Tornadoes · United States · Texas

Tornadoes in Fort Bend County, Texas

62 tornadoes have crossed Fort Bend County since 1950, 46th of the 254 counties in Texas with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.2 years. They have killed 1 person and injured 94. 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
62
Deaths
1
Injuries
94
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F3, April 19, 1965

The deadliest in Fort Bend County

  1. F3, Fort Bend County, TexasApril 19, 19651 killed, 3 injured

The strongest

  1. F3, Fort Bend County, TexasSeptember 13, 1974F3, 3.6 mi (6 km)
  2. F3, Fort Bend County, TexasApril 19, 1965F3, 0.2 mi (0 km)
  3. F2, Fort Bend and Harris counties, TexasNovember 21, 1992F2, 25.0 mi (40 km)
  4. F2, Fort Bend County, TexasMay 9, 1981F2, 3.3 mi (5 km)
  5. F2, Fort Bend County, TexasNovember 17, 2003F2, 1.5 mi (2 km)
  6. F2, Fort Bend and Harris counties, TexasNovember 17, 2003F2, 1.0 mi (2 km)
  7. EF2, Fort Bend County, TexasFebruary 14, 2017EF2, 0.7 mi (1 km)

Every year with a tornado

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

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20231EF0
202214EF0
20179EF2
20122EF1
20063F1
20051F0
20041F0
2003560F2
200233F1
19991F1
199834F1
19973F1
19934F1
1992511F2
19914F0
19851F0
19812F2
19781F1
19762F0
19751F0
197412F3
19731F1
197227F1
19702F1
19671F1
1965113F3
19501F1

Every tornado that crossed Fort Bend County

62 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
January 24, 20231:38 PM CSTEF0Fort Bend14.6100
March 22, 20225:35 AM CDTEF0Fort Bend0.8304$100,000
August 26, 20178:15 PM CDTEF1Fort Bend5.8100$2.0 million
August 26, 20175:00 AM CDTEF1Fort Bend0.950$1.3 million
August 26, 20172:12 AM CDTEF0Fort Bend0.130$30,000
August 25, 201712:56 AM CDTEF1Fort Bend1.5100$500,000
August 25, 201712:50 AM CDTEF1Brazoria1.650$1.0 million
February 14, 20178:38 AM CSTEF0Fort Bend0.8100$150,000
February 14, 20178:34 AM CSTEF0Fort Bend0.4200$200,000
February 14, 20178:27 AM CSTEF0Fort Bend0.630$500,000
February 14, 20178:21 AM CSTEF2Fort Bend0.7300$1.0 million
January 9, 20129:05 AM CSTEF1Fort Bend0.550$500,000
January 9, 20128:45 AM CSTEF0Fort Bend0.120$5,000
October 16, 20066:45 AM CDTF0Fort Bend0.120
May 10, 20064:59 PM CDTF0Fort Bend0.220$2,000
April 21, 20066:15 AM CDTF1Fort Bend1.030$50,000
December 14, 200511:50 AM CSTF0Fort Bend0.120
November 23, 200410:05 PM CSTF0Fort Bend0.120
November 17, 200312:15 PM CSTF2Fort Bend1.050$800,000
November 17, 200312:05 PM CSTF2Fort Bend1.520060$500,000
October 9, 20035:45 PM CDTF0Fort Bend1.025
October 9, 20039:20 AM CDTF0Fort Bend1.0100$30,000
June 3, 20036:00 PM CDTF0Fort Bend1.020$10,000
September 7, 20023:15 AM CDTF1Fort Bend0.203$100,000
March 30, 20027:15 PM CSTF0Fort Bend0.530$20,000
March 30, 20025:36 PM CSTF0Fort Bend0.530$150,000
May 30, 19996:30 PM CDTF1Fort Bend1.0100$100,000
October 6, 19987:20 AM CDTF0Fort Bend10.050$10,000
June 5, 199810:46 PM CDTF0Fort Bend0.250$40,000
February 16, 19985:25 PM CSTF1Fort Bend1.22004$3.7 million
October 23, 19972:00 PM CDTF1Fort Bend3.0440$1.1 million
March 12, 19973:30 AM CSTF0Fort Bend0.223$10,000
January 27, 19974:50 PM CSTF0Fort Bend0.130$10,000
May 30, 19933:20 PM CDTF0Fort Bend0.1100
April 7, 19933:00 PM CDTF1Fort Bend0.2100$5,000 to $50,000
April 7, 19932:30 PM CDTF1Fort Bend0.2100$5,000 to $50,000
February 25, 199311:31 AM CSTF0Fort Bend1.0100$500 to $5,000
November 21, 19922:45 PM CSTF1Fort Bend1.0200$50,000 to $500,000
November 21, 19922:40 PM CSTF1Fort Bend1.0200$500,000 to $5 million
November 21, 19922:20 PM CSTF2Fort Bend25.020011$5 million to $50 million
February 24, 19924:15 PM CSTF0Fort Bend0.130$5,000 to $50,000
February 22, 19924:10 AM CSTF0Fort Bend0.710$500 to $5,000
October 2, 19914:45 PM CDTF0Fort Bend0.110
June 6, 19916:15 PM CDTF0Fort Bend0.210$500 to $5,000
June 6, 19915:50 PM CDTF0Fort Bend0.210$5,000 to $50,000
January 14, 199110:26 PM CSTF0Fort Bend0.710$500 to $5,000
November 11, 19859:30 AM CSTF0Fort Bend0.210$5,000 to $50,000
May 9, 19815:50 PM CDTF2Fort Bend3.340$5,000 to $50,000
May 4, 19815:45 PM CDTF0Fort Bend0.630
April 22, 19786:00 PM CSTF1Fort Bend19.020$500 to $5,000
September 2, 19765:53 PM CDTF0Fort Bend0.110
May 26, 197611:35 PM CDTF0Fort Bend0.110
July 12, 19754:50 PM CDTF0Fort Bend0.110
September 13, 197410:00 AM CDTF3Fort Bend3.6732
June 11, 19734:20 PM CDTF1Fort Bend0.110
May 12, 19725:43 AM CDTF1Fort Bend4.9507$50,000 to $500,000
March 20, 19723:35 PM CSTF1Fort Bend18.9100$5,000 to $50,000
May 15, 197010:35 AM CDTF1Harris28.917
February 1, 19707:30 AM CSTF0Fort Bend1.020$500 to $5,000
September 20, 19678:00 AM GMT-5F1Fort Bend0.110$500 to $5,000
April 19, 19653:50 PM GMT-6F3Fort Bend0.215013$5,000 to $50,000
May 14, 19505:00 PM GMT-5F1Fort Bend1.0100$500 to $5,000

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.