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Tornadoes in Brazoria County, Texas

98 tornadoes have crossed Brazoria County since 1950, 11th of the 254 counties in Texas with a tornado on record, an average of 1.3 a year. They have killed 1 person and injured 56. 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
98
Deaths
1
Injuries
56
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F3, March 8, 1976

The deadliest in Brazoria County

  1. EF2, Brazoria County, TexasDecember 28, 20241 killed, 5 injured

The strongest

  1. F3, Brazoria and Galveston counties, TexasMarch 8, 1976F3, 12.7 mi (20 km)
  2. F3, Brazoria County, TexasApril 18, 1966F3, 2.0 mi (3 km)
  3. F2, Brazoria County, TexasSeptember 20, 1967F2, 13.8 mi (22 km)
  4. F2, Brazoria County, TexasFebruary 11, 1950F2, 9.9 mi (16 km)
  5. EF2, Brazoria County, TexasDecember 28, 2024EF2, 8.9 mi (14 km)
  6. F2, Brazoria County, TexasFebruary 9, 1983F2, 8.0 mi (13 km)
  7. F2, Brazoria County, TexasMay 3, 1981F2, 7.2 mi (12 km)
  8. EF2, Brazoria and Galveston counties, TexasOctober 31, 2015EF2, 4.2 mi (7 km)
  9. F2, Brazoria County, TexasAugust 4, 1970F2, 0.1 mi (0 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 41 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Brazoria County. Each year links to every tornado in Texas that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
2024215EF2
20231EF0
20221EF0
20182EF0
20178EF1
201585EF2
20124EF0
20071EF0
20061F0
200321F0
20022F0
20015F1
20001F0
19991F0
19982F0
19973F0
19941F0
19934F1
19923F1
19912F0
19892F0
198399F2
19822F1
1981410F2
19801F0
19791F1
1976318F3
19751F0
19741F0
19732F1
197238F1
19703F2
19682F0
19672F2
19661F3
19631F1
19591F0
19581F0
19572F1
19561F0
19501F2

