Leon County tornado history

23 tornadoes touched Leon County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Apr 13, 2019). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 6 people.

23tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

3killed · 6 injured

32.5 milongest path · 2019

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

By rating

(E)F08

(E)F19

(E)F25

(E)F31

(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 13, 2019	EF3	32.5 mi	250 yd	0	0
Nov 15, 1987	F2	10 mi	200 yd	2	3
May 11, 1953	F2	9.5 mi	267 yd	0	0
Apr 13, 1967	F2	8.6 mi	300 yd	0	0
Feb 11, 1984	F2	1.5 mi	100 yd	3	0
Feb 11, 1984	F2	0.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 13, 2019	EF1	11.2 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 6, 2025	EF1	6 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 6, 2025	EF1	3.5 mi	480 yd	0	0
Jan 21, 1998	F1	0.5 mi	40 yd	1	0
Nov 19, 1964	F1	0.3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 27, 1990	F1	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 6, 2025	EF1	3.5 mi	480 yd	0
May 6, 2025	EF1	6 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 13, 2019	EF3	32.5 mi	250 yd	0
Apr 13, 2019	EF1	11.2 mi	150 yd	0
Apr 25, 2011	EF0	0.9 mi	100 yd	0
Dec 29, 2006	F0	5.7 mi	50 yd	0
Dec 29, 2006	F0	2 mi	50 yd	0
Dec 29, 2006	F0	3.8 mi	50 yd	0
Feb 10, 1998	F0	0.5 mi	40 yd	0
Jan 21, 1998	F0	0.1 mi	30 yd	0
Jan 21, 1998	F1	0.5 mi	40 yd	1
May 2, 1994	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

Deadliest: Nov 15, 1987, F2, 3 killed.

Nearby counties

Madison County, TX17 Freestone County, TX15 Houston County, TX31 Robertson County, TX18 Limestone County, TX31 Anderson County, TX36 Walker County, TX20 Brazos County, TX28

Questions

How many tornadoes has Leon County, Texas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Leon County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Apr 13, 2019, with a 32.5-mile path.

When is tornado season in Leon County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (5 of 23). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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