Tornadoes · United States · Texas

Tornadoes in Pecos County, Texas

99 tornadoes have crossed Pecos County since 1950, 1 of them surveyed so far this year and still preliminary, 9th of the 254 counties in Texas with a tornado on record, an average of 1.3 a year. They have killed 2 people and injured 21. 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
99
Deaths
2
Injuries
21
F4 and above
1
Worst on record
F4, June 1, 1990

The deadliest in Pecos County

  1. F4 Bakersfield Valley tornado, TexasJune 1, 19902 killed, 21 injured

The strongest

  1. F4 Bakersfield Valley tornado, TexasJune 1, 1990F4, 22.0 mi (35 km)
  2. F3, Pecos County, TexasMay 4, 1961F3, 1.1 mi (2 km)
  3. F2, Pecos County, TexasJune 1, 1954F2, 8.3 mi (13 km)
  4. EF2, Pecos County, TexasMay 4, 2024EF2, 6.4 mi (10 km)
  5. F2, Pecos County, TexasApril 15, 1990F2, 3.5 mi (6 km)
  6. F2, Pecos County, TexasApril 21, 1954F2, 1.0 mi (2 km)
  7. F2, Pecos County, TexasJune 30, 1977F2, 0.5 mi (1 km)
  8. F2, Pecos County, TexasApril 21, 1960F2, 0.3 mi (0 km)
  9. F2, Pecos County, TexasMay 16, 1961F2, 0.1 mi (0 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 45 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Pecos County. Each year links to every tornado in Texas that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20261Unrated
20251Unrated
20247EF2
20233EF1
20223Unrated
20212Unrated
20201EF0
20195EF0
20161EF0
20157EF0
20141EF0
20112EF0
20102EF0
20082EF0
20071EF0
20051F0
20043F0
20024F0
20001F0
19992F0
19944F0
19925F1
19912F0
19904221F4
19894F1
19881F1
19852F0
19841F0
19791F1
19781F0
19771F2
19741F1
19731F1
19721F1
19712F0
19681F1
19671F0
19642F1
19631F0
19624F1
19613F3
19601F2
19592F0
19561F0
19542F2

