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North & Central Texas
Tornado Climatology

Updated Through 8/14/2025

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County Name (Click for individual County Tornado Climatology Page)
Anderson Bell Bosque Collin Comanche Cooke
Coryell Dallas Delta Denton Eastland Ellis
Erath Falls Fannin Freestone Grayson Hamilton
Henderson Hill Hood Hopkins Hunt Jack
Johnson Kaufman Lamar Lampasas Leon Limestone
McLennan Milam Mills Montague Navarro Palo Pinto
Parker Rains Robertson Rockwall Somervell Stephens
Tarrant Van Zandt Wise Young


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1880-2025 F/EF0-F/EF1
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1950-2025 F/EF0-F/EF1
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North & Central TX 1950-2025 Tornado Table
North & Central TX 2020s Tornado Table
  Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total
2025 0 0 2 16 14 4 0 - - - - - 36
2024 0 0 1 14 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 33
2023 0 0 6 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15
2022 0 0 19 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 17 49
2021 0 0 2 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
2020 6 0 7 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 24

 

North & Central TX 2010s Tornado Table
  Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total
2019 0 0 3 8 14 5 0 0 0 10 0 0 40
2018 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 12
2017 6 0 3 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
2016 0 0 11 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
2015 0 0 0 19 42 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 76
2014 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
2013 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 24
2012 0 0 0 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
2011 0 0 1 25 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 41
2010 5 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 8 3 0 0 22
 
North & Central TX 2000s Tornado Table
  Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total
2009 0 3 2 5 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
2008 0 0 4 20 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 32
2007 1 0 7 10 3 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 28
2006 0 0 3 6 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 41
2005 0 0 4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
2004 0 0 9 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 17
2003 0 0 2 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11
2002 0 0 9 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 23
2001 0 0 0 4 6 1 0 0 3 8 0 0 22
2000 0 2 10 7 7 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 29
 
North & Central TX 1990s Tornado Table
  Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total
1999 0 0 2 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 14
1998 6 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 20
1997 1 3 1 2 21 8 0 0 1 1 0 0 38
1996 9 0 0 22 2 1 1 0 8 7 1 0 51
1995 0 0 1 19 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 29
1994 0 0 1 41 14 2 1 0 0 8 6 0 73
1993 0 1 0 3 18 2 0 0 12 11 0 0 47
1992 0 0 1 1 8 0 0 0 1 5 2 0 18
1991 0 0 0 14 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 20
1990 1 1 3 29 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39
 
North & Central TX 1980s Tornado Table
  Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total
1989 1 0 2 1 11 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
1988 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 2 4 3 0 15
1987 0 0 4 0 4 9 1 0 1 0 6 2 27
1986 0 2 3 9 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 23
1985 0 0 1 7 11 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 21
1984 0 7 6 3 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 23
1983 0 0 3 1 2 7 0 1 0 0 1 0 15
1982 0 0 2 8 25 5 1 0 0 0 3 0 44
1981 0 0 1 1 19 3 1 0 0 15 3 0 43
1980 0 0 0 8 5 2 0 1 0 4 0 0 20

 

North & Central TX 1970s Tornado Table
  Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total
1979 0 2 6 6 17 4 1 2 0 10 0 0 48
1978 0 0 0 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
1977 0 0 2 9 2 2 1 2 7 0 0 0 25
1976 0 0 1 20 31 3 2 0 3 2 0 0 62
1975 0 0 5 2 12 5 3 0 1 1 0 0 29
1974 0 0 0 8 4 3 0 0 0 11 0 0 26
1973 2 0 8 3 13 3 0 0 0 1 4 2 36
1972 0 0 4 2 3 0 0 2 2 6 4 0 23
1971 0 6 6 12 8 2 3 1 0 2 1 21 62
1970 0 0 1 12 0 3 0 1 1 7 0 0 25
 
North & Central TX 1960s Tornado Table
  Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total
1969 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 12
1968 1 0 1 5 11 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 26
1967 0 0 5 5 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 20
1966 0 1 0 5 10 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 20
1965 0 0 1 2 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 10
1964 0 0 0 5 1 0 2 3 1 0 2 0 14
1963 0 0 2 3 3 1 1 3 3 0 2 0 18
1962 0 0 4 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 13
1961 0 0 11 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 20
1960 2 0 0 1 16 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 23

 

North & Central TX 1950s Tornado Table
  Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total
1959 0 0 4 0 3 2 1 0 2 4 3 0 19
1958 2 0 1 6 0 3 1 5 0 0 3 0 21
1957 0 0 0 24 5 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 32
1956 0 1 4 1 3 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 13
1955 0 0 5 7 6 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 25
1954 0 1 1 3 10 3 0 1 4 1 0 0 24
1953 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
1952 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 8
1951 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
1950 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

 

North & Central TX 1950-2025 Total & Average Tornadoes Table
  Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total
TOTAL 45 33 215 555 525 154 26 41 65 145 58 91 1953
AVERAGE 1 0 3 7 7 2 0 1 1 2 1 1 26

 

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