Tornadoes · United States · Texas

Tornadoes in Moore County, Texas

58 tornadoes have crossed Moore County since 1950, 57th of the 254 counties in Texas with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.3 years. They have killed 0 people and injured 33. 2 were rated F4 or EF4 and 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
58
Deaths
0
Injuries
33
F4 and above
2
Worst on record
F4, June 27, 1992

The strongest

  1. F4, Moore, Hansford, Ochiltree and Beaver counties, Texas and OklahomaMarch 18, 1982F4, 88.0 mi (142 km)
  2. F4, Moore, Hutchinson and Carson counties, TexasJune 27, 1992F4, 20.0 mi (32 km)
  3. F3, Moore County, TexasJune 27, 1992F3, 5.0 mi (8 km)
  4. EF2, Moore County, TexasApril 21, 2007EF2, 19.7 mi (32 km)
  5. EF2, Moore County, TexasApril 21, 2007EF2, 11.9 mi (19 km)
  6. F2, Moore County, TexasMay 5, 1967F2, 2.3 mi (4 km)
  7. F2, Moore County, TexasAugust 19, 1964F2, 0.5 mi (1 km)
  8. F2, Moore County, TexasJune 9, 1965F2, 0.2 mi (0 km)
  9. F2, Moore County, TexasJune 14, 1965F2, 0.1 mi (0 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 29 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Moore County. Each year links to every tornado in Texas that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20221EF0
20191Unrated
20163EF0
20141EF0
20104EF0
20081EF0
2007714EF2
20031F0
20021F0
19972F0
19961F0
19951F0
199277F4
19911F0
19895F0
19861F0
19841F0
19831F0
1982212F4
19812F0
19801F1
19762F0
19741F0
19673F2
19661F1
19652F2
19641F2
19601F0
19592F1

Every tornado that crossed Moore County

58 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
August 8, 20226:49 PM CDTEF0Moore1.440
March 22, 20195:12 PM CDTUnratedMoore1.5200
September 17, 20169:47 PM CDTEF0Moore1.2150
September 17, 20169:41 PM CDTEF0Moore0.015
June 13, 20168:06 PM CDTEF0Moore0.350
July 16, 20148:23 PM CDTEF0Moore3.1100
June 12, 20103:14 PM CDTEF0Moore0.625
May 18, 20106:42 PM CDTEF0Moore1.2200
May 18, 20106:28 PM CDTEF0Moore2.225
May 18, 20105:55 PM CDTEF0Moore0.525
May 25, 20083:37 PM CDTEF0Hartley7.775
April 21, 20078:59 PM CDTEF1Moore2.0704$8,000
April 21, 20078:45 PM CDTEF1Moore12.2440$6,000
April 21, 20078:36 PM CDTEF1Moore2.01,320$18,000
April 21, 20078:19 PM CDTEF0Moore1.5100
April 21, 20078:06 PM CDTEF0Moore1.050
April 21, 20077:50 PM CDTEF2Moore11.9704$8,000
April 21, 20077:16 PM CDTEF2Moore19.71,32014$1.3 million
May 15, 20037:58 PM CDTF0Moore6.0200
May 11, 20021:51 AM CDTF0Moore0.125
June 14, 19974:23 PM CDTF0Moore0.123
June 14, 19973:59 PM CDTF0Moore0.250
September 17, 199610:10 PM CDTF0Moore0.5100
April 19, 19958:15 PM CDTF0Moore0.220
June 27, 19928:01 PM CDTF1Moore2.057$50,000 to $500,000
June 27, 19927:31 PM CDTF4Moore20.01,5837$5 million to $50 million
June 27, 19926:37 PM CDTF3Moore5.0300$50,000 to $500,000
June 27, 19926:18 PM CDTF0Moore0.110
June 4, 199211:07 PM CDTF0Moore0.513
June 4, 199210:43 PM CDTF0Moore0.513
June 4, 19929:45 PM CDTF0Moore0.513
May 29, 19917:10 PM CDTF0Moore2.040
June 10, 19899:15 PM CDTF0Moore3.0100
June 10, 19899:07 PM CDTF0Moore2.5110
May 4, 19894:45 PM CDTF0Moore1.040
May 4, 19894:30 PM CDTF0Moore1.040
April 30, 19896:15 PM CDTF0Moore0.340
June 30, 19869:05 PM CDTF0Moore0.230
June 10, 19842:13 PM CDTF0Moore9.010
May 13, 19832:30 PM CDTF0Moore0.550under $50
May 9, 19827:53 PM CDTF0Moore0.110under $50
March 18, 198211:55 PM CSTF4Moore to OK88.088012$500,000 to $5 million
June 2, 19816:00 PM CDTF0Moore0.310under $50
June 2, 19816:00 PM CDTF0Moore0.310under $50
May 27, 19803:15 PM CDTF1Moore0.110under $50
April 27, 19768:00 PM CDTF0Moore0.110
April 19, 19762:55 PM CSTF0Moore0.110
June 3, 19747:30 PM CDTF0Moore0.530
June 23, 19676:00 PM GMT-5F0Moore0.133
June 15, 19679:15 AM GMT-5F1Moore43.233
May 5, 19675:45 PM GMT-5F2Moore2.367$50 to $500
June 14, 19665:00 PM GMT-5F1Moore1.017
June 14, 19656:15 PM GMT-5F2Moore0.110$500 to $5,000
June 9, 19659:00 PM GMT-5F2Moore0.217$50 to $500
August 19, 19647:30 PM GMT-5F2Moore0.533under $50
June 9, 19601:15 AM GMT-5F0Moore0.123
September 24, 19593:27 PM GMT-5F0Moore0.1117
July 14, 19598:15 PM GMT-5F1Moore10.9500$5,000 to $50,000

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.