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Tornadoes in Cass County, Texas

72 tornadoes have crossed Cass County since 1950, 28th of the 254 counties in Texas with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.1 years. They have killed 1 person and injured 26. 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
72
Deaths
1
Injuries
26
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
EF3, November 4, 2022

The deadliest in Cass County

  1. EF3, Morris and Cass counties, TexasNovember 4, 20221 killed, 8 injured

The strongest

  1. F3, Morris, Cass and Nevada counties, Texas and ArkansasApril 30, 1954F3, 86.3 mi (139 km)
  2. EF3, Morris and Cass counties, TexasNovember 4, 2022EF3, 16.9 mi (27 km)
  3. F3, Cass County, TexasApril 23, 2000F3, 16.0 mi (26 km)
  4. F3, Cass County, TexasNovember 15, 1987F3, 12.2 mi (20 km)
  5. F2, McCurtain, Bowie and Cass counties, Oklahoma and TexasMay 14, 2003F2, 78.3 mi (126 km)
  6. EF2, Upshur, Morris, Marion and Cass counties, TexasMarch 21, 2022EF2, 40.0 mi (64 km)
  7. F2, Cass County, TexasMay 3, 1958F2, 29.0 mi (47 km)
  8. F2, Cass and Miller counties, Texas and ArkansasDecember 23, 1982F2, 25.0 mi (40 km)
  9. EF2, Cass County, TexasNovember 4, 2022EF2, 19.7 mi (32 km)
  10. EF2, Cass County, TexasApril 9, 2009EF2, 16.8 mi (27 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 39 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Cass County. Each year links to every tornado in Texas that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20241EF1
20233EF2
20225116EF3
20201Unrated
20191EF1
201711EF2
20153EF1
20111EF0
20104EF0
20097EF2
20081EF0
20031F2
20006F3
19991F0
19981F1
19971F0
19961F1
19941F0
19911F1
19904F2
19891F1
19883F1
19871F3
19861F0
19842F0
19823F2
19811F1
19801F1
19792F1
19731F2
19711F2
19702F2
19681F2
19671F0
19651F1
19582F2
195512F1
195411F3
195016F2

Every tornado that crossed Cass County

72 tornadoes, newest first. 1 of them touched down in a neighboring state and ran in, so the record files it under that state rather than Texas.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
July 8, 20244:08 PM CDTEF1Cass4.2325$30,000
June 14, 202312:43 PM CDTEF2Cass8.9500$2.0 million
April 5, 20238:44 AM CDTEF0Cass0.250
March 2, 20235:34 PM CSTEF1Cass1.2475$25,000
November 4, 20227:37 PM CDTEF2Cass19.7700$2.0 million
November 4, 20226:44 PM CDTEF3Morris16.965018$5.0 million
March 21, 202211:29 PM CDTEF1Cass2.0200$100,000
March 21, 202211:21 PM CDTEF1Cass1.8150
March 21, 202210:20 PM CDTEF2Upshur40.07008$2.6 million
May 16, 20203:37 PM CDTUnratedCass2.640
October 21, 20193:08 AM CDTEF1Cass9.1150$1,000
January 21, 20174:50 PM CSTEF2Marion to LA13.48001$900,000
December 27, 20155:09 PM CSTEF1Cass1.3200
May 10, 201511:28 PM CDTEF0Marion2.6345
April 24, 20159:16 PM CDTEF1Cass6.2275
April 30, 20119:24 PM CDTEF0Cass2.6150$5,000
October 24, 20103:30 PM CDTEF0Morris3.075
May 1, 20108:29 PM CDTEF0Cass0.9150$50,000
April 23, 20107:44 PM CDTEF0Cass to AR17.6100$30,000
April 23, 20107:34 PM CDTEF0Cass4.850
December 23, 200910:10 PM CSTEF1Cass to AR4.8150$100
December 23, 20095:51 PM CSTEF1Cass0.150
June 10, 200910:15 PM CDTEF0Cass0.575
May 2, 20095:51 PM CDTEF1Cass2.2125
April 9, 20098:41 PM CDTEF0Cass3.875$50,000
April 9, 20098:05 PM CDTEF2Cass16.8190$750,000
April 9, 20097:52 PM CDTEF1Morris5.8150$20,000
October 6, 20085:05 PM CDTEF0Cass1.5100$75,000
May 14, 20038:10 PM CDTF2McCurtain to TX78.3100$250,000
April 23, 20004:58 PM CDTF1Cass12.570
April 23, 20004:58 PM CDTF3Cass16.0880$170,000
April 23, 20004:56 PM CDTF2Cass14.0150$250,000
April 23, 20004:22 PM CDTF2Cass11.8150
April 23, 20004:10 PM CDTF2Morris7.0180$10,000
March 26, 20009:53 PM CSTF0Cass1.820
December 4, 19991:45 PM CSTF0Cass0.90
January 11, 19985:07 PM CSTF1Cass7.030
February 20, 19975:11 PM CSTF0Cass8.050
October 21, 19963:26 PM CDTF1Cass22.025$40,000
May 14, 199410:40 PM CDTF0Cass0.110$500 to $5,000
April 27, 19913:50 PM CDTF1Cass3.0220$500 to $5,000
May 30, 19906:55 PM CDTF2Cass0.210
May 30, 19906:30 PM CDTF2Cass0.210
May 16, 19904:10 PM CDTF2Cass0.210
May 16, 19903:50 PM CDTF1Cass0.210
June 7, 19893:37 PM CDTF1Cass3.0440
November 25, 198811:00 PM CSTF1Cass0.373
November 19, 19881:40 PM CSTF1Cass0.210
April 1, 19885:10 PM CSTF1Marion16.0100
November 15, 19876:35 PM CSTF3Cass12.2200$50,000 to $500,000
April 19, 19863:15 PM CSTF0Cass0.210
April 10, 19845:30 PM CSTF0Cass0.510under $50
March 27, 19847:40 PM CSTF0Cass0.540$500 to $5,000
December 23, 198212:37 PM CSTF2Cass to AR25.0123$500,000 to $5 million
May 13, 19824:49 PM CDTF1Cass1.073$5,000 to $50,000
April 25, 19828:42 PM CDTF1Cass6.050under $50
February 21, 19815:30 PM CSTF1Cass0.110
April 11, 19803:10 PM CSTF1Cass1.050
May 3, 19796:55 PM CDTF1Cass0.110
April 1, 197912:25 PM CSTF1Cass0.110
November 24, 19735:50 PM CSTF2Cass0.110$500 to $5,000
November 18, 19711:30 AM CSTF2Cass1.3333$50,000 to $500,000
April 25, 19708:05 AM CSTF2Morris14.9100
March 3, 19708:10 AM CSTF1Cass0.3100$500 to $5,000
December 27, 19681:10 PM GMT-6F2Cass1.023$5,000 to $50,000
May 1, 196712:00 PM GMT-5F0Cass0.5300
December 11, 19655:45 PM GMT-6F1Cass0.233$50 to $500
May 28, 19587:40 AM GMT-5F2Cass2.0100$500 to $5,000
May 3, 19583:30 AM GMT-5F2Cass29.0133$5,000 to $50,000
April 6, 19554:00 AM GMT-6F1Cass0.11002$500 to $5,000
April 30, 195411:00 AM GMT-5F3Morris to AR86.3501$5,000 to $50,000
February 11, 195011:55 PM GMT-6F2Morris4.5676$50,000 to $500,000

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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.