F040 to 72 mph
Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.
F173 to 112 mph
Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.
F2113 to 157 mph
Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.
F3158 to 206 mph
Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.
F4207 to 260 mph
Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.
F5261 to 318 mph
Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.
Unrated
The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.
Every tornado in Texas in 1961
February 5 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| February 5 | 9:40 AM GMT-6 | F0 | Nueces | 0.3 | 20 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
March 3 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| March 3 | 3:00 PM GMT-6 | F0 | Rusk | 0.3 | 17 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
March 16 4 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| March 16 | 3:30 PM GMT-6 | F2 | Taylor | 22.4 | 100 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
| March 16 | 5:00 PM GMT-6 | F1 | Johnson | 2.7 | 200 | | | |
| March 16 | 5:55 PM GMT-6 | F2 | Johnson | 1.2 | 10 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
| March 16 | 7:30 PM GMT-6 | F2 | Austin | 0.1 | 80 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
March 26 13 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| March 26 | 3:00 PM GMT-6 | F2 | Houston | 1.5 | 100 | | 1 | $50,000 to $500,000 |
| March 26 | 3:00 PM GMT-6 | F2 | Hunt | 3.0 | 880 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
| March 26 | 4:00 PM GMT-6 | F3 | Johnson | 1.0 | 50 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
| March 26 | 4:00 PM GMT-6 | F2 | Johnson | 0.3 | 17 | | 1 | |
| March 26 | 4:00 PM GMT-6 | F2 | Hopkins | 0.8 | 280 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
| March 26 | 4:20 PM GMT-6 | F2 | Cherokee | 0.5 | 50 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
| March 26 | 4:30 PM GMT-6 | F3 | Titus | 0.2 | 10 | | 2 | $500 to $5,000 |
| March 26 | 7:10 PM GMT-6 | F2 | Hopkins | 4.7 | 250 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
| March 26 | 7:10 PM GMT-6 | F2 | Hopkins | 3.8 | 250 | | 1 | $5,000 to $50,000 |
| March 26 | 7:30 PM GMT-6 | F3 | Franklin | 13.0 | 60 | | 1 | $5,000 to $50,000 |
| March 26 | 7:45 PM GMT-6 | F3 | Ellis | 9.1 | 280 | | 4 | $500,000 to $5 million |
| March 26 | 8:30 PM GMT-6 | F3 | Titus | 0.1 | 10 | | 9 | $50,000 to $500,000 |
| March 26 | 8:40 PM GMT-6 | F2 | Kaufman | 0.1 | 10 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
March 27 2 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| March 27 | 8:30 PM GMT-6 | F3 | Nacogdoches | 13.8 | 200 | 2 | 4 | $50,000 to $500,000 |
| March 27 | 9:00 PM GMT-6 | F0 | Navarro | 0.3 | 17 | | | |
March 28 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| March 28 | 6:10 PM GMT-6 | F2 | Wood | 4.7 | 280 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
April 5 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| April 5 | 12:00 PM GMT-6 | F2 | Webb | 2.5 | 880 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
April 8 5 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| April 8 | 3:00 PM GMT-6 | F3 | Archer | 1.0 | 33 | | 1 | |
| April 8 | 3:30 PM GMT-6 | F0 | Young | 0.1 | 17 | | | |
| April 8 | 4:00 PM GMT-6 | F2 | Wichita | 3.0 | 33 | | 2 | $5,000 to $50,000 |
| April 8 | 9:00 PM GMT-6 | F1 | Lee | 0.2 | 17 | | | $50 to $500 |
| April 8 | 10:50 PM GMT-6 | F2 | Polk | 0.4 | 17 | | 1 | $5,000 to $50,000 |
April 9 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| April 9 | 12:31 AM GMT-6 | F2 | Newton | 0.8 | 17 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
April 11 5 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| April 11 | 4:55 PM GMT-6 | F2 | Dallas | 0.3 | 33 | | 3 | $5,000 to $50,000 |
| April 11 | 5:00 PM GMT-6 | F1 | Bosque | 13.7 | 100 | | | |
| April 11 | 5:30 PM GMT-6 | F2 | Navarro | 3.8 | 150 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
| April 11 | 6:40 PM GMT-6 | F1 | Madison | 0.1 | 10 | | | |
| April 11 | 8:00 PM GMT-6 | F2 | Cherokee | 0.3 | 50 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
April 23 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| April 23 | 4:00 PM GMT-6 | F1 | Scurry | 2.0 | 880 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
April 27 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| April 27 | 3:00 PM GMT-6 | F2 | Marion | 2.0 | 10 | | | $50,000 to $500,000 |
April 29 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| April 29 | 12:45 PM GMT-6 | F2 | Nueces | 16.0 | 17 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
May 3 4 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 3 | 4:00 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Dickens | 38.3 | 33 | | | |
| May 3 | 7:00 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Floyd | 2.7 | 100 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
| May 3 | 7:00 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Floyd | 2.0 | 100 | | | |
| May 3 | 7:30 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Briscoe | 0.1 | 10 | | | |
