Newton County tornado history

34 tornadoes touched Newton County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Mar 2, 1999). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 22 people.

34tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

2killed · 22 injured

36.4 milongest path · 2020

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

By rating

(E)F010

(E)F114

(E)F29

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: April.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 2, 1999	F3	12 mi	500 yd	6	1
Jan 2, 1999	F2	4.5 mi	250 yd	10	1
Apr 22, 2020	EF2	36.4 mi	600 yd	0	0
Nov 23, 2004	F2	15 mi	500 yd	0	0
Apr 30, 2016	EF2	9.9 mi	500 yd	3	0
Oct 27, 2021	EF2	6.9 mi	100 yd	1	0
Apr 15, 1954	F2	1.3 mi	200 yd	0	0
Dec 23, 2020	EF2	1.2 mi	20 yd	0	0
Nov 17, 2003	F2	1 mi	20 yd	0	0
Apr 9, 1961	F2	0.8 mi	17 yd	0	0
Apr 24, 2015	EF1	13.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 29, 2017	EF1	12.2 mi	800 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Mar 30, 2022	EF1	1.9 mi	100 yd	0
Oct 27, 2021	EF2	6.9 mi	100 yd	1
Dec 23, 2020	EF2	1.2 mi	20 yd	0
Apr 22, 2020	EF2	36.4 mi	600 yd	0
Oct 31, 2018	EF1	8.5 mi	260 yd	0
Mar 29, 2017	EF1	12.2 mi	800 yd	0
Jan 18, 2017	EF1	0.6 mi	25 yd	0
Jan 2, 2017	EF1	2.6 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 30, 2016	EF2	9.9 mi	500 yd	3
Apr 24, 2015	EF1	13.3 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 24, 2015	EF0	3.9 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 2, 2012	EF1	1.8 mi	30 yd	0

Deadliest: Jan 2, 1999, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Jasper County, TX58 Beauregard Parish, LA62 Tyler County, TX23 Sabine County, TX22 Vernon Parish, LA59 Calcasieu Parish, LA113 Orange County, TX32 San Augustine County, TX21

Questions

How many tornadoes has Newton County, Texas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Newton County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Mar 2, 1999, with a 12-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Newton County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (9 of 34). 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).