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Severe Thunderstorms in West-Central Texas; Critical Fire Weather Threat in the Rockies and Plains

Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms capable of producing large hail and damaging wind gusts will be possible this evening across west-central Texas. Elevated to Critical fire weather conditions will persist across the southern Rockies and portions of the southern Plains through this weekend. Read More >

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Wichita County, TX Tornadoes (1900-Present)

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Tornado Track Map for Wichita County, TX
 
Wichita County, TX Tornadoes Prior to 1950
# Date Time
(CST)		 Path
Length
(miles)		 Path
Width
(yards)		 F-Scale Killed Injured County Path
  04/08/1922     25   1 10 Wichita Near Electra
  04/24/1923             Wichita Near Burkburnett
  08/29/1925 1600   100       Wichita Near Electra
  06/06/1936 1720   440   0 2 Wichita Near Wichita Falls
Wichita County, TX Tornadoes (1950-Present*)
# Date Time
(CST)		 Path
Length
(miles)		 Path
Width
(yards)		 F-Scale Killed Injured County Path
1 04/20/1951 1510 1.5 17 F2 0 0 Wichita near Wichita Falls
2 05/09/1951 1700 5 33 F2 0 0 Wichita Iowa Park - near Wichita Falls
3 03/17/1952 1930 0.1 33 F1 0 0 Wichita 5.5 SSW Wichita Falls Airport
4 06/19/1953 1730 0.1 10 F1 0 1 Wichita unknown specific location
5 08/11/1953 1900 0.1 880 F2 0 0 Wichita/ Clay Wichita Falls and Suburban Areas
6 06/01/1954 2055 6 50 F3 1 4 Wichita 1.5 NE Iowa Park then SE
7 05/26/1955 0138 1.3 33 F2 0 0 Wichita near Wichita Falls
8 04/02/1958 1755 16 333 F3 1 14 Wichita/ Clay Wichita Falls - near 'Deandale'
9 11/17/1958 0715 5 200 F2 0 0 Wichita 4 W Wichita Falls
10 04/08/1961 1600 3 33 F2 0 2 Wichita Near Kamay - Wichita Valley Airport - Sheppard AFB
11 07/21/1961 1759 0.2 517 F1 0 0 Wichita Wichita Falls (3 SE Airport)
12 04/26/1962 2245 3 100 F3 0 13 Wichita Sheppard AFB
13 05/30/1963 0144 0.5 100 F0 0 0 Wichita 3 S Burkburnett
14 04/03/1964 1435 5 500 F5 7 111 Wichita NW Wichita Falls (FM-369/ Seymour Highway)- Sheppard AFB
15 05/30/1967 1850 10 33 F1 0 0 Wichita 9 W- 7 NNW Burkburnett
16 05/30/1967 1900 1.9 33 F2 0 0 Wichita Burkburnett
17 03/03/1973 1800 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Wichita Wichita Falls (near Midwestern University)
18 04/20/1974 1630 0.5 100 F1 0 0 Wichita Wichita Falls (5 ENE NWS Office)
19 05/22/1975 1740 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Wichita 4 W Burkburnett
20 04/16/1977 1706 2 77 F1 0 0 Wichita W of Wichita Falls
21 04/19/1977 2242 0.1 10 F0 0 0 Wichita near Kadane Corner - just NE of Kamay
22 05/05/1977 1815 8 10 F1 0 0 Wichita 10 WSW Iowa Park - Iowa Park
23 05/05/1977 1830 6 10 F1 0 0 Wichita Kadane Corner - 3 NE Kamay
24 05/20/1977 2100 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Wichita ~4 S Iowa Park
25 09/12/1977 1829 5 30 F0 0 0 Wichita 2 NE- 6 NE Kamay
