Tornado Warnings in Texas
11,178 tornado warnings since 1986. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of tornado warnings reaches back to 1986.
Tornado Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Warnings
- 11,178
- Busiest year
- 2015551 tornado warnings
- Average year
- 273over 41 years on file
Over time
By year
Before October 2007 these were issued for whole counties, and a storm crossing three counties was often three warnings; since then one polygon follows the storm. The count changed with the practice, not only with the weather.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Harris County347
- Brazoria County201
- Pecos County200
- Montgomery County193
- Liberty County192
- Galveston County190
- Fort Bend County173
- Jasper County169
- Newton County164
- Harrison County146
- Chambers County143
- Bowie County141
- Jones County138
- Cass County132
- Rusk County130
- Taylor County118
- Panola County117
- Smith County109
- Tom Green County109
- Gray County109
- Waller County107
- Red River County105
- Nueces County104
- Haskell County102
- Carson County101
- Shelby County100
- Callahan County99
- Brown County98
- Marion County98
- Fisher County96
- Nolan County96
- San Patricio County96
- Tyler County95
- Hill County94
- Runnels County93
- Coleman County92
- Cameron County91
- Hale County91
- Tarrant County91
- Upshur County91
214 more counties
- Duval County91
- Walker County91
- Roberts County91
- Clay County90
- Parker County90
- Shackelford County90
- Grimes County90
- Live Oak County89
- Ochiltree County89
- Val Verde County89
- Van Zandt County88
- Wheeler County88
- Ellis County87
- Randall County87
- Williamson County87
- Navarro County87
- Austin County87
- Concho County86
- Hidalgo County86
- San Jacinto County86
- Polk County85
- Nacogdoches County85
- Wharton County84
- Motley County84
- Hutchinson County83
- Throckmorton County82
- Potter County82
- Donley County81
- Floyd County81
- Palo Pinto County80
- Jim Wells County80
- Castro County79
- Hardin County79
- McCulloch County79
- Lamb County78
- Swisher County78
- Titus County78
- Wilbarger County77
- Wood County77
- Cherokee County77
- Wise County77
- Bee County76
- Cooke County76
- Houston County76
- Jefferson County75
- Terrell County75
- Armstrong County74
- Gaines County74
- Grayson County73
- McLennan County73
- Bell County73
- Refugio County73
- Dallas County72
- Mason County72
- Howard County71
- Wichita County71
- Dickens County71
- Henderson County70
- Hansford County70
- Andrews County69
- Denton County69
- Johnson County69
- Coke County69
- Gregg County68
- Oldham County68
- Erath County67
- Hemphill County67
- Crockett County67
- Aransas County67
- Lipscomb County66
- Matagorda County66
- Orange County66
- Willacy County66
- Reeves County66
- Trinity County66
- Limestone County65
- Montague County65
- Morris County65
- Freestone County65
- San Saba County65
- Upton County64
- Menard County64
- Travis County63
- Colorado County63
- Kleberg County63
- Hall County63
- Moore County63
- Burnet County62
- Lubbock County62
- Uvalde County62
- Sabine County62
- San Augustine County62
- Lamar County62
- Bexar County61
- Kaufman County61
- Brazos County60
- Collingsworth County60
- Cottle County60
- Eastland County60
- Collin County60
- Deaf Smith County59
- Schleicher County59
- Ector County58
- Coryell County58
- Glasscock County57
- Washington County57
- Archer County56
- Briscoe County56
- Medina County56
- Jack County56
- Madison County56
- Mitchell County55
- Sterling County55
- Comanche County54
- Dawson County54
- Hopkins County54
- Midland County54
- Bosque County54
- Burleson County54
- Fayette County54
- Crosby County53
- Kimble County53
- Goliad County52
- Hamilton County52
- Hockley County52
- Martin County52
- Hardeman County51
- Lavaca County50
- Robertson County50
- Hunt County50
- Camp County49
- Victoria County49
- Kinney County49
- Leon County49
- McMullen County49
- Dallam County48
- Edwards County48
- Sutton County48
- Irion County48
- Kenedy County48
- Bastrop County47
- Borden County47
- Guadalupe County47
- Webb County47
- Franklin County46
- Stephens County46
- Anderson County46
- Childress County46
- King County46
- Hartley County46
- Young County46
- Hays County45
- Sherman County45
- Parmer County44
- Knox County44
- Brooks County44
- Kent County44
- Angelina County43
- Calhoun County43
- Falls County43
- Baylor County42
- Fannin County42
- Foard County42
- Gonzales County42
- Llano County42
- Brewster County42
- Wilson County42
- Crane County41
- Frio County41
- Stonewall County40
- Caldwell County40
- Atascosa County40
- Hood County40
- Scurry County39
- Milam County39
- Ward County39
- Rains County38
- Comal County37
- Lampasas County37
- Jim Hogg County36
- Blanco County35
- DeWitt County35
- Kerr County35
- Bailey County34
- Zavala County34
- Garza County33
- Jackson County30
- Lee County30
- Kendall County30
- Reagan County30
- Winkler County29
- Karnes County29
- Gillespie County29
- Delta County28
- Lynn County26
- Mills County26
- Starr County26
- Maverick County25
- La Salle County25
- Bandera County24
- Rockwall County24
- Real County24
- Loving County23
- Cochran County22
- Somervell County22
- Terry County21
- Dimmit County21
- Yoakum County20
- Zapata County20
- Culberson County18
- Jeff Davis County15
- El Paso County14
- Hudspeth County10
- Presidio County5
The latest tornado warnings
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 6:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Montgomery | 28 min |
| Jul 17, 1:35 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Edwards | 40 min |
| Jul 16, 11:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Real | 47 min |
| Jul 16, 6:37 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Kinney | 38 min |
| Jul 16, 6:28 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Real, Uvalde | 32 min |
| Jul 16, 6:23 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Kinney | 52 min |
| Jul 16, 5:50 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Bandera, Real, Uvalde | 28 min |
| Jul 16, 5:38 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Edwards, Real, Uvalde | 52 min |
| Jul 16, 5:04 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Real, Uvalde | 15 min |
| Jul 16, 4:35 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Uvalde | 40 min |
| Jul 16, 4:10 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Kinney | 50 min |
| Jul 16, 3:46 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Uvalde | 44 min |
Nearby
Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.