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Tornado Warnings in Texas, 1986
209 tornado warnings in 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 in 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Warnings
- 209
- Busiest month
- May80 tornado warnings
- Busiest day
- May 17, 198630 tornado warnings
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The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Central Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 9:45 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Parker | 30 min |
| Feb 5, 3:22 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Franklin, Hopkins | 53 min |
| Feb 5, 3:55 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Franklin, Titus | 65 min |
| Feb 5, 4:07 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MAF | Dawson | 53 min |
| Feb 5, 4:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Camp | 65 min |
| Feb 5, 4:19 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Red River | 41 min |
| Feb 5, 4:34 PM CST | Tornado Warning | HGX | Montgomery | 56 min |
| Feb 5, 4:40 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Bowie | 65 min |
| Feb 5, 4:56 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Morris, Red River, Titus | 64 min |
| Feb 5, 5:35 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Bowie | 75 min |
| Feb 5, 6:25 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Tyler | 65 min |
| Mar 11, 3:29 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Eastland | 61 min |
| Mar 11, 3:45 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Palo Pinto | 60 min |
| Mar 11, 4:06 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Stephens | 69 min |
| Mar 11, 4:40 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Palo Pinto, Parker | 65 min |
| Mar 11, 6:04 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Denton | 56 min |
| Apr 3, 6:49 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Henderson | 56 min |
| Apr 3, 7:05 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Comanche, Eastland | 55 min |
| Apr 4, 4:54 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Bowie | 61 min |
| Apr 4, 5:31 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Ellis | 59 min |
| Apr 4, 6:25 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Cass, Marion | 65 min |
| Apr 4, 8:35 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Van Zandt | 55 min |
| Apr 12, 1:21 AM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Dallas | 59 min |
| Apr 19, 7:00 AM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Throckmorton | 60 min |
| Apr 19, 7:37 AM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Nolan | 53 min |
| Apr 19, 7:50 AM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Fisher, Jones | 85 min |
| Apr 19, 9:05 AM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Jones | 55 min |
| Apr 19, 9:55 AM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Stephens | 65 min |
| Apr 19, 11:37 AM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Palo Pinto | 68 min |
| Apr 19, 12:45 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Johnson, Tarrant | 45 min |
| Apr 19, 12:50 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Callahan | 55 min |
| Apr 19, 1:01 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Eastland | 59 min |
| Apr 19, 1:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Brown | 60 min |
| Apr 19, 1:14 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Smith, Van Zandt | 61 min |
| Apr 19, 1:20 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Comanche | 55 min |
| Apr 19, 1:31 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Fannin, Grayson | 59 min |
| Apr 19, 1:36 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Wood | 59 min |
| Apr 19, 1:48 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Erath | 57 min |
| Apr 19, 1:50 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Callahan | 55 min |
| Apr 19, 2:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Harrison | 60 min |
| Apr 19, 2:12 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Comanche | 63 min |
| Apr 19, 2:35 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Camp, Morris, Upshur | 55 min |
| Apr 19, 2:37 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Ellis | 53 min |
| Apr 19, 2:45 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Cass, Marion | 60 min |
| Apr 19, 3:00 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Hamilton | 60 min |
| Apr 19, 3:35 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | McLennan | 35 min |
| Apr 19, 3:35 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Hill | 55 min |
| Apr 19, 3:50 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Limestone | 40 min |
| Apr 19, 4:55 PM CST | Tornado Warning | SHV | Harrison | 65 min |
| Apr 23, 3:18 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MAF | Crane, Pecos | 57 min |
| Apr 23, 4:17 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LUB | Lubbock | 38 min |
| Apr 23, 4:23 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MAF | Crane, Ector | 37 min |
| Apr 23, 4:23 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MAF | Midland | 37 min |
| Apr 23, 4:32 PM CST | Tornado Warning | MAF | Andrews | 28 min |
