Killeen, Texas tornadoes

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21confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Killeen since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: April 12, 2022, EF3.

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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

Total21within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.3average since 1950
Peak monthMay11 of 21
StrongestEF3Apr 12, 2022
Deaths0whole paths, see note
Injuries31whole paths, see note

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

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

110 Jan: 0Feb: 1Mar: 4Apr: 2May: 11Jun: 0Jul: 0Aug: 1Sep: 1Oct: 0Nov: 1Dec: 0JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

May is the peak month, with 11 of 21 tornadoes.

By time of day

60 12 AM: 1: 0: 03 AM: 0: 0: 06 AM: 0: 1: 09 AM: 1: 0: 012 PM: 0: 0: 13 PM: 1: 6: 26 PM: 1: 3: 29 PM: 1: 0: 112 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: 1: 1: 0: 0: 01960: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 11970: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 4: 0: 0: 01980: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 11990: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 1: 0: 0: 02000: 1: 1: 0: 1: 0: 0: 1: 2: 0: 02010: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 02020: 0: 0: 1: 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
7
EF1
8
EF2
5
EF3
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

Strongest

EF3, April 12, 2022

16.55 mile path Longest path

16.55 miles, EF3

April 12, 2022, whole path Widest

770 yards, EF3

April 12, 2022
Every tornado

All 21 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Apr 12, 2022EF316.55 mi770 yd023
May 25, 2007EF11.47 mi30 yd00
Mar 30, 2007EF02.5 mi30 yd00
May 5, 2006F00.1 mi25 yd00
Mar 25, 2003F00.3 mi20 yd00
May 6, 2001F00.1 mi10 yd00
Feb 22, 2000F012 min/a00
Sep 19, 1996F00.1 mi30 yd00
May 26, 1994F00.1 mi10 yd00
May 17, 1989F10.2 mi10 yd00
May 17, 1986F10.2 mi10 yd00
Nov 13, 1981F10.1 mi10 yd02
May 31, 1976F10.1 mi10 yd00
May 26, 1976F20.1 mi10 yd00
May 26, 1976F20.1 mi10 yd00
May 5, 1976F20.5 mi10 yd00
May 7, 1975F20.1 mi10 yd02
Aug 14, 1969F10.1 mi10 yd00
Apr 28, 1963F20.5 mi50 yd03
Mar 21, 1956F10.1 mi50 yd00
Mar 20, 1955F14.1 mi20 yd01
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Killeen and its county

Killeen is in Bell County, where NOAA has recorded 72 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.