Medina County tornado history

27 tornadoes touched Medina County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Apr 29, 1975). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 30 people.

27tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

3killed · 30 injured

22.4 milongest path · 1973

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

By rating

(E)F09

(E)F112

(E)F25

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: March.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 29, 1975	F3	8.3 mi	500 yd	5	3
May 2, 1958	F2	20.8 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 19, 2012	EF2	3.5 mi	440 yd	0	0
Oct 12, 2001	F2	1.2 mi	500 yd	25	0
Apr 7, 2002	F2	1 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 14, 1970	F2	0.5 mi	440 yd	0	0
Apr 15, 1973	F1	22.4 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 19, 2012	EF1	7 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 14, 1970	F1	5.1 mi	13 yd	0	0
Oct 12, 2001	F1	3 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 28, 2021	EF1	1.8 mi	600 yd	0	0
Aug 11, 1980	F1	1.5 mi	40 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Apr 28, 2021	EF1	1.8 mi	600 yd
Oct 30, 2015	EF0	2.8 mi	100 yd
Mar 19, 2012	EF2	3.5 mi	440 yd
Mar 19, 2012	EF1	7 mi	50 yd
Jul 19, 2011	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd
Mar 26, 2007	EF0	3 mi	30 yd
Mar 26, 2007	EF0	0.5 mi	30 yd
Mar 26, 2007	EF0	0.5 mi	40 yd
Aug 11, 2003	F1	0.2 mi	30 yd
Apr 7, 2002	F2	1 mi	100 yd
Mar 19, 2002	F1	0.3 mi	50 yd
Oct 12, 2001	F1	3 mi	200 yd

Deadliest: Apr 29, 1975, F3, 3 killed.

Nearby counties

Bandera County, TX6 Frio County, TX15 Bexar County, TX71 Uvalde County, TX14 Atascosa County, TX17 Kendall County, TX21 Kerr County, TX11 Zavala County, TX10

Questions

How many tornadoes has Medina County, Texas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Medina County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Apr 29, 1975, with a 8.3-mile path and 3 deaths.

When is tornado season in Medina County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in March (6 of 27). 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).