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Tornadoes in Hopkins County, Texas

36 tornadoes have crossed Hopkins County since 1950, 123rd of the 254 counties in Texas with a tornado on record, an average of one every 2.1 years. They have killed 0 people and injured 6. 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
36
Deaths
0
Injuries
6
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F3, May 14, 1969

The strongest

  1. F3, Hopkins County, TexasMay 14, 1969F3, 0.5 mi (1 km)
  2. F2, Franklin and Hopkins counties, TexasApril 6, 1955F2, 9.8 mi (16 km)
  3. F2, Hopkins County, TexasApril 11, 1979F2, 8.3 mi (13 km)
  4. F2, Hopkins County, TexasOctober 31, 1974F2, 4.7 mi (8 km)
  5. F2, Hopkins County, TexasMarch 26, 1961F2, 4.7 mi (8 km)
  6. F2, Hopkins County, TexasMay 11, 1992F2, 4.0 mi (6 km)
  7. F2, Hopkins County, TexasMarch 26, 1961F2, 3.8 mi (6 km)
  8. EF2, Hopkins County, TexasNovember 4, 2022EF2, 2.9 mi (5 km)
  9. F2, Hopkins County, TexasOctober 16, 1980F2, 2.7 mi (4 km)
  10. F2, Hopkins County, TexasMarch 24, 1962F2, 2.0 mi (3 km)

Every year with a tornado

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

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20231EF1
20222EF2
20181EF0
20171EF0
20151EF0
201411EF0
20123EF0
20102EF0
20081EF1
200012F0
19981F0
19951F0
19921F2
19901F0
19862F1
19841F1
19801F2
19791F2
19771F1
197411F2
19731F2
19711F2
19691F3
19621F2
196141F2
196021F2
19551F2

Every tornado that crossed Hopkins County

36 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
March 2, 20234:20 PM CSTEF1Hopkins8.275
November 4, 20225:15 PM CDTEF2Hopkins2.9160$1.0 million
November 4, 20225:08 PM CDTEF1Rains4.4150$20,000
January 21, 20188:19 PM CSTEF0Hopkins0.350$5,000
April 29, 20176:32 PM CDTEF0Hopkins8.6100$10,000
December 26, 20155:33 PM CSTEF0Hopkins0.425
April 3, 20149:20 PM CDTEF0Hopkins0.62501$425,000
April 3, 20125:36 PM CDTEF0Hopkins0.525
April 3, 20123:54 PM CDTEF0Hopkins0.650$6,000
April 3, 20123:24 PM CDTEF0Hopkins0.125
January 20, 20106:35 PM CSTEF0Hopkins1.450$750,000
January 20, 20106:22 PM CSTEF0Hopkins5.450$100,000
March 18, 20083:30 PM CDTEF1Hopkins2.770$250,000
April 23, 20002:48 PM CDTF0Hopkins4.01002$30,000
October 2, 19981:52 PM CDTF0Hopkins0.230$10,000
April 19, 19955:15 PM CDTF0Hopkins0.230
May 11, 19929:00 PM CDTF2Hopkins4.0400$5,000 to $50,000
April 5, 19908:40 PM CDTF0Hopkins0.210
February 5, 19863:40 PM CSTF1Hopkins0.730
February 5, 19863:15 PM CSTF1Hopkins0.530
October 18, 19847:50 PM CDTF1Hopkins1.030$5,000 to $50,000
October 16, 19806:45 PM CDTF2Hopkins2.777$50,000 to $500,000
April 11, 197910:12 AM CSTF2Hopkins8.3150$50,000 to $500,000
June 12, 19776:45 PM CDTF1Hopkins0.110
October 31, 19744:30 AM CSTF2Hopkins4.7401$500,000 to $5 million
March 10, 19738:45 AM CSTF2Hopkins0.5150$5,000 to $50,000
December 14, 19717:25 PM CSTF2Hopkins0.520
May 14, 19693:00 PM GMT-5F3Hopkins0.510$5,000 to $50,000
March 24, 19623:30 PM GMT-6F2Hopkins2.0300$5,000 to $50,000
August 29, 19616:00 PM GMT-5F1Hopkins0.217
March 26, 19617:10 PM GMT-6F2Hopkins4.7250$5,000 to $50,000
March 26, 19617:10 PM GMT-6F2Hopkins3.82501$5,000 to $50,000
March 26, 19614:00 PM GMT-6F2Hopkins0.8280$5,000 to $50,000
May 4, 196012:15 AM GMT-5F1Hopkins1.030$500 to $5,000
January 14, 19607:45 AM GMT-6F2Hopkins0.3331$500 to $5,000
April 6, 19557:00 AM GMT-6F2Franklin9.810

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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.