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Tornadoes in Randall County, Texas

90 tornadoes have crossed Randall County since 1950, 15th of the 254 counties in Texas with a tornado on record, an average of 1.2 a year. They have killed 4 people and injured 30. 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
90
Deaths
4
Injuries
30
F4 and above
1
Worst on record
F4, April 17, 1970

The deadliest in Randall County

  1. F2, Swisher and Randall counties, TexasMay 5, 20022 killed, 4 injured
  2. F4, Parmer, Randall, Armstrong and Carson counties, TexasApril 17, 19701 killed, 13 injured
  3. F2, Randall County, TexasMay 7, 19951 killed, 12 injured

The strongest

  1. F4, Parmer, Randall, Armstrong and Carson counties, TexasApril 17, 1970F4, 130.0 mi (209 km)
  2. F3, Randall and Potter counties, TexasMay 9, 1982F3, 8.2 mi (13 km)
  3. F2, Parmer, Randall, Potter and Delta counties, TexasMay 24, 1957F2, 70.1 mi (113 km)
  4. EF2, Swisher and Randall counties, TexasMarch 13, 2021EF2, 21.3 mi (34 km)
  5. F2, Randall County, TexasMay 7, 1995F2, 12.0 mi (19 km)
  6. F2, Randall County, TexasMay 16, 1989F2, 10.0 mi (16 km)
  7. F2, Randall and Armstrong counties, TexasMay 25, 1987F2, 6.0 mi (10 km)
  8. F2, Swisher and Randall counties, TexasMay 5, 2002F2, 5.0 mi (8 km)
  9. F2, Randall County, TexasMay 25, 1987F2, 2.0 mi (3 km)
  10. F2, Randall County, TexasJune 14, 1962F2, 1.4 mi (2 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 41 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Randall County. Each year links to every tornado in Texas that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20252EF1
20216EF2
20201EF0
20193EF0
20101EF0
20092EF0
20072EF1
20052F0
20046F1
2002224F2
20011F0
20001F0
19993F0
19982F1
19973F0
19962F0
19951112F2
19922F0
19914F0
19895F2
19881F2
19875F2
19861F0
19841F0
198221F3
19801F0
19781F0
19761F0
19741F1
19731F1
19721F1
19712F2
19702113F4
19693F0
19673F2
19624F2
19611F0
19604F1
19582F0
19571F2
19561F0

