Texas, 1950

Tornadoes in Texas, February 11, 1950

February 11, 1950 · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

4 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
23
Property damage
$550,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Brazoria

When
February 11, 1:10 PM CST
Where
Brazoria County
Rating
F2
Path length
9.9 mi
Path width
400 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
29.420, -95.250

Tornado, Harris

When
February 11, 1:50 PM CST
Where
Harris County
Rating
F3
Path length
12 mi
Path width
1,000 yd
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries
12 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
29.670, -95.050

Tornado, Smith

When
February 11, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Smith County
Rating
F2
Path length
4.6 mi
Path width
100 yd
Injuries
5 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
32.350, -95.200

Tornado, Cass

When
February 11, 11:55 PM CST
Where
Cass County
Rating
F2
Path length
4.5 mi
Path width
67 yd
Injuries
6 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
32.980, -94.630

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Tornado, Harris1950-02-11Direct

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10120402, 10120403, 10120404, 10120405.