Tornadoes · United States · Texas

Tornadoes in Titus County, Texas

27 tornadoes have crossed Titus County since 1950, 158th of the 254 counties in Texas with a tornado on record, an average of one every 2.8 years. They have killed 2 people and injured 36. 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
27
Deaths
2
Injuries
36
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F3, May 4, 1999

The deadliest in Titus County

  1. F3, Franklin, Titus, Red River, Bowie, Little River and Sevier counties, Texas and ArkansasMay 4, 19991 killed, 22 injured
  2. F2, Titus County, TexasOctober 18, 19841 killed, 2 injured

The strongest

  1. F3, Franklin, Titus, Red River, Bowie, Little River and Sevier counties, Texas and ArkansasMay 4, 1999F3, 71.5 mi (115 km)
  2. F3, Franklin and Titus counties, TexasMarch 26, 1961F3, 13.0 mi (21 km)
  3. F3, Titus County, TexasMarch 26, 1961F3, 0.2 mi (0 km)
  4. F3, Titus County, TexasMarch 26, 1961F3, 0.1 mi (0 km)
  5. F2, Titus and Morris counties, TexasApril 23, 2000F2, 16.8 mi (27 km)
  6. F2, Titus County, TexasJune 7, 1989F2, 12.0 mi (19 km)
  7. F2, Titus County, TexasOctober 18, 1984F2, 5.0 mi (8 km)
  8. F2, Titus County, TexasMarch 19, 1979F2, 1.0 mi (2 km)
  9. F2, Titus County, TexasMarch 3, 1970F2, 1.0 mi (2 km)
  10. F2, Titus County, TexasJune 3, 1973F2, 0.1 mi (0 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 22 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Titus County. Each year links to every tornado in Texas that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20201EF1
20151EF2
20101EF0
20091EF0
20001F2
19991122F3
19982F1
19961F0
19952F0
19921F0
19902F1
19891F2
19861F1
1984112F2
19791F2
19731F2
19701F2
19681F0
19671F1
1961312F3
19601F0
19571F0

Every tornado that crossed Titus County

27 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
May 25, 20205:05 PM CDTEF1Titus0.5100$60,000
April 13, 20151:54 PM CDTEF2Titus0.119$100,000
October 24, 20106:47 PM CDTEF0Morris0.975$1,000
June 10, 20099:25 PM CDTEF0Titus2.6100
April 23, 20003:53 PM CDTF2Titus16.8150$170,000
May 4, 19992:04 PM CDTF3Franklin to AR71.550122$125 million
January 11, 19984:04 PM CSTF1Titus6.630
January 11, 19983:59 PM CSTF1Titus7.130
March 5, 19966:19 PM CSTF0Titus0.525
December 15, 19954:00 PM CSTF0Titus8.430$500 to $5,000
April 19, 19955:46 PM CDTF0Titus0.110
October 7, 19928:00 PM CDTF0Titus0.110$5,000 to $50,000
May 16, 19909:00 PM CDTF1Titus0.210
May 16, 19908:30 PM CDTF1Titus0.210
June 7, 19894:26 PM CDTF2Titus12.0200
February 5, 19864:50 PM CSTF1Titus0.530
October 18, 19848:00 PM CDTF2Titus5.05012$50,000 to $500,000
March 19, 19798:30 PM CSTF2Titus1.050$5,000 to $50,000
June 3, 197312:55 AM CDTF2Titus0.110$5,000 to $50,000
March 3, 19706:55 AM CSTF2Titus1.027$50 to $500
May 3, 19686:20 PM GMT-5F0Titus0.217
May 1, 196711:00 AM GMT-5F1Titus0.110
March 26, 19618:30 PM GMT-6F3Titus0.1109$50,000 to $500,000
March 26, 19617:30 PM GMT-6F3Franklin13.0601$5,000 to $50,000
March 26, 19614:30 PM GMT-6F3Titus0.2102$500 to $5,000
May 20, 19607:45 AM GMT-5F0Titus0.217$5,000 to $50,000
May 23, 19574:30 PM GMT-5F0Titus0.150$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.