Limestone County tornado history

31 tornadoes touched Limestone County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Mar 10, 1973). Tornadoes here killed 7 and injured 107 people.

31tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

7killed · 107 injured

23.3 milongest path · 1973

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

By rating

(E)F018

(E)F14

(E)F26

(E)F31

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated1

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
Mar 10, 1973	F4	23.3 mi	150 yd	77	6
Apr 27, 1990	F3	4 mi	100 yd	0	0
Dec 29, 2006	F2	20.4 mi	400 yd	20	1
Apr 27, 1990	F2	16 mi	880 yd	8	0
Mar 30, 2002	F2	7 mi	440 yd	0	0
Jun 3, 1973	F2	6.8 mi	100 yd	0	0
Feb 12, 1950	F2	3.4 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 25, 1976	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 2011	EF1	0.9 mi	75 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 1986	F1	0.2 mi	10 yd	2	0
Apr 27, 1990	F1	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 27, 1990	F1	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
May 23, 2024	EF0	16 mi	300 yd
May 23, 2024	EF0	14.9 mi	300 yd
Apr 28, 2024	EF0	0.2 mi	30 yd
Apr 2, 2023	EF0	0.4 mi	33 yd
Apr 2, 2023	unrated	1.2 mi	33 yd
Apr 2, 2023	EF0	0.7 mi	33 yd
Mar 21, 2022	EF0	11.8 mi	100 yd
Apr 12, 2020	EF0	0.2 mi	50 yd
Jan 16, 2017	EF0	3.1 mi	250 yd
Apr 26, 2011	EF1	0.9 mi	75 yd
Apr 26, 2011	EF0	0.7 mi	100 yd
Apr 26, 2011	EF0	0.7 mi	100 yd

Deadliest: Mar 10, 1973, F4, 6 killed.

Nearby counties

Freestone County, TX15 Falls County, TX19 Navarro County, TX51 McLennan County, TX69 Robertson County, TX18 Leon County, TX23 Hill County, TX61 Madison County, TX17

Questions

How many tornadoes has Limestone County, Texas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Limestone County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Mar 10, 1973, with a 23.3-mile path and 6 deaths.

When is tornado season in Limestone County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (16 of 31). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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