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Tornadoes in Chambers County, Texas

34 tornadoes have crossed Chambers County since 1950, 131st of the 254 counties in Texas with a tornado on record, an average of one every 2.2 years. They have killed 4 people and injured 10. 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
34
Deaths
4
Injuries
10
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F3, May 27, 1969

The deadliest in Chambers County

  1. F3, Chambers County, TexasMay 27, 19693 killed
  2. F3, Chambers and Jefferson counties, TexasOctober 28, 19741 killed

The strongest

  1. EF3, Chambers, Jefferson and Cameron counties, Texas and LouisianaDecember 28, 2024EF3, 67.9 mi (109 km)
  2. F3, Chambers and Jefferson counties, TexasOctober 28, 1974F3, 9.6 mi (15 km)
  3. F3, Chambers County, TexasMay 27, 1969F3, 1.5 mi (2 km)
  4. F2, Chambers, Jefferson and Hardin counties, TexasOctober 28, 1974F2, 20.5 mi (33 km)
  5. F2, Chambers County, TexasAugust 13, 1959F2, 5.6 mi (9 km)
  6. F2, Chambers County, TexasJune 5, 1981F2, 1.5 mi (2 km)
  7. F2, Chambers County, TexasMarch 9, 1971F2, 0.5 mi (1 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 27 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Chambers County. Each year links to every tornado in Texas that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
202412EF3
20231EF0
20181EF1
20171EF0
20121EF0
20061F0
200335F1
20011F0
20001F1
19951F0
19941F0
19932F1
19921F1
19891F0
19832F0
19821F1
198131F2
198011F1
19751F0
197421F3
19731F0
197111F2
196913F3
19621F0
19611F0
19591F2
19541F1

Every tornado that crossed Chambers County

34 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
December 28, 20242:26 PM CSTEF3Chambers to LA67.98802$500,000
January 24, 20232:58 PM CSTEF0Chambers2.430
October 31, 20189:57 PM CDTEF1Chambers0.4100$50,000
March 29, 20173:35 PM CDTEF0Chambers0.130
August 21, 20125:50 PM CDTEF0Chambers0.420
July 8, 200610:25 AM CDTF0Chambers0.230
November 17, 200311:35 PM CSTF1Chambers1.050$300,000
November 17, 20035:30 PM CSTF1Chambers0.51005$100,000
November 17, 20034:50 PM CSTF0Chambers0.125
August 31, 20011:56 PM CDTF0Chambers1.030
April 3, 20004:04 AM CDTF1Chambers2.0100$100,000
July 30, 199510:30 PM CDTF0Chambers0.110$5,000 to $50,000
May 28, 19946:49 PM CDTF0Chambers0.110
November 16, 199312:19 PM CSTF1Chambers0.2100$5,000 to $50,000
May 18, 19934:00 PM CDTF0Chambers0.123$5,000 to $50,000
March 18, 19927:36 PM CSTF1Chambers0.530$5,000 to $50,000
October 15, 198910:24 PM CDTF0Chambers0.210
May 20, 19832:35 PM CDTF0Chambers0.320under $50
May 20, 19831:55 PM CDTF0Chambers0.320$50,000 to $500,000
July 14, 19821:20 PM CDTF1Chambers0.127$500 to $5,000
September 2, 19814:03 PM CDTF1Chambers0.110$5,000 to $50,000
June 5, 19819:30 AM CDTF0Chambers0.730$5,000 to $50,000
June 5, 19814:30 AM CDTF2Chambers1.5601$50,000 to $500,000
September 19, 19802:10 PM CDTF1Chambers0.2371$5,000 to $50,000
April 10, 19752:00 PM CDTF0Chambers0.110$500 to $5,000
October 28, 19745:00 PM CSTF3Chambers9.6671
October 28, 197411:40 AM CSTF2Chambers20.510$50,000 to $500,000
March 23, 19737:30 PM CSTF0Chambers0.110
March 9, 197110:15 PM CSTF2Chambers0.5201$5,000 to $50,000
May 27, 196912:45 PM GMT-5F3Chambers1.5673$5,000 to $50,000
June 3, 19625:35 PM GMT-5F0Chambers1.033
July 9, 19616:30 PM GMT-5F0Chambers3.0150
August 13, 195910:45 AM GMT-5F2Chambers5.617$50 to $500
May 12, 19542:20 AM GMT-5F1Chambers0.110

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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.