New Braunfels, Texas tornadoes

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15confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of New Braunfels since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: February 19, 2017, EF0.

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Every tornado path within 10 miles

Tornado paths, 1950 to 2025
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The record

At a glance

Total15within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.2average since 1950
Peak monthMay6 of 15
StrongestF3Sep 20, 1967
Deaths0whole paths, see note
Injuries0whole paths, see note

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

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

60 Jan: 0Feb: 1Mar: 0Apr: 1May: 6Jun: 0Jul: 0Aug: 1Sep: 3Oct: 2Nov: 1Dec: 0JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

May is the peak month, with 6 of 15 tornadoes.

By time of day

40 12 AM: 0: 0: 03 AM: 0: 0: 06 AM: 2: 1: 09 AM: 0: 0: 012 PM: 0: 1: 23 PM: 1: 2: 06 PM: 4: 0: 19 PM: 0: 0: 112 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 6:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

30 1950: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01960: 1: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 3: 1: 01970: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 2: 0: 1: 0: 01980: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01990: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 02000: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 02010: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 2: 0: 1: 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
6
EF1
4
EF2
4
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

F3, September 20, 1967

5 mile path Longest path

8.3 miles, EF2

October 30, 2015, whole path Widest

880 yards, F2

May 21, 1966
Every tornado

All 15 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Feb 19, 2017EF00.7 mi100 yd00
Oct 30, 2015EF11.38 mi440 yd00
Oct 30, 2015EF28.3 mi440 yd00
Nov 15, 2001F01.1 mi50 yd00
May 9, 1993F00.1 mi20 yd00
Apr 13, 1977F10.5 mi40 yd00
May 23, 1975F00.1 mi10 yd00
May 23, 1975F00.1 mi10 yd00
May 11, 1968F00.1 mi10 yd00
Sep 20, 1967F35 mi67 yd00
Sep 20, 1967F10.1 mi10 yd00
May 1, 1967F20.5 mi20 yd00
May 21, 1966F22 mi880 yd00
Sep 4, 1961F21.9 mi10 yd00
Aug 20, 1960F10.1 mi17 yd00
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New Braunfels and its county

New Braunfels spans 2 counties, each with its own record since 1950: Comal County (16 tornadoes) and Guadalupe County (26). 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.