| Apr 25, 7:05 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Fisher | 55 min |
| Apr 25, 7:40 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Stonewall | 60 min |
| Apr 26, 6:55 PM CST | Tornado Warning | FWD | Haskell, Stonewall | 45 min |
| Apr 29, 8:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Webb | 22 min |
| Apr 30, 3:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Wichita | 60 min |
| May 1, 7:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Brazos | 35 min |
| May 4, 11:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LUB | Hale | 55 min |
| May 6, 6:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Callahan, Coleman | 70 min |
| May 6, 8:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Coleman | 55 min |
| May 6, 9:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Coleman | 62 min |
| May 7, 5:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Hemphill | 58 min |
| May 7, 7:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Lipscomb | 58 min |
| May 8, 2:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Comanche | 33 min |
| May 9, 3:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SJT | Concho | 60 min |
| May 13, 7:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Nolan | 60 min |
| May 13, 7:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Nolan | 40 min |
| May 13, 7:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Fisher | 60 min |
| May 13, 7:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Jones | 53 min |
| May 13, 8:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Haskell, Jones | 60 min |
| May 13, 8:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Shackelford, Throckmorton | 60 min |
| May 13, 9:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Nolan | 55 min |
| May 13, 9:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Fisher, Mitchell | 60 min |
| May 13, 11:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Stonewall | 65 min |
| May 14, 2:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Dallam | 58 min |
| May 14, 2:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Randall | 34 min |
| May 14, 3:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Armstrong | 67 min |
| May 14, 5:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Baylor | 60 min |
| May 14, 6:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Archer | 60 min |
| May 14, 7:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Archer | 8 min |
| May 14, 7:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Clay | 60 min |
| May 14, 8:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Montague | 60 min |
| May 14, 8:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Montague | 25 min |
| May 16, 6:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Briscoe | 63 min |
| May 16, 6:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Armstrong, Swisher | 65 min |
| May 16, 6:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Donley | 62 min |
| May 16, 6:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LUB | Cottle | 61 min |
| May 16, 7:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Foard, Hardeman | 60 min |
| May 16, 8:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Foard, Hardeman | 60 min |
| May 16, 9:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Foard, Hardeman, Wilbarger | 60 min |
| May 16, 9:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Foard, Wilbarger | 60 min |
| May 16, 9:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Hardeman | 35 min |
| May 16, 10:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Wilbarger | 62 min |
| May 16, 11:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Wichita | 60 min |
| May 17, 7:42 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SJT | Concho | 63 min |
| May 17, 9:15 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Brown | 60 min |
| May 17, 11:05 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | McLennan | 55 min |
| May 17, 11:24 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Burnet, Williamson | 66 min |
| May 17, 11:55 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Falls | 35 min |
| May 17, 12:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Limestone, Robertson | 56 min |
| May 17, 12:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Blanco, Burnet, Llano | 69 min |
| May 17, 12:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Travis | 68 min |
| May 17, 3:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Tyler | 60 min |
| May 17, 3:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Guadalupe | 59 min |
| May 17, 3:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Lavaca | 56 min |
| May 17, 3:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Bastrop | 65 min |
| May 17, 3:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Bastrop | 32 min |
| May 17, 3:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Gonzales | 72 min |
| May 17, 3:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Fort Bend | 69 min |
| May 17, 3:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Lavaca | 67 min |
| May 17, 3:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | DeWitt | 61 min |
| May 17, 4:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Lavaca | 55 min |
