Tornado History Map

Brazoria County, Texas tornado history

107 tornadoes recorded in or across Brazoria County from 1950 to 2024, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Brazoria County

The Storm Prediction Center records 107 tornadoes whose paths touched Brazoria County, Texas between 1950 and 2024. They killed 1 person and injured 58. The busiest month is August, with 16 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 8 March 1976. The most recent was on 28 December 2024.

  • 107tornadoes
  • 1death
  • 58injuries
  • 785per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Brazoria County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF06662%
F1 / EF13230%
F2 / EF277%
F3 / EF322%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Brazoria County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 22 in 2010s.1950s61960s61970s181980s181990s162000s172010s222020s4

The 2020s only run to 2024, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s6
1960s6
1970s18
1980s18
1990s16
2000s17
2010s22
2020s4
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 16 in Aug.Jan10Feb8Mar11Apr4May13Jun8Jul3Aug16Sep10Oct14Nov7Dec3
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PeriodCount
Jan10
Feb8
Mar11
Apr4
May13
Jun8
Jul3
Aug16
Sep10
Oct14
Nov7
Dec3

Records for Brazoria County

  • Deadliest and Most recent: Texas tornado28 December 2024, EF2, 1 death, 5 injuries, 8.9 miles long
  • Strongest: Texas tornado8 March 1976, F3, 18 injuries, 12.7 miles long
  • Longest path: Texas tornado15 May 1970, F1, 28.9 miles long

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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