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Tornadoes in Reeves County, Texas

48 tornadoes have crossed Reeves County since 1950, 81st of the 254 counties in Texas with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.6 years. They have killed 30 people and injured 140. 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
48
Deaths
30
Injuries
140
F4 and above
1
Worst on record
F4, May 22, 1987

The deadliest in Reeves County

  1. F4, Reeves County, TexasMay 22, 198730 killed, 121 injured

The strongest

  1. F4, Reeves County, TexasMay 22, 1987F4, 3.0 mi (5 km)
  2. F2, Reeves County, TexasJune 13, 1954F2, 25.0 mi (40 km)
  3. F2, Reeves County, TexasMay 22, 1992F2, 5.0 mi (8 km)
  4. EF2, Reeves County, TexasMay 23, 2010EF2, 4.0 mi (6 km)
  5. F2, Reeves County, TexasMay 17, 1962F2, 2.0 mi (3 km)
  6. F2, Reeves County, TexasApril 30, 1999F2, 1.0 mi (2 km)
  7. F2, Reeves County, TexasApril 26, 1974F2, 0.5 mi (1 km)
  8. F2, Reeves County, TexasMay 5, 1955F2, 0.1 mi (0 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 24 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Reeves County. Each year links to every tornado in Texas that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20201Unrated
20152EF0
20101EF2
20046F0
20021F0
19991F2
19982F1
19952F0
19941F0
19924F2
19914F0
1987230121F4
19783F1
19771F0
197621F0
1974112F2
197221F1
19641F1
19631F0
196233F2
19613F0
19592F1
195511F2
195411F2

Every tornado that crossed Reeves County

48 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
March 13, 20207:53 PM CDTUnratedLoving9.0300
May 18, 20155:53 PM CDTEF0Reeves3.6150
May 18, 20155:25 PM CDTEF0Reeves1.4100
May 23, 20106:56 PM CDTEF2Reeves4.0300$24,000
October 5, 20047:38 PM CDTF0Reeves0.150
June 5, 20049:05 PM CDTF0Reeves1.050
June 5, 20048:58 PM CDTF0Reeves0.730
April 3, 20047:51 PM CSTF0Reeves0.125
April 3, 20047:33 PM CSTF0Reeves0.125
April 3, 20047:17 PM CSTF0Reeves1.025
September 13, 20023:30 PM CDTF0Reeves2.075
April 30, 199911:30 AM CDTF2Reeves1.0170
October 30, 19983:15 PM CSTF0Reeves3.0100
October 27, 19984:45 PM CSTF1Reeves1.0300
August 17, 19956:35 PM CDTF0Reeves0.440
May 26, 19954:50 PM CDTF0Reeves1.050
May 10, 19942:26 AM CDTF0Reeves0.550
June 8, 19923:25 PM CDTF0Reeves0.330
May 22, 19923:46 PM CDTF0Reeves0.330
May 22, 19923:06 PM CDTF2Reeves5.0400
May 22, 19922:52 PM CDTF0Reeves0.230
June 10, 19917:58 PM CDTF0Reeves0.640
June 6, 19913:58 PM CDTF0Reeves0.230
May 23, 19913:28 PM CDTF0Reeves0.550
May 22, 19916:01 PM CDTF0Reeves0.550
May 22, 19878:16 PM CDTF4Reeves3.01,00030121$500,000 to $5 million
May 22, 19878:10 PM CDTF0Reeves0.560
May 26, 19785:30 PM CDTF0Reeves1.030
May 26, 19785:00 PM CDTF1Reeves2.060$50,000 to $500,000
April 7, 19787:05 PM CSTF0Reeves4.710under $50
April 14, 197710:33 AM CSTF0Reeves0.110
June 13, 19764:15 PM CDTF0Reeves0.1101
April 22, 19766:00 PM CSTF0Reeves0.110
April 26, 19742:14 AM CDTF2Reeves0.511012$50,000 to $500,000
May 20, 19727:00 PM CDTF1Reeves2.0201$5,000 to $50,000
May 20, 19727:00 PM CDTF1Reeves2.020$5,000 to $50,000
July 7, 19647:45 PM GMT-5F1Reeves0.110$500 to $5,000
October 23, 19631:57 PM GMT-5F0Reeves0.550
June 14, 19624:00 PM GMT-5F1Reeves1.533
May 17, 19623:30 PM GMT-5F2Reeves2.0673$50,000 to $500,000
May 17, 19623:30 PM GMT-5F0Reeves0.517
May 18, 19616:05 PM GMT-5F0Reeves0.110
May 18, 19616:05 PM GMT-5F0Reeves0.110
May 16, 19616:15 PM GMT-5F0Reeves1.0280
May 7, 19596:30 PM GMT-5F1Reeves8.033
May 7, 19595:30 PM GMT-5F0Reeves1.010
May 5, 19558:00 PM GMT-5F2Reeves0.1101
June 13, 195410:00 PM GMT-5F2Reeves25.01331

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.