Tornadoes · United States · Texas

Tornadoes in Eastland County, Texas

58 tornadoes have crossed Eastland County since 1950, 54th of the 254 counties in Texas with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.3 years. They have killed 1 person and injured 8. 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
58
Deaths
1
Injuries
8
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
EF3, May 9, 2015

The deadliest in Eastland County

  1. EF3, Eastland County, TexasMay 9, 20151 killed, 2 injured

The strongest

  1. EF3, Eastland County, TexasMay 9, 2015EF3, 3.8 mi (6 km)
  2. EF2, Eastland County, TexasDecember 13, 2022EF2, 11.1 mi (18 km)
  3. F2, Eastland County, TexasMarch 17, 1975F2, 8.5 mi (14 km)
  4. F2, Eastland County, TexasFebruary 19, 1954F2, 3.0 mi (5 km)
  5. EF2, Eastland County, TexasMay 25, 2024EF2, 2.5 mi (4 km)
  6. F2, Eastland County, TexasOctober 22, 1970F2, 1.0 mi (2 km)
  7. F2, Eastland County, TexasApril 19, 1957F2, 0.3 mi (0 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 33 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Eastland County. Each year links to every tornado in Texas that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20251EF0
20241EF2
20221EF2
2015212EF3
20071EF0
20061F0
20033F0
20022F1
20012F0
20001F0
19971F0
19961F0
19951F0
19931F1
19901F1
19892F0
19882F1
19861F0
19852F0
19833F0
19823F1
19794F1
19751F2
19741F1
197123F1
19705F2
19672F0
19661F1
19641F0
19601F0
19572F2
195531F1
195422F2

Every tornado that crossed Eastland County

58 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
May 18, 20256:47 PM CDTEF0Eastland3.3200
May 25, 20245:42 PM CDTEF2Eastland2.570$100,000
December 13, 20225:35 AM CSTEF2Eastland11.1355
May 9, 20155:15 PM CDTEF0Eastland0.120$90,000
May 9, 20154:32 PM CDTEF3Eastland3.81,40012$300,000
March 30, 200711:20 AM CDTEF0Eastland1.030
May 5, 20068:48 PM CDTF0Eastland0.125
May 15, 200311:13 PM CDTF0Eastland0.150
May 15, 200310:00 PM CDTF0Eastland12.0300$100,000
May 7, 20038:00 PM CDTF0Eastland0.350
March 30, 20024:10 PM CSTF0Eastland0.130
March 30, 20023:59 PM CSTF1Eastland1.0100$50,000
June 14, 20015:52 PM CDTF0Eastland0.110
April 22, 20016:25 PM CDTF0Eastland50.02$20,000
October 22, 200012:40 PM CDTF0Eastland2.520$30,000
June 16, 19978:16 PM CDTF0Eastland0.123
May 30, 19967:08 PM CDTF0Eastland0.120
May 7, 19957:30 PM CDTF0Eastland18.010$5,000 to $50,000
June 16, 19934:55 PM CDTF1Eastland0.110$5,000 to $50,000
April 5, 19908:30 PM CDTF1Eastland2.050
June 7, 19893:20 PM CDTF0Eastland0.210
March 28, 19897:05 PM CSTF0Eastland0.210
July 3, 198812:28 PM CDTF1Eastland0.210
April 29, 19887:29 PM CDTF1Eastland0.330$500 to $5,000
March 11, 19863:20 PM CSTF0Eastland0.530
May 12, 19859:42 PM CDTF0Eastland0.530$50,000 to $500,000
April 27, 19855:32 PM CSTF0Eastland0.530
June 3, 19836:35 PM CDTF0Eastland0.117under $50
March 29, 19839:05 PM CSTF0Eastland0.133under $50
March 3, 19835:40 PM CSTF0Eastland0.633$500 to $5,000
May 27, 198212:43 AM CDTF0Eastland0.110under $50
May 12, 19822:28 PM CDTF0Eastland0.110under $50
March 14, 19823:15 AM CSTF1Callahan5.0100
August 21, 197910:30 PM CDTF0Eastland0.110
August 21, 19794:50 PM CDTF0Eastland10.550$500 to $5,000
May 28, 19797:25 PM CDTF1Eastland4.910
March 31, 19793:15 PM CSTF1Eastland0.110
March 17, 19756:05 PM CDTF2Eastland8.510$50,000 to $500,000
October 30, 19743:00 PM CSTF1Eastland0.110$500 to $5,000
June 15, 19714:00 PM CDTF1Eastland2.020$5,000 to $50,000
April 28, 19716:00 PM CDTF1Eastland9.14403$50,000 to $500,000
October 22, 19705:30 PM CDTF1Eastland1.020
October 22, 19705:00 PM CDTF2Eastland1.033$50 to $500
October 22, 19705:00 PM CDTF1Eastland0.517
June 21, 19705:40 PM CDTF0Eastland0.827
June 21, 19705:40 PM CDTF1Eastland1.033
May 30, 196710:00 PM GMT-5F0Eastland0.533
May 30, 196710:00 PM GMT-5F0Eastland0.533
April 29, 19664:00 PM GMT-5F1Eastland2.033
August 27, 19648:30 PM GMT-5F0Eastland0.167
May 18, 19606:30 PM GMT-5F0Eastland0.633
April 26, 19572:10 PM GMT-6F0Eastland0.117under $50
April 19, 19575:30 AM GMT-6F2Eastland0.317$500 to $5,000
June 16, 19552:20 AM GMT-5F0Eastland0.110
June 8, 19554:00 PM GMT-5F0Eastland2.0101
May 11, 19555:15 PM GMT-5F1Eastland17.510$50,000 to $500,000
May 6, 19544:00 PM GMT-5F1Eastland1.017
February 19, 19545:20 AM GMT-6F2Eastland3.0172$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.