Wise County tornado history

63 tornadoes touched Wise County, Texas between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Apr 2, 1957). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 18 people.

63tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

2killed · 18 injured

9.7 milongest path · 2022

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

By rating

(E)F028

(E)F124

(E)F210

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

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 2, 1957	F3	0.1 mi	10 yd	1	0
Dec 13, 2022	EF2	9.7 mi	370 yd	2	0
Oct 12, 2001	F2	9 mi	590 yd	1	0
Apr 25, 1990	F2	5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Oct 12, 2001	F2	2.5 mi	440 yd	1	0
Oct 30, 1979	F2	2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 13, 1996	F2	0.5 mi	75 yd	0	0
Apr 25, 1990	F2	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 12, 1965	F2	0.1 mi	17 yd	0	0
Nov 24, 1973	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 29, 1975	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Dec 2, 1999	F1	5.5 mi	100 yd	3	2

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Apr 19, 2025	EF0	2.1 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 4, 2025	EF1	3.2 mi	250 yd	0
Mar 24, 2023	EF1	5.5 mi	100 yd	3
Dec 13, 2022	EF2	9.7 mi	370 yd	2
Mar 21, 2022	EF0	6.1 mi	150 yd	0
Mar 18, 2020	EF0	4 mi	575 yd	0
Mar 18, 2020	EF0	0.8 mi	100 yd	0
Jan 10, 2020	EF0	0.4 mi	75 yd	0
May 19, 2015	EF0	4.2 mi	80 yd	0
May 19, 2015	EF0	2 mi	80 yd	0
May 19, 2015	EF1	1.8 mi	100 yd	0
May 19, 2015	EF1	2.5 mi	110 yd	0

Deadliest: Dec 2, 1999, F1, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Jack County, TX28 Denton County, TX59 Parker County, TX75 Montague County, TX56 Tarrant County, TX113 Cooke County, TX61 Palo Pinto County, TX45 Clay County, TX40

Questions

How many tornadoes has Wise County, Texas had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Wise County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Apr 2, 1957, with a 0.1-mile path.

When is tornado season in Wise County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (21 of 63). 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).