Taylor County tornado history

66 tornadoes touched Taylor County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.9 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Mar 14, 1982). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 29 people.

66tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 29 injured

40.5 milongest path · 1982

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

By rating

(E)F034

(E)F119

(E)F211

(E)F32

(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

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 14, 1982	F3	40.5 mi	173 yd	14	0
May 25, 1976	F3	20.3 mi	300 yd	1	0
Apr 28, 1985	F2	4 mi	300 yd	0	1
Mar 16, 1961	F2	22.4 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 19, 2020	EF2	10.9 mi	425 yd	0	0
Mar 14, 1982	F2	10 mi	150 yd	0	0
Mar 4, 2004	F2	10 mi	440 yd	2	0
May 18, 2019	EF2	5 mi	388 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 1990	F2	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 1970	F2	0.1 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 10, 1973	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	1	0
Jul 3, 1978	F2	0.1 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Mar 19, 2020	EF2	10.9 mi	425 yd	0
Mar 19, 2020	EF1	0.2 mi	35 yd	0
May 18, 2019	EF2	5 mi	388 yd	0
May 18, 2019	EF1	8.7 mi	550 yd	0
Mar 28, 2017	EF0	—	25 yd	0
Apr 24, 2011	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 9, 2008	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 9, 2008	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 23, 2007	EF0	0.3 mi	50 yd	0
May 27, 2004	F0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0
Mar 4, 2004	F0	0.1 mi	25 yd	0
Mar 4, 2004	F2	10 mi	440 yd	2

Deadliest: Apr 28, 1985, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Callahan County, TX48 Nolan County, TX49 Jones County, TX86 Runnels County, TX54 Coleman County, TX42 Fisher County, TX51 Shackelford County, TX26 Coke County, TX16

Questions

How many tornadoes has Taylor County, Texas had?

66 tornadoes touched Taylor County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.9 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Taylor County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Mar 14, 1982, with a 40.5-mile path.

When is tornado season in Taylor County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (21 of 66). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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