Walker County tornado history

20 tornadoes touched Walker County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Feb 10, 1981). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 22 people.

20tornadoes since 1950

F2strongest rating

1killed · 22 injured

26.4 milongest path · 1973

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

By rating

(E)F012

(E)F14

(E)F24

(E)F30

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: January.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Feb 10, 1981	F2	19.9 mi	100 yd	8	1
Jun 4, 1973	F2	26.4 mi	40 yd	0	0
Dec 3, 1952	F2	13.3 mi	100 yd	4	0
Mar 31, 1957	F2	2 mi	100 yd	2	0
Jan 21, 1998	F1	3 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jan 1, 1999	F1	2.5 mi	—	7	0
Feb 9, 1983	F1	2 mi	40 yd	0	0
Oct 23, 1997	F1	2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Oct 16, 1971	F0	1 mi	440 yd	0	0
May 10, 2021	EF0	0.6 mi	50 yd	0	0
Feb 9, 1983	F0	0.5 mi	20 yd	0	0
Apr 2, 2017	EF0	0.5 mi	30 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 10, 2021	EF0	0.6 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 2, 2017	EF0	0.5 mi	30 yd	0
Jan 25, 2012	EF0	0.4 mi	50 yd	0
Jan 25, 2012	EF0	0.2 mi	25 yd	0
Jun 20, 2008	EF0	—	20 yd	0
Apr 3, 1999	F0	0.3 mi	—	0
Jan 1, 1999	F1	2.5 mi	—	7
Jan 1, 1999	F0	0.3 mi	—	1
Jan 1, 1999	F0	0.3 mi	—	0
Jan 21, 1998	F1	3 mi	200 yd	0
Oct 23, 1997	F1	2 mi	50 yd	0
May 13, 1994	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

Deadliest: Feb 10, 1981, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Madison County, TX17 San Jacinto County, TX21 Grimes County, TX15 Montgomery County, TX54 Trinity County, TX26 Houston County, TX31 Polk County, TX30 Brazos County, TX28

Questions

How many tornadoes has Walker County, Texas had?

20 tornadoes touched Walker County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Walker County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Feb 10, 1981, with a 19.9-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Walker County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in January (6 of 20). 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).