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Tornadoes in Bastrop County, Texas

35 tornadoes have crossed Bastrop County since 1950, 128th of the 254 counties in Texas with a tornado on record, an average of one every 2.2 years. They have killed 1 person and injured 11. 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
35
Deaths
1
Injuries
11
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F3, April 7, 1980

The deadliest in Bastrop County

  1. F3, Williamson, Travis, Bastrop and Lee counties, TexasApril 7, 19801 killed, 5 injured

The strongest

  1. F3, Williamson, Travis, Bastrop and Lee counties, TexasApril 7, 1980F3, 31.7 mi (51 km)
  2. F3, Bastrop and Williamson counties, TexasApril 24, 1957F3, 14.7 mi (24 km)
  3. F3, Bastrop County, TexasApril 28, 1953F3, 0.5 mi (1 km)
  4. F2, Bastrop, Lee and Burleson counties, TexasApril 26, 1957F2, 40.5 mi (65 km)
  5. F2, Williamson, Bastrop and Milam counties, TexasNovember 17, 1971F2, 31.7 mi (51 km)
  6. F2, Bastrop County, TexasAugust 10, 1980F2, 18.8 mi (30 km)
  7. F2, Travis and Bastrop counties, TexasMay 2, 1977F2, 17.7 mi (28 km)
  8. EF2, Bastrop and Travis counties, TexasMarch 21, 2022EF2, 12.0 mi (19 km)
  9. F2, Bastrop County, TexasJanuary 14, 1991F2, 5.0 mi (8 km)
  10. F2, Bastrop County, TexasMay 18, 1965F2, 1.0 mi (2 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 22 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Bastrop County. Each year links to every tornado in Texas that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20222EF2
20211EF0
20202EF0
20171EF0
201521EF1
20141EF0
20121EF0
20051F0
20002F0
199821F1
19942F0
19914F2
1980415F3
19771F2
19741F1
19711F2
19701F0
19651F2
19621F0
195721F3
19541F1
195313F3

Every tornado that crossed Bastrop County

35 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
March 21, 20226:54 PM CDTEF0Bastrop5.550
March 21, 20226:30 PM CDTEF2Bastrop12.0500
May 28, 20217:31 PM CDTEF0Bastrop1.450$5,000
May 12, 202011:28 AM CDTUnratedBastrop0.120
May 12, 202010:54 AM CDTEF0Bastrop2.620$50,000
May 23, 20175:37 PM CDTEF0Bastrop1.8200$100,000
May 25, 20154:24 PM CDTEF1Bastrop3.04401
May 23, 20159:43 PM CDTEF1Bastrop0.8200
May 26, 201411:46 AM CDTEF0Bastrop0.530$10,000
January 25, 20125:30 AM CSTEF0Bastrop2.930$5,000
March 25, 200510:02 PM CSTF0Bastrop0.2100$40,000
November 12, 20003:45 PM CSTF0Bastrop0.320
November 12, 20001:50 PM CSTF0Bastrop1.030$10,000
October 17, 19982:10 PM CDTF1Bastrop0.2100$50,000
October 17, 19981:30 PM CDTF1Bastrop0.11001$30,000
May 13, 19943:15 PM CDTF0Bastrop0.230$500 to $5,000
May 13, 19942:45 PM CDTF0Bastrop0.230$500 to $5,000
April 28, 19913:58 PM CDTF0Bastrop0.210
April 17, 19916:51 PM CDTF0Bastrop0.210
January 14, 19916:14 PM CSTF2Bastrop5.060$50,000 to $500,000
January 14, 19915:50 PM CSTF0Bastrop0.220$50 to $500
August 10, 19802:30 PM CDTF0Bastrop11.127$500 to $5,000
August 10, 19802:15 PM CDTF0Bastrop11.750
August 10, 19802:00 PM CDTF2Bastrop18.877
April 7, 19804:48 PM CSTF3Williamson31.710015$50,000 to $500,000
May 2, 19775:50 PM CDTF2Travis17.710$500 to $5,000
March 20, 19746:30 PM CDTF1Bastrop1.150$500 to $5,000
November 17, 19713:30 PM CSTF2Williamson31.733$50,000 to $500,000
October 23, 19701:00 PM CDTF0Bastrop0.517
May 18, 19657:55 AM GMT-5F2Bastrop1.017$500 to $5,000
September 5, 19626:55 PM GMT-5F0Bastrop2.033
April 26, 19572:30 AM GMT-6F2Bastrop40.510$500 to $5,000
April 24, 19572:20 PM GMT-6F3Bastrop14.78801$50,000 to $500,000
May 19, 19542:25 PM GMT-5F1Bastrop0.110$500 to $5,000
April 28, 19537:15 PM GMT-5F3Bastrop0.52003$5,000 to $50,000

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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.