Grand Prairie, Texas tornadoes

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38confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Grand Prairie since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: March 4, 2025, EF1.

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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

Total38within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.5average since 1950
Peak monthApril9 of 38
StrongestF3Jun 12, 1957
Deaths0whole paths, see note
Injuries45whole paths, see note

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

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

90 Jan: 2Feb: 0Mar: 5Apr: 9May: 7Jun: 5Jul: 0Aug: 1Sep: 3Oct: 0Nov: 2Dec: 4JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

April is the peak month, with 9 of 38 tornadoes.

By time of day

90 12 AM: 1: 0: 03 AM: 0: 0: 36 AM: 0: 3: 19 AM: 0: 2: 012 PM: 1: 0: 33 PM: 1: 0: 56 PM: 4: 4: 99 PM: 1: 0: 012 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 8:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

40 1950: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 2: 0: 01960: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 01970: 1: 4: 2: 1: 0: 1: 0: 1: 2: 11980: 0: 1: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01990: 0: 0: 0: 2: 1: 1: 0: 0: 0: 02000: 1: 1: 0: 1: 1: 0: 0: 2: 0: 02010: 0: 1: 1: 0: 1: 0: 0: 2: 0: 12020: 1: 0: 0: 1: 0: 119501960197019801990200020102020

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
13
EF1
15
EF2
8
EF3
2

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, June 12, 1957

0.1 mile path Longest path

11.3 miles, F1

April 30, 1978, whole path Widest

500 yards, EF1

May 24, 2011
Every tornado

All 38 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Mar 4, 2025EF10.42 mi85 yd00
Mar 16, 2023EF16.37 mi100 yd00
Nov 24, 2020EF25.05 mi150 yd05
Jun 16, 2019EF10.21 mi100 yd00
Jan 15, 2017EF00.31 mi80 yd00
Jan 15, 2017EF03.07 mi40 yd00
May 8, 2014EF00.46 mi120 yd00
Apr 3, 2012EF00.47 mi60 yd00
May 24, 2011EF11.37 mi500 yd00
Jun 26, 2007EF01 mi40 yd00
Apr 3, 2007EF01 mi20 yd00
Jun 1, 2004F00.1 mi50 yd00
Apr 5, 2003F00.7 mi100 yd00
May 4, 2001F18 mi150 yd02
Mar 28, 2000F38 mi300 yd00
Apr 19, 1995F16 mi100 yd08
Apr 25, 1994F00.1 mi10 yd00
Sep 13, 1993F22 mi100 yd05
Sep 13, 1993F28 mi100 yd00
Mar 14, 1982F12 mi100 yd00
May 8, 1981F24.9 mi73 yd00
May 3, 1979F10.1 mi50 yd00
May 11, 1978F00.1 mi10 yd00
Apr 30, 1978F111.3 mi10 yd00
Apr 20, 1977F21.5 mi77 yd00
Nearby

Grand Prairie and its county

Grand Prairie spans 3 counties, each with its own record since 1950: Dallas County (108 tornadoes), Tarrant County (113), and Ellis 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.