Oldham County tornado history

25 tornadoes touched Oldham County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F1 (May 15, 1989).

25tornadoes since 1950
F1strongest rating
0killed · 2 injured
27.3 milongest path · 1961
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F019
(E)F13
(E)F20
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50
unrated3

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 15, 1989F14 mi210 yd00
May 16, 1989F13 mi80 yd20
Jun 11, 1971F10.1 mi20 yd00
Jun 3, 1961F027.3 mi50 yd00
Jul 15, 1958F04.3 mi50 yd00
Apr 21, 2007EF03.6 mi880 yd00
Aug 15, 1989F02.5 mi60 yd00
May 12, 1989F02 mi60 yd00
May 15, 1989F01.5 mi90 yd00
May 26, 2019EF01.5 mi50 yd00
May 30, 1967F01 mi17 yd00
May 10, 1975F01 mi30 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 17, 2021unrated0.9 mi20 yd00
May 26, 2019EF00.3 mi50 yd00
May 26, 2019EF01.5 mi50 yd00
May 4, 2019unrated0.1 mi10 yd00
Mar 22, 2019unrated0.6 mi40 yd00
Apr 15, 2016EF00.8 mi50 yd00
May 21, 2012EF00.6 mi100 yd00
Jun 4, 2009EF01 mi100 yd00
Apr 21, 2007EF03.6 mi880 yd00
Jun 10, 1994F01 mi50 yd00
Apr 28, 1993F00.2 mi50 yd00
May 27, 1992F00.1 mi50 yd00

Nearby counties

Hartley County, TX35Deaf Smith County, TX40Potter County, TX42Moore County, TX57Randall County, TX88Quay County, NM41Parmer County, TX52Dallam County, TX41

Questions

How many tornadoes has Oldham County, Texas had?

25 tornadoes touched Oldham County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Oldham County?

The strongest rating recorded was F1 on May 15, 1989, with a 4-mile path.

When is tornado season in Oldham County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (13 of 25). 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).