Tornadoes · United States · Texas

Tornadoes in Collingsworth County, Texas

44 tornadoes have crossed Collingsworth County since 1950, 95th 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 18. 1 was rated F4 or EF4 and 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
18
F4 and above
1
Worst on record
F4, May 25, 1955

The deadliest in Collingsworth County

  1. F4, Collingsworth, Wheeler and Roger Mills counties, Texas and OklahomaMay 25, 19552 killed, 18 injured

The strongest

  1. F4, Collingsworth, Wheeler and Roger Mills counties, Texas and OklahomaMay 25, 1955F4, 45.1 mi (73 km)
  2. F3, Collingsworth County, TexasMay 16, 1977F3, 16.7 mi (27 km)
  3. F3, Collingsworth County, TexasJune 17, 1955F3, 16.2 mi (26 km)
  4. F3, Collingsworth and Wheeler counties, TexasMay 15, 1991F3, 15.0 mi (24 km)
  5. F3, Collingsworth and Wheeler counties, TexasMay 16, 1977F3, 12.1 mi (19 km)
  6. F3, Collingsworth County, TexasJune 3, 1965F3, 8.8 mi (14 km)
  7. F2, Collingsworth County, TexasMay 29, 1980F2, 16.2 mi (26 km)
  8. F2, Collingsworth County, TexasJune 1, 1981F2, 5.7 mi (9 km)
  9. F2, Collingsworth County, TexasMay 28, 1980F2, 0.1 mi (0 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 26 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Collingsworth County. Each year links to every tornado in Texas that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20222EF0
20191EF0
20173EF0
20151EF1
20121EF0
20082EF0
20072EF1
20021F0
19974F1
19932F0
19921F0
19911F3
19861F0
19842F0
19813F2
19802F2
19791F1
19781F0
19772F3
19761F0
19742F1
19722F1
19662F1
19651F3
19552218F4
19531F0

Every tornado that crossed Collingsworth County

44 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
May 31, 20225:54 PM CDTEF0Harmon to OK2.4180$50,000
May 31, 20225:42 PM CDTEF0Collingsworth1.8125
May 20, 20193:29 PM CDTEF0Collingsworth0.350
May 16, 20175:50 PM CDTEF0Collingsworth2.325
May 16, 20175:45 PM CDTEF0Collingsworth0.325
March 28, 20175:57 PM CDTEF0Collingsworth3.150
May 16, 20152:40 PM CDTEF1Donley22.5100
April 30, 20128:30 PM CDTEF0Collingsworth1.3150
May 26, 20086:43 PM CDTEF0Collingsworth0.025
May 26, 20086:26 PM CDTEF0Collingsworth0.125
May 5, 20077:27 PM CDTEF1Collingsworth7.0200
May 5, 20077:20 PM CDTEF0Collingsworth2.8100
May 5, 20029:15 PM CDTF0Collingsworth0.225
June 11, 199710:10 PM CDTF1Collingsworth9.0100
June 11, 19978:22 PM CDTF0Collingsworth0.123
June 11, 19978:09 PM CDTF0Collingsworth0.550
June 11, 19977:49 PM CDTF1Collingsworth0.5200
May 7, 19936:45 PM CDTF0Collingsworth1.0100
May 7, 19936:31 PM CDTF0Collingsworth1.0100
June 19, 19928:21 PM CDTF0Collingsworth0.110
May 15, 19919:17 PM CDTF3Collingsworth15.0450$50,000 to $500,000
October 1, 19867:40 PM CDTF0Collingsworth0.230
June 27, 19845:30 PM CDTF0Collingsworth0.110
June 27, 19845:30 PM CDTF0Collingsworth0.110
June 2, 198110:00 PM CDTF1Collingsworth1.040$50 to $500
June 1, 19816:30 PM CDTF2Collingsworth5.750$50,000 to $500,000
June 1, 19816:20 PM CDTF0Collingsworth0.320under $50
May 29, 19805:37 PM CDTF2Collingsworth16.2160$50 to $500
May 28, 198012:55 AM CDTF2Collingsworth0.110$50 to $500
March 18, 19793:10 AM CSTF1Collingsworth13.3500$50,000 to $500,000
May 27, 19783:00 AM CDTF0Collingsworth2.030
May 16, 19775:05 PM CDTF3Collingsworth12.1500$500 to $5,000
May 16, 19774:10 PM CDTF3Collingsworth16.7500$500 to $5,000
April 7, 19765:50 PM CSTF0Collingsworth0.110
April 28, 197411:20 PM CDTF1Collingsworth1.020
April 10, 197410:10 PM CDTF1Collingsworth2.010
May 4, 19725:15 PM CDTF1Collingsworth0.550$500 to $5,000
April 29, 19727:30 PM CSTF1Collingsworth11.1880$50,000 to $500,000
August 18, 19665:00 PM GMT-5F1Collingsworth2.033
August 18, 19665:00 PM GMT-5F0Collingsworth1.023
June 3, 196511:00 PM GMT-5F3Collingsworth8.810$50,000 to $500,000
June 17, 19558:10 PM GMT-5F3Collingsworth16.267$50,000 to $500,000
May 25, 19554:17 PM GMT-5F4Collingsworth to OK45.11,100218$50,000 to $500,000
June 5, 19532:30 PM GMT-5F0Collingsworth0.110

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.