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 1965
January 21 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| January 21 | 11:00 PM GMT-6 | F2 | Fayette | 0.8 | 50 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
January 22 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| January 22 | 8:00 AM GMT-6 | F2 | Shelby | 0.1 | 67 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
February 9 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| February 9 | 3:00 PM GMT-6 | F0 | Harris | 0.1 | 17 | | | |
February 11 4 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| February 11 | 10:15 AM GMT-6 | F3 | Nacogdoches | 42.7 | 200 | | | $50,000 to $500,000 |
| February 11 | 10:30 AM GMT-6 | F2 | Cherokee | 3.0 | 10 | | 1 | $50,000 to $500,000 |
| February 11 | 10:30 AM GMT-6 | F2 | Nacogdoches | 31.3 | 10 | | | $50,000 to $500,000 |
| February 11 | 10:30 AM GMT-6 | F2 | Panola | 27.8 | 117 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
March 16 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| March 16 | 9:00 PM GMT-6 | F3 | Hill | 11.1 | 50 | | 1 | $5,000 to $50,000 |
March 30 2 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| March 30 | 5:40 AM GMT-6 | F1 | Nueces | 7.1 | 17 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
| March 30 | 8:00 AM GMT-6 | F1 | Trinity | 2.0 | 10 | | | |
April 14 4 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| April 14 | 2:00 PM GMT-6 | F0 | Fisher | 0.5 | 10 | | | |
| April 14 | 3:00 PM GMT-6 | F1 | King | 0.5 | 23 | | | |
| April 14 | 3:00 PM GMT-6 | F3 | Montague | 1.0 | 200 | | | |
| April 14 | 5:30 PM GMT-6 | F2 | Jack | 2.0 | 10 | | | $50,000 to $500,000 |
April 15 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| April 15 | 3:45 AM GMT-6 | F2 | Caldwell | 6.9 | 50 | | | |
April 19 2 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| April 19 | 3:50 PM GMT-6 | F3 | Fort Bend | 0.2 | 150 | 1 | 3 | $5,000 to $50,000 |
| April 19 | 6:15 PM GMT-6 | F3 | Hidalgo | 1.5 | 30 | | | |
May 4 3 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 4 | 7:40 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Potter | 1.0 | 20 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
| May 4 | 9:00 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Hartley | 4.6 | 33 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
| May 4 | 9:04 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Hutchinson | 0.5 | 100 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
May 5 2 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 5 | 6:00 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Kinney | 0.1 | 10 | | | |
| May 5 | 10:00 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Runnels | 0.1 | 10 | | | |
May 7 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 7 | 7:50 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Wheeler | 0.8 | 17 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
May 9 3 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 9 | 3:00 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Hill | 0.1 | 17 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
| May 9 | 5:00 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Smith | 0.3 | 33 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
| May 9 | 9:00 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Van Zandt | 2.5 | 10 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
May 10 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 10 | 4:15 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Navarro | 8.0 | 100 | | | $50,000 to $500,000 |
May 12 3 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 12 | 2:30 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Wise | 0.1 | 17 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
| May 12 | 4:00 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Presidio | 0.1 | 10 | | | |
| May 12 | 5:30 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Runnels | 4.1 | 440 | | 1 | $500 to $5,000 |
May 13 6 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 13 | 3:00 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Crane | 1.0 | 17 | | | |
| May 13 | 3:45 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Andrews | 15.8 | 120 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
| May 13 | 5:15 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Swisher | 0.2 | 33 | | | |
| May 13 | 5:20 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Gaines | 0.1 | 33 | | | |
| May 13 | 5:20 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Lubbock | 0.5 | 10 | | | |
| May 13 | 7:55 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Scurry | 0.2 | 17 | | | |
May 15 7 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 15 | 3:40 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Nolan | 1.0 | 100 | | | |
| May 15 | 5:00 PM GMT-5 | F3 | Jones | 9.3 | 100 | | 2 | $50,000 to $500,000 |
| May 15 | 5:00 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Nolan | 0.1 | 100 | | | |
| May 15 | 6:30 PM GMT-5 | F2 | San Patricio | 0.1 | 17 | | | $50 to $500 |
| May 15 | 10:00 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Coleman | 0.1 | 10 | | | |
| May 15 | 10:00 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Coleman | 0.1 | 10 | | | |
| May 15 | 12:40 AM GMT-5 | F3 | Midland | 1.0 | 10 | | | $50,000 to $500,000 |
May 16 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 16 | 1:00 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Gillespie | 0.2 | 10 | | | $50 to $500 |
May 17 4 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 17 | 2:30 AM GMT-5 | F1 | Travis | 0.1 | 10 | | | $50 to $500 |
| May 17 | 3:56 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Brazos | 0.1 | 10 | | | |
| May 17 | 4:55 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Presidio | 0.1 | 10 | | | |
| May 17 | 4:55 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Presidio | 0.1 | 10 | | | |
May 18 8 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 18 | 6:51 AM GMT-5 | F2 | Refugio | 11.2 | 100 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
| May 18 | 7:55 AM GMT-5 | F2 | Bastrop | 1.0 | 17 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
| May 18 | 8:13 AM GMT-5 | F0 | Travis | 1.0 | 10 | | | |
| May 18 | 10:00 AM GMT-5 | F0 | Karnes | 1.5 | 10 | | | $50 to $500 |
| May 18 | 1:00 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Gonzales | 0.5 | 10 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
| May 18 | 1:00 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Gonzales | 0.1 | 10 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
| May 18 | 10:00 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Wilson | 0.1 | 50 | | | |
| May 18 | 11:15 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Duval | 0.3 | 200 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
May 19 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 19 | 4:47 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Wilbarger | 0.8 | 17 | | | |
