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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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McLennan County Tornado Climatology

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Saturday Morning Fog
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Foggy conditions are forecast across parts of North and Central Texas. Visibility may fall below 1 mile in spots for locations within the areas of fog shading. Elsewhere, patchy fog may reduce visibility down into the 1 to 3 mile range.
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Rain chances decrease rapidly through the afternoon hours across the remainder of the area (Brazos Valley). It'll be a blustery day with north winds around 10 to 20 MPH with gusts as high as 25 MPH. Afternoon high temperatures should climb into the upper 60s to near 70 degrees. Tonight should be clear, calm and cool with overnight lows falling into the 40s areawide. A few outlying regions may dip into the 30s.
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McLennan County Tornado Climatology Page
1950-2018
 
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McLennan County Graphical Tornado Data
 

Tornadoes in McLennan Co. by Year


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Tornadoes in McLennan Co.
by Rating


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Tornadoes in McLennan Co.
by Intensity


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Tornadoes in McLennan Co.
by Month


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Tornadoes in McLennan Co.
by Time of Day


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McLennan County Tabular Tornado Output

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McLennan County Monthly Tornado Table 1950-2018
McLennan 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1953 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1954 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
1956 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1957 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1958 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1959 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
McLennan County 1960s Tornado Table
  Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total
1960 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1961 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1962 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1968 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
McLennan 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 1 0 0 0 0 1
1971 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
1972 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 5
1973 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
1974 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
1975 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976 0 0 0 1 2 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
 
McLennan 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1985 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1986 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
1987 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
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
 
McLennan County 1990s Tornado Table
  Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total
1990 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
1991 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1993 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 4
1994 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
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
 
McLennan 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 2 0 0 2
2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2006 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2007 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
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
 
McLennan 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 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2018 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -- -- 2
 
 

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

 
 
Date Fujita Rating (F/EF)
05/06/1973 F5
05/11/1953 F5
03/10/1973 F4
04/21/1952 F4
05/27/1997 F3
05/05/2006 F2
10/12/2001 F2
10/12/2001 F2
05/27/1997 F2
05/18/1990 F2
10/13/1981 F2
05/25/1976 F2
05/25/1976 F2
04/15/1976 F2
04/13/1974 F2
03/01/1973 F2
10/21/1972 F2
10/21/1972 F2
02/21/1971 F2
06/11/1967 F2
08/30/1963 F2
05/12/1957 F2
 

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

 
 
Date Fujita Rating (F/EF)
05/05/2006 F2
10/12/2001 F2
10/12/2001 F2
05/27/1997 F3
05/27/1997 F2
05/18/1990 F2
10/13/1981 F2
05/25/1976 F2
05/25/1976 F2
04/15/1976 F2
04/13/1974 F2
05/06/1973 F5
03/10/1973 F4
03/01/1973 F2
10/21/1972 F2
10/21/1972 F2
02/21/1971 F2
06/11/1967 F2
08/30/1963 F2
05/12/1957 F2
05/11/1953 F5
04/21/1952 F4

McLennan Co. Top Months with MOST confirmed Tornadoes

 
Month/Year Number of Confirmed Tornadoes
05/1997 3
10/1972 3
10/1993 3
03/1973 2
03/2007 2

McLennan Co. Top Days with MOST confirmed Tornadoes

 
Date Number of Confirmed Tornadoes
05/27/1997 3
10/21/1972 3
03/30/2007 2
04/13/1974 2
04/26/2011 2
05/25/1976 2
06/03/1987 2
06/20/1955 2
10/12/2001 2
10/17/1993 2
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