Tarrant County tornado history

113 tornadoes touched Tarrant County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.5 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Mar 28, 2000). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 144 people.

113tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

3killed · 144 injured

13 milongest path · 1959

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

By rating

(E)F050

(E)F140

(E)F218

(E)F34

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated1

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 28, 2000	F3	4 mi	250 yd	80	2
Mar 28, 2000	F3	8 mi	300 yd	0	0
May 4, 1960	F3	7.4 mi	500 yd	12	0
Apr 16, 2002	F3	2.1 mi	80 yd	0	0
May 11, 1973	F2	8.4 mi	200 yd	0	0
Sep 13, 1993	F2	8 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 3, 2012	EF2	6.4 mi	150 yd	7	0
Apr 19, 1995	F2	5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Nov 24, 2020	EF2	5 mi	150 yd	5	0
May 6, 1973	F2	2.5 mi	150 yd	0	0
Nov 17, 1957	F2	2 mi	50 yd	2	0
Apr 18, 1970	F2	2 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Dec 13, 2022	EF0	0.8 mi	25 yd	0
Dec 13, 2022	EF1	0.2 mi	40 yd	0
Dec 13, 2022	EF0	0.3 mi	25 yd	0
Dec 13, 2022	EF1	1.9 mi	40 yd	0
Dec 13, 2022	EF1	3.1 mi	150 yd	5
Dec 13, 2022	EF1	0.8 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 21, 2022	EF0	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
Mar 21, 2022	EF0	1.3 mi	50 yd	0
Mar 21, 2022	EF0	0.6 mi	100 yd	0
Nov 24, 2020	EF2	5 mi	150 yd	5
Jun 16, 2019	unrated	—	10 yd	0
Jun 16, 2019	EF0	1.3 mi	132 yd	0

Deadliest: Mar 28, 2000, F3, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Johnson County, TX107 Dallas County, TX108 Parker County, TX75 Denton County, TX59 Wise County, TX63 Hood County, TX30 Ellis County, TX64 Somervell County, TX6

Questions

How many tornadoes has Tarrant County, Texas had?

113 tornadoes touched Tarrant County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Tarrant County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Mar 28, 2000, with a 4-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Tarrant County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in April (32 of 113). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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