Williamson County tornado history

72 tornadoes touched Williamson County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.9 a year. The strongest was rated F5 (May 27, 1997). Tornadoes here killed 29 and injured 97 people.

72tornadoes since 1950

F5strongest rating

29killed · 97 injured

139.9 milongest path · 1954

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

By rating

(E)F024

(E)F126

(E)F215

(E)F36

(E)F40

(E)F51

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 27, 1997	F5	5.1 mi	650 yd	12	27
Apr 7, 1980	F3	31.7 mi	100 yd	5	1
May 17, 1989	F3	3 mi	1,700 yd	28	1
Apr 30, 1954	F3	139.9 mi	880 yd	6	0
Apr 12, 2022	EF3	16.6 mi	770 yd	23	0
Apr 24, 1957	F3	14.7 mi	880 yd	1	0
May 27, 1997	F3	9.2 mi	200 yd	15	0
Sep 4, 1956	F2	56.6 mi	250 yd	0	0
Apr 14, 1977	F2	41 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 21, 2022	EF2	34.6 mi	600 yd	0	0
Nov 17, 1971	F2	31.7 mi	33 yd	0	0
Feb 20, 2017	EF2	9.4 mi	200 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Oct 24, 2022	EF1	3.9 mi	150 yd	0
Apr 12, 2022	EF3	16.6 mi	770 yd	23
Mar 21, 2022	EF1	9.3 mi	300 yd	0
Mar 21, 2022	EF2	34.6 mi	600 yd	0
Jun 9, 2019	EF0	0.7 mi	50 yd	0
Jul 4, 2018	EF0	0.7 mi	20 yd	0
May 20, 2018	EF1	5.1 mi	50 yd	0
Jul 15, 2017	EF0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0
Feb 20, 2017	EF2	9.4 mi	200 yd	0
Feb 20, 2017	EF2	4.2 mi	100 yd	0
Jan 13, 2017	EF0	1.2 mi	25 yd	0
Mar 8, 2016	EF0	1.5 mi	50 yd	0

Deadliest: May 27, 1997, F5, 27 killed.

Nearby counties

Bell County, TX72 Travis County, TX71 Burnet County, TX35 Milam County, TX27 Bastrop County, TX35 Lee County, TX31 Hays County, TX30 Coryell County, TX36

Questions

How many tornadoes has Williamson County, Texas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Williamson County?

The strongest rating recorded was F5 on May 27, 1997, with a 5.1-mile path and 27 deaths.

When is tornado season in Williamson County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (23 of 72). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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