McAllen, Texas tornadoes

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20confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of McAllen since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: June 30, 2011, EF1.

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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

Total20within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.3average since 1950
Peak monthSeptember9 of 20
StrongestF2Apr 26, 1967
Deaths0whole paths, see note
Injuries2whole paths, see note

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

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

90 Jan: 0Feb: 0Mar: 0Apr: 1May: 3Jun: 2Jul: 3Aug: 2Sep: 9Oct: 0Nov: 0Dec: 0JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

September is the peak month, with 9 of 20 tornadoes.

By time of day

30 12 AM: 0: 0: 13 AM: 0: 0: 26 AM: 0: 1: 29 AM: 2: 2: 112 PM: 0: 2: 13 PM: 1: 2: 06 PM: 0: 0: 39 PM: 0: 0: 012 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 8:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

50 1950: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 01960: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 3: 0: 01970: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01980: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 5: 01990: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 02000: 0: 2: 0: 0: 0: 2: 0: 1: 0: 02010: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 02020: 0: 0: 0: 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
10
EF1
9
EF2
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

F2, April 26, 1967

40.2 mile path Longest path

40.2 miles, F2

April 26, 1967, whole path Widest

440 yards, F1

August 15, 1962
Every tornado

All 20 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Jun 30, 2011EF10.4 mi30 yd01
Jul 16, 2007EF11 mi50 yd00
Jul 20, 2005F00.1 mi20 yd00
Jul 20, 2005F00.2 mi20 yd00
May 21, 2001F10.2 mi75 yd00
May 21, 2001F10.1 mi75 yd00
May 5, 1991F00.2 mi10 yd00
Sep 16, 1988F00.2 mi350 yd00
Sep 16, 1988F00.2 mi50 yd00
Sep 16, 1988F00.5 mi50 yd01
Sep 16, 1988F00.2 mi50 yd00
Sep 16, 1988F00.3 mi50 yd00
Jun 14, 1987F01 mi17 yd00
Aug 29, 1981F12 mi37 yd00
Sep 13, 1970F11 mi27 yd00
Sep 20, 1967F10.1 mi10 yd00
Sep 19, 1967F00.1 mi10 yd00
Apr 26, 1967F240.2 mi67 yd00
Aug 15, 1962F11 mi440 yd00
Sep 20, 1955F10.1 mi10 yd00
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McAllen and its county

McAllen is in Hidalgo County, where NOAA has recorded 41 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.