Lee County tornado history

31 tornadoes touched Lee County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Apr 7, 1980). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 25 people.

31tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 25 injured

56.6 milongest path · 1956

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

By rating

(E)F09

(E)F112

(E)F26

(E)F34

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: January.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 7, 1980	F3	31.7 mi	100 yd	5	1
Mar 20, 1957	F3	16.9 mi	1,760 yd	2	0
Mar 20, 1957	F3	7.2 mi	10 yd	2	0
Dec 2, 1953	F3	3.3 mi	100 yd	4	0
Sep 4, 1956	F2	56.6 mi	250 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 1957	F2	40.5 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 30, 1954	F2	15.8 mi	880 yd	2	0
Feb 23, 1962	F2	2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Nov 5, 1994	F2	2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Nov 15, 1987	F2	1.5 mi	200 yd	8	0
Jan 11, 1998	F1	2.5 mi	400 yd	0	0
Mar 21, 2022	EF1	2.5 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Mar 21, 2022	EF0	5.5 mi	50 yd	0
Mar 21, 2022	EF1	2.5 mi	50 yd	0
May 19, 2015	EF0	2.1 mi	100 yd	1
Oct 13, 2012	EF0	0.2 mi	20 yd	0
Jan 21, 1998	F0	0.2 mi	100 yd	0
Jan 21, 1998	F0	0.2 mi	50 yd	0
Jan 21, 1998	F1	1 mi	400 yd	0
Jan 21, 1998	F0	0.2 mi	50 yd	0
Jan 11, 1998	F1	2.5 mi	400 yd	0
Jan 11, 1998	F1	1 mi	100 yd	0
Jan 12, 1995	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Nov 5, 1994	F2	2 mi	100 yd	0

Deadliest: Apr 7, 1980, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Burleson County, TX24 Bastrop County, TX35 Fayette County, TX31 Milam County, TX27 Washington County, TX29 Travis County, TX71 Williamson County, TX72 Brazos County, TX28

Questions

How many tornadoes has Lee County, Texas had?

31 tornadoes touched Lee County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Lee County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Apr 7, 1980, with a 31.7-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Lee County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in January (8 of 31). 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).