Shelby County tornado history

48 tornadoes touched Shelby County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Feb 12, 1950). Tornadoes here killed 5 and injured 200 people.

48tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

5killed · 200 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)F123

(E)F211

(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
Feb 12, 1950	F3	1.9 mi	50 yd	15	3
Mar 20, 1974	F3	85.2 mi	200 yd	9	1
Nov 15, 1987	F3	48 mi	500 yd	116	1
Mar 20, 1974	F3	44.7 mi	77 yd	18	0
Feb 11, 1965	F3	42.7 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 3, 1999	F3	5.4 mi	150 yd	1	0
Feb 17, 1976	F2	37.3 mi	50 yd	3	0
Feb 11, 1965	F2	31.3 mi	10 yd	0	0
Dec 23, 2009	EF2	10.1 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jan 21, 1973	F2	8.7 mi	200 yd	3	0
Mar 2, 1999	F2	5.5 mi	150 yd	0	0
Mar 20, 1959	F2	5.4 mi	880 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Mar 28, 2025	EF1	5.6 mi	472 yd	0
Jul 8, 2024	EF1	6.7 mi	375 yd	0
Jul 8, 2024	EF1	2.6 mi	495 yd	0
Jul 8, 2024	EF1	11.3 mi	650 yd	0
Jul 8, 2024	EF1	5 mi	650 yd	0
Jul 8, 2024	EF1	5.1 mi	600 yd	0
Apr 12, 2020	EF1	0.7 mi	30 yd	0
Jan 11, 2020	EF1	6.1 mi	400 yd	1
May 2, 2019	EF1	0.6 mi	118 yd	0
Apr 24, 2019	EF1	30.7 mi	900 yd	1
May 11, 2017	EF2	4.6 mi	800 yd	0
Feb 18, 2013	EF0	—	10 yd	0

Deadliest: Feb 12, 1950, F3, 3 killed.

Nearby counties

Panola County, TX54 San Augustine County, TX21 De Soto Parish, LA76 Nacogdoches County, TX51 Sabine County, TX22 Sabine Parish, LA44 Rusk County, TX74 Angelina County, TX44

Questions

How many tornadoes has Shelby County, Texas had?

48 tornadoes touched Shelby County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.6 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Shelby County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Feb 12, 1950, with a 1.9-mile path and 3 deaths.

When is tornado season in Shelby County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (13 of 48). 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).