Tornado History Map

Dawson County, Texas tornado history

55 tornadoes recorded in or across Dawson County from 1950 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 Dawson County

The Storm Prediction Center records 55 tornadoes whose paths touched Dawson County, Texas between 1950 and 2025. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is May, with 23 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 8 June 1965. The most recent was on 29 May 2025.

  • 55tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 9injuries
  • 611per 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 Dawson County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF03360%
F1 / EF11731%
F2 / EF247%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating12%

Dawson County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 15 in 1980s.1950s21960s61970s31980s151990s152000s92010s12020s4

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

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PeriodCount
1950s2
1960s6
1970s3
1980s15
1990s15
2000s9
2010s1
2020s4
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 23 in May.Jan0Feb1Mar1Apr12May23Jun12Jul0Aug0Sep3Oct3Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb1
Mar1
Apr12
May23
Jun12
Jul0
Aug0
Sep3
Oct3
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Dawson County

  • Strongest and Longest path: Texas tornado8 June 1965, F2, 8 injuries, 19.4 miles long
  • Most recent: Texas tornado29 May 2025, EF1, 4.4 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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