May 25 3 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 25 | 6:00 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Motley | 8.7 | 50 | | | $50 to $500 |
| May 25 | 8:00 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Mitchell | 2.0 | 200 | | 1 | $50,000 to $500,000 |
| May 25 | 8:40 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Hemphill | 0.1 | 10 | | | |
June 2 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| June 2 | 10:00 PM GMT-5 | F4 | Lamb | 39.3 | 200 | 4 | 76 | $5,000 to $50,000 |
June 3 2 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| June 3 | 10:00 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Hutchinson | 0.2 | 17 | | | |
| June 3 | 11:00 PM GMT-5 | F3 | Collingsworth | 8.8 | 10 | | | $50,000 to $500,000 |
June 4 3 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| June 4 | 3:42 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Briscoe | 2.0 | 10 | | | |
| June 4 | 10:00 PM GMT-5 | F3 | Wheeler | 6.8 | 50 | 1 | 1 | $5,000 to $50,000 |
| June 4 | 10:00 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Fisher | 1.5 | 10 | | | |
June 5 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| June 5 | 11:00 PM GMT-5 | F3 | Kenedy | 1.0 | 100 | | | |
June 6 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| June 6 | 8:30 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Mason | 1.0 | 200 | | | |
June 8 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| June 8 | 5:50 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Dawson | 19.4 | 17 | | 8 | $5,000 to $50,000 |
June 9 5 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| June 9 | 4:00 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Bailey | 20.8 | 10 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
| June 9 | 4:00 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Ochiltree | 0.5 | 17 | | | |
| June 9 | 6:00 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Parmer | 1.5 | 33 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
| June 9 | 6:00 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Cochran | 10.4 | 10 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
| June 9 | 9:00 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Moore | 0.2 | 17 | | | $50 to $500 |
June 10 4 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| June 10 | 2:00 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Winkler | 0.1 | 17 | | | |
| June 10 | 2:30 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Swisher | 0.1 | 17 | | | |
| June 10 | 10:00 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Hale | 0.5 | 17 | | | |
| June 10 | 10:00 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Hale | 0.5 | 10 | | | |
June 14 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| June 14 | 6:15 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Moore | 0.1 | 10 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
June 21 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| June 21 | 7:30 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Bexar | 0.3 | 17 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
June 23 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| June 23 | 9:15 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Johnson | 0.1 | 17 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
June 25 3 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| June 25 | 8:00 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Hutchinson | 0.1 | 17 | | | |
| June 25 | 8:30 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Hockley | 3.8 | 17 | | | |
| June 25 | 8:30 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Castro | 13.9 | 10 | | | |
July 5 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| July 5 | 11:35 AM GMT-5 | F1 | Jefferson | 1.0 | 10 | | | $50 to $500 |
July 28 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| July 28 | 4:00 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Lamb | 1.5 | 50 | | | |
August 6 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| August 6 | 9:45 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Grayson | 0.5 | 17 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
August 8 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| August 8 | 9:20 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Hale | 0.1 | 17 | | | |
August 9 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| August 9 | 6:00 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Bell | 0.5 | 10 | | | |
August 10 2 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| August 10 | 3:15 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Live Oak | 1.0 | 880 | | | |
| August 10 | 4:30 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Terrell | 0.5 | 10 | | | |
August 15 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| August 15 | 2:00 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Lamb | 0.1 | 10 | | | |
August 24 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| August 24 | 3:25 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Newton | 0.1 | 10 | | | |
August 28 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| August 28 | 3:30 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Caldwell | 0.5 | 10 | | | |
August 31 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| August 31 | 5:00 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Fisher | 2.0 | 20 | | | |
September 18 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| September 18 | 3:00 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Live Oak | 1.5 | 880 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
September 21 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| September 21 | 7:00 PM GMT-5 | F3 | Terrell | 10.0 | 10 | | | $50,000 to $500,000 |
September 22 2 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| September 22 | 4:55 AM GMT-5 | F3 | Upshur | 0.1 | 100 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
| September 22 | 12:30 PM GMT-5 | F3 | Montgomery | 0.8 | 10 | | | |
October 17 3 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| October 17 | 4:00 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Hockley | 0.2 | 20 | | | |
| October 17 | 4:00 PM GMT-5 | F3 | Hockley | 0.2 | 17 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
| October 17 | 4:00 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Hockley | 0.1 | 50 | | | |
October 18 3 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| October 18 | 4:00 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Karnes | 0.2 | 17 | | | |
| October 18 | 4:00 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Karnes | 0.2 | 17 | | | |
| October 18 | 6:30 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Hidalgo | 2.3 | 10 | | | $50 to $500 |
December 11 2 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| December 11 | 5:45 PM GMT-6 | F1 | Cass | 0.2 | 33 | | | $50 to $500 |
| December 11 | 6:15 PM GMT-6 | F2 | Harrison | 3.4 | 10 | | 2 | |
December 23 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| December 23 | 5:45 PM GMT-6 | F0 | Lynn | 0.5 | 10 | | | |
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.