Collin County tornado history

56 tornadoes touched Collin County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (May 9, 2006). Tornadoes here killed 7 and injured 268 people.

56tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

7killed · 268 injured

45.9 milongest path · 1969

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

By rating

(E)F023

(E)F118

(E)F210

(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
May 9, 2006	F3	9.3 mi	300 yd	10	3
Oct 12, 1969	F3	45.9 mi	200 yd	2	0
Oct 4, 1959	F3	27.6 mi	67 yd	5	0
Apr 2, 1957	F3	10.7 mi	33 yd	4	0
May 25, 2024	EF3	0.7 mi	175 yd	0	0
Dec 26, 2015	EF2	5.3 mi	300 yd	119	2
May 9, 1993	F2	12 mi	100 yd	63	1
Dec 13, 2022	EF2	17.6 mi	225 yd	2	0
Apr 27, 1969	F2	16.5 mi	200 yd	45	0
Apr 27, 1958	F2	15.4 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 22, 1963	F2	7.7 mi	1,760 yd	0	0
Sep 12, 1977	F2	2.5 mi	167 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 30, 2025	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd	0	0
May 25, 2024	EF1	8.3 mi	800 yd	0	0
May 25, 2024	EF3	0.7 mi	175 yd	0	0
Mar 14, 2024	EF0	0.2 mi	15 yd	0	0
Dec 13, 2022	EF2	17.6 mi	225 yd	2	0
Apr 4, 2022	EF1	0.3 mi	188 yd	0	0
May 3, 2021	EF0	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Oct 20, 2019	EF0	4.8 mi	500 yd	0	0
Apr 29, 2016	EF0	1.3 mi	65 yd	0	0
Dec 26, 2015	EF2	5.3 mi	300 yd	119	2
Dec 26, 2015	EF1	4.5 mi	300 yd	0	0
Dec 26, 2015	EF1	5.2 mi	100 yd	2	1

Deadliest: May 9, 2006, F3, 3 killed.

Nearby counties

Rockwall County, TX19 Hunt County, TX61 Grayson County, TX70 Denton County, TX59 Dallas County, TX108 Fannin County, TX58 Kaufman County, TX39 Cooke County, TX61

Questions

How many tornadoes has Collin County, Texas had?

56 tornadoes touched Collin County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.7 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Collin County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on May 9, 2006, with a 9.3-mile path and 3 deaths.

When is tornado season in Collin County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (12 of 56). 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).