Every tornado that crossed Brazoria County

98 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
December 28, 202412:53 PM CSTEF2Brazoria8.930015
January 5, 20245:56 AM CSTEF0Brazoria0.6200
January 24, 20232:07 PM CSTEF0Brazoria2.550
March 22, 20227:21 AM CDTEF0Brazoria0.130$1,000
October 31, 20189:54 PM CDTEF0Brazoria0.130$30,000
March 29, 20182:16 AM CDTEF0Brazoria0.020$1,000
August 25, 201712:50 AM CDTEF1Brazoria1.650$1.0 million
August 25, 201712:28 AM CDTEF0Brazoria4.350$50,000
August 25, 201710:44 PM CDTEF0Brazoria4.850$100,000
August 25, 20176:11 PM CDTEF0Brazoria4.050$100,000
August 25, 20173:30 PM CDTEF0Brazoria0.230$30,000
May 22, 20179:35 AM CDTEF0Brazoria0.220$200,000
March 5, 201712:05 PM CSTEF0Brazoria0.020
February 14, 20178:40 AM CSTEF0Brazoria1.5150$100,000
October 31, 20155:28 AM CDTEF2Brazoria4.250$3.0 million
October 31, 20155:21 AM CDTEF1Brazoria0.2403$50,000
October 31, 20155:21 AM CDTEF1Brazoria0.9302$200,000
October 31, 20154:23 AM CDTEF0Brazoria3.750$200,000
October 31, 20154:19 AM CDTEF0Brazoria0.940$50,000
October 31, 20154:04 AM CDTEF0Brazoria1.040$50,000
October 31, 20153:32 AM CDTEF1Brazoria1.240$50,000
October 24, 20159:14 AM CDTEF0Brazoria0.630$20,000
January 25, 201212:05 PM CSTEF0Brazoria0.275$15,000
January 9, 201211:34 AM CSTEF0Brazoria0.350$10,000
January 9, 201211:32 AM CSTEF0Brazoria0.150$20,000
January 9, 201211:15 AM CSTEF0Brazoria0.150$15,000
April 25, 200712:05 PM CDTEF0Brazoria0.320
May 14, 20064:40 PM CDTF0Brazoria1.030$10,000
November 17, 20032:50 PM CSTF0Brazoria1.0751$70,000
October 9, 20035:45 PM CDTF0Brazoria1.050$2,000
September 7, 20021:30 AM CDTF0Brazoria0.20$30,000
September 6, 200212:45 AM CDTF0Brazoria0.10$10,000
December 12, 20012:30 AM CSTF0Brazoria1.030$200,000
December 12, 20012:20 AM CSTF1Brazoria1.575$200,000
August 30, 20019:05 PM CDTF0Brazoria0.530$10,000
August 30, 20016:25 PM CDTF0Brazoria0.540$40,000
June 5, 20015:30 PM CDTF0Brazoria0.530$40,000
May 2, 20003:30 AM CDTF0Brazoria1.050$30,000
March 28, 19994:35 AM CSTF0Brazoria0.30$50,000
October 4, 19981:35 AM CDTF0Brazoria0.150$10,000
February 16, 19986:03 PM CSTF0Brazoria0.250$30,000
November 5, 19976:00 AM CSTF0Brazoria0.123$10,000
July 16, 19977:15 PM CDTF0Brazoria0.520$50,000
April 11, 19975:15 AM CDTF0Brazoria0.223$30,000
September 10, 199412:30 PM CDTF0Brazoria0.530$5,000 to $50,000
November 16, 19937:10 AM CSTF0Brazoria0.110$50 to $500
June 26, 19933:31 PM CDTF0Brazoria0.110
April 14, 19933:00 PM CDTF1Brazoria0.2100$5,000 to $50,000
February 25, 199311:45 AM CSTF0Brazoria1.0100$500 to $5,000
November 21, 19923:10 PM CSTF1Harris2.5200$50,000 to $500,000
February 22, 19926:59 AM CSTF0Brazoria0.110$500 to $5,000
February 22, 19926:15 AM CSTF1Brazoria0.220$5,000 to $50,000
May 4, 199111:05 PM CDTF0Brazoria0.210$5,000 to $50,000
January 18, 199110:20 AM CSTF0Brazoria0.410$50,000 to $500,000
January 29, 19892:20 PM CSTF0Brazoria0.210$5,000 to $50,000
January 29, 19891:53 PM CSTF0Brazoria0.210$5,000 to $50,000
August 18, 19837:35 PM CDTF0Brazoria0.330under $50
August 18, 19837:30 PM CDTF0Brazoria0.330under $50
August 18, 19833:20 AM CDTF0Brazoria0.330under $50
July 15, 198311:55 AM CDTF1Brazoria0.7602$50,000 to $500,000
March 26, 19836:40 AM CSTF0Brazoria0.320$500 to $5,000
March 26, 19836:30 AM CSTF1Brazoria0.5707$50,000 to $500,000
March 16, 19837:20 AM CSTF0Brazoria0.320$5,000 to $50,000
February 9, 19832:25 PM CSTF2Brazoria8.050$5,000 to $50,000
January 31, 19831:07 PM CSTF1Brazoria1.020$50,000 to $500,000
May 13, 19823:40 PM CDTF1Brazoria0.227$50,000 to $500,000
May 6, 19825:30 PM CDTF1Brazoria0.440$5,000 to $50,000
August 31, 198112:45 PM CDTF1Brazoria0.443$5,000 to $50,000
August 31, 19819:15 AM CDTF1Brazoria0.330$50,000 to $500,000
June 3, 19811:05 AM CDTF0Brazoria0.120$500 to $5,000
May 3, 19817:40 PM CDTF2Brazoria7.27310$50,000 to $500,000
September 6, 198010:55 AM CDTF0Brazoria0.2200
September 18, 19792:30 PM CDTF1Brazoria0.110$5,000 to $50,000
September 26, 19761:30 PM CDTF1Brazoria0.520
March 8, 19761:35 PM CSTF1Brazoria0.110$50,000 to $500,000
March 8, 19761:01 PM CSTF3Brazoria12.720018$500,000 to $5 million
June 27, 197510:45 AM CDTF0Brazoria0.110
September 13, 197412:45 PM CDTF0Brazoria0.213under $50
June 20, 19731:30 PM CDTF1Brazoria0.233$5,000 to $50,000
June 5, 19737:55 PM CDTF1Brazoria1.950
May 12, 19721:15 PM CDTF1Brazoria0.310$500 to $5,000
May 12, 19725:45 AM CDTF1Brazoria0.1201
May 12, 19725:43 AM CDTF1Fort Bend4.9507$50,000 to $500,000
August 11, 19707:30 PM CDTF1Brazoria2.0150$500 to $5,000
August 4, 19707:45 PM CDTF2Brazoria0.110$500 to $5,000
May 15, 197010:35 AM CDTF1Harris28.917
September 15, 19688:00 AM GMT-5F0Brazoria0.150
August 8, 19681:15 PM GMT-5F0Brazoria0.113
September 21, 196712:10 PM GMT-5F0Brazoria0.110
September 20, 19679:20 AM GMT-5F2Brazoria13.810$500 to $5,000
April 18, 196612:53 AM GMT-6F3Brazoria2.050
June 28, 19639:00 AM GMT-5F1Brazoria1.033
August 13, 19592:09 PM GMT-5F0Brazoria0.3100under $50
July 10, 19581:15 PM GMT-5F0Brazoria2.050under $50
March 17, 19575:00 PM GMT-6F0Brazoria0.110
March 17, 19573:18 PM GMT-6F1Brazoria6.440$50,000 to $500,000
February 8, 195611:00 AM GMT-6F0Brazoria0.310
February 11, 19501:10 PM GMT-6F2Brazoria9.9400$5,000 to $50,000

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.