Live Oak County tornado history

35 tornadoes touched Live Oak County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (May 29, 1967).

35tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
0killed · 4 injured
14.6 milongest path · 1980
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F021
(E)F16
(E)F27
(E)F31
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 29, 1967F31 mi33 yd00
May 10, 1959F213.8 mi150 yd00
Jul 1, 1964F26.5 mi67 yd00
May 10, 1959F24.9 mi250 yd00
May 10, 1959F24.3 mi167 yd00
Oct 20, 1956F21.5 mi33 yd00
Sep 18, 1965F21.5 mi880 yd00
Aug 3, 1970F20.1 mi10 yd20
May 15, 1980F114.6 mi50 yd00
Sep 20, 1996F12 mi25 yd00
Jul 28, 1978F11 mi33 yd00
Aug 30, 1981F11 mi40 yd20

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jun 12, 2025EF00.6 mi50 yd00
Aug 22, 2023EF00.9 mi700 yd00
Jul 25, 2020EF02.5 mi100 yd00
Jul 25, 2020EF00.6 mi100 yd00
Sep 25, 2017EF00.1 mi15 yd00
May 31, 2016EF02.7 mi25 yd00
May 10, 2012EF0—10 yd00
May 10, 2012EF00.8 mi50 yd00
May 10, 2012EF00.5 mi50 yd00
May 10, 2012EF0—20 yd00
May 10, 2012EF00.1 mi50 yd00
May 10, 2012EF04.9 mi100 yd00

Nearby counties

Bee County, TX33McMullen County, TX5Karnes County, TX21Jim Wells County, TX46San Patricio County, TX59Atascosa County, TX17Goliad County, TX15Duval County, TX18

Questions

How many tornadoes has Live Oak County, Texas had?

35 tornadoes touched Live Oak County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Live Oak County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on May 29, 1967, with a 1-mile path.

When is tornado season in Live Oak County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (17 of 35). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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