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Tornadoes in Palo Pinto County, Texas

48 tornadoes have crossed Palo Pinto County since 1950, 1 of them surveyed so far this year and still preliminary, 79th of the 254 counties in Texas with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.6 years. They have killed 0 people and injured 15. 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
48
Deaths
0
Injuries
15
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
EF3, April 28, 2026

The strongest

  1. F3, Erath and Palo Pinto counties, TexasMay 12, 1982F3, 9.0 mi (14 km)
  2. EF3, Palo Pinto and Parker counties, TexasApril 28, 2026EF3, 4.7 mi (7 km)
  3. F2, Palo Pinto County, TexasAugust 23, 1980F2, 4.3 mi (7 km)
  4. F2, Palo Pinto County, TexasJune 8, 1975F2, 0.1 mi (0 km)

Every year with a tornado

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

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
202615EF3
202544EF1
20231EF1
20222EF1
20192EF1
20156EF1
20131EF0
20083EF0
20061F0
20032F1
19961F1
19951F0
19941F0
19902F1
19872F0
19861F0
19841F0
198212F3
198111F1
19802F2
197922F1
19761F1
19751F2
19713F1
196611F1
19601F0
19581F1
19541F1
19521F0

Every tornado that crossed Palo Pinto County

48 tornadoes, newest first. The 1 at the top is this year's, from the surveying office rather than SPC's published database, and its rating is marked as preliminary.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
April 28, 20265:00 PM CDTEF3Palo Pinto4.78005
May 18, 20258:07 PM CDTUnratedPalo Pinto0.250
May 18, 20258:01 PM CDTEF0Palo Pinto2.61,000
May 18, 20257:48 PM CDTEF1Palo Pinto2.19954$750,000
May 18, 20257:36 PM CDTEF1Palo Pinto0.4400$5,000
May 11, 20239:20 PM CDTEF1Palo Pinto1.375
December 13, 20226:31 AM CSTEF1Palo Pinto3.7230
March 21, 20223:12 PM CDTEF1Palo Pinto9.7400$75,000
May 18, 201910:42 AM CDTUnratedPalo Pinto0.025
March 13, 20193:25 AM CDTEF1Palo Pinto2.3250$10,000
May 26, 20156:29 PM CDTEF0Palo Pinto0.680
May 26, 20156:06 PM CDTEF0Palo Pinto0.560
May 26, 20155:40 PM CDTEF0Palo Pinto2.275
May 19, 20157:29 PM CDTEF1Palo Pinto0.8200$230,000
May 19, 20157:23 PM CDTEF0Palo Pinto2.575
May 19, 20156:19 PM CDTEF0Palo Pinto0.575
May 15, 20136:41 PM CDTEF0Palo Pinto0.350
April 23, 20086:58 PM CDTEF0Erath7.2125$50,000
April 9, 20086:50 PM CDTEF0Palo Pinto1.7100$150,000
April 9, 20085:55 PM CDTEF0Palo Pinto1.150
December 29, 20063:13 PM CSTF0Palo Pinto2.050$7,000
April 5, 20036:20 PM CSTF1Palo Pinto0.3100$250,000
March 17, 20035:45 PM CSTF0Palo Pinto0.120$1,000
September 19, 19969:30 AM CDTF1Palo Pinto0.540$2,000
April 19, 19957:42 PM CDTF0Palo Pinto0.110
March 26, 19941:55 PM CSTF0Palo Pinto0.110
April 25, 199010:14 PM CDTF1Erath4.050
April 5, 19907:40 PM CDTF1Palo Pinto0.210
May 28, 19874:20 PM CDTF0Palo Pinto0.210
May 28, 19873:40 PM CDTF0Palo Pinto0.210
April 19, 198611:38 AM CSTF0Palo Pinto0.210
May 19, 19846:20 PM CDTF0Palo Pinto0.3100
May 12, 19823:10 PM CDTF3Erath9.01002$50,000 to $500,000
April 21, 19812:50 PM CSTF1Palo Pinto7.71001$50,000 to $500,000
August 23, 19805:30 PM CDTF2Palo Pinto4.373$50,000 to $500,000
April 2, 19803:20 PM CSTF1Palo Pinto1.050
October 30, 19797:50 AM CSTF1Palo Pinto8.9502$50,000 to $500,000
April 10, 197911:56 PM CSTF1Palo Pinto0.110$500 to $5,000
April 15, 19768:30 PM CSTF1Palo Pinto0.233$500 to $5,000
June 8, 19756:00 PM CDTF2Palo Pinto0.110
May 6, 19711:50 PM CDTF1Palo Pinto0.320
May 6, 19711:50 PM CDTF1Palo Pinto0.320
May 6, 19711:50 PM CDTF1Palo Pinto0.320
August 30, 19669:00 PM GMT-5F1Palo Pinto0.8331
May 4, 19608:20 PM GMT-5F0Palo Pinto1.020
November 17, 19587:10 AM GMT-6F1Palo Pinto7.867$5,000 to $50,000
October 11, 19546:00 PM GMT-6F1Palo Pinto2.0440$500 to $5,000
March 17, 19528:00 PM GMT-6F0Palo Pinto0.520$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.