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Tornadoes in Hood County, Texas

30 tornadoes have crossed Hood County since 1950, 146th of the 254 counties in Texas with a tornado on record, an average of one every 2.5 years. They have killed 6 people and injured 76. 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
30
Deaths
6
Injuries
76
F4 and above
1
Worst on record
EF4, May 15, 2013

The deadliest in Hood County

  1. EF4 Granbury tornado, TexasMay 15, 20136 killed, 54 injured

The strongest

  1. EF4 Granbury tornado, TexasMay 15, 2013EF4, 2.5 mi (4 km)
  2. EF2, Hood County, TexasApril 19, 2025EF2, 13.6 mi (22 km)
  3. F2, Hood County, TexasApril 28, 1971F2, 11.7 mi (19 km)
  4. F2, Hood County, TexasMay 4, 1989F2, 3.5 mi (6 km)
  5. F2, Hood County, TexasJuly 27, 1977F2, 0.7 mi (1 km)
  6. F2, Hood County, TexasApril 19, 1976F2, 0.2 mi (0 km)
  7. F2, Hood County, TexasApril 19, 1976F2, 0.2 mi (0 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 21 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Hood County. Each year links to every tornado in Texas that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20251EF2
20211EF0
20162EF0
20151EF0
20132654EF4
20112EF0
20081EF0
20071EF1
19961F1
19911F1
1989522F2
19851F0
19821F1
19791F0
19772F2
19762F2
19721F1
19711F2
19661F1
19601F0
19571F0

Every tornado that crossed Hood County

30 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
April 19, 20258:55 PM CDTEF2Hood13.6250$3.0 million
May 3, 20216:02 PM CDTEF0Hood0.450$500
March 8, 20167:36 AM CSTEF0Hood0.040$4,000
March 8, 20167:21 AM CSTEF0Hood0.4160$50,000
April 18, 20156:47 PM CDTEF0Hood0.530
May 15, 20138:09 PM CDTEF1Hood2.4300$360,000
May 15, 20137:58 PM CDTEF4Granbury tornado2.5400654$143 million
April 25, 20112:00 PM CDTEF0Hood0.425
April 25, 20111:55 PM CDTEF0Hood2.5150
April 23, 20087:40 PM CDTEF0Hood1.440$60,000
April 24, 20072:00 PM CDTEF1Hood0.550$200,000
October 21, 19968:00 AM CDTF1Hood0.540$40,000
June 2, 199110:28 AM CDTF1Hood0.210$5,000 to $50,000
June 7, 19897:14 AM CDTF1Hood0.210
May 16, 19897:15 PM CDTF1Hood0.573$50,000 to $500,000
May 16, 19897:00 PM CDTF1Hood0.573
May 4, 198910:20 PM CDTF2Hood3.550022
May 4, 198910:10 PM CDTF1Hood0.210
April 29, 19854:33 PM CDTF0Hood0.110
May 12, 19826:40 PM CDTF1Hood7.073$50 to $500
October 30, 19798:35 AM CSTF0Hood0.110$500 to $5,000
July 27, 19778:30 PM CDTF2Hood0.7250$500 to $5,000
May 9, 19773:00 PM CDTF1Hood0.110$500 to $5,000
April 19, 19768:55 PM CSTF2Hood0.210
April 19, 19768:28 PM CSTF2Hood0.210
August 8, 19726:50 PM CDTF1Hood0.810$5,000 to $50,000
April 28, 19716:30 PM CDTF2Hood11.710$50,000 to $500,000
September 14, 19667:00 PM GMT-5F1Hood2.033
November 15, 19604:10 PM GMT-6F0Hood0.4167$500 to $5,000
May 25, 19573:00 PM GMT-5F0Hood0.510under $50

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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.