Tornadoes · United States · Texas
Tornadoes in Hill County, Texas
62 tornadoes have crossed Hill County since 1950, 43rd of the 254 counties in Texas with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.2 years. They have killed 13 people and injured 168. 3 were 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
- 13
- Injuries
- 168
- F4 and above
- 3
- Worst on record
- F4, March 10, 1973
The deadliest in Hill County
The strongest
- F4, Limestone, McLennan and Hill counties, TexasMarch 10, 1973
- F4, Johnson, Hill and Ellis counties, TexasMay 26, 1976
- F4, Hill County, TexasMarch 31, 1959
- F3, Hill and Navarro counties, TexasMarch 16, 1965
- F3, Hill County, TexasMay 11, 1978
- F3, Hill County, TexasMay 23, 1971
- F3, Hill County, TexasMay 9, 1981
- F3, Hill County, TexasMay 22, 1957
- F3, Hill County, TexasMay 25, 1976
- F3, Hill County, TexasMay 14, 1969
Every year with a tornado
The 35 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Hill County. Each year links to every tornado in Texas that year.
| Year | Tornadoes | Deaths | Injuries | Strongest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | Unrated | ||
| 2024 | 3 | EF2 | ||
| 2021 | 3 | EF2 | ||
| 2018 | 3 | EF1 | ||
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | EF1 | |
| 2015 | 5 | EF0 | ||
| 2011 | 1 | EF0 | ||
| 2010 | 1 | EF0 | ||
| 2006 | 1 | F2 | ||
| 2001 | 1 | F1 | ||
| 2000 | 1 | F0 | ||
| 1999 | 1 | F0 | ||
| 1998 | 1 | F0 | ||
| 1997 | 1 | F0 | ||
| 1996 | 1 | F0 | ||
| 1994 | 1 | F0 | ||
| 1993 | 3 | F0 | ||
| 1990 | 2 | F2 | ||
| 1986 | 1 | 2 | F1 | |
| 1985 | 1 | F2 | ||
| 1981 | 3 | F3 | ||
| 1979 | 3 | F2 | ||
| 1978 | 1 | F3 | ||
| 1976 | 2 | F4 | ||
| 1974 | 1 | F1 | ||
| 1973 | 1 | 6 | 77 | F4 |
| 1972 | 2 | 2 | F2 | |
| 1971 | 5 | 1 | 49 | F3 |
| 1969 | 1 | F3 | ||
| 1968 | 1 | F2 | ||
| 1965 | 2 | 1 | F3 | |
| 1961 | 2 | F1 | ||
| 1960 | 1 | F2 | ||
| 1959 | 2 | 6 | 31 | F4 |
| 1957 | 2 | 4 | F3 |
Every tornado that crossed Hill County
62 tornadoes, newest first.
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2025 | 1:28 PM CDT | Unrated | Hill | 0.0 | 20 | |||
| April 26, 2024 | 1:49 PM CDT | EF1 | Hill | 2.4 | 200 | $50,000 | ||
| April 26, 2024 | 1:06 PM CDT | EF1 | Hill | 0.2 | 55 | $60,000 | ||
| April 26, 2024 | 12:48 PM CDT | EF2 | Hill | 5.7 | 165 | $200,000 | ||
| May 16, 2021 | 1:42 PM CDT | Unrated | Ellis | 2.3 | 50 | |||
| May 3, 2021 | 7:18 PM CDT | EF2 | Hill | 3.4 | 150 | $350,000 | ||
| May 3, 2021 | 7:10 PM CDT | Unrated | Hill | 0.0 | 25 | |||
| October 13, 2018 | 1:13 PM CDT | EF0 | Hill | 0.3 | 50 | $5,000 | ||
| October 13, 2018 | 1:02 PM CDT | EF1 | Hill | 1.6 | 100 | $50,000 | ||
| October 13, 2018 | 12:52 PM CDT | EF0 | Hill | 0.5 | 50 | $15,000 | ||
| January 15, 2017 | 6:35 PM CST | EF1 | Bosque | 6.5 | 200 | 2 | $300,000 | |
| December 26, 2015 | 5:10 PM CST | EF0 | Hill | 1.6 | 80 | |||
| December 26, 2015 | 2:03 PM CST | EF0 | Hill | 2.8 | 50 | |||
| May 10, 2015 | 7:20 PM CDT | EF0 | Hill | 1.4 | 150 | |||
| May 10, 2015 | 6:03 PM CDT | EF0 | Hill | 0.6 | 50 | |||
| April 26, 2015 | 11:24 PM CDT | EF0 | Hill | 0.7 | 30 | |||
| April 25, 2011 | 4:23 PM CDT | EF0 | Hill | 0.7 | 30 | |||
| May 20, 2010 | 6:55 PM CDT | EF0 | Hill | 0.0 | 10 | |||
| December 29, 2006 | 3:25 PM CST | F2 | Hill | 8.0 | 587 | $500,000 | ||
