Lamar County tornado history

48 tornadoes touched Lamar County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 2, 1982). Tornadoes here killed 12 and injured 242 people.

48tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

12killed · 242 injured

44.7 milongest path · 2022

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

By rating

(E)F021

(E)F17

(E)F216

(E)F31

(E)F43

(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 2, 1982	F4	23 mi	250 yd	170	10
Nov 4, 2022	EF4	44.7 mi	1,700 yd	11	0
May 13, 1981	F4	8.8 mi	400 yd	30	0
Apr 2, 1982	F3	32 mi	150 yd	1	1
Apr 2, 1957	F2	6.5 mi	100 yd	2	1
Apr 25, 1982	F2	13 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 22, 2020	EF2	10.4 mi	810 yd	0	0
Dec 13, 2022	EF2	10.2 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 23, 1964	F2	6.6 mi	100 yd	0	0
Oct 13, 1981	F2	6.6 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 1994	F2	6 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 13, 1985	F2	4 mi	77 yd	8	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 20, 2025	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 30, 2025	EF0	0.4 mi	50 yd	0
May 8, 2024	EF0	—	30 yd	0
May 8, 2024	EF0	0.3 mi	30 yd	0
Dec 13, 2022	EF2	10.2 mi	200 yd	0
Nov 4, 2022	EF4	44.7 mi	1,700 yd	11
Apr 22, 2020	EF1	4.5 mi	510 yd	0
Apr 22, 2020	EF2	10.4 mi	810 yd	0
Mar 8, 2011	EF0	4 mi	60 yd	0
Sep 8, 2010	EF0	1.9 mi	200 yd	0
Mar 21, 2005	F1	3 mi	30 yd	0
Mar 21, 2005	F0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0

Deadliest: Apr 2, 1982, F4, 10 killed.

Nearby counties

Delta County, TX8 Choctaw County, OK27 Red River County, TX41 Fannin County, TX58 Hopkins County, TX36 Franklin County, TX18 Bryan County, OK39 Titus County, TX27

Questions

How many tornadoes has Lamar County, Texas had?

48 tornadoes touched Lamar County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.6 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Lamar County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 2, 1982, with a 23-mile path and 10 deaths.

When is tornado season in Lamar County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (16 of 48). 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).