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Tornadoes in Erath County, Texas

46 tornadoes have crossed Erath County since 1950, 84th of the 254 counties in Texas with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.7 years. They have killed 0 people and injured 2. 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
46
Deaths
0
Injuries
2
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F3, May 12, 1982

The strongest

  1. F3, Erath and Palo Pinto counties, TexasMay 12, 1982F3, 9.0 mi (14 km)
  2. F2, Erath County, TexasApril 19, 1976F2, 11.1 mi (18 km)
  3. F2, Erath County, TexasMay 31, 1976F2, 4.1 mi (7 km)
  4. F2, Comanche and Erath counties, TexasApril 25, 1990F2, 4.0 mi (6 km)
  5. F2, Erath County, TexasMay 4, 1960F2, 0.3 mi (0 km)
  6. F2, Erath County, TexasApril 28, 1971F2, 0.1 mi (0 km)

Every year with a tornado

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

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20251EF1
20221EF1
20162EF1
20153EF0
20111EF0
20083EF0
20071EF0
20063F1
20021F0
19992F0
19961F0
19951F0
19942F0
19903F2
19891F1
19881F1
19861F0
19841F1
198252F3
19803F1
19763F2
19711F2
19671F0
19621F1
19602F2
19501F1

Every tornado that crossed Erath County

46 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
April 19, 20258:20 PM CDTEF1Erath6.850$1.0 million
December 13, 20227:34 AM CSTEF1Erath0.744
March 8, 20166:55 AM CSTEF1Erath2.2100$500,000
March 8, 20166:30 AM CSTEF0Erath0.3100$130,000
May 9, 20156:58 PM CDTEF0Erath0.380
April 26, 20156:58 PM CDTEF0Erath0.850
April 26, 20154:30 PM CDTEF0Erath1.370
April 25, 20111:55 PM CDTEF0Hood2.5150
May 14, 20088:30 PM CDTEF0Erath0.330
April 23, 20086:58 PM CDTEF0Erath7.2125$50,000
April 23, 20086:56 PM CDTEF0Erath2.250$20,000
March 30, 200712:43 PM CDTEF0Erath1.030
December 29, 20061:45 PM CSTF0Erath1.440
December 29, 20061:35 PM CSTF0Erath4.050$15,000
December 29, 20061:20 PM CSTF1Erath8.075$25,000
March 30, 20024:20 PM CSTF0Erath0.130
June 1, 19999:22 PM CDTF0Erath0.110
June 1, 19997:00 PM CDTF0Erath0.120$2,000
October 21, 199611:10 AM CDTF0Erath0.130
May 7, 19959:20 PM CDTF0Erath0.110$5,000 to $50,000
April 26, 19948:50 PM CDTF0Erath0.110$5,000 to $50,000
April 26, 19946:05 PM CDTF0Erath0.110
April 25, 199010:14 PM CDTF1Erath4.050
April 25, 19907:55 PM CDTF1Comanche2.050
April 25, 19906:25 PM CDTF2Comanche4.050$5 million to $50 million
May 2, 19898:15 PM CDTF1Erath0.210
September 29, 19881:50 AM CDTF1Erath0.550
April 18, 19867:00 PM CSTF0Erath0.210
February 26, 19844:00 AM CSTF1Erath0.330$5,000 to $50,000
June 20, 19824:25 PM CDTF1Erath2.050under $50
June 15, 19829:30 PM CDTF1Erath3.050$5,000 to $50,000
May 12, 19828:55 PM CDTF1Comanche10.050$50 to $500
May 12, 19823:10 PM CDTF3Erath9.01002$50,000 to $500,000
May 12, 19821:24 PM CDTF0Erath0.110under $50
June 20, 19808:20 PM CDTF1Erath0.110
April 24, 19805:45 PM CSTF0Erath0.110
April 24, 19805:30 PM CSTF1Erath0.110$5,000 to $50,000
May 31, 19765:55 PM CDTF1Erath0.110
May 31, 19764:55 PM CDTF2Erath4.110
April 19, 19767:30 PM CSTF2Erath11.1300$5,000 to $50,000
April 28, 19715:50 PM CDTF2Erath0.110$50,000 to $500,000
May 30, 19679:20 PM GMT-5F0Erath0.517
March 20, 19629:30 AM GMT-6F1Erath0.567$5,000 to $50,000
May 4, 19607:20 PM GMT-5F1Erath0.210$500 to $5,000
May 4, 19607:10 PM GMT-5F2Erath0.333$500 to $5,000
February 12, 19501:15 AM GMT-6F1Erath2.3233$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.