Orange County tornado history

32 tornadoes touched Orange County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Nov 7, 1957). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 84 people.

32tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

1killed · 84 injured

25.2 milongest path · 2023

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

By rating

(E)F010

(E)F117

(E)F24

(E)F30

(E)F41

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: October.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Nov 7, 1957	F4	12.9 mi	200 yd	81	1
Jan 24, 2023	EF2	25.2 mi	500 yd	2	0
Oct 27, 2021	EF2	6.9 mi	100 yd	1	0
Oct 27, 2021	EF2	2.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Feb 1, 1952	F2	1 mi	67 yd	0	0
Jan 12, 1995	F1	10 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 1980	F1	9.4 mi	30 yd	0	0
Oct 31, 2013	EF1	5.9 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 16, 2020	EF1	4.5 mi	25 yd	0	0
Jul 14, 1972	F1	3.8 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 30, 1957	F1	2.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jan 24, 2023	EF1	2.3 mi	75 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jan 24, 2023	EF1	2.3 mi	75 yd	0
Jan 24, 2023	EF2	25.2 mi	500 yd	2
Oct 27, 2021	EF2	2.1 mi	50 yd	0
Oct 27, 2021	EF2	6.9 mi	100 yd	1
May 16, 2020	EF1	4.5 mi	25 yd	0
Oct 31, 2013	EF1	5.9 mi	200 yd	0
Oct 18, 1998	F0	1 mi	30 yd	0
Oct 18, 1998	F0	1 mi	30 yd	0
Jan 12, 1995	F1	10 mi	200 yd	0
Jul 15, 1992	F1	0.1 mi	20 yd	0
Jun 30, 1992	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Nov 23, 1983	F0	0.3 mi	100 yd	0

Deadliest: Nov 7, 1957, F4, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Jefferson County, TX111 Calcasieu Parish, LA113 Hardin County, TX30 Jasper County, TX58 Newton County, TX34 Cameron Parish, LA68 Beauregard Parish, LA62 Tyler County, TX23

Questions

How many tornadoes has Orange County, Texas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Orange County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Nov 7, 1957, with a 12.9-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Orange County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in October (6 of 32). 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).