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Tornadoes in Nacogdoches County, Texas

51 tornadoes have crossed Nacogdoches County since 1950, 73rd of the 254 counties in Texas with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.5 years. They have killed 6 people and injured 86. 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
51
Deaths
6
Injuries
86
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
EF3, April 13, 2019

The deadliest in Nacogdoches County

  1. EF3, Houston, Cherokee, Nacogdoches and Rusk counties, TexasApril 13, 20192 killed, 20 injured
  2. F3, Nacogdoches County, TexasMarch 27, 19612 killed, 4 injured
  3. F3, Nacogdoches and Rusk counties, TexasNovember 22, 19611 killed, 10 injured
  4. EF1, Nacogdoches County, TexasJanuary 10, 20201 killed, 1 injured

The strongest

  1. F3, Angelina, Polk, Nacogdoches and San Augustine counties, TexasMarch 30, 2002F3, 49.0 mi (79 km)
  2. F3, Nacogdoches and Shelby counties, TexasFebruary 11, 1965F3, 42.7 mi (69 km)
  3. EF3, Houston, Cherokee, Nacogdoches and Rusk counties, TexasApril 13, 2019EF3, 41.1 mi (66 km)
  4. F3, Nacogdoches and Rusk counties, TexasNovember 22, 1961F3, 21.9 mi (35 km)
  5. F3, Nacogdoches County, TexasMarch 27, 1961F3, 13.8 mi (22 km)
  6. F2, Trinity, Angelina, Nacogdoches and San Augustine counties, TexasApril 30, 1954F2, 68.8 mi (111 km)
  7. EF2, Cherokee, Nacogdoches and Rusk counties, TexasMarch 21, 2022EF2, 37.1 mi (60 km)
  8. F2, Nacogdoches, Shelby, Rusk and Panola counties, TexasFebruary 11, 1965F2, 31.3 mi (50 km)
  9. F2, Trinity, Angelina and Nacogdoches counties, TexasMay 17, 1989F2, 31.0 mi (50 km)
  10. F2, Angelina and Nacogdoches counties, TexasApril 6, 2003F2, 27.5 mi (44 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 36 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Nacogdoches County. Each year links to every tornado in Texas that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20242EF1
20231EF1
202211EF2
20211EF2
2020111EF1
20192220EF3
20181EF1
20171EF2
20111EF1
20091EF1
20081EF0
20032F2
200226F3
19993F2
19971F0
19951F0
19941F0
19911F1
199031F2
1989214F2
19871F0
198611F1
19841F0
198313F2
19821F1
19812F2
19801F1
19791F1
19782F1
19762F1
19712F2
19681F1
19652F3
19612314F3
1954125F2
19531F1

Every tornado that crossed Nacogdoches County

51 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
July 8, 202412:40 PM CDTEF1Nacogdoches8.1800$75,000
May 30, 20246:41 PM CDTEF1Nacogdoches4.2387
March 2, 202310:51 PM CSTEF1Nacogdoches3.11,000
March 21, 202211:16 PM CDTEF2Cherokee37.11,4001$1.8 million
March 27, 20216:06 PM CDTEF2Cherokee20.5500$75,000
January 10, 202011:33 PM CSTEF1Nacogdoches2.116011$75,000
April 13, 20192:38 PM CDTEF1Nacogdoches0.8100$5,000
April 13, 20191:00 PM CDTEF3Houston41.1880220$11 million
October 31, 20186:48 PM CDTEF1Nacogdoches1.5100$30,000
May 11, 20178:33 PM CDTEF2Nacogdoches4.6800$1.0 million
November 8, 20112:02 PM CSTEF1Nacogdoches12.3150
December 23, 200910:37 PM CSTEF1Nacogdoches0.550$1,000
September 13, 20088:21 AM CDTEF0Nacogdoches0.375$50,000
April 6, 20033:50 PM CDTF0Nacogdoches0.225$30,000
April 6, 20033:41 PM CDTF2Angelina27.5440$2.5 million
March 30, 20026:50 PM CSTF3Angelina49.04406$6.2 million
March 30, 20026:15 PM CSTF0Nacogdoches3.050
May 4, 19997:52 PM CDTF2Cherokee22.7200
April 26, 19991:12 PM CDTF1Nacogdoches5.4100$190,000
March 2, 19995:30 PM CSTF2Nacogdoches5.5150$360,000
October 23, 19976:20 PM CDTF0Nacogdoches11.0150
September 5, 19959:35 AM CDTF0Nacogdoches0.513$500 to $5,000
April 15, 199412:37 PM CDTF0Nacogdoches0.110$500 to $5,000
November 19, 19912:46 PM CSTF1Nacogdoches0.530$5,000 to $50,000
May 12, 19907:45 AM CDTF1Nacogdoches0.210
May 3, 19903:32 PM CDTF1Nacogdoches0.210
February 9, 19905:16 PM CSTF2Nacogdoches25.01001
May 17, 19895:40 PM CDTF1Nacogdoches0.210
May 17, 19895:00 PM CDTF2Trinity31.040014$500,000 to $5 million
January 24, 19878:19 PM CSTF0Nacogdoches0.210
August 10, 19869:30 PM CDTF1Nacogdoches0.2101$50,000 to $500,000
August 30, 19843:45 PM CDTF0Nacogdoches0.110
December 10, 19833:50 PM CSTF2Nacogdoches8.0503$500,000 to $5 million
April 19, 19823:30 PM CSTF1Nacogdoches3.0100$50 to $500
May 18, 19816:00 PM CDTF2Nacogdoches1.0100
May 18, 19816:00 PM CDTF2Nacogdoches7.1150
March 17, 19805:45 AM CSTF1Cherokee12.033$5,000 to $50,000
November 21, 19798:00 AM CSTF1Nacogdoches2.077$5,000 to $50,000
November 26, 19788:00 AM CSTF0Nacogdoches0.110$500 to $5,000
September 11, 19782:00 PM CDTF1Nacogdoches0.110$500 to $5,000
May 31, 197610:00 PM CDTF1Nacogdoches0.110$500 to $5,000
January 25, 19762:10 AM CSTF1Nacogdoches0.110$5,000 to $50,000
May 10, 197112:00 PM CDTF2Nacogdoches0.150$500 to $5,000
May 10, 197111:30 AM CDTF2Nacogdoches0.167$500 to $5,000
December 27, 19681:40 PM GMT-6F1Nacogdoches13.933
February 11, 196510:30 AM GMT-6F2Nacogdoches31.310$50,000 to $500,000
February 11, 196510:15 AM GMT-6F3Nacogdoches42.7200$50,000 to $500,000
November 22, 19618:30 AM GMT-6F3Nacogdoches21.9150110$50,000 to $500,000
March 27, 19618:30 PM GMT-6F3Nacogdoches13.820024$50,000 to $500,000
April 30, 19549:00 AM GMT-5F2Trinity68.888325$50,000 to $500,000
February 19, 19535:30 PM GMT-6F1Nacogdoches0.110$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.