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Tornadoes in Navarro County, Texas

51 tornadoes have crossed Navarro County since 1950, 74th of the 254 counties in Texas with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.5 years. They have killed 1 person and injured 16. 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
1
Injuries
16
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F3, October 13, 1981

The deadliest in Navarro County

  1. F2, Navarro County, TexasOctober 17, 19981 killed, 4 injured

The strongest

  1. F3, Hill and Navarro counties, TexasMarch 16, 1965F3, 11.1 mi (18 km)
  2. F3, Navarro County, TexasOctober 13, 1981F3, 7.2 mi (12 km)
  3. F3, Navarro County, TexasApril 15, 1973F3, 3.8 mi (6 km)
  4. F2, Navarro County, TexasMay 10, 1965F2, 8.0 mi (13 km)
  5. EF2, Navarro County, TexasOctober 24, 2010EF2, 6.5 mi (10 km)
  6. EF2, Navarro County, TexasSeptember 5, 2007EF2, 6.1 mi (10 km)
  7. F2, Navarro County, TexasApril 24, 1957F2, 6.1 mi (10 km)
  8. F2, Navarro County, TexasAugust 17, 1957F2, 4.1 mi (7 km)
  9. F2, Navarro County, TexasApril 11, 1961F2, 3.8 mi (6 km)
  10. F2, Navarro County, TexasOctober 17, 1998F2, 3.5 mi (6 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 30 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Navarro County. Each year links to every tornado in Texas that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20244EF1
202312EF1
20201EF0
20183EF0
20161EF1
20111EF0
201014EF2
200911EF1
20072EF2
20002F1
1998214F2
19972F1
19932F0
19911F0
19831F2
19822F1
198131F3
19772F2
19751F2
19741F2
197313F3
19721F1
19701F1
19681F0
19672F2
196521F3
19613F2
19591F1
19572F2
19553F2

Every tornado that crossed Navarro County

51 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
April 26, 20242:30 PM CDTEF0Navarro1.1100$100,000
April 26, 20242:19 PM CDTEF0Navarro2.1100
April 26, 20241:46 PM CDTEF1Navarro11.3200$200,000
April 26, 20241:30 PM CDTEF1Navarro9.0200$200,000
March 16, 20237:58 PM CDTEF1Navarro2.8502
December 30, 202010:41 AM CSTEF0Navarro1.075$500,000
October 13, 20182:13 PM CDTEF0Navarro1.1150
October 13, 20181:50 PM CDTEF0Navarro0.550
January 21, 20186:29 PM CSTEF0Navarro1.160$90,000
March 8, 201612:23 PM CSTEF1Navarro1.9150$70,000
April 26, 20117:15 PM CDTEF0Navarro0.4100
October 24, 20105:43 PM CDTEF2Navarro6.54804$1.0 million
April 27, 20098:30 AM CDTEF1Navarro0.6671$100,000
September 5, 20077:47 AM CDTEF2Navarro6.180$40,000
September 5, 20077:42 AM CDTEF0Navarro0.840
March 28, 20008:15 PM CSTF1Navarro3.0250$200,000
March 28, 20007:55 PM CSTF0Navarro0.110$10,000
October 17, 199811:55 AM CDTF0Navarro0.130
October 17, 199810:15 AM CDTF2Navarro3.510014$100,000
May 27, 19973:36 PM CDTF1Navarro0.550
May 27, 19973:05 PM CDTF1Navarro0.550
May 9, 19933:18 PM CDTF0Navarro0.110
May 9, 19932:45 PM CDTF0Navarro0.110
April 18, 19916:42 PM CDTF0Navarro0.210
August 18, 19833:00 PM CDTF2Navarro2.533$500,000 to $5 million
May 11, 19828:00 PM CDTF1Navarro0.110under $50
May 11, 19828:00 PM CDTF1Navarro0.210under $50
October 13, 19819:00 AM CDTF3Navarro7.21001$5,000 to $50,000
July 5, 19817:15 PM CDTF0Navarro0.210$50 to $500
May 9, 19811:34 PM CDTF1Navarro0.550
August 22, 19776:00 PM CDTF2Navarro0.210$5,000 to $50,000
August 22, 19776:00 PM CDTF1Navarro0.210under $50
July 3, 19753:20 PM CDTF2Navarro0.110$5,000 to $50,000
October 31, 197412:46 AM CSTF2Navarro0.110$5,000 to $50,000
April 15, 19737:50 PM CSTF3Navarro3.82003
March 27, 19723:03 PM CSTF1Navarro0.140$500 to $5,000
October 26, 19708:15 PM CSTF1Navarro1.533
April 27, 19687:20 PM GMT-6F0Navarro0.110
June 11, 19677:30 PM GMT-5F2Navarro0.150$500 to $5,000
May 1, 196711:00 AM GMT-5F2Navarro2.033$5,000 to $50,000
May 10, 19654:15 PM GMT-5F2Navarro8.0100$50,000 to $500,000
March 16, 19659:00 PM GMT-6F3Hill11.1501$5,000 to $50,000
November 2, 19616:30 AM GMT-6F2Navarro0.233$50 to $500
April 11, 19615:30 PM GMT-6F2Navarro3.8150$5,000 to $50,000
March 27, 19619:00 PM GMT-6F0Navarro0.317
May 10, 19598:30 PM GMT-5F1Navarro0.110under $50
August 17, 19576:45 PM GMT-5F2Navarro4.11,333$5,000 to $50,000
April 24, 19573:45 PM GMT-6F2Navarro6.1100$500 to $5,000
May 26, 19559:30 AM GMT-5F0Navarro0.110
May 11, 19557:00 PM GMT-5F2Navarro0.110
March 20, 19553:00 PM GMT-6F2Navarro0.350$500 to $5,000

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.