Tornado History Map

Dickens County, Texas tornado history

51 tornadoes recorded in or across Dickens County from 1960 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 Dickens County

The Storm Prediction Center records 51 tornadoes whose paths touched Dickens County, Texas between 1960 and 2025. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is May, with 18 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 6 June 1989. The most recent was on 25 May 2025.

  • 51tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 0injuries
  • 566per 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 Dickens County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF03059%
F1 / EF11122%
F2 / EF200%
F3 / EF324%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating816%

Dickens County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 12 in 1990s.1960s31970s81980s91990s122000s62010s92020s4

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

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PeriodCount
1960s3
1970s8
1980s9
1990s12
2000s6
2010s9
2020s4
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 18 in May.Jan0Feb0Mar6Apr8May18Jun12Jul0Aug2Sep3Oct0Nov0Dec2
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar6
Apr8
May18
Jun12
Jul0
Aug2
Sep3
Oct0
Nov0
Dec2

Records for Dickens County

  • Strongest: Texas tornado6 June 1989, F3, 30 miles long
  • Longest path: Texas tornado3 May 1961, F1, 38.3 miles long
  • Most recent: Texas tornado25 May 2025, Unknown rating, 0.7 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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