Tornado History Map

Wharton County, Texas tornado history

72 tornadoes recorded in or across Wharton County from 1953 to 2025, 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 Wharton County

The Storm Prediction Center records 72 tornadoes whose paths touched Wharton County, Texas between 1953 and 2025. They killed 1 person and injured 19. The busiest month is November, with 14 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 28 March 1966. The most recent was on 12 June 2025.

  • 72tornadoes
  • 1death
  • 19injuries
  • 663per 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 Wharton County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF03244%
F1 / EF13042%
F2 / EF2811%
F3 / EF323%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Wharton County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 17 in 1990s.1950s41960s141970s101980s21990s172000s162010s62020s3

The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s4
1960s14
1970s10
1980s2
1990s17
2000s16
2010s6
2020s3
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 14 in Nov.Jan6Feb2Mar5Apr6May2Jun13Jul2Aug8Sep7Oct4Nov14Dec3
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PeriodCount
Jan6
Feb2
Mar5
Apr6
May2
Jun13
Jul2
Aug8
Sep7
Oct4
Nov14
Dec3

Records for Wharton County

  • Deadliest: Texas tornado20 September 1967, F1, 1 death, 1 injury, 0.1 miles long
  • Strongest: Texas tornado28 March 1966, F3, 9.3 miles long
  • Longest path: Texas tornado8 November 1977, F1, 20.5 miles long
  • Most recent: Texas tornado12 June 2025, EF1, 1.7 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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