Carrollton, Texas tornadoes

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32confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Carrollton since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: December 13, 2022, EF1.

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Every tornado path within 10 miles

Tornado paths, 1950 to 2025
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The record

At a glance

Total32within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.4average since 1950
Peak monthMay7 of 32
StrongestF3Apr 2, 1957
Deaths10whole paths, see note
Injuries212whole paths, see note

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

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

70 Jan: 1Feb: 0Mar: 3Apr: 5May: 7Jun: 4Jul: 0Aug: 1Sep: 2Oct: 3Nov: 0Dec: 6JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

May is the peak month, with 7 of 32 tornadoes.

By time of day

50 12 AM: 0: 3: 03 AM: 0: 0: 16 AM: 0: 0: 49 AM: 0: 0: 012 PM: 1: 5: 13 PM: 2: 4: 26 PM: 4: 1: 29 PM: 0: 2: 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

30 1950: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 2: 0: 01960: 2: 1: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01970: 0: 3: 0: 1: 1: 0: 1: 0: 0: 01980: 0: 1: 2: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01990: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 02000: 0: 1: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 22010: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 2: 1: 1: 0: 22020: 1: 1: 3: 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
11
EF1
15
EF2
3
EF3
3

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

Deadliest

F3, April 2, 1957

10 deaths, 200 injuries Strongest

F3, April 2, 1957

17.2 mile path Longest path

17.2 miles, F3

April 2, 1957, whole path Widest

1,300 yards, EF3

October 20, 2019
Every tornado

All 32 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Dec 13, 2022EF10.75 mi100 yd00
Dec 13, 2022EF13.11 mi150 yd05
Mar 21, 2022EF01.86 mi50 yd00
May 16, 2021EF10.6 mi90 yd00
Jan 10, 2020EF01.1 mi175 yd00
Oct 20, 2019EF315.76 mi1,300 yd00
Jun 16, 2019EF00.12 mi50 yd00
Mar 29, 2017EF11.62 mi130 yd00
Mar 8, 2016EF10.15 mi40 yd00
May 24, 2015EF11.13 mi80 yd00
May 24, 2015EF14.91 mi40 yd00
Apr 3, 2012EF02.02 mi75 yd00
Jun 10, 2009EF00.62 mi50 yd00
Jun 10, 2009EF10.21 mi50 yd00
Dec 30, 2002F00.3 mi30 yd00
Sep 5, 2001F11.5 mi50 yd00
Sep 13, 1993F113 mi100 yd00
May 11, 1982F13 mi50 yd01
Apr 16, 1982F00.1 mi10 yd00
Oct 13, 1981F11 mi50 yd00
May 26, 1976F34.5 mi150 yd01
Jun 12, 1974F00.1 mi10 yd00
Dec 3, 1973F20.1 mi10 yd00
Dec 14, 1971F20.1 mi17 yd00
Dec 14, 1971F11 mi100 yd00
Nearby

Carrollton and its county

Carrollton spans 3 counties, each with its own record since 1950: Denton County (59 tornadoes), Dallas County (108), and Collin County (56). 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.