Tornado History Map

Lipscomb County, Texas tornado history

51 tornadoes recorded in or across Lipscomb County from 1955 to 2023, 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 Lipscomb County

The Storm Prediction Center records 51 tornadoes whose paths touched Lipscomb County, Texas between 1955 and 2023. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is May, with 21 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 22 March 1987. The most recent was on 15 June 2023.

  • 51tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 0injuries
  • 547per 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 Lipscomb County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF02753%
F1 / EF11427%
F2 / EF2612%
F3 / EF336%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating12%

Lipscomb County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 15 in 2010s.1950s21960s61970s41980s81990s32000s122010s152020s1

The 2020s only run to 2023, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s2
1960s6
1970s4
1980s8
1990s3
2000s12
2010s15
2020s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 21 in May.Jan0Feb1Mar5Apr4May21Jun15Jul2Aug0Sep0Oct0Nov3Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb1
Mar5
Apr4
May21
Jun15
Jul2
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov3
Dec0

Records for Lipscomb County

  • Strongest: Texas tornado22 March 1987, F3, 30 miles long
  • Longest path: Texas tornado16 November 2015, EF1, 43 miles long
  • Most recent: Texas tornado15 June 2023, EF1, 4.8 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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