Harris County, Texas tornadoes

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253 confirmed tornadoes since NOAA records began in 1950 (the first here in 1950). Most recent: November 24, 2025, EF2. 2026 so far: 0 preliminary reports preliminary

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Every tornado path in the county

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At a glance

Total2531950 to 2025

Per year3.3average since 1950

Peak monthMay39 of 253

StrongestF4Nov 21, 1992

Deaths12whole paths, see note

Injuries321whole paths, see note

Deaths and injuries are NOAA's totals for each tornado's whole path, which can extend beyond Harris County.

When tornadoes hit here

By month

May is the peak month, with 39 of 253 tornadoes.

By time of day

Most often around 3:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

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

129

EF1

EF2

EF3

EF4

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.

Notable tornadoes

Deadliest

All 253 tornadoes, newest first

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Nov 24, 2025	EF2	3.83 mi	400 yd	0	0
Nov 24, 2025	EF1	2.61 mi	500 yd	0	0
Dec 28, 2024	EF1	10.91 mi	150 yd	0	0
Dec 26, 2024	EF0	2.11 mi	25 yd	0	0
Dec 26, 2024	EF1	0.05 mi	25 yd	0	0
May 16, 2024	EF1	1.44 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 16, 2024	EF1	0.58 mi	75 yd	0	0
Apr 10, 2024	EF1	1.68 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jan 24, 2023	EF3	23.3 mi	1,000 yd	0	0
Jan 9, 2022	EF1	2.24 mi	75 yd	0	0
Jan 9, 2022	EF1	2.18 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jan 8, 2022	EF0	1.1 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jan 8, 2022	EF0	0.79 mi	30 yd	0	0
Aug 12, 2021	EF0	0.25 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 27, 2020	EF0	1.75 mi	50 yd	0	0
Sep 18, 2019	EF1	3.04 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 3, 2019	EF0	0.3 mi	15 yd	0	0
Apr 7, 2019	EF1	0.73 mi	50 yd	0	0
Aug 27, 2017	EF0	0.08 mi	20 yd	0	0
Aug 26, 2017	EF0	0.03 mi	30 yd	0	0
Aug 26, 2017	EF0	0.52 mi	50 yd	0	0
Aug 26, 2017	EF1	0.94 mi	50 yd	0	0
Aug 26, 2017	EF0	1.02 mi	30 yd	0	0
Mar 29, 2017	EF1	2.67 mi	250 yd	0	2
Mar 29, 2017	EF0	2 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 29, 2017	EF1	0.43 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 29, 2017	EF0	0.27 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 24, 2017	EF0	0.01 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jan 16, 2017	EF0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jan 16, 2017	EF0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
Apr 27, 2016	EF0	0.41 mi	40 yd	1	0
Apr 18, 2016	EF0	0.14 mi	30 yd	0	0
Apr 18, 2016	EF0	0.23 mi	30 yd	0	0
Apr 17, 2016	EF0	0.47 mi	30 yd	0	0
Oct 31, 2015	EF0	3.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Oct 31, 2015	EF2	4.76 mi	150 yd	0	0
Oct 31, 2015	EF0	0.21 mi	50 yd	0	0
Oct 31, 2015	EF0	0.76 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 24, 2015	EF0	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	4
Jun 28, 2014	EF0	0.73 mi	10 yd	0	0
Nov 8, 2011	EF1	0.35 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jun 8, 2010	EF0	0.14 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 3, 2009	EF0	0.06 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jun 21, 2008	EF0	1.02 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 29, 2006	F0	0.2 mi	20 yd	0	0
Feb 10, 2006	F0	0.2 mi	20 yd	0	0
Dec 14, 2005	F0	0.1 mi	25 yd	0	0
May 29, 2005	F1	2 mi	75 yd	0	2
Nov 22, 2004	F0	0.5 mi	25 yd	0	0
Nov 22, 2004	F0	0.2 mi	20 yd	0	0
Nov 22, 2004	F0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
Nov 17, 2004	F1	0.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
Nov 17, 2004	F0	0.7 mi	50 yd	0	0
Nov 17, 2004	F0	0.2 mi	20 yd	0	0
Nov 17, 2004	F0	0.2 mi	25 yd	0	0
May 1, 2004	F0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 1, 2004	F0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 1, 2004	F1	0.5 mi	45 yd	0	1
Apr 10, 2004	F1	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Nov 17, 2003	F1	1.5 mi	50 yd	0	3
Nov 17, 2003	F0	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Nov 17, 2003	F0	1.4 mi	20 yd	0	0
Nov 17, 2003	F0	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Nov 17, 2003	F2	0.7 mi	100 yd	0	0
Nov 17, 2003	F0	0.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Nov 17, 2003	F2	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Oct 9, 2003	F0	1.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Oct 9, 2003	F0	3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Sep 4, 2003	F0	0.2 mi	30 yd	0	0
