Tornado History Map

Hockley County, Texas tornado history

88 tornadoes recorded in or across Hockley County from 1955 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 Hockley County

The Storm Prediction Center records 88 tornadoes whose paths touched Hockley County, Texas between 1955 and 2025. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is May, with 34 tornadoes. The strongest was an F4 on 17 April 1970. The most recent was on 6 June 2025.

  • 88tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 36injuries
  • 969per 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 Hockley County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF03843%
F1 / EF12225%
F2 / EF21214%
F3 / EF333%
F4 / EF422%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating1113%

Hockley County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 25 in 1960s.1950s61960s251970s121980s151990s32000s82010s42020s15

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
1960s25
1970s12
1980s15
1990s3
2000s8
2010s4
2020s15
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 34 in May.Jan0Feb0Mar2Apr7May34Jun33Jul0Aug3Sep5Oct3Nov1Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar2
Apr7
May34
Jun33
Jul0
Aug3
Sep5
Oct3
Nov1
Dec0

Records for Hockley County

  • Strongest: Whiteface, Texas tornado17 April 1970, F4, 24 injuries, 30 miles long
  • Longest path: Texas tornado17 June 1980, F2, 45 miles long
  • Most recent: Texas tornado6 June 2025, Unknown rating, 0 miles long

Notable tornadoes in Hockley 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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