Glasscock County tornado history

25 tornadoes touched Glasscock County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (May 22, 2016).

25tornadoes since 1950
EF3strongest rating
0killed · 5 injured
12 milongest path · 2000
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F019
(E)F10
(E)F25
(E)F31
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 22, 2016EF33.7 mi200 yd00
Mar 22, 2000F212 mi300 yd50
May 24, 2022EF211.2 mi200 yd00
May 22, 2016EF23 mi200 yd00
May 22, 2016EF21.9 mi150 yd00
Mar 28, 2017EF21.8 mi75 yd00
May 12, 1982F07 mi40 yd00
Mar 28, 2017EF05.8 mi75 yd00
Mar 22, 2000F05 mi150 yd00
Mar 22, 2000F02 mi200 yd00
May 22, 2016EF01.4 mi100 yd00
May 26, 2014EF01.3 mi500 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 24, 2022EF211.2 mi200 yd00
May 3, 2019EF00.1 mi50 yd00
Mar 28, 2017EF05.8 mi75 yd00
Mar 28, 2017EF21.8 mi75 yd00
May 22, 2016EF00.5 mi50 yd00
May 22, 2016EF23 mi200 yd00
May 22, 2016EF33.7 mi200 yd00
May 22, 2016EF21.9 mi150 yd00
May 22, 2016EF01.4 mi100 yd00
May 26, 2014EF01.3 mi500 yd00
May 26, 2014EF00.7 mi200 yd00
May 26, 2014EF00.8 mi300 yd00

Nearby counties

Sterling County, TX19Midland County, TX37Howard County, TX50Reagan County, TX16Martin County, TX37Mitchell County, TX53Upton County, TX20Irion County, TX14

Questions

How many tornadoes has Glasscock County, Texas had?

25 tornadoes touched Glasscock County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Glasscock County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on May 22, 2016, with a 3.7-mile path.

When is tornado season in Glasscock County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (12 of 25). 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).