Tornado History Map

Irion County, Texas tornado history

14 tornadoes recorded in or across Irion County from 1964 to 2008, 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 Irion County

The Storm Prediction Center records 14 tornadoes whose paths touched Irion County, Texas between 1964 and 2008. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is May, with 8 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 27 July 1964. The most recent was on 9 April 2008.

  • 14tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 1injury
  • 133per 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 Irion County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0964%
F1 / EF1214%
F2 / EF2321%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Irion County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 6 in 1990s.1960s11970s21980s21990s62000s3

The 2000s only run to 2008, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1960s1
1970s2
1980s2
1990s6
2000s3
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 8 in May.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr2May8Jun3Jul1Aug0Sep0Oct0Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr2
May8
Jun3
Jul1
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Irion County

  • Strongest: Texas tornado27 July 1964, F2, 1 injury, 1 mile long
  • Longest path and Most recent: Texas tornado9 April 2008, EF0, 3.7 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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