Conroe, Texas tornadoes

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30confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Conroe since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: April 7, 2019, EF0.

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Tornado paths, 1950 to 2025
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The record

At a glance

Total30within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.4average since 1950
Peak monthMay7 of 30
StrongestF3Dec 12, 1968
Deaths0whole paths, see note
Injuries8whole paths, see note

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

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

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

May is the peak month, with 7 of 30 tornadoes.

By time of day

60 12 AM: 0: 0: 03 AM: 0: 1: 06 AM: 0: 1: 09 AM: 1: 1: 112 PM: 1: 4: 23 PM: 4: 6: 26 PM: 1: 1: 09 PM: 1: 2: 112 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 4:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

30 1950: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01960: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 01970: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01980: 1: 0: 1: 2: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01990: 0: 1: 1: 0: 3: 1: 0: 3: 0: 32000: 2: 1: 1: 0: 3: 0: 1: 0: 0: 02010: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 1: 0: 0: 12020: 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
18
EF1
8
EF2
3
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, December 12, 1968

6.2 mile path Longest path

9.5 miles, F2

February 19, 1954, whole path Widest

440 yards, F2

October 23, 1997
Every tornado

All 30 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Apr 7, 2019EF00.03 mi30 yd00
May 26, 2016EF10.96 mi300 yd00
Dec 12, 2015EF22.24 mi100 yd00
Apr 29, 2006F00.2 mi20 yd00
Nov 23, 2004F00.1 mi20 yd00
Nov 23, 2004F00.2 mi20 yd00
May 11, 2004F11 mi250 yd00
Dec 23, 2002F00.5 mi20 yd00
Dec 16, 2001F00.1 mi70 yd00
Nov 23, 2000F00.5 mi50 yd00
Nov 5, 2000F10.5 mi50 yd00
Jun 15, 1999F00.5 mi50 yd00
Apr 14, 1999F00.3 mi50 yd00
Apr 3, 1999F00.3 min/a00
Oct 23, 1997F14 mi100 yd00
Oct 23, 1997F00.2 mi23 yd00
Oct 23, 1997F25 mi440 yd01
Jan 12, 1995F00.1 mi10 yd00
Oct 16, 1994F00.1 mi10 yd00
May 13, 1994F00.1 mi10 yd00
May 13, 1994F00.1 mi10 yd00
Aug 2, 1992F10.1 mi10 yd00
May 4, 1991F00.2 mi10 yd00
Dec 10, 1983F02 mi100 yd00
Aug 18, 1983F00.5 mi30 yd00
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Conroe and its county

Conroe is in Montgomery County, where NOAA has recorded 54 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.