Lubbock, Texas tornadoes

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56confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Lubbock since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: June 5, 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

Total56within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.7average since 1950
Peak monthMay16 of 56
StrongestF5May 11, 1970
Deaths26whole paths, see note
Injuries510whole paths, see note

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

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

160 Jan: 0Feb: 0Mar: 7Apr: 8May: 16Jun: 11Jul: 3Aug: 8Sep: 1Oct: 0Nov: 1Dec: 1JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

May is the peak month, with 16 of 56 tornadoes.

By time of day

120 12 AM: 1: 0: 03 AM: 0: 0: 06 AM: 1: 0: 09 AM: 0: 0: 212 PM: 1: 8: 53 PM: 12: 3: 66 PM: 9: 2: 39 PM: 1: 1: 112 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

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

By year, 1950 to 2025

50 1950: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 1: 2: 1: 01960: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 2: 0: 11970: 2: 0: 4: 1: 0: 0: 1: 0: 4: 21980: 1: 2: 2: 1: 0: 1: 0: 1: 1: 01990: 0: 1: 0: 2: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 12000: 2: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 2: 5: 1: 12010: 0: 1: 0: 4: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 02020: 0: 0: 0: 0: 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
39
EF1
11
EF2
3
EF4
1
EF5
1
Unknown
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

F5, May 11, 1970

26 deaths, 500 injuries Strongest

F5, May 11, 1970

8.4 mile path Longest path

15.5 miles, F4

April 21, 1957, whole path Widest

1,333 yards, F5

May 11, 1970
Every tornado

All 56 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Jun 5, 2025EF12.58 mi792 yd00
Sep 2, 2018EFU0.05 mi30 yd00
Aug 7, 2013EF00.01 mi10 yd00
Aug 1, 2013EF00.43 mi25 yd00
Aug 1, 2013EF00.74 mi25 yd00
Apr 30, 2013EF00.12 mi10 yd00
Aug 25, 2011EF00.15 mi15 yd00
Aug 26, 2009EF00.15 mi75 yd00
May 14, 2008EF00.23 mi100 yd00
Dec 27, 2007EF01.64 mi75 yd00
Apr 17, 2007EF00.25 mi50 yd00
Apr 17, 2007EF00.75 mi40 yd00
Mar 25, 2007EF02 mi20 yd00
Mar 25, 2007EF02 mi25 yd00
May 29, 2006F00.8 mi15 yd00
May 29, 2006F02.5 mi20 yd00
Aug 30, 2001F00.1 mi30 yd00
Jun 2, 2000F00.1 mi20 yd00
May 25, 2000F00.5 mi50 yd00
Jun 11, 1999F10.1 mi30 yd00
Apr 19, 1995F00.3 mi40 yd00
Mar 29, 1993F00.3 mi50 yd00
Mar 29, 1993F10.4 mi40 yd00
May 7, 1991F00.4 mi50 yd00
Jul 26, 1988F00.5 mi40 yd00
Nearby

Lubbock and its county

Lubbock is in Lubbock County, where NOAA has recorded 99 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.