Clay County, TX Tornadoes (1900-Present)

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Clay County, TX Tornadoes Prior to 1950
#	Date	Time (CST)	Path Length (miles)	Path Width (yards)	F-Scale	Killed	Injured	County	Path
	03/27/1939							Clay	Unspecified path
	05/18/1946	1700		325		4	svrl	Clay/ Montague/ Denton	Unspecified path
Clay County, TX Tornadoes (1950-Present*)
#	Date	Time (CST)	Path Length (miles)	Path Width (yards)	F-Scale	Killed	Injured	County	Path
1	08/11/1953	1900	0.1	880	F2	0	0	Wichita/ Clay	Wichita Falls and Suburban Areas
2	05/01/1954	2115	n/a	67	F2	0	0	Clay/ Montague	near Buffalo Springs - near Bowie
3	04/05/1955	0830	0.1	10	F2	0	0	Clay	near Henrietta
4	04/06/1955	0245	22	10	F3	0	0	Jack/ Clay	near Antelope - near Newport
5	08/08/1956	1600	2	50	F2	0	0	Clay	Byers (west side)
6	04/02/1958	1755	16	333	F3	1	14	Wichita/ Clay	Wichita Falls - near 'Deandale'
7	04/03/1964	1553	1.5	23	F1	0	0	Clay	Near Red River NE of Byers
8	05/20/1967	1140	0.5	33	F0	0	0	Clay	6 SE Henrietta
9	05/16/1968	1435	0.1	17	F1	0	0	Clay	between Henrietta and Bellevue
10	09/27/1970	1100	0.5	17	F0	0	0	Clay	7 N Petrolia
11	08/08/1972	2015	1	67	F1	0	0	Clay	3 E Byers
12	08/13/1972	1915	0.3	20	F1	0	0	Clay	Prairie Flower Community
13	04/10/1979	1750	47	1320	F4	42	1740	Archer TX/ Wichita TX/ Clay TX/ Jefferson OK	3 ENE Holliday TX- Wichita Falls TX- 4 E Byers TX- NNE of Waurika OK [All fatalities and injuries were in Texas]
14	05/14/1986	1830	20	250	F3	0	4	Archer/ Clay	5 SE Archer City- Windthorst- 15 S Henrietta
15	05/27/1990	1630-1631	0.2	10	F1	0	0	Clay	15 S Henrietta
16	05/27/1990	1635-1640	2	50	F1	0	0	Clay	1 SW - 3 S Bluegrove
17	05/08/1993	1608	0.1	20	F0	0	0	Clay	13 NE Henrietta (8 SW Ryan OK)
18	05/08/1993	1620	0.1	20	F0	0	0	Clay	N of Stanfield
19	05/08/1993	1742-1806	8	90	F1	0	0	Archer/ Clay	2 ESE Scotland- 5 W Bluegrove
20	04/19/1995	1843	0.1	20	F0	0	0	Clay	2 SSE Joy
21	05/08/1997	1915	0.1	23	F0	0	0	Clay	10 W Bluegrove (on FM172 bridge south of Lake Arrowhead)
22	05/08/1997	1955	0.1	23	F0	0	0	Clay	5 S Deer Creek
23	06/16/1997	2050-2105	7	100	F1	0	0	Clay	6 SW - 2 N Charlie
24	04/26/1998	1635	0.2	50	F1	0	2	Clay	Bellevue
25	07/12/2000	1620-1621	0.3	30	F0	0	0	Clay	7 N Henrietta
26	05/30/2001	1745	0.3	25	F0	0	0	Clay	6 N Jolly
27	04/30/2004	1302-1305	1	100	F0	0	0	Clay	3 S - 3 SSE Petrolia
28	04/24/2006	1923-1941	6	200	F1	0	0	Cotton OK/ Clay TX	4.8 SSW Randlett OK - 4 WNW Charlie TX
29	08/18/2007	1853-1857	1	100	EF1	0	0	Clay	1 NNE - 2 NNE Thornberry
30	05/19/2015	1721-1725	1	200	EF0	0	0	Clay	4 S Ryan OK
31	05/19/2015	1745	0.2	30	EF0	0	0	Clay	4 S Joy
32	04/30/2019	1534-1536	1.5	40	EF?	0	0	Clay	5 NW - 6 NW Dean
33	04/30/2019	1536-1556	10	300	EF1	0	0	Clay	Charlie
34	05/22/2020	1823-1835	2.5	150	EF?	0	0	Clay	5 NE Shannon - 2.5 S Joy
35	05/22/2020	1827-1835	2.3	50	EF1	0	0	Clay	4 SW - 3.5 S Charlie
36	05/04/2023	1806-1806	0.1	20	EF0	0	0	Clay	Bellevue (northwest side)
37	06/15/2023	1905-1906	0.5	50	EF1	0	0	Clay	5 SE Henrietta

