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Tornadoes in Midland County, Texas

37 tornadoes have crossed Midland County since 1950, 118th 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 2. 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
37
Deaths
0
Injuries
2
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
EF3, May 30, 2024

The strongest

  1. EF3, Ector and Midland counties, TexasMay 20, 2019EF3, 5.8 mi (9 km)
  2. EF3, Midland and Upton counties, TexasMay 30, 2024EF3, 5.3 mi (9 km)
  3. F3, Midland County, TexasMay 15, 1965F3, 1.0 mi (2 km)
  4. F2, Ector and Midland counties, TexasJune 3, 1969F2, 14.9 mi (24 km)
  5. EF2, Midland County, TexasMay 30, 2024EF2, 10.3 mi (17 km)
  6. EF2, Midland County, TexasMay 20, 2019EF2, 6.6 mi (11 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 22 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Midland County. Each year links to every tornado in Texas that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20243EF3
201922EF3
20101EF0
20043F0
20021F0
20001F0
19991F1
19894F1
19872F0
19863F0
19851F0
19822F0
19801F1
19791F0
19772F1
19762F1
19751F0
19691F2
19671F0
19651F3
19641F1
19622F1

Every tornado that crossed Midland County

37 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
May 30, 20246:40 PM CDTEF3Midland5.3250$150,000
May 30, 20245:16 PM CDTUnratedMidland0.150
May 30, 20245:10 PM CDTEF2Midland10.31,700$75,000
May 20, 20196:52 PM CDTEF2Midland6.61502$250,000
May 20, 20195:23 PM CDTEF3Ector5.8225$400,000
May 14, 20102:15 PM CDTEF0Midland0.550
June 5, 20046:04 PM CDTF0Midland1.020
June 5, 20045:57 PM CDTF0Midland1.030
June 5, 20045:52 PM CDTF0Midland0.820
May 27, 20025:20 PM CDTF0Midland0.150
October 24, 20008:10 PM CDTF0Midland0.150
April 13, 19995:45 PM CDTF1Midland0.5150$20,000
September 8, 19896:15 PM CDTF1Midland3.050
September 8, 19896:05 PM CDTF0Midland0.320
June 3, 19897:06 PM CDTF0Midland3.0120
May 11, 19897:22 PM CDTF0Midland0.540
May 27, 19878:48 PM CDTF0Midland0.230
May 27, 19878:46 PM CDTF0Midland0.350
August 15, 19868:15 PM CDTF0Midland0.230
June 2, 19865:20 PM CDTF0Midland0.230
May 24, 19868:40 PM CDTF0Midland0.210
May 24, 19855:21 PM CDTF0Midland0.150
May 21, 19824:15 PM CDTF0Midland0.110under $50
May 5, 19824:10 PM CDTF0Midland0.210under $50
May 20, 19809:50 PM CDTF1Midland0.210under $50
August 17, 19795:14 PM CDTF0Midland0.110
May 26, 19776:59 PM CDTF0Midland0.520
April 19, 19772:45 PM CSTF1Midland0.110under $50
April 26, 197610:00 PM CDTF1Midland0.110$50,000 to $500,000
March 28, 19765:10 PM CSTF1Midland0.110$500 to $5,000
May 28, 197512:30 AM CDTF0Midland2.030$5,000 to $50,000
June 3, 196911:00 PM GMT-5F2Ector14.910
September 26, 19676:50 PM GMT-5F0Midland0.133
May 15, 196512:40 AM GMT-5F3Midland1.010$50,000 to $500,000
March 18, 19644:26 PM GMT-6F1Midland0.113$5,000 to $50,000
August 1, 19626:15 PM GMT-5F1Midland3.310
July 24, 196211:10 PM GMT-5F1Midland4.933

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.