Grayson County tornado history

70 tornadoes touched Grayson County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.9 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (May 9, 2006). Tornadoes here killed 5 and injured 74 people.

70tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
5killed · 74 injured
37.9 milongest path · 1955
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F033
(E)F116
(E)F213
(E)F38
(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 9, 2006F39.3 mi300 yd103
Apr 6, 1955F330.2 mi67 yd271
Apr 2, 1957F310.7 mi33 yd40
Mar 10, 1973F36.8 mi100 yd30
Mar 12, 1971F35.2 mi440 yd00
Mar 12, 1971F35.1 mi440 yd00
May 14, 1974F32 mi33 yd00
Apr 18, 1957F31 mi17 yd00
Mar 21, 2022EF25.1 mi200 yd111
Apr 6, 1955F237.9 mi10 yd10
Apr 6, 1955F25.2 mi10 yd00
Apr 3, 1952F24.9 mi200 yd10

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jun 8, 2025EF14 mi400 yd00
Mar 21, 2022EF25.1 mi200 yd111
Apr 26, 2016EF00.2 mi80 yd00
Apr 26, 2016EF02.4 mi150 yd50
Apr 26, 2016EF06 mi75 yd00
May 25, 2015EF01.7 mi30 yd00
May 20, 2015EF00.3 mi30 yd00
May 10, 2015EF12.6 mi100 yd00
Dec 8, 2008EF110.6 mi200 yd10
Dec 8, 2008EF23.6 mi125 yd30
Apr 9, 2008EF01.3 mi50 yd00
May 9, 2006F00.1 mi25 yd00

Deadliest: May 9, 2006, F3, 3 killed.

Nearby counties

Marshall County, OK38Collin County, TX56Cooke County, TX61Fannin County, TX58Bryan County, OK39Denton County, TX59Love County, OK36Johnston County, OK45

Questions

How many tornadoes has Grayson County, Texas had?

70 tornadoes touched Grayson County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.9 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Grayson County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on May 9, 2006, with a 9.3-mile path and 3 deaths.

When is tornado season in Grayson County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (27 of 70). 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).