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Updated Through 8/14/2025

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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 1950-2025 Tornado Table
North & Central TX 2020s Tornado Table
  Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total
2025 0 0 2 16 14 4 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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