Red River County tornado history

41 tornadoes touched Red River County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 2, 1982). Tornadoes here killed 12 and injured 216 people.

41tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

12killed · 216 injured

78.3 milongest path · 2003

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

By rating

(E)F09

(E)F114

(E)F212

(E)F34

(E)F42

(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 2, 1982	F4	23 mi	250 yd	170	10
Nov 4, 2022	EF4	60.2 mi	1,056 yd	13	0
May 4, 1999	F3	71.5 mi	50 yd	22	1
Apr 2, 1982	F3	52 mi	233 yd	4	1
Apr 27, 1969	F3	2 mi	440 yd	0	0
Sep 12, 1961	F3	0.5 mi	300 yd	0	0
May 14, 2003	F2	78.3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 4, 2025	EF2	21.1 mi	580 yd	0	0
May 4, 1999	F2	14.6 mi	100 yd	7	0
Apr 25, 1982	F2	13 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 23, 2000	F2	12.5 mi	70 yd	0	0
Apr 13, 1991	F2	12 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Apr 4, 2025	EF2	21.1 mi	580 yd	0
Mar 4, 2025	EF1	18.6 mi	850 yd	0
Nov 4, 2024	EF1	7.5 mi	275 yd	0
Nov 4, 2022	EF4	60.2 mi	1,056 yd	13
May 24, 2022	EF1	7.4 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 30, 2022	EF1	3 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 22, 2020	EF2	10.4 mi	810 yd	0
Dec 12, 2015	EF1	1 mi	187 yd	0
Dec 12, 2015	EF1	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 9, 2014	EF0	1.7 mi	200 yd	0
Apr 3, 2012	EF0	1.4 mi	25 yd	0
May 20, 2011	EF0	1.6 mi	50 yd	0

Deadliest: Apr 2, 1982, F4, 10 killed.

Nearby counties

Titus County, TX27 Lamar County, TX48 Franklin County, TX18 McCurtain County, OK69 Bowie County, TX58 Morris County, TX18 Delta County, TX8 Choctaw County, OK27

Questions

How many tornadoes has Red River County, Texas had?

41 tornadoes touched Red River County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Red River County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 2, 1982, with a 23-mile path and 10 deaths.

When is tornado season in Red River County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (19 of 41). 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).