Fort Worth, Texas tornadoes

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49confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Fort Worth since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: December 13, 2022, EF0.

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Every tornado path within 10 miles

Tornado paths, 1950 to 2025
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The record

At a glance

Total49within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.6average since 1950
Peak monthApril17 of 49
StrongestF3Mar 28, 2000
Deaths3whole paths, see note
Injuries101whole paths, see note

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

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

170 Jan: 0Feb: 1Mar: 5Apr: 17May: 8Jun: 4Jul: 1Aug: 0Sep: 3Oct: 2Nov: 3Dec: 5JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

April is the peak month, with 17 of 49 tornadoes.

By time of day

80 12 AM: 0: 2: 03 AM: 0: 0: 16 AM: 1: 1: 49 AM: 1: 2: 212 PM: 4: 0: 13 PM: 5: 8: 56 PM: 3: 3: 59 PM: 1: 0: 012 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

40 1950: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 2: 0: 11960: 1: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 3: 11970: 2: 1: 1: 2: 0: 0: 2: 0: 1: 11980: 1: 0: 0: 1: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01990: 1: 0: 0: 1: 2: 2: 0: 1: 0: 02000: 1: 0: 3: 1: 1: 1: 0: 2: 0: 02010: 1: 1: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 2: 0: 22020: 0: 0: 4: 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
26
EF1
13
EF2
7
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, March 28, 2000

2 deaths, 80 injuries Strongest

F3, March 28, 2000

4 mile path Longest path

11.37 miles, EF0

March 29, 2017, whole path Widest

500 yards, F3

May 4, 1960
Every tornado

All 49 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Dec 13, 2022EF00.34 mi25 yd00
Dec 13, 2022EF10.18 mi40 yd00
Dec 13, 2022EF00.81 mi25 yd00
Mar 21, 2022EF01.3 mi50 yd00
May 29, 2019EF10.45 mi300 yd00
May 29, 2019EF03.87 mi200 yd00
Mar 29, 2017EF011.37 mi500 yd00
Mar 29, 2017EF06.48 mi200 yd00
Nov 5, 2015EF03.87 mi40 yd00
May 11, 2011EF00.49 mi50 yd00
Oct 23, 2010EF00.01 mi50 yd00
Apr 13, 2007EF16 mi125 yd10
Apr 13, 2007EF01.5 mi30 yd00
Apr 25, 2005F00.1 mi15 yd00
Jun 1, 2004F00.1 mi50 yd00
Apr 5, 2003F00.5 mi100 yd00
Apr 16, 2002F32.1 mi80 yd00
Apr 16, 2002F00.8 mi70 yd00
Apr 16, 2002F00.6 mi50 yd00
Mar 28, 2000F34 mi250 yd280
Feb 20, 1997F01 mi33 yd00
May 7, 1995F110 mi300 yd04
Apr 19, 1995F25 mi50 yd00
Nov 20, 1994F01.2 mi200 yd00
Apr 25, 1994F00.1 mi10 yd00
Nearby

Fort Worth and its county

Fort Worth spans 5 counties, each with its own record since 1950: Tarrant County (113 tornadoes), Denton County (59), Parker County (76), Johnson County (107), and Wise County (64). 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.