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Tornadoes in Angelina County, Texas

44 tornadoes have crossed Angelina County since 1950, 96th of the 254 counties in Texas with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.7 years. They have killed 2 people and injured 68. None was rated F4 or above.

The rating scale

Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The United States rated tornadoes on Ted Fujita’s F scale until 31 January 2007 and on the Enhanced Fujita scale after it. Both run from 0 to 5, and both rate the damage rather than measure the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.

  1. F0 / EF040 to 72 mph on the F scale, 65 to 85 mph on the EF scale

    Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.

  2. F1 / EF173 to 112 mph on the F scale, 86 to 110 mph on the EF scale

    Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.

  3. F2 / EF2113 to 157 mph on the F scale, 111 to 135 mph on the EF scale

    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.

  4. F3 / EF3158 to 206 mph on the F scale, 136 to 165 mph on the EF scale

    Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.

  5. F4 / EF4207 to 260 mph on the F scale, 166 to 200 mph on the EF scale

    Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.

  6. F5 / EF5261 to 318 mph on the F scale, over 200 mph on the EF scale

    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.

  7. 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.

Now

Tornadoes
44
Deaths
2
Injuries
68
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
EF3, December 23, 2009

The deadliest in Angelina County

  1. F2, Angelina County, TexasNovember 13, 19722 killed

The strongest

  1. F3, Angelina, Polk, Nacogdoches and San Augustine counties, TexasMarch 30, 2002F3, 49.0 mi (79 km)
  2. F3, Trinity and Angelina counties, TexasJanuary 19, 1990F3, 13.0 mi (21 km)
  3. EF3, Angelina County, TexasDecember 23, 2009EF3, 4.1 mi (7 km)
  4. F3, Angelina County, TexasMarch 20, 1974F3, 0.1 mi (0 km)
  5. F2, Trinity, Angelina, Nacogdoches and San Augustine counties, TexasApril 30, 1954F2, 68.8 mi (111 km)
  6. F2, Trinity, Angelina and Nacogdoches counties, TexasMay 17, 1989F2, 31.0 mi (50 km)
  7. F2, Angelina and Nacogdoches counties, TexasApril 6, 2003F2, 27.5 mi (44 km)
  8. F2, Angelina County, TexasMarch 28, 1972F2, 18.7 mi (30 km)
  9. F2, Angelina County, TexasDecember 10, 1983F2, 18.0 mi (29 km)
  10. F2, Angelina County, TexasNovember 13, 1972F2, 3.3 mi (5 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 33 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Angelina County. Each year links to every tornado in Texas that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20211EF1
20201EF1
20171EF0
20112EF1
200912EF3
20051F0
20031F2
200216F3
200012F1
19972F1
19911F0
199022F3
1989114F2
19881F1
198622F1
198312F2
19821F1
19801F0
19791F1
19782F1
19762F1
19741F3
19722213F2
19711F0
19681F2
19641F1
19622F1
19611F2
19602F2
19583F1
19551F2
1954125F2
19531F1

Every tornado that crossed Angelina County

44 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
May 20, 20213:25 PM CDTEF1Angelina2.675$30,000
January 10, 202011:53 PM CSTEF1Angelina0.3150$60,000
May 3, 20175:31 PM CDTEF0Angelina5.7300$100,000
April 25, 201110:13 PM CDTEF0Angelina0.725$2,000
April 25, 20119:37 PM CDTEF1Angelina7.7250$400,000
December 23, 20099:56 PM CSTEF3Angelina4.13002$10 million
May 28, 20058:10 PM CDTF0Angelina4.030
April 6, 20033:41 PM CDTF2Angelina27.5440$2.5 million
March 30, 20026:50 PM CSTF3Angelina49.04406$6.2 million
November 3, 20004:35 PM CSTF1Angelina2.3302$80,000
November 28, 19973:30 PM CSTF1Angelina0.873$120,000
October 23, 19976:20 PM CDTF0Nacogdoches11.0150
May 4, 19919:00 PM CDTF0Angelina0.210
April 27, 19907:35 PM CDTF1Angelina0.210
January 19, 19903:40 PM CSTF3Trinity13.01002$500,000 to $5 million
May 17, 19895:00 PM CDTF2Trinity31.040014$500,000 to $5 million
November 19, 19881:51 PM CSTF1Angelina0.210
November 4, 19861:42 PM CSTF1Angelina1.0302$50,000 to $500,000
June 9, 198611:00 AM CDTF0Angelina0.210
December 10, 19833:30 PM CSTF2Angelina18.0502$500,000 to $5 million
April 19, 19824:45 PM CSTF1Angelina0.110$50 to $500
June 20, 19802:00 PM CDTF0Angelina0.110$50 to $500
November 21, 19797:00 AM CSTF1Angelina6.2100$5,000 to $50,000
November 26, 19789:05 AM CSTF1Angelina1.010$500 to $5,000
November 26, 19789:00 AM CSTF0Angelina0.110$500 to $5,000
April 20, 19764:58 AM CSTF1Angelina0.110
March 30, 19761:45 PM CSTF1Angelina0.110
March 20, 19747:35 PM CDTF3Angelina0.110
November 13, 19722:45 AM CSTF2Angelina3.31002$50,000 to $500,000
March 28, 19724:29 PM CSTF2Angelina18.715013$500,000 to $5 million
October 3, 19716:30 PM CDTF0Angelina0.510$50 to $500
April 21, 19688:00 PM GMT-6F2Angelina1.017$500 to $5,000
November 19, 19646:24 AM GMT-6F1Angelina0.233$5,000 to $50,000
March 24, 19626:05 PM GMT-6F1Angelina0.317$500 to $5,000
February 23, 19628:00 AM GMT-6F1Angelina1.050$500 to $5,000
July 24, 19611:20 PM GMT-5F2Angelina0.217
September 22, 19608:00 PM GMT-5F2Angelina0.430$50,000 to $500,000
June 26, 19608:00 AM GMT-5F2Angelina0.7100$5,000 to $50,000
May 3, 19584:00 AM GMT-5F1Angelina21.3200$5,000 to $50,000
April 14, 19582:15 AM GMT-6F1Angelina3.350$50 to $500
March 5, 195811:20 AM GMT-6F1Angelina1.017$5,000 to $50,000
May 19, 19554:00 PM GMT-5F2Angelina0.567$500 to $5,000
April 30, 19549:00 AM GMT-5F2Trinity68.888325$50,000 to $500,000
December 2, 19532:45 PM GMT-6F1Angelina2.7100$500 to $5,000

Nearby

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What this means

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.

Sources

NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.