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Tornadoes in Nolan County, Texas

49 tornadoes have crossed Nolan County since 1950, 78th of the 254 counties in Texas with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.6 years. They have killed 2 people and injured 101. 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
49
Deaths
2
Injuries
101
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F3, April 19, 1986

The deadliest in Nolan County

  1. F3, Nolan County, TexasApril 19, 19861 killed, 100 injured
  2. F2, Taylor and Nolan counties, TexasApril 28, 19851 killed

The strongest

  1. F3, Nolan County, TexasApril 19, 1986F3, 4.5 mi (7 km)
  2. F2, Mitchell and Nolan counties, TexasMay 27, 1982F2, 23.0 mi (37 km)
  3. EF2, Nolan and Taylor counties, TexasMarch 19, 2020EF2, 10.9 mi (17 km)
  4. F2, Taylor and Nolan counties, TexasApril 28, 1985F2, 4.0 mi (6 km)
  5. F2, Nolan County, TexasMarch 23, 1973F2, 3.3 mi (5 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 26 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Nolan County. Each year links to every tornado in Texas that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20201EF2
20151EF0
20083EF0
200731EF0
20054F0
20043F1
20031F0
20023F0
20012F0
20001F0
19991F0
19951F0
19941F0
19921F0
19911F0
19901F0
19871F0
198671100F3
198531F2
19823F2
19731F2
19721F1
19652F1
19631F0
19581F0
19541F0

Every tornado that crossed Nolan County

49 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
March 19, 20201:00 AM CDTEF2Nolan10.9425$2.0 million
April 22, 20156:20 PM CDTEF0Nolan0.130
May 14, 20085:53 PM CDTEF0Nolan0.150
May 14, 20085:35 PM CDTEF0Nolan0.150
March 17, 20082:15 PM CDTEF0Nolan0.150
April 23, 20079:00 PM CDTEF0Nolan0.950
April 23, 20078:04 PM CDTEF0Nolan0.650
March 30, 200712:02 PM CDTEF0Nolan7.2751$14,000
June 5, 200511:06 PM CDTF0Nolan0.120
June 5, 20057:25 PM CDTF0Nolan0.220
June 5, 20057:08 PM CDTF0Nolan0.220
May 13, 200511:18 PM CDTF0Nolan1.550$10,000
May 27, 20043:11 PM CDTF0Nolan0.120$10,000
May 27, 20043:07 PM CDTF1Nolan2.875$200,000
March 4, 200411:03 AM CSTF1Nolan0.550$100,000
April 29, 20038:04 PM CDTF0Nolan0.820
May 26, 200210:48 PM CDTF0Nolan0.330
May 26, 20029:17 PM CDTF0Nolan0.220
May 7, 20028:50 PM CDTF0Nolan0.520$1,000
June 12, 20019:53 PM CDTF0Nolan0.120
June 12, 20019:42 PM CDTF0Nolan0.120
March 22, 20008:17 PM CSTF0Nolan0.120
May 3, 19998:08 PM CDTF0Nolan0.110
May 31, 19954:50 PM CDTF0Nolan0.220
May 11, 19946:30 PM CDTF0Nolan0.110
May 13, 19926:24 PM CDTF0Nolan1.050
June 5, 19919:30 PM CDTF0Nolan0.640
April 15, 19907:44 PM CDTF0Nolan0.960
June 2, 19876:04 PM CDTF0Nolan1.080
May 13, 198610:15 PM CDTF0Nolan0.230
May 13, 19867:00 PM CDTF0Nolan0.250
May 13, 19866:58 PM CDTF0Nolan0.240
May 13, 19866:54 PM CDTF0Nolan0.220
May 13, 19866:49 PM CDTF0Nolan0.240
April 19, 19867:15 AM CSTF3Nolan4.56001100$5 million to $50 million
April 19, 19866:55 AM CSTF1Nolan3.0250$5,000 to $50,000
July 22, 19852:55 PM CDTF0Nolan0.130
April 28, 19859:12 PM CDTF2Taylor4.03001$50,000 to $500,000
April 28, 19858:12 PM CDTF0Nolan0.140$5,000 to $50,000
June 11, 19827:38 PM CDTF0Nolan0.110under $50
May 27, 19829:10 PM CDTF2Mitchell23.030$50,000 to $500,000
May 26, 19821:30 AM CDTF0Nolan0.310under $50
March 23, 19734:00 PM CSTF2Nolan3.3300$50,000 to $500,000
April 19, 19727:00 PM CSTF1Nolan0.520$500 to $5,000
May 15, 19655:00 PM GMT-5F1Nolan0.1100
May 15, 19653:40 PM GMT-5F1Nolan1.0100
May 5, 19634:00 PM GMT-5F0Nolan0.110
July 20, 19585:10 PM GMT-5F0Nolan1.050under $50
June 22, 19547:00 PM GMT-5F0Nolan1.023

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.