Haskell County tornado history

60 tornadoes touched Haskell County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Mar 13, 1953). Tornadoes here killed 18 and injured 40 people.

60tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

18killed · 40 injured

43.7 milongest path · 1955

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

By rating

(E)F033

(E)F111

(E)F29

(E)F32

(E)F42

(E)F50

unrated3

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 13, 1953	F4	13.9 mi	50 yd	25	17
May 26, 1962	F4	10.7 mi	133 yd	1	0
Apr 24, 1991	F3	3.5 mi	200 yd	1	0
Sep 3, 1961	F3	0.7 mi	30 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 1955	F2	43.7 mi	67 yd	6	0
May 30, 1982	F2	5 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 3, 2003	F2	4 mi	440 yd	0	0
Jun 13, 2009	EF2	3.6 mi	440 yd	0	0
Feb 2, 2024	EF2	2.3 mi	48 yd	0	0
Nov 17, 1958	F2	1 mi	33 yd	7	0
May 26, 1962	F2	1 mi	67 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 1963	F2	1 mi	33 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
May 25, 2025	unrated	0.6 mi	50 yd
Feb 2, 2024	EF2	2.3 mi	48 yd
May 16, 2021	EF0	0.1 mi	130 yd
May 20, 2019	unrated	—	30 yd
May 1, 2019	unrated	—	30 yd
Apr 26, 2016	EF0	1.5 mi	25 yd
May 8, 2015	EF0	0.2 mi	35 yd
Jul 2, 2014	EF0	0.2 mi	50 yd
Jun 13, 2009	EF2	3.6 mi	440 yd
Jun 13, 2009	EF1	0.4 mi	150 yd
May 1, 2009	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd
May 1, 2009	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd

Deadliest: Mar 13, 1953, F4, 17 killed.

Nearby counties

Knox County, TX31 Stonewall County, TX27 Throckmorton County, TX42 Jones County, TX86 Shackelford County, TX26 King County, TX23 Baylor County, TX30 Fisher County, TX51

Questions

How many tornadoes has Haskell County, Texas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Haskell County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Mar 13, 1953, with a 13.9-mile path and 17 deaths.

When is tornado season in Haskell County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (29 of 60). 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).