McCulloch County tornado history

29 tornadoes touched McCulloch County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (May 6, 1969).

29tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
0killed · 0 injured
41.6 milongest path · 1969
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F015
(E)F17
(E)F24
(E)F32
(E)F40
(E)F50
unrated1

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 6, 1969F341.6 mi200 yd00
May 30, 1976F33.6 mi500 yd00
May 30, 1971F23.3 mi200 yd00
Mar 12, 1999F22 mi—00
Jan 15, 2017EF22 mi450 yd00
May 14, 1989F21 mi100 yd00
Apr 17, 1966F17.7 mi1,760 yd00
Apr 12, 2020EF15.1 mi300 yd00
May 15, 1981F12 mi100 yd00
Mar 8, 2016EF11.7 mi185 yd00
Jan 20, 1973F10.5 mi20 yd00
Sep 17, 1988F10.2 mi10 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Mar 15, 2024EF1—10 yd00
Apr 12, 2020EF15.1 mi300 yd00
May 18, 2019unrated0.1 mi50 yd00
Oct 13, 2018EF00.5 mi200 yd00
Jan 15, 2017EF22 mi450 yd00
Mar 8, 2016EF11.7 mi185 yd00
May 14, 2008EF00.1 mi50 yd00
May 14, 2008EF01 mi85 yd00
May 9, 2007EF01.5 mi40 yd00
May 1, 2007EF03.3 mi30 yd00
May 1, 2007EF01.8 mi30 yd00
Jun 3, 2003F00.2 mi30 yd00

Nearby counties

Concho County, TX29San Saba County, TX16Mason County, TX11Menard County, TX4Brown County, TX39Coleman County, TX42Mills County, TX13Llano County, TX11

Questions

How many tornadoes has McCulloch County, Texas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in McCulloch County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on May 6, 1969, with a 41.6-mile path.

When is tornado season in McCulloch County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (16 of 29). 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).