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Tornadoes in Johnson County, Texas

110 tornadoes have crossed Johnson County since 1950, 3 of them surveyed so far this year and still preliminary, 6th of the 254 counties in Texas with a tornado on record, an average of 1.4 a year. They have killed 0 people and injured 34. 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
110
Deaths
0
Injuries
34
F4 and above
1
Worst on record
F4, May 26, 1976

The strongest

Every year with a tornado

The 42 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Johnson County. Each year links to every tornado in Texas that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20263EF1
202241EF2
20211EF0
20201EF1
20171EF0
20158EF1
201347EF3
20122EF1
201142EF1
20083EF1
20072EF0
2006212F2
20051F0
20024F0
200121F1
19943F0
199332F1
19915F2
19891F1
19852F0
19815F2
19792F1
19782F2
19772F1
19768F4
197511F2
19741F1
197333F3
197183F2
19701F1
19683F2
19651F2
19641F0
19632F2
196231F2
196141F3
19601F1
19592F1
19581F0
19571F0
19561F1
19511F2

Every tornado that crossed Johnson County

110 tornadoes, newest first. The 3 at the top are this year's, from the surveying office rather than SPC's published database, and their ratings are marked as preliminary.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
April 28, 20266:17 PM CDTEF0Johnson1.1300
April 28, 20266:50 PM CDTEF0Johnson3.5150
April 28, 20267:10 PM CDTEF1Johnson2.0100
April 4, 202211:06 PM CDTEF0Johnson2.850$200,000
April 4, 202210:58 PM CDTEF0Johnson4.9200$100,000
April 4, 202210:49 PM CDTEF0Johnson1.775$50,000
April 4, 202210:41 PM CDTEF2Johnson9.71501$1.0 million
May 3, 20218:00 PM CDTEF0Johnson0.250$500
January 10, 20205:41 PM CSTEF1Johnson1.1250$20,000
January 15, 20178:11 PM CSTEF0Johnson3.140$150,000
April 26, 201511:25 PM CDTEF0Johnson5.5100$200,000
April 26, 201511:16 PM CDTEF1Johnson1.0100$60,000
April 26, 201511:16 PM CDTEF0Johnson1.680
April 26, 201511:01 PM CDTEF0Johnson5.4220$600,000
April 26, 201510:45 PM CDTEF0Johnson0.925
April 26, 201510:33 PM CDTEF0Johnson2.1200$50,000
April 26, 201510:24 PM CDTEF0Johnson1.180
April 26, 201510:03 PM CDTEF0Johnson2.0200$100,000
May 15, 20139:45 PM CDTEF0Johnson1.3400
May 15, 20139:12 PM CDTEF3Johnson7.81,7337$124 million
May 15, 20138:19 PM CDTEF0Johnson0.230$10,000
May 15, 20138:09 PM CDTEF1Hood2.4300$360,000
April 3, 20121:08 PM CDTEF0Johnson0.350
April 3, 201212:41 PM CDTEF1Johnson1.260$600,000
April 25, 20113:15 PM CDTEF0Johnson0.9150
April 25, 20113:10 PM CDTEF0Johnson2.6400
April 11, 20111:22 AM CDTEF1Johnson0.1502$100,000
April 11, 20111:09 AM CDTEF1Johnson1.5100$150,000
April 10, 20083:30 AM CDTEF1Johnson2.950$25 million
March 31, 20083:10 PM CDTEF0Johnson1.540$75,000
March 31, 20083:05 PM CDTEF0Johnson0.840$35,000
June 26, 20076:40 PM CDTEF0Johnson0.230$15,000
May 2, 20075:11 PM CDTEF0Johnson0.230
December 29, 20064:07 PM CSTF0Johnson1.370$40,000
December 29, 20063:45 PM CSTF2Johnson14.758712$2.0 million
April 25, 20054:25 PM CDTF0Johnson0.115
April 16, 20027:14 PM CDTF0Johnson1.040
April 16, 20027:11 PM CDTF0Johnson1.0100
April 16, 20027:07 PM CDTF0Johnson0.540
April 16, 20026:56 PM CDTF0Johnson1.170
May 4, 20019:45 PM CDTF1Johnson2.8501$100,000
May 4, 20018:42 PM CDTF1Johnson0.350$30,000
April 29, 19941:40 AM CDTF0Johnson0.110$5,000 to $50,000
April 29, 19941:23 AM CDTF0Johnson0.110
April 28, 199412:57 AM CDTF0Johnson0.110$5,000 to $50,000
October 17, 199312:00 AM CDTF0Johnson0.110
September 13, 19937:10 AM CDTF1Johnson13.01502$5 million to $50 million
