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 1969
February 14 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| February 14 | 7:45 AM GMT-6 | F1 | Galveston | 0.1 | 10 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
March 23 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| March 23 | 11:05 AM GMT-6 | F3 | Jefferson | 0.5 | 67 | | 1 | $5,000 to $50,000 |
April 4 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| April 4 | 10:00 AM GMT-6 | F2 | Burleson | 9.0 | 440 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
April 10 2 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| April 10 | 8:35 PM GMT-6 | F1 | Loving to NM | 19.4 | 10 | | 2 | $5,000 to $50,000 |
| April 10 | 11:00 PM GMT-6 | F0 | Andrews | 28.0 | 10 | | | |
April 11 5 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| April 11 | 5:10 AM GMT-6 | F1 | Victoria | 1.0 | 50 | | | $50 to $500 |
| April 11 | 8:15 AM GMT-6 | F2 | DeWitt | 1.0 | 10 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
| April 11 | 10:30 AM GMT-6 | F0 | Matagorda | 0.1 | 10 | | | |
| April 11 | 10:30 AM GMT-6 | F0 | Matagorda | 0.1 | 10 | | | |
| April 11 | 10:50 AM GMT-6 | F3 | Matagorda | 2.0 | 67 | | 13 | $500,000 to $5 million |
April 17 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| April 17 | 1:00 AM GMT-6 | F1 | Maverick | 0.8 | 10 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
April 19 2 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| April 19 | 5:00 PM GMT-6 | F3 | Gaines | 0.1 | 50 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
| April 19 | 5:00 PM GMT-6 | F0 | Gaines | 0.1 | 10 | | | |
April 27 5 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| April 27 | 5:50 AM GMT-5 | F2 | Hunt | 1.0 | 20 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
| April 27 | 6:00 AM GMT-5 | F2 | Tarrant | 0.1 | 100 | | | $50,000 to $500,000 |
| April 27 | 6:10 AM GMT-5 | F2 | Collin | 16.5 | 200 | | 45 | $50,000 to $500,000 |
| April 27 | 7:00 AM GMT-5 | F3 | Red River | 2.0 | 440 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
| April 27 | 11:15 AM GMT-5 | F1 | Rusk | 1.5 | 20 | | | $50 to $500 |
May 2 3 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 2 | 5:00 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Potter | 0.1 | 50 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
| May 2 | 5:04 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Randall | 0.2 | 10 | | | |
| May 2 | 5:30 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Randall | 0.2 | 10 | | | |
May 3 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 3 | 6:00 AM GMT-5 | F2 | Bexar | 1.0 | 67 | | | $50,000 to $500,000 |
May 4 5 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 4 | 5:30 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Taylor | 0.2 | 17 | | | |
| May 4 | 6:30 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Taylor | 0.1 | 17 | | | |
| May 4 | 6:30 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Taylor | 0.1 | 17 | | | |
| May 4 | 6:30 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Taylor | 0.1 | 17 | | | |
| May 4 | 6:30 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Taylor | 0.1 | 17 | | | |
May 5 10 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 5 | 11:34 AM GMT-5 | F0 | Harris | 0.1 | 17 | | | |
| May 5 | 3:57 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Andrews | 4.1 | 100 | | | |
| May 5 | 4:00 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Andrews | 0.1 | 10 | | | |
| May 5 | 4:00 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Andrews | 2.0 | 60 | | | |
| May 5 | 5:45 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Martin | 0.5 | 17 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
| May 5 | 5:45 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Dawson | 0.5 | 50 | | | |
| May 5 | 5:45 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Dawson | 1.0 | 50 | | | |
| May 5 | 8:00 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Lynn | 4.7 | 10 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
| May 5 | 10:05 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Yoakum | 0.3 | 10 | | | |
| May 5 | 12:50 AM GMT-5 | F0 | Cochran | 0.1 | 10 | | | |
May 6 9 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 6 | 7:00 AM GMT-5 | F1 | Howard | 0.5 | 17 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
| May 6 | 10:45 AM GMT-5 | F2 | Jones | 0.1 | 50 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
| May 6 | 1:00 PM GMT-5 | F3 | Kimble | 41.6 | 200 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
| May 6 | 1:30 PM GMT-5 | F3 | Kendall | 38.9 | 100 | | 2 | $5,000 to $50,000 |
| May 6 | 4:45 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Bailey | 26.7 | 100 | | | $50,000 to $500,000 |
| May 6 | 6:30 PM GMT-5 | F3 | Lamb | 1.0 | 100 | | | |
| May 6 | 7:00 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Maverick | 0.1 | 17 | | | |
| May 6 | 8:10 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Lamb | 0.1 | 10 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
| May 6 | 9:05 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Terry | 0.1 | 17 | | | |