| May 17, 4:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Victoria | 80 min |
| May 17, 4:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Fort Bend | 63 min |
| May 17, 5:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Goliad | 43 min |
| May 17, 5:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Brazoria | 55 min |
| May 17, 5:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Matagorda | 61 min |
| May 24, 6:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Borden | 56 min |
| May 24, 6:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LUB | Yoakum | 67 min |
| May 24, 7:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Howard | 67 min |
| May 24, 8:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Howard | 59 min |
| May 24, 8:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Howard | 50 min |
| May 24, 9:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Stonewall | 75 min |
| May 24, 9:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Midland | 67 min |
| May 24, 9:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Howard | 56 min |
| May 24, 9:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Mitchell, Scurry | 5 min |
| May 25, 6:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LUB | Lubbock | 53 min |
| May 25, 6:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Goliad | 64 min |
| May 25, 7:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LUB | Lubbock | 25 min |
| May 27, 10:30 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Orange | 30 min |
| May 29, 6:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Dawson, Gaines | 33 min |
| May 30, 2:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Lavaca | 54 min |
| May 31, 3:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Crane, Pecos | 61 min |
| May 31, 4:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Upton | 56 min |
| May 31, 4:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Pecos | 56 min |
| May 31, 5:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SJT | Tom Green | 57 min |
| Jun 1, 6:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Andrews, Gaines | 55 min |
| Jun 1, 6:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Taylor | 62 min |
| Jun 1, 7:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Andrews | 55 min |
| Jun 1, 7:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Dawson | 55 min |
| Jun 1, 8:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Howard | 58 min |
| Jun 3, 6:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Fisher, Stonewall | 57 min |
| Jun 4, 1:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LUB | Bailey | 56 min |
| Jun 4, 2:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LUB | Bailey | 57 min |
| Jun 4, 3:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LUB | Hale | 55 min |
| Jun 4, 4:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LUB | Crosby, Floyd | 57 min |
| Jun 4, 8:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Fannin | 33 min |
| Jun 5, 4:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Polk | 34 min |
| Jun 5, 4:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Jasper, Tyler | 60 min |
| Jun 8, 4:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LUB | Hockley | 68 min |
| Jun 9, 11:10 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Angelina | 35 min |
| Jun 9, 2:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Donley | 60 min |
| Jun 12, 2:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | Bee | 66 min |
| Jun 15, 8:40 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Chambers, Galveston | 60 min |
| Jun 15, 11:10 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Chambers, Galveston | 60 min |
| Jun 16, 11:10 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Orange | 50 min |
| Jun 16, 5:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Jones | 70 min |
| Jun 16, 5:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Callahan | 60 min |
| Jun 17, 4:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Nolan | 2 hr |
| Jun 17, 8:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Chambers, Galveston | 40 min |
| Jun 18, 9:41 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | San Patricio | 19 min |
| Jun 18, 12:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Martin | 60 min |
| Jun 18, 3:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | Live Oak, San Patricio | 65 min |
| Jun 18, 3:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SJT | Concho | 15 min |
| Jun 19, 7:30 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | EWX | Calhoun | 30 min |
| Jun 20, 1:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Jefferson | 45 min |
| Jun 22, 10:55 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Chambers, Galveston | 30 min |
| Jun 26, 7:42 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Chambers | 60 min |
| Jun 26, 8:58 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Jefferson | 32 min |
| Jun 26, 12:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Jasper | 55 min |
| Jul 8, 2:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Galveston | 65 min |
| Jul 8, 3:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Galveston | 66 min |
| Jul 8, 3:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Brazoria | 48 min |