Every tornado that crossed Randall County

90 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
April 25, 202512:08 AM CDTEF0Randall0.225$3,000
April 25, 202511:32 PM CDTEF1Randall0.9100$500,000
March 13, 20214:06 PM CSTEF0Randall13.01,000$30,000
March 13, 20214:05 PM CSTEF0Swisher3.250
March 13, 20213:48 PM CSTEF1Randall8.2800$320,000
March 13, 20213:37 PM CSTEF1Randall3.5100$30,000
March 13, 20213:31 PM CSTEF1Randall2.5500
March 13, 20213:15 PM CSTEF2Swisher21.31,000$600,000
July 11, 20207:59 PM CDTEF0Randall0.145
May 23, 20195:15 PM CDTEF0Randall0.350
May 23, 20195:01 PM CDTEF0Randall0.650
March 22, 20197:57 PM CDTUnratedRandall2.150
April 20, 20107:47 PM CDTEF0Randall0.950
June 4, 20096:40 PM CDTEF0Randall0.8100
June 4, 20096:33 PM CDTEF0Randall0.1100
October 16, 200712:16 AM CDTEF1Randall11.5300$90,000
April 21, 20079:00 PM CDTEF1Randall10.7880$14,000
May 31, 20053:05 PM CDTF0Randall0.125
May 12, 20056:28 PM CDTF0Randall0.125
June 21, 20048:17 PM CDTF1Randall0.450$230,000
June 21, 20048:17 PM CDTF0Randall0.125
June 21, 20048:03 PM CDTF0Randall0.125
June 21, 20047:51 PM CDTF0Randall0.125
June 21, 20047:48 PM CDTF0Randall0.125
June 21, 20047:34 PM CDTF0Randall0.125
May 5, 20026:57 PM CDTF0Randall0.125
May 5, 20026:45 PM CDTF2Swisher5.015024$4.0 million
May 29, 20015:45 PM CDTF0Randall0.125
October 23, 20002:10 PM CDTF0Randall0.450$10,000
May 25, 19998:55 PM CDTF0Randall0.10$40,000
May 25, 19996:05 PM CDTF0Randall1.00$10,000
May 25, 19995:58 PM CDTF0Randall0.30
October 27, 19987:15 PM CSTF1Randall1.0300$70,000
August 7, 19985:10 PM CDTF0Randall0.530
June 14, 19975:25 PM CDTF0Randall0.123
May 29, 199710:12 PM CDTF0Randall0.123
May 29, 19979:55 PM CDTF0Randall0.123
August 28, 19961:30 PM CDTF0Randall0.210
August 28, 19961:05 PM CDTF0Randall0.210
May 7, 19951:40 AM CDTF2Randall12.0200112$50,000 to $500,000
June 11, 19924:52 PM CDTF0Randall0.513
June 11, 19924:51 PM CDTF0Randall0.513$500 to $5,000
May 29, 19917:48 PM CDTF0Randall0.230
May 29, 19916:47 PM CDTF0Randall0.550
May 11, 19918:45 PM CDTF0Randall0.230
May 11, 19918:30 PM CDTF0Randall0.130
May 16, 19895:55 PM CDTF0Randall1.040
May 16, 19895:35 PM CDTF2Randall10.0300
May 16, 19895:20 PM CDTF0Randall1.560
May 4, 19896:05 PM CDTF0Randall2.050
April 30, 19897:28 PM CDTF0Potter0.220
September 14, 198810:00 PM CDTF2Randall0.7173$50,000 to $500,000
May 25, 198710:00 PM CDTF2Randall2.0150$5,000 to $50,000
May 25, 19879:20 PM CDTF0Randall3.060
May 25, 19879:08 PM CDTF0Randall0.150
May 25, 19877:53 PM CDTF0Randall1.050
May 25, 19877:30 PM CDTF2Randall6.0150
May 14, 19862:30 PM CDTF0Randall3.050
August 8, 198412:17 AM CDTF0Randall0.110
May 9, 19828:24 PM CDTF0Randall0.110under $50
May 9, 19828:11 PM CDTF3Randall8.2401$500,000 to $5 million
April 24, 198012:10 PM CSTF0Randall0.510
May 26, 19787:56 PM CDTF0Randall1.040
June 21, 19767:18 PM CDTF0Randall0.310
March 9, 19742:22 PM CDTF1Randall3.020
May 22, 19736:10 PM CDTF1Randall0.320
May 9, 19729:04 PM CDTF1Randall0.520
June 5, 19715:10 PM CDTF2Randall0.350
April 19, 19711:09 AM CSTF1Randall0.320
May 31, 19704:25 PM CDTF1Randall17.267$50 to $500
April 17, 197010:30 PM CSTF4Parmer130.0880113$500,000 to $5 million
May 15, 19694:00 PM GMT-5F0Randall0.510
May 2, 19695:30 PM GMT-5F0Randall0.210
May 2, 19695:04 PM GMT-5F0Randall0.210
June 30, 19676:30 PM GMT-5F0Randall0.133
June 15, 19679:00 PM GMT-5F2Randall0.133$500 to $5,000
May 5, 19672:50 PM GMT-5F0Randall0.133$50 to $500
June 14, 19629:11 PM GMT-5F0Randall2.010
June 14, 19628:57 PM GMT-5F1Randall2.027$50,000 to $500,000
June 14, 19628:40 PM GMT-5F1Randall4.713
June 14, 19624:00 PM GMT-5F2Randall1.467$50,000 to $500,000
June 3, 19619:00 PM GMT-5F0Oldham27.350
June 10, 19608:46 PM GMT-5F0Potter0.110
May 28, 19606:00 PM GMT-5F0Randall0.310
May 28, 19605:08 PM GMT-5F0Randall0.110$500 to $5,000
May 28, 19605:05 PM GMT-5F1Randall1.333
May 17, 19582:10 AM GMT-5F0Randall0.317under $50
April 8, 19584:00 PM GMT-6F0Randall2.0100under $50
May 24, 195711:45 AM GMT-5F2Parmer70.133$500 to $5,000
July 4, 19566:00 PM GMT-5F0Randall0.410$500 to $5,000

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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.