Nolan County tornado history

49 tornadoes touched Nolan County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Apr 19, 1986). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 101 people.

49tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

2killed · 101 injured

23 milongest path · 1982

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

By rating

(E)F038

(E)F16

(E)F24

(E)F31

(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
Apr 19, 1986	F3	4.5 mi	600 yd	100	1
Apr 28, 1985	F2	4 mi	300 yd	0	1
May 27, 1982	F2	23 mi	30 yd	0	0
Mar 19, 2020	EF2	10.9 mi	425 yd	0	0
Mar 23, 1973	F2	3.3 mi	300 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 1986	F1	3 mi	250 yd	0	0
May 27, 2004	F1	2.8 mi	75 yd	0	0
May 15, 1965	F1	1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 1972	F1	0.5 mi	20 yd	0	0
Mar 4, 2004	F1	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 15, 1965	F1	0.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 30, 2007	EF0	7.2 mi	75 yd	1	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Mar 19, 2020	EF2	10.9 mi	425 yd	0
Apr 22, 2015	EF0	0.1 mi	30 yd	0
May 14, 2008	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
May 14, 2008	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Mar 17, 2008	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 23, 2007	EF0	0.6 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 23, 2007	EF0	0.9 mi	50 yd	0
Mar 30, 2007	EF0	7.2 mi	75 yd	1
Jun 5, 2005	F0	0.2 mi	20 yd	0
Jun 5, 2005	F0	0.2 mi	20 yd	0
Jun 5, 2005	F0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0
May 13, 2005	F0	1.5 mi	50 yd	0

Deadliest: Apr 28, 1985, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Mitchell County, TX53 Fisher County, TX51 Taylor County, TX66 Coke County, TX16 Runnels County, TX54 Scurry County, TX42 Jones County, TX86 Sterling County, TX19

Questions

How many tornadoes has Nolan County, Texas had?

49 tornadoes touched Nolan County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.6 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Nolan County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Apr 19, 1986, with a 4.5-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Nolan County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (22 of 49). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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