Midland County tornado history

37 tornadoes touched Midland County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (May 20, 2019).

37tornadoes since 1950
EF3strongest rating
0killed · 2 injured
14.9 milongest path · 1969
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F021
(E)F19
(E)F23
(E)F33
(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 20, 2019EF35.8 mi225 yd00
May 30, 2024EF35.3 mi250 yd00
May 15, 1965F31 mi10 yd00
Jun 3, 1969F214.9 mi10 yd00
May 30, 2024EF210.3 mi1,700 yd00
May 20, 2019EF26.6 mi150 yd20
Jul 24, 1962F14.9 mi33 yd00
Aug 1, 1962F13.3 mi10 yd00
Sep 8, 1989F13 mi50 yd00
Apr 13, 1999F10.5 mi150 yd00
May 20, 1980F10.2 mi10 yd00
Mar 18, 1964F10.1 mi13 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 30, 2024EF210.3 mi1,700 yd00
May 30, 2024unrated0.1 mi50 yd00
May 30, 2024EF35.3 mi250 yd00
May 20, 2019EF35.8 mi225 yd00
May 20, 2019EF26.6 mi150 yd20
May 14, 2010EF00.5 mi50 yd00
Jun 5, 2004F00.8 mi20 yd00
Jun 5, 2004F01 mi30 yd00
Jun 5, 2004F01 mi20 yd00
May 27, 2002F00.1 mi50 yd00
Oct 24, 2000F00.1 mi50 yd00
Apr 13, 1999F10.5 mi150 yd00

Nearby counties

Glasscock County, TX25Ector County, TX45Upton County, TX20Martin County, TX37Crane County, TX19Reagan County, TX16Howard County, TX50Andrews County, TX25

Questions

How many tornadoes has Midland County, Texas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Midland County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on May 20, 2019, with a 5.8-mile path.

When is tornado season in Midland County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (18 of 37). 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).