Parmer County tornado history

52 tornadoes touched Parmer County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 17, 1970). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 30 people.

52tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

1killed · 30 injured

130 milongest path · 1970

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

By rating

(E)F025

(E)F111

(E)F211

(E)F33

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated1

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 17, 1970	F4	130 mi	880 yd	13	1
Jun 2, 1995	F3	10 mi	500 yd	12	0
May 21, 1963	F3	5.9 mi	50 yd	0	0
Oct 11, 1960	F3	1 mi	100 yd	1	0
May 24, 1957	F2	70.1 mi	33 yd	0	0
Jun 17, 1980	F2	45 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jun 11, 1964	F2	23.2 mi	67 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 1992	F2	10 mi	60 yd	0	0
Jun 12, 1964	F2	8.8 mi	27 yd	0	0
Apr 18, 1971	F2	4.3 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 10, 1991	F2	3 mi	100 yd	1	0
Jun 12, 1964	F2	2 mi	27 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
May 26, 2019	EF0	5 mi	50 yd
Apr 14, 2017	unrated	3.1 mi	50 yd
Apr 17, 2007	EF0	2.8 mi	50 yd
Mar 23, 2007	EF0	1 mi	50 yd
Mar 23, 2007	EF0	1.8 mi	40 yd
Jun 3, 2003	F0	0.5 mi	30 yd
Jun 3, 2003	F0	0.1 mi	30 yd
Jun 3, 2003	F0	0.1 mi	30 yd
Jun 3, 2003	F1	0.3 mi	40 yd
Jun 3, 2003	F0	0.1 mi	30 yd
May 12, 2001	F0	0.1 mi	30 yd
May 25, 1996	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd

Deadliest: Apr 17, 1970, F4, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Castro County, TX80 Deaf Smith County, TX40 Curry County, NM53 Bailey County, TX58 Lamb County, TX91 Roosevelt County, NM61 Randall County, TX88 Quay County, NM41

Questions

How many tornadoes has Parmer County, Texas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Parmer County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 17, 1970, with a 130-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Parmer County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (19 of 52). 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).