Rains County tornado history

17 tornadoes touched Rains County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Apr 29, 2017). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 24 people.

17tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

3killed · 24 injured

39.7 milongest path · 2017

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

By rating

(E)F06

(E)F16

(E)F23

(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
Apr 29, 2017	EF3	39.7 mi	1,760 yd	24	2
Dec 3, 1973	F3	3 mi	27 yd	0	0
Oct 18, 1993	F2	2 mi	100 yd	0	1
Apr 29, 1994	F2	12 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 14, 1990	F2	4 mi	50 yd	0	0
Nov 4, 2022	EF1	4.4 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 11, 1992	F1	4 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jun 2, 1954	F1	2 mi	17 yd	0	0
Mar 10, 1973	F1	0.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Nov 15, 1988	F1	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Nov 15, 1988	F1	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Dec 26, 2015	EF0	0.7 mi	75 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Nov 4, 2022	EF1	4.4 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 29, 2017	EF3	39.7 mi	1,760 yd	24	2
Dec 26, 2015	EF0	0.7 mi	75 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 1999	F0	0.1 mi	—	0	0
Jun 13, 1997	F0	0.1 mi	23 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 1995	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 29, 1994	F2	12 mi	100 yd	0	0
Oct 18, 1993	F2	2 mi	100 yd	0	1
Apr 19, 1993	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 11, 1992	F1	4 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 11, 1992	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 14, 1990	F2	4 mi	50 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Apr 29, 2017, EF3, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Van Zandt County, TX42 Hopkins County, TX36 Hunt County, TX61 Wood County, TX45 Kaufman County, TX39 Rockwall County, TX19 Delta County, TX8 Franklin County, TX18

Questions

How many tornadoes has Rains County, Texas had?

17 tornadoes touched Rains County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Rains County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Apr 29, 2017, with a 39.7-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Rains County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (5 of 17). 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).