National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

Additional Heavy Rains for Texas expanding into the Gulf Coast

Tropical Moisture streaming ahead of major hurricane Willa off the western Mexico coastline is interacting with a frontal boundary in the Gulf Coast. Locally heavy rain is possible in Texas, which could exacerbate ongoing flooding. Rain will shift farther east into the western and central Gulf Coast. Read More >

Fort Worth/Dallas, TX

Weather Forecast Office

Collin Co Tornado Climatology

Weather.gov > Fort Worth/Dallas, TX > Collin Co Tornado Climatology

Tonight
Tuesday
Wet Weather on Wednesday
Rain-Free Weekend!
There will be low rain chances tonight, mostly across Central Texas. Low temperatures will be in the upper 40s to low 50s with light south to southeast winds. Rain totals should remain below 1/2".
Read More...
There will be a continued chance of showers south of I-20 on Tuesday, with the best chance during the morning hours. For North Texas, partly to mostly sunny skies are expected. Highs will be in the 60s to near 70 degrees. Winds will be light (around 5 mph) from the east and northeast.
Read More...
It will be cool and rainy on Wednesday as an upper level disturbance moves across the region. Highs will be in the upper 50s to 60 degrees. An isolated thunderstorm or two are possible, but severe weather is not expected. Rainfall amounts are expected to be highest south of the I-20 corridor, where 1 to 2 inches are possible. This additional rain may aggravate or prolong river flooding. Stay tuned for updates!
Read More...
After several rainy weekends, a rain-free weekend is forecast across North and Central Texas! Highs will be in the upper 60s to mid 70s with a few clouds across the region.
Read More...

 
Text Product Selector (Selected product opens in current window)
Latest Text Products Issued (Experimental)
Safe Rooms Icon Cooperatirve Rainfall (CoCoRaHs) icon Storm Ready Icon AirNow Icon

 

Collin County Tornado Climatology Page
1950-2018
 
Click here to return to the North & Central TX Tornado Climatology mainpage
 




 
Click map for larger image



 

Collin County Graphical Tornado Data
 

Tornadoes in Collin Co. by Year


Click image for larger figure

Tornadoes in Collin Co.
by Rating


Click image for larger figure

Tornadoes in Collin Co.
by Intensity


Click image for larger figure

Tornadoes in Collin Co.
by Month


Click image for larger figure

Tornadoes in Collin Co.
by Time of Day


Click image for larger figure




Collin County Tabular Tornado Output

To download Collin County Tabular Tornado Output, Click Here (Excel Spreadsheet)


 
 
 
Collin County Monthly Tornado Table 1950-2018
Collin County 1950s Tornado Table
  Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total
1950 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1951 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1953 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1954 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
1955 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
1958 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
1959 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
 
Collin County 1960s Tornado Table
  Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total
1960 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1961 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
1964 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
1968 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
1969 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
 
Collin County 1970s Tornado Table
  Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total
1970 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
1971 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2
1972 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
1973 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1974 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1976 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3
1978 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
 
Collin County 1980s Tornado Table
  Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total
1980 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1983 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1985 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1986 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1988 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Collin County 1990s Tornado Table
  Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total
1990 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
1994 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2
1995 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Collin County 2000s Tornado Table
  Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total
2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
2004 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
2007 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2008 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2009 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Collin County 2010s Tornado Table
  Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total
2010 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2015 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2016 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2017 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- 0
 
 

Collin Co. Strong & Violent Tornado Table
(Sorted by Rating)

 
 
Date Fujita Rating (F/EF)
05/09/2006 F3
10/12/1969 F3
10/04/1959 F3
04/02/1957 F3
12/26/2015 EF2
05/09/1993 F2
10/18/1985 F2
09/12/1977 F2
03/27/1977 F2
04/27/1969 F2
05/13/1968 F2
04/22/1963 F2
04/27/1958 F2
04/02/1957 F2
 

Collin Co. Strong & Violent Tornado Table
(Sorted by Date)

 
 
Date Fujita Rating (F/EF)
12/26/2015 EF2
05/09/2006 F3
05/09/1993 F2
10/18/1985 F2
09/12/1977 F2
03/27/1977 F2
10/12/1969 F3
04/27/1969 F2
05/13/1968 F2
04/22/1963 F2
10/04/1959 F3
04/27/1958 F2
04/02/1957 F3
04/02/1957 F2

Collin Co. Top Months with MOST confirmed Tornadoes

 
Month/Year Number of Confirmed Tornadoes
05/2006 3
12/2015 3
03/1967 2
04/1957 2
04/1963 2

Collin Co. Top Days with MOST confirmed Tornadoes

 
Date Number of Confirmed Tornadoes
05/09/2006 3
12/26/2015 3
03/25/1967 2
04/02/1957 2
09/05/2001 2
Follow us on Twitter  Follow us on Twitter
Follow us on Facebook  Follow us on Facebook
Follow us on YouTube  Follow us on YouTube
FWD RSS Feed  FWD RSS Feed

Current Hazards
Tornado Warnings
Local Storm Reports
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
Storm Reports (Graphical)
National Outlooks
Flash Flood Warnings
Submit Storm Report
Tropical

Current Conditions
Hourly Weather Roundup
Mesonet Observations
Drought Monitor
Rivers/Lakes

Forecasts
Hazard Planner
Graphical Forecast
Air Quality (DFW)
N. Texas Convective Parameters
Aviation Forecasts
Air Quality (Waco)
Fire Weather
Forecast Discussion

Climate and Past Weather
F6 Climate Data
Tornado Climate
D/FW Climate
Daily Rainfall Maps
Waco Climate
N. Tex Climate
Prelim Storm Data

Weather Safety
Get Prepared
Turn Around Don't Drown
NOAA Weather Radio

About US
Volunteer Information
Contact Us

Education
Local Science and Research
Jetstream Weather School

Special Programs
Storm Ready
Storm Spotters Schedule