Dec 30, 2002	F0	0.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
Dec 30, 2002	F0	0.3 mi	30 yd	0	0
Oct 28, 2002	F0	0.5 mi	20 yd	0	0
Oct 8, 2002	F0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
Aug 22, 2002	F0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
Mar 30, 2002	F3	0.7 mi	60 yd	0	0
Oct 11, 2001	F0	0.2 mi	25 yd	0	0
Oct 11, 2001	F2	3.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Nov 24, 2000	F1	1 mi	150 yd	0	0
Nov 24, 2000	F1	1 mi	50 yd	0	1
Nov 12, 2000	F0	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 8, 1999	F0	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 19, 1999	F0	0.3 mi	n/a	0	0
Oct 18, 1998	F0	1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Oct 18, 1998	F0	1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Oct 17, 1998	F0	1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Sep 11, 1998	F1	0.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Feb 10, 1998	F1	0.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Feb 10, 1998	F1	4 mi	440 yd	0	0
Feb 10, 1998	F1	3 mi	440 yd	0	4
Oct 23, 1997	F2	7 mi	440 yd	0	0
May 30, 1997	F1	0.5 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jan 27, 1997	F0	0.2 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jan 27, 1997	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jan 27, 1997	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jan 27, 1997	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jan 27, 1997	F1	1.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
Apr 22, 1996	F0	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 20, 1995	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 20, 1995	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 13, 1995	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 15, 1994	F2	5 mi	300 yd	1	20
Nov 16, 1993	F0	2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Nov 16, 1993	F0	1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Nov 16, 1993	F1	2 mi	100 yd	0	26
May 30, 1993	F0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 7, 1993	F1	0.2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Feb 25, 1993	F0	1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Nov 21, 1992	F1	4 mi	200 yd	0	0
Nov 21, 1992	F4	30 mi	1,800 yd	0	16
Nov 21, 1992	F3	32 mi	300 yd	0	1
Nov 21, 1992	F2	12 mi	200 yd	0	6
Nov 21, 1992	F1	2.5 mi	200 yd	0	0
Nov 21, 1992	F2	25 mi	200 yd	0	11
Jun 1, 1992	F1	0.5 mi	20 yd	0	2
May 28, 1992	F0	0.1 mi	13 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 1992	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 8, 1991	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 8, 1991	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jan 18, 1991	F1	1.5 mi	40 yd	0	3
Jan 18, 1991	F0	0.5 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jan 18, 1991	F0	0.4 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jan 18, 1991	F0	0.5 mi	13 yd	0	1
Oct 15, 1989	F0	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Nov 16, 1987	F1	15 mi	100 yd	0	4
Feb 5, 1986	F3	5 mi	70 yd	2	0
Feb 5, 1986	F1	1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Feb 5, 1986	F2	2.5 mi	70 yd	0	0
Feb 5, 1986	F2	8 mi	170 yd	0	5
Dec 31, 1984	F1	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Dec 31, 1984	F2	4 mi	200 yd	0	53
Oct 22, 1984	F1	5 mi	300 yd	0	0
Feb 12, 1984	F0	0.3 mi	33 yd	0	0
Dec 10, 1983	F0	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Dec 10, 1983	F0	0.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
Aug 18, 1983	F0	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Aug 18, 1983	F0	0.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
Aug 18, 1983	F0	1 mi	40 yd	0	0
Aug 18, 1983	F0	0.3 mi	30 yd	0	0
Aug 18, 1983	F0	0.5 mi	40 yd	0	0
Aug 18, 1983	F0	0.3 mi	40 yd	0	0
Aug 18, 1983	F0	0.3 mi	30 yd	0	0
Aug 18, 1983	F0	0.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
Aug 18, 1983	F1	0.5 mi	40 yd	0	0
Aug 18, 1983	F0	0.3 mi	30 yd	0	0
Aug 17, 1983	F0	0.3 mi	20 yd	0	0
Aug 17, 1983	F0	0.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jul 15, 1983	F1	0.5 mi	60 yd	0	0
May 21, 1983	F0	0.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 21, 1983	F0	0.3 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 21, 1983	F0	0.3 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 21, 1983	F0	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 20, 1983	F0	0.3 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 20, 1983	F2	4 mi	333 yd	1	2
May 20, 1983	F0	0.3 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 20, 1983	F0	0.3 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 20, 1983	F2	12 mi	333 yd	1	7
