Tornado History Map

Willacy County, Texas tornado history

23 tornadoes recorded in or across Willacy County from 1957 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 Willacy County

The Storm Prediction Center records 23 tornadoes whose paths touched Willacy County, Texas between 1957 and 2023. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is April, with 5 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 26 April 1967. The most recent was on 15 August 2023.

  • 23tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 3injuries
  • 389per 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 Willacy County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01670%
F1 / EF1313%
F2 / EF2313%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating14%

Willacy County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 7 in 2000s.1950s21960s31970s21990s22000s72010s62020s1

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
1960s3
1970s2
1990s2
2000s7
2010s6
2020s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in Apr.Jan0Feb0Mar1Apr5May2Jun4Jul2Aug3Sep3Oct2Nov1Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar1
Apr5
May2
Jun4
Jul2
Aug3
Sep3
Oct2
Nov1
Dec0

Records for Willacy County

  • Strongest and Longest path: Texas tornado26 April 1967, F2, 40.2 miles long
  • Most recent: Texas tornado15 August 2023, Unknown rating, 0.1 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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