May 4 4 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 4 | 3:00 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Hemphill | 8.4 | 10 | | | |
| May 4 | 4:00 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Red River | 0.8 | 1,000 | | | |
| May 4 | 7:30 PM GMT-5 | F3 | Pecos | 1.1 | 10 | | | $50,000 to $500,000 |
| May 4 | 11:00 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Cottle | 0.1 | 10 | | | |
May 7 2 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 7 | 9:55 AM GMT-5 | F3 | Shackelford | 3.6 | 133 | | | $50,000 to $500,000 |
| May 7 | 12:00 AM GMT-5 | F0 | Baylor | 0.8 | 17 | | | |
May 16 5 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 16 | 5:45 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Carson | 0.5 | 33 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
| May 16 | 6:00 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Pecos | 0.1 | 10 | | | $50,000 to $500,000 |
| May 16 | 6:15 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Reeves | 1.0 | 280 | | | |
| May 16 | 6:40 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Gray | 0.2 | 10 | | | |
| May 16 | 8:00 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Wilbarger | 0.2 | 50 | | | |
May 18 2 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 18 | 6:05 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Reeves | 0.1 | 10 | | | |
| May 18 | 6:05 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Reeves | 0.1 | 10 | | | |
May 19 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 19 | 11:10 AM GMT-5 | F0 | Coleman | 0.2 | 17 | | | |
May 20 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 20 | 9:00 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Terry | 0.1 | 23 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
May 23 2 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 23 | 5:15 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Jeff Davis | 0.5 | 440 | | | |
| May 23 | 6:15 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Jackson | 0.4 | 17 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
May 24 2 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 24 | 5:10 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Victoria | 2.0 | 50 | | | |
| May 24 | 10:00 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Lamb | 0.5 | 50 | | | |
May 25 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 25 | 5:00 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Hill | 2.0 | 50 | | | |
June 2 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| June 2 | 3:30 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Gray | 0.5 | 23 | | | |
June 3 3 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| June 3 | 4:00 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Hockley | 3.0 | 440 | | | |
| June 3 | 5:30 PM GMT-5 | F3 | Lamb | 25.1 | 200 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
| June 3 | 9:00 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Oldham | 27.3 | 50 | | | |
June 5 11 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| June 5 | 4:00 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Dallam | 12.0 | 10 | | | under $50 |
| June 5 | 4:00 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Dallam | 21.8 | 333 | | | under $50 |
| June 5 | 4:00 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Dallam | 23.9 | 500 | | | |
| June 5 | 4:00 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Dallam | 20.0 | 150 | | | |
| June 5 | 7:00 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Dickens | 0.1 | 17 | | | |
| June 5 | 7:00 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Crosby | 2.0 | 50 | | | under $50 |
| June 5 | 7:00 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Crosby | 2.0 | 200 | | | under $50 |
| June 5 | 8:30 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Garza | 0.1 | 10 | | | |
| June 5 | 8:30 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Garza | 5.1 | 200 | | | |
| June 5 | 8:30 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Garza | 0.1 | 10 | | | |
| June 5 | 10:10 PM GMT-5 | F0 | McLennan | 1.5 | 17 | | | $50 to $500 |
June 6 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| June 6 | 6:30 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Pecos | 0.5 | 100 | | | |
June 7 6 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| June 7 | 1:30 AM GMT-5 | F0 | Roberts | 20.0 | 10 | | | |
| June 7 | 8:30 AM GMT-5 | F2 | Cooke | 1.0 | 100 | | | $50 to $500 |
| June 7 | 5:20 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Yoakum | 0.1 | 10 | | | |
| June 7 | 6:30 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Cochran | 0.2 | 50 | | | $50 to $500 |
| June 7 | 6:30 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Cochran | 0.2 | 50 | | | $50 to $500 |
| June 7 | 6:30 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Cochran | 0.2 | 50 | | | $50 to $500 |
June 9 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| June 9 | 3:30 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Victoria | 0.2 | 50 | | | $50 to $500 |
