Motley County tornado history

28 tornadoes touched Motley County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Jun 21, 2023). Tornadoes here killed 4 and injured 16 people.

28tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

4killed · 16 injured

24.7 milongest path · 1973

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

By rating

(E)F013

(E)F14

(E)F22

(E)F34

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated5

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
Jun 21, 2023	EF3	9.1 mi	600 yd	15	4
May 23, 2016	EF3	10 mi	800 yd	0	0
May 1, 1984	F3	8 mi	440 yd	1	0
May 24, 1960	F3	3.3 mi	17 yd	0	0
Mar 23, 1973	F2	24.7 mi	300 yd	0	0
Apr 22, 2010	EF2	9 mi	1,300 yd	0	0
May 17, 1989	F1	6 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 12, 1989	F1	2.5 mi	300 yd	0	0
May 20, 1962	F1	1 mi	33 yd	0	0
Apr 22, 1957	F1	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 25, 1965	F0	8.7 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 2, 2006	F0	2.8 mi	30 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 24, 2025	unrated	9.6 mi	300 yd	0	0
Apr 24, 2025	unrated	1.9 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jun 21, 2023	unrated	0.2 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jun 21, 2023	EF3	9.1 mi	600 yd	15	4
Jun 21, 2023	unrated	2.8 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 10, 2017	unrated	—	10 yd	0	0
May 23, 2016	EF3	10 mi	800 yd	0	0
Apr 22, 2010	EF2	9 mi	1,300 yd	0	0
May 2, 2006	F0	2.8 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jun 5, 2001	F0	0.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 30, 2000	F0	0.1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jul 2, 1995	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Jun 21, 2023, EF3, 4 killed.

Nearby counties

Floyd County, TX61 Cottle County, TX37 Hall County, TX55 Dickens County, TX44 Briscoe County, TX51 Crosby County, TX58 King County, TX23 Childress County, TX27

Questions

How many tornadoes has Motley County, Texas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Motley County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Jun 21, 2023, with a 9.1-mile path and 4 deaths.

When is tornado season in Motley County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (13 of 28). 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).