Tyler, Texas tornadoes

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39confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Tyler since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: April 20, 2023, 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

Total39within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.5average since 1950
Peak monthApril11 of 39
StrongestF3Nov 15, 1987
Deaths4whole paths, see note
Injuries97whole paths, see note

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

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

110 Jan: 3Feb: 3Mar: 5Apr: 11May: 8Jun: 2Jul: 2Aug: 0Sep: 1Oct: 0Nov: 2Dec: 2JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

April is the peak month, with 11 of 39 tornadoes.

By time of day

70 12 AM: 0: 0: 13 AM: 0: 0: 16 AM: 1: 1: 59 AM: 1: 1: 212 PM: 0: 2: 13 PM: 3: 4: 36 PM: 7: 2: 09 PM: 2: 1: 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

40 1950: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 2: 01960: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 2: 2: 01970: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 1: 3: 41980: 1: 1: 0: 2: 0: 3: 0: 1: 0: 01990: 2: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 1: 02000: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 02010: 2: 2: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 12020: 0: 1: 0: 1: 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
9
EF3
3

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

F3, November 15, 1987

4 deaths, 81 injuries Strongest

F3, November 15, 1987

33 mile path Longest path

59.2 miles, F3

May 3, 1958, whole path Widest

500 yards, F3

November 15, 1987
Every tornado

All 39 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Apr 20, 2023EF00.7 mi65 yd00
Jun 8, 2021EF01.62 mi40 yd00
May 18, 2019EF10.72 mi200 yd00
Apr 26, 2011EF03.18 mi60 yd00
Apr 26, 2011EF03.18 mi60 yd00
Jan 20, 2010EF10.47 mi75 yd00
Jan 20, 2010EF01.48 mi75 yd00
Dec 29, 2006F11.5 mi100 yd00
Jan 5, 1998F24.2 mi80 yd00
Feb 27, 1996F04.8 mi25 yd01
Nov 19, 1991F27 mi150 yd00
May 30, 1990F10.2 mi10 yd00
May 30, 1990F10.2 mi10 yd00
Nov 15, 1987F333 mi500 yd481
Apr 28, 1985F00.5 mi30 yd00
Apr 28, 1985F00.5 mi30 yd00
Apr 28, 1985F00.5 mi30 yd00
Mar 4, 1983F10.1 mi50 yd00
Mar 3, 1983F10.5 mi33 yd00
Jun 3, 1981F00.1 mi10 yd00
Mar 29, 1980F00.1 mi10 yd00
May 3, 1979F10.1 mi10 yd00
Apr 1, 1979F23.6 mi100 yd01
Mar 2, 1979F20.1 mi150 yd02
Feb 23, 1979F310.3 mi33 yd01
Nearby

Tyler and its county

Tyler is in Smith County, where NOAA has recorded 75 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.