26 04/10/1979 1555 74 10 F2 1 3 Wilbarger TX/ Wichita TX/ Tillman OK/ Cotton OK/ Comanche OK/ Stephens OK Harrold TX- 9 NNE Electra TX- Grandfield OK- Pumpkin Center OK- W of Marlow OK [One Fatality and 0 injuries in Texas. Zero fatalities and 3 injuries in Oklahoma. ]
27 04/10/1979 1708 0.1 10 F1 0 0 Wichita Near Rocky Point
28 04/10/1979 1750 47 1320 F4 42 1740 Archer TX/ Wichita TX/ Clay TX/ Jefferson OK 3 ENE Holliday TX- Wichita Falls TX- 4 E Byers TX- NNE of Waurika OK [All fatalities and injuries were in Texas]
29 04/10/1979 1800 2 50 F1 0 0 Wichita Wichita Falls (near Seymour Highway)
30 05/13/1983 1430 7 50 F1 0 0 Tillman OK/ Wichita TX 12 WSW Davidson OK
31 04/09/1990 2000-2001 0.2 10 F1 0 0 Wichita 2 W Iowa Park
32 05/01/1993 1926 0.1 20 F0 0 0 Wichita 3 NW Kamay
33 02/21/1994 1501-1504 0.5 13 F0 0 0 Wichita near Sheppard AFB
34 04/17/1995 1615 0.1 30 F0 0 0 Wichita 10 WNW Burkburnett
35 04/19/1995 1807 0.1 20 F0 0 0 Wichita 4 SW Burkburnett
36 04/19/1995 1815 0.1 20 F0 0 0 Wichita Near Burkburnett
37 05/26/1995 1838-1852 4 30 F0 0 0 Wichita 5 SW Burkburnett
38 05/26/1995 1844-1852 2 30 F0 0 0 Wichita 3 W Burkburnett
39 06/09/1995 1900 0.1 23 F0 0 0 Wichita 5 NW Burkburnett
40 06/09/1995 1900 0.1 23 F0 0 0 Wichita 7 E Electra
41 06/09/1995 1904 0.1 23 F0 0 0 Wichita 9 W Iowa Park
42 06/09/1995 1920 0.1 23 F0 0 0 Wichita 2 S Burkburnett
43 06/09/1995 1932 0.1 23 F0 0 0 Wichita E Burkburnett
44 06/09/1995 2100 0.1 23 F0 0 0 Wichita 6 W Burkburnett
45 06/09/1995 2115 0.1 23 F0 0 0 Wichita W Burkburnett
46 06/16/1997 2035 0.7 60 F1 0 0 Wichita 5 SE Burkburnett
47 06/22/2000 1635-1637 0.2 10 F0 0 0 Wichita 2 NW Iowa Park
48 04/10/2001 2346-2351 5 100 F1 0 0 Wichita Wichita Falls (4 SSW - 1 E center of town)
49 05/30/2001 1830-1832 0.2 15 F0 0 0 Wichita 6 SW Wichita Falls (near north part of Lake Wichita)
50 10/06/2004 1330 0.1 50 F0 0 0 Wichita 5 WSW Burkburnett
51 04/07/2008 1556 0.1 50 EF0 0 0 Wichita 2 WNW Electra
52 04/07/2008 1606-1612 2 200 EF1 0 1 Wilbarger/ Wichita 4 E Harrold - 1 WNW Haynesville
53 05/07/2014 1803-1804 0.2 75 EF0 0 0 Wichita 5 SSW Burkburnett
54 05/08/2015 1621 0.3 50 EF0 0 0 Wichita 3 NNE Haynesville
55 05/09/2015 1657-1704 3 50 EF0 0 0 Wichita 4 WNW - 3 NNW Burbkburnett
56 05/19/2015 1433 0.2 30 EF0 0 0 Wichita 2 NNE Haynesville
57 05/19/2015 1720-1723 1 50 EF0 0 0 Wichita 6 NW Iowa Park
58 05/18/2017 1548-1550 1.2 50 EF? 0 0 Wichita 2.5 NNW - 3 N Haynesville
59 05/18/2017 1554-1558 2 100 EF2 0 0 Wichita 3 NNE - 4.5 NE Haynesville
60 05/22/2020 1707 0.1 30 EF0 0 0 Wichita 9 E Haynesville
61 05/22/2020 1711-1716 1.7 150 EF1 0 0 Wichita 9 W Burkburnett
62 05/22/2020 1726 0.2 50 EF1 0 0 Wichita 8 W Burkburnett
 

Records taken from the Storm Prediction Center archive data, "Storm Data", and data from the National Weather Service office in Norman. Data modified as described in NOAA Tech Memo NWS SR-209 (Speheger, D., 2001: "Corrections to the Historic Tornado Database").

Historic data, especially before 1950, are likely incomplete.

 
 
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