Fort Bend County tornado history

62 tornadoes touched Fort Bend County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Apr 19, 1965). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 94 people.

62tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 94 injured

28.9 milongest path · 1970

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

By rating

(E)F034

(E)F121

(E)F25

(E)F32

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: February.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 19, 1965	F3	0.2 mi	150 yd	3	1
Sep 13, 1974	F3	3.6 mi	73 yd	2	0
Nov 21, 1992	F2	25 mi	200 yd	11	0
May 9, 1981	F2	3.3 mi	40 yd	0	0
Nov 17, 2003	F2	1.5 mi	200 yd	60	0
Nov 17, 2003	F2	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Feb 14, 2017	EF2	0.7 mi	300 yd	0	0
May 15, 1970	F1	28.9 mi	17 yd	0	0
Apr 22, 1978	F1	19 mi	20 yd	0	0
Mar 20, 1972	F1	18.9 mi	100 yd	0	0
Aug 26, 2017	EF1	5.8 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 12, 1972	F1	4.9 mi	50 yd	7	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jan 24, 2023	EF0	14.6 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 22, 2022	EF0	0.8 mi	30 yd	4
Aug 26, 2017	EF0	0.1 mi	30 yd	0
Aug 26, 2017	EF1	0.9 mi	50 yd	0
Aug 26, 2017	EF1	5.8 mi	100 yd	0
Aug 25, 2017	EF1	1.6 mi	50 yd	0
Aug 25, 2017	EF1	1.5 mi	100 yd	0
Feb 14, 2017	EF2	0.7 mi	300 yd	0
Feb 14, 2017	EF0	0.6 mi	30 yd	0
Feb 14, 2017	EF0	0.4 mi	200 yd	0
Feb 14, 2017	EF0	0.8 mi	100 yd	0
Jan 9, 2012	EF0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0

Deadliest: Apr 19, 1965, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Brazoria County, TX98 Harris County, TX252 Wharton County, TX69 Waller County, TX19 Austin County, TX24 Colorado County, TX29 Matagorda County, TX47 Montgomery County, TX54

Questions

How many tornadoes has Fort Bend County, Texas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Fort Bend County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Apr 19, 1965, with a 0.2-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Fort Bend County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in February (9 of 62). 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).