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Tornadoes in Taylor County, Texas

70 tornadoes have crossed Taylor County since 1950, 34th of the 254 counties in Texas with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.1 years. They have killed 1 person and injured 29. 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
70
Deaths
1
Injuries
29
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F3, March 14, 1982

The deadliest in Taylor County

The strongest

Every year with a tornado

The 38 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Taylor County. Each year links to every tornado in Texas that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20202EF2
20192EF2
20171EF0
20111EF0
20082EF0
20071EF0
200442F2
20027F0
19991F0
19971F0
19952F0
19941F0
19931F1
19911F0
19901F2
19861F0
198511F2
19833F1
1982314F3
19794F2
19781F2
19771F1
197611F3
19752F0
19741F1
197321F2
19721F1
19701F2
19695F0
19651F1
196225F1
19611F2
19601F0
19593F1
19582F1
19572F0
19552F1
195116F1

Every tornado that crossed Taylor County

70 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
March 19, 20201:30 AM CDTEF1Taylor0.235$60,000
March 19, 20201:00 AM CDTEF2Nolan10.9425$2.0 million
May 18, 20195:56 AM CDTEF1Taylor8.7550$750,000
May 18, 20195:43 AM CDTEF2Taylor5.0388$10 million
March 28, 20174:52 PM CDTEF0Taylor0.025
April 24, 20114:22 PM CDTEF0Taylor0.150
April 9, 20083:35 PM CDTEF0Taylor0.150
April 9, 20083:28 PM CDTEF0Taylor0.150
April 23, 20079:20 PM CDTEF0Taylor0.350
May 27, 20043:40 PM CDTF0Taylor0.120$10,000
March 4, 200411:51 AM CSTF1Taylor12.0100$300,000
March 4, 200411:31 AM CSTF2Taylor10.04402$800,000
March 4, 200411:26 AM CSTF0Taylor0.125$10,000
June 13, 20028:08 PM CDTF0Taylor0.550$1,000
May 24, 20028:04 PM CDTF0Taylor0.230
May 24, 20028:00 PM CDTF0Taylor0.230
May 7, 20029:45 PM CDTF0Taylor0.220$1,000
March 30, 20022:17 PM CSTF0Taylor0.220
March 30, 20022:17 PM CSTF0Taylor0.220
March 29, 200210:05 PM CSTF0Taylor0.220
May 25, 19996:38 PM CDTF0Taylor0.110
June 14, 19978:56 PM CDTF0Taylor0.110
May 31, 19955:02 PM CDTF0Taylor0.110
May 31, 19954:35 PM CDTF0Taylor0.110
May 11, 19943:45 PM CDTF0Taylor0.110
April 14, 19933:05 AM CDTF1Taylor5.0150$50,000 to $500,000
March 21, 199110:00 PM CSTF0Taylor0.210
April 5, 19907:00 PM CDTF2Taylor0.210
June 16, 19865:45 PM CDTF0Taylor0.210
April 28, 19859:12 PM CDTF2Taylor4.03001$50,000 to $500,000
June 5, 19834:40 PM CDTF0Taylor0.117under $50
June 5, 19834:05 PM CDTF0Taylor0.117under $50
May 30, 19834:35 PM CDTF1Taylor0.117under $50
March 14, 19821:40 AM CSTF3Runnels40.517314$500,000 to $5 million
March 14, 19821:30 AM CSTF2Taylor10.0150$50,000 to $500,000
March 14, 19821:00 AM CSTF1Taylor0.110$5,000 to $50,000
October 30, 19794:45 AM CSTF2Taylor0.110$5,000 to $50,000
August 2, 197912:50 PM CDTF0Taylor0.110
June 25, 19794:45 PM CDTF0Taylor0.110
May 2, 19799:25 PM CDTF1Taylor2.010
July 3, 19784:50 PM CDTF2Taylor0.150$50,000 to $500,000
May 20, 197710:10 PM CDTF1Taylor0.110
May 25, 19763:53 PM CDTF3Jones20.33001$500,000 to $5 million
June 9, 19759:20 PM CDTF0Taylor0.110
May 26, 19757:40 PM CDTF0Taylor0.110
June 3, 197411:10 PM CDTF1Taylor0.110
September 6, 19736:30 PM CDTF1Taylor0.310$5,000 to $50,000
March 10, 19733:00 AM CSTF2Taylor0.1101$5,000 to $50,000
July 3, 19728:08 PM CDTF1Taylor0.350
April 26, 19705:00 PM CDTF2Taylor0.1200$500 to $5,000
May 4, 19696:30 PM GMT-5F0Taylor0.117
May 4, 19696:30 PM GMT-5F0Taylor0.117
May 4, 19696:30 PM GMT-5F0Taylor0.117
May 4, 19696:30 PM GMT-5F0Taylor0.117
May 4, 19695:30 PM GMT-5F0Taylor0.217
May 5, 196510:00 PM GMT-5F1Runnels0.110
July 14, 19628:00 PM GMT-5F0Taylor0.827
July 14, 19627:00 PM GMT-5F1Taylor1.0175
March 16, 19613:30 PM GMT-6F2Taylor22.4100$500 to $5,000
June 8, 19609:02 PM GMT-5F0Taylor0.110
July 15, 19593:50 PM GMT-5F0Taylor0.110
May 10, 19594:15 PM GMT-5F1Taylor4.7150$5,000 to $50,000
May 10, 19594:00 PM GMT-5F1Taylor4.1100$500 to $5,000
June 8, 19588:30 PM GMT-5F1Taylor0.767under $50
April 20, 195812:30 AM GMT-6F1Taylor1.333$500 to $5,000
May 8, 195711:38 PM GMT-5F0Taylor0.310under $50
April 25, 19573:30 PM GMT-6F0Taylor2.030under $50
June 16, 19554:30 PM GMT-5F1Taylor0.110
April 12, 19557:30 PM GMT-6F0Taylor0.110
June 15, 195111:20 PM GMT-5F1Taylor4.9206$50,000 to $500,000

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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.