Tom Green County tornado history

57 tornadoes touched Tom Green County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (May 11, 1953). Tornadoes here killed 15 and injured 177 people.

57tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

15killed · 177 injured

17.6 milongest path · 2019

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

By rating

(E)F025

(E)F123

(E)F24

(E)F32

(E)F41

(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
May 11, 1953	F4	9.9 mi	880 yd	159	13
May 14, 1995	F3	5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 30, 1952	F3	0.5 mi	100 yd	6	0
Mar 10, 1973	F2	0.3 mi	70 yd	7	1
May 18, 2019	EF2	17.6 mi	1,760 yd	2	0
May 14, 1989	F2	6 mi	600 yd	0	0
Oct 13, 2018	EF2	3 mi	644 yd	0	0
Jun 5, 1984	F1	1 mi	37 yd	0	1
May 23, 1952	F1	7.1 mi	50 yd	1	0
May 15, 1989	F1	6 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 10, 1996	F1	5 mi	1,000 yd	0	0
Apr 9, 2008	EF1	4.1 mi	150 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Apr 19, 2025	unrated	2 mi	200 yd	0
Apr 19, 2025	unrated	0.1 mi	25 yd	0
Apr 19, 2025	EF1	0.2 mi	100 yd	0
May 18, 2019	EF2	17.6 mi	1,760 yd	2
Oct 13, 2018	EF2	3 mi	644 yd	0
Jun 11, 2014	EF0	0.7 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 11, 2014	EF0	0.6 mi	75 yd	0
Apr 9, 2008	EF1	1.5 mi	75 yd	0
Apr 9, 2008	EF0	6.7 mi	80 yd	0
Apr 9, 2008	EF1	4.1 mi	150 yd	0
Apr 9, 2008	EF0	2 mi	100 yd	0
May 2, 2007	EF0	6.4 mi	50 yd	0

Deadliest: May 11, 1953, F4, 13 killed.

Nearby counties

Irion County, TX14 Coke County, TX16 Schleicher County, TX11 Concho County, TX29 Runnels County, TX54 Sterling County, TX19 Menard County, TX4 Sutton County, TX5

Questions

How many tornadoes has Tom Green County, Texas had?

57 tornadoes touched Tom Green County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.8 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Tom Green County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on May 11, 1953, with a 9.9-mile path and 13 deaths.

When is tornado season in Tom Green County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (31 of 57). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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