June 14 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| June 14 | 4:00 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Brooks | 0.2 | 17 | | | |
June 15 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| June 15 | 8:30 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Burnet | 0.2 | 17 | | | |
June 18 4 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| June 18 | 4:00 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Nueces | 2.0 | 440 | | | $50 to $500 |
| June 18 | 4:00 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Nueces | 1.0 | 50 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
| June 18 | 8:15 PM GMT-5 | F3 | Galveston | 2.5 | 50 | | 5 | $50,000 to $500,000 |
| June 18 | 9:50 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Gaines | 0.1 | 10 | | 2 | $5,000 to $50,000 |
June 29 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| June 29 | 6:25 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Williamson | 0.2 | 17 | | | |
July 4 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| July 4 | 11:15 AM GMT-5 | F1 | Galveston | 15.4 | 10 | | | |
July 8 2 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| July 8 | 8:30 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Cochran | 0.3 | 17 | | | |
| July 8 | 8:30 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Cochran | 0.2 | 17 | | | |
July 9 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| July 9 | 6:30 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Chambers | 3.0 | 150 | | | |
July 14 2 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| July 14 | 9:00 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Hall | 0.5 | 17 | | | |
| July 14 | 9:00 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Donley | 0.5 | 10 | | | |
July 21 2 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| July 21 | 6:59 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Wichita | 0.2 | 517 | | | |
| July 21 | 9:00 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Ector | 0.5 | 10 | | | |
July 24 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| July 24 | 1:20 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Angelina | 0.2 | 17 | | | |
August 4 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| August 4 | 4:15 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Caldwell | 0.1 | 100 | | 3 | $500 to $5,000 |
August 29 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| August 29 | 6:00 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Hopkins | 0.2 | 17 | | | |
September 3 2 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| September 3 | 5:15 PM GMT-5 | F3 | Haskell | 0.7 | 30 | | | $50,000 to $500,000 |
| September 3 | 5:15 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Haskell | 0.5 | 17 | | | $50,000 to $500,000 |
September 4 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| September 4 | 3:57 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Guadalupe | 1.9 | 10 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
September 11 3 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| September 11 | 12:47 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Matagorda | 0.4 | 50 | | | |
| September 11 | 2:20 PM GMT-5 | F3 | Jackson | 0.1 | 10 | | 3 | $5,000 to $50,000 |
| September 11 | 6:50 PM GMT-5 | F3 | Harris | 1.0 | 83 | | 22 | |
September 13 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| September 13 | 6:05 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Panola | 0.1 | 10 | | 2 | $500 to $5,000 |
September 19 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| September 19 | 6:00 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Ward | 0.1 | 10 | | | |
November 2 4 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| November 2 | 6:30 AM GMT-6 | F2 | Navarro | 0.2 | 33 | | | $50 to $500 |
| November 2 | 10:30 AM GMT-6 | F2 | Gregg | 4.3 | 17 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
| November 2 | 11:30 AM GMT-6 | F2 | Calhoun | 0.3 | 200 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
| November 2 | 3:00 PM GMT-6 | F1 | Gregg | 0.1 | 10 | | | $50 to $500 |
November 12 2 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| November 12 | 9:40 PM GMT-6 | F2 | Caldwell | 1.0 | 433 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
| November 12 | 11:30 PM GMT-6 | F2 | Hays | 0.1 | 10 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
November 22 4 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| November 22 | 6:30 AM GMT-6 | F2 | Gregg | 2.5 | 100 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
| November 22 | 7:30 AM GMT-6 | F3 | Bexar | 1.0 | 50 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
| November 22 | 8:30 AM GMT-6 | F3 | Nacogdoches | 21.9 | 150 | 1 | 10 | $50,000 to $500,000 |
| November 22 | 4:00 PM GMT-6 | F3 | Wharton | 2.0 | 200 | | 1 | |
Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. Tornado counts rise through the record as reporting improved, so a year in the 1950s is not comparable with one today except for the strongest tornadoes, which were always noticed.
NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.