Sugar Land, Texas tornadoes

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34confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Sugar Land since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: December 26, 2024, EF1.

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Tornado paths, 1950 to 2025
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The record

At a glance

Total34within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.4average since 1950
Peak monthFebruary8 of 34
StrongestF3Sep 13, 1974
Deaths0whole paths, see note
Injuries72whole paths, see note

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

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

80 Jan: 2Feb: 8Mar: 1Apr: 2May: 7Jun: 2Jul: 0Aug: 2Sep: 1Oct: 3Nov: 5Dec: 1JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

February is the peak month, with 8 of 34 tornadoes.

By time of day

60 12 AM: 0: 0: 03 AM: 0: 0: 16 AM: 1: 1: 69 AM: 3: 0: 112 PM: 2: 3: 33 PM: 2: 2: 26 PM: 1: 2: 09 PM: 1: 2: 112 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

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

By year, 1950 to 2025

60 1950: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 01960: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01970: 2: 0: 1: 0: 1: 1: 2: 0: 0: 01980: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01990: 0: 0: 3: 2: 0: 0: 0: 1: 2: 02000: 0: 0: 0: 4: 2: 1: 0: 0: 0: 02010: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 1: 0: 6: 0: 02020: 0: 0: 0: 1: 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
16
EF1
14
EF2
3
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 13, 1974

3.6 mile path Longest path

28.9 miles, F1

May 15, 1970, whole path Widest

700 yards, F1

May 29, 1958
Every tornado

All 34 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Dec 26, 2024EF10.05 mi25 yd00
Jan 24, 2023EF014.63 mi100 yd00
Aug 26, 2017EF15.78 mi100 yd00
Aug 25, 2017EF11.46 mi100 yd00
Feb 14, 2017EF00.76 mi100 yd00
Feb 14, 2017EF00.4 mi200 yd00
Feb 14, 2017EF00.6 mi30 yd00
Feb 14, 2017EF20.68 mi300 yd00
May 24, 2015EF00.5 mi50 yd04
Jan 9, 2012EF10.52 mi50 yd00
May 29, 2005F12 mi75 yd02
Nov 23, 2004F00.1 mi20 yd00
Apr 10, 2004F10.5 mi50 yd00
Nov 17, 2003F21 mi50 yd00
Nov 17, 2003F21.5 mi200 yd060
Oct 9, 2003F01 mi100 yd00
Jun 3, 2003F01 mi20 yd00
Oct 6, 1998F010 mi50 yd00
Feb 16, 1998F11.2 mi200 yd04
Oct 23, 1997F13 mi440 yd00
Apr 7, 1993F10.2 mi100 yd00
Feb 25, 1993F01 mi100 yd00
Nov 21, 1992F11 mi200 yd00
Nov 21, 1992F11 mi200 yd00
Feb 24, 1992F00.1 mi30 yd00
Nearby

Sugar Land and its county

Sugar Land is in Fort Bend County, where NOAA has recorded 62 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.