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Tornadoes in Hemphill County, Texas

53 tornadoes have crossed Hemphill County since 1950, 69th of the 254 counties in Texas with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.4 years. They have killed 1 person and injured 4. 1 was rated F4 or EF4 and 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
53
Deaths
1
Injuries
4
F4 and above
1
Worst on record
F4, June 8, 1995

The deadliest in Hemphill County

  1. EF3, Hemphill County, TexasMarch 28, 20071 killed, 1 injured

The strongest

  1. F4, Wheeler and Hemphill counties, TexasJune 8, 1995F4, 15.0 mi (24 km)
  2. EF3, Hemphill County, TexasMarch 28, 2007EF3, 7.8 mi (13 km)
  3. F3, Hemphill County, TexasMay 7, 1986F3, 7.0 mi (11 km)
  4. F2, Hemphill County, TexasMay 7, 1986F2, 8.0 mi (13 km)
  5. F2, Roberts and Hemphill counties, TexasApril 19, 1974F2, 5.9 mi (9 km)
  6. EF2, Hemphill County, TexasMay 27, 2015EF2, 1.4 mi (2 km)
  7. F2, Hemphill County, TexasJuly 3, 1967F2, 0.1 mi (0 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 30 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Hemphill County. Each year links to every tornado in Texas that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20251EF1
20231EF1
20192EF0
20181EF1
20164EF1
201573EF2
20141EF1
20121EF1
2007111EF3
20051F0
20022F0
20001F0
19953F4
19931F0
19905F1
19864F3
19831F1
19821F1
19811F1
19801F0
19793F0
19741F2
19681F1
19671F2
19651F0
19641F0
19621F0
19611F0
19552F1
19541F1

Every tornado that crossed Hemphill County

53 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
May 18, 20255:21 PM CDTEF1Hemphill to OK1.775$35,000
June 22, 20233:41 PM CDTEF1Hemphill10.3150$85,000
April 17, 20193:54 PM CDTEF0Hemphill4.340
April 17, 20193:39 PM CDTUnratedHemphill2.430
March 18, 20189:14 PM CDTEF1Hemphill6.070
May 26, 20168:10 PM CDTUnratedHemphill0.125
May 16, 20169:35 PM CDTEF1Hemphill to OK0.650
May 16, 20169:06 PM CDTEF0Hemphill9.425
May 16, 20168:52 PM CDTEF0Hemphill0.125
November 16, 20158:20 PM CSTEF1Hemphill to OK43.0200
November 16, 20157:45 PM CSTEF0Roberts7.250
May 27, 20156:05 PM CDTEF0Hemphill0.5400
May 27, 20156:05 PM CDTEF1Hemphill1.1600
May 27, 20156:02 PM CDTEF1Hemphill1.1600
May 27, 20154:58 PM CDTEF2Hemphill1.41,2003
April 16, 20155:20 PM CDTEF0Hemphill7.275
June 22, 20149:50 PM CDTEF1Roberts1.9100
February 3, 201212:42 AM CSTEF1Gray12.7100$250,000
March 28, 20079:30 PM CDTEF3Hemphill7.81,40811$3.0 million
May 13, 20057:55 PM CDTF0Hemphill0.325
May 5, 20027:58 PM CDTF0Hemphill to OK1.525
May 5, 20027:54 PM CDTF0Hemphill2.525
June 13, 20008:46 PM CDTF0Hemphill0.120
July 22, 19958:21 PM CDTF0Hemphill0.123
June 8, 19957:45 PM CDTF4Wheeler15.02,200$500,000 to $5 million
June 8, 19956:43 PM CDTF0Hemphill4.0150
May 7, 19935:55 PM CDTF0Hemphill0.573
May 31, 199011:58 PM CDTF1Hemphill1.190under $50
May 31, 199011:41 PM CDTF0Hemphill0.570$50 to $500
May 31, 199011:15 PM CDTF0Hemphill0.677
April 24, 19909:15 PM CDTF1Hemphill3.0130$500 to $5,000
April 24, 19908:30 PM CDTF0Hemphill1.370
May 7, 19865:57 PM CDTF0Hemphill0.250
May 7, 19865:35 PM CDTF3Hemphill7.0300$50,000 to $500,000
May 7, 19865:18 PM CDTF2Hemphill8.0100
May 7, 19865:12 PM CDTF0Hemphill1.0100
May 24, 19839:00 PM CDTF1Hemphill0.360$5,000 to $50,000
May 19, 19828:35 PM CDTF1Hemphill0.410$50 to $500
May 8, 198111:30 PM CDTF1Hemphill1.030$5,000 to $50,000
April 24, 19805:30 PM CSTF0Hemphill1.510
August 21, 19796:35 PM CDTF0Hemphill1.020
July 23, 19795:55 PM CDTF0Hemphill0.110
May 9, 19796:17 PM CDTF0Hemphill5.710under $50
April 19, 19748:20 PM CDTF2Roberts5.930
June 9, 19682:30 PM GMT-5F1Hemphill0.1100$50 to $500
July 3, 196711:00 PM GMT-5F2Hemphill0.117
May 25, 19658:40 PM GMT-5F0Hemphill0.110
June 22, 19646:30 PM GMT-5F0Hemphill1.017
June 6, 196212:10 AM GMT-5F0Hemphill2.0100
May 4, 19613:00 PM GMT-5F0Hemphill8.410
June 16, 19556:00 PM GMT-5F1Hemphill3.81,320$5,000 to $50,000
June 3, 19556:20 PM GMT-5F0Hemphill5.710
May 22, 195410:00 PM GMT-5F1Hemphill0.110

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.