Tornado History Map

Potter County, Texas tornado history

48 tornadoes recorded in or across Potter County from 1951 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 Potter County

The Storm Prediction Center records 48 tornadoes whose paths touched Potter County, Texas between 1951 and 2023. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 20 tornadoes. The strongest was an F4 on 27 June 1992. The most recent was on 3 June 2023.

  • 48tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 13injuries
  • 528per 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 Potter County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF02654%
F1 / EF11225%
F2 / EF2817%
F3 / EF312%
F4 / EF412%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Potter County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 10 in 1960s.1950s41960s101970s81980s101990s52000s42010s62020s1

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

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PeriodCount
1950s4
1960s10
1970s8
1980s10
1990s5
2000s4
2010s6
2020s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 20 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar1Apr5May12Jun20Jul1Aug4Sep3Oct1Nov1Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar1
Apr5
May12
Jun20
Jul1
Aug4
Sep3
Oct1
Nov1
Dec0

Records for Potter County

  • Strongest: Fritch, Texas tornado27 June 1992, F4, 7 injuries, 20 miles long
  • Longest path: Texas tornado24 May 1957, F2, 70.1 miles long
  • Most recent: Texas tornado3 June 2023, EF0, 0.2 miles long

Notable tornadoes in Potter County

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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