Hardin County tornado history

30 tornadoes touched Hardin County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Nov 23, 2004). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 4 people.

30tornadoes since 1950

F2strongest rating

1killed · 4 injured

20.5 milongest path · 1974

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

By rating

(E)F014

(E)F19

(E)F27

(E)F30

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: October.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Nov 23, 2004	F2	8 mi	600 yd	0	1
Oct 28, 1974	F2	20.5 mi	10 yd	0	0
Oct 28, 1974	F2	16.7 mi	50 yd	3	0
May 30, 1967	F2	3 mi	33 yd	0	0
Nov 5, 1994	F2	2 mi	700 yd	1	0
Jan 10, 1970	F2	1 mi	33 yd	0	0
Mar 19, 1964	F2	0.2 mi	17 yd	0	0
Nov 23, 2004	F1	16 mi	200 yd	0	0
Oct 31, 2018	EF1	2.1 mi	189 yd	0	0
Oct 28, 2002	F1	2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 25, 1973	F1	1.3 mi	17 yd	0	0
Aug 28, 1978	F1	0.3 mi	20 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Killed
May 8, 2023	EF0	6.1 mi	75 yd	0
Oct 31, 2018	EF1	2.1 mi	189 yd	0
Jan 25, 2012	EF0	2.5 mi	25 yd	0
Mar 27, 2009	EF0	—	10 yd	0
Oct 16, 2006	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 29, 2006	F0	1 mi	10 yd	0
Nov 23, 2004	F1	16 mi	200 yd	0
Nov 23, 2004	F2	8 mi	600 yd	1
Oct 28, 2002	F1	2 mi	10 yd	0
Oct 12, 2001	F0	2.5 mi	10 yd	0
Oct 12, 2001	F0	0.5 mi	10 yd	0
Oct 11, 2001	F0	1 mi	10 yd	0

Deadliest: Nov 23, 2004, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Liberty County, TX64 Tyler County, TX23 Orange County, TX32 Jefferson County, TX111 Jasper County, TX58 Polk County, TX30 Chambers County, TX34 San Jacinto County, TX21

Questions

How many tornadoes has Hardin County, Texas had?

30 tornadoes touched Hardin County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Hardin County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Nov 23, 2004, with a 8-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Hardin County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in October (11 of 30). 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).