Tornado History Map

Lavaca County, Texas tornado history

38 tornadoes recorded in or across Lavaca County from 1954 to 2021, 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 Lavaca County

The Storm Prediction Center records 38 tornadoes whose paths touched Lavaca County, Texas between 1954 and 2021. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is May, with 14 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 20 September 1967. The most recent was on 18 May 2021.

  • 38tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 16injuries
  • 392per 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 Lavaca County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01129%
F1 / EF11950%
F2 / EF2616%
F3 / EF325%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Lavaca County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 9 in 1970s.1950s31960s81970s91990s72000s72010s32020s1

The 2020s only run to 2021, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s3
1960s8
1970s9
1990s7
2000s7
2010s3
2020s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 14 in May.Jan2Feb1Mar5Apr0May14Jun0Jul1Aug1Sep7Oct2Nov5Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan2
Feb1
Mar5
Apr0
May14
Jun0
Jul1
Aug1
Sep7
Oct2
Nov5
Dec0

Records for Lavaca County

  • Strongest: Texas tornado20 September 1967, F3, 4 injuries, 4.3 miles long
  • Longest path: Texas tornado18 May 1955, F2, 20.7 miles long
  • Most recent: Texas tornado18 May 2021, EF1, 1.6 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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