Sabine County tornado history

22 tornadoes touched Sabine County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Mar 20, 1974). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 29 people.

22tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

2killed · 29 injured

85.2 milongest path · 1974

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

By rating

(E)F08

(E)F110

(E)F22

(E)F32

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: March.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 20, 1974	F3	85.2 mi	200 yd	9	1
Mar 20, 1974	F3	44.7 mi	77 yd	18	0
Aug 12, 1966	F2	2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 8, 1959	F2	0.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Feb 21, 2013	EF1	4.5 mi	150 yd	2	1
Apr 4, 2003	F1	16.7 mi	75 yd	0	0
Mar 4, 2025	EF1	5.6 mi	625 yd	0	0
Jul 8, 2024	EF1	5 mi	650 yd	0	0
Jul 8, 2024	EF1	2.8 mi	440 yd	0	0
Nov 13, 1972	F1	2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 12, 1986	F1	1 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 30, 2022	EF1	0.9 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 4, 2025	EF1	5.6 mi	625 yd	0	0
Jul 8, 2024	EF1	2.8 mi	440 yd	0	0
Jul 8, 2024	EF1	5 mi	650 yd	0	0
Mar 30, 2022	EF1	0.9 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 9, 2018	EF0	0.3 mi	30 yd	0	0
Feb 21, 2013	EF1	4.5 mi	150 yd	2	1
Jan 20, 2010	EF1	0.8 mi	150 yd	0	0
Dec 24, 2009	EF0	1.3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Dec 24, 2009	EF0	0.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 30, 2008	EF0	1.6 mi	50 yd	0	0
Feb 16, 2008	EF1	0.3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 4, 2003	F1	16.7 mi	75 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Mar 20, 1974, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

San Augustine County, TX21 Sabine Parish, LA44 Shelby County, TX48 Newton County, TX34 Jasper County, TX58 Vernon Parish, LA59 Angelina County, TX44 Nacogdoches County, TX51

Questions

How many tornadoes has Sabine County, Texas had?

22 tornadoes touched Sabine County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Sabine County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Mar 20, 1974, with a 85.2-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Sabine County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in March (7 of 22). 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).