Irving, Texas tornadoes

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39confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Irving 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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The record

At a glance

Total39within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.5average since 1950
Peak monthMay11 of 39
StrongestF3Apr 2, 1957
Deaths10whole paths, see note
Injuries238whole paths, see note

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

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

110 Jan: 1Feb: 0Mar: 6Apr: 9May: 11Jun: 1Jul: 1Aug: 0Sep: 3Oct: 4Nov: 0Dec: 3JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

May is the peak month, with 11 of 39 tornadoes.

By time of day

60 12 AM: 0: 2: 03 AM: 0: 0: 36 AM: 0: 0: 29 AM: 0: 1: 012 PM: 1: 6: 23 PM: 3: 3: 26 PM: 3: 3: 69 PM: 1: 1: 012 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 1:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

30 1950: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 2: 0: 01960: 1: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 01970: 1: 2: 0: 0: 0: 1: 2: 0: 0: 11980: 0: 2: 2: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01990: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 2: 0: 0: 0: 02000: 1: 2: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 02010: 1: 1: 3: 0: 1: 2: 0: 0: 0: 22020: 1: 0: 3: 2: 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
19
EF2
3
EF3
4

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, April 2, 1957

10 deaths, 200 injuries Strongest

F3, April 2, 1957

17.2 mile path Longest path

17.2 miles, F3

April 2, 1957, whole path Widest

1,300 yards, EF3

October 20, 2019
Every tornado

All 39 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Mar 4, 2025EF10.42 mi85 yd00
Mar 16, 2023EF10.71 mi100 yd00
Mar 16, 2023EF16.37 mi100 yd00
Dec 13, 2022EF10.75 mi100 yd00
Dec 13, 2022EF13.11 mi150 yd05
Mar 21, 2022EF00.63 mi100 yd00
Jan 10, 2020EF01.1 mi175 yd00
Oct 20, 2019EF315.76 mi1,300 yd00
Jun 16, 2019EF00.12 mi50 yd00
May 24, 2015EF11.13 mi80 yd00
May 24, 2015EF14.91 mi40 yd00
May 8, 2014EF00.46 mi120 yd00
Apr 3, 2012EF02.02 mi75 yd00
Apr 3, 2012EF01.31 mi30 yd00
Apr 3, 2012EF00.47 mi60 yd00
May 24, 2011EF11.37 mi500 yd00
Sep 8, 2010EF22.69 mi516 yd01
Apr 5, 2003F00.7 mi100 yd00
Sep 5, 2001F11.5 mi50 yd00
May 4, 2001F18 mi150 yd02
Mar 28, 2000F38 mi300 yd00
May 7, 1995F110 mi300 yd04
Apr 19, 1995F16 mi100 yd08
May 11, 1982F13 mi50 yd01
Apr 16, 1982F00.1 mi10 yd00
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Irving and its county

Irving is in Dallas County, where NOAA has recorded 108 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.