Swisher County tornado history

78 tornadoes touched Swisher County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.0 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 18, 1970). Tornadoes here killed 23 and injured 105 people.

78tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

23killed · 105 injured

96.6 milongest path · 1970

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

By rating

(E)F040

(E)F117

(E)F212

(E)F33

(E)F42

(E)F50

unrated4

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Apr 18, 1970	F4	65 mi	880 yd	42	16
Apr 17, 1970	F4	96.6 mi	880 yd	51	5
May 28, 1980	F3	6.1 mi	2,333 yd	0	0
May 28, 1980	F3	2 mi	833 yd	0	0
May 15, 1957	F3	1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 5, 2002	F2	5 mi	150 yd	4	2
Jun 10, 1966	F2	36.9 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 2007	EF2	28.8 mi	1,230 yd	1	0
Mar 13, 2021	EF2	21.3 mi	1,000 yd	0	0
May 31, 1968	F2	5 mi	3,000 yd	0	0
May 5, 2002	F2	5 mi	300 yd	0	0
May 28, 1980	F2	4.9 mi	1,667 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 28, 2023	unrated	0.4 mi	30 yd	0
Mar 13, 2021	EF2	21.3 mi	1,000 yd	0
Mar 13, 2021	EF0	3.2 mi	50 yd	0
May 7, 2019	unrated	1.5 mi	600 yd	0
May 7, 2019	unrated	5.3 mi	150 yd	0
Apr 14, 2017	unrated	0.9 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 16, 2009	EF0	1 mi	75 yd	0
Sep 7, 2007	EF0	1.3 mi	75 yd	0
Apr 21, 2007	EF2	28.8 mi	1,230 yd	1
Apr 21, 2007	EF2	3 mi	200 yd	3
Apr 21, 2007	EF1	4 mi	300 yd	0
Apr 21, 2007	EF0	1 mi	500 yd	0

Deadliest: Apr 18, 1970, F4, 16 killed.

Nearby counties

Castro County, TX80 Briscoe County, TX51 Randall County, TX88 Hale County, TX132 Armstrong County, TX48 Floyd County, TX61 Lamb County, TX91 Deaf Smith County, TX40

Questions

How many tornadoes has Swisher County, Texas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Swisher County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 18, 1970, with a 65-mile path and 16 deaths.

When is tornado season in Swisher County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (23 of 78). 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).