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Tornadoes in Ochiltree County, Texas

71 tornadoes have crossed Ochiltree County since 1950, 30th of the 254 counties in Texas with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.1 years. They have killed 5 people and injured 152. 1 was 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
71
Deaths
5
Injuries
152
F4 and above
1
Worst on record
F4, March 18, 1982

The deadliest in Ochiltree County

  1. EF3 Perryton tornado, TexasJune 15, 20233 killed, 100 injured
  2. F2, Ochiltree County, TexasMay 4, 19501 killed, 13 injured
  3. F1, Ochiltree County, TexasJune 11, 19871 killed, 4 injured

The strongest

  1. F4, Moore, Hansford, Ochiltree and Beaver counties, Texas and OklahomaMarch 18, 1982F4, 88.0 mi (142 km)
  2. F3, Ochiltree County, TexasMay 31, 1990F3, 14.0 mi (23 km)
  3. EF3 Perryton tornado, TexasJune 15, 2023EF3, 6.3 mi (10 km)
  4. F3, Ochiltree County, TexasMay 27, 1962F3, 4.5 mi (7 km)
  5. F3, Ochiltree County, TexasMay 25, 1987F3, 3.0 mi (5 km)
  6. EF2, Roberts, Ochiltree and Lipscomb counties, TexasMay 23, 2019EF2, 17.5 mi (28 km)
  7. EF2, Ochiltree County, TexasJune 15, 2023EF2, 17.4 mi (28 km)
  8. F2, Hansford and Ochiltree counties, TexasJune 14, 1982F2, 12.2 mi (20 km)
  9. F2, Ochiltree County, TexasApril 30, 1978F2, 8.6 mi (14 km)
  10. F2, Ochiltree County, TexasMay 31, 1990F2, 3.0 mi (5 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 34 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Ochiltree County. Each year links to every tornado in Texas that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20251Unrated
20243EF1
202333100EF3
20212EF0
20192EF2
20166EF1
20154EF1
20141EF0
20101EF0
20091EF0
20082EF0
20075EF1
20041F0
20011F1
20001F0
19963F0
19952F0
19921F0
19911F0
19905F3
1987514F3
19851F0
19831F0
1982322F4
19781F2
19721F1
19691F0
19682F0
19671F2
19651F0
1962413F3
19602F1
19571F2
19501113F2

