Sterling County tornado history

19 tornadoes touched Sterling County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (May 22, 2024).

19tornadoes since 1950
EF3strongest rating
0killed · 0 injured
11.4 milongest path · 2021
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F015
(E)F11
(E)F22
(E)F31
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 22, 2024EF34.8 mi400 yd00
May 17, 2021EF211.4 mi1,056 yd00
May 14, 1989F26 mi600 yd00
Apr 19, 1972F10.5 mi20 yd00
May 12, 1982F07 mi40 yd00
Apr 7, 2012EF02.3 mi40 yd00
Apr 7, 2012EF01.2 mi30 yd00
Mar 22, 2000F01 mi250 yd00
May 31, 2005F01 mi30 yd00
May 31, 2005F01 mi30 yd00
Apr 7, 2012EF00.8 mi30 yd00
May 5, 2015EF00.8 mi50 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 22, 2024EF34.8 mi400 yd00
May 17, 2021EF211.4 mi1,056 yd00
May 5, 2015EF00.8 mi50 yd00
May 26, 2014EF00.2 mi40 yd00
Apr 7, 2012EF02.3 mi40 yd00
Apr 7, 2012EF00.8 mi30 yd00
Apr 7, 2012EF01.2 mi30 yd00
May 2, 2007EF00.6 mi20 yd00
May 31, 2005F01 mi30 yd00
May 31, 2005F01 mi30 yd00
Mar 22, 2000F00.5 mi20 yd00
Mar 22, 2000F01 mi250 yd00

Nearby counties

Coke County, TX16Glasscock County, TX25Mitchell County, TX53Irion County, TX14Howard County, TX50Reagan County, TX16Tom Green County, TX57Nolan County, TX49

Questions

How many tornadoes has Sterling County, Texas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Sterling County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on May 22, 2024, with a 4.8-mile path.

When is tornado season in Sterling County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (12 of 19). 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).