Brownsville, Texas tornadoes

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19confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Brownsville since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: August 15, 2023, EFU.

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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

Total19within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.3average since 1950
Peak monthAugust5 of 19
StrongestF2May 12, 1969
Deaths0whole paths, see note
Injuries0whole paths, see note

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

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

50 Jan: 0Feb: 0Mar: 0Apr: 1May: 3Jun: 1Jul: 4Aug: 5Sep: 1Oct: 0Nov: 4Dec: 0JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

August is the peak month, with 5 of 19 tornadoes.

By time of day

30 12 AM: 0: 0: 13 AM: 3: 0: 06 AM: 1: 0: 09 AM: 1: 0: 312 PM: 3: 1: 23 PM: 0: 1: 16 PM: 0: 0: 19 PM: 0: 1: 012 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 3:00 AM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

20 1950: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01960: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 11970: 0: 0: 1: 1: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 01980: 1: 0: 0: 2: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 11990: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 1: 1: 02000: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 02010: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 02020: 1: 0: 0: 1: 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
14
EF1
2
EF2
2
Unknown
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

F2, May 12, 1969

0.1 mile path Longest path

5 miles, F0

August 23, 1996, whole path Widest

300 yards, F0

November 6, 1983
Every tornado

All 19 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Aug 15, 2023EFU0.04 mi10 yd00
Jul 26, 2020EF03.43 mi50 yd00
Jul 7, 2017EF00.1 mi1 yd00
Jun 30, 2010EF00.38 mi40 yd00
Jul 23, 2008EF00.1 mi20 yd00
May 31, 2001F00.1 mi25 yd00
Nov 4, 1998F00.3 mi40 yd00
Apr 4, 1997F10.5 mi100 yd00
Aug 23, 1996F05 mi30 yd00
Nov 17, 1989F01 mi10 yd00
Sep 16, 1988F01 mi50 yd00
Nov 6, 1983F04 mi200 yd00
Nov 6, 1983F02 mi300 yd00
Aug 9, 1980F24.6 mi50 yd00
Jul 1, 1975F00.1 mi10 yd00
Aug 12, 1973F00.1 mi10 yd00
May 2, 1972F00.1 mi17 yd00
May 12, 1969F20.1 mi10 yd00
Aug 20, 1967F11 mi100 yd00
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Brownsville and its county

Brownsville is in Cameron County, where NOAA has recorded 68 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.