Every tornado that crossed Pecos County

99 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
June 22, 20263:05 PM CDTUnratedPecos2.20
April 29, 20253:42 PM CDTUnratedPecos1.050
June 1, 20245:06 PM CDTUnratedPecos1.550
May 30, 20245:16 PM CDTUnratedPecos1.550
May 4, 20245:29 PM CDTUnratedPecos1.850
May 4, 20245:04 PM CDTUnratedPecos0.950
May 4, 20244:40 PM CDTUnratedPecos2.7150
May 4, 20244:18 PM CDTUnratedPecos3.350
May 4, 20243:56 PM CDTEF2Pecos6.4175$2,000
June 2, 20233:41 PM CDTUnratedPecos20.525
June 2, 20231:57 PM CDTEF1Pecos2.3125
June 2, 20231:29 PM CDTUnratedPecos4.425
May 1, 20227:36 PM CDTUnratedPecos0.250
May 1, 20226:35 PM CDTUnratedPecos2.5100
May 1, 20225:04 PM CDTUnratedPecos4.5100
May 31, 20213:39 PM CDTUnratedPecos3.350
May 31, 20213:21 PM CDTUnratedPecos6.350
May 13, 20204:30 PM CDTEF0Pecos0.850
June 21, 20196:10 PM CDTEF0Pecos0.330
May 17, 20194:43 PM CDTEF0Pecos2.4100
May 7, 20197:35 PM CDTEF0Pecos4.1450
May 7, 20194:48 PM CDTEF0Pecos2.0200
April 30, 20194:13 PM CDTEF0Pecos0.9200
April 19, 20164:53 PM CDTEF0Pecos6.5400
May 27, 20157:50 PM CDTEF0Pecos4.1200
May 27, 20157:35 PM CDTEF0Pecos2.2100
May 19, 20155:08 PM CDTEF0Pecos0.550
May 19, 20155:07 PM CDTEF0Pecos0.8100
May 19, 20154:27 PM CDTEF0Pecos1.6100
May 19, 20154:12 PM CDTEF0Pecos2.9150
May 19, 20153:25 PM CDTEF0Pecos0.8150
May 25, 20141:45 PM CDTEF0Pecos1.2200
April 21, 20116:18 PM CDTEF0Pecos8.1200
April 21, 20115:51 PM CDTEF0Pecos3.8300
May 22, 20108:15 PM CDTEF0Pecos0.3150
May 22, 20106:36 PM CDTEF0Pecos1.8150
May 26, 20086:07 PM CDTEF0Pecos0.750
May 5, 20085:25 PM CDTEF0Pecos2.350
March 23, 20077:30 PM CDTEF0Pecos2.075
June 9, 20056:27 PM CDTF0Pecos0.5100
August 21, 20048:25 PM CDTF0Pecos0.275
August 21, 20048:10 PM CDTF0Pecos0.175
June 12, 20044:55 PM CDTF0Pecos1.3150
September 14, 20027:30 PM CDTF0Pecos0.150
May 28, 20026:48 PM CDTF0Pecos0.150
May 26, 20027:20 PM CDTF0Pecos0.150
May 10, 20028:49 PM CDTF0Pecos0.250
July 2, 20003:50 PM CDTF0Pecos0.120
May 26, 199911:20 PM CDTF0Pecos0.3100
May 9, 19994:55 PM CDTF0Pecos0.5120
May 18, 19942:24 PM CDTF0Pecos2.050
May 11, 19946:40 PM CDTF0Pecos2.550
May 9, 19948:21 PM CDTF0Pecos0.250
April 29, 19942:40 PM CDTF0Pecos0.530
June 8, 199210:24 PM CDTF0Pecos0.430
May 24, 19925:38 PM CDTF0Pecos0.450
May 24, 19924:05 PM CDTF1Pecos2.673
May 24, 19927:32 AM CDTF1Crane8.0150$500 to $5,000
April 15, 19928:30 PM CDTF0Pecos0.230
June 21, 19916:55 PM CDTF0Pecos0.230
June 6, 19914:02 PM CDTF0Pecos0.130
June 1, 19906:40 PM CDTF1Pecos2.1110$5,000 to $50,000
June 1, 19905:20 PM CDTF4Bakersfield Valley tornado22.01,233221$5 million to $50 million
June 1, 19904:18 PM CDTF0Pecos1.170
April 15, 19905:30 PM CDTF2Pecos3.5250$500,000 to $5 million
June 11, 19896:30 PM CDTF0Pecos4.5140
June 6, 19893:20 PM CDTF1Pecos4.0150$5,000 to $50,000
May 11, 19895:24 PM CDTF1Pecos1.560
May 11, 19895:12 PM CDTF1Pecos1.040
June 30, 19885:00 PM CDTF1Pecos0.450$5,000 to $50,000
June 12, 19856:15 PM CDTF0Pecos0.230
April 28, 19857:23 PM CDTF0Pecos0.130
May 23, 19843:19 PM CDTF0Pecos0.130
April 20, 19791:00 PM CSTF1Pecos2.0900under $50
May 25, 19787:15 PM CDTF0Pecos2.040$50,000 to $500,000
June 30, 19778:25 PM CDTF2Pecos0.530
April 30, 19743:00 PM CDTF1Pecos0.110
April 28, 19733:15 PM CSTF1Pecos0.317
May 13, 19723:09 PM CDTF1Pecos13.550
May 28, 19715:15 PM CDTF0Pecos4.9200
May 28, 19715:15 PM CDTF0Pecos4.9200
October 8, 19686:35 PM GMT-5F1Pecos1.0200
February 9, 19672:00 PM GMT-6F0Pecos0.117$50 to $500
August 25, 19644:20 PM GMT-5F1Pecos7.627
May 8, 19646:50 PM GMT-5F0Pecos1.013
October 23, 19631:55 PM GMT-5F0Pecos1.040
June 14, 19624:00 PM GMT-5F1Pecos4.033
June 5, 19623:20 PM GMT-5F0Pecos2.050
June 5, 19623:20 PM GMT-5F0Pecos2.050
June 5, 19623:20 PM GMT-5F1Pecos1.050
June 6, 19616:30 PM GMT-5F0Pecos0.5100
May 16, 19616:00 PM GMT-5F2Pecos0.110$50,000 to $500,000
May 4, 19617:30 PM GMT-5F3Pecos1.110$50,000 to $500,000
April 21, 19606:40 PM GMT-6F2Pecos0.367$5,000 to $50,000
June 1, 19594:00 PM GMT-5F0Pecos0.110
May 7, 195910:15 PM GMT-5F0Pecos0.110
April 30, 19565:45 PM GMT-5F0Pecos10.0333$500 to $5,000
June 1, 19547:00 PM GMT-5F2Pecos8.3880$500 to $5,000
April 21, 19542:20 PM GMT-6F2Pecos1.0880$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.