Tornado History Map

Howard County, Texas tornado history

56 tornadoes recorded in or across Howard County from 1954 to 2018, 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 Howard County

The Storm Prediction Center records 56 tornadoes whose paths touched Howard County, Texas between 1954 and 2018. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 20 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF3 on 22 May 2016. The most recent was on 11 August 2018.

  • 56tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 3injuries
  • 622per 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 Howard County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF03461%
F1 / EF11629%
F2 / EF259%
F3 / EF312%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Howard County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 23 in 1980s.1950s81960s61970s41980s231990s32000s62010s6

The 2010s only run to 2018, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s8
1960s6
1970s4
1980s23
1990s3
2000s6
2010s6
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 20 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr13May18Jun20Jul2Aug2Sep0Oct0Nov1Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr13
May18
Jun20
Jul2
Aug2
Sep0
Oct0
Nov1
Dec0

Records for Howard County

  • Strongest: Texas tornado22 May 2016, EF3, 4 miles long
  • Longest path: Texas tornado17 June 1972, F1, 29.3 miles long
  • Most recent: Texas tornado11 August 2018, EF0, 0.4 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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