Tornado History Map

Carson County, Texas tornado history

106 tornadoes recorded in or across Carson County from 1951 to 2025, 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 Carson County

The Storm Prediction Center records 106 tornadoes whose paths touched Carson County, Texas between 1951 and 2025. They killed 1 person and injured 39. The busiest month is June, with 37 tornadoes. The strongest was an F4 on 17 April 1970. The most recent was on 26 May 2025.

  • 106tornadoes
  • 1death
  • 39injuries
  • 1,152per 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 Carson County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF07369%
F1 / EF11312%
F2 / EF21211%
F3 / EF333%
F4 / EF422%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating33%

Carson County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 35 in 1990s.1950s61960s91970s141980s101990s352000s192010s82020s5

The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s6
1960s9
1970s14
1980s10
1990s35
2000s19
2010s8
2020s5
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 37 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar2Apr15May29Jun37Jul11Aug5Sep2Oct2Nov2Dec1
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar2
Apr15
May29
Jun37
Jul11
Aug5
Sep2
Oct2
Nov2
Dec1

Records for Carson County

Notable tornadoes in Carson County

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

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