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Tornadoes in Lubbock County, Texas

99 tornadoes have crossed Lubbock County since 1950, 10th of the 254 counties in Texas with a tornado on record, an average of 1.3 a year. They have killed 26 people and injured 511. 2 were rated F4 or EF4 and above, 1 at the top of the scale.

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
99
Deaths
26
Injuries
511
F4 and above
2
Worst on record
F5, May 11, 1970

The deadliest in Lubbock County

The strongest

Every year with a tornado

The 45 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Lubbock County. Each year links to every tornado in Texas that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20252EF2
20211Unrated
20181Unrated
20134EF0
20111EF0
20095EF1
20081EF0
20078EF0
20062F0
20051F0
20013F0
20002F0
19991F1
19962F0
19951F0
19932F1
19921F0
19913F0
19891F1
19881F0
198713F2
19851F0
19841F0
19831F0
19821F0
19814F0
19805F1
19794F1
19787F2
19761F0
19741F1
19731F1
19725F1
19712F2
1970326500F5
19692F1
19681F1
196731F2
19651F2
19631F2
19621F0
19581F1
195757F4
19561F1
19552F2

Every tornado that crossed Lubbock County

99 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
June 5, 20257:43 PM CDTEF1Lubbock2.6792
June 5, 20257:19 PM CDTEF2Hockley3.3968
March 12, 20215:05 PM CSTUnratedLubbock1.3100
September 2, 20184:57 PM CDTUnratedLubbock0.130
August 7, 20134:48 PM CDTEF0Lubbock0.010
August 1, 20134:46 PM CDTEF0Lubbock0.425
August 1, 20134:42 PM CDTEF0Lubbock0.725
April 30, 20135:18 PM CDTEF0Lubbock0.110
August 25, 20114:30 PM CDTEF0Lubbock0.115
August 26, 20095:49 PM CDTEF0Lubbock0.175
April 16, 200910:14 PM CDTEF1Lubbock1.5100$25,000
April 16, 20098:56 PM CDTEF1Lubbock7.6125$130,000
April 16, 20095:03 PM CDTEF0Lubbock2.1100$1,000
April 16, 20095:02 PM CDTEF0Lubbock1.850
May 14, 20084:02 PM CDTEF0Lubbock0.2100$100,000
December 27, 20075:30 PM CSTEF0Lubbock0.850
December 27, 20075:18 PM CSTEF0Lubbock1.675
April 17, 20072:03 PM CDTEF0Lubbock0.350
April 17, 20072:00 PM CDTEF0Lubbock0.840$75,000
April 17, 20071:40 PM CDTEF0Lubbock1.350
April 17, 20071:25 PM CDTEF0Lubbock2.570
March 25, 200712:49 PM CDTEF0Lubbock2.020
March 25, 200712:32 PM CDTEF0Lubbock2.025$10,000
May 29, 20065:19 PM CDTF0Lubbock0.815
May 29, 20064:54 PM CDTF0Lubbock2.520
May 12, 20059:20 PM CDTF0Lubbock0.250
November 14, 20019:17 AM CSTF0Lubbock0.120
November 3, 20011:15 PM CSTF0Lubbock0.120
August 30, 20014:56 PM CDTF0Lubbock0.130
June 2, 20003:07 PM CDTF0Lubbock0.120
May 25, 20006:27 PM CDTF0Lubbock0.550
June 11, 19997:10 PM CDTF1Lubbock0.130$10,000
September 7, 19968:00 PM CDTF0Lubbock0.110
June 2, 19969:18 PM CDTF0Lubbock0.110
April 19, 19952:51 PM CDTF0Lubbock0.340$500 to $5,000
March 29, 19931:40 PM CSTF0Lubbock0.350$500 to $5,000
March 29, 19931:32 PM CSTF1Lubbock0.440$5,000 to $50,000
March 16, 19923:58 PM CSTF0Lubbock4.030
