Ellis County tornado history

64 tornadoes touched Ellis County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (May 26, 1976).

64tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

0killed · 116 injured

18.8 milongest path · 1976

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

By rating

(E)F033

(E)F117

(E)F28

(E)F32

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated3

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Peak month: April.

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Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 26, 1976	F4	18.8 mi	300 yd	0
Mar 26, 1961	F3	9.1 mi	280 yd	4
Dec 26, 2015	EF3	8.5 mi	125 yd	46
Apr 21, 1958	F2	15.9 mi	440 yd	18
Apr 3, 2012	EF2	13.7 mi	200 yd	10
Apr 28, 1971	F2	10 mi	100 yd	1
May 3, 2021	EF2	5.4 mi	659 yd	8
Aug 14, 1956	F2	3.8 mi	33 yd	0
Nov 22, 1983	F2	3 mi	40 yd	6
Apr 28, 1971	F2	1 mi	100 yd	20
Oct 24, 1975	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Sep 8, 2010	EF1	9.9 mi	704 yd	0

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Mar 5, 2024	EF0	0.3 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 4, 2022	EF0	1.4 mi	30 yd	0
May 16, 2021	unrated	2.3 mi	50 yd	0
May 16, 2021	unrated	0.9 mi	50 yd	0
May 16, 2021	unrated	0.6 mi	50 yd	0
May 3, 2021	EF2	5.4 mi	659 yd	8
Oct 20, 2019	EF1	2.8 mi	350 yd	0
Oct 20, 2019	EF0	0.2 mi	170 yd	0
Oct 13, 2018	EF0	0.5 mi	60 yd	0
Dec 26, 2015	EF0	1.6 mi	50 yd	0
Dec 26, 2015	EF3	8.5 mi	125 yd	46
Dec 26, 2015	EF0	5.1 mi	150 yd	0

How many tornadoes has Ellis County, Texas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Ellis County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on May 26, 1976, with a 18.8-mile path.

When is tornado season in Ellis County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (23 of 64). 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).