Odessa, Texas tornadoes

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28confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Odessa since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: May 30, 2024, EF2.

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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

Total28within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.4average since 1950
Peak monthMay8 of 28
StrongestF2Jul 21, 1961
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 Odessa.

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

80 Jan: 0Feb: 0Mar: 0Apr: 5May: 8Jun: 7Jul: 2Aug: 2Sep: 4Oct: 0Nov: 0Dec: 0JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

May is the peak month, with 8 of 28 tornadoes.

By time of day

80 12 AM: 0: 0: 03 AM: 1: 0: 06 AM: 0: 0: 09 AM: 0: 0: 012 PM: 0: 0: 23 PM: 8: 8: 36 PM: 1: 0: 29 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: 0: 0: 1: 0: 01960: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 1: 21970: 0: 0: 1: 1: 0: 0: 1: 2: 0: 01980: 0: 1: 0: 2: 0: 2: 0: 2: 0: 51990: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 02000: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 02010: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 02020: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 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
20
EF1
4
EF2
4

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, July 21, 1961

0.5 mile path Longest path

28 miles, F0

April 10, 1969, whole path Widest

1,700 yards, EF2

May 30, 2024
Every tornado

All 28 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
May 30, 2024EF210.27 mi1,700 yd00
Sep 16, 2016EF00.35 mi200 yd00
Sep 1, 2010EF00.27 mi50 yd00
Jul 26, 2005F00.1 mi2 yd00
May 27, 2002F00.1 mi50 yd00
Sep 8, 1989F00.2 mi20 yd00
Aug 2, 1989F00.5 mi10 yd00
Jun 10, 1989F07 mi100 yd00
Jun 10, 1989F018 mi100 yd00
Jun 6, 1989F13 mi100 yd00
May 26, 1987F10.3 mi50 yd00
May 26, 1987F00.3 mi40 yd00
Jun 1, 1985F00.2 mi30 yd00
May 25, 1985F00.1 mi50 yd00
May 30, 1983F00.3 mi50 yd00
May 25, 1983F00.1 mi30 yd00
Aug 28, 1981F00.1 mi67 yd00
Apr 19, 1977F10.1 mi10 yd00
Apr 19, 1977F00.1 mi10 yd00
Apr 26, 1976F10.1 mi10 yd00
May 12, 1973F21 mi120 yd00
Jun 29, 1972F00.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 3, 1969F214.9 mi10 yd00
Apr 10, 1969F028 mi10 yd00
Jun 14, 1968F01 mi67 yd00
Nearby

Odessa and its county

Odessa spans 2 counties, each with its own record since 1950: Ector County (45 tornadoes) and Midland County (37). 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.