May 9, 19933:08 PM CDTF0Johnson0.110$500 to $5,000
April 12, 19918:55 PM CDTF1Johnson0.210$5,000 to $50,000
April 12, 19918:40 PM CDTF0Johnson0.210$500 to $5,000
April 12, 19917:51 PM CDTF2Johnson0.210$5,000 to $50,000
April 12, 19917:05 PM CDTF2Johnson1.5300$5,000 to $50,000
April 12, 19916:45 PM CDTF2Johnson2.0200$50,000 to $500,000
May 16, 19897:38 PM CDTF1Johnson2.573$5 million to $50 million
April 27, 19856:14 PM CSTF0Johnson0.530
April 27, 19855:12 PM CSTF0Johnson0.530
November 8, 19815:30 PM CSTF0Johnson0.110
November 8, 19815:22 PM CSTF1Johnson2.073$5,000 to $50,000
October 13, 19811:00 PM CDTF1Johnson5.750$500 to $5,000
October 13, 198112:50 PM CDTF1Johnson0.110
October 13, 198112:45 PM CDTF2Johnson2.750$5,000 to $50,000
October 30, 19799:15 AM CSTF1Johnson1.050$5,000 to $50,000
May 3, 197911:00 AM CDTF1Johnson0.110$500 to $5,000
April 30, 19787:50 PM CDTF1Johnson11.310$5,000 to $50,000
April 30, 19787:20 PM CDTF2Johnson2.010$5,000 to $50,000
September 13, 19771:00 PM CDTF1Johnson0.110
June 12, 19775:45 PM CDTF0Johnson0.150
September 2, 19766:35 PM CDTF0Johnson0.110
May 26, 19765:17 PM CDTF4Johnson18.8300$500,000 to $5 million
May 26, 19764:40 PM CDTF2Johnson0.2100$50 to $500
May 26, 19764:25 PM CDTF1Johnson0.250$50 to $500
May 26, 19764:12 PM CDTF3Johnson3.8100$5,000 to $50,000
May 26, 19763:45 PM CDTF1Johnson0.550$50 to $500
May 26, 19763:30 PM CDTF1Johnson0.150$500 to $5,000
April 20, 197612:20 AM CSTF1Johnson0.110
April 7, 197511:30 PM CDTF2Johnson0.2271$50,000 to $500,000
April 11, 19745:15 AM CDTF1Johnson3.3100$5,000 to $50,000
November 24, 19731:15 PM CSTF3Johnson0.133
May 6, 19738:15 PM CDTF2Johnson12.0100$50,000 to $500,000
April 23, 19735:00 PM CSTF3Johnson2.53333
December 14, 19715:20 PM CSTF1Johnson0.1172$50,000 to $500,000
December 14, 19715:15 PM CSTF1Johnson0.117$500 to $5,000
December 14, 19715:10 PM CSTF2Johnson0.217$50,000 to $500,000
October 19, 19717:00 PM CDTF2Johnson7.650$5,000 to $50,000
April 28, 19717:30 PM CDTF1Johnson0.5201$50,000 to $500,000
April 28, 19717:30 PM CDTF1Johnson0.520
April 28, 19717:30 PM CDTF2Johnson0.520
February 18, 19714:45 PM CSTF1Johnson0.150$500 to $5,000
October 26, 19709:00 PM CSTF1Johnson1.023
December 18, 196811:37 AM GMT-6F0Johnson0.1100$50 to $500
December 18, 196811:15 AM GMT-6F1Johnson0.113$500 to $5,000
May 13, 19681:17 PM GMT-5F2Johnson0.233$50,000 to $500,000
June 23, 19659:15 PM GMT-5F2Johnson0.117$5,000 to $50,000
November 19, 196412:01 AM GMT-6F0Johnson1.050$50 to $500
September 6, 19633:30 PM GMT-5F2Johnson1.550
August 8, 19634:00 PM GMT-5F1Johnson2.067$5,000 to $50,000
September 7, 19629:40 PM GMT-5F2Johnson2.01671$50,000 to $500,000
June 28, 19627:00 PM GMT-5F2Johnson1.027
June 8, 19624:00 PM GMT-5F2Johnson1.5133
March 26, 19614:00 PM GMT-6F3Johnson1.050$5,000 to $50,000
March 26, 19614:00 PM GMT-6F2Johnson0.3171
March 16, 19615:55 PM GMT-6F2Johnson1.210$5,000 to $50,000
March 16, 19615:00 PM GMT-6F1Johnson2.7200
May 20, 19604:45 AM GMT-5F1Johnson1.0300$5,000 to $50,000
October 4, 19593:30 AM GMT-5F1Johnson13.050$50,000 to $500,000
October 3, 19593:30 AM GMT-5F1Johnson0.5100$5,000 to $50,000
August 3, 19585:25 AM GMT-5F0Johnson5.6100$500 to $5,000
April 19, 19574:00 AM GMT-6F0Johnson0.117$50 to $500
August 31, 19563:00 PM GMT-5F1Johnson1.3100$500 to $5,000
June 16, 19511:30 AM GMT-5F2Johnson14.520$5,000 to $50,000

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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.