Dawson County tornado history

55 tornadoes touched Dawson County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Jun 8, 1965).

55tornadoes since 1950
F2strongest rating
0killed · 9 injured
19.4 milongest path · 1965
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F033
(E)F117
(E)F24
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50
unrated1

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jun 8, 1965F219.4 mi17 yd80
May 31, 1970F218.6 mi67 yd00
Jun 19, 1980F22.5 mi100 yd10
May 8, 1971F21 mi440 yd00
Sep 9, 1987F110 mi120 yd00
May 29, 2025EF16.8 mi100 yd00
Jun 1, 1989F14.5 mi150 yd00
May 29, 2025EF14.4 mi50 yd00
May 29, 1987F14 mi110 yd00
Oct 27, 1991F14 mi120 yd00
May 25, 1950F13 mi880 yd00
Apr 28, 1985F13 mi300 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 29, 2025EF16.8 mi100 yd00
May 29, 2025EF14.4 mi50 yd00
Jun 10, 2024unrated0.5 mi25 yd00
May 18, 2021EF00.1 mi50 yd00
Jun 14, 2010EF00.6 mi50 yd00
May 27, 2008EF00.3 mi50 yd00
May 27, 2008EF01 mi50 yd00
May 27, 2008EF00.3 mi50 yd00
Apr 23, 2008EF00.4 mi50 yd00
Apr 23, 2008EF01.1 mi150 yd00
Apr 23, 2008EF00.1 mi50 yd00
Apr 23, 2008EF00.4 mi25 yd00

Nearby counties

Borden County, TX11Martin County, TX37Lynn County, TX45Terry County, TX34Gaines County, TX36Howard County, TX50Garza County, TX25Andrews County, TX25

Questions

How many tornadoes has Dawson County, Texas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Dawson County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Jun 8, 1965, with a 19.4-mile path.

When is tornado season in Dawson County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (23 of 55). 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).