Smith County tornado history

74 tornadoes touched Smith County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.0 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Nov 15, 1987). Tornadoes here killed 4 and injured 108 people.

74tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

4killed · 108 injured

33 milongest path · 1987

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

By rating

(E)F019

(E)F133

(E)F220

(E)F32

(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
Nov 15, 1987	F3	33 mi	500 yd	81	4
Feb 23, 1979	F3	10.3 mi	33 yd	1	0
Apr 29, 2016	EF2	25.9 mi	3,221 yd	2	0
Apr 13, 1967	F2	14.9 mi	40 yd	0	0
Nov 19, 1991	F2	7 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 1957	F2	6.1 mi	100 yd	6	0
Nov 15, 1987	F2	6 mi	300 yd	0	0
Feb 11, 1950	F2	4.6 mi	100 yd	5	0
Jan 5, 1998	F2	4.2 mi	80 yd	0	0
Apr 1, 1979	F2	3.6 mi	100 yd	1	0
Apr 26, 1991	F2	3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Nov 19, 1991	F2	2.5 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Oct 28, 2025	EF1	4.4 mi	137 yd	0
May 6, 2025	EF1	4.9 mi	600 yd	0
Apr 4, 2025	EF1	25.5 mi	1,420 yd	1
May 23, 2024	EF1	4.3 mi	480 yd	6
Apr 20, 2023	EF0	0.7 mi	65 yd	0
Aug 22, 2022	EF1	3.8 mi	200 yd	0
Jun 8, 2021	EF0	1.6 mi	40 yd	0
May 18, 2019	EF1	0.7 mi	200 yd	0
Apr 29, 2017	EF1	3 mi	570 yd	0
Apr 10, 2017	EF1	0.5 mi	100 yd	0
Apr 10, 2017	EF1	1.8 mi	250 yd	0
Apr 29, 2016	EF2	1 mi	400 yd	0

Deadliest: Nov 15, 1987, F3, 4 killed.

Nearby counties

Gregg County, TX37 Wood County, TX45 Upshur County, TX26 Rusk County, TX74 Van Zandt County, TX42 Henderson County, TX38 Cherokee County, TX45 Anderson County, TX36

Questions

How many tornadoes has Smith County, Texas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Smith County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Nov 15, 1987, with a 33-mile path and 4 deaths.

When is tornado season in Smith County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (19 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).