Rain Continues in Texas; Temperature Anomalies Continue

Showers and storms capable of producing localized flooding will persist across Texas through the weekend, with a focus of heavy rainfall along the middle and southern Texas coast. Heavy rain, at times, in central Texas will exacerbate ongoing flooding. Near record low daily high temperatures continue across the East and South, while the West remain warmer than average. Read More >

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Ellis County Graphical Tornado Data

Tornadoes in Ellis Co. by Year

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Tornadoes in Ellis Co.
by Rating

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Tornadoes in Ellis Co.
by Intensity

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Tornadoes in Ellis Co.
by Month

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Tornadoes in Ellis Co.
by Time of Day

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Ellis County Tabular Tornado Output

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Ellis County Monthly Tornado Table 1950-2018
Ellis 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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1955	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1956	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
1957	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1958	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1959	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Ellis 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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1962	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1963	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1968	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1969	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Ellis County 1970s Tornado Table
	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May.	Jun.	Jul.	Aug.	Sep.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	Total
1970	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1971	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
1972	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1973	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	1	0	0	2
1976	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
1977	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1978	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1979	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Ellis 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	1	0	0	1
1982	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1983	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2
1984	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1985	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1986	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1987	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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

Ellis 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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1992	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1993	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
1994	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
1995	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1999	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Ellis 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	0	0	0	0	0
2002	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5
2003	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2004	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
2005	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2006	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2008	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2009	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Ellis County 2010s Tornado Table
	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May.	Jun.	Jul.	Aug.	Sep.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	Total
2010	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3
2011	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2012	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2013	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2014	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2015	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5
2016	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2017	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	--	--	1

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

Date	Fujita Rating (F/EF)
05/26/1976	F4
12/26/2015	EF3
03/26/1961	F3
11/22/1983	F2
10/24/1975	F2
04/28/1971	F2
04/28/1971	F2
04/21/1958	F2
08/14/1956	F2

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

Date	Fujita Rating (F/EF)
12/26/2015	EF3
11/22/1983	F2
05/26/1976	F4
10/24/1975	F2
04/28/1971	F2
04/28/1971	F2
03/26/1961	F3
04/21/1958	F2
08/14/1956	F2

Ellis Co. Top Months with MOST confirmed Tornadoes

Month/Year	Number of Confirmed Tornadoes
04/2002	4
04/1995	3
12/2015	3
03/2004	2
04/1971	2

Ellis Co. Top Days with MOST confirmed Tornadoes

Date	Number of Confirmed Tornadoes
04/16/2002	4
12/26/2015	3
03/04/2004	2
04/19/1995	2
04/25/1994	2
04/28/1971	2
05/09/1993	2
05/20/2010	2