Erath County tornado history

46 tornadoes touched Erath County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (May 12, 1982).

46tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
0killed · 2 injured
11.1 milongest path · 1976
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F022
(E)F118
(E)F25
(E)F31
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 12, 1982F39 mi100 yd20
Apr 19, 1976F211.1 mi300 yd00
May 31, 1976F24.1 mi10 yd00
Apr 25, 1990F24 mi50 yd00
May 4, 1960F20.3 mi33 yd00
Apr 28, 1971F20.1 mi10 yd00
May 12, 1982F110 mi50 yd00
Dec 29, 2006F18 mi75 yd00
Apr 19, 2025EF16.8 mi50 yd00
Apr 25, 1990F14 mi50 yd00
Jun 15, 1982F13 mi50 yd00
Feb 12, 1950F12.3 mi233 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Apr 19, 2025EF16.8 mi50 yd00
Dec 13, 2022EF10.7 mi44 yd00
Mar 8, 2016EF00.3 mi100 yd00
Mar 8, 2016EF12.2 mi100 yd00
May 9, 2015EF00.3 mi80 yd00
Apr 26, 2015EF01.3 mi70 yd00
Apr 26, 2015EF00.8 mi50 yd00
Apr 25, 2011EF02.5 mi150 yd00
May 14, 2008EF00.3 mi30 yd00
Apr 23, 2008EF02.2 mi50 yd00
Apr 23, 2008EF07.2 mi125 yd00
Mar 30, 2007EF01 mi30 yd00

Nearby counties

Hood County, TX30Somervell County, TX6Comanche County, TX39Palo Pinto County, TX45Eastland County, TX57Hamilton County, TX26Bosque County, TX40Parker County, TX75

Questions

How many tornadoes has Erath County, Texas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Erath County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on May 12, 1982, with a 9-mile path.

When is tornado season in Erath County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (16 of 46). 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).