Lubbock County tornado history

99 tornadoes touched Lubbock County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.3 a year. The strongest was rated F5 (May 11, 1970). Tornadoes here killed 26 and injured 511 people.

99tornadoes since 1950

F5strongest rating

26killed · 511 injured

37.3 milongest path · 1957

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

By rating

(E)F062

(E)F120

(E)F212

(E)F31

(E)F41

(E)F51

unrated2

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
May 11, 1970	F5	8.4 mi	1,333 yd	500	26
Apr 21, 1957	F4	15.5 mi	100 yd	6	0
May 24, 1957	F3	37.3 mi	200 yd	1	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, 1957	F2	12.6 mi	880 yd	0	0
May 29, 1987	F2	8 mi	80 yd	3	0
Jun 5, 2025	EF2	3.3 mi	968 yd	0	0
Jun 4, 1963	F2	2 mi	33 yd	0	0
Jun 1, 1967	F2	2 mi	67 yd	1	0
May 8, 1971	F2	2 mi	67 yd	0	0
Apr 8, 1978	F2	2 mi	30 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jun 5, 2025	EF2	3.3 mi	968 yd
Jun 5, 2025	EF1	2.6 mi	792 yd
Mar 12, 2021	unrated	1.3 mi	100 yd
Sep 2, 2018	unrated	0.1 mi	30 yd
Aug 7, 2013	EF0	—	10 yd
Aug 1, 2013	EF0	0.7 mi	25 yd
Aug 1, 2013	EF0	0.4 mi	25 yd
Apr 30, 2013	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd
Aug 25, 2011	EF0	0.1 mi	15 yd
Aug 26, 2009	EF0	0.1 mi	75 yd
Apr 16, 2009	EF0	1.8 mi	50 yd
Apr 16, 2009	EF0	2.1 mi	100 yd

Deadliest: May 11, 1970, F5, 26 killed.

Nearby counties

Lynn County, TX45 Crosby County, TX58 Hockley County, TX80 Hale County, TX132 Garza County, TX25 Terry County, TX34 Floyd County, TX61 Lamb County, TX91

Questions

How many tornadoes has Lubbock County, Texas had?

99 tornadoes touched Lubbock County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Lubbock County?

The strongest rating recorded was F5 on May 11, 1970, with a 8.4-mile path and 26 deaths.

When is tornado season in Lubbock County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (30 of 99). 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).