May 8 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 8 | 4:24 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Dallas | 0.1 | 10 | | | |
May 12 7 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 12 | 5:00 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Nueces | 4.9 | 10 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
| May 12 | 6:20 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Roberts | 0.1 | 10 | | | |
| May 12 | 7:00 PM GMT-5 | F3 | Cameron | 0.1 | 10 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
| May 12 | 8:00 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Wheeler | 0.1 | 10 | | | |
| May 12 | 9:30 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Cameron | 0.1 | 10 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
| May 12 | 10:00 PM GMT-5 | F3 | Cameron | 0.1 | 10 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
| May 12 | 12:20 AM GMT-5 | F0 | Wheeler | 0.1 | 10 | | | |
May 13 3 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 13 | 1:35 AM GMT-5 | F0 | Hall | 7.4 | 10 | | | |
| May 13 | 2:30 AM GMT-5 | F1 | Cameron | 0.1 | 10 | | | $50 to $500 |
| May 13 | 7:45 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Wheeler | 0.1 | 10 | | | |
May 14 5 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 14 | 3:00 PM GMT-5 | F3 | Hopkins | 0.5 | 10 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
| May 14 | 5:20 PM GMT-5 | F3 | Hill | 0.1 | 33 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
| May 14 | 5:50 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Jeff Davis | 0.1 | 17 | | | |
| May 14 | 8:10 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Sherman | 0.1 | 17 | | | |
| May 14 | 10:15 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Dawson | 0.1 | 10 | | | |
May 15 5 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 15 | 11:10 AM GMT-5 | F0 | Matagorda | 0.1 | 33 | | | |
| May 15 | 4:00 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Randall | 0.5 | 10 | | | |
| May 15 | 5:30 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Denton | 0.2 | 33 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
| May 15 | 9:20 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Garza | 0.1 | 17 | | | |
| May 15 | 11:55 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Dawson | 0.1 | 17 | | | |
May 16 13 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 16 | 8:30 AM GMT-5 | F2 | Bexar | 4.3 | 100 | | 3 | $50,000 to $500,000 |
| May 16 | 11:02 AM GMT-5 | F1 | DeWitt | 0.1 | 20 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
| May 16 | 12:40 PM GMT-5 | F3 | San Patricio | 0.5 | 20 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
| May 16 | 3:30 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Hartley | 1.0 | 10 | | | |
| May 16 | 3:40 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Gray | 0.1 | 10 | | | |
| May 16 | 4:00 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Cochran | 42.8 | 150 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
| May 16 | 4:00 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Cochran | 42.8 | 267 | | | |
| May 16 | 4:00 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Cochran | 42.8 | 200 | | | |
| May 16 | 4:00 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Cochran | 42.8 | 200 | | | |
| May 16 | 4:00 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Lamb | 10.5 | 150 | | | |
| May 16 | 5:15 PM GMT-5 | F3 | Lamb | 0.6 | 50 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
| May 16 | 5:30 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Castro | 23.7 | 33 | | | |
| May 16 | 7:30 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Parmer | 0.1 | 20 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
May 22 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 22 | 11:00 AM GMT-5 | F2 | Guadalupe | 0.1 | 10 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
May 24 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 24 | 7:00 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Parmer | 0.1 | 33 | | | |
May 27 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| May 27 | 12:45 PM GMT-5 | F3 | Chambers | 1.5 | 67 | 3 | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
June 2 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| June 2 | 2:30 PM GMT-6 | F0 | Hudspeth | 0.1 | 10 | | | |
June 3 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| June 3 | 11:00 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Ector | 14.9 | 10 | | | |
June 7 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| June 7 | 7:45 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Gaines | 4.1 | 10 | | | |
June 10 3 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| June 10 | 7:35 AM GMT-5 | F2 | Hockley | 0.1 | 10 | | | |
| June 10 | 7:18 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Ochiltree | 0.1 | 10 | | | |
| June 10 | 10:53 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Sherman | 0.1 | 17 | | | |
June 12 2 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| June 12 | 6:20 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Coke | 0.5 | 50 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
