Hidalgo County tornado history

41 tornadoes touched Hidalgo County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Mar 15, 1983).

41tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
0killed · 23 injured
40.2 milongest path · 1967
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F023
(E)F113
(E)F21
(E)F32
(E)F40
(E)F50
unrated2

By month

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Peak month: September.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Mar 15, 1983F36.1 mi900 yd100
Apr 19, 1965F31.5 mi30 yd00
Apr 26, 1967F240.2 mi67 yd00
Oct 18, 1965F12.3 mi10 yd00
Aug 29, 1981F12 mi37 yd00
Sep 7, 1983F12 mi50 yd00
Aug 15, 1962F11 mi440 yd00
Sep 13, 1970F11 mi27 yd00
Aug 10, 1980F11 mi50 yd00
Jul 16, 2007EF11 mi50 yd00
Jun 14, 1994F10.5 mi50 yd00
Jun 30, 2011EF10.4 mi30 yd10

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Mar 27, 2025EF00.3 mi75 yd00
Aug 26, 2024unrated0.2 mi20 yd00
Sep 16, 2023unrated—10 yd00
Jun 30, 2011EF10.4 mi30 yd10
Sep 2, 2007EF00.1 mi10 yd00
Jul 16, 2007EF11 mi50 yd00
Jul 20, 2005F00.2 mi20 yd00
Jul 20, 2005F00.1 mi20 yd00
Jun 1, 2005F00.1 mi40 yd00
Jun 1, 2005F00.2 mi40 yd00
Apr 30, 2003F10.3 mi100 yd110
May 29, 2002F02.5 mi25 yd00

Nearby counties

Starr County, TX4Willacy County, TX21Brooks County, TX5Cameron County, TX68Kenedy County, TX6Jim Hogg County, TX4Zapata County, TX5Kleberg County, TX30

Questions

How many tornadoes has Hidalgo County, Texas had?

41 tornadoes touched Hidalgo County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Hidalgo County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Mar 15, 1983, with a 6.1-mile path.

When is tornado season in Hidalgo County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in September (14 of 41). 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).