San Angelo, Texas tornadoes

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30confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of San Angelo since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: May 18, 2019, EF2.

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Every tornado path within 10 miles

Tornado paths, 1950 to 2025
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The record

At a glance

Total30within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.4average since 1950
Peak monthMay15 of 30
StrongestF4May 11, 1953
Deaths13whole paths, see note
Injuries168whole paths, see note

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

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

150 Jan: 0Feb: 0Mar: 2Apr: 6May: 15Jun: 7Jul: 0Aug: 0Sep: 0Oct: 0Nov: 0Dec: 0JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

May is the peak month, with 15 of 30 tornadoes.

By time of day

60 12 AM: 0: 0: 03 AM: 1: 0: 06 AM: 0: 0: 19 AM: 1: 1: 112 PM: 0: 4: 33 PM: 2: 1: 26 PM: 2: 6: 19 PM: 2: 0: 212 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 7:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

30 1950: 0: 0: 2: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01960: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01970: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01980: 0: 1: 1: 0: 2: 0: 2: 1: 0: 01990: 0: 0: 2: 0: 0: 2: 1: 1: 1: 02000: 0: 0: 2: 1: 0: 3: 0: 0: 2: 02010: 0: 0: 0: 0: 2: 0: 0: 0: 0: 12020: 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
16
EF1
11
EF2
1
EF3
1
EF4
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

F4, May 11, 1953

13 deaths, 159 injuries Strongest

F4, May 11, 1953

9.9 mile path Longest path

17.58 miles, EF2

May 18, 2019, whole path Widest

1,760 yards, EF2

May 18, 2019
Every tornado

All 30 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
May 18, 2019EF217.58 mi1,760 yd02
Jun 11, 2014EF00.59 mi75 yd00
Jun 11, 2014EF00.69 mi50 yd00
Apr 9, 2008EF14.06 mi150 yd00
Apr 9, 2008EF06.73 mi80 yd00
May 31, 2005F12 min/a00
May 31, 2005F12 min/a00
Apr 21, 2005F00.5 mi30 yd00
Jun 11, 2003F00.1 mi20 yd00
Mar 19, 2002F14 mi50 yd00
Mar 19, 2002F13 mi50 yd00
May 26, 1998F00.1 mi30 yd00
Apr 4, 1997F00.1 mi23 yd00
May 10, 1996F15 mi1,000 yd00
May 31, 1995F00.1 mi10 yd00
May 14, 1995F10.4 mi50 yd00
May 13, 1992F12.5 mi73 yd00
May 13, 1992F00.3 mi33 yd00
Jun 11, 1987F02 mi60 yd00
May 31, 1986F00.2 mi40 yd00
May 7, 1986F00.2 mi30 yd00
Jun 4, 1984F00.1 mi17 yd00
Jun 4, 1984F00.1 mi17 yd00
May 18, 1982F10.8 mi30 yd00
Apr 20, 1981F00.5 mi40 yd00
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San Angelo and its county

San Angelo is in Tom Green County, where NOAA has recorded 57 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.