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Tornadoes in Montgomery County, Texas

54 tornadoes have crossed Montgomery County since 1950, 66th of the 254 counties in Texas with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.4 years. They have killed 0 people and injured 20. 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
54
Deaths
0
Injuries
20
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
EF3, December 28, 2024

The strongest

  1. EF3, Montgomery County, TexasDecember 28, 2024EF3, 10.3 mi (17 km)
  2. F3, Montgomery County, TexasDecember 12, 1968F3, 6.2 mi (10 km)
  3. F3, Montgomery County, TexasSeptember 22, 1965F3, 0.8 mi (1 km)
  4. F2, Montgomery County, TexasFebruary 19, 1954F2, 9.5 mi (15 km)
  5. F2, Montgomery County, TexasMay 9, 1981F2, 5.1 mi (8 km)
  6. F2, Montgomery County, TexasOctober 23, 1997F2, 5.0 mi (8 km)
  7. F2, Montgomery County, TexasApril 18, 1979F2, 4.0 mi (6 km)
  8. EF2, Montgomery County, TexasDecember 12, 2015EF2, 2.2 mi (4 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 33 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Montgomery County. Each year links to every tornado in Texas that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
2024110EF3
20221EF0
20212EF1
20191EF0
20171EF0
20161EF1
20151EF2
20071EF0
20062F0
20044F1
20031F0
20021F0
20011F0
20002F1
19994F1
19981F0
199731F2
19953F1
19944F1
19922F1
19911F0
19834F1
19821F1
198122F2
19801F1
19791F2
19741F1
19731F1
19681F3
19651F3
19631F0
19551F1
195417F2

Every tornado that crossed Montgomery County

54 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
December 28, 202412:05 PM CSTEF3Montgomery10.31,67510
January 8, 20229:40 PM CSTEF0Montgomery0.5200$50,000
December 18, 202110:47 AM CSTEF1Montgomery1.6100$200,000
October 27, 20218:50 AM CDTEF0Montgomery0.020$500
April 7, 201912:58 PM CDTEF0Montgomery0.030$6,000
January 16, 20178:40 AM CSTEF0Montgomery0.220
May 26, 20165:52 PM CDTEF1Montgomery1.0300$100,000
December 12, 20153:54 PM CSTEF2Montgomery2.2100
May 3, 20075:30 PM CDTEF0Montgomery0.845$30,000
June 17, 200610:30 AM CDTF0Montgomery1.075$40,000
April 29, 20065:55 AM CDTF0Montgomery0.220$20,000
November 23, 20043:50 PM CSTF0Montgomery0.120
November 23, 20043:30 PM CSTF0Montgomery0.325$10,000
November 23, 20041:10 PM CSTF0Montgomery0.220$40,000
May 11, 20044:25 PM CDTF1Montgomery1.0250$360,000
March 18, 200311:45 AM CSTF0Montgomery0.520$2,000
December 23, 20021:20 PM CSTF0Montgomery0.520$10,000
December 16, 20017:44 PM CSTF0Montgomery0.170$30,000
November 23, 200010:55 PM CSTF0Montgomery0.550$100,000
November 5, 200011:15 PM CSTF1Montgomery0.550$30,000
June 15, 19993:30 PM CDTF0Montgomery0.550$10,000
April 14, 19998:45 AM CDTF0Montgomery0.350$250,000
April 3, 19994:17 PM CSTF0Montgomery0.30$30,000
January 1, 199910:33 PM CSTF1Montgomery8.00$70,000
January 21, 19985:34 PM CSTF0Montgomery6.580$10,000
October 23, 19975:30 PM CDTF1Montgomery4.0100$90,000
October 23, 19975:22 PM CDTF0Montgomery0.223$10,000
October 23, 19975:00 PM CDTF2Montgomery5.04401$180,000
December 18, 19955:30 AM CSTF0Montgomery2.050$50,000 to $500,000
May 7, 19955:25 PM CDTF1San Jacinto8.050
January 12, 19959:30 PM CSTF0Montgomery0.110$5,000 to $50,000
October 16, 19945:22 PM CDTF0Montgomery0.110$50,000 to $500,000
May 13, 19946:05 PM CDTF0Montgomery0.110
May 13, 19945:20 PM CDTF1Montgomery4.050$5,000 to $50,000
May 13, 19942:30 PM CDTF0Montgomery0.110
August 2, 19926:45 PM CDTF1Montgomery0.110$5,000 to $50,000
March 4, 199211:55 AM CSTF0Montgomery0.510$5,000 to $50,000
May 4, 199111:00 PM CDTF0Montgomery0.210
December 10, 19836:10 PM CSTF0Montgomery2.0100under $50
August 18, 198311:10 AM CDTF0Montgomery0.530under $50
March 4, 19832:00 PM CSTF0Montgomery0.520under $50
January 31, 198310:00 AM CSTF1Montgomery5.240$500,000 to $5 million
May 13, 198210:55 AM CDTF1Montgomery0.220$5,000 to $50,000
October 14, 19817:50 AM CDTF1Montgomery0.840
May 9, 19815:30 PM CDTF2Montgomery5.1402$5,000 to $50,000
May 15, 19803:10 PM CDTF1Montgomery3.630$5,000 to $50,000
April 18, 19799:30 AM CSTF2Montgomery4.050$50,000 to $500,000
August 29, 19744:00 PM CDTF1Montgomery0.210$500 to $5,000
October 10, 19731:30 PM CDTF1Montgomery1.017$500 to $5,000
December 12, 19683:45 PM GMT-6F3Montgomery6.2200$50,000 to $500,000
September 22, 196512:30 PM GMT-5F3Montgomery0.810
July 24, 196310:15 PM GMT-5F0Walker0.110
May 17, 195512:30 AM GMT-5F1Montgomery0.110
February 19, 19541:30 PM GMT-6F2Montgomery9.51507$50,000 to $500,000

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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.