Throckmorton County tornado history

42 tornadoes touched Throckmorton County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Apr 21, 1985). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 10 people.

42tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

3killed · 10 injured

43.7 milongest path · 1955

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

By rating

(E)F025

(E)F112

(E)F22

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated2

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
Apr 21, 1985	F3	4.5 mi	400 yd	0	3
Apr 5, 1955	F2	43.7 mi	67 yd	6	0
Apr 7, 2002	F2	7 mi	1,500 yd	0	0
May 12, 1982	F1	10 mi	73 yd	0	0
Jun 6, 1979	F1	4.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 30, 2000	F1	4 mi	500 yd	0	0
Apr 30, 2000	F1	2 mi	500 yd	0	0
May 12, 1982	F1	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Nov 17, 1958	F1	0.3 mi	17 yd	4	0
May 17, 1983	F1	0.2 mi	17 yd	0	0
May 17, 1983	F1	0.2 mi	17 yd	0	0
May 17, 1983	F1	0.2 mi	17 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Mar 17, 2020	unrated	0.1 mi	35 yd
May 1, 2019	unrated	2.6 mi	75 yd
May 29, 2016	EF0	—	25 yd
May 8, 2015	EF0	0.3 mi	35 yd
May 8, 2015	EF0	0.2 mi	25 yd
May 6, 2015	EF0	3.4 mi	440 yd
May 6, 2015	EF0	1.2 mi	100 yd
May 6, 2015	EF0	—	50 yd
May 9, 2007	EF0	0.9 mi	20 yd
May 8, 2007	EF0	0.8 mi	40 yd
May 13, 2004	F0	0.2 mi	20 yd
Apr 5, 2003	F0	0.1 mi	20 yd

Deadliest: Apr 21, 1985, F3, 3 killed.

Nearby counties

Haskell County, TX60 Young County, TX52 Shackelford County, TX26 Baylor County, TX30 Stephens County, TX22 Archer County, TX31 Knox County, TX31 Jones County, TX86

Questions

How many tornadoes has Throckmorton County, Texas had?

42 tornadoes touched Throckmorton County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.6 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Throckmorton County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Apr 21, 1985, with a 4.5-mile path and 3 deaths.

When is tornado season in Throckmorton County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (23 of 42). 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).