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Tornadoes in Wharton County, Texas

71 tornadoes have crossed Wharton County since 1950, 31st 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 19. 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
71
Deaths
1
Injuries
19
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F3, November 22, 1961

The deadliest in Wharton County

  1. F1, Wharton County, TexasSeptember 20, 19671 killed, 1 injured

The strongest

  1. F3, Wharton County, TexasNovember 22, 1961F3, 2.0 mi (3 km)
  2. F2, Wharton County, TexasOctober 23, 1970F2, 1.5 mi (2 km)
  3. F2, Wharton County, TexasJune 15, 1964F2, 1.5 mi (2 km)
  4. F2, Wharton County, TexasDecember 2, 1953F2, 1.5 mi (2 km)
  5. F2, Wharton County, TexasOctober 23, 1970F2, 1.2 mi (2 km)
  6. F2, Wharton County, TexasApril 14, 1966F2, 1.0 mi (2 km)
  7. F2, Wharton County, TexasApril 7, 1993F2, 0.5 mi (1 km)
  8. F2, Wharton County, TexasMarch 20, 1972F2, 0.5 mi (1 km)
  9. F2, Wharton County, TexasMay 23, 1955F2, 0.5 mi (1 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 31 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Wharton County. Each year links to every tornado in Texas that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20252EF1
20241EF1
20174EF1
20161EF0
20101EF0
200466F1
200372F0
20023F0
19972F0
19961F0
19951F1
19931F2
19926F1
19916F1
19832F1
19791F1
19781F1
197721F1
19761F0
19731F1
19721F2
19703F2
19683F1
1967614F1
19661F2
19641F2
196111F3
19601F1
19591F0
195525F2
19531F2

Every tornado that crossed Wharton County

71 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
June 12, 20253:20 AM CDTEF1Wharton1.6130$200,000
June 12, 20253:05 AM CDTEF0Wharton2.150
December 26, 20242:15 PM CSTEF1Wharton0.550
August 27, 20171:43 AM CDTEF1Wharton2.350$300,000
August 26, 20175:23 PM CDTEF0Wharton0.530$50,000
August 26, 20172:10 AM CDTEF0Wharton1.430
February 14, 20177:40 AM CSTEF0Wharton1.0200$10,000
February 23, 20165:53 AM CSTEF0Wharton2.030
June 28, 20101:11 PM CDTEF0Wharton0.325
November 23, 20049:20 PM CSTF0Wharton0.435$30,000
June 23, 20042:16 PM CDTF0Wharton0.525$60,000
June 8, 200410:05 AM CDTF1Wharton4.040$100,000
June 8, 200410:00 AM CDTF1Wharton6.0406$300,000
April 6, 200411:53 AM CDTF0Wharton0.125
April 6, 200411:48 AM CDTF0Wharton0.125
November 17, 200310:00 AM CSTF0Wharton1.050$20,000
November 17, 20039:20 AM CSTF0Wharton0.220
November 17, 20039:10 AM CSTF0Wharton0.550$2,000
November 17, 20038:38 AM CSTF0Wharton1.01002$10,000
November 17, 20038:33 AM CSTF0Wharton0.525$1,000
October 9, 20035:12 PM CDTF0Wharton1.050$10,000
July 7, 20032:50 PM CDTF0Wharton0.120$20,000
September 7, 20022:15 AM CDTF0Wharton0.20$70,000
March 30, 20025:40 PM CSTF0Wharton0.550$50,000
March 30, 20025:30 PM CSTF0Wharton0.520
June 21, 19975:45 PM CDTF0Wharton0.520$20,000
April 11, 19972:30 AM CDTF0Wharton0.223$20,000
August 12, 19966:30 PM CDTF0Wharton0.550$40,000
March 13, 19955:30 AM CSTF1Wharton2.050$50,000 to $500,000
April 7, 19932:25 PM CDTF2Wharton0.5400$5,000 to $50,000
November 21, 19922:15 PM CSTF1Wharton1.0100$5,000 to $50,000
November 21, 19921:40 PM CSTF1Wharton1.0100$50,000 to $500,000
November 21, 19921:30 PM CSTF1Wharton0.5100$5,000 to $50,000
November 19, 19923:25 PM CSTF1Wharton0.130$500 to $5,000
November 19, 19923:15 PM CSTF1Wharton0.120$500 to $5,000
November 19, 19923:00 PM CSTF1Wharton0.130$500 to $5,000
August 7, 19912:18 PM CDTF0Wharton0.150
May 4, 19919:30 PM CDTF1Wharton0.210$50,000 to $500,000
January 14, 19916:30 PM CSTF0Wharton0.220$500 to $5,000
January 14, 19916:25 PM CSTF0Wharton0.220$500 to $5,000
January 14, 19916:20 PM CSTF0Wharton0.220$500 to $5,000
January 14, 19916:18 PM CSTF1Wharton0.550$50,000 to $500,000
August 18, 19834:55 PM CDTF0Wharton0.540under $50
January 31, 19839:30 AM CSTF1Wharton5.060$50,000 to $500,000
January 20, 19792:10 AM CSTF1Wharton13.220$5,000 to $50,000
April 22, 19786:00 PM CSTF1Fort Bend19.020$500 to $5,000
December 13, 19775:37 AM CSTF1Wharton0.5501$50,000 to $500,000
November 8, 19779:20 AM CSTF1Wharton20.5150$500 to $5,000
July 14, 19763:35 PM CDTF0Wharton0.110
June 13, 19738:15 AM CDTF1Wharton7.810$500 to $5,000
March 20, 19723:15 PM CSTF2Wharton0.550$5,000 to $50,000
October 23, 19704:15 PM CDTF2Wharton1.527$5,000 to $50,000
October 23, 19704:00 PM CDTF0Wharton0.517$5,000 to $50,000
October 23, 19704:00 PM CDTF2Wharton1.233$5,000 to $50,000
June 23, 19682:10 PM GMT-5F1Wharton0.117$50 to $500
June 23, 19682:10 PM GMT-5F1Wharton0.117$50 to $500
June 23, 19682:10 PM GMT-5F1Wharton0.117$50 to $500
September 21, 19677:15 AM GMT-5F1Wharton0.110$500 to $5,000
September 20, 196711:00 PM GMT-5F1Wharton0.1101$5,000 to $50,000
September 20, 196710:20 AM GMT-5F1Wharton0.11011$5,000 to $50,000
September 20, 19679:00 AM GMT-5F1Wharton0.1102$5,000 to $50,000
September 20, 19679:00 AM GMT-5F1Wharton0.110under $50
September 19, 19679:00 PM GMT-5F0Wharton0.133$500 to $5,000
April 14, 19664:00 AM GMT-6F2Wharton1.033
June 15, 196410:30 AM GMT-5F2Wharton1.520$500 to $5,000
November 22, 19614:00 PM GMT-6F3Wharton2.02001
June 24, 19606:00 AM GMT-5F1Wharton0.627$500 to $5,000
August 21, 195910:55 AM GMT-5F0Wharton0.3100
August 30, 19554:10 PM GMT-5F1Wharton1.0335
May 23, 19558:00 AM GMT-5F2Wharton0.510
December 2, 195310:30 AM GMT-6F2Wharton1.5200$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.