Panola County tornado history

54 tornadoes touched Panola County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Nov 15, 1987). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 129 people.

54tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

2killed · 129 injured

48 milongest path · 1987

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

By rating

(E)F014

(E)F125

(E)F213

(E)F32

(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
Nov 15, 1987	F3	48 mi	500 yd	116	1
Jun 7, 1989	F3	6 mi	447 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 2021	EF2	15.8 mi	1,600 yd	3	1
Apr 26, 2011	EF2	42.4 mi	850 yd	2	0
Feb 11, 1965	F2	31.3 mi	10 yd	0	0
Feb 11, 1965	F2	27.8 mi	117 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 2021	EF2	22.3 mi	300 yd	1	0
Mar 21, 2022	EF2	11.9 mi	500 yd	1	0
Dec 23, 2009	EF2	10.1 mi	200 yd	0	0
Dec 13, 2022	EF2	9.2 mi	460 yd	0	0
Feb 18, 1991	F2	4 mi	300 yd	0	0
Mar 12, 1953	F2	2 mi	80 yd	2	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jul 8, 2024	EF1	27.5 mi	850 yd	1	0
Jul 8, 2024	EF1	9.8 mi	215 yd	0	0
Jul 8, 2024	EF1	5.1 mi	600 yd	0	0
Jun 16, 2023	EF1	7.7 mi	844 yd	0	0
Dec 13, 2022	EF2	9.2 mi	460 yd	0	0
May 5, 2022	EF1	8.3 mi	500 yd	0	0
Mar 21, 2022	EF2	11.9 mi	500 yd	1	0
Mar 27, 2021	EF2	22.3 mi	300 yd	1	0
Mar 27, 2021	EF2	15.8 mi	1,600 yd	3	1
Nov 25, 2020	EF1	0.4 mi	75 yd	0	0
Jan 11, 2020	EF1	0.5 mi	150 yd	0	0
Oct 20, 2019	EF0	0.8 mi	150 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Nov 15, 1987, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Rusk County, TX74 Harrison County, TX89 Shelby County, TX48 De Soto Parish, LA76 Gregg County, TX37 Caddo Parish, LA111 Nacogdoches County, TX51 Marion County, TX22

Questions

How many tornadoes has Panola County, Texas had?

54 tornadoes touched Panola County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.7 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Panola County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Nov 15, 1987, with a 48-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Panola County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (10 of 54). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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