Dickens County tornado history

44 tornadoes touched Dickens County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jun 6, 1989).

44tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

0killed · 0 injured

38.3 milongest path · 1961

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

By rating

(E)F025

(E)F110

(E)F20

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated8

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Peak month: May.

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Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jun 6, 1989	F3	30 mi	900 yd
May 3, 1961	F1	38.3 mi	33 yd
May 25, 1996	F1	17 mi	20 yd
Mar 27, 1980	F1	13.9 mi	50 yd
Apr 14, 1976	F1	2 mi	30 yd
May 18, 1977	F1	2 mi	20 yd
May 23, 2013	EF1	1.9 mi	300 yd
Mar 27, 1980	F1	1 mi	20 yd
Mar 28, 2017	EF1	0.7 mi	50 yd
Apr 17, 1976	F1	0.5 mi	30 yd
May 18, 1977	F1	0.5 mi	20 yd
Dec 7, 1980	F0	4.1 mi	30 yd

Date	Rating	Path	Width
May 25, 2025	unrated	0.7 mi	30 yd
Jun 21, 2023	unrated	0.1 mi	30 yd
Jun 21, 2023	unrated	0.3 mi	50 yd
May 4, 2022	unrated	3.7 mi	30 yd
May 20, 2019	unrated	1 mi	30 yd
May 20, 2019	unrated	3.4 mi	300 yd
Dec 26, 2018	EF0	0.3 mi	30 yd
Mar 28, 2017	unrated	1 mi	100 yd
Mar 28, 2017	EF1	0.7 mi	50 yd
Mar 28, 2017	unrated	1.9 mi	30 yd
Apr 16, 2016	EF0	0.8 mi	150 yd
Apr 16, 2016	EF0	—	50 yd

How many tornadoes has Dickens County, Texas had?

44 tornadoes touched Dickens County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.6 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Dickens County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Jun 6, 1989, with a 30-mile path.

When is tornado season in Dickens County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (16 of 44). 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).