Colorado County tornado history

29 tornadoes touched Colorado County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Mar 28, 1966). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 20 people.

29tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 20 injured

9.3 milongest path · 1966

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

By rating

(E)F016

(E)F16

(E)F26

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

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
Mar 28, 1966	F3	9.3 mi	1,760 yd	0	0
Jul 6, 1954	F2	4.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Feb 4, 1964	F2	3.8 mi	880 yd	1	0
Sep 21, 1967	F2	1 mi	33 yd	0	0
May 10, 2012	EF2	0.6 mi	150 yd	8	0
Feb 25, 1971	F2	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 5, 1955	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jan 14, 1991	F1	1.5 mi	250 yd	11	1
Sep 8, 1962	F1	1 mi	33 yd	0	0
Sep 1, 1970	F1	1 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jan 18, 1991	F1	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Sep 19, 1967	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 3, 2019	EF0	0.5 mi	20 yd	0
Oct 31, 2018	EF0	1.4 mi	100 yd	0
May 10, 2012	EF2	0.6 mi	150 yd	8
Dec 23, 2002	F0	0.3 mi	20 yd	0
Nov 12, 2000	F0	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
Aug 29, 1999	F0	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
May 21, 1997	F0	0.2 mi	23 yd	0
Mar 13, 1995	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jan 12, 1995	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 13, 1994	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 13, 1994	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jan 18, 1991	F1	0.5 mi	50 yd	0

Deadliest: Jan 14, 1991, F1, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Austin County, TX24 Wharton County, TX69 Lavaca County, TX33 Fayette County, TX31 Waller County, TX19 Washington County, TX29 Jackson County, TX40 Fort Bend County, TX62

Questions

How many tornadoes has Colorado County, Texas had?

29 tornadoes touched Colorado County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Colorado County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Mar 28, 1966, with a 9.3-mile path.

When is tornado season in Colorado County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (6 of 29). 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).