Every tornado that crossed Ochiltree County

71 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
September 8, 20257:05 PM CDTUnratedOchiltree0.125
March 24, 20243:05 PM CDTEF0Ochiltree0.730$21,000
March 24, 20242:58 PM CDTEF1Ochiltree1.6100$58,000
March 24, 20242:43 PM CDTUnratedOchiltree0.730
June 15, 20235:12 PM CDTEF0Ochiltree12.350
June 15, 20235:06 PM CDTEF3Perryton tornado6.38803100$1.0 million
June 15, 20235:02 PM CDTEF2Ochiltree17.4200$114,000
May 26, 20218:14 PM CDTEF0Ochiltree0.920
May 26, 20217:34 PM CDTUnratedOchiltree1.320
May 23, 20196:59 PM CDTEF2Roberts17.5900
May 7, 20194:50 PM CDTEF0Ochiltree0.020
May 22, 20168:45 PM CDTEF0Ochiltree0.150
May 22, 20167:49 PM CDTUnratedOchiltree0.350
May 22, 20167:15 PM CDTEF1Ochiltree2.475
May 22, 20167:04 PM CDTEF1Ochiltree1.5400
May 22, 20166:57 PM CDTEF1Ochiltree1.5500
May 22, 20166:44 PM CDTEF0Ochiltree2.575
November 16, 20158:26 PM CSTEF1Ochiltree14.670
November 16, 20157:00 PM CSTEF1Ochiltree to OK5.2400
November 16, 20156:52 PM CSTEF1Ochiltree5.8200
November 16, 20156:44 PM CSTEF0Ochiltree3.7100
June 6, 20147:52 PM CDTEF0Ochiltree1.670
May 19, 20103:32 AM CDTEF0Ochiltree1.150
June 15, 20096:23 PM CDTEF0Ochiltree0.350
June 15, 20087:10 PM CDTEF0Ochiltree1.350
April 26, 20082:30 PM CDTEF0Ochiltree0.120
May 23, 20079:43 PM CDTEF1Ochiltree3.0880$9,000
May 23, 20076:40 PM CDTEF0Ochiltree2.050
May 23, 20076:14 PM CDTEF0Ochiltree2.050
May 23, 20075:39 PM CDTEF0Ochiltree1.050
May 23, 20075:25 PM CDTEF0Ochiltree1.050
April 19, 20048:22 PM CDTF0Ochiltree1.0440
April 6, 20016:00 PM CDTF1Ochiltree10.0100$500,000
June 13, 20004:54 PM CDTF0Ochiltree0.120
May 24, 19968:30 PM CDTF0Ochiltree0.550
May 24, 19964:42 PM CDTF0Ochiltree0.550
May 24, 19963:57 PM CDTF0Ochiltree0.640
June 8, 19955:15 PM CDTF0Ochiltree1.073
May 17, 19952:05 PM CDTF0Ochiltree3.073
June 18, 19925:50 PM CDTF0Ochiltree0.210
May 29, 19916:12 PM CDTF0Ochiltree0.560$5,000 to $50,000
May 31, 199010:45 PM CDTF2Ochiltree3.0450$50,000 to $500,000
May 31, 19909:08 PM CDTF0Ochiltree0.770
May 31, 19906:41 PM CDTF3Ochiltree14.01,407$500,000 to $5 million
May 31, 19905:09 PM CDTF0Ochiltree1.250
May 31, 19904:30 PM CDTF1Ochiltree7.0177$50 to $500
July 14, 19874:55 PM CDTF1Ochiltree2.090$5,000 to $50,000
June 29, 19873:35 PM CDTF0Ochiltree0.140
June 11, 19876:20 PM CDTF1Ochiltree1.56014$5,000 to $50,000
May 25, 19878:35 PM CDTF1Ochiltree10.080
May 25, 19878:12 PM CDTF3Ochiltree3.0700$50,000 to $500,000
September 18, 19858:30 PM CDTF0Ochiltree0.110
June 13, 19833:50 PM CDTF0Ochiltree0.380under $50
June 14, 19828:09 PM CDTF2Hansford12.210010$50,000 to $500,000
May 30, 19827:30 PM CDTF1Ochiltree0.450$50,000 to $500,000
March 18, 198211:55 PM CSTF4Moore to OK88.088012$500,000 to $5 million
April 30, 19784:24 PM CDTF2Ochiltree8.6100$50,000 to $500,000
May 24, 19725:30 PM CDTF1Ochiltree4.3440
June 10, 19697:18 PM GMT-5F0Ochiltree0.110
October 9, 19689:00 PM GMT-5F0Ochiltree0.117$500 to $5,000
June 6, 19685:15 PM GMT-5F0Ochiltree0.110
July 3, 19678:30 PM GMT-5F2Ochiltree1.050$5,000 to $50,000
June 9, 19654:00 PM GMT-5F0Ochiltree0.517
June 3, 19625:00 PM GMT-5F1Ochiltree0.110
May 27, 19626:30 PM GMT-5F3Ochiltree4.520013$500,000 to $5 million
May 27, 19626:30 PM GMT-5F2Ochiltree1.083
May 27, 19626:30 PM GMT-5F1Ochiltree1.550
June 15, 19607:00 PM GMT-5F1Ochiltree0.727$500 to $5,000
June 15, 19606:50 PM GMT-5F1Ochiltree0.423$5,000 to $50,000
June 10, 19576:45 PM GMT-5F2Ochiltree0.110$500 to $5,000
May 4, 19509:30 PM GMT-5F2Ochiltree1.950113$50,000 to $500,000

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.