May 7, 19918:38 PM CDTF0Lubbock0.450$50 to $500
May 7, 19915:08 PM CDTF0Lubbock2.660
May 7, 19915:04 PM CDTF0Lubbock3.580under $50
June 2, 19894:00 PM CDTF1Lubbock3.0150$50,000 to $500,000
July 26, 19886:14 PM CDTF0Lubbock0.540
May 29, 19876:25 PM CDTF2Lubbock8.0803$50,000 to $500,000
July 22, 19852:01 PM CDTF0Lubbock0.120
June 15, 19846:10 PM CDTF0Lubbock0.220
June 4, 19834:45 PM CDTF0Lubbock2.0200$50 to $500
May 21, 19828:03 PM CDTF0Lubbock0.110$50 to $500
May 24, 19811:59 PM CDTF0Lubbock0.520
May 24, 19811:10 PM CDTF0Lubbock0.310
March 3, 19813:27 PM CSTF0Lubbock23.330under $50
March 3, 19812:50 PM CSTF0Lubbock11.930$5,000 to $50,000
June 7, 198011:40 PM CDTF0Lubbock0.110
May 27, 19806:35 PM CDTF0Lubbock10.730
May 27, 19806:30 PM CDTF1Lubbock2.040under $50
May 1, 19804:09 PM CDTF0Lubbock0.210
May 1, 19803:47 PM CDTF0Lubbock1.520
November 8, 19791:47 PM CSTF0Lubbock5.117under $50
August 21, 19796:45 PM CDTF0Lubbock0.110
June 8, 19795:45 PM CDTF0Lubbock0.110under $50
March 18, 197912:09 AM CSTF1Lubbock1.073$500,000 to $5 million
June 4, 197810:43 PM CDTF0Lubbock0.520
May 26, 19787:20 PM CDTF0Lubbock4.530
May 25, 19787:35 PM CDTF0Lubbock1.030
May 25, 19787:20 PM CDTF0Lubbock3.660$50,000 to $500,000
May 2, 19787:42 AM CDTF0Lubbock3.360
April 8, 19786:35 PM CSTF0Lubbock1.030
April 8, 19785:37 PM CSTF2Lubbock2.030$50,000 to $500,000
April 15, 19762:05 PM CSTF0Lubbock0.110$50 to $500
August 27, 19744:50 PM CDTF1Lubbock1.077
August 2, 19736:55 PM CDTF1Lubbock3.813
July 1, 197211:15 PM CDTF1Lubbock0.350
July 1, 197211:15 PM CDTF0Lubbock0.350
June 14, 19729:45 PM CDTF1Lubbock0.320
June 14, 19729:30 PM CDTF1Lubbock5.150
June 13, 19722:55 PM CDTF1Lubbock4.150
September 9, 19715:25 PM CDTF1Lubbock0.3100
May 8, 19716:00 PM CDTF2Lubbock2.067$5,000 to $50,000
May 25, 19706:50 PM CDTF0Lubbock1.023
May 14, 19704:40 PM CDTF0Lubbock0.523
May 11, 19709:35 PM CDTF5Lubbock8.41,33326500$50 million to $500 million
August 23, 19693:32 PM GMT-5F0Lubbock0.110
July 31, 196910:00 PM GMT-5F1Lubbock0.110
June 8, 196810:00 PM GMT-5F1Lynn26.733
June 1, 19679:30 PM GMT-5F2Lubbock0.167$500 to $5,000
June 1, 19677:30 AM GMT-5F2Lubbock2.0671
March 19, 19676:00 PM GMT-6F1Lubbock0.533$500 to $5,000
May 13, 19655:20 PM GMT-5F2Lubbock0.510
June 4, 196310:00 PM GMT-5F2Lubbock2.033
May 7, 19624:00 PM GMT-5F0Lubbock0.513
May 27, 19583:36 PM GMT-5F1Lubbock10.410under $50
May 24, 19572:00 PM GMT-5F3Lynn37.32001$50,000 to $500,000
April 21, 19576:45 PM GMT-6F2Lubbock12.6880$500,000 to $5 million
April 21, 19576:00 PM GMT-6F4Lubbock15.51006$500,000 to $5 million
April 21, 19576:00 PM GMT-6F2Lubbock30.6100$500,000 to $5 million
April 21, 19576:00 PM GMT-6F2Lubbock30.610$500,000 to $5 million
June 17, 19564:30 PM GMT-5F1Lubbock0.317$500 to $5,000
May 22, 19554:00 PM GMT-5F2Lubbock0.110
May 10, 19557:00 PM GMT-5F0Lubbock3.810under $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.