Midland County, Texas tornado history

39 tornadoes recorded in or across Midland County from 1962 to 2024, 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 Midland County

The Storm Prediction Center records 39 tornadoes whose paths touched Midland County, Texas between 1962 and 2024. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is May, with 18 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF3 on 20 May 2019. The most recent was on 30 May 2024.

  • 39tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 2injuries
  • 433per 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 Midland County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF02359%
F1 / EF1923%
F2 / EF238%
F3 / EF338%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating13%

Midland County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 13 in 1980s.1960s71970s61980s131990s12000s52010s42020s3

The 2020s only run to 2024, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1960s7
1970s6
1980s13
1990s1
2000s5
2010s4
2020s3
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 18 in May.Jan0Feb0Mar3Apr3May18Jun7Jul1Aug3Sep3Oct1Nov0Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar3
Apr3
May18
Jun7
Jul1
Aug3
Sep3
Oct1
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Midland County

  • Strongest: Texas tornado20 May 2019, EF3, 5.8 miles long
  • Longest path: Texas tornado3 June 1969, F2, 14.9 miles long
  • Most recent: Texas tornado30 May 2024, EF3, 5.3 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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