Tornadoes · United States · Texas

Tornadoes in Live Oak County, Texas

36 tornadoes have crossed Live Oak County since 1950, 121st 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 4. 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
4
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F3, May 29, 1967

The strongest

  1. F3, Live Oak County, TexasMay 29, 1967F3, 1.0 mi (2 km)
  2. F2, McMullen and Live Oak counties, TexasMay 10, 1959F2, 13.8 mi (22 km)
  3. F2, Live Oak County, TexasJuly 1, 1964F2, 6.5 mi (10 km)
  4. F2, Live Oak County, TexasMay 10, 1959F2, 4.9 mi (8 km)
  5. F2, Live Oak County, TexasMay 10, 1959F2, 4.3 mi (7 km)
  6. F2, Live Oak and Atascosa counties, TexasSeptember 18, 1965F2, 1.5 mi (2 km)
  7. F2, Live Oak County, TexasOctober 20, 1956F2, 1.5 mi (2 km)
  8. F2, Live Oak County, TexasAugust 3, 1970F2, 0.1 mi (0 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 23 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Live Oak County. Each year links to every tornado in Texas that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20251EF0
20231EF0
20202EF0
20171EF0
20161EF0
20127EF0
20101EF0
20051F0
20021F0
20011F1
19973F0
19961F1
19941F0
19821F1
198112F1
19801F1
19781F1
197012F2
19671F3
19652F2
19641F2
19594F2
19561F2

Every tornado that crossed Live Oak County

36 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
June 12, 20257:39 AM CDTEF0Live Oak0.650
August 22, 202311:05 AM CDTEF0Live Oak0.9700$5,000
July 25, 202010:30 PM CDTEF0Live Oak0.6100$5,000
July 25, 202010:11 PM CDTEF0Live Oak2.5100$10,000
September 25, 20172:10 PM CDTEF0Live Oak0.115
May 31, 20165:33 PM CDTEF0Live Oak2.725
May 10, 20128:45 PM CDTEF0Live Oak0.450
May 10, 20127:14 PM CDTEF0Live Oak4.9100
May 10, 20124:10 PM CDTEF0Live Oak0.150
May 10, 20122:20 PM CDTEF0Live Oak0.020
May 10, 20122:08 PM CDTEF0Live Oak0.550
May 10, 20122:04 PM CDTEF0Live Oak0.850$50,000
May 10, 20121:46 PM CDTEF0Live Oak0.010
May 25, 201011:30 AM CDTEF0Live Oak0.225$5,000
July 20, 200510:41 AM CDTF0Live Oak1.0100
September 8, 20023:06 AM CDTF0Live Oak0.6500
November 15, 20012:46 PM CSTF1Live Oak0.6200
May 23, 19973:35 PM CDTF0Live Oak0.130
April 10, 19978:19 PM CDTF0Live Oak0.130
April 10, 19978:14 PM CDTF0Live Oak0.130
September 20, 19969:40 AM CDTF1Live Oak2.025
April 15, 19947:50 PM CDTF0Live Oak0.110under $50
May 13, 198211:20 AM CDTF1Live Oak0.327under $50
August 30, 19813:45 PM CDTF1Live Oak1.0402$50,000 to $500,000
May 15, 198011:35 PM CDTF1Live Oak14.650
July 28, 19782:20 PM CDTF1Live Oak1.033$50 to $500
August 3, 19705:00 PM CDTF2Live Oak0.1102$5,000 to $50,000
May 29, 19679:00 PM GMT-5F3Live Oak1.033$500 to $5,000
September 18, 19653:00 PM GMT-5F2Live Oak1.5880$5,000 to $50,000
August 10, 19653:15 PM GMT-5F0Live Oak1.0880
July 1, 19647:30 PM GMT-5F2Live Oak6.567$500 to $5,000
May 10, 19597:30 PM GMT-5F0Live Oak0.110
May 10, 19597:25 PM GMT-5F2Live Oak4.3167$5,000 to $50,000
May 10, 19597:20 PM GMT-5F2Live Oak4.9250$5,000 to $50,000
May 10, 19595:30 PM GMT-5F2McMullen13.8150$5,000 to $50,000
October 20, 19562:35 PM GMT-5F2Live Oak1.533

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.