Tornado History Map

Wilson County, Texas tornado history

20 tornadoes recorded in or across Wilson County from 1965 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 Wilson County

The Storm Prediction Center records 20 tornadoes whose paths touched Wilson County, Texas between 1965 and 2023. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is May, with 10 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF2 on 30 October 2015. The most recent was on 26 October 2023.

  • 20tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 0injuries
  • 249per 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 Wilson County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01680%
F1 / EF1210%
F2 / EF2210%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Wilson County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in 2010s.1960s31970s21990s42000s42010s52020s2

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

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PeriodCount
1960s3
1970s2
1990s4
2000s4
2010s5
2020s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 10 in May.Jan1Feb1Mar0Apr0May10Jun1Jul2Aug0Sep2Oct3Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan1
Feb1
Mar0
Apr0
May10
Jun1
Jul2
Aug0
Sep2
Oct3
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Wilson County

  • Strongest: Texas tornado30 October 2015, EF2, 5.3 miles long
  • Longest path and Most recent: Texas tornado26 October 2023, EF0, 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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