Clay County, TX Tornadoes Prior to 1950

Date

Time
(CST)

Path
Length
(miles)

Path
Width
(yards)

F-Scale

Killed

Injured

County

Path

03/27/1939

Clay

Unspecified path

05/18/1946

1700

325

svrl

Clay/ Montague/ Denton

Unspecified path

Clay County, TX Tornadoes (1950-Present*)

Date

Time
(CST)

Path
Length
(miles)

Path
Width
(yards)

F-Scale

Killed

Injured

County

Path

08/11/1953

1900

0.1

880

Wichita/ Clay

Wichita Falls and Suburban Areas

05/01/1954

2115

n/a

Clay/ Montague

near Buffalo Springs - near Bowie

04/05/1955

0830

0.1

Clay

near Henrietta

04/06/1955

0245

Jack/ Clay

near Antelope - near Newport

08/08/1956

1600

Clay

Byers (west side)

04/02/1958

1755

333

Wichita/ Clay

Wichita Falls - near 'Deandale'

04/03/1964

1553

1.5

Clay

Near Red River NE of Byers

05/20/1967

1140

0.5

Clay

6 SE Henrietta

05/16/1968

1435

0.1

Clay

between Henrietta and Bellevue

09/27/1970

1100

0.5

Clay

7 N Petrolia

08/08/1972

2015

Clay

3 E Byers

08/13/1972

1915

0.3

Clay

Prairie Flower Community

04/10/1979

1750

1320

1740

Archer TX/ Wichita TX/ Clay TX/ Jefferson OK

3 ENE Holliday TX- Wichita Falls TX- 4 E Byers TX- NNE of Waurika OK [All fatalities and injuries were in Texas]

05/14/1986

1830

250

Archer/ Clay

5 SE Archer City- Windthorst- 15 S Henrietta

05/27/1990

1630-1631

0.2

Clay

15 S Henrietta

05/27/1990

1635-1640

Clay

1 SW - 3 S Bluegrove

05/08/1993

1608

0.1

Clay

13 NE Henrietta (8 SW Ryan OK)

05/08/1993

1620

0.1

Clay

N of Stanfield

05/08/1993

1742-1806

Archer/ Clay

2 ESE Scotland- 5 W Bluegrove

04/19/1995

1843

0.1

Clay

2 SSE Joy

05/08/1997

1915

0.1

Clay

10 W Bluegrove (on FM172 bridge south of Lake Arrowhead)

05/08/1997

1955

0.1

Clay

5 S Deer Creek

06/16/1997

2050-2105

100

Clay

6 SW - 2 N Charlie

04/26/1998

1635

0.2

Clay

Bellevue

07/12/2000

1620-1621

0.3

Clay

7 N Henrietta

05/30/2001

1745

0.3

Clay

6 N Jolly

04/30/2004

1302-1305

100

Clay

3 S - 3 SSE Petrolia

04/24/2006

1923-1941

200

Cotton OK/ Clay TX

4.8 SSW Randlett OK - 4 WNW Charlie TX

08/18/2007

1853-1857

100

EF1

Clay

1 NNE - 2 NNE Thornberry

05/19/2015

1721-1725

200

EF0

Clay

4 S Ryan OK

05/19/2015

1745

0.2

EF0

Clay

4 S Joy

04/30/2019

1534-1536

1.5

EF?

Clay

5 NW - 6 NW Dean

04/30/2019

1536-1556

300

EF1

Clay

Charlie

05/22/2020

1823-1835

2.5

150

EF?

Clay

5 NE Shannon - 2.5 S Joy

05/22/2020

1827-1835

2.3

EF1

Clay

4 SW - 3.5 S Charlie

05/04/2023

1806-1806

0.1

EF0

Clay

Bellevue (northwest side)

06/15/2023

1905-1906

0.5

EF1

Clay

5 SE Henrietta