Cherokee County tornado history

45 tornadoes touched Cherokee County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Nov 15, 1987). Tornadoes here killed 6 and injured 107 people.

45tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

6killed · 107 injured

41.1 milongest path · 2019

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

By rating

(E)F08

(E)F117

(E)F215

(E)F35

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Nov 15, 1987	F3	33 mi	500 yd	81	4
Apr 13, 2019	EF3	41.1 mi	880 yd	20	2
Apr 6, 2003	F3	38.2 mi	440 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 1991	F3	3 mi	200 yd	1	0
Jun 3, 1973	F3	0.1 mi	33 yd	3	0
Mar 21, 2022	EF2	37.1 mi	1,400 yd	1	0
May 4, 1999	F2	22.7 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 2021	EF2	20.5 mi	500 yd	0	0
Apr 29, 2016	EF2	7.2 mi	820 yd	0	0
Apr 4, 1999	F2	4.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Dec 19, 2017	EF2	3.1 mi	691 yd	0	0
Feb 11, 1965	F2	3 mi	10 yd	1	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Nov 20, 2025	EF1	0.7 mi	120 yd	0	0
Jul 8, 2024	EF1	1.1 mi	105 yd	0	0
Mar 21, 2022	EF2	37.1 mi	1,400 yd	1	0
Jun 8, 2021	EF0	0.3 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jun 8, 2021	EF0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 2021	EF2	20.5 mi	500 yd	0	0
Jan 10, 2020	EF1	0.8 mi	75 yd	0	0
Apr 13, 2019	EF2	0.8 mi	400 yd	0	0
Apr 13, 2019	EF2	2.5 mi	400 yd	0	0
Apr 13, 2019	EF3	41.1 mi	880 yd	20	2
Dec 19, 2017	EF2	3.1 mi	691 yd	0	0
Apr 29, 2016	EF2	7.2 mi	820 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Nov 15, 1987, F3, 4 killed.

Nearby counties

Anderson County, TX36 Rusk County, TX74 Nacogdoches County, TX51 Smith County, TX74 Houston County, TX31 Henderson County, TX38 Gregg County, TX37 Trinity County, TX26

Questions

How many tornadoes has Cherokee County, Texas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Cherokee County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Nov 15, 1987, with a 33-mile path and 4 deaths.

When is tornado season in Cherokee County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (17 of 45). 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).