Wheeler County tornado history

59 tornadoes touched Wheeler County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (May 25, 1955). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 39 people.

59tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

3killed · 39 injured

45.1 milongest path · 1955

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

By rating

(E)F031

(E)F110

(E)F27

(E)F37

(E)F43

(E)F50

unrated1

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 25, 1955	F4	45.1 mi	1,100 yd	18	2
Jun 8, 1995	F4	29 mi	600 yd	0	0
Jun 8, 1995	F4	15 mi	2,200 yd	0	0
Jun 4, 1965	F3	6.8 mi	50 yd	1	1
May 15, 1991	F3	15 mi	450 yd	0	0
May 16, 1977	F3	12.1 mi	500 yd	0	0
Jun 11, 1997	F3	9 mi	600 yd	13	0
Apr 18, 1955	F3	8.9 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 3, 1967	F3	2.3 mi	33 yd	0	0
May 25, 1959	F3	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 15, 2003	F2	15.5 mi	1,760 yd	0	0
May 16, 2017	EF2	9.2 mi	1,250 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jun 6, 2025	unrated	0.9 mi	25 yd
Mar 24, 2024	EF1	0.2 mi	25 yd
Feb 26, 2023	EF0	0.2 mi	25 yd
Feb 26, 2023	EF1	1.9 mi	50 yd
Jun 22, 2018	EF0	0.5 mi	50 yd
May 29, 2018	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd
May 16, 2017	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd
May 16, 2017	EF1	0.1 mi	25 yd
May 16, 2017	EF2	9.2 mi	1,250 yd
May 16, 2015	EF0	5.5 mi	30 yd
Apr 16, 2015	EF0	14.1 mi	50 yd
Apr 16, 2015	EF0	4.9 mi	70 yd

Deadliest: May 25, 1955, F4, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Hemphill County, TX51 Collingsworth County, TX44 Gray County, TX89 Beckham County, OK76 Roger Mills County, OK58 Donley County, TX60 Roberts County, TX42 Harmon County, OK36

Questions

How many tornadoes has Wheeler County, Texas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Wheeler County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on May 25, 1955, with a 45.1-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Wheeler County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (31 of 59). 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).