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Tornadoes in Wilbarger County, Texas

55 tornadoes have crossed Wilbarger County since 1950, 65th of the 254 counties in Texas with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.4 years. They have killed 12 people and injured 79. 3 were 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
55
Deaths
12
Injuries
79
F4 and above
3
Worst on record
F4, April 10, 1979

The deadliest in Wilbarger County

The strongest

Every year with a tornado

The 34 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Wilbarger County. Each year links to every tornado in Texas that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20241Unrated
20221EF3
20213EF2
20181Unrated
20172EF0
20153EF3
20132EF0
20112EF4
200811EF1
20031F0
20002F1
19981F0
19954F0
19931F0
199225F2
19863F0
19851F0
19831F0
19823F3
19811F1
19803F2
197921271F4
19771F2
19681F3
19671F2
19661F1
19651F0
19641F1
19622F2
19611F0
19572F1
19561F1
19551F1
195412F4

Every tornado that crossed Wilbarger County

55 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
March 24, 20245:27 PM CDTUnratedWilbarger0.530
May 4, 20228:25 PM CDTEF3Foard23.1600$100,000
April 27, 20217:19 PM CDTUnratedWilbarger0.230
April 23, 20216:34 PM CDTEF1Wilbarger3.2300$50,000
April 23, 20216:10 PM CDTEF2Wilbarger6.4400$75,000
May 2, 20185:46 PM CDTUnratedWilbarger0.225
May 18, 20174:04 PM CDTUnratedWilbarger0.250
April 13, 20173:22 PM CDTEF0Wilbarger0.350
May 16, 20155:26 PM CDTEF3Hardeman to OK40.41,600
May 8, 20154:28 PM CDTEF1Wilbarger3.5100
May 8, 20154:22 PM CDTEF0Wilbarger0.330
April 17, 20138:11 PM CDTEF0Wilbarger0.2100
April 17, 20138:03 PM CDTEF0Wilbarger1.0100$5,000
November 7, 20112:38 PM CSTEF4Tillman to OK17.4500
May 19, 20117:34 PM CDTEF0Wilbarger0.575
April 7, 20085:06 PM CDTEF1Wichita2.02001$35,000
May 7, 200310:18 PM CDTF0Wilbarger0.220
April 30, 20005:30 PM CDTF1Wilbarger2.070$50,000
February 22, 20003:45 PM CSTF0Wilbarger2.040
April 6, 19986:13 PM CDTF0Wilbarger0.130
June 9, 19955:16 PM CDTF0Wilbarger0.1100
April 17, 19954:55 PM CDTF0Wilbarger0.120
April 17, 19954:37 PM CDTF0Wilbarger0.120
April 17, 19954:15 PM CDTF0Wilbarger0.120
March 29, 19936:30 PM CSTF0Wilbarger0.140
June 7, 19924:15 PM CDTF2Wilbarger1.01005$500,000 to $5 million
June 7, 19924:11 PM CDTF0Wilbarger0.110
May 16, 198610:50 PM CDTF0Wilbarger0.210
May 16, 19869:53 PM CDTF0Wilbarger0.210
May 16, 19869:23 PM CDTF0Wilbarger0.210
April 13, 19853:50 PM CSTF0Wilbarger0.530
June 27, 19836:20 PM CDTF0Wilbarger0.117under $50
May 27, 19827:14 PM CDTF1Wilbarger1.050$500 to $5,000
May 16, 19827:50 PM CDTF3Wilbarger15.0150$5,000 to $50,000
May 12, 19823:55 PM CDTF1Wilbarger8.0100$50 to $500
May 24, 19816:55 PM CDTF1Wilbarger2.550
May 29, 198011:00 PM CDTF2Wilbarger13.2100
April 25, 198012:45 PM CSTF0Wilbarger0.110
April 25, 198012:20 PM CSTF0Wilbarger0.110
April 10, 19793:55 PM CSTF2Wilbarger to OK74.11,05613$500,000 to $5 million
April 10, 19793:20 PM CSTF4Wilbarger to OK39.78801168$5 million to $50 million
May 20, 19777:00 PM CDTF2Wilbarger7.310$500 to $5,000
May 16, 19684:10 PM GMT-5F3Wilbarger2.023$5,000 to $50,000
April 9, 19673:00 PM GMT-6F2Wilbarger0.3300
April 23, 19663:05 PM GMT-6F1Wilbarger1.027
May 19, 19654:47 PM GMT-5F0Wilbarger0.817
April 24, 19644:00 PM GMT-6F1Wilbarger1.0100$500 to $5,000
June 5, 19629:00 PM GMT-5F2Wilbarger1.050$5,000 to $50,000
May 20, 19624:00 PM GMT-5F2Wilbarger1.050
May 16, 19618:00 PM GMT-5F0Wilbarger0.250
September 20, 19577:00 PM GMT-5F1Wilbarger0.5150$5,000 to $50,000
September 20, 19577:00 PM GMT-5F1Wilbarger0.5150$5,000 to $50,000
May 23, 19569:00 PM GMT-5F1Wilbarger0.517$5,000 to $50,000
July 28, 19554:40 PM GMT-5F1Wilbarger1.010
May 1, 19543:15 PM GMT-5F4Foard to OK68.64402$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.