Tornado History Map

Gaines County, Texas tornado history

44 tornadoes recorded in or across Gaines County from 1957 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 Gaines County

The Storm Prediction Center records 44 tornadoes whose paths touched Gaines County, Texas between 1957 and 2024. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is April, with 12 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 19 April 1969. The most recent was on 10 June 2024.

  • 44tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 28injuries
  • 293per 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 Gaines County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF02864%
F1 / EF1818%
F2 / EF2511%
F3 / EF312%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating25%

Gaines County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 14 in 1980s.1950s31960s51970s21980s141990s92000s62010s32020s2

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

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PeriodCount
1950s3
1960s5
1970s2
1980s14
1990s9
2000s6
2010s3
2020s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 12 in Apr.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr12May10Jun12Jul1Aug2Sep6Oct0Nov1Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr12
May10
Jun12
Jul1
Aug2
Sep6
Oct0
Nov1
Dec0

Records for Gaines County

  • Strongest: Texas tornado19 April 1969, F3, 0.1 miles long
  • Longest path: Texas tornado12 May 1982, F2, 17 injuries, 21 miles long
  • Most recent: Texas tornado10 June 2024, Unknown rating, 1.2 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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