Lamb County tornado history

91 tornadoes touched Lamb County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.2 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Jun 2, 1965). Tornadoes here killed 4 and injured 93 people.

91tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

4killed · 93 injured

42.8 milongest path · 1969

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

By rating

(E)F050

(E)F117

(E)F213

(E)F35

(E)F42

(E)F50

unrated4

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jun 2, 1965	F4	39.3 mi	200 yd	76	4
Apr 21, 1957	F4	29.2 mi	880 yd	7	0
Jun 3, 1961	F3	25.1 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 10, 1991	F3	8.5 mi	450 yd	0	0
May 24, 1957	F3	1.9 mi	200 yd	3	0
May 6, 1969	F3	1 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 16, 1969	F3	0.6 mi	50 yd	0	0
Oct 17, 1971	F2	31.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Oct 17, 1971	F2	31 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1957	F2	30.6 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1957	F2	30.6 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 2007	EF2	28.8 mi	1,230 yd	1	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Apr 26, 2025	unrated	17.1 mi	440 yd	0
Apr 25, 2025	unrated	4.3 mi	300 yd	0
May 16, 2021	unrated	1 mi	50 yd	0
May 26, 2019	EF2	8 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 12, 2019	EF1	3.4 mi	125 yd	0
May 9, 2017	unrated	—	15 yd	0
Sep 27, 2007	EF0	3.1 mi	40 yd	0
Jun 2, 2007	EF0	0.1 mi	100 yd	0
Jun 2, 2007	EF0	1.5 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 21, 2007	EF0	2 mi	200 yd	0
Apr 21, 2007	EF2	28.8 mi	1,230 yd	1
May 12, 2005	F0	0.1 mi	40 yd	0

Deadliest: Jun 2, 1965, F4, 4 killed.

Nearby counties

Bailey County, TX58 Hale County, TX132 Hockley County, TX80 Castro County, TX80 Parmer County, TX52 Cochran County, TX34 Lubbock County, TX99 Swisher County, TX78

Questions

How many tornadoes has Lamb County, Texas had?

91 tornadoes touched Lamb County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Lamb County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Jun 2, 1965, with a 39.3-mile path and 4 deaths.

When is tornado season in Lamb County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (35 of 91). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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