Tornado History Map

Walker County, Texas tornado history

22 tornadoes recorded in or across Walker County from 1952 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 Walker County

The Storm Prediction Center records 22 tornadoes whose paths touched Walker County, Texas between 1952 and 2021. They killed 1 person and injured 24. The busiest month is January, with 7 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 10 February 1981. The most recent was on 10 May 2021.

  • 22tornadoes
  • 1death
  • 24injuries
  • 281per 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 Walker County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01359%
F1 / EF1418%
F2 / EF2523%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Walker County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 9 in 1990s.1950s21960s11970s21980s31990s92000s12010s32020s1

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

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PeriodCount
1950s2
1960s1
1970s2
1980s3
1990s9
2000s1
2010s3
2020s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 7 in Jan.Jan7Feb3Mar1Apr2May2Jun2Jul1Aug0Sep0Oct2Nov1Dec1
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PeriodCount
Jan7
Feb3
Mar1
Apr2
May2
Jun2
Jul1
Aug0
Sep0
Oct2
Nov1
Dec1

Records for Walker County

  • Deadliest and Strongest: Texas tornado10 February 1981, F2, 1 death, 8 injuries, 19.9 miles long
  • Longest path: Texas tornado4 June 1973, F2, 26.4 miles long
  • Most recent: Texas tornado10 May 2021, EF0, 0.6 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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