King County tornado history

23 tornadoes touched King County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (May 28, 1987).

23tornadoes since 1950
F2strongest rating
0killed · 0 injured
38.3 milongest path · 1961
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F013
(E)F14
(E)F23
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50
unrated3

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 28, 1987F213 mi100 yd00
May 15, 1989F27 mi90 yd00
Apr 20, 1957F20.4 mi100 yd00
May 3, 1961F138.3 mi33 yd00
May 19, 1955F131.7 mi33 yd00
May 14, 1990F12 mi150 yd00
Apr 14, 1965F10.5 mi23 yd00
Apr 23, 2003F01 mi50 yd00
Apr 16, 2009EF00.3 mi75 yd00
Apr 29, 2009EF00.3 mi50 yd00
Jun 4, 1962F00.2 mi50 yd00
Sep 13, 1981F00.1 mi10 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 4, 2022unrated8.4 mi100 yd00
May 4, 2022unrated7.9 mi100 yd00
Mar 28, 2017unrated1.4 mi50 yd00
May 13, 2015EF00.1 mi25 yd00
Apr 29, 2009EF00.3 mi50 yd00
Apr 16, 2009EF00.3 mi75 yd00
Apr 23, 2003F01 mi50 yd00
Jun 16, 1997F00.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 16, 1997F00.1 mi10 yd00
Sep 17, 1996F00.1 mi10 yd00
Sep 17, 1996F00.1 mi10 yd00
May 25, 1996F00.1 mi10 yd00

Nearby counties

Knox County, TX31Stonewall County, TX27Dickens County, TX44Cottle County, TX37Foard County, TX23Kent County, TX24Haskell County, TX60Motley County, TX28

Questions

How many tornadoes has King County, Texas had?

23 tornadoes touched King County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in King County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on May 28, 1987, with a 13-mile path.

When is tornado season in King County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (10 of 23). 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).