Clay County tornado history

40 tornadoes touched Clay County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 10, 1979). Tornadoes here killed 43 and injured 1,760 people.

40tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

43killed · 1,760 injured

46.9 milongest path · 1979

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

By rating

(E)F013

(E)F117

(E)F24

(E)F33

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated2

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 10, 1979	F4	46.9 mi	1,320 yd	1,740	42
Apr 2, 1958	F3	16.4 mi	333 yd	14	1
Apr 6, 1955	F3	21.7 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 14, 1986	F3	20 mi	250 yd	4	0
Aug 8, 1956	F2	2 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 1, 1954	F2	1.3 mi	67 yd	0	0
Aug 11, 1953	F2	0.1 mi	880 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 1955	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 30, 2019	EF1	10 mi	300 yd	0	0
Nov 3, 2024	EF1	8.4 mi	250 yd	0	0
May 8, 1993	F1	8 mi	90 yd	0	0
Jun 16, 1997	F1	6.5 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Nov 3, 2024	EF1	8.4 mi	250 yd
May 25, 2024	EF1	3.4 mi	200 yd
May 25, 2024	EF1	3.4 mi	100 yd
Jun 15, 2023	EF1	2.5 mi	100 yd
May 4, 2023	EF0	0.1 mi	20 yd
May 22, 2020	unrated	2.5 mi	100 yd
May 22, 2020	EF1	2.3 mi	50 yd
Apr 30, 2019	unrated	1.5 mi	40 yd
Apr 30, 2019	EF1	10 mi	300 yd
May 19, 2015	EF0	1 mi	200 yd
May 19, 2015	EF0	0.2 mi	30 yd
Aug 18, 2007	EF1	1 mi	100 yd

Deadliest: Apr 10, 1979, F4, 42 killed.

Nearby counties

Montague County, TX56 Archer County, TX31 Jefferson County, OK43 Wichita County, TX64 Cotton County, OK45 Jack County, TX28 Wise County, TX63 Young County, TX52

Questions

How many tornadoes has Clay County, Texas had?

40 tornadoes touched Clay County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Clay County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 10, 1979, with a 46.9-mile path and 42 deaths.

When is tornado season in Clay County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (19 of 40). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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