Donley County tornado history

60 tornadoes touched Donley County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 18, 1970). Tornadoes here killed 16 and injured 46 people.

60tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

16killed · 46 injured

65 milongest path · 1970

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

By rating

(E)F039

(E)F19

(E)F29

(E)F32

(E)F41

(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
Apr 18, 1970	F4	65 mi	880 yd	42	16
May 15, 1957	F3	10.2 mi	50 yd	1	0
Mar 28, 2007	EF3	3.4 mi	600 yd	2	0
Mar 13, 2021	EF2	13.2 mi	1,200 yd	0	0
Jun 8, 1995	F2	10 mi	500 yd	0	0
Jun 8, 1995	F2	9 mi	400 yd	0	0
Mar 3, 1983	F2	5 mi	880 yd	0	0
Mar 3, 1983	F2	5 mi	880 yd	1	0
Mar 28, 2007	EF2	4.5 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 28, 2007	EF2	4.2 mi	528 yd	0	0
Jun 16, 1955	F2	1 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jun 8, 1960	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
May 1, 2024	EF0	0.4 mi	125 yd
May 1, 2024	EF1	1.8 mi	150 yd
Mar 13, 2021	EF2	13.2 mi	1,200 yd
Mar 13, 2021	EF0	0.9 mi	40 yd
May 7, 2019	EF0	1.1 mi	73 yd
May 7, 2019	EF0	4.2 mi	500 yd
Dec 26, 2018	EF0	0.6 mi	100 yd
May 16, 2017	EF0	1.4 mi	50 yd
May 22, 2016	EF0	0.4 mi	25 yd
May 22, 2016	EF1	1.1 mi	75 yd
May 16, 2015	EF1	8.6 mi	150 yd
May 16, 2015	EF1	22.5 mi	100 yd

Deadliest: Apr 18, 1970, F4, 16 killed.

Nearby counties

Armstrong County, TX48 Collingsworth County, TX44 Gray County, TX89 Briscoe County, TX51 Hall County, TX55 Carson County, TX96 Wheeler County, TX59 Childress County, TX27

Questions

How many tornadoes has Donley County, Texas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Donley County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 18, 1970, with a 65-mile path and 16 deaths.

When is tornado season in Donley County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (20 of 60). 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).