Kaufman County tornado history

39 tornadoes touched Kaufman County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Apr 3, 2012). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 10 people.

39tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

1killed · 10 injured

19 milongest path · 1993

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

By rating

(E)F019

(E)F113

(E)F25

(E)F32

(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

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 3, 2012	EF3	7.7 mi	150 yd	7	0
Mar 11, 1963	F3	2 mi	33 yd	0	0
Apr 25, 1970	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	1
May 29, 2019	EF2	4 mi	215 yd	1	0
Mar 24, 1972	F2	2 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1974	F2	1 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 26, 1961	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 9, 1993	F1	19 mi	100 yd	0	0
Oct 13, 1981	F1	5.7 mi	27 yd	0	0
Jan 17, 1996	F1	4 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 1995	F1	2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 1995	F1	1 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 16, 2020	EF0	2.2 mi	250 yd	0
Oct 20, 2019	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Oct 20, 2019	EF1	0.5 mi	500 yd	0
May 29, 2019	EF2	4 mi	215 yd	1
May 10, 2015	EF0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0
May 10, 2015	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 3, 2012	EF3	7.7 mi	150 yd	7
May 24, 2011	EF0	—	20 yd	0
Apr 26, 2011	EF0	5.1 mi	500 yd	0
Apr 26, 2011	EF0	5.1 mi	400 yd	0
Apr 26, 2011	EF0	1 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 11, 2011	EF1	0.5 mi	60 yd	0

Deadliest: Apr 25, 1970, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Rockwall County, TX19 Van Zandt County, TX42 Dallas County, TX108 Rains County, TX17 Ellis County, TX64 Henderson County, TX38 Hunt County, TX61 Navarro County, TX51

Questions

How many tornadoes has Kaufman County, Texas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Kaufman County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Apr 3, 2012, with a 7.7-mile path.

When is tornado season in Kaufman County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (16 of 39). 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).