Castro County tornado history

80 tornadoes touched Castro County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.1 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Apr 12, 1960). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 45 people.

80tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

3killed · 45 injured

45 milongest path · 1980

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

By rating

(E)F045

(E)F115

(E)F29

(E)F32

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated9

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 12, 1960	F3	5.2 mi	100 yd	32	3
Apr 14, 2017	EF3	3.5 mi	1,936 yd	0	0
Jun 17, 1980	F2	45 mi	200 yd	0	0
Oct 17, 1971	F2	31.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Oct 17, 1971	F2	31 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 2007	EF2	28.8 mi	1,230 yd	1	0
Oct 17, 1971	F2	28.6 mi	400 yd	4	0
Jun 2, 1995	F2	6 mi	100 yd	3	0
Apr 18, 1971	F2	4.3 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jul 27, 1980	F2	3 mi	40 yd	1	0
May 28, 1966	F2	1.5 mi	67 yd	0	0
Feb 7, 1980	F1	31.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Apr 26, 2025	unrated	17.1 mi	440 yd
Sep 21, 2024	unrated	1.3 mi	50 yd
Mar 13, 2021	unrated	0.9 mi	20 yd
Mar 13, 2021	EF0	1.4 mi	30 yd
Mar 13, 2021	unrated	0.3 mi	30 yd
Jun 15, 2019	unrated	—	10 yd
May 26, 2019	EF0	12.8 mi	100 yd
Oct 7, 2018	unrated	8.7 mi	200 yd
Apr 14, 2017	unrated	3.1 mi	50 yd
Apr 14, 2017	EF0	0.4 mi	25 yd
Apr 14, 2017	EF0	1.9 mi	50 yd
Apr 14, 2017	EF3	3.5 mi	1,936 yd

Deadliest: Apr 12, 1960, F3, 3 killed.

Nearby counties

Swisher County, TX78 Parmer County, TX52 Lamb County, TX91 Deaf Smith County, TX40 Randall County, TX88 Hale County, TX132 Bailey County, TX58 Armstrong County, TX48

Questions

How many tornadoes has Castro County, Texas had?

80 tornadoes touched Castro County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.1 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Castro County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Apr 12, 1960, with a 5.2-mile path and 3 deaths.

When is tornado season in Castro County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (21 of 80). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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