Georgetown, Texas tornadoes

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30confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Georgetown since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: October 24, 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

Total30within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.4average since 1950
Peak monthMay9 of 30
StrongestF5May 27, 1997
Deaths28whole paths, see note
Injuries43whole paths, see note

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

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

90 Jan: 1Feb: 1Mar: 5Apr: 3May: 9Jun: 0Jul: 2Aug: 0Sep: 2Oct: 3Nov: 2Dec: 2JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

May is the peak month, with 9 of 30 tornadoes.

By time of day

60 12 AM: 0: 1: 03 AM: 2: 0: 06 AM: 1: 1: 09 AM: 2: 1: 112 PM: 1: 3: 13 PM: 4: 6: 16 PM: 0: 4: 19 PM: 0: 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

30 1950: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 1: 01960: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 1: 0: 01970: 0: 0: 3: 0: 1: 0: 0: 1: 0: 01980: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 2: 0: 0: 0: 11990: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 1: 0: 02000: 2: 0: 0: 0: 2: 0: 0: 0: 0: 12010: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 2: 1: 2: 2: 02020: 0: 0: 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
9
EF1
11
EF2
8
EF3
1
EF5
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

Deadliest

F5, May 27, 1997

27 deaths, 12 injuries Strongest

F5, May 27, 1997

5.1 mile path Longest path

56.6 miles, F2

September 4, 1956, whole path Widest

1,700 yards, F3

May 17, 1989
Every tornado

All 30 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Oct 24, 2022EF13.86 mi150 yd00
Mar 21, 2022EF234.62 mi600 yd00
Mar 21, 2022EF19.29 mi300 yd00
Jul 4, 2018EF00.7 mi20 yd00
May 20, 2018EF15.12 mi50 yd00
Jul 15, 2017EF00.1 mi20 yd00
Jan 13, 2017EF01.19 mi25 yd00
Mar 8, 2016EF01.5 mi50 yd00
May 25, 2015EF10.33 mi100 yd00
May 23, 2015EF10.55 mi150 yd00
Apr 27, 2009EF12.11 mi50 yd00
Nov 23, 2004F00.3 mi30 yd00
Nov 23, 2004F00.1 mi20 yd00
Mar 16, 2000F00.1 mi20 yd00
Mar 16, 2000F21.5 mi200 yd00
May 27, 1997F55.1 mi650 yd2712
May 13, 1994F00.2 mi30 yd00
May 17, 1989F33 mi1,700 yd128
Dec 10, 1985F25 mi100 yd02
Dec 10, 1985F123 mi100 yd01
Feb 10, 1981F20.8 mi100 yd00
Apr 14, 1977F241 mi200 yd00
Oct 30, 1974F21.8 mi200 yd00
Oct 21, 1972F10.3 mi200 yd00
May 24, 1972F10.1 mi10 yd00
Nearby

Georgetown and its county

Georgetown is in Williamson County, where NOAA has recorded 73 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.