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Tornadoes in Lipscomb County, Texas

45 tornadoes have crossed Lipscomb County since 1950, 89th of the 254 counties in Texas with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.7 years. They have killed 0 people and injured 0. 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
45
Deaths
0
Injuries
0
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
EF3, May 23, 2019

The strongest

  1. F3, Lipscomb County, TexasMarch 22, 1987F3, 30.0 mi (48 km)
  2. EF3, Lipscomb, Beaver, Ellis and Harper counties, Texas and OklahomaMay 23, 2019EF3, 15.7 mi (25 km)
  3. F3, Lipscomb County, TexasApril 30, 1978F3, 14.4 mi (23 km)
  4. EF2, Roberts, Ochiltree and Lipscomb counties, TexasMay 23, 2019EF2, 17.5 mi (28 km)
  5. EF2, Lipscomb County, TexasMay 23, 2007EF2, 8.0 mi (13 km)
  6. F2, Lipscomb County, TexasJune 2, 1987F2, 7.5 mi (12 km)
  7. EF2, Lipscomb County, TexasMay 23, 2007EF2, 7.0 mi (11 km)
  8. F2, Lipscomb County, TexasJune 2, 1987F2, 6.0 mi (10 km)
  9. F2, Lipscomb County, TexasMay 27, 1962F2, 0.1 mi (0 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 25 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Lipscomb County. Each year links to every tornado in Texas that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20231EF1
20196EF3
20181EF1
20152EF1
20142EF0
20112EF0
20101EF0
20076EF2
20021F0
20001F1
19951F1
19941F0
19901F1
19892F1
19873F3
19862F0
19821F0
19782F3
19771F1
19751F1
19691F0
19671F1
19662F0
19622F2
19551F0

Every tornado that crossed Lipscomb County

45 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
June 15, 20236:29 PM CDTEF1Ellis to OK4.8200$11,000
May 23, 20198:43 PM CDTEF0Lipscomb4.575
May 23, 20198:26 PM CDTEF3Lipscomb to OK15.71,500$170,000
May 23, 20196:59 PM CDTEF2Roberts17.5900
May 7, 20196:56 PM CDTEF0Lipscomb0.120
April 17, 20194:29 PM CDTUnratedLipscomb1.130
April 17, 20193:54 PM CDTEF0Hemphill4.340
March 18, 20189:14 PM CDTEF1Hemphill6.070
November 16, 20158:59 PM CSTEF0Lipscomb4.7100
November 16, 20158:20 PM CSTEF1Hemphill to OK43.0200
June 22, 20147:22 PM CDTEF0Lipscomb1.075
June 22, 20146:57 PM CDTEF0Lipscomb2.050
June 11, 20117:50 PM CDTEF0Lipscomb0.250$5,000
June 11, 20116:49 PM CDTEF0Lipscomb0.550$15,000
June 13, 20105:24 PM CDTEF0Lipscomb0.325
May 23, 200711:11 PM CDTEF2Lipscomb8.0528$36,000
May 23, 200710:55 PM CDTEF1Lipscomb4.0150$13,000
May 23, 200710:40 PM CDTEF2Lipscomb7.0440$23,000
May 23, 20077:39 PM CDTEF0Lipscomb2.050
May 23, 20075:56 PM CDTEF0Lipscomb1.050$6,000
March 28, 20077:16 PM CDTEF0Lipscomb6.0150
May 23, 20026:30 PM CDTF0Lipscomb0.125
February 24, 20008:13 PM CSTF1Lipscomb to OK27.0150$90,000
March 25, 19955:42 PM CSTF1Lipscomb5.0200
June 29, 19948:10 PM CDTF0Lipscomb0.523
April 24, 19909:57 PM CDTF1Lipscomb2.5110$500 to $5,000
June 6, 19899:33 PM CDTF1Lipscomb1.040
June 6, 19899:13 PM CDTF1Lipscomb1.060
June 2, 19874:15 PM CDTF2Lipscomb7.51,600$5,000 to $50,000
June 2, 19873:20 PM CDTF2Lipscomb6.01,600$5,000 to $50,000
March 22, 19875:45 PM CSTF3Lipscomb30.0440$50,000 to $500,000
May 7, 19867:50 PM CDTF0Lipscomb0.210$5,000 to $50,000
May 7, 19867:08 PM CDTF0Lipscomb0.250
June 14, 198210:05 PM CDTF0Lipscomb0.110under $50
May 3, 19785:30 PM CDTF0Lipscomb6.5400$50,000 to $500,000
April 30, 19785:28 PM CDTF3Lipscomb14.4100$5,000 to $50,000
May 22, 19777:23 PM CDTF1Lipscomb2.030under $50
March 27, 19752:00 AM CDTF1Lipscomb0.120
June 23, 19695:55 PM GMT-5F0Lipscomb1.0300
June 9, 19676:00 PM GMT-5F1Lipscomb2.037$500 to $5,000
July 19, 19662:56 PM GMT-5F0Lipscomb1.010
July 19, 19662:56 PM GMT-5F0Lipscomb1.517
May 27, 19625:30 PM GMT-5F0Lipscomb0.110
May 27, 19625:30 PM GMT-5F2Lipscomb0.110
June 3, 19556:20 PM GMT-5F0Hemphill5.710

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.