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Tornadoes in Tom Green County, Texas

57 tornadoes have crossed Tom Green County since 1950, 58th of the 254 counties in Texas with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.3 years. They have killed 15 people and injured 177. 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
57
Deaths
15
Injuries
177
F4 and above
1
Worst on record
F4, May 11, 1953

The deadliest in Tom Green County

  1. F4, Tom Green County, TexasMay 11, 195313 killed, 159 injured
  2. F2, Tom Green County, TexasMarch 10, 19731 killed, 7 injured
  3. F1, Tom Green County, TexasJune 5, 19841 killed

The strongest

  1. F4, Tom Green County, TexasMay 11, 1953F4, 9.9 mi (16 km)
  2. F3, Tom Green County, TexasMay 14, 1995F3, 5.0 mi (8 km)
  3. F3, Tom Green County, TexasApril 30, 1952F3, 0.5 mi (1 km)
  4. EF2, Tom Green County, TexasMay 18, 2019EF2, 17.6 mi (28 km)
  5. F2, Sterling and Tom Green counties, TexasMay 14, 1989F2, 6.0 mi (10 km)
  6. EF2, Tom Green County, TexasOctober 13, 2018EF2, 3.0 mi (5 km)
  7. F2, Tom Green County, TexasMarch 10, 1973F2, 0.3 mi (0 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 28 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Tom Green County. Each year links to every tornado in Texas that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20253EF1
201912EF2
20181EF2
20142EF0
20084EF1
20071EF0
20054F1
20041F1
20031F0
20023F1
199822F1
19971F0
19961F1
19955F3
19922F1
19894F2
19871F0
19862F0
198431F1
19821F1
19814F1
19771F1
19751F0
19743F1
1973117F2
19641F0
1953113159F4
195227F3

Every tornado that crossed Tom Green County

57 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
April 19, 20259:29 PM CDTEF1Tom Green0.2100
April 19, 20254:55 PM CDTUnratedTom Green0.125
April 19, 20254:00 PM CDTUnratedTom Green2.0200
May 18, 20194:57 AM CDTEF2Tom Green17.61,7602$7.5 million
October 13, 20186:56 AM CDTEF2Tom Green3.0644$200,000
June 11, 20148:24 PM CDTEF0Tom Green0.675
June 11, 20148:20 PM CDTEF0Tom Green0.750
April 9, 200812:32 AM CDTEF0Tom Green2.0100$50,000
April 9, 200812:14 AM CDTEF1Tom Green4.1150$6.0 million
April 9, 200812:07 AM CDTEF0Tom Green6.780$10,000
April 9, 200812:01 AM CDTEF1Tom Green1.575$150,000
May 2, 20071:35 PM CDTEF0Coke6.450
May 31, 200511:10 PM CDTF0Tom Green1.00$10,000
May 31, 200510:37 PM CDTF1Tom Green2.00$100,000
May 31, 200510:32 PM CDTF1Tom Green2.00$300,000
April 21, 20056:53 PM CDTF0Tom Green0.530
March 4, 200410:41 AM CSTF1Tom Green0.350$200,000
June 11, 20038:00 PM CDTF0Tom Green0.120
May 4, 20028:09 PM CDTF0Tom Green0.530
March 19, 20022:00 PM CSTF1Tom Green4.050$10,000
March 19, 20021:31 PM CSTF1Tom Green3.050$2,000
May 26, 19988:30 PM CDTF1Tom Green3.61,9402$1.3 million
May 26, 19987:00 PM CDTF0Tom Green0.130
April 4, 199711:04 AM CSTF0Tom Green0.123
May 10, 19969:03 PM CDTF1Tom Green5.01,000$1.0 million
May 31, 19956:32 PM CDTF0Tom Green0.110
May 14, 19958:14 PM CDTF1Tom Green0.450$50,000 to $500,000
May 14, 19958:10 PM CDTF1Tom Green0.550$50,000 to $500,000
May 14, 19957:44 PM CDTF3Tom Green5.0100$50,000 to $500,000
May 14, 19956:38 PM CDTF0Tom Green0.230$5,000 to $50,000
May 13, 19922:30 PM CDTF1Tom Green2.573$500 to $5,000
May 13, 19922:17 PM CDTF0Tom Green0.333
May 15, 198910:10 PM CDTF1Tom Green6.0100$50,000 to $500,000
May 14, 19894:55 PM CDTF1Tom Green2.0100$5,000 to $50,000
May 14, 19894:40 PM CDTF0Tom Green2.0100
May 14, 19893:26 PM CDTF2Sterling6.0600
June 11, 198711:37 AM CDTF0Tom Green2.060
May 31, 19865:14 PM CDTF0Tom Green0.240
May 7, 19864:25 PM CDTF0Tom Green0.230
June 5, 198412:30 AM CDTF1Tom Green1.0371$5,000 to $50,000
June 4, 198410:50 AM CDTF0Tom Green0.117
June 4, 19849:20 AM CDTF0Tom Green0.117
May 18, 19828:45 PM CDTF1Tom Green0.830$5,000 to $50,000
May 15, 19818:25 PM CDTF1Tom Green0.520
April 20, 19812:17 PM CSTF0Tom Green0.217
April 20, 19811:40 PM CSTF1Tom Green2.020under $50
April 20, 19811:30 PM CSTF0Tom Green0.540
May 29, 19778:35 PM CDTF1Tom Green2.030under $50
May 26, 19755:05 PM CDTF0Tom Green2.030
May 31, 19748:18 PM CDTF0Tom Green0.517
May 25, 19748:25 PM CDTF1Tom Green0.527
May 4, 197410:20 PM CDTF1Tom Green0.510under $50
March 10, 19731:40 AM CSTF2Tom Green0.37017$50,000 to $500,000
June 4, 19644:00 PM GMT-5F0Tom Green0.517
May 11, 19533:15 PM GMT-5F4Tom Green9.988013159$500,000 to $5 million
May 23, 19523:30 PM GMT-5F1Tom Green7.1501$500 to $5,000
April 30, 19527:30 PM GMT-5F3Tom Green0.51006$50,000 to $500,000

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.