Beaumont, Texas tornadoes

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39confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Beaumont since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: March 11, 2017, EF0.

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Every tornado path within 10 miles

Tornado paths, 1950 to 2025
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Each path is a straight line from where the tornado started to where it ended, which is all most NOAA records hold. Tap a path for its details.

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The record

At a glance

Total39within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.5average since 1950
Peak monthJune10 of 39
StrongestF3Jan 31, 1983
Deaths0whole paths, see note
Injuries22whole paths, see note

Deaths and injuries are NOAA's totals for each tornado's whole path, which can run well beyond Beaumont.

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

100 Jan: 2Feb: 1Mar: 2Apr: 3May: 2Jun: 10Jul: 3Aug: 3Sep: 3Oct: 6Nov: 3Dec: 1JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

June is the peak month, with 10 of 39 tornadoes.

By time of day

60 12 AM: 0: 2: 13 AM: 1: 1: 16 AM: 0: 1: 39 AM: 2: 2: 112 PM: 2: 6: 53 PM: 2: 3: 16 PM: 1: 1: 19 PM: 2: 0: 012 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 1:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

60 1950: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01960: 0: 0: 2: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 01970: 0: 0: 1: 6: 3: 4: 0: 0: 0: 11980: 4: 1: 0: 4: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01990: 0: 0: 6: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 02000: 0: 2: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 12010: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 02020: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 019501960197019801990200020102020

The line is the five-year average. Tornadoes before about 1953 were under-reported, and better radar since the 1990s finds more weak ones.

By rating

EF0
20
EF1
13
EF2
5
EF3
1

Ratings before February 2007 use the original F scale; the numbers line up with today's EF scale. Unknown means NOAA could not assign a rating.

The record

Notable tornadoes

Strongest

F3, January 31, 1983

1 mile path Longest path

16.7 miles, F2

October 28, 1974, whole path Widest

300 yards, F1

September 5, 1980
Every tornado

All 39 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Mar 11, 2017EF00.45 mi10 yd00
Aug 18, 2009EF10.94 mi100 yd010
Nov 18, 2003F00.2 mi10 yd00
Oct 13, 2001F12 mi15 yd00
Oct 12, 2001F02.5 mi10 yd00
Oct 18, 1998F01 mi30 yd00
Nov 11, 1992F00.2 mi30 yd00
Jul 15, 1992F10.1 mi20 yd00
Jun 30, 1992F00.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 30, 1992F00.1 mi20 yd00
Jun 1, 1992F00.1 mi13 yd00
Jun 1, 1992F00.1 mi10 yd00
Dec 13, 1983F00.5 mi30 yd00
Sep 20, 1983F00.5 mi30 yd00
May 20, 1983F00.3 mi50 yd00
Jan 31, 1983F31 mi40 yd01
Apr 23, 1981F213.4 mi50 yd02
Sep 5, 1980F12 mi300 yd00
Jun 27, 1980F10.2 mi20 yd00
Jun 20, 1980F10.1 mi20 yd00
Jun 20, 1980F19.4 mi30 yd00
Oct 22, 1979F21 mi50 yd00
Jun 10, 1975F00.1 mi10 yd00
May 14, 1975F00.1 mi10 yd00
Apr 29, 1975F00.1 mi10 yd00
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Beaumont and its county

Beaumont is in Jefferson County, where NOAA has recorded 111 tornadoes since 1950. A county's record counts every tornado inside its borders, while this page counts every path within 10 miles of the city, so the two overlap without matching.

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. City point and population: US Census Bureau, 2024. Each path is a straight line between NOAA's start and end points.