Cottle County tornado history

37 tornadoes touched Cottle County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jun 1, 1954). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 14 people.

37tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 14 injured

13.4 milongest path · 1954

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

By rating

(E)F024

(E)F11

(E)F25

(E)F32

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated5

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
Jun 1, 1954	F3	13.4 mi	267 yd	14	1
Apr 22, 2010	EF3	12.3 mi	975 yd	0	0
Apr 22, 2010	EF2	9 mi	1,300 yd	0	0
May 21, 1966	F2	2 mi	880 yd	0	0
Apr 12, 1967	F2	2 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 31, 1971	F2	2 mi	67 yd	0	0
May 8, 1956	F2	1 mi	67 yd	0	0
May 31, 1962	F1	2 mi	33 yd	0	0
May 19, 1978	F0	8.9 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 22, 2010	EF0	5 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 30, 2012	EF0	4.8 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 20, 2019	EF0	1.9 mi	20 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Mar 22, 2021	unrated	—	20 yd
Mar 12, 2021	unrated	0.2 mi	50 yd
May 20, 2019	unrated	0.2 mi	10 yd
May 20, 2019	EF0	1.9 mi	20 yd
May 10, 2017	unrated	—	10 yd
May 10, 2017	unrated	1.1 mi	25 yd
May 30, 2012	EF0	0.7 mi	30 yd
May 30, 2012	EF0	0.4 mi	30 yd
May 30, 2012	EF0	0.3 mi	20 yd
May 30, 2012	EF0	0.6 mi	30 yd
May 30, 2012	EF0	4.8 mi	200 yd
Apr 22, 2010	EF2	9 mi	1,300 yd

Deadliest: Jun 1, 1954, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Foard County, TX23 Motley County, TX28 Childress County, TX27 Hall County, TX55 King County, TX23 Hardeman County, TX42 Dickens County, TX44 Knox County, TX31

Questions

How many tornadoes has Cottle County, Texas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Cottle County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Jun 1, 1954, with a 13.4-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Cottle County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (22 of 37). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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