| October 12, 2001 | 10:15 PM CDT | F1 | Hill | 0.7 | 50 | $40,000 | ||
| March 28, 2000 | 6:20 PM CST | F0 | Hill | 0.1 | 10 | |||
| March 8, 1999 | 10:20 AM CST | F0 | Hill | 0.1 | 0 | |||
| October 17, 1998 | 1:25 PM CDT | F0 | Hill | 0.1 | 30 | |||
| May 27, 1997 | 3:50 PM CDT | F0 | Hill | 0.2 | 40 | |||
| October 21, 1996 | 3:45 PM CDT | F0 | Hill | 0.1 | 30 | |||
| May 14, 1994 | 6:15 PM CDT | F0 | Hill | 0.1 | 10 | |||
| May 9, 1993 | 2:51 PM CDT | F0 | Hill | 0.1 | 10 | |||
| May 9, 1993 | 2:51 PM CDT | F0 | Hill | 0.1 | 10 | |||
| May 9, 1993 | 2:51 PM CDT | F0 | Hill | 5.0 | 100 | |||
| April 27, 1990 | 4:15 PM CDT | F2 | Hill | 0.2 | 10 | |||
| March 14, 1990 | 9:59 AM CST | F2 | Hill | 0.2 | 10 | |||
| April 19, 1986 | 3:40 PM CST | F1 | Hill | 0.2 | 10 | 2 | $50,000 to $500,000 | |
| October 17, 1985 | 5:32 PM CDT | F2 | Hill | 7.0 | 50 | $50,000 to $500,000 | ||
| October 13, 1981 | 1:00 PM CDT | F2 | Hill | 2.7 | 100 | $5,000 to $50,000 | ||
| May 9, 1981 | 1:13 PM CDT | F3 | Hill | 5.2 | 73 | $500,000 to $5 million | ||
| May 9, 1981 | 12:45 PM CDT | F2 | Hill | 9.6 | 100 | $5,000 to $50,000 | ||
| May 10, 1979 | 9:05 PM CDT | F1 | Hill | 0.1 | 10 | |||
| May 10, 1979 | 7:12 PM CDT | F2 | Hill | 2.0 | 50 | |||
| March 26, 1979 | 7:15 PM CST | F1 | Hill | 0.1 | 10 | $500 to $5,000 | ||
| May 11, 1978 | 6:26 PM CDT | F3 | Hill | 7.2 | 10 | $5,000 to $50,000 | ||
| May 26, 1976 | 5:17 PM CDT | F4 | Johnson | 18.8 | 300 | $500,000 to $5 million | ||
| May 25, 1976 | 2:30 PM CDT | F3 | Hill | 0.1 | 10 | $5,000 to $50,000 | ||
| October 31, 1974 | 2:00 AM CST | F1 | Hill | 0.1 | 10 | $5,000 to $50,000 | ||
| March 10, 1973 | 6:02 AM CST | F4 | Limestone | 23.3 | 150 | 6 | 77 | |
| March 26, 1972 | 5:00 PM CST | F1 | Hill | 0.5 | 10 | $5,000 to $50,000 | ||
| March 26, 1972 | 4:30 PM CST | F2 | Hill | 6.5 | 100 | 2 | $50,000 to $500,000 | |
| December 14, 1971 | 5:40 PM CST | F1 | Hill | 0.1 | 17 | $5,000 to $50,000 | ||
| May 23, 1971 | 6:45 PM CDT | F3 | Hill | 7.1 | 33 | 1 | 49 | |
| May 23, 1971 | 6:45 PM CDT | F2 | Hill | 7.1 | 33 | |||
| May 23, 1971 | 6:45 PM CDT | F2 | Hill | 7.1 | 33 | |||
| February 18, 1971 | 6:30 PM CST | F2 | Hill | 0.5 | 440 | $500 to $5,000 | ||
| May 14, 1969 | 5:20 PM GMT-5 | F3 | Hill | 0.1 | 33 | $5,000 to $50,000 | ||
| May 11, 1968 | 11:44 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Hill | 13.5 | 33 | $50,000 to $500,000 | ||
| May 9, 1965 | 3:00 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Hill | 0.1 | 17 | $5,000 to $50,000 | ||
| March 16, 1965 | 9:00 PM GMT-6 | F3 | Hill | 11.1 | 50 | 1 | $5,000 to $50,000 | |
| May 25, 1961 | 5:00 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Hill | 2.0 | 50 | |||
| April 11, 1961 | 5:00 PM GMT-6 | F1 | Bosque | 13.7 | 100 | |||
| October 13, 1960 | 4:00 PM GMT-5 | F2 | Hill | 0.1 | 17 | |||
| June 23, 1959 | 8:30 PM GMT-5 | F0 | Hill | 1.0 | 20 | |||
| March 31, 1959 | 9:00 PM GMT-6 | F4 | Hill | 10.4 | 1,760 | 6 | 31 | $5,000 to $50,000 |
| May 22, 1957 | 10:00 PM GMT-5 | F3 | Hill | 4.1 | 200 | 4 | $50,000 to $500,000 | |
| April 19, 1957 | 8:30 PM GMT-6 | F0 | Hill | 0.1 | 33 |
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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.