Cooke County tornado history

61 tornadoes touched Cooke County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (May 25, 2024). Tornadoes here killed 12 and injured 124 people.

61tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

12killed · 124 injured

47.3 milongest path · 2024

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

By rating

(E)F027

(E)F119

(E)F29

(E)F35

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated1

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 25, 2024	EF3	47.3 mi	1,400 yd	80	7
May 7, 1995	F3	34.1 mi	880 yd	6	3
May 7, 1995	F3	26 mi	880 yd	11	2
Apr 6, 1955	F3	15.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 31, 1959	F3	6.8 mi	1,760 yd	16	0
Apr 26, 1994	F2	16 mi	200 yd	8	0
Mar 30, 1968	F2	3.6 mi	100 yd	0	0
Oct 28, 1974	F2	3.3 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 1975	F2	2 mi	320 yd	2	0
Apr 19, 1968	F2	1.5 mi	23 yd	0	0
Mar 31, 1955	F2	1.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 7, 1961	F2	1 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 19, 2025	unrated	0.1 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 25, 2024	EF3	47.3 mi	1,400 yd	80	7
Dec 13, 2022	EF0	0.4 mi	150 yd	0	0
Mar 21, 2022	EF1	18.3 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 2017	EF0	0.3 mi	25 yd	0	0
May 9, 2015	EF0	0.7 mi	40 yd	0	0
May 24, 2011	EF0	1.6 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 11, 2011	EF0	1.6 mi	75 yd	0	0
Sep 8, 2010	EF0	—	50 yd	0	0
Mar 26, 2009	EF0	0.3 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 3, 2007	EF0	0.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
Mar 30, 2006	F0	0.1 mi	15 yd	0	0

Deadliest: May 25, 2024, EF3, 7 killed.

Nearby counties

Love County, OK36 Montague County, TX56 Denton County, TX59 Grayson County, TX70 Marshall County, OK38 Wise County, TX63 Carter County, OK66 Collin County, TX56

Questions

How many tornadoes has Cooke County, Texas had?

61 tornadoes touched Cooke County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.8 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Cooke County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on May 25, 2024, with a 47.3-mile path and 7 deaths.

When is tornado season in Cooke County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (20 of 61). 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).