Navarro County tornado history

51 tornadoes touched Navarro County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Mar 16, 1965). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 16 people.

51tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 16 injured

11.3 milongest path · 2024

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

By rating

(E)F017

(E)F115

(E)F216

(E)F33

(E)F40

(E)F50

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
Mar 16, 1965	F3	11.1 mi	50 yd	1	0
Oct 13, 1981	F3	7.2 mi	100 yd	1	0
Apr 15, 1973	F3	3.8 mi	200 yd	3	0
Oct 17, 1998	F2	3.5 mi	100 yd	4	1
May 10, 1965	F2	8 mi	100 yd	0	0
Oct 24, 2010	EF2	6.5 mi	480 yd	4	0
Apr 24, 1957	F2	6.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Sep 5, 2007	EF2	6.1 mi	80 yd	0	0
Aug 17, 1957	F2	4.1 mi	1,333 yd	0	0
Apr 11, 1961	F2	3.8 mi	150 yd	0	0
Aug 18, 1983	F2	2.5 mi	33 yd	0	0
May 1, 1967	F2	2 mi	33 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Apr 26, 2024	EF1	9 mi	200 yd	0
Apr 26, 2024	EF1	11.3 mi	200 yd	0
Apr 26, 2024	EF0	2.1 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 26, 2024	EF0	1.1 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 16, 2023	EF1	2.8 mi	50 yd	2
Dec 30, 2020	EF0	1 mi	75 yd	0
Oct 13, 2018	EF0	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
Oct 13, 2018	EF0	1.1 mi	150 yd	0
Jan 21, 2018	EF0	1.1 mi	60 yd	0
Mar 8, 2016	EF1	1.9 mi	150 yd	0
Apr 26, 2011	EF0	0.4 mi	100 yd	0
Oct 24, 2010	EF2	6.5 mi	480 yd	4

Deadliest: Oct 17, 1998, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Ellis County, TX64 Freestone County, TX15 Limestone County, TX31 Henderson County, TX38 Hill County, TX61 Kaufman County, TX39 Anderson County, TX36 Van Zandt County, TX42

Questions

How many tornadoes has Navarro County, Texas had?

51 tornadoes touched Navarro County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.7 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Navarro County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Mar 16, 1965, with a 11.1-mile path.

When is tornado season in Navarro County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (12 of 51). 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).