| Jul 11, 8:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SJT | Concho | 65 min |
| Jul 12, 8:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Armstrong | 59 min |
| Jul 21, 7:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Bowie | 53 min |
| Jul 25, 7:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Orange | 38 min |
| Aug 3, 5:05 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SHV | Panola, Shelby | 55 min |
| Aug 3, 7:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Wharton | 67 min |
| Aug 11, 1:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Fort Bend | 61 min |
| Aug 11, 2:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Galveston | 76 min |
| Aug 15, 8:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Andrews, Ector, Midland | 67 min |
| Aug 31, 5:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Dawson, Gaines | 66 min |
| Aug 31, 6:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Dawson, Gaines, Martin | 58 min |
| Aug 31, 6:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Andrews | 58 min |
| Sep 22, 4:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LUB | Hockley, Lamb | 57 min |
| Sep 22, 5:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LUB | Hockley | 61 min |
| Sep 22, 7:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LUB | Hockley, Terry | 67 min |
| Sep 25, 8:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Callahan | 44 min |
| Sep 29, 7:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LUB | Hale | 62 min |
| Sep 29, 9:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LUB | Lynn | 57 min |
| Sep 30, 6:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Archer, Wichita | 28 min |
| Sep 30, 7:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | SJT | Runnels | 58 min |
| Sep 30, 7:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FWD | Taylor | 50 min |
| Oct 1, 5:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Crane | 62 min |
| Oct 1, 7:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | AMA | Collingsworth | 64 min |
| Oct 2, 5:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Andrews, Gaines | 66 min |
| Oct 2, 6:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Upton | 57 min |
| Oct 3, 9:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Upton | 64 min |
| Oct 6, 1:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | Nueces | 61 min |
| Oct 7, 1:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BRO | Cameron, Willacy | 37 min |
| Oct 7, 3:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BRO | Cameron | 62 min |
| Oct 12, 5:26 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HGX | Montgomery | 64 min |
| Nov 7, 2:56 PM CST | Tornado Warning | HGX | Polk | 64 min |
| Nov 9, 12:20 PM CST | Tornado Warning | CRP | Nueces | 55 min |
| Nov 24, 8:51 PM CST | Tornado Warning | HGX | Polk | 54 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Galveston County7
- Andrews County6
- Dawson County5
- Nolan County5
- Fisher County5
- Jones County5
- Callahan County5
- Stonewall County5
- Howard County5
- Gaines County5
- Chambers County5
- Bowie County4
- Comanche County4
- Crane County4
- Concho County4
- Foard County4
- Hardeman County4
- Lavaca County4
- Hockley County4
- Tyler County3
- Eastland County3
- Palo Pinto County3
- Pecos County3
- Lubbock County3
- Midland County3
- Wichita County3
- Hale County3
- Coleman County3
- Armstrong County3
- Archer County3
- Wilbarger County3
- Fort Bend County3
- Orange County3
- Upton County3
- Polk County3
- Parker County2
- Franklin County2
- Titus County2
- Camp County2
- Red River County2
85 more counties
- Montgomery County2
- Morris County2
- Stephens County2
- Ellis County2
- Cass County2
- Marion County2
- Van Zandt County2
- Throckmorton County2
- Brown County2
- Fannin County2
- Harrison County2
- McLennan County2
- Limestone County2
- Ector County2
- Haskell County2
- Mitchell County2
- Montague County2
- Donley County2
- Burnet County2
- Bastrop County2
- Goliad County2
- Brazoria County2
- Taylor County2
- Bailey County2
- Jasper County2
- San Patricio County2
- Martin County2
- Jefferson County2
- Nueces County2
- Cameron County2
- Hopkins County1
- Denton County1
- Henderson County1
- Dallas County1
- Johnson County1
- Tarrant County1
- Smith County1
- Grayson County1
- Wood County1
- Erath County1
- Upshur County1
- Hamilton County1
- Hill County1
- Webb County1
- Brazos County1
- Hemphill County1
- Lipscomb County1
- Shackelford County1
- Dallam County1
- Randall County1
- Baylor County1
- Clay County1
- Briscoe County1
- Swisher County1
- Cottle County1
- Williamson County1
- Falls County1
- Robertson County1
- Blanco County1
- Llano County1
- Travis County1
- Guadalupe County1
- Gonzales County1
- DeWitt County1
- Victoria County1
- Matagorda County1
- Borden County1
- Yoakum County1
- Scurry County1
- Tom Green County1
- Crosby County1
- Floyd County1
- Angelina County1
- Bee County1
- Live Oak County1
- Calhoun County1
- Panola County1
- Shelby County1
- Wharton County1
- Lamb County1
- Terry County1
- Lynn County1
- Runnels County1
- Collingsworth County1
- Willacy County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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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.