Hays County tornado history

30 tornadoes touched Hays County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Apr 28, 1953). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 30 people.

30tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 30 injured

47.7 milongest path · 1980

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

By rating

(E)F014

(E)F19

(E)F25

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated1

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 28, 1953	F3	4.9 mi	200 yd	5	1
Aug 10, 1980	F2	47.7 mi	200 yd	20	0
Mar 30, 1976	F2	2.5 mi	200 yd	1	0
Mar 30, 1976	F2	1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 22, 1985	F2	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Nov 12, 1961	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 30, 1954	F1	15 mi	67 yd	0	0
Feb 19, 2017	EF1	9.8 mi	300 yd	0	0
May 2, 1958	F1	7.4 mi	440 yd	0	0
May 27, 1997	F1	3.5 mi	60 yd	0	0
Nov 15, 2001	F1	3.5 mi	500 yd	3	0
Oct 30, 2015	EF1	0.9 mi	440 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jun 12, 2025	EF0	1.4 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 12, 2025	EF0	0.6 mi	75 yd	0
Feb 19, 2017	EF1	9.8 mi	300 yd	0
Feb 19, 2017	EF0	3 mi	100 yd	0
Oct 30, 2015	EF1	0.9 mi	440 yd	0
May 23, 2015	EF0	5.7 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 30, 2007	EF0	0.2 mi	50 yd	0
Mar 30, 2007	EF0	0.3 mi	50 yd	0
Jan 13, 2007	unrated	0.8 mi	200 yd	0
Dec 30, 2002	F0	1.2 mi	50 yd	0
Oct 8, 2002	F0	1 mi	200 yd	0
Nov 15, 2001	F0	2 mi	100 yd	1

Deadliest: Apr 28, 1953, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Comal County, TX16 Travis County, TX71 Blanco County, TX18 Caldwell County, TX26 Guadalupe County, TX26 Kendall County, TX21 Bastrop County, TX35 Williamson County, TX72

Questions

How many tornadoes has Hays County, Texas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Hays County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Apr 28, 1953, with a 4.9-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Hays County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (5 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).