	440 yd	0	0
Nov 16, 2015	EF2	10.4 mi	175 yd	0	0
Jul 1, 1987	F2	9 mi	150 yd	2	0
Jun 13, 2016	EF2	5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 1, 1987	F2	4.5 mi	200 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
May 26, 2025	unrated	—	25 yd
May 18, 2023	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd
Jun 19, 2020	EF0	0.7 mi	50 yd
Jun 19, 2020	EF0	0.4 mi	50 yd
Mar 30, 2020	unrated	3.5 mi	50 yd
Apr 17, 2019	unrated	2 mi	20 yd
Jun 12, 2018	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jun 13, 2016	EF2	5 mi	100 yd
Nov 16, 2015	EF0	0.2 mi	50 yd
Nov 16, 2015	EF2	10.4 mi	175 yd
Apr 16, 2015	EF0	2.3 mi	50 yd
Dec 14, 2012	EF0	3 mi	200 yd

Deadliest: Apr 17, 1970, F4, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Hutchinson County, TX74 Potter County, TX42 Armstrong County, TX48 Gray County, TX89 Roberts County, TX42 Moore County, TX57 Randall County, TX88 Donley County, TX60

Questions

How many tornadoes has Carson County, Texas had?

96 tornadoes touched Carson County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Carson County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 17, 1970, with a 130-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Carson County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (33 of 96). 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).