Rusk County tornado history

74 tornadoes touched Rusk County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.0 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Apr 13, 2019). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 46 people.

74tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

3killed · 46 injured

41.1 milongest path · 2019

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

By rating

(E)F016

(E)F134

(E)F218

(E)F36

(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 13, 2019	EF3	41.1 mi	880 yd	20	2
Nov 22, 1961	F3	21.9 mi	150 yd	10	1
Apr 6, 2003	F3	38.2 mi	440 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 1957	F3	1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 18, 1954	F3	0.8 mi	880 yd	0	0
Mar 3, 1970	F3	0.5 mi	67 yd	0	0
Mar 21, 2022	EF2	37.1 mi	1,400 yd	1	0
Feb 11, 1965	F2	31.3 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 2021	EF2	22.3 mi	300 yd	1	0
May 25, 2015	EF2	19.4 mi	600 yd	0	0
Mar 21, 2022	EF2	11.9 mi	500 yd	1	0
May 5, 2022	EF2	8.6 mi	1,000 yd	1	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Oct 28, 2025	EF1	2.5 mi	169 yd	0	0
Jul 8, 2024	EF0	3.7 mi	390 yd	0	0
Jul 8, 2024	EF0	3.1 mi	270 yd	0	0
Jul 8, 2024	EF1	9.8 mi	215 yd	0	0
May 5, 2022	EF2	8.6 mi	1,000 yd	1	0
May 5, 2022	EF1	8.3 mi	500 yd	0	0
May 5, 2022	EF1	3.3 mi	350 yd	0	0
Mar 21, 2022	EF2	37.1 mi	1,400 yd	1	0
Mar 21, 2022	EF2	11.9 mi	500 yd	1	0
Mar 27, 2021	EF2	22.3 mi	300 yd	1	0
Jan 10, 2020	EF1	4.2 mi	500 yd	0	0
Apr 13, 2019	EF3	41.1 mi	880 yd	20	2

Deadliest: Apr 13, 2019, EF3, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Gregg County, TX37 Panola County, TX54 Cherokee County, TX45 Nacogdoches County, TX51 Smith County, TX74 Harrison County, TX89 Shelby County, TX48 Upshur County, TX26

Questions

How many tornadoes has Rusk County, Texas had?

74 tornadoes touched Rusk County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.0 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Rusk County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Apr 13, 2019, with a 41.1-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Rusk County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (17 of 74). 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).