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Tornadoes in Fisher County, Texas

51 tornadoes have crossed Fisher County since 1950, 75th of the 254 counties in Texas with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.5 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
51
Deaths
0
Injuries
2
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F2, May 12, 1994

The strongest

  1. F2, Scurry and Fisher counties, TexasApril 26, 1963F2, 19.0 mi (31 km)
  2. F2, Fisher County, TexasJune 7, 1962F2, 3.6 mi (6 km)
  3. F2, Fisher County, TexasMay 12, 1994F2, 2.0 mi (3 km)
  4. F2, Fisher County, TexasAugust 31, 1965F2, 2.0 mi (3 km)
  5. F2, Fisher County, TexasMay 31, 1962F2, 1.0 mi (2 km)
  6. F2, Fisher County, TexasApril 12, 1967F2, 0.3 mi (0 km)
  7. F2, Fisher County, TexasApril 12, 1967F2, 0.2 mi (0 km)

Every year with a tornado

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

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20231Unrated
20192Unrated
20171EF0
20161EF0
20151EF0
20131EF0
20091EF0
20082EF0
200711EF0
20051F1
20042F0
20031F0
20021F0
20002F0
19993F0
19971F1
19941F2
199131F1
19904F0
19861F0
19851F0
19841F0
19791F0
19751F0
19741F1
19731F1
19711F1
19672F2
19653F2
19642F1
19632F2
19623F2
19551F1

Every tornado that crossed Fisher County

51 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
June 17, 20236:45 PM CDTUnratedFisher1.050
May 20, 20199:08 PM CDTUnratedFisher0.030
April 22, 20197:17 PM CDTUnratedFisher0.140
March 28, 20174:36 PM CDTEF0Fisher0.125
April 16, 20166:24 PM CDTEF0Fisher1.250
May 25, 20159:45 AM CDTEF0Fisher1.140
May 23, 20136:12 PM CDTEF0Fisher1.0175$100,000
June 2, 20094:43 PM CDTEF0Fisher0.1250
April 23, 20083:40 PM CDTEF0Fisher0.150
April 23, 20082:54 PM CDTEF0Fisher0.150
March 30, 200712:02 PM CDTEF0Nolan7.2751$14,000
June 12, 20057:30 PM CDTF1Fisher0.550
May 26, 20047:10 PM CDTF0Fisher0.120
May 26, 20047:08 PM CDTF0Fisher0.120
April 5, 20033:00 PM CSTF0Fisher0.120
May 4, 20029:18 PM CDTF0Fisher1.040
March 22, 20008:22 PM CSTF0Fisher0.120
March 22, 20007:51 PM CSTF0Fisher0.120
June 11, 199910:37 PM CDTF0Fisher0.110
June 6, 19997:34 PM CDTF0Fisher0.110
April 13, 19998:30 PM CDTF0Fisher0.110
June 16, 19978:10 PM CDTF1Fisher1.050$30,000
May 12, 19947:40 PM CDTF2Fisher2.073$50,000 to $500,000
June 14, 19919:20 PM CDTF1Scurry4.550$500 to $5,000
May 2, 19912:38 PM CDTF1Fisher0.6501$5,000 to $50,000
May 2, 19912:25 PM CDTF0Fisher0.777$50 to $500
April 15, 19906:38 PM CDTF0Fisher0.870
April 15, 19906:10 PM CDTF0Fisher0.973
April 5, 19905:45 PM CDTF0Fisher0.870
April 5, 19905:24 PM CDTF0Fisher0.540
April 25, 19867:14 PM CSTF0Fisher0.230
April 28, 19859:15 PM CDTF0Fisher0.130
April 7, 198410:50 AM CSTF0Fisher0.110under $50
July 9, 197910:10 PM CDTF0Fisher0.110
May 22, 19759:40 PM CDTF0Fisher0.520
June 3, 197411:10 PM CDTF1Fisher4.730
March 23, 19734:00 PM CSTF1Fisher0.5100$5,000 to $50,000
May 4, 19715:58 PM CDTF1Fisher0.120
April 12, 196710:40 PM GMT-6F2Fisher0.3200
April 12, 19679:00 PM GMT-6F2Fisher0.240
August 31, 19655:00 PM GMT-5F2Fisher2.020
June 4, 196510:00 PM GMT-5F0Fisher1.510
April 14, 19652:00 PM GMT-6F0Fisher0.510
May 7, 19646:50 PM GMT-5F0Fisher1.027$500 to $5,000
May 7, 19644:50 PM GMT-5F1Fisher2.0250$50 to $500
April 26, 19633:00 PM GMT-6F2Scurry19.067
April 26, 19633:00 PM GMT-6F1Fisher13.333
June 7, 19628:30 PM GMT-5F2Fisher3.6200
June 7, 19628:30 PM GMT-5F1Fisher2.0200
May 31, 196211:30 PM GMT-5F2Fisher1.020
May 25, 195511:30 PM GMT-5F1Fisher0.3440$500 to $5,000

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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.