Floyd County tornado history

61 tornadoes touched Floyd County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 17, 1970). Tornadoes here killed 6 and injured 54 people.

61tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

6killed · 54 injured

96.6 milongest path · 1970

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

By rating

(E)F036

(E)F115

(E)F23

(E)F32

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated4

By month

JFMAMJJASOND

Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 17, 1970	F4	96.6 mi	880 yd	51	5
Jun 9, 2005	F3	15 mi	900 yd	0	0
Jun 1, 1954	F3	0.1 mi	10 yd	3	0
Jun 5, 1995	F2	13 mi	350 yd	0	0
May 3, 1961	F2	2.7 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 12, 2005	F2	1.5 mi	1,000 yd	0	0
Apr 22, 1957	F1	7.1 mi	17 yd	0	0
Apr 8, 1978	F1	5.6 mi	300 yd	0	0
May 15, 1989	F1	5.5 mi	80 yd	0	0
Apr 8, 1978	F1	4.9 mi	20 yd	0	0
Apr 29, 2009	EF1	4 mi	125 yd	0	0
May 15, 1989	F1	3 mi	110 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Apr 24, 2025	unrated	4.2 mi	20 yd
Apr 24, 2025	unrated	9.6 mi	300 yd
Apr 25, 2023	unrated	0.2 mi	30 yd
Mar 28, 2017	unrated	0.6 mi	30 yd
Apr 22, 2015	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd
May 23, 2013	EF0	—	30 yd
May 23, 2013	EF0	—	30 yd
May 23, 2013	EF0	0.7 mi	50 yd
May 24, 2009	EF0	0.3 mi	75 yd
Apr 29, 2009	EF0	0.3 mi	75 yd
Apr 29, 2009	EF0	0.5 mi	25 yd
Apr 29, 2009	EF1	4 mi	125 yd

Deadliest: Apr 17, 1970, F4, 5 killed.

Nearby counties

Motley County, TX28 Hale County, TX132 Briscoe County, TX51 Crosby County, TX58 Swisher County, TX78 Dickens County, TX44 Lubbock County, TX99 Hall County, TX55

Questions

How many tornadoes has Floyd County, Texas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Floyd County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 17, 1970, with a 96.6-mile path and 5 deaths.

When is tornado season in Floyd County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (17 of 61). 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).