League City, Texas tornadoes

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70confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of League City since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: December 28, 2024, 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

Total70within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.9average since 1950
Peak monthMay12 of 70
StrongestF3Mar 8, 1976
Deaths1whole paths, see note
Injuries108whole paths, see note

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

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

120 Jan: 3Feb: 5Mar: 6Apr: 2May: 12Jun: 7Jul: 2Aug: 11Sep: 4Oct: 8Nov: 5Dec: 5JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

May is the peak month, with 12 of 70 tornadoes.

By time of day

90 12 AM: 0: 2: 13 AM: 2: 6: 06 AM: 4: 3: 39 AM: 3: 0: 112 PM: 9: 8: 13 PM: 4: 3: 56 PM: 8: 0: 19 PM: 3: 2: 112 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 12:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

70 1950: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 2: 0: 11960: 0: 0: 1: 1: 0: 1: 0: 0: 1: 11970: 3: 1: 6: 1: 2: 2: 4: 0: 1: 01980: 2: 3: 1: 7: 1: 0: 0: 1: 0: 11990: 0: 1: 0: 1: 0: 1: 0: 0: 2: 02000: 0: 1: 1: 2: 0: 0: 1: 1: 0: 12010: 0: 1: 1: 0: 0: 3: 1: 3: 0: 12020: 0: 0: 1: 0: 2: 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
33
EF1
28
EF2
8
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

Deadliest

EF2, December 28, 2024

1 deaths, 5 injuries Strongest

F3, March 8, 1976

12.7 mile path Longest path

15 miles, F1

November 16, 1987, whole path Widest

850 yards, EF1

December 28, 2024
Every tornado

All 70 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Dec 28, 2024EF17.4 mi850 yd00
Dec 28, 2024EF28.9 mi300 yd15
Mar 14, 2022EF00.14 mi30 yd00
May 4, 2019EF00.1 mi30 yd00
Oct 20, 2017EF00.5 mi300 yd00
Aug 27, 2017EF00.73 mi30 yd00
Aug 26, 2017EF00.03 mi30 yd00
Apr 24, 2016EF01.44 mi30 yd00
Oct 31, 2015EF24.23 mi50 yd00
Oct 31, 2015EF00.76 mi30 yd00
Oct 31, 2015EF10.93 mi30 yd02
Jan 9, 2012EF00.57 mi50 yd00
Nov 8, 2011EF00.27 mi25 yd00
Jun 3, 2009EF00.06 mi20 yd00
Jul 6, 2007EF00.3 mi35 yd00
May 22, 2006F00.2 mi20 yd00
Nov 17, 2003F01 mi30 yd00
Nov 17, 2003F00.1 mi30 yd00
Dec 30, 2002F00.3 mi30 yd00
Aug 30, 2001F00.5 mi40 yd00
Aug 22, 1998F00.1 mi30 yd00
Feb 10, 1998F11.7 mi50 yd04
Dec 17, 1995F00.1 mi10 yd00
Feb 25, 1993F01 mi100 yd00
Jan 14, 1991F10.2 mi10 yd00
Nearby

League City and its county

League City spans 2 counties, each with its own record since 1950: Galveston County (126 tornadoes) and Harris County (253). 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.