| June 12 | 8:30 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Brown | 0.1 | 20 | | | |
June 13 3 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| June 13 | 8:07 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Yoakum | 0.1 | 10 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
| June 13 | 8:55 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Andrews | 0.1 | 17 | | | |
| June 13 | 9:20 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Borden | 0.5 | 20 | | | |
June 16 2 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| June 16 | 10:10 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Winkler | 0.1 | 10 | | | |
| June 16 | 10:40 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Winkler | 0.1 | 10 | | | |
June 19 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| June 19 | 7:30 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Jones | 0.1 | 10 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
June 23 2 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| June 23 | 3:55 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Jones | 0.2 | 20 | | | |
| June 23 | 5:55 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Lipscomb | 1.0 | 300 | | | |
July 15 3 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| July 15 | 10:00 AM GMT-5 | F0 | Rusk | 0.1 | 100 | | | |
| July 15 | 5:10 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Jefferson | 2.3 | 20 | | | $50,000 to $500,000 |
| July 15 | 10:00 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Cherokee | 0.5 | 10 | | | |
July 16 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| July 16 | 2:45 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Bee | 0.5 | 17 | | | |
July 30 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| July 30 | 6:00 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Jefferson | 0.5 | 20 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
July 31 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| July 31 | 10:00 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Lubbock | 0.1 | 10 | | | |
August 14 3 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| August 14 | 7:00 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Bell | 0.1 | 10 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
| August 14 | 7:30 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Bell | 0.1 | 10 | | | $50,000 to $500,000 |
| August 14 | 7:45 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Bell | 0.2 | 10 | | | $50,000 to $500,000 |
August 22 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| August 22 | 4:50 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Knox | 0.3 | 67 | | | $50,000 to $500,000 |
August 23 2 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| August 23 | 3:32 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Lubbock | 0.1 | 10 | | | |
| August 23 | 3:33 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Hockley | 0.1 | 10 | | | |
August 27 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| August 27 | 9:00 AM GMT-5 | F0 | Jefferson | 0.1 | 17 | | | |
September 8 2 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| September 8 | 6:40 PM GMT-5 | F3 | Harris | 0.8 | 50 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
| September 8 | 8:30 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Kaufman | 0.1 | 10 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
September 14 2 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| September 14 | 1:30 AM GMT-5 | F1 | Yoakum | 0.1 | 10 | | | |
| September 14 | 1:30 AM GMT-5 | F1 | Yoakum | 0.1 | 10 | | | |
September 16 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| September 16 | 10:20 PM GMT-5 | F1 | Kerr | 0.1 | 50 | | | |
September 22 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| September 22 | 7:30 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Lamb | 6.6 | 100 | | | |
October 12 4 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| October 12 | 7:50 AM GMT-5 | F3 | Dallas | 45.9 | 200 | | 2 | $500 to $5,000 |
| October 12 | 6:30 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Nueces | 0.5 | 10 | | | |
| October 12 | 6:30 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Nueces | 0.5 | 10 | | | |
| October 12 | 6:30 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Nueces | 0.5 | 10 | | | |
October 19 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| October 19 | 9:00 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Lamb | 1.0 | 10 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
October 30 3 tornadoes
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| October 30 | 4:40 AM GMT-6 | F1 | Austin | 0.8 | 33 | | | $500 to $5,000 |
| October 30 | 1:00 PM GMT-6 | F1 | Galveston | 1.0 | 10 | | 1 | $5,000 to $50,000 |
| October 30 | 1:10 PM GMT-6 | F1 | Galveston | 1.0 | 10 | | | $5,000 to $50,000 |
November 26 1 tornado
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|
| November 26 | 10:30 PM GMT-6 | F1 | San Patricio | 0.1 | 20 | | | under $50 |
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.