May 20, 1983	F2	7 mi	333 yd	1	5
May 20, 1983	F1	1.5 mi	167 yd	0	0
Mar 30, 1983	F1	0.3 mi	40 yd	0	2
Feb 9, 1983	F1	1 mi	20 yd	0	0
Feb 9, 1983	F1	1 mi	20 yd	0	0
Feb 9, 1983	F2	1.5 mi	50 yd	0	3
Sep 3, 1982	F1	1 mi	200 yd	1	2
Jun 26, 1982	F1	0.3 mi	40 yd	0	0
Oct 11, 1981	F1	0.1 mi	27 yd	0	1
Aug 4, 1981	F0	0.1 mi	17 yd	0	0
May 3, 1981	F1	0.5 mi	33 yd	0	0
Apr 23, 1981	F1	0.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Oct 18, 1980	F1	0.2 mi	17 yd	0	0
Sep 8, 1980	F0	0.1 mi	200 yd	0	0
Sep 6, 1980	F0	0.1 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jun 22, 1980	F1	0.1 mi	17 yd	0	0
May 17, 1980	F1	0.1 mi	17 yd	0	0
Oct 30, 1979	F1	0.2 mi	40 yd	0	0
Sep 18, 1979	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Sep 18, 1979	F2	1 mi	350 yd	0	1
Jul 12, 1979	F0	0.5 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 22, 1979	F0	0.8 mi	40 yd	0	0
May 22, 1979	F0	0.5 mi	40 yd	0	0
Apr 19, 1979	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 18, 1979	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 16, 1978	F0	0.2 mi	13 yd	0	0
Jun 6, 1978	F1	7 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 29, 1978	F2	0.2 mi	20 yd	0	0
Dec 13, 1977	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Dec 13, 1977	F3	25.1 mi	400 yd	1	40
Nov 8, 1977	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Sep 11, 1977	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 2, 1977	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Sep 1, 1976	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 7, 1976	F1	13.1 mi	77 yd	0	1
May 7, 1976	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 7, 1976	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 30, 1975	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 10, 1975	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Nov 1, 1974	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Oct 31, 1974	F2	4.3 mi	77 yd	0	1
Oct 31, 1974	F2	1.9 mi	167 yd	0	0
Oct 28, 1974	F3	3.3 mi	50 yd	1	7
Sep 12, 1974	F0	0.3 mi	13 yd	0	0
Aug 29, 1974	F2	1 mi	67 yd	0	0
Jul 14, 1974	F2	0.8 mi	880 yd	0	0
Jun 12, 1973	F1	2.7 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 12, 1973	F1	7.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 1973	F2	5.2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Feb 13, 1973	F2	3.3 mi	30 yd	0	1
Aug 11, 1972	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 4, 1972	F0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jun 16, 1972	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 12, 1972	F1	0.3 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 12, 1972	F1	4.5 mi	20 yd	0	7
Mar 20, 1972	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 20, 1972	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 20, 1972	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Aug 25, 1971	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Aug 8, 1971	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 29, 1971	F2	0.3 mi	20 yd	0	8
Jun 20, 1971	F1	0.3 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 1971	F2	0.3 mi	50 yd	0	20
May 11, 1971	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 9, 1971	F2	1 mi	440 yd	0	4
Oct 27, 1970	F1	8.2 mi	40 yd	0	1
Oct 27, 1970	F2	2 mi	40 yd	0	0
Oct 11, 1970	F0	0.5 mi	17 yd	0	0
Sep 17, 1970	F0	0.5 mi	17 yd	0	0
Aug 4, 1970	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 4, 1970	F1	1 mi	33 yd	0	1
May 15, 1970	F1	28.9 mi	17 yd	0	0
Feb 1, 1970	F1	1 mi	33 yd	0	0
Sep 8, 1969	F3	0.8 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 5, 1969	F0	0.1 mi	17 yd	0	0
Nov 15, 1968	F1	2 mi	33 yd	0	0
Nov 5, 1968	F1	0.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Nov 5, 1968	F0	0.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Dec 2, 1967	F0	0.1 mi	33 yd	0	0
Sep 21, 1967	F2	2 mi	50 yd	0	3
Sep 21, 1967	F0	1 mi	33 yd	0	0
Jun 18, 1966	F2	4.9 mi	27 yd	0	0
Feb 9, 1965	F0	0.1 mi	17 yd	0	0
Apr 17, 1964	F2	21.9 mi	27 yd	1	2
Mar 19, 1964	F2	2.5 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 19, 1964	F1	5.1 mi	400 yd	0	0
Jun 22, 1963	F0	0.7 mi	33 yd	0	0
Jun 12, 1962	F1	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Sep 11, 1961	F3	1 mi	83 yd	0	22
Oct 18, 1960	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Feb 17, 1960	F2	4.9 mi	100 yd	0	3
Apr 8, 1959	F1	4.9 mi	67 yd	0	0
Apr 1, 1959	F1	0.5 mi	17 yd	0	0
May 29, 1958	F1	0.6 mi	700 yd	0	0
Apr 15, 1954	F1	3.3 mi	167 yd	0	0
Aug 15, 1953	F1	0.1 mi	33 yd	0	0
Feb 11, 1950	F3	12 mi	1,000 yd	1	12

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025, and SPC preliminary reports for 2026. Page built October 12, 2026.