Dangerous, Record-Breaking Heat to Continue in the Central and Eastern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms in the Upper Midwest; Critical Fire Weather in the Four Corners

Dangerous, record-breaking heat will continue across most of the central and eastern U.S this week. Heat indices will exceed 100 degrees. Severe storms will be possible from the northern Plains into the Midwest and Great Lakes regions, as well as across the southern Appalachians Thursday, with the primary threat large to very large hail. Critical fire weather to continue in the Four Corners Region Read More >

North & Central Texas
Tornado Climatology

Updated Through 5/15/2026

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County Name (Click for individual County Tornado Climatology Page)

Anderson	Bell	Bosque	Collin	Comanche	Cooke
Coryell	Dallas	Delta	Denton	Eastland	Ellis
Erath	Falls	Fannin	Freestone	Grayson	Hamilton
Henderson	Hill	Hood	Hopkins	Hunt	Jack
Johnson	Kaufman	Lamar	Lampasas	Leon	Limestone
McLennan	Milam	Mills	Montague	Navarro	Palo Pinto
Parker	Rains	Robertson	Rockwall	Somervell	Stephens
Tarrant	Van Zandt	Wise	Young

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North & Central TX 1950-2026 Tornado Table
North & Central TX 2020s Tornado Table
	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May.	Jun.	Jul.	Aug.	Sep.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	Total
2026	0	0	0	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11
2025	0	0	2	16	14	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	36
2024	0	0	1	14	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	33
2023	0	0	6	7	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	15
2022	0	0	19	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	17	49
2021	0	0	2	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14
2020	6	0	7	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	24

North & Central TX 2010s Tornado Table
	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May.	Jun.	Jul.	Aug.	Sep.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	Total
2019	0	0	3	8	14	5	0	0	0	10	0	0	40
2018	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	12
2017	6	0	3	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19
2016	0	0	11	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18
2015	0	0	0	19	42	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	76
2014	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
2013	0	0	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	24
2012	0	0	0	17	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18
2011	0	0	1	25	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	41
2010	5	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	8	3	0	0	22

North & Central TX 2000s Tornado Table
	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May.	Jun.	Jul.	Aug.	Sep.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	Total
2009	0	3	2	5	1	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	19
2008	0	0	4	20	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	32
2007	1	0	7	10	3	5	0	0	2	0	0	0	28
2006	0	0	3	6	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	41
2005	0	0	4	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10
2004	0	0	9	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	17
2003	0	0	2	3	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	11
2002	0	0	9	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	23
2001	0	0	0	4	6	1	0	0	3	8	0	0	22
2000	0	2	10	7	7	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	29

North & Central TX 1990s Tornado Table
	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May.	Jun.	Jul.	Aug.	Sep.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	Total
1999	0	0	2	5	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	14
1998	6	1	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	20
1997	1	3	1	2	21	8	0	0	1	1	0	0	38
1996	9	0	0	22	2	1	1	0	8	7	1	0	51
1995	0	0	1	19	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	29
1994	0	0	1	41	14	2	1	0	0	8	6	0	73
1993	0	1	0	3	18	2	0	0	12	11	0	0	47
1992	0	0	1	1	8	0	0	0	1	5	2	0	18
1991	0	0	0	14	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	20
1990	1	1	3	29	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	39

North & Central TX 1980s Tornado Table
	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May.	Jun.	Jul.	Aug.	Sep.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	Total
1989	1	0	2	1	11	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	21
1988	0	0	0	3	0	1	1	1	2	4	3	0	15
1987	0	0	4	0	4	9	1	0	1	0	6	2	27
1986	0	2	3	9	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	23
1985	0	0	1	7	11	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	21
1984	0	7	6	3	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	23
1983	0	0	3	1	2	7	0	1	0	0	1	0	15
1982	0	0	2	8	25	5	1	0	0	0	3	0	44
1981	0	0	1	1	19	3	1	0	0	15	3	0	43
1980	0	0	0	8	5	2	0	1	0	4	0	0	20

North & Central TX 1970s Tornado Table
	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May.	Jun.	Jul.	Aug.	Sep.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	Total
1979	0	2	6	6	17	4	1	2	0	10	0	0	48
1978	0	0	0	9	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12
1977	0	0	2	9	2	2	1	2	7	0	0	0	25
1976	0	0	1	20	31	3	2	0	3	2	0	0	62
1975	0	0	5	2	12	5	3	0	1	1	0	0	29
1974	0	0	0	8	4	3	0	0	0	11	0	0	26
1973	2	0	8	3	13	3	0	0	0	1	4	2	36
1972	0	0	4	2	3	0	0	2	2	6	4	0	23
1971	0	6	6	12	8	2	3	1	0	2	1	21	62
1970	0	0	1	12	0	3	0	1	1	7	0	0	25

North & Central TX 1960s Tornado Table
	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May.	Jun.	Jul.	Aug.	Sep.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	Total
1969	0	0	0	3	4	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	12
1968	1	0	1	5	11	2	0	0	0	1	0	5	26
1967	0	0	5	5	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	20
1966	0	1	0	5	10	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	20
1965	0	0	1	2	4	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	10
1964	0	0	0	5	1	0	2	3	1	0	2	0	14
1963	0	0	2	3	3	1	1	3	3	0	2	0	18
1962	0	0	4	0	0	6	1	1	1	0	0	0	13
1961	0	0	11	4	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	20
1960	2	0	0	1	16	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	23

North & Central TX 1950s Tornado Table
	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May.	Jun.	Jul.	Aug.	Sep.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	Total
1959	0	0	4	0	3	2	1	0	2	4	3	0	19
1958	2	0	1	6	0	3	1	5	0	0	3	0	21
1957	0	0	0	24	5	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	32
1956	0	1	4	1	3	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	13
1955	0	0	5	7	6	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	25
1954	0	1	1	3	10	3	0	1	4	1	0	0	24
1953	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3
1952	0	0	2	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	8
1951	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
1950	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4

North & Central TX 1950-2025 Total & Average Tornadoes Table
	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May.	Jun.	Jul.	Aug.	Sep.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	Total
TOTAL	45	33	215	555	525	154	26	41	65	145	58	91	1953
AVERAGE	1	0	3	7	7	2	0	1	1	2	1	1	26

North & Central TX 1880-2025 Deadliest Individual Tornadoes (10+ Deaths)
Rank	Date	Location	County	Deaths
1	May 11, 1953	Waco	McLennan	114
2	May 15, 1896	Sherman	Grayson	73
3	May 6, 1930	Frost	Hill/Navarro/Ellis	41
4	April 28, 1893	Cisco	Eastland	23
5	April 9, 1919	Eustace/Grand Saline	Henderson/Van Zandt	20
6	May 9, 1927	Nevada	Collin	19
7	April 8, 1919	Blue Ridge	Collin/Fannin	18
8	July 5, 1905	Nocona	Montague	18
9	April 26, 1906	Bellevue	Clay/Montague	17
10	May 9, 1927	Garland	Dallas	15
11	January 5, 1946	Palestine	Anderson	15
12	May 28, 1880	Savoy	Fannin	14
13	April 13, 1921	Melissa	Collin	11
14	December 26, 2015	Garland/Rowlett	Dallas/Rockwall	10
15	April 2, 1982	Paris	Lamar/Red River	10
16	April 2, 1957	Dallas	Dallas	10
17	March 23, 1909	Slidell	Denton	10
18	May 31, 1892	Durango	Bell/Falls	10

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