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Tornadoes in Hardin County, Texas

30 tornadoes have crossed Hardin County since 1950, 147th of the 254 counties in Texas with a tornado on record, an average of one every 2.5 years. They have killed 1 person and injured 4. 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
30
Deaths
1
Injuries
4
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F2, November 23, 2004

The deadliest in Hardin County

  1. F2, Hardin and Tyler counties, TexasNovember 23, 20041 killed

The strongest

  1. F2, Chambers, Jefferson and Hardin counties, TexasOctober 28, 1974F2, 20.5 mi (33 km)
  2. F2, Jefferson and Hardin counties, TexasOctober 28, 1974F2, 16.7 mi (27 km)
  3. F2, Hardin and Tyler counties, TexasNovember 23, 2004F2, 8.0 mi (13 km)
  4. F2, Hardin County, TexasMay 30, 1967F2, 3.0 mi (5 km)
  5. F2, Hardin County, TexasNovember 5, 1994F2, 2.0 mi (3 km)
  6. F2, Hardin County, TexasJanuary 10, 1970F2, 1.0 mi (2 km)
  7. F2, Hardin County, TexasMarch 19, 1964F2, 0.2 mi (0 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 20 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Hardin County. Each year links to every tornado in Texas that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20231EF0
20181EF1
20121EF0
20091EF0
20062F0
200421F2
20021F1
20013F0
19991F0
19981F0
19951F0
199421F2
19791F1
19781F1
19751F1
197423F2
19733F1
19702F2
19672F2
19641F2

Every tornado that crossed Hardin County

30 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
May 8, 20233:00 PM CDTEF0Hardin6.175$25,000
October 31, 20187:47 PM CDTEF1Hardin2.1189$76,000
January 25, 201212:10 PM CSTEF0Hardin2.525$10,000
March 27, 20095:12 PM CDTEF0Hardin0.010
October 16, 20067:00 AM CDTF0Hardin0.110$5,000
April 29, 200610:55 AM CDTF0Hardin1.010$10,000
November 23, 20044:27 PM CSTF2Hardin8.06001$600,000
November 23, 20044:08 PM CSTF1Hardin16.0200$100,000
October 28, 200210:58 PM CSTF1Hardin2.010$100,000
October 12, 20013:40 PM CDTF0Hardin0.510$2,000
October 12, 20013:00 PM CDTF0Hardin2.510
October 11, 200110:30 AM CDTF0Hardin1.010$10,000
May 10, 19997:55 AM CDTF0Hardin2.050$50,000
October 18, 19989:20 AM CDTF0Hardin1.030$10,000
January 18, 199510:45 AM CSTF0Hardin0.150
November 5, 19946:45 AM CSTF2Hardin2.07001$500 to $5,000
August 30, 199412:33 PM CDTF0Hardin0.1100
October 22, 19796:15 AM CDTF1Hardin0.110$5,000 to $50,000
August 28, 19784:20 PM CDTF1Hardin0.320$500 to $5,000
January 10, 19754:30 AM CSTF1Hardin0.110$5,000 to $50,000
October 28, 19741:55 PM CSTF2Jefferson16.7503$50,000 to $500,000
October 28, 197411:40 AM CSTF2Chambers20.510$50,000 to $500,000
December 19, 19739:25 AM CSTF1Hardin0.240$5,000 to $50,000
July 25, 19733:25 PM CDTF1Hardin1.317
June 12, 19734:35 PM CDTF0Hardin0.110$50 to $500
October 23, 19705:00 PM CDTF1Hardin0.167$500 to $5,000
January 10, 19709:30 PM CSTF2Hardin1.033$500 to $5,000
May 30, 19677:00 PM GMT-5F2Hardin3.033$5,000 to $50,000
March 20, 196710:00 AM GMT-6F0Hardin0.150$500 to $5,000
March 19, 19644:00 AM GMT-6F2Hardin0.217$50,000 to $500,000

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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.