San Augustine County tornado history

21 tornadoes touched San Augustine County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Mar 20, 1974). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 42 people.

21tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 42 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)F04

(E)F19

(E)F24

(E)F34

(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
Mar 20, 1974	F3	85.2 mi	200 yd	9	1
Mar 30, 2002	F3	49 mi	440 yd	6	0
Feb 19, 1991	F3	5 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jan 19, 1974	F3	0.8 mi	400 yd	2	0
Apr 30, 1954	F2	68.8 mi	883 yd	25	0
Apr 24, 2019	EF2	8.5 mi	1,100 yd	0	0
Mar 2, 1999	F2	5.5 mi	150 yd	0	0
Feb 19, 1991	F2	5 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 2, 2017	EF1	6.4 mi	310 yd	0	0
Apr 30, 2016	EF1	3.1 mi	380 yd	0	0
Nov 28, 1997	F1	1.9 mi	23 yd	0	0
Aug 10, 1962	F1	1 mi	23 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Apr 24, 2019	EF2	8.5 mi	1,100 yd	0
Apr 2, 2017	EF1	6.4 mi	310 yd	0
Apr 30, 2016	EF1	3.1 mi	380 yd	0
Mar 11, 2012	EF0	3.6 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 4, 2003	F0	3.9 mi	25 yd	0
Mar 30, 2002	F3	49 mi	440 yd	6
Mar 2, 1999	F2	5.5 mi	150 yd	0
Nov 28, 1997	F1	1.9 mi	23 yd	0
May 3, 1991	F1	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
Feb 19, 1991	F3	5 mi	300 yd	0
Feb 19, 1991	F2	5 mi	200 yd	0
Feb 19, 1991	F1	0.2 mi	10 yd	0

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

Nearby counties

Sabine County, TX22 Angelina County, TX44 Shelby County, TX48 Nacogdoches County, TX51 Sabine Parish, LA44 Tyler County, TX23 Jasper County, TX58 Newton County, TX34

Questions

How many tornadoes has San Augustine County, Texas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in San Augustine County?

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

When is tornado season in San Augustine County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (6 of 21). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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