Nueces County tornado history

105 tornadoes touched Nueces County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.4 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jun 24, 1970). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 49 people.

105tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

2killed · 49 injured

23.3 milongest path · 2011

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

By rating

(E)F061

(E)F130

(E)F211

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated2

By month

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Peak month: August.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jun 24, 1970	F3	1.5 mi	200 yd	15	1
Oct 24, 2002	F2	2.5 mi	200 yd	20	1
Sep 22, 1967	F2	18.2 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 29, 1961	F2	16 mi	17 yd	0	0
Aug 9, 1980	F2	5.9 mi	50 yd	3	0
May 12, 1969	F2	4.9 mi	10 yd	0	0
Oct 16, 1960	F2	4.7 mi	33 yd	1	0
Oct 23, 1953	F2	4.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Aug 10, 1980	F2	2.5 mi	40 yd	0	0
May 9, 1968	F2	1.5 mi	10 yd	1	0
Jun 18, 1961	F2	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 28, 1976	F2	0.5 mi	30 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Oct 13, 2022	unrated	0.2 mi	20 yd
Aug 23, 2022	unrated	0.1 mi	20 yd
Aug 1, 2020	EF0	—	20 yd
Sep 26, 2015	EF0	0.3 mi	25 yd
May 24, 2015	EF1	2.6 mi	100 yd
May 15, 2015	EF0	0.2 mi	25 yd
Jun 2, 2013	EF0	0.2 mi	10 yd
May 10, 2012	EF0	1.7 mi	75 yd
May 8, 2012	EF0	—	25 yd
Jan 9, 2011	EF1	23.3 mi	200 yd
Jun 30, 2010	EF0	0.1 mi	30 yd
Jun 2, 2010	EF0	0.5 mi	20 yd

Deadliest: Jun 24, 1970, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

San Patricio County, TX59 Kleberg County, TX30 Jim Wells County, TX46 Aransas County, TX16 Refugio County, TX25 Bee County, TX33 Live Oak County, TX35 Kenedy County, TX6

Questions

How many tornadoes has Nueces County, Texas had?

105 tornadoes touched Nueces County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Nueces County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Jun 24, 1970, with a 1.5-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Nueces County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in August (21 of 105). 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).