Wichita County tornado history

64 tornadoes touched Wichita County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated F5 (Apr 3, 1964). Tornadoes here killed 52 and injured 1,889 people.

64tornadoes since 1950

F5strongest rating

52killed · 1,889 injured

74.1 milongest path · 1979

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

By rating

(E)F030

(E)F119

(E)F29

(E)F33

(E)F41

(E)F51

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
Apr 3, 1964	F5	4.7 mi	500 yd	111	7
Apr 10, 1979	F4	46.9 mi	1,320 yd	1,740	42
Apr 2, 1958	F3	16.4 mi	333 yd	14	1
Jun 1, 1954	F3	5.9 mi	50 yd	4	1
Apr 26, 1962	F3	3.3 mi	100 yd	13	0
Apr 10, 1979	F2	74.1 mi	1,056 yd	3	1
May 9, 1951	F2	4.9 mi	33 yd	0	0
Nov 17, 1958	F2	4.9 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 8, 1961	F2	3 mi	33 yd	2	0
May 18, 2017	EF2	2 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 30, 1967	F2	1.9 mi	33 yd	0	0
Apr 20, 1951	F2	1.5 mi	17 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Apr 27, 2024	EF0	1.5 mi	30 yd
Apr 27, 2024	EF1	6.5 mi	100 yd
May 22, 2020	EF0	0.1 mi	30 yd
May 22, 2020	EF1	1.7 mi	150 yd
May 22, 2020	EF1	0.2 mi	50 yd
May 18, 2017	unrated	1.2 mi	50 yd
May 18, 2017	EF2	2 mi	100 yd
May 19, 2015	EF0	0.2 mi	30 yd
May 19, 2015	EF0	1 mi	50 yd
May 9, 2015	EF0	3.3 mi	50 yd
May 8, 2015	EF0	0.3 mi	50 yd
May 7, 2014	EF0	0.2 mi	75 yd

Deadliest: Apr 10, 1979, F4, 42 killed.

Nearby counties

Archer County, TX31 Cotton County, OK45 Tillman County, OK89 Wilbarger County, TX53 Clay County, TX40 Baylor County, TX30 Comanche County, OK67 Jefferson County, OK43

Questions

How many tornadoes has Wichita County, Texas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Wichita County?

The strongest rating recorded was F5 on Apr 3, 1964, with a 4.7-mile path and 7 deaths.

When is tornado season in Wichita County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (24 of 64). 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).