Wharton County tornado history

69 tornadoes touched Wharton County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.9 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Nov 22, 1961). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 19 people.

69tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 19 injured

20.5 milongest path · 1977

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

By rating

(E)F032

(E)F128

(E)F28

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: November.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Nov 22, 1961	F3	2 mi	200 yd	1	0
Dec 2, 1953	F2	1.5 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jun 15, 1964	F2	1.5 mi	20 yd	0	0
Oct 23, 1970	F2	1.5 mi	27 yd	0	0
Oct 23, 1970	F2	1.2 mi	33 yd	0	0
Apr 14, 1966	F2	1 mi	33 yd	0	0
May 23, 1955	F2	0.5 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 20, 1972	F2	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 7, 1993	F2	0.5 mi	400 yd	0	0
Sep 20, 1967	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	1	1
Nov 8, 1977	F1	20.5 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 22, 1978	F1	19 mi	20 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jun 12, 2025	EF0	2.1 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 12, 2025	EF1	1.6 mi	130 yd	0
Dec 26, 2024	EF1	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
Aug 27, 2017	EF1	2.3 mi	50 yd	0
Aug 26, 2017	EF0	1.4 mi	30 yd	0
Aug 26, 2017	EF0	0.5 mi	30 yd	0
Feb 14, 2017	EF0	1 mi	200 yd	0
Feb 23, 2016	EF0	2 mi	30 yd	0
Jun 28, 2010	EF0	0.3 mi	25 yd	0
Nov 23, 2004	F0	0.4 mi	35 yd	0
Jun 23, 2004	F0	0.5 mi	25 yd	0
Jun 8, 2004	F1	6 mi	40 yd	6

Deadliest: Sep 20, 1967, F1, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Colorado County, TX29 Jackson County, TX40 Fort Bend County, TX62 Matagorda County, TX47 Lavaca County, TX33 Austin County, TX24 Brazoria County, TX98 Waller County, TX19

Questions

How many tornadoes has Wharton County, Texas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Wharton County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Nov 22, 1961, with a 2-mile path.

When is tornado season in Wharton County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in November (14 of 69). 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).